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Gunsmoke
467 episodes · 1952–1961 · CBS, Armed Forces Radio Service · Westerns
Gunsmoke was meant to be a Western for grown-ups. Producer Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston built it for CBS, where it ran from April 26, 1952, to June 18, 1961. William Conrad played Marshal Matt Dillon in 1870s Dodge City, Kansas, with Parley Baer as Chester, Georgia Ellis as Kitty, and Howard McNear as Doc Adams. John Dunning wrote that radio fans routinely rank it among the best shows of any kind.
Sources: Gunsmoke, Wikipedia
Episodes
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195233 episodes
- Billy the Kid
The first Gunsmoke. The whole town blames one man for a murder and a lynch mob gathers, but the answer surprises everyone. Georgia Ellis plays the dead man's widow here, not Kitty. - Jaliscoe
Jaliscoe Pete and three friends murder Will Thompson and his family and try to make it look like an Indian raid. - Dodge City Killer
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Ben Slade's Saloon
Men who get lucky at the tables keep turning up dead, and Matt Dillon finds a most unusual killer. - Carmen
The army payroll is stolen and a major threatens martial law in Dodge. A pretty girl in bad company is the key. - Buffalo Killers
An albino buffalo hide is the clue to the murders of two buffalo hunters and their father. - The Ride Back
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Never Pester Chester
Two Texas cowboys drag Chester behind a horse for fun and nearly kill him. Matt goes after them without his guns. - The Boughten Bride
The stage is robbed of $50,000 and a man's bride-to-be. When she's brought back to Dodge, she's in no hurry to marry him. - Doc Holliday
Doc Holliday comes to Dodge to kill Big Jack Finley, but Big Jack's son is the real trouble. - Gentlemen's Disagreement
A man rides into Dodge to kill another. A showdown seems certain, until the challenger turns up dead. - Renegade White
Ord Spicer sells rifles to the Cheyenne and kills two cowboys with his new Sharps. - The Kentucky Tolmans
The Tolmans from Kentucky: a pretty mountain girl, a hard-drinking father with a secret, and a son who'll kill to get it. - The Lynching
A man was hanged by a mob without a trial, and Matt sets out to prove who led it. - Shakespeare
Hans Conried is a crazed Shakespearean actor who kills during a Kansas heat wave. - The Juniper Tree
A slow-witted rancher is framed for stealing from a gambler's table. - The Brothers
Two brothers come to town to sell horses, or do they? A good surprise ending, with Paul Ebert filling in as Chester. - Home Surgery
Out on the prairie, Matt has to amputate a settler's leg, and the settler's pretty daughter has an admirer. - Drop Dead
In a Kansas drought, a greedy rancher won't let a neighbor water his herd. - Railroad
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Cain (1952)
A quiet man dying of consumption buys a gun to kill a man he's never met. - Hinka-Do
Tough-talking Mamie takes over the Longhorn Saloon, and the old manager has vanished. - Lochinvar
A woman plans to marry one man, but another has something to say about it. - The Mortgage
Caleb Andrews forecloses on the Blake family, and the law is on his side. - Overland Express
Bringing an escaped killer back to Dodge, Matt and Chester find plenty of action on the stagecoach. A promo mentions CBS using Univac to call the election. - Tara
Young Tara has fallen for Jack Grace, a man who is no good at all. - The Square Triangle
Eva Morley causes the deaths of three men. - Fingered
John McIntire's new wife has disappeared, just like the one before. - Kitty
Matt takes Kitty to a Dodge City dance, whatever the town's respectable folks think about it. - I Don't Know
Little Danny Birch leads Matt and Chester out to his ranch, and a secret about his father. - Post Martin
A beautiful woman comes to Dodge to see her brother, jailed for murder and rustling. - Christmas Story
Out on the prairie, Matt tells a stranger on a strange horse about Christmas in Dodge City. - The Cabin
Caught in a blizzard, Matt takes shelter in a cabin held by two killers who mean to murder him. The script was later used on the Gunsmoke television series.
