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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
Ironic tragedy results when Danny Kader stubbornly disregards his father's predispositions (and Matt's pragmatic advice) in order to attempt an elopement with a young gypsy woman.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Darryl Hickman, Frank De Kova, John Carradine
Episode 2
When Kitty is hurt in a fall from a horse, she and Matt must seek help from shiftless dirt farmers who are oddly uninterested in aiding them.
Directed by Buzz KulikWritten by John MestonGuest stars Don Dubbins, Anne Seymour, Karl Swenson, John George
Episode 3
Horses with Bar S brand are being sold to unsuspecting buyers. Deesha moves in to claim the horses, leaving the buyer with nothing.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Trevor Bardette, Bartlett Robinson, Harry Carey, Jr., Fred Holliday
Episode 4
A man suddenly turns up in Dodge City claiming to be Billy Crale, the long-lost son of a well-to-do local widow. Matt knows that Billy Crale was reported dead during the Civil War, and he becomes highly concerned for Mrs. Crale's safety when he confirms that the man is actually a onetime outlaw known as Johnny Red.
Directed by Buzz KulikGuest stars Josephine Hutchinson, James Drury, Abel Fernandez
Episode 5
A father and son bully a farmer and his wife who won't sell their land, but the farmer is oddly reluctant to let Matt arrest the two, even when they resort to gunfire.
Directed by Christian NybyWritten by John MestonGuest stars Harry Townes
Episode 6
Is the homely, sharp-tongued, middle-aged wife of a homesteader really inspiring men to fight to the death for her affections?
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars George Mitchell, John Anderson, Rudy Doucette, Cactus Mack, Florence MacMichael, John Breen
Episode 7
Chester saves a man from a zealot's violent "justice" then faces a dose of the same himself.
Directed by Jesse HibbsWritten by John MestonGuest stars John Crawford, Peter Whitney, Richard Rust
Episode 8
Matt, escorting 3 men back to Dodge, claims a beautiful wounded Indian woman will be able to identify the one who shot her and killed her husband.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John MestonGuest stars Robert J. Wilke, Jack Elam, Gene Nelson
Episode 9
A man wants to gunfight when he returns home, after years away, and finding his brother married to his girl.
Directed by R.G. SpringsteenGuest stars Dabbs Greer, John Clarke, Lew Gallo
Episode 10
Onetime gunman Zeno Smith faces an unenviable choice. If he does not help would-be gambler Hank Fergus rob Mr. Jonas's general store, Fergus will tell 12-year old orphan Tommy the full story of how Zeno's descent into deprivation and alcoholism dates to the day he backed down from facing Fergus in a gunfight.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Richard Eyer, John Larch
Episode 11
Matt is uncertain what to make of Cyrus Tucker's confused claim that his wife of 32 years "just ran off", especially when a homesteader claims that he saw the old man digging a large hole just behind his house.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Dabbs Greer, Elisha Cook Jr., William Phipps
Episode 12
A father threatens to kill the two drifters who have been plaguing his daughter.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Wesley Lau, Simon Oakland, Ed Nelson
Episode 13
A man enlists the aid of a parson to fake his own death.
Directed by R.G. SpringsteenGuest stars Gertrude Flynn, William Fawcett, Howard McNear, Vaughn Taylor
Episode 14
A man is convicted of murder on doubtful testimony.
Directed by Ted PostGuest stars Wayne Rogers, Harold Goodwin, Wright King, George Ford, Herman Hack, Robert Griffin
Episode 15
When hired gunman Killion comes to Dodge, many of the men get scared thinking he is after them.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Madlyn Rhue, Harold Goodwin, Paul Langton
Episode 16
A quarrel between two partners in homesteading escalates to the point of gunfire. Matt tries to make peace between them by locking them up together.
Directed by Stuart HeislerWritten by John MestonGuest stars Percy Helton, Robert Emhardt
Episode 17
An ex-Confederate waits to settle the score with the Union man whose unit cost him a loved one and property in the late war.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Ross Elliott, Dabbs Greer, Ben Wright, Howard Culver, Rudy Doucette, John George
Episode 18
Despite a serious heart condition, onetime prizefighter Tom Burr is determined to go through with his plans to fight vicious Hob Creel. The only way Matt can stop the mismatch and save Burr's life is to fight Creel himself.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Gregg Palmer, Harry Lauter, Don Megowan, Howard Caine, Robert J. Wilke, George Ford, Herman Hack
Episode 19
Someone takes a shot at a hard man who is brutal to his wife, and someone is overheard claiming he was offered money to kill the man.
Directed by Jean YarbroughGuest stars Milton Selzer, Mary Field
Episode 20
Matt and his friends try to come to the aid of a has-been actor caught cheating at cards.
