Ponderosa Steakhouse and Bonanza Steakhouse under the Metromedia Restaurant Group. The names of the restaurants were derived from the classic TV series "Bonanza", which was set at a place called Ponderosa Ranch. In 1963, Dan Blocker, who played Eric "Hoss" Cartwright on "Bonanza", started the Bonanza Steakhouse chain. The first Bonanza opened in Westport, Connecticut. Sam Wyly and his brother Charles Wyly bought the small Bonanza restaurant chain three years later. The company grew to approximately 600 restaurants by 1989, when the Wylys sold it to Metromedia. In 1965, Dan Lasater, Norm Wiese and Charles Kleptz founded Ponderosa in Kokomo, Indiana, moving the headquarters to
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