Gunsmoke
June 11, 1949 to April 25, 1976
501 episodes known to exist
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 radio version ran from 1952 to 1961, and John Dunning writes that among radio drama enthusiasts "Gunsmoke is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind and any time.
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Dates
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# Episodes (Known)
Network
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June 11, 1949 - June 18, 1961
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2
April 15, 1956 - July 5, 1959
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11
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3
May 4, 1954 - February 19, 1956
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4
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5
November 30, 1967 - November 30, 1967
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April 25, 1976 - April 25, 1976
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Gunsmoke
June 11, 1949 - June 18, 1961483 episodes known to exist
Stars: William Conrad, Georgia Ellis, Parley Baer, Howard McNear
Director/producer: Norman Macdonnell Music
Announcers: Roy Royan, George Walsh, George Fenneman
Sound Engineers: Tom Hanley, Ray Kemper, Bill James
Director/producer: Norman Macdonnell Music
Announcers: Roy Royan, George Walsh, George Fenneman
Sound Engineers: Tom Hanley, Ray Kemper, Bill James
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Air Date
Title
Comments
Length
Sources
AUD
June 11, 1949
Audition Show 1
STARS: Rye Billsbury as "Mark" Dillon
30:30
AUD
July 13, 1949
Audition Show 2
STARS: Howard Culver as "Mark" Dillon and June Foray
30:30
AUD
November 30, 1949
Audition Show 3
STARS: John Dehner as "Mark" Dillon
10:00
1
April 26, 1952
Billy the Kid
AUTHOR: Walter B. Newman
29:10
2
May 3, 1952
Ben Thompson
AUTHOR: Herb Purdum Incomplete-first half only
08:38
3
May 10, 1952
Jaliscoe
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield
28:20
4
May 17, 1952
Dodge City Killer
AUTHOR: Herb Purdum
29:40
5
May 24, 1952
Ben Slade's Saloon
AUTHOR: Norman MacDonnell
29:30
6
May 31, 1952
Carmen
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 6-21-59
30:00
7
June 7, 1952
Buffalo Hunters
AUTHOR: Joel Murcott
30:00
8
June 14, 1952
Jailbait Janet
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield REPEAT: 6-28-59
30:00
10
June 28, 1952
The Ride Back
AUTHOR: Anthony Ellis
11
July 5, 1952
Never Pester Chester
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 10-30-60
30:00
12
July 12, 1952
The Boughten Bride
AUTHOR: John Meston
30:00
13
July 19, 1952
Doc Holiday
AUTHOR: Herb Purdum
30:00
14
July 26, 1952
Gentleman's Disagreement
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield REPEAT: 9-20-59
30:00
15
August 2, 1952
Renegade White
AUTHOR: John Meston
30:00
16
August 9, 1952
The Kentucky Tolmans
AUTHOR: Herb Purdum Someone is trying to kill Jed Tolman
29:00
17
August 16, 1952
The Lynching
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:00
18
August 23, 1952
Shakespeare
AUTHOR: Anthony Ellis Sam Matchit's body is found in actor Irving Henry's wagon
29:30
19
August 30, 1952
The Juniper Tree
AUTHOR: Herb Purdum
29:40
20
September 6, 1952
The Brothers
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield The Thompson Brothers and the Circle Bar brand
30:00
21
September 13, 1952
Home Surgery
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 6-23-57
29:30
22
September 20, 1952
Drop Dead
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield Howard puts up a fence around the water hole at Cottonwood
29:30
23
September 27, 1952
The Railroad
-REHERSAL- AUTHOR: David Ellis Libby Sager is in the way of the Railroad's right-of-way
25:40
24
October 3, 1952
Cain
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 2/07/53 Kane Vestal is going to Arizona to die
29:50
25
October 10, 1952
Hinka-Do
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield REPEAT: 10-04-59
29:50
26
October 17, 1952
Lochinvar
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield
29:50
27
October 24, 1952
The Mortgage
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield REPEAT: 10-18-59
30:00
28
October 31, 1952
Overland Express
AUTHOR: John Meston
30:00
29
November 7, 1952
Tara
AUTHOR: Norman MacDonnall
30:00
30
November 14, 1952
The Square Triangle
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield REPEAT: 11-15-59
29:50
31
November 21, 1952
Fingered
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:50
32
November 29, 1952
Kitty
AUTHOR: Antony Ellis
29:45
33
December 6, 1952
I Don't Know
AUTHOR: Antony Ellis The Birch Family are looking for their drunken Pa
29:50
34
December 13, 1952
