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Gunsmoke (1955 – 1975)

1955 • 20 seasons • TV-PG
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GunsmokeSeason 12

29 episodes · Sep 16, 1966

1. Snap Decision
Sep 17, 1966 · 45m

The weight of the decision pressed upon Matt Dillon, the memory of the prisoner’s desperate attempt to save him a constant, sickening ache. Unable to reconcile the act with his conscience, he submitted his badge.

2. The Goldtakers
Sep 24, 1966 · 45m

Under the harsh glare of the prairie sun, a band of thieves seized the blacksmith shop in Dodge City. Their purpose was singular: to divide a bar of gold of truly impressive size.

3. The Jailer
Oct 1, 1966 · 45m · 7.5

Six years had passed since the execution of her husband, and Ma Stone meticulously planned her vengeance against Matt Dillon. Her scheme began with the abduction of Kitty, intended as a cruel lure. Then, she would ensure Dillon's imprisonme

4. The Mission
Oct 8, 1966 · 45m · 8.0

Marshal Dillon found an unexpected ally in a young man who had fled his home, a boy who seemed harmless enough. But this fragile trust would prove deceptive, for the runaway would one day emerge as Dillon's most dangerous opponent.

5. The Good People
Oct 15, 1966 · 45m

A man of standing in the cattle business, along with his son, orchestrate a false execution, framing an innocent soul. Meanwhile, a grizzled bounty hunter, distinguished by his prominent whiskers, is permitted to face a trial for a crime he

6. Gunfighter, R.I.P.
Oct 22, 1966 · 45m · 8.0

McGavin, a gunfighter by trade, had accepted a contract to kill Matt Dillon. But in the course of carrying out his assignment, he sustained a wound while attempting to save the life of an elderly Chinese man.

7. The Wrong Man
Oct 29, 1966 · 45m

Hootie Kyle was a man of meager means, but possessed of an honest heart; now, his credit had failed him. Matt Dillon and Festus offered him a loan, a kindness that quickly soured when Hootie was cheated out of the money in a dishonest game

8. The Whispering Tree
Nov 12, 1966 · 45m

He emerged after eight years of incarceration, the weight of his crime – a robbery – a heavy shadow over his past. Returning to his farm, he carried a fragile hope: that the fortune he’d buried beneath the old oak still lay undisturbed, wai

9. The Well
Nov 19, 1966 · 45m

A relentless drought grips Dodge City. Hope rests on the shoulders of a rainmaker, Guy Raymond, who strives to break the dry spell before the town’s vital well – their sole remaining water source – is exhausted.

10. Stage Stop
Nov 26, 1966 · 45m · 10.0

Doc Adams found himself compelled to fight when a gold shipment was targeted by bandits. The first encounter came during a stagecoach ambush, and later, a confrontation erupted at a weigh station. In the ensuing conflict against the outlaws

11. The Newcomers
Dec 3, 1966 · 45m

Lars Karlgren, a recent arrival from Scandinavia, and his son Petter, still a teenager, discovered the West held a rawness that surpassed their expectations upon settling in Dodge City. Soon after, Petter found himself implicated in the mur

12. Quaker Girl
Dec 10, 1966 · 45m

In the heat of a desperate struggle, the lines blurred. A criminal’s persona became entangled with that of Deputy Marshal Thad, until a party of Quakers intervened, pulling both from the brink of death.

13. The Moonstone
Dec 17, 1966 · 45m

The woman who had once shared in his youthful mischief, the one who was both his lover and a steady, if somewhat slow, presence like a brother, proved instrumental in uncovering the secrets of his forgotten history.

14. Champion of the World
Dec 24, 1966 · 45m

Alan Hale portrays Bull Bannock, the retired heavyweight champion, seeking a quiet life in Dodge City. He sets his sights on purchasing Miss Kitty's Longbranch Saloon, hoping to establish a new home for himself within its walls.

15. The Hanging
Dec 31, 1966 · 45m

Marshal Matt Dillon and his deputies faced their most difficult duty in years: the execution of a cold-blooded outlaw.

16. Saturday Night
Jan 7, 1967 · 45m

The prisoner harbored a relentless desire for retribution, making him a constant danger to Marshal Matt Dillon's well-being.

17. Mad Dog
Jan 14, 1967 · 45m · 7.0

Mistaken for a mercenary, Festus Haggen receives an offer of three hundred dollars: to fight and flee the territory after the sons of a man his cousin is accused of murdering.

18. Muley
Jan 21, 1967 · 45m

While poised to execute his violent plan – to kill Marshal Matt Dillon and rob the bank – a young gunman named Zalman King finds himself unexpectedly drawn to Lane Bradbury, one of Kitty's saloon girls.

19. Mail Drop
Jan 28, 1967 · 45m

Eddie Hodges arrived in Dodge City with a singular purpose: to find his father. Instead, he discovered a truth far more complicated than he could have imagined – a truth that painted his father not as a man of simple devotion, but as a fugi

20. Old Friend
Feb 4, 1967 · 45m

Haunted by loss, the weary lawman, Fritz Weaver, harbors a deep-seated desire for retribution against those responsible for the devastation of his home and the theft of his wife.

21. Fandango
Feb 11, 1967 · 45m

Matt Dillon struggles to bring a man to justice, facing a relentless onslaught from a vengeful lawman consumed by a desire for personal retribution.

22. The Returning
Feb 18, 1967 · 45m

Michael Ansara, a man weathered by eight years of hardship as farmer, husband, and father – and a past life as an outlaw he'd sought to leave behind – finds himself driven to desperation. He contemplates a dangerous path: a return to his fo

23. The Lure
Feb 25, 1967 · 45m

Employing a young woman named Kitty and the daughter of a wanted criminal, private investigators set a snare to capture the girl's father, who is living as a fugitive.

24. Noose of Gold
Mar 4, 1967 · 45m · 9.0

Deputy District Attorney Shephard was driven by ambition, willing to pursue any course to advance his standing. This desire led him to orchestrate the killing of John Farron, a man who had chosen to surrender to justice, rather than face th

25. The Favor
Mar 11, 1967 · 45m

A conflict gnawed at Kitty. She felt bound by gratitude to James Daly, the man who had rescued her, yet this loyalty warred with her respect for the law and for Marshal Matt Dillon.

26. Mistaken Identity
Mar 18, 1967 · 45m

Ed Carstairs, a man living outside the law, made a dangerous bargain: he exchanged places with a dying man, felled by a venomous strike. He was taken aback, however, when the man, now brought to Dodge, showed signs of recovery.

27. Ladies from St. Louis
Mar 25, 1967 · 45m

Across the vast West, a company of nuns tended to the grievous wounds of Worth Sweeney. He lay injured, the result of a desperate defense against his own men.

28. Nitro! (1)
Apr 8, 1967 · 45m

George, adrift and without prospects, received an offer – a perilous one, yet promising considerable reward. The work involved the volatile task of mixing nitroglycerin for outlaws who planned to rob banks. Amidst this dangerous undertaking

29. Nitro! (2)
Apr 15, 1967 · 45m

The fumes clung to George, a bitter reminder of dwindling fortune. He felt a certainty, a deep-seated conviction that his time with the nitro was nearing its end, that his luck had irrevocably run out. Yet, the men who shared his precarious

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