Matt must find out why a gunman is stalking a temperance preacher. Stage 3, CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA. Pa, menfolk settle down someplace. Matt has to figure a way around a six-foot-tall, 200-pound woman with a six-gun. It remained at number one until 1961 and stayed in the top 20 until 1964. The morning after a couple take shelter with a trapper, the woman is found beaten to death. A rancher is stalking Matt and his prisoner. An ex-farmer decides to become a fight promoter to make his fortune. Seasons 1 - 6 39 episodes for each of the first five seasons, with 38 episodes for the 6th season, Thirty-nine half-hour episodes, black-and-white Chester purchases a piece of land when he gets engaged. Matt and Chester get caught in the middle of a feud between Indians and buffalo hunters. Quint is accused of horse theft and beaten by a group of vigilantes. Western. Doc is kidnapped by a gang of outlaws to treat one who has been injured and another turns out to be an expert in medicine. The bartender takes an interest in a juvenile delinquent on probation. A scout hunts down the man who murdered his female benefactor. Dr. Samuel (her father wanted a boy) McTavish answers Doc Adam's ad for a temporary replacement. [6] During season two, Gunsmoke became one of the 10 most popular programs on American television and moved to number one in the third season. Guest starring Western icons, A stranger wearing a murdered preacher's coat causes tension in Dodge when he announces his intention to watch someone die. 9 of 14 people found this review helpful. Matt continues his pursuit of white-slave traders. The man who threatened to kill Chester arrives in town. Doc performs an emergency surgery on Matt to save the marshal's life. Despite his illiteracy, Festus becomes a reporter for Dodge's new paper, A gunslinger kills a young man out to gain a reputation, then faces the wrath of the dead man's family. Matt becomes convinced that Dave Ingalls is innocent of murder, so he sets out to find the real killer before Ingalls is wrongfully hanged. Matt clashes with a railroad boss who is determined to buy a homesteader's land. Producer: Charles Marquis Warren (episodes 40–49, 51–52, 57), Norman Macdonnell (episodes 50, 53–56, 58–78) Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty)[17], Thirty-nine half-hour episodes, black-and-whiteProducer: Norman Macdonnell Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty)[18]. Matt helps search for a group of raiders who abducted a rancher's daughter. John Dehner's second of twelve appearances in this series. Festus tries to keep an old Indian alive, even though he wishes to die in peace. A mountain man is accused of killing three people. TV Episode Add the first question. A reformed gunfighter begins a courtship with Kitty. An honest woman in need of money faces temptation when her outlaw husband goes on the lam, leaving her $20,000. [11] Both Chester and Festus appear together in the season-nine episode "The Prairie Wolfer", and Festus had initially appeared the previous season, playing the same character as a quasi-outlaw helping Dillon track a killer in "Us Haggens". John Dehner is brilliant as he plays gunfighter Nate Springer that obviously has seen better days. A family of former slaves give Matt shelter when he is injured. For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide. A girl asks Matt to save her from her alcoholic father. A rainmaker offers hope when Dodge is struck by a drought. A ranch foreman threatens to boycott Dodge City commerce if his cowboys are not left alone. Milly Glover decides to marry the first available in order to support herself and her brother. An ailing con man plans to kill Matt to ensure his financial future. [29][30]Note: In 1997 TV Guide ranked "The Jailer" as episode No. Doc has a change of heart about a man he hates and wants to kill face to face when the man is later shot in the back (first credited appearance of, The brother of a man Matt was forced to kill vows to kill Matt by any means necessary (, Matt is forced to arrest his childhood hero (. Matt enlists the help of a former outlaw to find two condemned killers who escaped from jail. Matt meets a girl who ran away from an orphanage that functions like a prison. After getting out of prison, an infamous gunman meets a cocky young man eager to cash in on his reputation. (all two- or three-parters counted as two or three individual hour-long episodes), Twenty-nine one-hour episodes, colorExecutive producer: Philip Leacock; producer: John Mantley Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Roger Ewing (Thad)CBS cancelled the series due to low ratings. A carefree minstrel faces the wrath of the vengeful Lukens clan. Festus' cousin Mayblossom comes to town to marry him because of a pact between their fathers. An outlaw kills his partner for a huge reward, except there was never a price in the first place. This FAQ is empty. A convicted murderer's brother runs against Matt for marshal. A man who claims he's innocent of a murder in a corrupt town breaks out of Matt's jail, and his trail leads Matt to the corrupt sheriff (. Producer: Charles Marquis Warren; associate producer: Norman Macdonnell Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty) Note: The premiere episode was introduced by John Wayne. Matt and a sheriff face off against a lynch mob. A condemned man posing as a priest is forced to help a stricken town. Matt and Chester meet a man with two horses on the way back to Dodge