Post Martin
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield Cathy Blair comes West looking for her Brother
29:50
35
December 20, 1952
Christmas Story
AUTHOR: Antony Ellis Christmas Program Matt tells Amos Crowley about last year's Christmas in Dodge
29:50
36
December 27, 1952
The Cabin
AUTHOR: John Meston Christmas Program During a blizzard, Matt finds shelter in a cabin with some strangers. This is the first airing of this show which became an annual Christmas story on GUNSMOKE
29:50
37
January 3, 1953
Westbound
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield REPEAT: 11-01-59 Matt and Chester take prisoner Jack Daggett into Abileen
29:00
38
January 10, 1953
Word of Honor
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 7-07-59 Doc had been missing for two days attending a kidnapping victim
29:50
39
January 17, 1953
Paid Killer
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield REPEAT: 11-22-59 Lawson Hale hires Ed Granger to kill Matt for $5,000
29:50
40
January 24, 1953
The Old Lady
AUTHOR: Kathleen Hite Ellen Henry and her no-good son Luther
29:50
41
January 31, 1953
Cavalcade
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield REPEAT: 11-08-59 Deputy Ed Hunter from Richmond VA, is in town to arrest John Allison and Calvin Moore (Doc Adams)
29:50
42
February 7, 1953
Cain
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 10-03-52 Kane Vestal is going to Arizona to die
25:00
43
February 14, 1953
The Round-Up
AUTHOR: John Meston Town merchants want 20 men deputized to handle problems in upcoming weekend Round-Up.
29:20
44
February 21, 1953
Meshougah
AUTHOR: John Meston Matt & Chester ride into Pierceville and find it empty of people.
29:30
45
February 28, 1953
Trojan War
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield REPEAT: 1-03-60 An old Girl Friend, Helen Ford dies after being robbed on a Stage Coach coming to Dodge.
29:30
46
March 7, 1953
Absolom
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield Texas Cattle Barron King Mallar & son Billy are arrested but released by the Mayor.
29:30
47
March 14, 1953
Cyclone
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield
29:26
48
March 21, 1953
Pussy Cats
AUTHOR: Antony Ellis A man and a woman wait in the Saloon to ambush 4 Cowboys.
29:42
49
March 28, 1953
Quarter-Horse
AUTHOR: Norman McDonnell REPEAT: 6-01-58
29:46
50
April 4, 1953
Jayhawkers
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 8-11-57 Dolf Quince sends Phil Jacks to bring Matt back to the trail herd because of Jayhawkers
29:37
51
April 11, 1953
Gonif
AUTHOR: Antony Ellis Matt confronts Buffalo Mason and Frank Bissel at Strapley's Barber Shop
29:44
52
April 18, 1953
Bum's Rush
AUTHOR: John Meston Matt captures William Gorse & Orlo in a deserted cabin
29:46
53
April 25, 1953
The Soldier
AUTHOR: John Meston Two soldiers, Gallagher & Spear, are arrested for fighting in the Saloon
29:27
54
May 2, 1953
Tacetta
AUTHOR: John Meston Dorigan's been demanding & hoging the attention of Dance Hall Girl Tacetta all evening
29:55
55
May 9, 1953
The Buffalo Hunter
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 6-30-57
29:34
56
May 16, 1953
The Big Con
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 11-13-60 The 1st Mug Shot is taken. Mr. Hook borrows $20,000 from the bank on a poker hand with 4 aces - BUT LOSES
29:50
57
May 23, 1953
Print Asper
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:43
58
May 30, 1953
Fall Semester
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:44
59
June 6, 1953
Sundown
AUTHOR: William Conrad
29:57
60
June 13, 1953
Spring Term
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 1-01-61
29:55
61
June 20, 1953
Wind
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:55
62
June 27, 1953
Flashback
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield
29:48
63
July 4, 1953
Dirt
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 11-27-60
29:47
64
July 11, 1953
Grass
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 8-25-57
29:47
65
July 18, 1953
Wild West
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:44
66
July 25, 1953
Hickock
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:38
67
August 1, 1953
Boy
AUTHOR: Norman McDowell
29:45
68
August 8, 1953
Sky
AUTHOR: John Meston ** NO THEME MUSIC ** Frogmouth Kate is pestering young Billy Donk at the bar
25:02
69
August 15, 1953
Moon
AUTHOR: John Meston ** NO THEME MUSIC **
26:00
70
August 22, 1953
Gone Straight
AUTHOR: John Meston New Mexico Deputy Parker asks Matt to go to Tescosa and arrest Dane Shaw
29:00
71
August 29, 1953
Jesse
AUTHOR: John Meston Pruitt is determined to learn how to handle a gun so he can kill the man who shot his pa last winter...Matt did it!
