Bonanza various times) Guy Williams, David Canary, Mitch Vogel, and Tim Matheson. The show is known for presenting pressing moral dilemmas. The title "Bonanza" is a term used by miners in regard to a large vein or deposit of silver ore, from Spanish "bonanza" (prosperity) and commonly refers to the 1859 revelation of the Comstock Lode of rich silver ore mines under the town of Virginia City, not far from the fictional Ponderosa Ranch that the Cartwright family operated. The show's theme song, also titled "Bonanza", became a hit song. Only instrumental renditions, absent Ray Evans' lyrics, were used during the
The Roaring 20's (TV series) Louise Glenn as Gladys, who appear in thirty-three and thirty episodes, respectively. In its first year, "The Roaring 20's" faced competition from the Top 20 programs, "Perry Mason" on CBS and "Bonanza" on NBC. In the 1961-1962 season, however, "Bonanza" was shifted to Sunday, and the western series, "Tales of Wells Fargo," moved into the time slot opposite "The Roaring 20's". In 1960 Warner Bros. Records issued the mono soundtrack album "The Roaring 20's" to accompany the series. Musical direction was by Sandy Courage. The Roaring 20's (TV series) The Roaring 20's is an American drama television series that aired