who is not very friendly – until they see him spending money freely. A gunrunner gets the Pawnees mad in order to sell his weapons. With James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake. TV-PG A miner tries to use his new-found wealth to win over Kitty. It might be interesting to pick your favorite of the group and see who ends up the most favorite actor. A young man tries to make a name for himself as a fast draw when Matt turns him down as deputy. Matt is forced to kill a man for resisting arrest, only to incur the wrath of the man's family. A backwoods community wants to hang Newly for a failed emergency operation he performed. Brad McCain tries to take advantage of his friendship with Matt. The new town doctor finds it hard to be accepted as he tries to fill Doc Adams' shoes. A boy comes looking for his father, unaware that he is a wanted outlaw. A pair of sharpsters salt a gold mine to con the citizens of Dodge. A midget claims that he will turn into an elephant at midnight. After Matt is shot and taken prisoner by two bank robbers, he tricks one into turning against his partner. An outlaw named Perce McCall helps Matt fend off three gunmen, much to everyone's surprise. Just wondering.(Day-ner?). Matt protects a suspected killer from a trigger-happy deputy. The Indians accused of murdering a cattleman's wife stand trial. Festus comes back from a desert shootout with no memory of what exactly took place. Matt is convicted for a crime he did not commit and is sentenced to a life of hard labor in the judge's silver mine. Gunman Nate Springer arrives in Dodge with the obvious intention of committing murder, but his nervousness and unpredictability make Matt determined to find out who hired him and why he seems so different from his steel-nerved reputation. A stranger is purchasing all the local freight lines. He also performed regularly on The Don Knotts Show and The Betty White Show (1958). John Dehner played in four episodes of The Rifleman ― The Money Gu' as Tom King a hired gun ― The Blowout as Al Walker a gunslinger ― The Baby Sitter as Wood Bartell, a self-righteous, bigoted father. Owney Tupper starts behaving "responsibly" in order to retrieve his daughter from her aunt's custody. Was this review helpful to you? A sodbuster fights a cattle baron for her water supply. Nate, a once surefire man with a gun, now seems to be strangely jumpy as he enters Dodge to take care of business.Matt first encounter with Nate is enough for Matt to know that he is a gunfighter. A bank robber hopes to recoup his losses after losing his money gambling. I heard you talking about Colorado, with all those mountains. Festus is mistaken for a hired gunman in the town of Bucklin. Matt's adventure on Oregon's Rogue River comes to a thrilling conclusion.   |  With James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. A friend of Festus' is accused of murdering the man who bested them at poker. Aggie: (14 Sep 1957). An unmarried schoolteacher finds that she is pregnant as a result of her being raped. A pair of outlaws return to Dodge to see their dying mother and take Kitty and Doc hostage. Looking back, no other person could have done a better job of playing the jumpy gunfighter. A 'mad' dog is killing cattle and sheep, while a vengeful gunman sets out to kill a man who shot him in the back four years ago. A ladies' man takes up with a married woman. Doc takes a stand against bandits at a stage stop along with a pregnant woman and a blind man. Title: The father of a young gunfighter tries to end his son's career by wounding his gun hand. Matt must determine how and when the partners of a murderer he has in custody will make their move. Kitty gets shot trying to stop a fight in her saloon. 30 min Matt tries to ease the tension between a rancher and her son. Matt faces fear and hostility in Ridge Town where he investigates an old murder case. Bounty hunter Louis Stark blackmails his prisoner, whose father is a wealthy rancher. 1961/62 through 1965/66 This FAQ is empty. Newly must prove that a girl is a con artist bent on swindling a blacksmith. A stranger accompanies two brothers on their trip to California. Matt is delivering a prisoner to Dodge when he is thrown, and must stay with his quarry while Chester gets help. Matt must defend a gunman he despises from townspeople who want to lynch him for a crime he didn't commit. Guest starring, Matt attempts to protect wounded outlaw Johnny Drago (, A band out of outlaws terrorize Dodge. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Matt and an old mountain man face off against angry cattlemen and greedy bounty hunters. A former Quantrill Raider comes to Dodge to face Matt in a gunfight. A man gets beaten up for trying to steal another man's horse, and plots his revenge. The townspeople prepare for a lynching when a pair of saddle tramps kill a homesteader and steal his horse. With James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake. Kitty risks herself to stop an attempted murder. Chester's last episode. The true test will come when Matt finds out who Nate intends to kill.Cannot say enough about character actor John Dehner. A rancher blames Doc for the death of his wife. Matt goes after a band of comancheros who raided a camp and kidnapped a girl. Matt comes face to face with the outlaw who saved his life long ago. Along with his housekeeper Nettie and a Indian looking girls named Blossom, his first stop will be Jonas's store to buy some nice looking duds even before he finds a woman.