![]() ![]() But to someone up to no good, he's a beast. Kind as can be, an animal lover, and a child's best friend. And don't ever tell Joe that the Cartwrights are yellow.In one case, it was practically an instance of "King of the Mountain" when he challenged lumberjacks working for his father to overthrow the "bull of the woods" while Ben was overcome with grief over the accidental death of one of his elderly workers that he personally felt and for which he blamed himself. A more subdued example, but trying to prove you're a bigger man than Adam will lead to old-fashioned fisticuffs to duke it out and see who's really fit to lead.Doing anything to remind Griff of the hostile environment of his corrupt imprisonment will get him on the defensive.Stealing a girl from resident hotheads Little Joe or Candy (sometimes inflicted upon each other) is a sure way to cause a brawl.Any threat waged on the Cartwright sons will immediately provoke their father Ben into action.And unbridled rage that even has the power to reverberate through amnesia. Any harm done to them will be met with a fist. Do not mess with Hoss's pictures of his late mother Inger.Once she's avenged, he shaves it off, indicating the end of his sorrow and overcoming some of his pain, but he has a touching moment where he stands beside the cross marking her grave and tells her, "I love you", proving that this death is not going to be one he shakes off and it will stay with him forever. Beard of Sorrow: Little Joe grows one after the death of his wife Alice in "Forever".The Barber: Virginia City's barber shop gets the limelight in "The Last Haircut". ![]() It was also the climax of "The Fighters," at the Silver Dollar. Bar Brawl: A staple of the Bucket of Blood saloon.Badass Bookworm: Adam Cartwright is the one with the formal education and book knowledge, but he can still more than hold his own in a fight.Asian Speekee Engrish: See Chinese Laborer.Action Dad: Ben Cartwright isn't afraid to get into his share of fights.More than just a "shoot-em-up" horse opera, Bonanza first exploited and then explored the clichés of The Western, eventually evolving into something more than its origins might have suggested it was capable of. ![]()
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