Gunsmoke is an American western radio series, which was developed for radio by John Meston and Norman Macdonnell. The series ran for nine seasons and was broadcast by CBS.[1] The first episode of the series originally aired in the United States on April 26, 1952,[2] and the final first-run episode aired on June 11, 1961.[3] During the series, a total of 480 original episodes were broadcast, including shows with re-used or adapted scripts.[4] A television version of the series premiered in 1955.[5]
Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers around United States Marshall Matt Dillon (William Conrad) as he enforces law and order in the city. The series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Charles "Doc" Adams (Howard McNear), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Georgia Ellis), owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and Chester Wesley Proudfoot (Parley Baer), Dillon's deputy.[1] Other roles were played by a group of supporting actors consisting of John Dehner, Sam Edwards, Harry Bartell, Vic Perrin, Lou Krugman, Lawrence Dobkin, Barney Phillips, Jack Kruschen, Ralph Moody, Ben Wright, James Nusser, Richard Crenna, Tom Tully, Joseph Kearns, Virginia Gregg, Jeanette Nolan, Virginia Christine, Helen Kleeb, Lillian Buyeff, Vivi Janiss, and Jeanne Bates.[1] The entire nine-season run of Gunsmoke was produced by Norman Macdonnell.[6]
Episodes
editThe original pilot episode of Gunsmoke was entitled "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye" and was recorded twice. The first was on June 11, 1949, with Rye Billsbury as Dillon and the second on July 15, 1949, with Howard Culver in the lead. Neither pilot was aired and the hero's name was eventually changed from Mark Dillon to Matt Dillon.[7]
Season 1 (1952–1953)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Billy the Kid" | Walter B. Newman | April 26, 1952 |
| 2 | 2 | "Ben Thompson" | Herb Purdum | May 3, 1952 |
| 3 | 3 | "Jaliscoe" | Les Crutchfield | May 10, 1952 |
| 4 | 4 | "Dodge City Killer" | Herb Purdum | May 17, 1952 |
| 5 | 5 | "Ben Slade's Saloon" | Norman Macdonnell | May 24, 1952 |
| 6 | 6 | "Carmen" | John Meston | May 31, 1952 |
| 7 | 7 | "Buffalo Hunters" | Joel Murcott | June 7, 1952 |
| 8 | 8 | "Jailbait Janet" | Les Crutchfield | June 14, 1952 |
| 9 | 9 | "Heat Spell" | Lou Huston | June 21, 1952 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Ride Back" | Antony Ellis | June 28, 1952 |
| 11 | 11 | "Never Pester Chester" | John Meston | July 5, 1952 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Boughten Bride" | John Meston | July 12, 1952 |
| 13 | 13 | "Doc Holiday" | Herb Purdum | July 19, 1952 |
| 14 | 14 | "Gentleman's Disagreement" | Les Crutchfield | July 26, 1952 |
| 15 | 15 | "Renegade White" | John Meston | August 2, 1952 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Kentucky Tolmans" | Herb Purdum | August 9, 1952 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Lynching" | John Meston | August 16, 1952 |
| 18 | 18 | "Shakespeare" | Antony Ellis | August 23, 1952 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Juniper Tree" | Herb Purdum | August 30, 1952 |
| 20 | 20 | "The Brothers" | Les Crutchfield | September 6, 1952 |
| 21 | 21 | "Home Surgery" | John Meston | September 13, 1952 |
| 22 | 22 | "Drop Dead" | Les Crutchfield | September 20, 1952 |
| 23 | 23 | "The Railroad" | David Ellis | September 27, 1952 |
| 24 | 24 | "Cain" | John Meston | October 3, 1952 |
| 25 | 25 | "Hinka-Do" | Les Crutchfield | October 10, 1952 |
| 26 | 26 | "Lochinvar" | Les Crutchfield | October 17, 1952 |
| 27 | 27 | "The Mortgage" | Les Crutchfield | October 24, 1952 |
| 28 | 28 | "Overland Express" | John Meston | October 31, 1952 |
| 29 | 29 | "Tara" | Norman Macdonnell | November 7, 1952 |
| 30 | 30 | "The Square Triangle" | Les Crutchfield | November 14, 1952 |
| 31 | 31 | "Fingered" | John Meston | November 21, 1952 |
| 32 | 32 | "Kitty" | Antony Ellis | November 29, 1952 |
| 33 | 33 | "I Don't Know" | Antony Ellis | December 6, 1952 |
| 34 | 34 | "Post Martin" | Les Crutchfield | December 13, 1952 |
| 35 | 35 | "Christmas Story" | Antony Ellis | December 20, 1952 |
