14. The show inspired two restaurant chains
Bonanza's influence was so great that it inspired two separate restaurant chains. In keeping with the show's themes and style, both were steakhouses. Dan Blocker launched the Bonanza Steakhouse chain in 1963. Just two years later, Dan Laseter and several other businessmen founded the Ponderosa Steakhouse.
These restaurants competed for many years, before ultimately coming together after the Metromedia Restaurant Group bought both chains.
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