14 Season
431 Episode
Bonanza - Season 4 Episode 10 The Deadly Ones
America's Favorite TV Western
The Ponderosa becomes a war zone when it is invaded by a detachment of Mexican mercenaries under General Diaz. The general is furious when one of his men, Forsythe, disobeys his orders to get a hostage peacefully, and instead shoots Little Joe in the back. Diaz forces Ben to lead his men over the back roads of the Ponderosa, so they can ambush a gold train led by Emperor Maximilian's men.
- Year: 1973
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
- Studio: NBC
- Keyword: nevada, ranch, family, single father, cowboy, wild west, 19th century, early america
- Director: David Dortort
- Cast: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, David Canary, Tim Matheson, Mitch Vogel