Bret Maverick

Season 1

TV-PG

Set in Sweetwater, Arizona in the 1880s with solid citizen Bret owning a ranch and part of the Red Ox Saloon. Stable cast with varying stories, often centered on conflict between the ambitious sheriff and everyone else.

Where to Watch Season 1

18 Episodes

The Lazy Ace (1)
E1
The Lazy Ace (1)In what may very well be the last of the great poker games in the Old West, Bret wins ownership of the saloon and decides to settle down in the town of Sweetwater in the Arizona Territory. (Part 1 of 2)
The Lazy Ace (2)
E2
The Lazy Ace (2)Former sheriff Tom Guthrie joins Bret as partner in the Red Ox saloon, to the dismay of the townspeople who just booted the old-fashioned lawman out of office.
Welcome to Sweetwater
E3
Welcome to SweetwaterMaverick's reluctance to sell his ranch, the Lazy Ace, is the major stumbling block to bringing the railroad into Sweetwater.
Anything for a Friend
E4
Anything for a FriendA barn-raising celebration at Maverick's ranch helps him conceal Billy the Kid from authorities.
The Yellow Rose
E5
The Yellow RoseWomen's suffrage catches fire in Sweetwater and no one feels the heat more than Maverick, who's just won a Chinese girl in a poker game.
Horse of Yet Another Color
E6
Horse of Yet Another ColorBret wins a stolen horse in a poker game that Teddy Roosevelt was supposed to give the horse as a gift to Geronimo to seal a new treaty and the young Congressman is desperate to recover the animal in time. Meanwhile, Tom tries to swing a business deal with several shady operators to build a new ice house using the Red Ox saloon and Maverick's ranch as collateral.
Dateline: Sweetwater
E7
Dateline: SweetwaterEastern financial interests attempt a takeover of Sweetwater businesses.
The Mayflower Women's Historical Society
E8
The Mayflower Women's Historical SocietyIt looks like Maverick is going to be hanged, unless he agrees to sell his life story to an ambitious historian.
Hallie
E9
HallieAn old flame of Bret's shows up in Sweetwater, pursued by two homicidal brothers she swindled.
The Ballad of Bret Maverick
E10
The Ballad of Bret MaverickA stranger arrives in town, claiming to be in the process of finishing an epic ballad on the life and death of Bret Maverick.
A Night at the Red Ox
E11
A Night at the Red OxVigilantes take over the Red Ox saloon and put former sheriff Tom Guthrie on trial for crimes he allegedly committed in the past.
The Not So Magnificent Six
E12
The Not So Magnificent SixSix men who each want to gain a reputation as the one who killed the famous Bret Maverick have followed a western pulp writer to Sweetwater.
The Vulture Also Rises
E13
The Vulture Also RisesWhen a stagecoach is attacked by Apaches and a woman is killed, the angry townspeople want to call in the cavalry.
The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of Grandeur
E14
The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of GrandeurBret exposes a crooked magician who is performing at the Red Ox.
Faith, Hope and Clarity (1)
E15
Faith, Hope and Clarity (1)A religious charlatan dupes the townpeople so that he can obtain the rights to their land.
Faith, Hope and Clarity (2)
E16
Faith, Hope and Clarity (2)Bret masterminds a con to get back the townsfolk's land, which was legally stolen by the clever leader of a religious cult.
The Rattlesnake Brigade
E17
The Rattlesnake BrigadeMaverick and Guthrie are suckered into agreeing to protect a shipment of gold from a ruthless band of outlaws.
The Hidalgo Thing
E18
The Hidalgo ThingTom Guthrie, who is trying to get re-elected as sheriff, tries to get Maverick to keep a low profile, but Bret is working on the biggest con of his life and isn't going to stop now.