| 36 | 36 | "The Cabin" | John Meston | December 27, 1952 |
| 37 | 37 | "Westbound" | Les Crutchfield | January 3, 1953 |
| 38 | 38 | "Word of Honor" | John Meston | January 10, 1953 |
| 39 | 39 | "Paid Killer" | Les Crutchfield | January 17, 1953 |
| 40 | 40 | "The Old Lady" | Kathleen Hite | January 24, 1953 |
| 41 | 41 | "Cavalcade" | Les Crutchfield | January 31, 1953 |
| 42 | 42 | "Cain" | John Meston | February 7, 1953 |
| 43 | 43 | "The Round-Up" | John Meston | February 14, 1953 |
| 44 | 44 | "Meshougah" | Antony Ellis | February 21, 1953 |
| 45 | 45 | "Trojan War" | Les Crutchfield | February 28, 1953 |
| 46 | 46 | "Absolom" | Les Crutchfield | March 7, 1953 |
| 47 | 47 | "Cyclone" | Les Crutchfield | March 14, 1953 |
| 48 | 48 | "Pussy Cats" | Antony Ellis | March 21, 1953 |
| 49 | 49 | "Quarter-Horse" | Norman Macdonnell | March 28, 1953 |
| 50 | 50 | "Jayhawkers" | John Meston | April 4, 1953 |
| 51 | 51 | "Gonif" | Antony Ellis | April 11, 1953 |
| 52 | 52 | "Bum's Rush" | John Meston | April 18, 1953 |
| 53 | 53 | "The Soldier" | John Meston | April 25, 1953 |
| 54 | 54 | "Tacetta" | John Meston | May 2, 1953 |
| 55 | 55 | "The Buffalo Hunter" | John Meston | May 9, 1953 |
| 56 | 56 | "The Big Con" | John Meston | May 16, 1953 |
| 57 | 57 | "Print Asper" | John Meston | May 23, 1953 |
| 58 | 58 | "Fall Semester" | John Meston | May 30, 1953 |
| 59 | 59 | "Sundown" | William Conrad | June 6, 1953 |
| 60 | 60 | "Spring Term" | John Meston | June 13, 1953 |
| 61 | 61 | "Wind" | John Meston | June 20, 1953 |
| 62 | 62 | "Flashback" | Les Crutchfield | June 27, 1953 |
| 63 | 63 | "Dirt" | John Meston | July 4, 1953 |
| 64 | 64 | "Grass" | John Meston | July 11, 1953 |
| 65 | 65 | "Wild West" | John Meston | July 18, 1953 |
| 66 | 66 | "Hickok" | John Meston | July 25, 1953 |
| 67 | 67 | "Boy" | Norman Macdonnell | August 1, 1953 |
| 68 | 68 | "Sky" | John Meston | August 8, 1953 |
| 69 | 69 | "Moon" | John Meston | August 15, 1953 |
| 70 | 70 | "Gone Straight" | John Meston | August 22, 1953 |
| 71 | 71 | "Jesse" | John Meston | August 29, 1953 |
Season 2 (1953–1954)
editNOTE: In "The Cast", the 15th episode of this season, the role of Doc Adams was played by Paul Frees.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 1 | "The Sutler" | John Meston | September 5, 1953 |
| 73 | 2 | "Prairie Happy" | John Meston | September 12, 1953 |
| 74 | 3 | "There Was Never a Horse" | John Meston | September 19, 1953 |
| 75 | 4 | "Fawn" | John Meston | September 26, 1953 |
| 76 | 5 | "How To Kill a Friend" | John Meston | October 3, 1953 |
| 77 | 6 | "How To Die For Nothing" | John Meston | October 10, 1953 |
| 78 | 7 | "Yorky" | John Meston | October 17, 1953 |
| 79 | 8 | "The Buffalo Hunter" | John Meston | October 24, 1953 |
| 80 | 9 | "How To Kill a Woman" | John Meston | October 31, 1953 |
| 81 | 10 | "Stolen Horses" | Norman Macdonnell | November 7, 1953 |
| 82 | 11 | "Professor Lute Bone" | John Meston | November 14, 1953 |
| 83 | 12 | "Custer" | John Meston | November 21, 1953 |
| 84 | 13 | "Kick Me" | John Meston | November 28, 1953 |
| 85 | 14 | "The Lamb" | John Meston | December 5, 1953 |
| 86 | 15 | "The Cast" | John Meston | December 12, 1953 |
| 87 | 16 | "Big Girl Lost" | John Meston | December 19, 1953 |
| 88 | 17 | "The Guitar" | John Meston | December 26, 1953 |
| 89 | 18 | "Stage Hold-Up" | John Meston | January 2, 1954 |
| 90 | 19 | "Joke's On Us" | John Meston | January 9, 1954 |
| 91 | 20 | "The Bear" | John Meston | January 16, 1954 |
| 92 | 21 | "Nina" | Norman Macdonnell | January 23, 1954 |
| 93 | 22 | "Gun Smuggler" | John Meston | January 30, 1954 |
| 94 | 23 | "Big Broad" | John Meston | February 6, 1954 |
| 95 | 24 | "The Killer" | John Meston | February 13, 1954 |
| 96 | 25 | "Last Fling" | John Meston | February 20, 1954 |
| 97 | 26 | "Bad Boy" | John Meston | February 27, 1954 |
| 98 | 27 | "The Gentleman" | John Meston | March 6, 1954 |
| 99 | 28 | "Confederate Money" | John Meston | March 13, 1954 |
| 100 | 29 | "Old Friend" | John Meston | March 20, 1954 |
| 101 | 30 | "Blood Money" | John Meston | March 27, 1954 |
| 102 | 31 | "Mr. & Mrs. Amber" | John Meston | April 3, 1954 |
| 103 | 32 | "Greater Love" | John Meston | April 10, 1954 |
