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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.

WesternAction & AdventureDrama

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10th September 1955 - 31st March 1975
Producer
Philip Leacock
Top Cast
James ArnessAmanda BlakeKen Curtis
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Matt Gets It Still
Matt Gets It
10th September 1955

Episode 1

Dan 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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Hot Spell
17th September 1955

Episode 2

Matt 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.

Word of Honor Still
Word of Honor
1st October 1955

Episode 3

Hank 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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Home Surgery
8th October 1955

Episode 4

When 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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Obie Tater
15th October 1955

Episode 5

Two 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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Night Incident
29th October 1955

Episode 6

Little 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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Smoking Out the Nolans
5th November 1955

Episode 7

Clay 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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Kite's Reward
12th November 1955

Episode 8

Matt 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.

The Hunter Still
The Hunter
26th November 1955

Episode 9

Buffalo 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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The Queue
3rd December 1955

Episode 10

Two bullies cut off Chen's pig-tail, gravely dishonoring him in Chinese culture. Chen vows vengeance.

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General Parsley Smith
10th December 1955

Episode 11

Old-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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Magnus
24th December 1955

Episode 12

Chester 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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Reed Survives
31st December 1955

Episode 13

Lucy 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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Professor Lute Bone
7th January 1956

Episode 14

Doc 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.

No Handcuffs Still
No Handcuffs
21st January 1956

Episode 15

A dishonest deputy sheriff steals a prisoner from Matt's jail, so Matt and Chester hunt them.

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Reward for Matt
28th January 1956

Episode 16

Matt 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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Robin Hood
4th February 1956

Episode 17

Witnesses refuse to testify against a notorious outlaw.

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Yorky
18th February 1956

Episode 18

Yorky, 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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20-20
25th February 1956

Episode 19

A former lawman tries to keep his failing eyesight a secret from his enemies.

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Reunion '78
3rd March 1956

Episode 20

A well-liked hardware drummer is actually a man wanted for multiple murders.

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Helping Hand
17th March 1956

Episode 21

A 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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Tap Day for Kitty
24th March 1956

Episode 22

An 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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Indian Scout
31st March 1956

Episode 23

When an old Indian scout (Eduard Franz) murders a man (DeForest Kelley), Matt pursues him into Comanche territory.

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The Pest Hole
14th April 1956

Episode 24

Doc must find a way to thwart a typhoid epidemic in Dodge (Howard McNear appears).

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The Big Broad
28th April 1956

Episode 25

Matt has to figure a way around a six-foot-tall, 200-pound woman with a six-gun.

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Hack Prine
12th May 1956

Episode 26

Hack Prine, a friend of Matt's rides into Dodge. However he is there as a gunman, for Matt Dillon.

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Cooter
19th May 1956

Episode 27

A dishonest gambler (Vinton Hayworth) uses a mentally challenged man (Strother Martin) in a plot against Matt (Robert Vaughn appears).

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The Killer
26th May 1956

Episode 28

Charles 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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Doc's Revenge
9th June 1956

Episode 29

A 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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The Preacher
16th June 1956

Episode 30

Seth, a newcomer to Dodge is bullied by Keeler, a boxer.

How to Die for Nothing Still
How to Die for Nothing
23rd June 1956

Episode 31

The brother of a man Matt was forced to kill vows to kill Matt by any means necessary (Mort Mills appears).

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Dutch George
30th June 1956

Episode 32

Matt's Childhood hero, Dutch George is now the leader of a notorious gang of horse thieves he must now stop.

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Prairie Happy
7th July 1956

Episode 33

A bitter old man spreads rumors of an impending Indian raid on Dodge.

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Chester's Mail Order Bride
14th July 1956

Episode 34

When 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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The Guitar
21st July 1956

Episode 35

An 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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Cara
28th July 1956

Episode 36

Matt encounters an ex-girl friend---who's now working on the wrong side of the law.

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Mr. and Mrs. Amber
4th August 1956

Episode 37

A self-styled religious prophet (Ainslie Pryor) is making life miserable for his daughter and new son-in-law..

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Unmarked Grave
18th August 1956

Episode 38

A young outlaw uses an old woman as a pawn in his bid for freedom.

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Alarm at Pleasant Valley
25th August 1956

Episode 39

While on the way back to Dodge, Matt and Chester discover a homsteading family fleeing Pleasant Valley, which is besieged by Indians.