14 Season
431 Episode
Bonanza - Season 7 Episode 23 The Emperor Norton
America's Favorite TV Western
Joshua Norton, an eccentric and formerly wealthy San Francisco merchant who considers himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, comes to the Ponderosa. Authorities want to have him committed, and Ben contacts Mark Twain to testify to Norton's sanity.
- 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