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Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
- Created by:
- John Meston
- Cast:
- James Arness, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, Milburn Stone
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 5.9Matt Gets It
1955-09-10 · 26mDan Grat, a gunman hunted by Texas authorities, seeks refuge in Dodge City. Marshal Dillon goes into action against this outlaw who shoots before he talks.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.0Hot Spell
1955-09-17 · 26mMatt intercedes on behalf of ex-con Cope Borden, when Rance Bradley accuses Cope of horse theft and attempts to lynch him. Cope is proven innocent of the charge, but later kills Bradley's nephew in a fair fight during a gambling dispute. Matt is caught in an awkward situation when he must defend the unsavory Cope against the decent people of Dodge.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.3Word of Honor
1955-10-01 · 26mHank Worth, son of wealthy rancher Jake Worth, is kidnapped by three men and held for $20,000 ransom. They shoot him in the back for trying to escape. They call on Doc but Hank dies. The killers decide to let Doc go because he is the only doctor within 400 miles and they fear they might need his services someday. Before sparing his life and freeing him, they force the reluctant Doc to give his word of honor that he will never reveal their identities.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 8.0Home Surgery
1955-10-08 · 26mWhen returning to Dodge, Chester and Matt are confronted by Holly Hawtree, whose father is desperately ill with gangrene. His only hope for survival is amputation of the affected leg. Matt performs the surgery, but the gangrene has spread too far and the old man dies. Matt later discovers that the presumed accident leading to Mr. Hawtree's condition was actually caused by Ben Walling, who has his sights on Holly.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 8.0Obie Tater
1955-10-15 · 26mTwo outlaws seek the rumored hidden fortune of old prospector Obie. They drag him to get him to tell. Obie forgets his cares and disappears on honeymoon with newcomer Ella May. Matt suspiciously questions the simple Obie about Ella May's motives and finds Obie is deeper than he seems.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.0Night Incident
1955-10-29 · 26mLittle Timmy Wyatt witnesses a series of bizarre murders. He has a habit of telling tall tales, so no one will believe him.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 8.0Smoking Out the Nolans
1955-11-05 · 26mClay Young is trying to evict Josh Nolan, who says he paid for the property. Matt and Chester are tied up in reluctantly enforcing eviction law unless they can find another way.
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Episode 8
★ 7.0Kite's Reward
1955-11-12 · 26mMatt warns skilled gunman Andy Travis, of his choice between quitting the gun or else being constantly hunted and forced to prove himself. Matt finds a way to foil the $1000 bounty on Andy's head.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 8.0The Hunter
1955-11-26 · 26mBuffalo hunter Jase Murdock is warned by storekeeper Ross to stay out of Indian territory. Matt talks with Murdock's skinner, Golden Calf, who determines that Murdock's medicine is no longer good.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.0The Queue
1955-12-03 · 26mTwo bullies cut off Chen's pig-tail, gravely dishonoring him in Chinese culture. Chen vows vengeance.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 7.0General Parsley Smith
1955-12-10 · 26mOld-timer Smith is a former Army officer considered a butcher. He arrives in Dodge City speading rumors about the new Banker, Drew Holt.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 9.7Magnus
1955-12-24 · 26mChester is embarrassed at a visit by his estranged mountain man brother Magnus. To prove that Magnus is too uncivilized for town, Chester tours him through the highlights of Dodge: card gambling, drinking, and talking with Kitty. Meanwhile, the Long Branch women plan a Christmas Eve dance which is busted by the spiteful Lucifer Jones.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 8.0Reed Survives
1955-12-31 · 26mLucy professes her love for handsome Booth Rider, and concocts a scheme against Ephram. Booth becomes the unwitting pawn in a homicide that culminates in an ironic twist of fate.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 8.0Professor Lute Bone
1956-01-07 · 26mDoc is enraged by traveling medicine man Professor Lute Bone and his opium elixir, and digs up a gun to shoot him with. A lad also hunts him because his father died drinking his elixir, so Bone reconsiders the patent medicine business.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 8.0No Handcuffs
1956-01-21 · 26mA dishonest deputy sheriff steals a prisoner from Matt's jail, so Matt and Chester hunt them.
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E16
Episode 16
Reward for Matt
1956-01-28 · 26mMatt kills a man and his widow posts a $1,000 bounty in vengeance. Everyone from sodbusters to gunslingers are out for that reward.