195352 episodes
- Westbound
Matt and Chester arrest a killer in Abilene and set out for Dodge, but his two older brothers have other plans. - Word of Honor
Doc treats a wounded man and gives his word not to reveal who the killers are or where they're hiding. - Paid Killer
A man hires a gunman to kill Marshal Dillon for $5,000 in gold. - The Old Lady
Jeanette Nolan is a bitter widow with a drunken son and a secret about stolen cattle. - Cavalcade
Doc Adams has a secret past, under another name, and it includes a killing. - Cain (1953)
The 1952 script again: a quiet man dying of consumption buys a gun to kill a stranger. - The Round-Up
During the annual roundup, Matt's old friend offers to help keep order, and ends up shot by Matt. - Meshougah
A gang of killers terrorizes a whole town. - Trojan War
The Pueblo Gang robs the stage outside Dodge and kills two drivers and a woman passenger. - Absalom
A young Texan, his father and their gang shoot up Dodge, and most of the town wants Matt to let it go. - Cyclone
The Cyclone Ranch has been sold under strange circumstances, and Matt suspects foul play. Includes praise for the show from the Governor of Kansas. - Pussy Cats
A man and his wife calmly kill four men in Dodge and ride out of town. - Quarter Horse
A Missourian and his quarter horse challenge a rancher to a grudge race, with the ranch as the stakes. - Jayhawkers
Jayhawkers are preying on a cattle drive up from Texas, and Matt lends a hand. - Gonif
Matt gives Frank Bissell's gang until sundown to leave Dodge, and it comes down to William Conrad against John Dehner. - Bum's Rush
Matt brings in two killers, and three witnesses step up to clear them, for an unusual reason. - The Soldier
Two soldiers run afoul of a strict commander, and Matt tries to help. - Tacetta
A beautiful girl named Tacetta leads to a hanging in the jail, a gunfight with Chester, and another with Matt. - The Buffalo Hunter (May 1953)
A buffalo hunter brings in a dying skinner whose face was pushed into hot lead, and then a homesteader is stabbed. - The Big Con
A clever, original way to rob a bank. - Print Asper
A crooked lawyer tries to cheat a rancher out of his land, then turns up shot, and it looks like one of the rancher's sons did it. - Fall Semester
A rancher's cattle keep disappearing, and he can't figure out how; his foreman can. - Sundown
Matt and Chester find an Indian woman dying on the prairie and suspect foul play. Written by William Conrad. - Spring Term
An innocent man is shot dead on Front Street, and Matt works out that the bullet was meant for him. - Wind
Dolly Varden has men killing each other over faro, and when Matt orders her out of town, she won't go. - Flashback
A grudge between two men, complicated by one's son and a cheating gambler called Cottonmouth. - Dirt
A shotgun wedding with a twist: the groom gets shot if he marries the girl, and also if he doesn't. - Grass
A farmer is sure Indians are prowling his place at night, but the man he shoots is a cowboy trying to scare him off his land. Delayed by a news bulletin from Korea. - Wild West
Young Yorky Kelly says his father has been kidnapped. Matt finds the old man on the prairie, nearly starved. - Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok wires that two killers are headed for Dodge, and asks Matt to keep them there without arresting them. - Boy
A newcomer buys the Long Branch and fills it with pretty girls. Fine sound effects. - Sky
Frogmouth Kate is murdered, and the obvious suspect has fled town in a panic. - Moon
A gambler uses his girlfriend to lure a winner into an alley, where he's robbed and killed. An unedited tape, without music cues. - Gone Straight
Matt and Chester ride to Tascosa to bring back a gunman who's trying to go straight. - Jesse
A young man and his evil friend come to Dodge looking for the man who killed his father. The first season's last show. - The Sutler
Matt goes after a ring stealing Army rifles, though the post commander won't believe him. The first show of the second season. - Prairie Happy
Word spreads that the Pawnees will attack at dawn. Or will they? - There Was Never a Horse
Ken Creed, faster on the draw than Matt Dillon, comes to Dodge looking for a showdown. - Fawn
A woman comes back to the white world after ten years as a captive of the Indians. - How to Kill a Friend
Two gamblers Matt is running out of town hire an old friend of his to kill him. - How to Die for Nothing
Matt shoots a drunken cowboy, and the cowboy's brother swears he will shoot the marshal in the back. The story was later used on the Gunsmoke TV series. - Yorky
A boy tells Matt his father's been kidnapped and his horses stolen, and his stepmother is something else again. - The Buffalo Hunter (October 1953)
The May script again: a dying skinner, a face pushed into hot lead, and a stabbed homesteader. - How to Kill a Woman (1953)
Matt suspects a tough customer of robbing the stage, and his friend believes every man should kill his own snakes. - Stolen Horses
Matt and Chester cross the prairie after two men who shot a rancher and took his horses. - Professor Lute Bone
The Professor's wormseed tonic cures just about everything, maybe because it's full of opium. - Custer
A stranger murdered old man Granby, and Matt can't prove it. - Kick Me
An Indian scout vows to kill the two white men whose cruel practical joke insulted his honor. - The Lamb
The fastest gun in Colorado Territory comes to Dodge, and so does a man named Ab Fisher. A surprise ending. - The Cast
Doc can't save a man's wife after she swallows a nail, and the husband swears revenge. Paul Frees fills in as Doc. - Big Girl Lost
A girl who works at the Long Branch gets a visit from her old fiance from Philadelphia, who wants her back. - The Guitar
A simple-minded man rides into Dodge on a mule and is picked on by bullies.