| 104 | 33 | "What the Whisky Drummer Heard" | John Meston | April 17, 1954 |
| 105 | 34 | "Murder Warrant" | John Meston | April 24, 1954 |
| 106 | 35 | "Cara" | John Meston | May 1, 1954 |
| 107 | 36 | "The Constable" | John Meston | May 8, 1954 |
| 108 | 37 | "The Indian Horse" | Norman Macdonnell | May 15, 1954 |
| 109 | 38 | "Monopoly" | John Meston | May 22, 1954 |
| 110 | 39 | "Feud" | John Meston | May 29, 1954 |
| 111 | 40 | "Blacksmith" | John Meston | June 5, 1954 |
| 112 | 41 | "Cover-Up" | John Meston | June 12, 1954 |
| 113 | 42 | "Going Bad" | John Meston | June 19, 1954 |
| 114 | 43 | "Claustrophobia" | John Meston | July 3, 1954 |
| 115 | 44 | "Word of Honor" | John Meston | July 5, 1954 |
| 116 | 45 | "Hack Prine" | John Meston | July 5, 1954 |
| 117 | 46 | "Texas Cowboys" | John Meston | July 12, 1954 |
| 118 | 47 | "The Queue" | John Meston | July 19, 1954 |
| 119 | 48 | "Matt For Murder" | John Meston | July 26, 1954 |
| 120 | 49 | "No Indians" | John Meston | August 2, 1954 |
| 121 | 50 | "Joe Phy" | John Meston | August 9, 1954 |
| 122 | 51 | "Mavis McCloud" | John Meston | August 16, 1954 |
| 123 | 52 | "Young Man With a Gun" | John Meston | August 23, 1954 |
| 124 | 53 | "Obie Tater" | John Meston | August 30, 1954 |
Season 3 (1954–1955)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 1 | "Handcuffs" | John Meston | September 6, 1954 |
| 126 | 2 | "Dooley Surrenders" | John Meston | September 13, 1954 |
| 127 | 3 | "The F.U." | John Meston | September 20, 1954 |
| 128 | 4 | "The Helping Hand" | John Meston | September 27, 1954 |
| 129 | 5 | "Matt Gets It" | John Meston | October 2, 1954 |
| 130 | 6 | "Love of a Good Woman" | John Meston | October 9, 1954 |
| 131 | 7 | "Kitty Caught" | John Meston | October 16, 1954 |
| 132 | 8 | "Ma Tennis" | John Meston | October 23, 1954 |
| 133 | 9 | "The Patsy" | John Meston | October 30, 1954 |
| 134 | 10 | "Smoking Out the Beedles" | John Meston | November 6, 1954 |
| 135 | 11 | "Wrong Man" | John Meston | November 13, 1954 |
| 136 | 12 | "How to Kill a Woman" | John Meston | November 20, 1954 |
| 137 | 13 | "Cooter" | John Meston | November 27, 1954 |
| 138 | 14 | "Cholera" | John Meston | December 4, 1954 |
| 139 | 15 | "Bone Hunters" | John Meston | December 11, 1954 |
| 140 | 16 | "Magnus" | John Meston | December 18, 1954 |
| 141 | 17 | "Kitty Lost" | John Meston | December 25, 1954 |
| 142 | 18 | "Bottle Man" | John Meston | January 1, 1955 |
| 143 | 19 | "Robin Hood" | John Meston | January 8, 1955 |
| 144 | 20 | "Chester's Murder" | John Meston | January 15, 1955 |
| 145 | 21 | "Sins of Our Fathers" | John Meston | January 22, 1955 |
| 146 | 22 | "Young Love" | John Meston | January 29, 1955 |
| 147 | 23 | "Cheyennes" | John Meston | February 5, 1955 |
| 148 | 24 | "Chester's Hanging" | John Meston | February 12, 1955 |
| 149 | 25 | "Poor Pearl" | John Meston | February 19, 1955 |
| 150 | 26 | "Crack-Up" | John Meston | February 26, 1955 |
| 151 | 27 | "Kite's Reward" | John Meston | March 5, 1955 |
| 152 | 28 | "The Trial" | John Meston | March 12, 1955 |
| 153 | 29 | "The Mistake" | John Meston | March 19, 1955 |
| 154 | 30 | "The Horse Deal" | John Meston | March 26, 1955 |
| 155 | 31 | "Bloody Hands" | John Meston | April 2, 1955 |
| 156 | 32 | "Skid Row" | John Meston | April 9, 1955 |
| 157 | 33 | "The Gypsum Hills Feud" | John Meston | April 16, 1955 |
| 158 | 34 | "Born To Hang" | John Meston | April 23, 1955 |
| 159 | 35 | "Reward For Matt" | John Meston | April 30, 1955 |
| 160 | 36 | "Potato Road" | John Meston | May 7, 1955 |
| 161 | 37 | "Robber Bridegroom" | John Meston | May 14, 1955 |
| 162 | 38 | "Liar From Blackhawk" | John Meston | May 21, 1955 |
| 163 | 39 | "Cow Doctor" | John Meston | May 28, 1955 |
| 164 | 40 | "Jealousy" | John Meston | June 4, 1955 |
| 165 | 41 | "Trust" | John Meston | June 11, 1955 |
| 166 | 42 | "Reed Survives" | Les Crutchfield | June 18, 1955 |
| 167 | 43 | "The Army Trial" | Norman Macdonnell | June 25, 1955 |
| 168 | 44 | "General Parley Smith" | John Meston | July 2, 1955 |
| 169 | 45 | "Uncle Oliver" | John Meston | July 9, 1955 |
| 170 | 46 | "20/20" | John Meston | July 16, 1955 |
