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The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.
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Episode 1
Bret attends a hanging under very uncomfortable conditions: he's the intended victim.
Directed by Douglas HeyesWritten by Douglas HeyesGuest stars Sam Flint, Forbes Murray, Whitney Blake, Ray Teal, Jay Novello, Robert Griffin, John Cliff, Burt Mustin
Episode 2
Bret falls for the tempting trickery of a pretty woman (Joanna Barnes) — and finds himself helplessly involved in a swindle.
Directed by Richard L. BareWritten by Gene Levitt, Bob Mitchell, Gene LevittGuest stars Byron Foulger, John Russell, Joanna Barnes, John Qualen, Claire Carleton, Richard Reeves, Robert Carson, Jon Lormer
Episode 3
Bart meets a gentleman after his own heart — who skips town with his money, and leaves him to face a murder rap and a man-hungry female (Arlene Howell).
Directed by Douglas HeyesWritten by Douglas HeyesGuest stars Arlene Howell, Herbert Lytton, Ted White, Richard Long, I. Stanford Jolley, Richard Reeves, Charlie Briggs, Jack Lomas
Episode 4
In a desert, Bret and a hunting party are ambushed — and left to fight a blazing sun.
Directed by Leslie H. MartinsonWritten by Marion HargroveGuest stars Reginald Owen, Joan Elan, Seymour Green, Gordon Richards, Rusty Wescoatt, Walter Barnes, Robert Nash
Episode 5
Bart Maverick and two of his friends are charged with murder. The town's citizens demand a confession from one of the three men, or else all three men will be prosecuted. Bart falsely confesses to the murder, but help from his friend Dandy Jim Buckley exonerates him from the crime.
Directed by Richard L. BareWritten by Thomas W. BlackburnGuest stars Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Lilyan Chauvin, Frank Ferguson, Charles Fredericks, Martin Landau, Dan Sheridan
Episode 6
In Mexico, Bret tries to trick an American renegade into returning to the U.S. — where he's wanted for murder.
Directed by Douglas HeyesWritten by Douglas HeyesGuest stars Barbara Lang, Gerald Mohr, John Hubbard, Paul Picerni, Tony Romano, Ralph Faulkner, Louis Mercier, William D. Gordon
Episode 7
Bart tails a pretty cancan dancer who stole his money — only to find himself being followed by two very sinister characters.
Directed by Richard L. BareWritten by Gene LevittGuest stars Anna-Lisa, Richard Garland, John Vivyan, Mel Welles, Nico Minardos, Rosa Turich, Bobby Jordan
Episode 8
Good-hearted Bret lends a pal $200 for an ""honest"" transaction — which lands the pal in jail.
Directed by Walter DonigerWritten by Elmer Kelton, Marion HargroveGuest stars Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Patrick McVey, Jean Allison, John Harmon, Bert Remsen, Claudia Bryar, Dan Blocker, Jack Lomas
Episode 9
A case of mistaken suitcases unfolds into political warfare, leaving Bart the unhappy target of ruthless killers.
Directed by Richard L. BareWritten by Marion HargroveGuest stars Bethel Leslie, John Litel, Sam Buffington, William Phipps, Mark Tapscott, Nestor Paiva, Peter Mamakos, Roy Barcroft
Episode 10
Bret, helpless against a crafty banker (John Dehner) who robbed him, bides his time — while Bart and friends set up an elaborate con game.
Directed by Leslie H. MartinsonWritten by Roy Huggins, Douglas HeyesGuest stars Leo Gordon, Diane Brewster, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Arlene Howell, Richard Long, Regis Toomey, Karl Swenson, Joan Young
Episode 11
Bret tries to help a pair of star-crossed lovers whose feuding families have taken him prisoner.
Directed by Montgomery PittmanGuest stars Edgar Buchanan, Erin O'Brien, Arlene Howell, Richard Reeves, Albert Carrier, Roy Engel, Lance Fuller
Episode 12
Bart is a helpless victim of his charms. Two scheming women are after him: one wants to murder for his love; the other just wants to murder him.
Directed by Douglas HeyesGuest stars Syd Saylor, Wayne Morris, Barry Kelley
Episode 13
After he's cheated in a crooked card game, Bret tries to even the score by beating his opponent — and the odds — in a horse race.
Directed by Richard L. BareGuest stars Sandra Edwards, Emile Meyer, Fred Stromsoe, William Reynolds, George O'Hanlon, Don C. Harvey, Lane Bradford, Bob Steele
Episode 14
After scuffling with a pal over a dancer, Bart must do some fancy footwork to escape his plight: he's accused of murdering his friend.