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E17
Episode 17
Robin Hood
1956-02-04 · 26mWitnesses refuse to testify against a notorious outlaw.
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E18
Episode 18
Yorky
1956-02-18 · 26mYorky, a white boy who was brought up by Arapahoes, is victimized by horse thieves. Accused of their crime, he is shot by the vengeful Abe Brandt and his son. Matt is also targeted by the horse thieves.
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E19
Episode 19
20-20
1956-02-25 · 26mA former lawman tries to keep his failing eyesight a secret from his enemies.
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E20
Episode 20
Reunion '78
1956-03-03 · 26mA well-liked hardware drummer is actually a man wanted for multiple murders.
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E21
Episode 21
Helping Hand
1956-03-17 · 26mA would-be tough guy picks on the wrong man in an attempt to make a name for himself when he tries to involve Marshal Matt Dillon by staging a street fight.
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E22
Episode 22
Tap Day for Kitty
1956-03-24 · 26mAn old sodbuster comes to town and decides he wants to marry Kitty. When he won't leave her alone she declares she'll shoot him if he pesters her anymore.
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E23
Episode 23
Indian Scout
1956-03-31 · 26mWhen an old Indian scout (Eduard Franz) murders a man (DeForest Kelley), Matt pursues him into Comanche territory.
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Episode 24
The Pest Hole
1956-04-14 · 26mDoc must find a way to thwart a typhoid epidemic in Dodge (Howard McNear appears).
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E25
Episode 25
The Big Broad
1956-04-28 · 26mMatt has to figure a way around a six-foot-tall, 200-pound woman with a six-gun.
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Episode 26
★ 6.0Hack Prine
1956-05-12 · 26mHack Prine, a friend of Matt's rides into Dodge. However he is there as a gunman, for Matt Dillon.
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E27
Episode 27
Cooter
1956-05-19 · 26mA dishonest gambler (Vinton Hayworth) uses a mentally challenged man (Strother Martin) in a plot against Matt (Robert Vaughn appears).
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E28
Episode 28
The Killer
1956-05-26 · 26mCharles Bronson guest stars as a cowardly gunslinger who only goes after old men or young kids who aren't very experienced with guns. But, when Matt Dillon gives him an ultimatum, he shows his true colors.
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Episode 29
Doc's Revenge
1956-06-09 · 26mA stranger comes to Dodge, and Doc bewilders and dismays Chester and Matt by arming himself and vowing to kill the man.
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Episode 30
The Preacher
1956-06-16 · 26mSeth, a newcomer to Dodge is bullied by Keeler, a boxer.
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Episode 31
How to Die for Nothing
1956-06-23 · 26mThe brother of a man Matt was forced to kill vows to kill Matt by any means necessary (Mort Mills appears).
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Episode 32
Dutch George
1956-06-30 · 26mMatt's Childhood hero, Dutch George is now the leader of a notorious gang of horse thieves he must now stop.
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Episode 33
Prairie Happy
1956-07-07 · 26mA bitter old man spreads rumors of an impending Indian raid on Dodge.
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Episode 34
Chester's Mail Order Bride
1956-07-14 · 26mWhen Chester's mail-order bride arrives, neither she nor Chester are what the other are expecting (first credited appearance of Bert Rumsey as 'Sam').
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Episode 35
The Guitar
1956-07-21 · 26mAn ex-Union soldier is forced to use violence against a pair of diehard Rebels (Jacques Aubuchon appears). First episode without the "Boot Hill" intro.
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Episode 36
Cara
1956-07-28 · 26mMatt encounters an ex-girl friend---who's now working on the wrong side of the law.
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Episode 37
Mr. and Mrs. Amber
1956-08-04 · 26mA self-styled religious prophet (Ainslie Pryor) is making life miserable for his daughter and new son-in-law..
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Episode 38
Unmarked Grave
1956-08-18 · 26mA young outlaw uses an old woman as a pawn in his bid for freedom.
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Episode 39
Alarm at Pleasant Valley
1956-08-25 · 26mWhile on the way back to Dodge, Matt and Chester discover a homsteading family fleeing Pleasant Valley, which is besieged by Indians.
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James Arness
Marshal Matt Dillon
Amanda Blake
Kitty
Ken Curtis
Festus
Milburn Stone
Doc
Woody Chambliss
Woody Lathrop