| 171 | 47 | "Ben Tolliver's Stud" | Norman Macdonnell | July 23, 1955 |
| 172 | 48 | "Tap Day For Kitty" | John Meston | July 30, 1955 |
| 173 | 49 | "Innocent Broad" | John Meston | August 6, 1955 |
| 174 | 50 | "Johnny Reb" | Les Crutchfield | August 13, 1955 |
| 175 | 51 | "Indian Scout" | John Dunkel | August 20, 1955 |
| 176 | 52 | "Doc Quits" | John Meston | August 27, 1955 |
Season 4 (1955–1956)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | 1 | "Change of Heart" | John Meston | September 3, 1955 |
| 178 | 2 | "Alarm At Pleasant Valley" | John Dunkel | September 10, 1955 |
| 179 | 3 | "Thoroughbreds" | John Meston | September 17, 1955 |
| 180 | 4 | "Indian White" | Tom Hanley, John Meston | September 24, 1955 |
| 181 | 5 | "Barton Boy" | Les Crutchfield | October 1, 1955 |
| 182 | 6 | "Good Girl-Bad Company" | John Meston | October 8, 1955 |
| 183 | 7 | "The Coward" | John Meston | October 9, 1955 |
| 184 | 8 | "Trouble In Kansas" | John Meston | October 16, 1955 |
| 185 | 9 | "Brush At Elkader" | John Meston | October 23, 1955 |
| 186 | 10 | "The Choice" | John Meston | October 30, 1955 |
| 187 | 11 | "The Second Choice" | John Meston | November 6, 1955 |
| 188 | 12 | "The Preacher" | John Meston | November 13, 1955 |
| 189 | 13 | "Dutch George" | John Dunkel | November 20, 1955 |
| 190 | 14 | "Amy's Good Deed" | John Meston | November 27, 1955 |
| 191 | 15 | "Sunny Afternoon" | Les Crutchfield | December 4, 1955 |
| 192 | 16 | "Land Deal" | John Meston | December 11, 1955 |
| 193 | 17 | "Scared Kid" | John Meston | December 18, 1955 |
| 194 | 18 | "Twelfth Night" | John Meston | December 25, 1955 |
| 195 | 19 | "Pucket's New Year" | John Meston | January 1, 1956 |
| 196 | 20 | "Doc's Revenge" | John Dunkel | January 8, 1956 |
| 197 | 21 | "How To Cure a Friend" | John Meston | January 15, 1956 |
| 198 | 22 | "Romeo" | John Meston | January 22, 1956 |
| 199 | 23 | "The Bureaucrat" | John Meston | January 29, 1956 |
| 200 | 24 | "Legal Revenge" | John Meston | February 5, 1956 |
| 201 | 25 | "Kitty's Outlaw" | John Meston | February 12, 1956 |
| 202 | 26 | "The New Hotel" | John Meston | February 19, 1956 |
| 203 | 27 | "Who Lives By the Sword" | John Meston | February 26, 1956 |
| 204 | 28 | "The Hunter" | John Dunkel | March 4, 1956 |
| 205 | 29 | "Bringing Down Father" | John Meston | March 11, 1956 |
| 206 | 30 | "The Man Who Would Be Marshal" | John Meston | March 18, 1956 |
| 207 | 31 | "Hanging Man" | John Meston | March 25, 1956 |
| 208 | 32 | "How To Sell a Ranch" | John Meston | April 1, 1956 |
| 209 | 33 | "Widow's Mite" | John Meston | April 8, 1956 |
| 210 | 34 | "The Executioner" | John Meston | April 15, 1956 |
| 211 | 35 | "Indian Crazy" | John Meston | April 22, 1956 |
| 212 | 36 | "Doc's Reward" | John Meston | April 29, 1956 |
| 213 | 37 | "The Photographer" | John Dunkel | May 6, 1956 |
| 214 | 38 | "Cows and Cribs" | John Meston | May 13, 1956 |
| 215 | 39 | "Buffalo Man" | John Meston | May 20, 1956 |
| 216 | 40 | "Man Hunter" | John Meston | May 27, 1956 |
| 217 | 41 | "The Pacifist" | John Meston | June 3, 1956 |
| 218 | 42 | "Daddy-O" | John Meston | June 10, 1956 |
| 219 | 43 | "Cheap Labor" | John Meston | June 17, 1956 |
| 220 | 44 | "Sunday Supplement" | John Meston | June 24, 1956 |
| 221 | 45 | "Gun For Chester" | John Meston | July 1, 1956 |
| 222 | 46 | "Passive Resistance" | John Meston | July 8, 1956 |
| 223 | 47 | "Letter of the Law" | John Meston | July 15, 1956 |
| 224 | 48 | "Lynching Man" | John Meston | July 22, 1956 |
| 225 | 49 | "Lost Rifle" | John Meston | July 29, 1956 |
| 226 | 50 | "Sweet and Sour" | John Meston | August 5, 1956 |
| 227 | 51 | "Snakebite" | John Meston | August 12, 1956 |
| 228 | 52 | "Annie Oakley" | John Meston | August 19, 1956 |
| 229 | 53 | "No Sale" | John Meston | August 26, 1956 |
Season 5 (1956–1957)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | 1 | "Old Pal" | Les Crutchfield | September 2, 1956 |
| 231 | 2 | "Belle's Back" | Les Crutchfield | September 9, 1956 |
| 232 | 3 | "Thick 'N' Thin" | Les Crutchfield | September 16, 1956 |
| 233 | 4 | "Box O' Rocks" | Les Crutchfield | September 23, 1956 |
| 234 | 5 | "The Brothers" | William Leicester | September 30, 1956 |