29:30
72
September 5, 1953
The Sutler
AUTHOR: John Meston Will Jonas hires Chester to unload the train onto his wagon for $.20 an hour
29:30
73
September 12, 1953
Prairie Happy
AUTHOR: John Meston Rumor: The Pawnee's will attack Dodge City tomorrow
29:30
74
September 19, 1953
There Was Never a Horse
AUTHOR: John Meston Gunfighter Ken Creed kills a Pig Farmer in self defense, then tries to get Matt to draw on him
29:30
75
September 26, 1953
Fawn
AUTHOR: John Meston Matt & Chester go to Fort to pick up a returned Indian Prisoner - A Woman & an 8-year-old Indian Girl
29:49
76
October 3, 1953
How to Kill a Friend
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 5-05-58 Additional 5 Minutes of News at End. Gambler's Corter & Duggan hire Toke Morlan to kill Matt when he won't take their bribe
29:46
77
October 10, 1953
How to Die For Nothing
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 5-10-58 Additional 5 Minutes of News at End. Texas cowboy is killed by Matt. Then his brother comes to avenge, is arrested & all of the trail herders come to shoot up Dodge
29:51
78
October 17, 1953
Yorky
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 4-06-58 Additional 5 Minutes of News at End. ANNOUNCER SNEEZES DURING OPENING COMMERCIAL. 12-year-old Arapaho boy captured from a raiding party, turns out to be a white boy named Yorky Kelly who wants to go back to the Indians
29:50
79
October 24, 1953
The Buffalo Hunter
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 5-09-53, 6-30-57 Billy, Buffallo Hunter, is scalded to death melting lead for bulletts. Yorky Kelly (from story of 10/17) shows up in this story
24:39
80
October 31, 1953
How to Kill a Woman
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 11-20-54 Jim Buck's Stage is held up. He suspects Stage Station Owner Jim Daggitt & his partner
24:33
81
November 7, 1953
Stolen Horses
AUTHOR: Norman Macdonnell Horses are stolen from Jim Redago who is killed by Teebo
24:57
82
November 14, 1953
Professor Lute Bone
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 10-20-57 Professor Bone's "Wonder Medicine"
24:57
83
November 21, 1953
Custer
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 9-22-57 Matt & Chester find Joe Trimble running off old man Grandby's horses.
24:53
84
November 28, 1953
Kick Me
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 10-19-58 Tobill threatens to kill Weisser with his powerfull Indian Medicine
24:52
85
December 5, 1953
The Lamb
AUTHOR: John Meston Easy going, Nice guy, Gunfighter, Lew Medallan comes to town
25:00
86
December 12, 1953
The Cast
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 7-27-58 Shelie Tucker is convinced that Doc killed his wife during an operation Paul Frees plays Doc Adams in this episode
25:00
87
December 19, 1953
Big Girl Lost
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 9-21-58 Philip Lock comes looking for Laura Simpson and hires Noonan's Gun for $500
24:52
88
December 26, 1953
The Guitar
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 3-02-58 Weed Pendal, Guitar Player, is teased & put-upon by Tyler & Short
24:50
89
January 2, 1954
Stage Hold-Up
AUTHOR: John Meston Stagecoach from Hayes City, which Matt is on, is held up
24:58
90
January 9, 1954
Joke's On Us
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 2-09-58 Jake Kyser hangs Tillman for Horse Stealing then tells his wife
24:59
91
January 16, 1954
The Bear
AUTHOR: John Meston Ending cut. Joe Plummer plays some practical jokes on Mike Bloker...with deadly results.
