As of July 2026, Bonanza Season 7 aired in 1965 with 33 episodes — streaming now on Hoopla. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Bonanza Season 7

1965 33 Episodes Western · Action & Adventure ⭐ 8/10

If you want animation that is not just for kids, Bonanza Season 7 is available on and right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. With 484 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Lorne Greene brings more to the role than the format usually demands. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Bonanza Season 7 is worth clearing space for. Bonanza Season 7 treats animation as a medium, not a limitation. Season 7 of Bonanza includes 33 episodes. It aired from September 1965 to May 1966. This season stars Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon. Lorne Greene and Dan Blocker lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1965. Bonanza Season 7 uses the freedom of animation to tell stories live-action could not attempt. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

Animation fans will appreciate the craft, but Bonanza Season 7 works for viewers who do not typically seek out animation too. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Lorne Greene's voice work is a big part of what makes it distinctive. If you have been sleeping on it because of the format, the format is not the thing here.

📡 Where to Watch Bonanza Season 7

🇦🇺 Australia

🇺🇸 United States

Best Westerns Ever Amazon Channel

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Best Westerns Ever Amazon Channel

🇨🇦 Canada

🇳🇿 New Zealand

🎬 Bonanza Season 7 — Episode Guide

Wiley and Annie Kane arrive at the Ponderosa to work off their father's debt to Ben. It seems as though the elder Kane once swindled the Cartwright patriarch.

Ben helps a convict win a parole only to have the man later become the chief suspect in a bank robbery.

Juan Ortega claims he has a land grant which gives him ownership of the entire Nevada Territory.

A mule skinner and his two sons are hired by Ben to transport nitroglycerin to California.

The Lonely Runner

A judge awards itinerant horse breeder Jim Acton's beloved mare to rancher Sam Whipple. Jim tries to buy her back, but Whipple refuses his offer, after which a fight ensues and Jim kills Whipple in self-defense. The Cartwrights want to bring Jim in to make sure he receives a fair trial, but an ambit...

Devil on Her Shoulder

Ben is attracted to Sarah Reynolds, a member of a religious order led by her fanatical uncle. When she is accused of being a witch, the Cartwrights step in.

Hoss comes upon an overturned stagecoach and discovers a little girl suffering from shock. After the Cartwrights suceed in bringing her around, Hoss is disappointed she has relatives and cannot stay. The girl's uncle turns out to be the enemy and Hoss saves her.

The Meredith Smith

Ben must determine who is the rightful heir to a fortune that includes water rights vital to the Ponderosa.

Mighty is the Word

Virginia City's newest preacher is an ex-gunfighter who wants only to build a new church, but the brother of one of his victims has other ideas. The blueprints for the church are said to be a gift from Adam.

The Strange One

Hoss and Joe find a woman abandoned by a wagon train because her gift of prophecy is considered a curse. "Wouldn't it be wonderful," says Ben, "if eveybody made a real effort to understand whatever's strange and unfamiliar rather to fear it and try to destroy it?"

The Reluctant Rebel

The Generation Gap, Western-style, as Hoss tries to bring a young man and his father closer together.

Five Sundowns to Sunup

The mother of a young outlaw condemned to hang, threatens to have her gang's hostages killed if her son is not set free. One of the hostages is Joe.

A Natural Wizard

Hoss finds a kindred spirit in Skeeter Dexter, a lonesome young man who feels closer to animals than most people.

All Ye His Saints

In this series' highlight, little Michael Thorpe heads to the high country to ask God to spare his critically wounded father, believing he has found Him in the form of longtime fugitive Tom Cain.

After sitting on a jury that has convicted Terrence O' Tool of murder, Joe has second thoughts about the verdict and decides to do some investigating of his own.

To Kill a Buffalo

Hoss finds a wounded young Indian on the prairie, who is torn between accepting the ways of the white man or returning to his old life.

Ride the Wind (1)

The Pony Express sets up office in Virginia and Joe is one of the first to join up. Ben also decides to invest in the fledgling enterprise. However, troubles soon plague the Pony Express with the Paiutes and a newspaper reporter, both trying to get their own agendas across.

Ride the Wind (2)

Conclusion to the previous-week's episode, where the Cartwrights provide needed assistance to the Pony Express.

Destiny's Child

After his only friend is killed, the Cartwrights take in a slow-witted man, who Roy Coffee informs them, is wanted for murder by Arizona authorities.

While Sheriff Coffee is in Saint Louis, the Morrisey bunch decides to work off excess energy by wrecking the saloon in a violent spree. When Deputy Bill Harris tries to arrest them, they hit him on the head with a whiskey bottle, accidentally killing him. All of them get away except Cliff, who is ...

🎭 Cast of Bonanza Season 7

Lorne Greene

Dan Blocker

Hoss Cartwright

Michael Landon

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