| 235 | 6 | "The Gambler" | John Dunkel | October 7, 1956 |
| 236 | 7 | "Gunshot Wound" | Gil Doud | October 14, 1956 |
| 237 | 8 | "Till Death Do Us" | Les Crutchfield | October 21, 1956 |
| 238 | 9 | "Dirty Bill's Girl" | Les Crutchfield | October 28, 1956 |
| 239 | 10 | "Crowbait Bob" | Les Crutchfield | November 10, 1956 |
| 240 | 11 | "Pretty Mama" | Les Crutchfield | November 11, 1956 |
| 241 | 12 | "Brother Whelp" | Les Crutchfield | November 18, 1956 |
| 242 | 13 | "Tail To the Wind" | Les Crutchfield | November 25, 1956 |
| 243 | 14 | "Speak To Me Fair" | Les Crutchfield | December 2, 1956 |
| 244 | 15 | "Braggart's Boy" | Les Crutchfield | December 9, 1956 |
| 245 | 16 | "Cherry Red" | Les Crutchfield | December 16, 1956 |
| 246 | 17 | "Beeker's Barn" | Les Crutchfield | December 23, 1956 |
| 247 | 18 | "Hound Dog" | Les Crutchfield | December 30, 1956 |
| 248 | 19 | "Devil's Hindmost" | Les Crutchfield | January 6, 1957 |
| 249 | 20 | "Ozymandias" | Les Crutchfield | January 13, 1957 |
| 250 | 21 | "Categorical Imperative" | Les Crutchfield | January 20, 1957 |
| 251 | 22 | "Woman Called Mary" | Les Crutchfield | January 27, 1957 |
| 252 | 23 | "Cold Fire" | Les Crutchfield | February 3, 1957 |
| 253 | 24 | "Hellbent Harriet" | Les Crutchfield | February 10, 1957 |
| 254 | 25 | "Doubtful Zone" | Les Crutchfield | February 17, 1957 |
| 255 | 26 | "Impact" | Les Crutchfield | February 24, 1957 |
| 256 | 27 | "Colleen So Green" | Les Crutchfield | March 3, 1957 |
| 257 | 28 | "Grebb Hassle" | Les Crutchfield | March 10, 1957 |
| 258 | 29 | "Spring Freshit" | Les Crutchfield | March 17, 1957 |
| 259 | 30 | "Saddle Sore Sal" | Les Crutchfield | March 24, 1957 |
| 260 | 31 | "Chicken Smith" | Les Crutchfield | March 31, 1957 |
| 261 | 32 | "Rock Bottom" | Les Crutchfield | April 7, 1957 |
| 262 | 33 | "Saludos" | Les Crutchfield | April 14, 1957 |
| 263 | 34 | "Bear Trap" | Les Crutchfield | April 21, 1957 |
| 264 | 35 | "Medicine Man" | Les Crutchfield | April 28, 1957 |
| 265 | 36 | "How to Kill a Friend" | Les Crutchfield | May 5, 1957 |
| 266 | 37 | "Sheep Dog" | Les Crutchfield | May 12, 1957 |
| 267 | 38 | "One Night Stand" | Les Crutchfield | May 19, 1957 |
| 268 | 39 | "Pal" | Tom Hanley | May 26, 1957 |
| 269 | 40 | "Ben Tolliver's Stud" | Norman Macdonnell | June 2, 1957 |
| 270 | 41 | "Dodge Podge" | Les Crutchfield | June 9, 1957 |
| 271 | 42 | "Summer Night" | Tom Hanley | June 16, 1957 |
| 272 | 43 | "Home Surgery" | John Meston | June 23, 1957 |
| 273 | 44 | "The Buffalo Hunter" | Les Crutchfield | June 30, 1957 |
| 274 | 45 | "Word of Honor" | John Meston | July 7, 1957 |
| 275 | 46 | "Bloody Hands" | John Meston | July 14, 1957 |
| 276 | 47 | "Kitty Caught" | John Meston | July 21, 1957 |
| 277 | 48 | "Cow Doctor" | John Meston | July 28, 1957 |
| 278 | 49 | "Big Hands" | Les Crutchfield | August 4, 1957 |
| 279 | 50 | "Jayhawkers" | John Meston | August 11, 1957 |
| 280 | 51 | "Peace Officer" | Norman Macdonnell | August 18, 1957 |
| 281 | 52 | "Grass" | John Meston | August 25, 1957 |
Season 6 (1957–1958)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282 | 1 | "Jobe's Son" | Marian Clark | September 1, 1957 |
| 283 | 2 | "Looney Mccluny" | Les Crutchfield | September 8, 1957 |
| 284 | 3 | "Child Labor" | Robert Mitchell | September 15, 1957 |
| 285 | 4 | "Custer" | John Meston | September 22, 1957 |
| 286 | 5 | "Another Man's Poison" | Les Crutchfield | September 29, 1957 |
| 287 | 6 | "The Rooks" | Marian Clark | October 6, 1957 |
| 288 | 7 | "The Margin" | Les Crutchfield | October 13, 1957 |
| 289 | 8 | "Professor Lute Bone" | Les Crutchfield | October 20, 1957 |
| 290 | 9 | "Man and Boy" | Les Crutchfield | October 27, 1957 |
| 291 | 10 | "Bull" | Robert Mitchell | November 3, 1957 |
| 292 | 11 | "Gunshy" | Marian Clark | November 10, 1957 |
| 293 | 12 | "The Queue" | John Meston | November 17, 1957 |
| 294 | 13 | "Odd Man Out" | Les Crutchfield | November 24, 1957 |
| 295 | 14 | "Jud's Woman" | Marian Clark | December 1, 1957 |
| 296 | 15 | "Long As I Live" | Les Crutchfield | December 8, 1957 |
| 297 | 16 | "Ugly" | Robert Mitchell | December 15, 1957 |
| 298 | 17 | "Twelfth Night" | John Meston | December 28, 1957 |
