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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.
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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.
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Episode 1
A runaway kid and a wanted man from East Texas team up to first find the kid's mother and second to shake those who have been chasing the man about a murder in Carver County and robbery he just didn't commit.
Directed by Michael O'HerlihyGuest stars Diane Ladd, Ernie Anderson, Kurt Russell, Tim O'Connor, Karl Swenson
Episode 2
Cyrus Degler is determined to keep Quint away from his 19-year old daughter, but no threats or beatings can keep them apart. They are about to leave town to get married when cousin Praylie comes to town bent on putting a stop to their plans any way he has to.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Katharine Ross, Burt Reynolds, George Kennedy, Royal Dano
Episode 3
Having already rescued an old man once, Danny may have to try to save him again when his friend is framed for murder.
Directed by Harry HarrisWritten by John MestonGuest stars Al Schottelkotte, Glenn Strange, Ed Peck, Howard Wendell, Bryan O'Byrne, Burt Reynolds, Harry Bartell, Ned Glass
Episode 4
A violent killing appears to be the work of Indians, but Matt doubts it. Someone accuses Quint of it and the solution involves secret motives and revenge in Indian country.
Directed by Harry HarrisGuest stars Arthur Batanides, Burt Reynolds, Michael Pate, James Anderson, Garry Walberg, Amzie Strickland, Denver Pyle, Douglas Kennedy
Episode 5
There's trouble for Doc Adams, and perhaps for Dodge, when a new doctor and his wife arrive in town and the wife resorts to spreading a nasty rumor about Doc to get the new practice started.
Directed by Harry HarrisWritten by George EcksteinGuest stars Glenn Strange, Harold Gould, James Broderick, Phyllis Love, Helen Kleeb, Buck Young, Howard Culver, Dorothy Neumann
Episode 6
When a shiftless farmer offers his daughter to Matt, Matt demurs, but the smitten girl comes after Matt, bringing danger with her.
Directed by Harry HarrisWritten by Kathleen HiteGuest stars Burt Reynolds, Lauri Peters, Harry Dean Stanton, Malcolm Atterbury, Mort Mills, Linda Watkins, Glenn Strange, Willard Sage
Episode 7
When a young pregnant woman seeks Kitty's aid in escaping from the child's father, the two women take the stagecoach from Dodge and meet with greater danger.
Directed by Harry HarrisWritten by Kathleen HiteGuest stars Joe Conley, James Frawley, Burt Reynolds, Glenn Strange, Jack Elam, Peggy Stewart, Gary Epper, Larry J. Blake
Episode 8
As Matt takes a convicted man to Hays City for hanging, Matt and the prisoner are waylaid and the prisoner lynched. Matt is framed for the killing, then arrested by a sergeant with a grudge against him.
Directed by Mark RydellWritten by John MestonGuest stars Michael Conrad, Robert Culp, Ed Asner, Steven Marlo, Scott Marlowe, Elisha Cook Jr., Clegg Hoyt, George Lindsey
Episode 9
An old rancher returns home after many years in prison, ready to reclaim what is his by any means necessary, including burning out the squatters on his land.
Directed by Harry HarrisGuest stars Richard Anderson, Glenn Strange, Roy Barcroft, William Fawcett, Burt Reynolds, Robert F. Simon, Claude Johnson, Charles Seel
Episode 10
Ellie Merchant, the wife of farmer Joe Merchant, is having a passionate affair with outlaw Pike Beechum. Beechum intends to remove Joe and any other obstacle between him and Ellie.
Directed by Michael O'HerlihyWritten by John MantleyGuest stars Glenn Strange, Frank Ferguson, J.D. Cannon, Mike Road, Harry Lauter, Mariette Hartley
Episode 11
Mistakenly hailed as a hero who downed four robbers, a man rethinks his decision to let folks regard him as a gunfighter when protecting the woman he wants calls for a gunman's skill.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John MestonGuest stars Gigi Perreau, Burt Reynolds, Glenn Corbett, John Lupton, Lane Chandler, Bob Steele, L.Q. Jones, John Pickard
Episode 12
Art and Bob both have an eye on a new girl in town. She works at the Long Branch but only has eyes for the most well-liked man in town. On the eve of their marriage, it all comes to a head and the town is out for blood.
