Season 1
(1955)
Overview
This is a list of episodes from the first season of the television series version of Gunsmoke.
Cast
as Marshal Matt Dillon
as Kitty
as Chester
as Doc
Episodes
Matt Gets It 5.2
September 10, 1955
Dan Grat, a gunman hunted by Texas authorities, seeks refuge in Dodge City. Marshal Dillon goes into action against thi…
Hot Spell 8.0
September 17, 1955
Matt intercedes on behalf of ex-con Cope Borden, when Rance Bradley accuses Cope of horse theft and attempts to lynch h…
Word of Honor 8.0
October 1, 1955
Hank Worth, son of wealthy rancher Jake Worth, is kidnapped by three men and held for $20,000 ransom. They shoot him in…
Home Surgery 8.0
October 8, 1955
When returning to Dodge, Chester and Matt are confronted by Holly Hawtree, whose father is desperately ill with gangren…
Obie Tater 8.0
October 15, 1955
Two outlaws seek the rumored hidden fortune of old prospector Obie. They drag him to get him to tell. Obie forgets hi…
Night Incident 7.0
October 29, 1955
Little Timmy Wyatt witnesses a series of bizarre murders. He has a habit of telling tall tales, so no one will believe…
Smoking Out the Nolans 8.0
November 5, 1955
Clay Young is trying to evict Josh Nolan, who says he paid for the property. Matt and Chester are tied up in reluctantl…
Kite's Reward 0.0
November 12, 1955
Matt warns skilled gunman Andy Travis, of his choice between quitting the gun or else being constantly hunted and force…
The Hunter 8.0
November 26, 1955
Buffalo hunter Jase Murdock is warned by storekeeper Ross to stay out of Indian territory. Matt talks with Murdock's sk…
The Queue 7.0
December 3, 1955
Two bullies cut off Chen's pig-tail, gravely dishonoring him in Chinese culture. Chen vows vengeance.
General Parsley Smith 7.0
December 10, 1955
Old-timer Smith is a former Army officer considered a butcher. He arrives in Dodge City speading rumors about the new B…
Magnus 9.5
December 24, 1955
Chester is embarrassed at a visit by his estranged mountain man brother Magnus. To prove that Magnus is too uncivilized…
Reed Survives 8.0
December 31, 1955
Lucy professes her love for handsome Booth Rider, and concocts a scheme against Ephram. Booth becomes the unwitting pa…
Professor Lute Bone 0.0
January 7, 1956
Doc is enraged by traveling medicine man Professor Lute Bone and his opium elixir, and digs up a gun to shoot him with.…
No Handcuffs 0.0
January 21, 1956
A dishonest deputy sheriff steals a prisoner from Matt's jail, so Matt and Chester hunt them.
Reward for Matt 0.0
January 28, 1956
Matt kills a man and his widow posts a $1,000 bounty in vengeance. Everyone from sodbusters to gunslingers are out for…
Robin Hood 0.0
February 4, 1956
Witnesses refuse to testify against a notorious outlaw.
Yorky 0.0
February 18, 1956
Yorky, a white boy who was brought up by Arapahoes, is victimized by horse thieves. Accused of their crime, he is shot …
20-20 0.0
February 25, 1956
A former lawman tries to keep his failing eyesight a secret from his enemies.
Reunion '78 0.0
March 3, 1956
A well-liked hardware drummer is actually a man wanted for multiple murders.
Helping Hand 0.0
March 17, 1956
A would-be tough guy picks on the wrong man in an attempt to make a name for himself when he tries to involve Marshal M…
Tap Day for Kitty 0.0
March 24, 1956
An old sodbuster comes to town and decides he wants to marry Kitty. When he won't leave her alone she declares she'll s…
Indian Scout 0.0
March 31, 1956
When an old Indian scout (Eduard Franz) murders a man (DeForest Kelley), Matt pursues him into Comanche territory.
The Pest Hole 0.0
April 14, 1956
Doc must find a way to thwart a typhoid epidemic in Dodge (Howard McNear appears).
The Big Broad 0.0
April 28, 1956
Matt has to figure a way around a six-foot-tall, 200-pound woman with a six-gun.
Hack Prine 6.0
May 12, 1956
Hack Prine, a friend of Matt's rides into Dodge. However he is there as a gunman, for Matt Dillon.
Cooter 0.0
May 19, 1956
A dishonest gambler (Vinton Hayworth) uses a mentally challenged man (Strother Martin) in a plot against Matt (Robert V…
The Killer 0.0
May 26, 1956
Charles Bronson guest stars as a cowardly gunslinger who only goes after old men or young kids who aren't very experien…
Doc's Revenge 0.0
June 9, 1956
A stranger comes to Dodge, and Doc bewilders and dismays Chester and Matt by arming himself and vowing to kill the man.
The Preacher 0.0
June 16, 1956
Seth, a newcomer to Dodge is bullied by Keeler, a boxer.
How to Die for Nothing 0.0
June 23, 1956
The brother of a man Matt was forced to kill vows to kill Matt by any means necessary (Mort Mills appears).
Dutch George 0.0
June 30, 1956
Matt's Childhood hero, Dutch George is now the leader of a notorious gang of horse thieves he must now stop.
Prairie Happy 0.0
July 7, 1956
A bitter old man spreads rumors of an impending Indian raid on Dodge.
Chester's Mail Order Bride 0.0
July 14, 1956
When Chester's mail-order bride arrives, neither she nor Chester are what the other are expecting (first credited appea…
The Guitar 0.0
July 21, 1956
An ex-Union soldier is forced to use violence against a pair of diehard Rebels (Jacques Aubuchon appears). First episod…
Cara 0.0
July 28, 1956
Matt encounters an ex-girl friend---who's now working on the wrong side of the law.
Mr. and Mrs. Amber 0.0
August 4, 1956
A self-styled religious prophet (Ainslie Pryor) is making life miserable for his daughter and new son-in-law..
Unmarked Grave 0.0
August 18, 1956
A young outlaw uses an old woman as a pawn in his bid for freedom.
Alarm at Pleasant Valley 0.0
August 25, 1956
While on the way back to Dodge, Matt and Chester discover a homsteading family fleeing Pleasant Valley, which is besieg…