| 299 | 18 | "Where'd They Go" | Les Crutchfield | December 29, 1957 |
| 300 | 19 | "Pucket's New Year" | John Meston | January 5, 1958 |
| 301 | 20 | "Second Son" | Marian Clark | January 12, 1958 |
| 302 | 21 | "Moo Moo Raid" | Les Crutchfield | January 19, 1958 |
| 303 | 22 | "One For Lee" | Les Crutchfield | January 26, 1958 |
| 304 | 23 | "Kitty's Killing" | Marian Clark | February 2, 1958 |
| 305 | 24 | "Joke's On Us" | John Meston | February 9, 1958 |
| 306 | 25 | "Bruger's Folly" | Les Crutchfield | February 16, 1958 |
| 307 | 26 | "The Surgery" | Marian Clark | February 23, 1958 |
| 308 | 27 | "The Guitar" | John Meston | March 2, 1958 |
| 309 | 28 | "Laughing Gas" | Norman Macdonnell, James Fonda | March 9, 1958 |
| 310 | 29 | "Real Sent Sonny" | Les Crutchfield | March 16, 1958 |
| 311 | 30 | "Indian" | Robert Mitchell | March 23, 1958 |
| 312 | 31 | "Why Not" | Les Crutchfield | March 30, 1958 |
| 313 | 32 | "Yorky" | John Meston | April 6, 1958 |
| 314 | 33 | "Livvie's Loss" | Marian Clark | April 13, 1958 |
| 315 | 34 | "The Partners" | John Dunkel | April 20, 1958 |
| 316 | 35 | "The Squaw" | John Dunkel | April 27, 1958 |
| 317 | 36 | "How to Die for Nothing" | John Meston | May 10, 1958 |
| 318 | 37 | "Little Bird" | Les Crutchfield | May 11, 1958 |
| 319 | 38 | "The Stallion" | Marian Clark | May 18, 1958 |
| 320 | 39 | "Blue Horse" | Marian Clark | May 25, 1958 |
| 321 | 40 | "Quarter Horse" | Norman Macdonnell | June 1, 1958 |
| 322 | 41 | "Hot Horse Hyatt" | Les Crutchfield | June 8, 1958 |
| 323 | 42 | "Old Flame" | Marian Clark | June 15, 1958 |
| 324 | 43 | "Target" | Les Crutchfield | June 22, 1958 |
| 325 | 44 | "What the Whisky Drummer Heard" | John Meston | June 29, 1958 |
| 326 | 45 | "Chester's Choice" | Marian Clark | July 6, 1958 |
| 327 | 46 | "The Proving Kid" | Les Crutchfield | July 13, 1958 |
| 328 | 47 | "Marshal Proudfoot" | Tom Hanley | July 20, 1958 |
| 329 | 48 | "The Cast" | John Meston | July 27, 1958 |
| 330 | 49 | "Miguel's Daughter" | Marian Clark | August 3, 1958 |
| 331 | 50 | "A House Ain't a Home" | Les Crutchfield | August 10, 1958 |
| 332 | 51 | "The Piano" | Marian Clark | August 17, 1958 |
| 333 | 52 | "The Blacksmith" | Norman Macdonnell | August 24, 1958 |
| 334 | 53 | "I Thee Wed" | Les Crutchfield | August 31, 1958 |
Season 7 (1958–1959)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335 | 1 | "Tried It-Didn't Like It" | Les Crutchfield | September 7, 1958 |
| 336 | 2 | "False Witness" | Marian Clark | September 14, 1958 |
| 337 | 3 | "Big Girl Lost" | John Meston | September 21, 1958 |
| 338 | 4 | "Kitty's Rebellion" | Marian Clark | September 28, 1958 |
| 339 | 5 | "Tag, You're It" | Les Crutchfield | October 5, 1958 |
| 340 | 6 | "Doc's Showdown" | Marian Clark | October 12, 1958 |
| 341 | 7 | "Kick Me" | John Meston | October 19, 1958 |
| 342 | 8 | "The Tragedian" | Les Crutchfield | October 26, 1958 |
| 343 | 9 | "Old Man's Gold" | Marian Clark | November 2, 1958 |
| 344 | 10 | "Target: Chester" | Marian Clark | November 9, 1958 |
| 345 | 11 | "Brush at Elkader" | John Meston | November 16, 1958 |
| 346 | 12 | "The Correspondent" | Marian Clark | November 23, 1958 |
| 347 | 13 | "Burning Wagon" | Marian Clark | November 30, 1958 |
| 348 | 14 | "The Grass Asp" | Les Crutchfield | December 7, 1958 |
| 349 | 15 | "Kitty's Injury" | Marian Clark | December 14, 1958 |
| 350 | 16 | "Where'd They Go" | Les Crutchfield | December 21, 1958 |
| 351 | 17 | "The Choice" | John Meston | December 28, 1958 |
| 352 | 18 | "The Coward" | John Meston | January 4, 1959 |
| 353 | 19 | "The Wolfer" | John Dunkel | January 11, 1959 |
| 354 | 20 | "Kangaroo" | John Meston | January 18, 1959 |
| 355 | 21 | "The Boots" | John Meston | January 25, 1959 |
| 356 | 22 | "The Bobsy Twins" | John Meston | February 1, 1959 |
| 357 | 23 | "Groat's Grudge" | Marian Clark | February 8, 1959 |
| 358 | 24 | "Body Snatch" | Marian Clark | February 15, 1959 |
| 359 | 25 | "Sarah's Search" | Marian Clark | February 22, 1959 |
| 360 | 26 | "Big Tom" | Marian Clark | March 1, 1959 |
| 361 | 27 | "Maw Hawkins" | Tom Hanley | March 8, 1959 |
| 362 | 28 | "Incident At Indian Ford" | John Dunkel | March 15, 1959 |
