Michael Landon appeared in over 400 episodes.
Landon was so committed to Bonanza that he almost refused to leave the set. Landon would appear in 416 episodes, directing and writing more than a few of them along the way.
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Set new standards for Western TV shows.
Bonanza is one of the first dramatic Westerns on television that focused on ‘issues’. These issues range from racism to social justice. This wasn’t just a good guy vs bad guy kind of show.