Beyond Quote by Pernell Roberts

Bonanza' was on too long. I've never believed any TV show should go on that length of time.

— Lorne Greene

The number one show on television should be the most informative, educational and exciting show. 'Bonanza' is not that show.

— Pernell Roberts

There has been an obvious effort to play it safe, to make 'Bonanza' a good family show that would offend no one and hit…

— Pernell Roberts

I was so unhappy during the last months on 'Bonanza' I was really neurotic. I was anti-social.

— Pernell Roberts

My feeling is that no series should run over five years, but I'm glad that 'Bonanza' went as long as it did. I do…

— Lorne Greene

Who says we didn't have controversial subjects on TV back in my time? Remember Bonanza? It was about three guys in high heels living…

— Milton Berle

I didn't leave 'Bonanza' in pursuit of any particular goal. I left for my own good.

— Pernell Roberts

When I was a kid, our family used to watch 'Bonanza.' I really liked having a Sunday night TV ritual.

— Anne Lamott

I lived with my 'Bonanza' family for 14 years. On 'Battlestar,' we jumped right in and got to know each other later. That's just…

— Lorne Greene

I had the idea for the show like a year and a half, two years ago. And it was all about the things that…

— Genevieve Gorder

For a long time after I left 'Bonanza,' I was considered too independent. That meant I got the rejects other actors could afford turning…

— Pernell Roberts

I was typecast in 'Bonanza.' NBC officials - didn't realize this for about a year - had seen me in a 'Wagon Train' as…

— Lorne Greene