| 363 | 29 | "The Trial" | John Meston | March 22, 1959 |
| 364 | 30 | "Laurie's Suitor" | Marian Clark | March 29, 1959 |
| 365 | 31 | "Trapper's Revenge" | John Dunkel | April 5, 1959 |
| 366 | 32 | "Chester's Mistake" | Marian Clark | April 12, 1959 |
| 367 | 33 | "Third Son" | Marian Clark | April 19, 1959 |
| 368 | 34 | "The Badge" | Marian Clark | April 26, 1959 |
| 369 | 35 | "Unwanted Deputy" | Marian Clark | May 3, 1959 |
| 370 | 36 | "Dowager's Visit" | Marian Clark | May 10, 1959 |
| 371 | 37 | "Scared Boy" | Marian Clark | May 17, 1959 |
| 372 | 38 | "Wagon Show" | Tom Hanley | May 24, 1959 |
| 373 | 39 | "The Deserter" | Marian Clark | May 31, 1959 |
| 374 | 40 | "Doc's Indians" | Marian Clark | June 7, 1959 |
| 375 | 41 | "Kitty's Kidnap" | Marian Clark | June 14, 1959 |
| 376 | 42 | "Carmen" | John Meston | June 21, 1959 |
| 377 | 43 | "Jailbait Janet" | Les Crutchfield | June 28, 1959 |
| 378 | 44 | "Emma's Departure" | Marian Clark | July 5, 1959 |
| 379 | 45 | "Friend's Payoff" | Marian Clark | July 12, 1959 |
| 380 | 46 | "Second Arrest" | Marian Clark | July 19, 1959 |
| 381 | 47 | "Old Beller" | Marian Clark | July 26, 1959 |
| 382 | 48 | "Ball Nine, Take Your Base" | Vic Perrin | August 2, 1959 |
| 383 | 49 | "Mavis McCloud" | John Meston | August 9, 1959 |
| 384 | 50 | "Pokey Pete" | Marian Clark | August 16, 1959 |
| 385 | 51 | "The Reed Survives" | Les Crutchfield | August 23, 1959 |
| 386 | 52 | "Shooting Stopover" | Marian Clark | August 30, 1959 |
Season 8 (1959–1960)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387 | 1 | "Matt's Decision" | Marian Clark | September 6, 1959 |
| 388 | 2 | "Johnny Red" | Les Crutchfield | September 13, 1959 |
| 389 | 3 | "Gentlemen's Disagreement" | Les Crutchfield | September 20, 1959 |
| 390 | 4 | "Personal Justice" | Marian Clark | September 27, 1959 |
| 391 | 5 | "Hinka-Do" | Les Crutchfield | October 4, 1959 |
| 392 | 6 | "Kitty's Quandary" | Marian Clark | October 11, 1959 |
| 393 | 7 | "The Mortgage" | Les Crutchfield | October 18, 1959 |
| 394 | 8 | "Old Gunfighter" | Marian Clark | October 25, 1959 |
| 395 | 9 | "Westbound" | Les Crutchfield | November 1, 1959 |
| 396 | 10 | "Cavalcade" | Les Crutchfield | November 8, 1959 |
| 397 | 11 | "Square Triangle" | Les Crutchfield | November 15, 1959 |
| 398 | 12 | "Paid Killer" | Les Crutchfield | November 22, 1959 |
| 399 | 13 | "Hard Lesson" | Marian Clark | November 29, 1959 |
| 400 | 14 | "Big Chugg Wilson" | Ray Kemper | December 6, 1959 |
| 401 | 15 | "Don Mateo" | Marian Clark | December 13, 1959 |
| 402 | 16 | "Beeker's Barn" | Les Crutchfield | December 20, 1959 |
| 403 | 17 | "Pucket's New Year" | John Meston | December 27, 1959 |
| 404 | 18 | "Trojan War" | Les Crutchfield | January 3, 1960 |
| 405 | 19 | "Luke's Law" | Marian Clark | January 10, 1960 |
| 406 | 20 | "Fiery Arrest" | Marian Clark | January 17, 1960 |
| 407 | 21 | "Bless Me Till I Die" | Ray Kemper | January 24, 1960 |
| 408 | 22 | "Chester's Dilemma" | Vic Perrin | January 31, 1960 |
| 409 | 23 | "Delia's Father" | Marian Clark | February 7, 1960 |
| 410 | 24 | "Distant Drummer" | Marian Clark | February 14, 1960 |
| 411 | 25 | "Mr and Mrs Amber" | John Meston | February 21, 1960 |
| 412 | 26 | "Prescribed Killing" | Marian Clark | February 28, 1960 |
| 413 | 27 | "Blood Money" | John Meston | March 6, 1960 |
| 414 | 28 | "Unloaded Gun" | Marian Clark | March 13, 1960 |
| 415 | 29 | "The Constable" | John Meston | March 20, 1960 |
| 416 | 30 | "Indian Baby" | Marian Clark | March 27, 1960 |
| 417 | 31 | "Greater Love" | John Meston | April 3, 1960 |
| 418 | 32 | "Dave's Lesson" | Marian Clark | April 10, 1960 |
| 419 | 33 | "Solomon River" | Kathleen Hite | April 17, 1960 |
| 420 | 34 | "Stage Snatch" | Marian Clark | April 24, 1960 |
| 421 | 35 | "Nettie Sitton" | Kathleen Hite | May 1, 1960 |
| 422 | 36 | "Wrong Man" | Marian Clark | May 8, 1960 |
| 423 | 37 | "Tall Trapper" | Marian Clark | May 15, 1960 |
| 424 | 38 | "Marryin' Bertha" | Tom Hanley | May 22, 1960 |
| 425 | 39 | "Bad Seed" | Norman Macdonnell | May 29, 1960 |
| 426 | 40 | "Fabulous Silver Extender" | Vic Perrin | June 5, 1960 |
| 427 | 41 | "Kitty Accused" | Marian Clark | June 12, 1960 |