25:00
92
January 23, 1954
Nina
AUTHOR: Norman Macdonnell Army Scout, Cuff Peters, passes through town with his Mexican wife, Nina
24:31
93
January 30, 1954
Gun Smuggler
AUTHOR: John Meston Major Evans, at Fort Dodge, sends for Matt - Pawnee's are being supplied with Rifles from Dodge
24:50
94
February 6, 1954
Big Broad
AUTHOR: John Meston 200 pound Lena Wave hits town with Emmett Fitzgerald
24:53
95
February 13, 1954
The Killer
AUTHOR: John Meston Creebo kills a man he just met on the plains
24:33
96
February 20, 1954
Last Fling
AUTHOR: John Meston John Peevie & Milligan Rives claim that Kitty shot them
24:32
97
February 27, 1954
Bad Boy
AUTHOR: John Meston Tom Vickers & his friend, Blades, are shooting up the Dodge House
24:34
98
March 6, 1954
The Gentleman
AUTHOR: John Meston Tiller Evans slaps Mavis McCloud around before he leaves town
24:45
99
March 13, 1954
Confederate Money
AUTHOR: John Meston Fate Render fires Neil Butler who then ambushes him
24:33
100
March 20, 1954
Old Friend
AUTHOR: John Meston Toke Moreland is hired by Ben Corter, for $300, to kill Matt
25:31
101
March 27, 1954
Blood Money
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 3-06-60 Likeable Joe Harp & Harry Speaner come to town. Then a $300 wanted poster for Harp comes in Dillon's mail
24:34
102
April 3, 1954
Mr. & Mrs. Amber
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 2-21-60 Sod Buster, Neil Amber, down on his luck, keeps stealing & Matt puts up with it
24:32
103
April 10, 1954
Greater Love
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 4-03-60 Doc wants to move to San Francisco. Howard Brandt is suspect of robbing the Stagecoach with Jed Butler
24:29
104
April 17, 1954
What the Whisky Drummer Heard
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 6-29-58 Whisky Drummer, Wilber Hawkins tells Matt he heard 2 men talking 'bout killing Matt for $300
24:27
105
April 24, 1954
Murder Warrant
AUTHOR: John Meston Lee Prentess rides to town after being shot on his own place, then Jake Harvin comes in with a "Murder Warrant"
24:37
106
May 1, 1954
Cara
AUTHOR: John Meston Matt's old girl friend arives from Arizona along with a Sheriff from Witchita
24:23
107
May 8, 1954
The Constable
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 3-20-60 Town Council wants the law to be more lenient, so they hire a Constable
24:37
108
May 15, 1954
The Indian Horse
AUTHOR: Norman Macdonnell Lt. Flagg challenges Cheif Howling Dog to a Horse Race at the Fort
24:36
109
May 22, 1954
Monopoly
AUTHOR: John Meston All freight lines in town sell out Ivy - Except Joe Trimble
24:48
110
May 29, 1954
Feud
AUTHOR: John Meston Mountain Man Luke Humbird is asking about Hank Witherspoon so he can settle a family fued by killing him.
