Editing Bonanza (section)

=== Costumes ===
[[File:Bonanza main cast 1961.JPG|thumb|right|Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene and Michael Landon (1961)]]
From the third season on, the Cartwrights and nearly every other recurring character on the show wore the same clothing in almost every episode. The reason for this is twofold: it made duplication of wardrobe easier for stunt doubles (Hal Burton, Bob Miles, Bill Clark, Lyle Heisler, Ray Mazy) and it cut the cost of refilming action shots (such as riding clips in-between scenes), as previously shot stock footage could be reused. Below is a survey of costumes employed:

* Ben Cartwright: Sandy shirt, tawny leather vest, gray pants, cream-colored hat, occasional green scarf.
* Adam Cartwright: Black shirt, black or midnight blue pants, black hat. Elegant city wear. Cream-colored trail coat.
* Hoss Cartwright: White shirt, brown suede vest, brown pants, large beige flat-brimmed, ten-gallon hat.
* Little Joe Cartwright: Beige, light gray shirt, kelly-green jacket, tan pants, beige hat. Black leather gloves from 10th season on. In season 14, he and Greene occasionally wore different shirts and slacks, as the footage of them and the late Dan Blocker together could no longer be reused.
* Candy Canaday: Crimson shirt, black pants, black leather vest, black hat, grey/ pale purple scarf.

It was not unusual for Little Joe Cartwright and Candy Canaday to appear shirtless in various scenes involving manual labor.

The horse saddles used by the Bonanza cast were made by the [[Bona Allen Company]] of Buford, Georgia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/flashback-photos-buford-was-once-home-the-country-most-prolific-tannery/k88cgTUiYACiPDwnYlyXBK/|title=Flashback photos: Buford was once home to the country's most prolific tannery|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |last=Estep |first=Tyler }}</ref>