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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
Matt is summoned to help an old friend, Ab Butler, who has been shot in the back and left for dead. However, Matt faces a difficult situation when Ab's partner shows up and tells his side of the story.
Directed by Jesse HibbsWritten by John MestonGuest stars Mike Road, Tom Reese
Episode 2
Troublemakers trick an immigrant blacksmith into leaving his house on his wedding night, then burn it down.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John MestonGuest stars George Kennedy, Wesley Lau
Episode 3
Matt arrests Finn Pickett after recognizing his face from a wanted poster. On the way back to Dodge, Pickett's vengeful sons try to free their father as Matt and Chester face a water shortage.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Rex Holman, Warren Oates, Trevor Bardette
Episode 4
Lee Nagel suspects his visiting uncle of murder when his father is killed in their store in an apparent accident.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John MestonGuest stars Dabbs Greer, Harry Lauter, Richard Rust, Gene Nelson, Roy Barcroft, John George, Dorothy Green
Episode 5
While transporting a prisoner with Chester on a stagecoach to Wichita, Matt learns that the stagecoach is also carrying a shipment of gold, and he suspects the coach might be targeted by outlaws.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John MestonGuest stars Paul Guilfoyle, Anthony Caruso
Episode 6
Matt is called in to deal with a corrupt sheriff in Tascosa.
Directed by Jesse HibbsWritten by John MestonGuest stars Gilman Rankin, Susan Cummings, Stafford Repp, Lane Bradford
Episode 7
Matt's old friend, Esteban Garcia, tracks a man into Dodge and plans to kill him for stealing his wife.
Directed by Jesse HibbsWritten by John MestonGuest stars Barney Phillips, Lawrence Dobkin, Bing Russell, Ben Wright, Roy Engel, Anne Whitfield
Episode 8
Murders follow when a buffalo hunter and his browbeaten partner come to town.
Directed by Arthur HillerWritten by John MestonGuest stars Kenneth Tobey, H.M. Wynant, Ned Glass, Howard Culver, Jimmy Noel, Gage Clarke, Cactus Mack
Episode 9
Out on the prairie, Matt is shot and taken captive by two outlaws, one of whom is a weakling abused and bossed around by the other.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John MestonGuest stars Conlan Carter, John Dehner, Allan Lane
Episode 10
A young army drummer named Raffie is terrorized by two bullying mule skinners.
Directed by Arthur HillerWritten by John MestonGuest stars Phil Chambers, Bruce Gordon, Jack Grinnage
Episode 11
Jake Creed accuses his young hired hand, Ben Tolliver, of horse theft.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John MestonGuest stars John Lupton, Hank Patterson, Roy Barcroft
Episode 12
The vicious Dolan brothers move in on a tough cattle rancher and his non-violent son.
Directed by Jean YarbroughGuest stars Guy Stockwell, Leo Gordon, John Hoyt, Rex Holman
Episode 13
Gus Mather arrives in Dodge in a wagon, carrying the coffin of his best friend, Orson Boggs, to give him a proper wake. There's only one problem: according to Mrs. Boggs, her late husband didn't have any friends.
Directed by Gerald MayerWritten by John MestonGuest stars Anne Seymour, Denver Pyle, John George, Michael Hinn
Episode 14
A young drifter takes a job as cook at Delmonico's but accidentally kills a crazy buffalo hunter who complains about his cooking.
Directed by Ted PostGuest stars Sue Randall, John Milford, Guy Stockwell, Tom Greenway, John Pickard, Ken Mayer
Episode 15
A scheming woman (Else Hedgepath), who is after the money and wealth of Hannibal Bass, makes a play for Hannibal, but runs into some serious, SERIOUS trouble though when she tangles with *MRS* Bass!
Directed by Ted PostWritten by John MestonGuest stars Hampton Fancher, Buddy Ebsen, Linda Watkins, Hope Summers
Episode 16
In a family that believes in taking care of its own--including administering punishment within the family for crime--one of two grown brothers appears to have committed murder, but which one?
Directed by Franklin AdreonGuest stars Dabbs Greer, Lurene Tuttle, Kevin Hagen, Jack Grinnage
Episode 17
A man shoots his partner, flees, and is caught by two men claiming to be lawmen.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Lane Chandler, Don Keefer, Harry Carey, Jr., Ken Lynch
Episode 18
Red and Joe Lime are no-good murderous brothers, and Matt has to track 'em down out on the prairie. Trouble is, Matt comes down with a fever due to missing out on so much sleep in the last couple of weeks. This situation causes some serious problems for all involved when Matt has to return to Dodge because he is too sick to pursue the Lime brothers.
Directed by Jesse HibbsWritten by John MestonGuest stars Hank Patterson
Episode 19
A man and his wife come across a lone trapper and make camp with him. Next day, the husband comes to Dodge to report to Doc that his wife is sick, but Doc finds the woman beaten to death, and the husband accuses the trapper.
Directed by Harry HarrisWritten by John MestonGuest stars Jan Shepard, Tom Reese, Strother Martin
Episode 20
The theft of a sack of potatoes leads to increasingly violent hostilities between the Scooper and Galloway families.
