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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 20
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
Matt Dillon Must Die
1974-09-09 · 45mA mountain family in an attempt to avenge the death of one of their own capture Matt.
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E02
Episode 2
Town in Chains
1974-09-16 · 45mA group of bandits attempt to rob a town while masquerading as soldiers.
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E03
Episode 3
The Guns of Cibola Blanca (1)
1974-09-23 · 45mDoc and fellow stage passenger, Lyla are captured by renegade comancheros.
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E04
Episode 4
The Guns of Cibola Blanca (2)
1974-09-30 · 45mMatt, Festus and Newly attempt to rescue Doc and Lyla from Shindrow's camp.
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E05
Episode 5
Thirty a Month and Found
1974-10-07 · 45mMatt houses a drunk Will & Friends in the jail they go looking for $300 that they think Bill took. Matt thinks it was a misunderstanding. Will doesn't want to tell Matt that they shot Curly Wills (They buried him before going to Dodge. Doak stops to see his girlfriend and says marriage will need to wait, as Will & Quincy leaves without Doak Quincy and the storekeepers are shot.
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E06
Episode 6
The Wiving
1974-10-14 · 45mJed Hockett(Harry Morgan), a farmer, orders his three boys to go to town and return with prospective brides.
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E07
Episode 7
The Iron Men
1974-10-21 · 45mMatt and former lawman now turned alcoholic, Chauncey Demon go up against land baron Carl Ryker.
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E08
Episode 8
The Fourth Victim
1974-11-04 · 45mA series of seemingly random killings have the citizens of Dodge City in near panic, but Dillon believes they are part of a pattern in which Doc is slated to be the next target.
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E09
Episode 9
The Tarnished Badge
1974-11-11 · 45mMatt's friend, Sheriff Harker runs his town ruthlessly, punishing anyone disobeying him.
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E10
Episode 10
In Performance of Duty
1974-11-18 · 45mMatt is frustrated by Judge Kendall's insistence that the letter of the law be maintained, which could result in Emmett Kaysinger and his boys, all known outlaws, be set free unless there is solid evidence to hold them for a double murder and robbery they committed.
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E11
Episode 11
Island in the Desert (1)
1974-12-02 · 45mFestus, in the desert hunting escaped killer Gard Dixon is wounded by the outlaw. He is found by Ben Snow, a half-crazy hermit who has been living in the desert with his gold for many years.
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E12
Episode 12
Island in the Desert (2)
1974-12-09 · 45mWhile Matt and Newly hunt for Festus, Ben Snow and Festus attempt to haul his gold out of the desert.
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E13
Episode 13
The Colonel
1974-12-16 · 45mLee J. Cobb and his daughter Julie Cobb appear together for the first time when Cobb guest-stars as a once-proud military officer who is suddenly faced with a painful and unplanned reunion with his daughter.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 9.0The Squaw
1975-01-06 · 45mFleeing from both Matt Dillon and his double-crossed partners, outlaw Gristy Calhoun discovers that his survival in the badlands depends on an Indian woman.
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E15
Episode 15
The Hiders
1975-01-13 · 45mA farmer comes by and asks Sharp where is cow is, Matt tells the milk cow owner that he has no proof to arrest ""the hiders."" The farmer wants to go after them himself. Matt tells the men that will leave Dodge if anyone else complains. Dink escapes from Carp after being hurt, Festus finds Dink and treats his wounds. Dink tells Festus he likes waking up in the morning, Martha warns Dink to watch for Carp. Carp asks Dink to help kill Festus.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 8.0Larkin
1975-01-20 · 45mNewly finds himself in a strange alliance with a professional killer as he tries to return to Dodge City with his prisoner (Jaeckel) before they are both killed by a trio of bounty hunters.
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E17
Episode 17
The Fires of Ignorance
1975-01-27 · 45mHenry Decory is a schoolteacher who makes a strong statement for compulsory education for frontier children as a stubborn father feels that books and education are a waste of time and tries to keep his son Tommy out of school.
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E18
Episode 18
The Angry Land
1975-02-03 · 45mMatt takes a young orphan Bessie Sutherland after her parents were killed on the prairie, to live with her Aunt Rachel. Rachel tells Matt that because of the devastating experiences that she has had, does not want to take in her niece, besides she wants to sell her land.
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E19
Episode 19
Brides and Grooms
1975-02-10 · 45mFarmer Jed Hackett (Harry Morgan) decides it's time for his three sons marry the women they brought back from Dodge City.
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E20
Episode 20
Hard Labor
1975-02-24 · 45mMatt Dillon is sentenced to life imprisonment of hard labor for shooting a fugitive in the town of Bedrock.
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E21
Episode 21
I Have Promises to Keep
1975-03-03 · 45mFestus is caught in the middle when an Eastern preacher (David Wayne) wants to build a church for the Indians and the townspeople to share, but by all of whom that are filled with prejudice.
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E22
Episode 22
The Busters
1975-03-10 · 45mTwo bronco busters try to raise money for a ranch in Montana, only to have the dream ruined when one of them gets a death threatening head injury when thrown off by a wild stallion.
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E23
Episode 23
Manolo
1975-03-17 · 45mManolo (Robert Urich)is a Basque youth who is not recognized as a man in the eyes of his people because he refuses to fight his father Alejo (Nehemiah Persoff), a traditional Basque custom to prove one's manhood.
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E24
Episode 24
The Sharecroppers
1975-03-31 · 45mA comedy of errors puts Festus behind a plow, farming for a family of shiftless sharecroppers.
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James Arness
Marshal Matt Dillon
Amanda Blake
Kitty
Ken Curtis
Festus
Milburn Stone
Doc
Woody Chambliss
Woody Lathrop