Gunsmoke

Season 12

TV-G

Marshal Matt Dillon is in charge of Dodge City, a town in the wild west where people often have no respect for the law. He deals on a daily basis with the problems associated with frontier life: cattle rustling, gunfights, brawls, standover tactics, and land fraud. Such situations call for sound judgement and brave actions: of which Marshal Dillon has plenty.

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29 Episodes

Snap Decision
E1
Snap DecisionDisturbed over being forced to kill a prisoner who was trying to save his life, Matt Dillion turns in his badge.
The Goldtakers
E2
The GoldtakersA gang of thieves commandeers the Dodge City blacksmith shop to divide a gigantic bar of gold.
The Jailer
E3
The JailerSix years after her husband's hanging, Ma Stone plots her revenge against Matt Dillon by first kidnapping Kitty to use as a lure and then jailing Matt to be hanged on the morning of the second day with Kitty watching as her man died.
The Mission
E4
The MissionMarshal Dillon is helped by an apparently friendly young runaway who later faces him as a deadly adversary.
The Good People
E5
The Good PeopleA respectable rancher and his son hang an innocent man and allow a bewhiskered bounty hunter to go on trial for the murder.
Gunfighter, R.I.P.
E6
Gunfighter, R.I.P.A gunfighter (McGavin) hired to murder Matt Dillion gets wounded while trying to save the life of an elderly Chinese man.
The Wrong Man
E7
The Wrong ManHootie Kyle is a poor but honest farmer whose credit has run out. Matt Dillon and Festus lend him some money, then he gets swindled out of it in a poker game. Later Hootie gets circumstantially framed for the murder of the card shark who swindled him.
The Whispering Tree
E8
The Whispering TreeAfter a robbery, Virgil Stanley buries the money before being captured. It has been eight years and Virgil is being released. He has plans to use the money but has to deal with others with the same idea.
The Well
E9
The WellAll of Dodge City is suffering from a drought. A rainmaker (Guy Raymond) tries to put an end to it before the town's public well, their last source of water, runs dry.
Stage Stop
E10
Stage StopDoc Adams takes up arms to defend a gold shipment from bandits, first during a stagecoach ambush and then at a weigh station. He is aided by a blind man and a wounded man in the battle against the bandits.
The Newcomers
E11
The NewcomersLars Karlgren, a Scandinavian immigrant and his teenage son Petter, find the West even wilder than they had imagined when they settle in Dodge City. Petter gets framed for a murder of a man who was picking a fight with him.
Quaker Girl
E12
Quaker GirlThe identity of a criminal is confused with that of deputy marshal Thad, when a Quaker party rescues the pair from a do-or-die fight.
The Moonstone
E13
The MoonstoneA young farmer's former partner-in-crime, girlfriend and slow-witted brother figure in the discovery of his forgotten past.
Champion of the World
E14
Champion of the WorldBull Bannock (Alan Hale), retired heavyweight champion of the world, attempts to make a home for himself in Dodge City, and tries to buy Miss Kitty's Longbranch Saloon.
The Hanging
E15
The HangingTo Marshal Matt Dillon and his deputies falls their grimmest task in many years-- the hanging of a ruthless gunman.
Saturday Night
E16
Saturday NightA vengeful prisoner poses a continual threat to the life of Marshal Matt Dillon.
Mad Dog
E17
Mad DogFestus Haggen is mistaken for a hired gunman and offered $300 to fight, and run out of town, the 3 sons of a man his cousin is accused of killing.
Muley
E18
MuleyAfter a young gunslinger wounds Matt, he comes to Dodge to finish him off and to rob the bank. He gets distracted after going to the Long Branch, where he meets and falls in love with one of Kitty's girls.
Mail Drop
E19
Mail DropA boy (Eddie Hodges) comes to Dodge City in search of his father only to learn that he is a wanted criminal.
Old Friend
E20
Old FriendAn embittered lawman (Fritz Weaver) seeks revenge against the men who destroyed his town and took away his wife.
Fandango
E21
FandangoWhile trying to bring in a prisoner on foot, Marshal Dillon is forced to match wits with a ruthless sheep magnate and his many armed men. His search for horses leads him to a most unlikely ally and ultimately an inevitable showdown.
The Returning
E22
The ReturningLuke Todd's family is hurting due to severe drought. Luke calls his old gang and they decide to rob the freight office in Dodge. When things go wrong, Luke leaves the stolen money for his wife to find. This action only leads to problems.
The Lure
E23
The LurePrivate detectives use Kitty and the daughter (Kim Darby) of an outlaw to trap the girl's fugitive father (Stephen McNally).
Noose of Gold
E24
Noose of GoldDeputy District Attorney Shephard will do anything to further his career, including having outlaw John Farron killed, instead of being able to give himself up.
The Favor
E25
The FavorKitty's conscience is torn between her sense of obligation to a man (James Daly) who saved her life and her concern for the law and Marshal Matt Dillon.
Mistaken Identity
E26
Mistaken IdentityA drifter tries to settle in Dodge after switching identities with a man he found who had been bit by a rattlesnake, but his plans are complicated when that man is brought into town still unconscious.
Ladies from St. Louis
E27
Ladies from St. LouisA group of Nuns traveling out West nurse the wounds of outlaw Worth Sweeney, who was injured while defending them from his partners.
Nitro! (1)
E28
Nitro! (1)Part 1: Down on his luck drifter is offered a dangerous, but profitable job of mixing nitroglycerine for outlaws who are using it to rob banks. George also falls in love with a saloon girl and begins a business venture with his earnings.
Nitro! (2)
E29
Nitro! (2)Part 2: George wants to quit making the nitro, feeling that his luck is running out, but his outlaw partners won't let him.