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Bonanza
| Fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Bonanza |
| Abbreviation(s): | |
| Creator: | David Dortort |
| Date(s): | 1959-1973, tv movies in 1988, 1993, 1995 |
| Medium: | TV series |
| Country of Origin: | USA |
| External Links: | Wikipedia |
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Bonanza is a television western that debuted on NBC-TV on September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. The show's fandom dates back to the beginning of the show when NBC sponsored a Bonanza Boosters Club. With fourteen seasons, the series ranks as the second longest running western series (behind Gunsmoke). Throughout the run of the series, the show retained a loyal following.
Cartwright Syndrome
The Cartwright Syndrome, derived from Bonanza canon, is a term that refers to the trope in which all of the leading male characters have lost a wife/lover and no female survives very long.
Fanfiction Online
- Bonanza Brand Fanfiction Library
- Bonanza Masterlist
- Bonanza Legacy (sanctioned by TPTB? it says "officially licensed by Bonanza Ventures, Inc.")
- Bonanza works at AO3
Fanzines
gen
- Bite the Bullet (Western zine)
- Bonanza Short Story Anthology
- Buffalo Wings (Western zine)
- The Circle Drawn
- Ghostriders (gen Western zine)
- Gone to Texas (Western zine)
- Happy Trails (Western zine)
- A Light Shines in the East
- Wide Open Spaces (Western zine)
- Willing and Able
slash
- Frisky Mountain High (multifandom)
- The Wrath of Frisky Business (multifandom)
Forums/Communities
Bonanza Music Videos
Listed by date
- Going Home a Bonanza Video montage that brings Adam Cartwright home. (The song used is Mary Fahl's Going Home and is from the movie Gods and Generals.)] by ellie238 (2006)