| 428 | 42 | "Homely Girl" | Kathleen Hite | June 19, 1960 |
| 429 | 43 | "Line Trouble" | Marian Clark | June 26, 1960 |
| 430 | 44 | "Little Girl" | Kathleen Hite | July 3, 1960 |
| 431 | 45 | "Reluctant Violence" | Marian Clark | July 10, 1960 |
| 432 | 46 | "Busted-Up Guns" | Kathleen Hite | July 17, 1960 |
| 433 | 47 | "The Imposter" | Kathleen Hite | July 24, 1960 |
| 434 | 48 | "Stage Smash" | Marian Clark | July 31, 1960 |
| 435 | 49 | "Old Fool" | John Meston, Norman Macdonnell | August 7, 1960 |
| 436 | 50 | "The Noose" | Marian Clark | August 14, 1960 |
| 437 | 51 | "Dangerous Bath" | Marian Clark | August 21, 1960 |
| 438 | 52 | "Tumbleweed" | Tom Hanley | August 28, 1960 |
Season 9 (1960–1961)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439 | 1 | "Peace Officer" | Norman Macdonnell | September 4, 1960 |
| 440 | 2 | "About Chester" | Frank Paris | September 11, 1960 |
| 441 | 3 | "Two Mothers" | Marian Clark | September 18, 1960 |
| 442 | 4 | "Doc Judge" | John Meston, Norman Macdonnell | September 25, 1960 |
| 443 | 5 | "The Big Itch" | Marian Clark | October 2, 1960 |
| 444 | 6 | "Born to Hang" | John Meston | October 9, 1960 |
| 445 | 7 | "Crack-Up" | John Meston | October 16, 1960 |
| 446 | 8 | "Newsma'am" | Marian Clark | October 23, 1960 |
| 447 | 9 | "Never Pester Chester" | John Meston | October 30, 1960 |
| 448 | 10 | "Jedro's Woman" | Marian Clark | November 6, 1960 |
| 449 | 11 | "The Big Con" | John Meston | November 13, 1960 |
| 450 | 12 | "The Professor" | Marian Clark | November 20, 1960 |
| 451 | 13 | "Dirt" | John Meston | November 27, 1960 |
| 452 | 14 | "Kitty's Good Neighboring" | Marian Clark | December 4, 1960 |
| 453 | 15 | "The Cook" | John Meston, Frank Paris | December 11, 1960 |
| 454 | 16 | "Hero's Departure" | Marian Clark | December 18, 1960 |
| 455 | 17 | "Minnie" | John Meston, Norman Macdonnell | December 25, 1960 |
| 456 | 18 | "Spring Term" | John Meston | January 1, 1961 |
| 457 | 19 | "Old Faces" | John Meston, Frank Paris | January 8, 1961 |
| 458 | 20 | "The Wake" | John Meston, Norman Macdonnell | January 15, 1961 |
| 459 | 21 | "Hard Virtue" | John Meston, Norman Macdonnell | January 22, 1961 |
| 460 | 22 | "Harriet" | John Meston, Frank Paris | January 29, 1961 |
| 461 | 23 | "Love of Money" | John Meston, Norman Macdonnell | February 5, 1961 |
| 462 | 24 | "Daddy-O" | John Meston | February 12, 1961 |
| 463 | 25 | "Kitty Love" | Frank Paris | February 19, 1961 |
| 464 | 26 | "Joe Sleet" | Marian Clark | February 26, 1961 |
| 465 | 27 | "Melinda Miles" | John Meston, Frank Paris | March 5, 1961 |
| 466 | 28 | "Sweet and Sour" | John Meston | March 12, 1961 |
| 467 | 29 | "Joe Phy" | John Meston | March 19, 1961 |
| 468 | 30 | "No Indians" | John Meston | March 26, 1961 |
| 469 | 31 | "Chester's Inheritance" | Vic Perrin, Harry Bartell | April 2, 1961 |
| 470 | 32 | "Hangman's Mistake" | Marian Clark | April 9, 1961 |
| 471 | 33 | "Cooter" | John Meston | April 16, 1961 |
| 472 | 34 | "Father and Son" | Vic Perrin, Harry Bartell | April 23, 1961 |
| 473 | 35 | "Ex-Urbanites" | John Meston, Frank Paris | April 30, 1961 |
| 474 | 36 | "Ma's Justice" | Marian Clark | May 7, 1961 |
| 475 | 37 | "The Lady Killer" | John Meston, Frank Paris | May 14, 1961 |
| 476 | 38 | "Chester's Rendezvous" | Marian Clark | May 21, 1961 |
| 477 | 39 | "The Sod-Buster" | Ray Kemper | May 28, 1961 |
| 478 | 40 | "Cows and Cribs" | John Meston | June 4, 1961 |
| 479 | 41 | "Doc's Visitor" | Marian Clark | June 11, 1961 |
| 480 | 42 | "Letter of the Law" | John Meston | June 18, 1961 |
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ a b c Barabas 1990, p. 24
- ^ Barabas 1990, p. 359
- ^ Barabas 1990, p. 441
- ^ Gunsmoke: The Myth of the Prime-Time Repeats; Stewart Wright; 2005
- ^ Barabas 1990, p. 444
- ^ Barabas 1990, p. 58
- ^ Barabas 1990, p. 25
References
edit- Barabas, SuzAnne; Barabas, Gabor (1990). Gunsmoke: A Complete History. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-89950-418-3.
- Haendiges, Jerry (1996–2004). "Gunsmoke radio log". Jerry Haendiges Productions. Retrieved January 14, 2010. (runs to 480 episodes as it includes shows with re-used scripts)