Bonanza - The Beginning | Episode 109 | TV WESTERN | Old West | Cowboy | English

Free Western Series: Bonanza - Episode 109 - The Beginning - The Cartwrights find Billy Horn, a young man who was taken captive and raised by the Shoshone.
The Beginning
Director: Christian Nyby
Writer: Preston Wood
Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 25 November 1962 USA
Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Storyline:
"The Cartwrights find Billy Horn, a young man who was taken captive and raised by the Shoshone. He comes to live with them and befriends them, as they try to re-accustom him to the white man's ways. However, a threat emerges with Milton Tanner, a wealthy landowner who is making a claim for one-third of the Ponderosa. Billy believes that Tanner should be fought head on, as the Indians had taught him, rather than in court, and the Cartwrights are unable to convince him otherwise. Billy decides to confront Tanner himself." Written by anonymous on IMDb.com
Review:
"While chasing some horse thieves Lorne Greene, Michael Landon and Ray Teal come across a white captive of the Shoshonis. While Sheriff Coffey promises to search for his people, the Cartwrights take Carl Reindel bck to the Ponderosa.
Reindel bonds quickly with the family especially Michael Landon. But the Cartwrights have some problems of their own. Robber baron type Ken Lynch is disputing title to a third of the Ponderosa. Reindel wants to help, but his kind of help puts him in a jackpot.
Reindel gives a nice performance of a confused kid trying to adjust to a new world and a new way of thinking. This episode is worth checking out." Written by bkoganbing on IMDb.com
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[@eugenemelendi1589]

Another reason why Bonanza is still the Best Western TV show of all time.

[@kenbina]

One thing about Bonanza (and probably all Westerns) that isn't always appreciated is how well the actors ride. They sure have great command of those horses. Michael Landon was one of the best riders I ever saw.

[@thekrrib]

I noticed that too, and how well trained the horses are. The way Michael Landon gets up on his horse in a split second ... sensational!

[@sandrasanders706]

So agree!!

[@daysyperez5103]

You're absolutely right. Michael was a great rider.

[@terryknutson3202]

Ken. How many horses you been on? How many "green" horses you broke? How many rodeos you check to see what horse or bull you drew? Are you a "top hand?"

[@sgcommander8173]

Time mark 43:30 , that is not Michael Landon riding the horse , might wanna get a new tv or get ur eyes checked .

[@DaniRocksaurier]

As my mother said, when Bonanza was showed every Sunday at 6.p.m in my home country." Why all of my family watching this? They ride all the time around the exactly same hills!" And she was right, and myself " rided" next Monday morning to the Kindergarten. 😊🤣. Love Bonanza 🤠🐎

[@donbvs]

I agree with Art Cook. I am grateful to you, grjngo for posting all of this great series, uncut and in HD. I started with episode 1 and am now up to this one, episode 109. I watch 1, 2, 3 a day. It's a real pleasure and my thanks go out to you for going to the trouble of posting them. They're a real highlight to my day. I remember watching them on TV with my grandpa. He loved Bonanza and Gunsmoke. We grandkids knew when he was watching these, we were to be quiet. So watching these brings back many fond memories. Thanks again grjngo!!

[@cherylhawkins967]

Yes I thank you for too for posting these episodes! I didn’t realize till recently when I finally noticed your name who put these videos together.My father loved this series very much and it was really the only time that he watched tv. So it was one time when it became a family night time together!

[@linsqopiring6816]

So, have you seen them all by now lol?

[@jujuandwamwams165]

I’ve been watching the seasons and episodes in order. Can’t believe I’m watching episode 109. I started watching 2 weeks ago. Every episode is new to me. I watched Bonanza with my grandfather. 😍

[@linsqopiring6816]

I could rewatch this whole series every decade or so and it will mostly seem new.

[@powerbad696]

Very good episode.Even learned something from it.Loved this show as a kid,wouldn't miss an episode.Also liked GUNSMOKE(that was my moms favorite)BIG VALLEY,MAVERICK,THE RIFLEMAN,ETC,ETC,..hallmark of family tv.I know todays audiences would love watching these gems.

[@glynisgibson3986]

Bonanza is a gem!! Senior citizens should always watch this show. Smile.

[@alphaomega4252]

All age groups should watch Bonanza something to be learned in each episode unlike today..CRAP / YOUR A BRIGHT ONE

[@59Alaskan]

@@alphaomega4252 you're ..😉

[@belbal5004]

Senior already saw mist several times. Even some of the comments show a few of the youngest ones are learning a different way of thinking from these.