Directed by James V. KernGuest stars Adele Mara, John Mitchum, Slim Pickens, Richard Long, Robert Bray, Mark Tapscott, Fred Graham
Episode 15
Bret and Bart are pursuing the same woman. What's the attraction? The $10,000 she copped from them.
Directed by James V. KernGuest stars Marcel Dalio, Lou Krugman, Fred Essler
Episode 16
Bret, seeking buried Confederate treasure in Elwood, Kansas, keeps running afoul of U.S. Marshal Mort Dooley. The marshal keeps running Bret out of town. Bret, in turn, keeps outwitting the lawman.
Directed by Leslie H. MartinsonGuest stars Ben Gage, Roscoe Ates, Irene Tedrow, Andra Martin, Reginald Owen, Gage Clarke, Irene Tedrow, Doodles Weaver
Episode 17
Bret and Bart's devotion to one another is tested when they're offered a deal that can mean $10,000 for one of them, but just one.
Directed by Douglas HeyesGuest stars Ray Teal, Roscoe Ates, Clem Bevans, Will Wright, Louis Quinn, Hal Taggart
Episode 18
Lydia Linley is a young heiress who yearns for a man like Sydney Carton of A Tale of Two Cities - "a man of warmth, imagination, courage, and a sense of adventure." Jack Vandergelt III (Roger Moore) is in love with Lydia but knows she will have nothing to do with him because he is rich. Vandergelt hires Bret Maverick to switch identities with him in hopes that Lydia will love and accept him for who he is before she realizes he is a Vandergelt. The plan goes smoothly until Jack Vandergelt's father unexpectedly arrives in town.
Directed by Leslie H. MartinsonGuest stars Dan Tobin, Barbara Jo Allen, Pat Crowley, Rand Brooks, Sandra Gould, Neil Hamilton, William Allyn, Chet Stratton
Episode 19
Bret Maverick finds himself caught in a deadly love triangle with a lovely woman (Abby Dalton) and a young gunman (Clint Eastwood).
Directed by Arthur LubinGuest stars Abby Dalton, James Griffith, Myrna Fahey, Clint Eastwood, Edgar Buchanan, Linda Lawson, Dan Sheridan, Clarke Alexander
Episode 20
After losing his money in a bank robbery, Bart invests in a get-rich-quick deal with a beautiful — but not-so-dumb — blonde.
Directed by David Lowell RichGuest stars Patricia Breslin, Robert Conrad, Tol Avery
Episode 21
Bret and his buddy Waco Williams (Wayde Preston) ride straight into trouble in Bent City, where they are suspected of being cattle rustlers.
Directed by Leslie H. MartinsonGuest stars Wayde Preston, Syd Saylor, Louise Fletcher, Lane Bradford, R.G. Armstrong, Ken Mayer, Brad Johnson
Episode 22
In a high-stakes poker game, Bart wins stock in a railroad — and finds himself on the track to a colossal headache.
Directed by Paul HenreidGuest stars Gertrude Flynn, Hope Summers, Jimmy Lydon, Patrick McVey, Julie Adams, Louis Quinn, Hal Taggart
Episode 23
A pair of con artists, Bart and an old girl friend survive a hazardous stagecoach ride and reach Fort Doom — where their troubles begin.
Directed by Paul HenreidGuest stars Sheila Bromley, Ron Hayes, Arlene Howell, Nancy Gates, John Alderson, Diane McBain, Charles Cooper, Alan Caillou
Episode 24
Bret Maverick suspicions are aroused when he is forced to leave Ten Strike, New Mexico. Determined to stand his ground, Maverick stays in Ten Strike long enough to uncover a bizarre plot of murder and blackmail. Two gunmen, Vic Nolan (Adam West) and Eddie Burke (William Gordon), try to scare Maverick out of town.
Directed by Douglas HeyesWritten by Douglas HeyesGuest stars Connie Stevens, Andrea King, John Harmon, Lyle Talbot, Adam West, Roscoe Ates
Episode 25
Keeping cool during a stage holdup, Bart catches a twinkle of recognition between his lovely traveling companion (Pat Crowley) and one of the outlaws.
Directed by Leslie H. MartinsonGuest stars Michael Dante, Pat Crowley, Stanley Adams, Eddie Marr, Bobby Jordan, Ruta Lee, Morgan Jones, Don 'Red' Barry
Episode 26
Bret accompanies a beautiful singer (Peggy King) on a search for her missing husband and finds himself falling helplessly in love.
Directed by Douglas HeyesWritten by Douglas HeyesGuest stars Sig Ruman, Leo Gordon, William Schallert, Peggy King
Episode information updated Sep 20, 2026
James GarnerBret Maverick
Jack KellyBart Maverick
Leo GordonBig Mike McComb
Merry AndersPenelope Greeley
Sig Ruman
Kathleen CrowleyDaisy Harris
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