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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Former Dodge Marshal Josh Stryker arrives in town just being released from prison for killing a outlaw in cold blood. He holds Matt responsible for the loss of his arm and the years he spent in prison.
The episode was rated 7.06 from 18 votes.
Abelia, the young widow who once saved Festus' life, returns. She learns that she isn't a widow when her outlaw husband appears and forces her to exchange his stolen gold for cash.
The episode was rated 7.07 from 15 votes.
Outlaw Yancy Tyce and his outlaw gang try to free Tyce's younger brother now under arrest and being taken to Dodge by Matt.
The episode was rated 7.26 from 23 votes.
An old friend of Kitty's learns he is dying comes to Dodge to try to "go out in style".
The episode was rated 7.31 from 16 votes.
A white woman refuses to accept her half-breed son, who Festus brings to her home wounded and needing help.
The episode was rated 7.47 from 17 votes.
Ex-guman Jake MacGraw arrives in Dodge after spending 20 years in prison. The townspeople think he has come for revenge.
The episode was rated 7.53 from 17 votes.
Festus gets mixed up with Merry Florene and her hillbilly clan again as they try to hide a moonshining still and a stolen prize bull in the cellar of the local school.
The episode was rated 7.54 from 13 votes.
Matt is summoned to Coreyville, a run-down cowtown, by a young woman whose brother is on trial for murder.
The episode was rated 7.56 from 16 votes.
Louie Pheeters is found at the scene of a murder, the dying man's last words implicate the town alcoholic, who is too drunk to remember what he had just seen.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 10 votes.
Matt, his hardened prisoner Charlie Noon, an Indian woman and her white stepson are tracked by the Comanches as they try to cross the desert. The Indians are going to kill all of them unless Matt hands over the woman, because she left the Comanche leader years before.
The episode was rated 7.94 from 16 votes.
Amos Sadler, a dirt farmer faces the loss of his home when a panic closes down the Dodge City bank. To save it he and his wife plan to break into it and steal some money.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 12 votes.
In an attempt to help his blind daughter, farmer Ben Hurley steals horses for an outlaw gang. Deputy Newly O'Brien arrives at his farm investigating, followed by the outlaws.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 11 votes.