24:43
111
June 5, 1954
Blacksmith
AUTHOR: John Meston Emil, the Blaksmith, has answered advertisment for "Good German Wife" - Gil Tulman stirs up trouble
24:37
112
June 12, 1954
Cover-Up
AUTHOR: John Meston Barnaby Hoffer wants to shoot Art Long
24:41
113
June 19, 1954
Going Bad
AUTHOR: John Meston GUITAR FLUB JUST BEFORE STORY Matt bluffs Dave Robins from a Barber's Chair
24:37
114
June 26, 1954
Claustrophobia
AUTHOR: John Meston BEGINNING NOT FOR AIRPLAY-Matt says "The Smell of S__t" Jiles & Dever try to get everybody to move by murdering & destruction
25:16
115
July 3, 1954
Word of Honor
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 1-10-52, 7-07-57 "Sanka Salute" - Mr. Nameless SAME STORY AS 1/10/53
24:30
116
July 5, 1954
Hack Prine
AUTHOR: John Meston Matt's old friend, Hank Prine, comes to town - Lee & Dolf Trumble cause trouble SHOW MOVES TO SATURDAYS - FORMAT CHANGE FROM 25 to 30 Minutes
29:30
117
July 12, 1954
Texas Cowboys
AUTHOR: John Meston Doc is Summoned by Ken Tully to treat an injured cowhand in Kansas
29:35
118
July 19, 1954
The Queue
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 11-17-57 "Queue" means: "Chinaman's Pig Tail" Cliff Bradon & Howard Rabb bully newly arrived Chin Lang Wong
29:29
119
July 26, 1954
Matt For Murder
AUTHOR: John Meston Matt is accused of murdering Lou Price - Wild Bill Hickock comes to arrest Matt
29:00
120
August 2, 1954
No Indians
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 3-26-61
29:00
121
August 9, 1954
Joe Phy
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 3-19-61
29:47
122
August 16, 1954
Mavis Mccloud
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 8-09-59
29:37
123
August 23, 1954
Young Man with a Gun
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:33
124
August 30, 1954
Obie Tater
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:36
125
September 6, 1954
Handcuffs (originally "the Promise")
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:38
126
September 13, 1954
Dooley Surrenders
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:43
127
September 20, 1954
The F.U.
AUTHOR: John Meston Onie Becker has been shot in the back after an arguement with Al Clovis
29:40
128
September 27, 1954
The Helping Hand
AUTHOR: John Meston Matt & Chster ride upon Bill Pence & his ridersabout to lynch Steve Eltzer
29:48
129
October 2, 1954
Matt Gets It
AUTHOR: John Meston SHOW MOVES TO SATURDAYS
29:34
130
October 9, 1954
Love of a Good Woman
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:33
131
October 16, 1954
Kitty Caught
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 7-21-57 Wichata sends word: The Carp Brothers Bank Robbers are heading for Dodge
28:50
132
October 23, 1954
Ma Tennis
AUTHOR: John Meston
28:30
133
October 30, 1954
The Patsy
AUTHOR: John Meston Holly takes Dave Thorpe out in the alley & shoots him, then blames it on Fly Hoyt
29:31
134
November 6, 1954
Smoking Out the Beedles
AUTHOR: John Meston Pat Clay wants squatter Jim Beedle & his family off his land at Stone Point
28:59
135
November 13, 1954
Wrong Man
AUTHOR: John Meston Sam Rickers shoots & kills outlaw Bob Hulbert for a $1,000 reward. He brings the body back to town, but it's the "Wrong Man"!
29:20
136
November 20, 1954
B1 A2w to Kill a Woman
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 10-31-53 Jim Buck's Stage is held up. He suspects Stage Station Owner Jesse Daggitt & his partner
b:29:47
137
November 27, 1954
Cooter
AUTHOR: John Meston Gambler Ben Thistle looses his Hired Gun so he hires Slow as the Head Cooter
29:39
138
December 4, 1954
Cholena
AUTHOR: John Meston Billy Mc Creedy wants the Gabriel family's water they're digging a well for
29:34
139
December 11, 1954
Bone Hunters
AUTHOR: John Meston Noalie Meeker knifes Bill Zant over a woman
29:05
140
December 18, 1954
Magnus
AUTHOR: John Meston Chester's wild, deadbeat brother, Magnus, arrives in Dodge and Chester decides to reform him.