Directed by Dennis WeaverGuest stars Harry Dean Stanton, Warren Oates, Jack Elam, Nora Marlowe, Jeanette Nolan, Cyril Delevanti
Episode 21
Matt rescues teen-aged Trudy Trent from a life of isolated poverty with her incestuous and alcoholic father, but he subsequently learns that "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" when he rejects her misguided romantic overtures toward him.
Directed by Harry HarrisWritten by John MestonGuest stars Anne Helm, Roy Barcroft
Episode 22
Dillon goes after cowboy Jake Bayloe after he guns down his partner in the Long Branch , shooting Kitty in the crossfire and critically wounding her.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Joseph Mell, George Kennedy
Episode 23
While Chester is out searching for Doc, his horse is injured. Chester goes to a house for help and is instead taken prisoner.
Written by John MestonGuest stars Harry Shannon, George Eldredge, House Peters Jr., Charles Aidman
Episode 24
After witnessing the callous murder of her kindly father, Harriet Horne disregards Matt's advice and unwisely attempts to extract revenge from the perpetrators by making them jealous rivals for her attention.
Directed by Gene Fowler Jr.Written by John MestonGuest stars Tom Reese, Ron Hayes, Howard Culver
Episode 25
A concealed gunman takes a shot at Chester, and it may have been a bank robber, or it may have been someone who's been making trouble at the Long Branch.
Directed by Harry HarrisGuest stars Quentin Sondergaard, Joseph Mell, John Harmon, Karl Swenson, Cactus Mack, Gage Clarke, Wallace Rooney, Michael Harris
Episode 26
Hot-headed Tom's new wife used to be a river-boat girl, and when a gunman from her old life recognizes her, a battle between the two men is brewing.
Directed by Harry HarrisGuest stars James Drury, Ron Hayes, Jan Shepard, Glenn Strange
Episode 27
To protect Kitty, Matt is forced to physically (and publicly) subdue fractious troublemaker Pat Swarner. When Swarner is subsequently found murdered, oft-inebriated Jud Sloan's claim that the Marshal was the killer seems uncomfortably credible.
Directed by Gerald MayerGuest stars George Kennedy, Barney Phillips, Sandy Kenyon, Chris Alcaide
Episode 28
Marshal Dillon must find a suitable home for Charity Gill, a young orphan, after the little girl's father dies when his cabin catches fire. Charity insists that she should live with the Dodge City lawman.
Directed by Dennis WeaverWritten by John MestonGuest stars Susan Gordon, Wright King
Episode 29
A horse thief murders a man to get his horses. Matt tracks the criminal to a Kiowa camp.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenWritten by John MestonGuest stars Henry Brandon, Eddie Little Sky, Jack Lambert, Buck Young, Charles Seel
Episode 30
Rough and rowdy Minnie comes to Dodge City and sets her designs on Doc Adams, much to the delight of Matt, Chester and Kitty. Trouble comes though when Minnie's husband comes to Dodge and finds out that his Minnie is sweet on Doc.
Directed by Harry HarrisWritten by John MestonGuest stars Joseph Mell, Virginia Gregg
Episode 31
Vengeful former convict Nate Bush sets off a tragic series of events when he informs Matt that well-liked new arrival Cole Treadwell is actually Cole Trankin, an escapee from the Arizona Territorial Prison.
Directed by Ted PostWritten by John MestonGuest stars Phyllis Love, Vic Perrin
Episode 32
A gunrunner supplies the Pawnee with weapons. Matt arrests him, but when the Pawnee find out, they capture Matt and free his prisoner.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars John Larch, Allan Lane
Episode 33
Hot tempered Andy Coe and his wife want to sell their wagon to Moss, but can't when Ed Fallon's team spooks and crashes into their wagon.
Directed by Dennis WeaverGuest stars Robert Karnes
Episode 34
A man claiming to be a sheriff from Texas comes to Dodge and asks Matt for help tracking down a named fugitive, but the man may not be a lawman.
Written by John MestonGuest stars Virginia Gregg, Garry Walberg, Paul Langton
Episode 35
A pretty girl arrives in town and chases Chester, who's happy for her to do so, but the young woman has a secret that may land her in jail.
Directed by Ted PostGuest stars John van Dreelen, Dabbs Greer, Patricia Smith
Episode 36
When an ex-marshal passing through town is shot in the back, Matt suspects a new saloon gal might have had something to do with it.
Directed by Ted PostWritten by John MestonGuest stars Tod Andrews, Cloris Leachman, Rudy Doucette, Warren J. Kemmerling, Jimmy Noel
Episode 37
When Roy Tayloe is murdered following a poker game, quick-tempered Harry Miles is certain that daughter Melinda's suitor Tom Potter is the killer. Miles quickly becomes impatient with Matt's methodical investigation of the crime and threatens to kill Potter himself unless he stays away from Melinda.
Guest stars Diana Millay, Rand Brooks, Glenn Strange
Episode 38
Matt and Chester find Rod Ellison shot and paralyzed on the prairie and return him to Dodge for surgery. Ben Witter abrasively advises Matt that he is a deputy sheriff from Pueblo who has come to Dodge to arrest Ellison for robbery, but Matt is suspicious of Witter's refusal to produce a valid arrest warrant.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Robert Karnes, Wright King
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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