[@msladyhawke1]

I've been watching Bonanza since I was a kid. I always watched it with my dad. I'm 66 yrs. old now and Bonanza is still my favorite western.

[@whumpcookies]

@@belbal5004 yep! I'm in my 30s and just discovered it, my 8 yr old watches it to 😁

[@susanvenkatraman9503]

No words to express how much i love to watch them Cartwright's , it's a blessing to make my day, i just wait for d morning to come, 👍👌👌👌😍🥰😘❤❤❤❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

Awesome to hear that! Thank you for tuning in so frequently. 🤠✌📺🍿

[@leahakel6383]

That's sound like me

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@leahakel6383 Me too... love MeTV

[@carolcarter3712]

Another good episode if teaching good from bad this was what the show was all about shame Adam wasn't in this episode thank you for another pleasant evening

[@kathyjohnson3457]

Didn’t need him in the episode! Little Joe was and did a great job! Love Joe!L❤♥️❤️

[@CathyKitson]

"Joseph? Would you mind not throwing those hanks of hair into the fire?" "Oh, I'm almost through anyway, Pa." Puts hair in fruit bowl. hahaha

[@Tralala691]

Brilliant!

[@joannajones8533]

I wish they would show more as to what happened to Billy and how he blended with the family after this episode.

[@artcook1976]

Thank you Must hv watched everyone as a kid but can't remember one ,but is a great pleasure to sit in the rocker and see again, To bad they don't make shows like this again , with some moral aptitude

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

🤠👌🍿🎬

[@tomswinburn1778]

Ya said it all Art.

[@belbal5004]

Moral aptitude is a good descriptive term for the core of it.

[@mattwilliams9442]

Bonanza is a awesome show love it

[@vickielewallen3799]

Great series, then and now! Writers, casting, etc, all were genius, perfect.

[@Jerry-up8bk]

Michael Landons Real name was Eugene Maurice Orowitz ! 😂 Fun Fact ,He actually wrote and Directed a lot of the Bonanza Episodes! .

[@arlineabdalian8974]

An interesting episode. Though full of stereotypes, the episode is consistent with the series' theme of tolerance, compassion and understanding. And it is very much a product of its time, industry and audience. A decade before the character of Billy Horn would have died at the end. But the 1960s brought many changes with a changing audience that was far more sympathetic to Native Americans and their cultures, a change that the industry was most aware of and willing to accommodate, within certain limits. It's the decade of the 1960s New Frontier that saw some of the most progressive network television drama ever created, from The Defenders to The Fugitive to East Side, West Side to The Twilight Zone to Star Trek. TV Westerns were no less immune, and Bonanza was a leader in compassionate Westerns. And, as always, every Bonanza episode was well-scripted, acted and directed with Paramount's high production values. Many thanks again!

[@timothykozlowski2945]

Just remember what was going on when the show was airing, JFK was killed, Vietnam, RFK and MLK, were killed, Civil Rights Movement.

[@srivity]

👍very good episodes right from 1...Great actors, beautiful nature in and around, the dialogues and the emotions are quite natural and all the episodes come out with morality, humanity and with justice! I wonder as to how all the actors played so rich and perfect fit to their assigned characters or roles..! great series and takes one into the each and every episode!!! Thanking the Bonanza and the Gringo-Western Team!

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

Awesome to hear you enjoyed it!

[@denisenichols6505]

It's great to revisit a show I grew up with

[@georgiamule]

Billy’s testimony that the dog attacked him was verified by a determination of the cause of death of the dog, a broken neck. Based on that, the judge found him not guilty of murder, but lawful self defense. Subsequently, Billy decided to return to the town of his birth, where his father was buried. He later became a successful and respected rancher. He married and had three boys, two who lived to maturity. His oldest, named Joe, passed at the age of two. His other two sons, Ben and William, inherited their fathers ranch upon Billy’s death at age 81. William became a lawyer so he could explain “white man’s law” to his father. William later became a judge and was appointed to the state Supreme Court, where he served for 32 years, until his death.

[@sergiovigilato1812]

Dear Giorgiam,could please tell me if it was a true story?

[@georgiamule]

@@sergiovigilato1812 My historical account of the rest of Billy’s life is as true as the movie.

[@scootergurl48]

@@georgiamule Thank you for your wealth of information.

[@natvan29]

Well I am going to skip this episode if a dog is killed

[@georgiamule]

@@natvan29 It’s OK, you don’t see it, just hear about it.

[@maxineharrop1790]

Thanks again . Love all these old shows

[@onmykneesforYehova]

I absolutely loved it when he put that knife in Tanner's heart. I knew he was going to dominate the dog too. I love that Indian.