24:47
141
December 25, 1954
Kitty Lost
AUTHOR: John Meston Last seen the night before with an Eastern Dude
29:42
142
January 1, 1955
Bottle Man
AUTHOR: John Meston Drunken Cassidy clubs Klell with a bottle for stealing his wife 13 years ago
29:36
143
January 8, 1955
Robin Hood
AUTHOR: John Meston Teddy Blue Fisher as a modern day "Robin Hood"
29:39
144
January 15, 1955
Chester's Murder
AUTHOR: John Meston When Chester takes Charlie Pickard to jail, on the way he shoots & kills him in an alley
29:33
145
January 22, 1955
Sins of Our Fathers
AUTHOR: John Meston Dolby wants Dan Daggett & his Indian Wife out of the hotel
29:35
146
January 29, 1955
Young Love
AUTHOR: John Meston Jesse Wheat is shot & killed by his employee's Jim Box & Rod Allison outside of town
29:33
147
February 5, 1955
Cheyennes
AUTHOR: John Meston A Settler & family are slaughtered by Chyennes, led by Stone Eagle, with Spencer Repeat Rifles - No Arrows
29:33
148
February 12, 1955
Chester's Hanging
AUTHOR: John Meston Jim Canole is in jail overnight for drunkeness. Matt lets him out & finds he has a wanted poster for Murder
28:58
149
February 19, 1955
Poor Pearl
AUTHOR: John Meston Show was Transcribed on Tape Instead of Discs from this Point On. Willie Calhoun is waiting outside the Long Branch for Pearl Bender - with a loaded rifle
29:24
150
February 26, 1955
Crack-Up
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 10-16-60 A stranger, Nate Springer, wants Matt out of a barber chair so he can be taken care of
29:43
151
March 5, 1955
Kite's Reward
AUTHOR: John Meston 20 year old Andy Travis bullies Jake Crowl into a fight at the bar
29:29
152
March 12, 1955
The Trial
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 3-22-59 Store owner wants Homer Tisdale put in jail for stealing a handful of potatos, then he's accused of robbery & murder. EXCELLENT STORY!
29:49
153
March 19, 1955
The Mistake
AUTHOR: John Meston Earl Haney is found in an alley with his head split open. Matt goes after the wrong man & another is killed
29:49
154
March 26, 1955
The Horse Deal
Charley Disha claims the horses Emett Bowers bought from Vic Lowrey are his with his brand. NATIONAL BASEBALL WEEK
29:44
155
April 2, 1955
Bloody Hands
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 7-14-57 Matt goes after and comes back with Jack Brand and 3 gang members in a wagon - Dead! Matt quits!
29:37
156
April 9, 1955
Skid Row
AUTHOR: John Meston Ann Cabott pays a surprize visit to Dodge City to visit her brother Jack Schomner, The Town Drunk!
28:23
157
April 16, 1955
The Gypsum Hills Feud
AUTHOR: John Meston Matt is shot - then tracts shooter's mule to Alvin Peevie's Mountain Shack & finds himself in the middle of a feud between Peevies & Cades
29:46
158
April 23, 1955
Born to Hang
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 10-09-60 Bill Roble cuts down Joe Digger after Glick & Pete hang him for horse stealing
29:07
159
April 30, 1955
Reward For Matt
AUTHOR: John Meston After killing Mel Hornby, his wife offers $1,000 reward for anyone to kill Matt
28:27
160
May 7, 1955
Potato Road
AUTHOR: John Meston Matt & Chester go to arrest Groke Girlk upon son Budge's request - Locked in Potato Cellar
29:41
161
May 14, 1955
Robber Bridegroom
AUTHOR: John Meston Stagecoach is held up with $50,000 missing & Franklin J Reeve's fiancee missing
29:39
162
May 21, 1955
Liar From Blackhawk
AUTHOR: John Meston Hank Shin, whom nobody has heard of, claims to have a gun reputation in Black Hawk, Dakota
29:43
163
May 28, 1955
Cow Doctor
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 7-28-57 Jerry Pitcher comes looking for Doc. His father, Ben who hates doctors, wants him killed
29:25
164
June 4, 1955
Jealousy
AUTHOR: John Meston Gambler Lonnie Pike is stabbed in his hand at poker table then talks Kam Durbin into Jealousy of Matt