Directed by Harry HarrisWritten by John MestonGuest stars Burt Reynolds, Bethel Leslie, Claude Akins, Michael Forest, Ric Roman, Jason Evers, Rudy Doucette, Gary Epper
Episode 13
Festus's ornery aunt arrives, squats on a piece of land, sets up a still, and comes to the rescue of a pair of star-crossed lovers. At the time he appeared in this episode, Howard McNear was appearing on The Andy Griffith Show as regular, Floyd Lawson the town barber.
Directed by Sutton RoleyWritten by Kathleen HiteGuest stars Dyan Cannon, Frank Cady, James Stacy, Howard McNear, Jeanette Nolan
Episode 14
Festus takes part in a horse race in which big money is at stake, tempting some to sabotage the race in order to make sure of the outcome.
Directed by Christian NybyGuest stars John Fiedler, Dan White, Hal Needham, William Henry, Chuck Hayward, Chubby Johnson
Episode 15
Matt's old friend comes to town, announcing plans to settle down and start a business, but the business he has in mind involves dishonesty and perhaps murder.
Directed by Joseph SargentGuest stars Glenn Strange, Roy Roberts, Forrest Tucker, Hal Needham, Nora Marlowe, Tom Kennedy, Cyril Delevanti
Episode 16
The body of a no-good man is found in his burning store on the same night as the sudden disappearance of the nice couple he cheated out of the money for their ranch.
Directed by Harry HarrisWritten by John MestonGuest stars Burt Brinckerhoff, Peter Whitney, Arthur Malet, Ted Knight
Episode 17
On their way out of town, some cousins of Festus come across a badly injured man whom they assume is dead, so they flee, pursued by Festus, who believes his cousins attacked the man.
Directed by Harry HarrisGuest stars Don Beddoe, Glenn Strange, Denver Pyle, Ken Mayer, Royal Dano, Shug Fisher
Episode 18
Anderson, a stylish bounty hunter, rides into Dodge City. He informs Matt that his partner has a wanted criminal at an ice house. The locale is a two-day ride from Dodge; Anderson wants Matt's help to bring the criminal in. The outlaw's brother intends to go gunning for Matt and Anderson. There's also a twist: Matt finds out Anderson didn't tell him the truth about what happened. Both Anderson's partner and the outlaw lie dead at the ice house.
Directed by Joseph H. LewisGuest stars John Drew Barrymore, Glenn Strange, Dennis Hopper, Anne Helm
Episode 19
Chief Joseph has come to town suffering from pneumonia. When he and his party are refused lodging at the hotel, a stranger steps in offering his room. Local sentiment is against this and like a boiling over teapot, trouble begins to brew.
Directed by Mark RydellGuest stars Victor Jory, Robert Loggia, Leonard Stone, Joe Maross, Howard Culver, Dennis Cross, Willard Sage, Michael Hinn
Episode 20
A circus family comes to town and charms the populace, who don't know the family's real stock in trade is larceny.
Guest stars Angelo Rossitto, Isabel Jewell, Glenn Strange, Roy Roberts, Burt Reynolds, Warren Oates, Elizabeth MacRae, Walter Burke
Episode 21
The head of the Lukens clan blames Martin Kellums for not helping his young bride during a difficult childbirth when the doctor was away. When Kellums runs to Dodge, Matt does his best to keep everyone safe including the local citizens.
Directed by Allen ReisnerGuest stars Lee Majors, Roger Ewing, Glenn Strange, Theodore Bikel, Sheldon Allman, Ford Rainey, Russell Thorson, Robert F. Simon
Episode 22
Two brothers quarrel to the death over a woman, and as the survivor flees with her, pursued by Matt, the killing may not be over.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyGuest stars Nestor Paiva, Burt Reynolds, H.M. Wynant, John Milford, Russell Custer, Tom Simcox, Tom Kennedy
Episode 23
The goofy nephew of Festus, Eliab Haggen, comes to Dodge with the hope of shooting off a tiny piece of his ear, because Festus bit off a piece of his dad's ear years ago in a fight.
Directed by Richard C. SarafianGuest stars Glenn Strange, Burt Reynolds, Gregg Palmer, James Hampton, Dee J. Thompson, Hank Patterson
Episode 24
Kitty welcomes her mentor to town, but her friend is burdened by a secret: she's here to deliver the child of her outlaw son, a man willing to take his own mother hostage.