[@josephkilburn]

During the dog vs. the Indian tussle, the stuntman was clearly (beyond a shadow of a doubt) not Billy!

[@janejones5362]

You speak of 10 Commandments, then glorify a death?!? I'm all about self-defense, but the little god you worship, knows the entire Bible, and mocks you, little man. You're no Christian.

[@mattnofsinger]

This would have been a good episode for a part 2 .

[@nothingscripted5010]

Maybe they can make a part two soon

[@mattnofsinger]

@@nothingscripted5010 I think they are all gone . I hope to see them on the other side .

[@donc9275]

With over 400 episodes I’m surprised this series doesn’t have a video game. A good guy version of Red Dead Redemption 2

[@analoguecity3454]

Morality and law "should" go hand and hand! When law oversteps Morality, then it's our duty to fight it and go against the so-called "law"!

[@johnnydee7346]

another guest for the ponderosa bed and breakfast

[@bibleredpill]

And they introduced the defense evidence, including the dead dog and the gun on the floor next to Tanner’s body and he was found not guilty and worked on the Ponderosa and married a saloon girl, had kids and lived happily ever after.

[@brianwest2775]

Yes, a gaping hole was not talking about the dead dog. But would have bogged down the script.

[@adamfox9245]

😆

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@brianwest2775 and the gun on the floor

[@margaretcervern7229]

Thanks for these bonanza episodes

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

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[@sandib4234]

@@GrjngoWesternSeries yes thank you for putting these on I've been watching one every night I just love Little Joe 💗

[@ameliagibbs354]

Gringo please bring The one where Hop Sing goes panning for Gold and finds himself a girlfriend. That's a good one. Thanks

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

We will! But unfortunately, because its one of the later episodes, you will have to wait a little! Dont forget to subscribe so you stay up to date with the episodes! 🤠👌🍿🎬

[@ameliagibbs354]

Did Subscribe Thanks

[@alphaomega4252]

The Rifle man/ Chuck Conners would be Great / Amigo..👍

[@SunRabbit]

Another great episode based on real history. Too bad the writers didn't at least put in a textual addendum at the end to tell the viewer that the real Billy Horn was found not guilty by reason of self-defence, and went on to have a son who would later become a state Supreme Court judge.

[@adamfox9245]

I'm gonna look that up

[@billh.5360]

Little Joe should've been a barber.💈 He could've opened up a shop in Virginia City! 😁

[@royholley6856]

So much a person can learn from this episode, sooooo much

[@marthaashley2211]

Love bonanza grew up watching it. 😊

[@bettyann4704]

I love Cartwright.

[@chatryna]

Shoshone few words! White man Too many words! 😹

[@garymullis3640]

Greatest of reruns

[@lifeisgood1222]

The Lord's Prayer...... gone out of today's Hollywood movies.

[@Kirkee7]

Been with Indians since he was 6 and still remembers English. I was 8 when my mother (English) took me back to UK from Poland spent 5 years in orphanage convent and forgot my native tongue completely.

[@belbal5004]

Suspension of disbelief- for the sake of plot. Think of King Kong holding tiny Faye Ray.Lol. Iknew someone that went to Spain with their family like that - retained both English, through family, and Spanish- which was all that was taught in the schools- but lost every memory before the age of nine.

[@joeowens6180]

My feeling remains the same after the second viewing:: by this time the viewer is really interested enough in the person of Billy, and how he could see justice really played out in his favor. It would have been a way of opening his eyes to the value of law: yet we were deprived of all this by the hackers who have sliced up these original episodes. Whoever Billy Horn really is, he must be at least 9' tall!

[@linsqopiring6816]

what are you talking about ?

[@justjonni9330]

I've always remembered my grandmother telling me, "When a life ends… a new one begins!" ( so true… so true…) The day Michael London died I delivered my daughter… July 1st 1991 I remember hearing the announcement on the news and I was in tears… Landon was always one star I truly idolized. Then a couple of hrs later I was in tears again with joy after delivering my daughter!!!! It seems like it was only yesterday😔

[@pokemonesje]

Gracias..I watch bonanza everyday

[@merium401]

Thanks for this wonderful series!

[@fckyrfeelingspubg6350]

Bonanza rules

[@adamcollazo8228]

I love how they left the ending ambiguous.

[@chatryna]

I don't think back in the day it was quite so ambiguous. I think the original viewers left the story with the assumption he would get a fair trial. But we have lost our innocence since the days Bonanza aired through rabbit ears. The context of the show has changed and so now, it appears to be ambiguous. But if back in the day they wanted to leave the audience in doubt, their emotional expression would not have been so elated and filled with confidence. More than likely that sort of outcome would have been left for the dark films.