Directed by Arthur HillerGuest stars Stanley Clements, Howard McNear, John Abbott
Episode 21
Matt has reason to believe that the new overweight, gun toting, straight shooting, female owner of the Lady Gay saloon may have killed the previous owner, or did she?
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John MestonGuest stars Richard Reeves, Ric Roman, Walter Burke
Episode 22
While Matt is away on business, Doc gets threatened by an ex convict (Brice Harp) who claims that Doc Adams sentenced him to a long term in Prison.
Directed by Arthur HillerWritten by John MestonGuest stars Dabbs Greer, Dennis Cross, Barry Atwater
Episode 23
Old man Onie has a great swimming cow that can lead herds across rivers, and when they both come up missing, one trail boss accuses another of killing them.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Raymond Hatton, Ron Hayes, Robert Karnes, Tyler McVey, Lane Bradford
Episode 24
Kitty gets caught in the middle when a crazy-eyed man goes hunting for his former son-in-law, whom he blames for the death of his daughter in childbirth.
Directed by Arthur HillerWritten by John MestonGuest stars Abraham Sofaer, John Pickard
Episode 25
After a train sparks a fire that destroys a family's crops, the man, his son, and his daughter rob another train of fifty thousand dollars. A baggage clerk is killed and the crusty representative of the railroad pressures Matt to solve it.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Jon Lormer, Bartlett Robinson, John Larch, Nan Peterson
Episode 26
Determined to avenge his murderous brother's hanging, Vince Walsh begins a self-serving campaign of unofficially helping to keep the peace in Dodge City over Matt's objections. Walsh is certain that his actions and his taunts will eventually goad the Marshal into a gunfight.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Mary Carver, Charles Aidman, Edward Faulkner, Dick Rich
Episode 27
When Jonas accuses Clint Dodie of robbing his store, Matt and Chester set out in the bitter cold go to Clint's farm to make an arrest.
Directed by Jesse HibbsWritten by John MestonGuest stars Dabbs Greer, Betty Harford, Jack Elam
Episode 28
When the greedy relatives of a dying man (Crowbait Bob) learn that he might be dying, they come to Dodge to grab anything of value they can get from the dying man.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Hank Patterson, Ned Glass
Episode 29
A southern belle charms Chester and many others in Dodge, but Kitty isn't falling for her charms.
Directed by Jean YarbroughGuest stars Joanna Moore, Dabbs Greer, Harold Goodwin
Episode 30
Far from Dodge, Chester finds himself in the uncomfortable position of trying to extract a bullet in order to save Doc's life after the two are ambushed by a pair of savage prairie wolfers.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John MestonGuest stars Robert J. Wilke
Episode 31
A man beats his wife and is sentenced to fifty days or fifty dollars by the judge. The beaten woman scrapes together the money for her husband's fine, only to be beaten again.
Directed by Jesse HibbsWritten by John MestonGuest stars Allyn Joslyn, Alice Frost, Hank Patterson
Episode 32
A saloon girl shoots a man who came to her room, claiming he attacked her, but as the dead man was to testify against a man from the woman's past, Matt is suspicious.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John MestonGuest stars Ross Elliott, Harry Lauter, Jan Harrison
Episode 33
Ed makes no secret of his intention to kill Bert for marrying the girl Ed wanted. So when Ed is the one who turns up dead, folks assume that Bert did it.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Tom Reese, Adam Kennedy, Val Dufour, George Ford, John Breen
Episode 34
There's a cattle drive near town, and the cowboys are nervous about a series of cattle rustling events that have taken place recently.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Douglas Kennedy, Chuck Roberson
Episode 35
Belle Ainesly rides into town after 3 years absence. Seems she ran off with an unsavory character 3 years ago, and all of Dodge feels she's a "bad" woman. Belle says she is coming back to stay at the family ranch.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Dan White, Nita Talbot, Lovyss Bradley, Nancy Rennick, Gage Clarke, Leonard P. Geer, Henry Wills
Episode 36
Two brothers have decided that it is their mission to rid the West of Indians.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Richard Chamberlain, Charles MacArthur, Buck Young, Morris Ankrum, Ralph Moody, Hank Patterson
Episode 37
Kitty doubts the veracity of Matt's old friend Dolly Winters, who arrives in Dodge seeking the Marshal's help and claiming to have been robbed, beaten, and jilted by a man named Rad Meadows.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Lee Van Cleef, Marilyn Maxwell, Hal Smith, Peggy Stewart
Episode 38
Matt is on the trail of a badly wounded corporal for robbing the army payroll and falls into a trap when the father of the corporal gets the drop on him and wounds Chester.
Directed by Arthur HillerGuest stars Henry Brandon, Rudy Solari, Harry Bartell, Joseph V. Perry
Episode 39
The widow of a stagecoach robber is courted by the man who, unbeknownst to the widow, is the one who shot her husband.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Arthur Franz, Douglas Kennedy
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
CBSUnited States
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