Directed by Joseph H. LewisWritten by Robert LewinGuest stars Jean Arthur, Glenn Strange, Scott Marlowe, Roy Barcroft, Hank Patterson, Suzanne Benoit
Episode 25
A young attorney newly arrived in Dodge works the law to keep his client out of Matt's clutches, then has ample reason to regret it.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyGuest stars Howard Culver, Glenn Strange, John Warburton, Elisha Cook Jr., Robert Sorrells, Ben Cooper, Hank Patterson, Dorothy Neumann
Episode 26
Bert Clum uses his clan to get what he wants. They are camped outside of Dodge. When they meet a small wagon train, he hatches a plot to rob the local bank. But he needs to snatch a baby to hide behind first.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John MestonGuest stars Virginia Christine, William Boyett, Roy Roberts, Burt Reynolds, Hampton Fancher, Harry Carey, Jr., Perry Cook
Episode 27
A woman and her adult, attractive niece stop in Dodge to earn some money to complete their journey to San Francisco. When an offer of marriage to her aunt threatens to derail those plans, the niece takes action.
Directed by Mark RydellWritten by John MantleyGuest stars Glenn Strange, Eileen Heckart, Katharine Ross, Clifton James, Michael Forest, R.G. Armstrong, Hank Patterson
Episode 28
A temperance agitator wants to shut down Kitty's saloon and end all the drinking in Dodge.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyGuest stars Glenn Strange, James Whitmore, Julie Sommars, L.Q. Jones, Howard Culver, Tom Kennedy, Read Morgan, John Saxon
Episode 29
On a stagecoach returning to Dodge, Kitty and her traveling companions are waylaid and held for ransom.
Directed by Mark RydellGuest stars Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Darren McGavin, Aneta Corsaut, Val Avery, Stafford Repp, Everett Sloane, William Fawcett, Pat Cardi
Episode 30
A mousy local man is hailed as a hero when he shoots and kills a man wanted for murder. Then a newspaper reporter interviews him and uncovers facts that cast a very different light on the shooting.
Directed by Harry HarrisGuest stars Glenn Strange, Steve Ihnat, Don Keefer, Lee Van Cleef, John Dehner, Tom Reese, Ted Jordan
Episode 31
Drought and crop failure leave Dodge without fruit or vegetables and a farming widow and her son very ill with scurvy.
Directed by Harry HarrisWritten by Kathleen HiteGuest stars Jan Clayton, Andrew Duggan, William Boyett, William Phipps, Roy Barcroft
Episode 32
Just arriving in Dodge, Molly McConnell looks for her husband. When she finds out he's been killed, and Dillon is responsible, she wonders why he didn't tell her in the first place and sets out to learn how to shoot so she can kill him.
Directed by Michael O'HerlihyGuest stars Betty Hutton, Glenn Strange, John Hubbard, Claude Akins
Episode 33
Doc, carrying money on an errand for Matt, is found near death. In Matt's absence, the townsfolk figure there's no need to wait for official justice to deal with those deemed responsible.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyGuest stars Glenn Strange, Harry Townes, George Lindsey, Ben Cooper
Episode 34
A man comes to town and tells Sam he's going to shoot Matt. It's soon understood he is an old friend of Matt's. Soon this drifter is Involved in shooting and killing a man, and his and Matt's friendship is stretched as he claims self defense even though he was the only one armed.
Directed by Harry Harris, Vincent McEveetyWritten by John MestonGuest stars Rory Calhoun, Dick Wessel, Glenn Strange, Joanna Moore, Harry Bartell, Harry Lauter, Charles Maxwell, John Crawford
Episode 35
Matt is ordered to Ridge Town to reopen the case of an army major who was murdered 12 years before, when a dying outlaw he shot swears he did not commit the crime, and it appears the whole town is hiding something.
Directed by Joseph Sargent, Harry HarrisWritten by John MestonGuest stars Ian Wolfe, James Gregory, Victor Izay, Jeremy Slate, Sandy Kenyon, Garry Walberg, Jack Weston, Dennis Cross
Episode 36
A buffalo hunter who doesn't hold with ranching is acquitted of shooting the man who tries to stop him from stealing a calf, but he isn't finished with stealing to get his way.
Directed by Harry Harris, Vincent McEveetyGuest stars Russ Tamblyn, Glenn Strange, Stanley Adams, Lane Bradford, Larry Ward, Len Wayland, Harold J. Stone
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
James ArnessMarshal Matt Dillon
Amanda BlakeKitty
Dennis WeaverChester
Ken CurtisFestus
Milburn StoneDoc
Woody ChamblissWoody Lathrop
Glenn StrangeSam Noonan
Dabbs GreerJonas
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