[@chatryna]

Or were you referring to the working out of the property line law. But I tell you, if Ben had been proactive and had that straightened out when the creek started moving, they would have called him petty and foolish to go through the trouble to mark his line another way.

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@chatryna The doubt isn't about the fairness of the trial it's about the outcome.

[@chatryna]

@@linsqopiring6816 Lynch mobs are all about that. Kudos, you just brought us back 100 years and more.

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@chatryna What in god's name are you even talking about? How could you even make such a comment based on my comment?

[@jeaniedelgado687]

Still as good as ever!

[@manaramapatra7831]

Very interesting episode. It's about a young man Billy and his life story. western Classics. Cow boy. Such a nice episode.❤❤❤❤😅😅😊😊

[@marthaashley2211]

Very grateful 4 posting bonanza love it

[@charlesvan13]

The kid had no understanding of law or white man morality, but that was legitimate self defense. Tanner pulled a gun after sicking the dog on hims and he threw a knife.

[@AndrewVelonis]

Glad to see you were paying attention.

[@mariyahisrael5508]

Somewhere around Season 6 or 7, there is an episode where Billy tries to go back to his tribe. it was a good one too!

[@MariaVillegasR]

I like this episode. The Indian didn’t know right from wrong. It happens when people are exposed to society. When they don’t go to school & learn.

[@rhymereason3449]

LOL... whoever took the first watch did a lousy job when you can wake up and see an Indian staring you in the face from less than 2 feet away.

[@Psychodermia]

I really like this episode. But, I'm no lawyer or detective, but seeing a dead guy with a gun in his hand and a knife in his chest raises more than a few questions. ✌️😂

[@AndrewVelonis]

@NAME! Well I am a lawyer and found the lack of investigation troubling.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Thanks a lot for uploading and sharing this old series. Best regards luck and health.

[@yasminenazarine1629]

Learn something from these family show 🧐😳

[@nancysherburne7445]

It was Ken Lynch who played Vanderberg in The Devil in the Dark. I always like seeing actors I have enjoyed on other series, especially in different types of roles.

[@geniusbosstv3529]

Greatest ever

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

You are right! 🤠✌📺🍿

[@adelarsen9776]

The best conservationists are farmers. Every family needs a farmer.

[@bob_btw6751]

So, here we are, so many years after this show was written and the government is now doing the best it can to take away our right to self defense, something that was natural to a young man raised by American Indians. Sad, so sad.

[@fourcrowned1670]

Yep, yup, yap...Mr Cartwright and his posse. Fantastic reminiscing the blast from the past. "You barged through those doors, like a fresh beautiful fragrance trying to remove the stench, in a place secretly reeking of corruption." From S.C the gullible dude.

[@bett059]

Oh Thank You Much The beginnng 👋

[@jacksugden8190]

The Beginning Episode aired Nov 25, 1962

[@soniaribeiro5879]

Adoro esse filme bonanza

[@erlandawilliams7349]

Awesome.

[@mellyanawiguna8860]

I'm in 14: I hope d young Indian isn't dead in the end as usual

[@belbal5004]

I don't think so; they were going to give him 2 years detention the sheriff suggested.

[@katrinka1SF.BayArea]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I SUBSCRIBED ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🌴 Thank you for posting these wonderful videos. Warm hugs from the San Francisco Bay Area 🌴

[@itsgleneaton4883]

He hit it right on the button “The law protects the enemy”.

[@mariavictoriaramosalmeida4383]

Me gusta por favor idioma Latino Español

[@DedicatedSpartan]

22:24 he understands wealth & trade better than most people.

[@in2jc]

Greatly Enjoyable!

[@GrjngoWesternSeries]

Thats nice to hear! Happy you enjoyed it. 🤠✌📺🍿

[@paulkatz258]

Thanks for uploading this

[@unitedwestand5100]

They went a long way to defend the boy because he was raised by Indians. Even pleading Guilty. When it was clearly self-defense.......

[@user-pd7il3xz5j]

A lesson to learn from this episode...when you are in a foreign land it is important to understand what the laws and customs are...otherwise...you can really get yourself in a lot of trouble.😉

[@oaktreet4335]

I have lost count-how many times has Roy Coffey allowed prisoners to escape.

[@rosalindayoung1088]

Someone is always trying to steal Ponderosa land, settling on it, remember the Italians who grew the grapes..poor Ben, he needs Adam n Hoss right now, little Joe isn't much help right here

[@eshjane]

Their land was stolen from the whites.

