Hoss Cartwright in the show Bonanza was just liked by everybody. He was a fun and caring person who had a soft heart for those in need of a helping hand.

Bonanza Premiered on September 12, 1959 Producer David Dortort sold NBC on the idea of creating Bonanza, as a contrast to the sitcoms and formula Westerns that filled the TV schedule at that time. Ben Cartwright, the strong patriarch, guided his three sons through both wise counsel and model behavior. Each son came from a different mother. Ben Cartwright was a widower three times. Adam was the intellectual and somewhat brooding oldest son, a man more likely to use brains rather than brawn. Hoss was the gentle giant, a man of incredible strength with a heart of gold. Little Joe was the irrepressible youngest son, impulsive and a romantic at heart. The setting for the Cartwright family was the sprawling Ponderosa ranch, an empire of cattle, timber and mining set in the mountains of Nevada, near Lake Tahoe