Bruce Willis had been divorced for seven years when he finally met the love of his life. The action movie stalwart – perhaps best-known for his Die Hard series – hadn’t expected anything like that to happen to him. Indeed, he’d chosen life as a confirmed bachelor for nearly a decade following his split from ex-wife Demi Moore. That all changed, though, when this woman unexpectedly walked into his life.

There's never been a show quite like Bonanza. Running from 1959 to 1973, this Western depicted the adventures of the Cartwright family on the Ponderosa Ranch. With a show that ran for so long and had such a profound cultural impact, there was naturally quite a bit of drama on set. Here are some of the biggest stories to emerge from both on and off the camera. In fact, some of these secrets didn’t come out until decades after the show wrapped up!