[@kathyjohnson3457]

I thought the show was pretty good without them but then I love Joe!

[@donnawilcock5774]

Looks like Billy never told anyone Tanner had his dog attack him.

[@donnawilcock5774]

Oops! Just heard Billy tell Joe about the dog attacking him.

[@spockboy]

Thanks for posting.

[@aaraar4055]

Well if Sheriff Coffee isnt the sloppiest lawman ever!! The old 'take your eyes off and get too close to the jailbird' move has guaranteed more twists in the series than the Oregon trail itself. He's lost his true calling. He should have been running an outfit like a young misses finishing school, instead of being Sheriff of a frontier town.

[@prentice306]

I now it's gonna be good before I watch like all the others before

[@prentice306]

Definitely my new favorite wat a show

[@cgallagher5023]

When Little Joe bought clothing for Billy, he spent the equivalent of approximately $470

[@sanr6816]

Enemy dead..land safe. Good enough for me🤗

[@alejandrojavierrojastorres9784]

mmm no se inglés ,,,pero la serie esta muy buenas

[@jlove7723]

Por su puesto, la mejor serie de mi epoca hasta la fecha, ninguna la ha podido igualar....saludos desde Boise, Idaho

[@belbal5004]

Using the closed captioning option on top right?

[@multirichardb]

This is an excellent example of the timeless differences between cultures, in contrast, we American's have the finest thinkers of mankind, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, C.G. Jung, Shakespeare, Jordan Peterson in our 21st century. Then there's Mexico, Afghanistan, and Europe huge chasms between in our laws and customs. Same here.

[@BrianPaul1984]

Are you seriously adding Jordan Peterson to that list of names?!?!? LMAO

[@belbal5004]

A lot of those were European; we just kept teaching them. Maybe it needs a little editing. But know what you are trying to say. Mexico has a lot of good in it, if it wasn't for the pervasive infiltration of institutions by cartels. But then we have our own infiltration problems now, and they ain't little concerns.

[@ItsKrma00]

Greek philosophies adapted by Europeans. They weren't American thinkers.

[@stevef8606]

Not sure any of the first few are Americans! And are you contrasting the US with those and Europe?

[@mboniswakunene5742]

Great Watching🔥👌

[@nancysherburne7445]

The actor who plays Tanner sounds like one of the miners in a Star Trek episode called Devil in the Dark. Too bad they did not show any of the guest stars like they usually do so I will have to wait until the end of the episode to confirm that and the name of the character he played in Star Trek.

[@mariatranca6161]

Excelente serie

[@cristinadavid-block345]

Great Film

[@elizabethcopeland6627]

I want Mr. Tanner's dog

[@stephielulu9096]

Reminds me of the last few episodes of LHOTP

[@winonamassingill7895]

The way Billy talks sounds kind of silly to me. I’m surprised 😯 that it doesn’t have him saying things like,Ugh, me go now!!!

[@kennethhodges9421]

Sheriff Roy so simple

[@kevin-2.1]

20:12 looks like they have another Joe in the house.

[@andrewcamarillo8427]

Little joe make make a twin

[@stevef8606]

that stopped his claim!

[@joeowens6180]

Very poor resolution of the plot; justice should have been played out, and the law should have determined the solution, which should have been shared with the public viewers. And oh brother - those false blue eyes and too, too perfectly white teeth!

[@belbal5004]

What?

[@jenniferjimenez-york5174]

How was the first person 😌 that came 🤔 you were going through my thoughts 🎶

[@winonamassingill7895]

I saw that it was true that someone had slashed and killed and injured some of the Bonanza horses 🐎. I don’t understand how anyone can be so cruel as to injure poor helpless animals. That takes a special kind of cruelty. In eternity I’m sure that they will have the whole eternity to regret their cruelty. 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿

[@charlesbromberick4247]

"Patterns of Culture" by Ruth Benedict.

[@ItsKrma00]

Like no one noticed his shirt ripped to shreds?

[@Psychodermia]

Right. No questions about bite marks either? Oh well, it's Bonanza, not Court TV. ✌️😁

[@timothyball7502]

1860s subtract 92 what would the year(s) be? 3-19-2022

[@linsqopiring6816]

The Cartwrights did a pretty crappy job of trying to fit him back into western culture not anticipating or explaining very well the problems and of dangers of integrating someone from a different culture with different rules. They were kind of distracted with the land dispute, but a pretty crappy job non the less.

[@waaromcarla]

Funny: The horse that Joe is riding in the first minute is different of the horse in the second minute?