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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
Kitty is in a stage wreck and dazed and confused she sets out in the wild. Meeting up with a wild girl who does not speak, she winds up at a shack where a family takes her and the wild girl hostage. Intent on turning the child into a sideshow, they tie Kitty up but are stopped before they can get too far.
Directed by Robert TottenGuest stars Mercedes McCambridge, Terri Lynn Wood, Royal Dano, Peggy Rea
Episode 2
After convict wants to kill a man he has never seen before after he gets out of prison.
Directed by Paul StanleyGuest stars Ramon Bieri, Mariette Hartley, Gene Evans, Glenn Corbett, Ted Jordan
Episode 3
Matt helps a young boy find his mom while finding an outlaw.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyGuest stars David Sheiner, Emory Parnell, Merry Anders, George Chandler, Ellen Burstyn, Don Megowan, Rex Holman, Ruth Roman
Episode 4
Matt helps a young boy find his mom while finding an outlaw.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyGuest stars David Sheiner, Emory Parnell, Merry Anders, George Chandler, Ellen Burstyn, Don Megowan, Rex Holman, Ruth Roman
Episode 5
Dr. Chapman is arrested by Festus when he tries to sleep in Doc's office even though he has explained that Doc went to Baltimore to hone his medical skills. A letter explains that Doc felt so badly about a little girl's death that he could have prevented if he had been more in tune with modern medicine, that he had to leave. Not many in town are very cordial to Dr. Chapman and when Newly's shop blows up with Newly and Festus in it, they dislike him even more. Festus is all right, but Newly has a bone splinter in his brain and needs an operation. Chapman wins the town by performing the operation and saving Newly's life.
Directed by Philip LeacockGuest stars Glenn Strange, Pat Hingle, Jon Lormer, Lane Bradford, Ted Jordan
Episode 6
Ma Colter tries to dissuade her youngest son from following his older brothers into a life of crime.
Directed by Philip LeacockGuest stars Jan-Michael Vincent, Greg Mullavey, Glenn Strange, Kim Hunter, Pat Hingle, Read Morgan, Ken Mayer, Bryan O'Byrne
Episode 7
Matt is out to find a gunfigther who killed two people.
Directed by Bernard McEveetyGuest stars Philip Carey, Marie Windsor, Glenn Strange, Mike Mazurki, Sharon Acker, Clay Tanner, John Dullaghan, Victor French
Episode 8
A former Marshall helps Matt by filling in for Matt, after he is wounded and sent to bed so he can rest.
Guest stars John Quade, Glenn Strange, Pat Hingle, Eddie Quillan, Claudia Bryar, Gregg Palmer, Peggy McCay, Anthony Caruso
Episode 9
A jury has the fate of a mountain man in it's hands.
Directed by Irving J. MooreWritten by William BlinnGuest stars Denny Miller, Glenn Strange, Herb Vigran, Pat Hingle, Erin Moran, Harry Townes, Lane Bradford, Tom Brown
Episode 10
While trying to hide from a storm Festus finds old Indian is about to die. Festus keeps trying to stop the indian from dying.
Directed by Paul StanleyGuest stars Glenn Strange, Pat Hingle, Ray Reinhardt, Pippa Scott, John Dierkes, Malcolm Atterbury, Charles McGraw
Episode 11
Drago wants to find the person who killed a woman who helped him.
Directed by Paul StanleyGuest stars Pat Hingle, Del Monroe, Ben Johnson, Edward Faulkner, Buddy Ebsen
Episode 12
A hidecutter starts trouble in the Long Branch and Matt comes to the rescue throwing him out of town. When Festus goes up to fetch Dr. Chapman, he finds the old scudder there himself. Offering to buy Doc a drink, he can't resist and they surprise everyone down at the Long Branch. While they are all excited to see Doc, Matt is out checking the town and ends up shot in the back by the hidecutter he just threw out. Doc's homecoming is ruined when he realizes that if he tries to remove the bullet he could paralyze Matt and he doesn't want to be the one to do it. So, he contacts a surgeon in Denver, and loading Matt in the baggage car of the train, Kitty, Doc, Festus, and Newly all head for Denver along with a Federal gold shipment.
Directed by Bernard McEveetyGuest stars Alejandro Rey, Glenn Strange, Sian Barbara Allen, Norman Alden, Mills Watson, Eddie Firestone, Harry Carey, Jr., John Crawford
Episode 13
As the train moves along to Denver we meet several passengers. One is a Pinkerton man handcuffed to Beth Tilton, a woman who doesn't want to go back to Colorado to her husband. The other, Allie Dawson, is a young girl that Newly befriends who does not believe in violence. The train is taken over by Jack Sinclair, an old enemy of Matt's. Matt had shot his hand off before sending him to prison. Making it look like Matt is a dead body in the baggage car, he is safe for now with Doc standing guard, but it can't last long. Kitty senses trouble when Beth starts cozying up to Jack Sinclair and worries she'll tell him what she knows. Warning her that she'll do anything for her man, Kitty watches Beth like a hawk. Festus and Newly are forced to help load the gold shipment on the wagon and when they get it loaded they end up driving off with it luring the gang out on foot to chase them. Beth tells one of the guards about Dillon in the back, and he goes to kill him.