29:47
165
June 11, 1955
Trust
AUTHOR: John Meston Matt, Chester and their prisoner, James Nation, flag down a ride on the overland Stage Route
29:22
166
June 18, 1955
Reed Survives
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield REPEAT: 8-23-59 Former dance hall girl, Lucy Middlecamp, married Ephram Hunt 6 months ago - now trouble
29:41
167
June 25, 1955
The Army Trial
AUTHOR: Norman Macdonnell Matt & Chester come upon a wagon with its wheel off. On board; Army deserter, Jed Cook & friend Della Masters
29:54
168
July 2, 1955
General Parley Smith
AUTHOR: John Meston Banker Drew Holt, whom General Parsley Smith says is a crook, opens a new bank
29:29
169
July 9, 1955
Uncle Oliver
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:34
171
July 23, 1955
Ben Tolliver's Stud
AUTHOR: Norman Macdonnall REPEAT: 6-2-57
29:52
172
July 30, 1955
Tap Day For Kitty
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:41
173
August 6, 1955
Innocent Broad
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:46
174
August 13, 1955
Johnny Reb
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield REPEAT: 9-13-59
29:39
175
August 20, 1955
Indian Scout
AUTHOR: John Dunkel
29:41
176
August 27, 1955
Doc Quits
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:46
177
September 3, 1955
Change of Heart
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:56
178
September 10, 1955
Alarm At Pleasant Valley
AUTHOR: John Dunkel
29:38
179
September 17, 1955
Throughbreds
AUTHOR: John Meston
29:44
180
September 24, 1955
Indian White
AUTHOR: Tom Manley, John Meston
29:31
181
October 1, 1955
Barton Boy
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield
29:41
182
October 8, 1955
Good Girl-Bad Company
AUTHOR: John Meston
24:43
183
October 9, 1955
The Coward
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 1-4-59 While sitting in Matt's chair, Jack Massey was shot in the back - thinking it was Matt
24:57
184
October 16, 1955
Trouble in Kansas
AUTHOR: John Meston Jim Hoyt is bragging about shooting Kansasans - A wagon load of ammunition
24:52
185
October 23, 1955
Brush At Elkader
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 11-16-58 Lou Shippin shoots Ben Williams & while dying, keeps mentioning Elkader
24:47
186
October 30, 1955
The Choice
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 12-28-58 Andy Hill shoots a man who is bothering him. Matt gets him a job riding shotgun for Jim Buck
24:43
187
November 6, 1955
The Second Choice
AUTHOR: John Meston "Andy Hill Story" continued - Deputy Jack Hall arrives to arrest Andy for Murder
24:33
188
November 13, 1955
The Preacher
AUTHOR: John Meston Matt stops Sam Keller from trying to pick a fight with Seth Caller
24:57
189
November 20, 1955
Dutch George
AUTHOR: John Dunkel Dutch George, Horse Thief who steals herds, is in town
24:58
190
November 27, 1955
Amy's Good Deed
AUTHOR: John Meston Amy Slater comes to town & tells Matt she wants him to kill her
24:29
191
December 4, 1955
Sunny Afternoon
AUTHOR: Les Crutchfield Winter & Ned Crater want to buy some of Joshua Siderow's Hay who has more than enough
24:32
192
December 11, 1955
Land Deal
AUTHOR: John Meston Trumbal is bringing immigrants out West to sell them Railroad Land
24:38
193
December 18, 1955
Scared Kid
AUTHOR: John Meston Henry Gant calls bar maid, Ida Stewart, a bad name so Gil Barton defends her honor
24:33
194
December 25, 1955
Twelfth Night
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 12-28-57 Christmas Program Eben Hakes is in town looking for Josh Monger - Same story, different names, as 5/29/54
24:40
195
January 1, 1956
Pucket's New Year
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 1-5-58, 12-27-59 Matt & Chester find Ira Pucket hiding in a wagon during a blizzard after Jed Larner ran off