Directed by Bernard McEveetyGuest stars Alejandro Rey, Sian Barbara Allen, Norman Alden, Mills Watson, Eddie Firestone, Harry Carey, Jr., John Crawford, Pepe Callahan
Episode 14
The conclusion to this three parter. Dillon kills the guard that was gunning for him and the passengers take the train back over. The only problem, all the fuel has been destroyed so they have to get more fast. Festus and Newly are still out with the gold leading the men from the train on foot. Dillon's legs are numb and Doc has no choice but to operate whether he cripples him or not. Leaving the gold shipment and taking the mules, Newly and Festus head back to the train to try to get it going. Sinclair has the men push the wagon back to the train and gets there in time to keep it from taking off. Beth tells Sinclair about Matt Dillon, but Dillon's faster than a gun even lying down and ends up killing him. The train takes off leaving the bad guys and all their gold sitting at the tracks with no way to get anywhere.
Directed by Bernard McEveetyGuest stars Alejandro Rey, Sian Barbara Allen, Mills Watson, Eddie Firestone, Harry Carey, Jr., John Crawford, Pepe Callahan, Sam Melville
Episode 15
The meanest outlady in the US is coming to Dodge, at least that's what Festus has heard, but it's really Emma Grundy out to retrieve her seven orphans from Titus Spangler and take them back to the orphanage where they belong. The town finds it ludicrous that these children have never had a Christmas and plan on putting one on in the Long Branch. The problem arises when Mrs. Grundy arrives, and she has her own personal reasons for not giving the children Christmas. Kitty steps in to solve the problem single handedly and ends up messing things up worse than they were.
Directed by Herb WallersteinWritten by William KelleyGuest stars Willie Aames, Glenn Strange, Josh Albee, Herb Vigran, Brian Morrison, Jack Collins, Jack Elam, Jeanette Nolan
Episode 16
Ben Justin must try and clear his name of false charges.
Directed by Irving J. MooreWritten by Richard FielderGuest stars Liam Dunn, Sam Groom, Glenn Strange, Herb Vigran, Alan Fudge, Leo Gordon, Henry Jones, H.M. Wynant
Episode 17
After Matt is hurt, He makes friends who must help him stay alive.
Directed by Paul StanleyGuest stars Alfonso Arau, Linda Marsh, Thomas Gomez, Julio Medina
Episode 18
Newly falls in love with a woman who could put him in danger, once her past is known.
Directed by Bernard McEveetyWritten by William KelleyGuest stars Glenn Strange, Michele Carey, Denny Arnold, James McCallion, L.Q. Jones, John Dullaghan, Ken Mayer, Howard Culver
Episode 19
Lucius's daughter wants her dad locked up so she and Tom can have the estate. Judge Broker thinks Mr. Prince is sane and Mr. Prince proves he can be a dad.
Directed by Bernard McEveetyGuest stars Glenn Strange, Herb Vigran, Jeanette Nolan, Jack Albertson, Dorothy Neumann, Jack Perkins, Ted Jordan
Episode 20
A former gunfighter returns to Dodge which worries Matt because Howard Cane was the one to survive the rage war. Can Matt stop him before more trouble comes to Dodge?
Directed by Bernard McEveetyGuest stars Glenn Strange, Jacqueline Scott, Mills Watson, Claude Akins, Read Morgan, Brian Morrison, George Murdock, Jodie Foster
Episode 21
A drifter wants to marry the rich family's daughter
Directed by Vincent McEveetyGuest stars Nancy Olson, Glenn Strange, Pamela Payton-Wright, Forrest Tucker, James Stacy, Hank Patterson, Ted Jordan
Episode 22
A man gets shot, loses his memory, and gets taken in by a lonely woman
Directed by Herb WallersteinGuest stars Anne Jackson, Victor French, George Lindsey
Episode 23
Festus is mistaken for a killer.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyGuest stars Glenn Strange, Herb Vigran, Tom McFadden, Gregg Palmer, Robert Totten, Jon Lormer, Booth Colman, Bill Erwin
Episode 24
A father disapproves of the man her daughter marries.
Directed by Bernard McEveetyGuest stars Sam Elliott, Jason Wingreen, Fran Ryan, Melissa Newman, Morgan Woodward, Lane Bradford, George D. Wallace, Ted Jordan
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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