24:45
196
January 8, 1956
Doc's Revenge
AUTHOR: John Dunkel A horse & rider pass Doc & Chester while they are talking, when Doc states he's going to kill the rider
24:41
197
January 15, 1956
How to Cure a Friend
AUTHOR: John Meston Gambler Nick Search, who's life Matt saved, comes to town
24:37
198
January 22, 1956
Romeo
AUTHOR: John Meston Jake Worth wants Andy Bowers put in jail because Andy is seeing his daughter Judy
24:38
199
January 29, 1956
The Bureaucrat
AUTHOR: John Meston Telegram from War Dept: Sending Investigator regarding bad reports about Dodge City
24:45
200
February 5, 1956
Legal Revenge
AUTHOR: John Meston Doc thinks Tebbs' wife has knifed him and she's waiting to finish the job when he sleeps
24:30
201
February 12, 1956
Kitty's Outlaw
AUTHOR: John Meston Cole Yanktum is in town to take the Santa Fe to Wichata but is acting suspicious
24:42
202
February 19, 1956
The New Hotel
AUTHOR: John Meston Hotel is being built by Enoch Mills in competition to the Dodge House
24:38
203
February 26, 1956
Who Lives by the Sword
AUTHOR: John Meston Young Billy is shot down by gunman Joe Delk after being bullied in front of Kitty
24:32
204
March 4, 1956
The Hunter
AUTHOR: John Dunkel Buffalo Hunter Jace Murdock, who once beat up Matt & left him for dead, is back in town
24:46
205
March 11, 1956
Bringing down Father
AUTHOR: John Meston Andy of the "Star M" ranch comes to town to get Doc as Harley Burk just shot someone
24:54
206
March 18, 1956
The Man Who Would Be Marshal
AUTHOR: John Meston Emmett Eben just put $50,000 in the town bank & tells Matt he wants Matt's job as Sheriff
24:41
207
March 25, 1956
Hanging Man
AUTHOR: John Meston Old man Sawyer is found hanging in his Hide Shop - Looks like Suicide except money in the tin box is missing & there's a lump on his head
24:33
208
April 1, 1956
How to Sell a Ranch
AUTHOR: John Meston Tup Kuvar is selling his ranch for $10,000. Ruckman offers to buy it for $15,000
24:44
209
April 8, 1956
Widow's Mite
AUTHOR: John Meston After Zack Morton's widow, Ada, remarries to Leech Fields, she disappears
24:43
210
April 15, 1956
The Executioner
AUTHOR: John Meston Tom Clegg gets one of the Curry Brothers, Abe, to draw first - then shoots him MINOR VOLUME FLUCTION IN OPENING
24:50
211
April 22, 1956
Indian Crazy
AUTHOR: John Meston New people in town, the Jalups, are worried about the Comanches
24:48
212
April 29, 1956
Doc's Reward
AUTHOR: John Meston On the way to Cam Seaton's place, a stranger tells Doc to turn around - then shoots Doc's horse
24:40
213
May 6, 1956
The Photographer
AUTHOR: John Dunkel Professor Jacoby, "Artist of the Camera", is in town to take pictures of the "Wild West"
24:34
214
May 13, 1956
Cows and Cribs
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 6/04/61 The Ed Thorn family has spotted fever so Doc & Matt go out to bring them to town
24:39
215
May 20, 1956
Buffalo Man
AUTHOR: John Meston Doc finds a headless body of a Buffalo Hunter near Feather River
24:45
216
May 27, 1956
Man Hunter
AUTHOR: John Meston Deputy Sheriff Ben Quillan, from Prescott, is in town to arrest Hank Young, aka Ike Abbott
24:57
217
June 3, 1956
The Pacifist
AUTHOR: John Meston Jeb Wingate gets Matt to lend a rope to poor Arden Hook who's wagon is busted
24:50
218
June 10, 1956
Daddy-O
AUTHOR: John Meston REPEAT: 2-12-61 Kitty's father, Wayne Russell whom she has never met, comes to Dodge
24:36
219
June 17, 1956
Cheap Labor
AUTHOR: John Meston Foss Capper helps Carrie Stancel load her wagon. Her brother, Ben, wants to kill Foss for it
24:42
220
June 24, 1956
Sunday Supplement
AUTHOR: John Meston New York writers, Sprige & Bunker, are in town & are disappointed there actually isn't a real "Wild