195453 episodes
- Stage Holdup
Jermo and Charlie hold up the stage, not knowing the passenger asleep inside is Marshal Dillon. - Joke's on Us
Three men hang a rancher as a horse thief. Then two of them are shot, and the third gets a warning. - The Bear
Big, easygoing Mike Blocker is about to be married, and Joe Plummer plays one practical joke too many. - Nina
An army scout leaves his pregnant Mexican wife in Dodge, and Hank Lawson's harassment costs her the baby. - Gunsmuggler
Pawnees kill a homesteading family with smuggled rifles. Matt, Chester and a scout track them, hoping to find the white man who sold the guns. - Big Broad
Two-hundred-pound Lena Wave rides into Dodge throwing her weight around, and she's handy with a six-gun. - The Killer
Crego is a cowardly killer who chooses his victims very carefully. - Last Fling
Two harmless-looking old men come to Dodge for a good time, then accuse Kitty of trying to kill them. - Bad Boy
Young Tom Vickers follows the wrong friend, and rustling and murder come next. - The Gentleman
A Philadelphia gambler in love with Mavis McLeod is headed for a showdown with a bully named Tiller Evans. - Confederate Money
Neil Butler loses his job when Lee Shin comes to town. Then his old boss is shot from ambush and swears Neil did it. - Old Friend
A gambler can't bribe Matt, so he hires Toque Morlan to kill him. The October 1953 script How to Kill a Friend, with a new title. - Blood Money
Likeable Joe Harp turns out to have a price on his head, and the man he helped isn't grateful. - Mr. and Mrs. Amber
Neil Amber is caught stealing seed from the store, and a rich rancher accuses his wife of taking a calf. - Greater Love
Two stage robbers are shot, one of them fatally, and the rest of the gang kidnaps Doc. - What the Whiskey Drummer Heard
Wilbur Hawkins warns Matt of a plot on his life. Matt plays dead, and two different men claim they killed him. - Murder Warrant
Likeable Lee Prentiss is shot from ambush, and an unlikeable deputy sheriff shows up with a warrant for him. - Cara
Ben Tolliver's gang is coming to rob the Dodge bank, and Matt suspects his old girlfriend Cara is one of them. - The Constable
Told by the merchants to ease up on the trail crews, Matt stops making arrests, and the town hires an unusual constable. - The Indian Horse
Obnoxious Lieutenant Flagg beats Sy Pilcher in a horse race, but old Howling Dog is another matter. - Monopoly
A St. Louis businessman named Ivy means to take over Dodge's freight business, with a gunfighter's help. - Feud
An Ozark mountain feud comes to the plains around Dodge. - Blacksmith
Gil Tallman picks on Emil, a good-natured German blacksmith, once too often. - The Cover Up
Barnaby Hoffer plans to kill Art Long, but both men turn up dead, and Sam Baxtin looks guilty. - Going Bad
Young Dave Robbins takes up with a hard case named Luke Quiller, and one killing follows another. - Claustrophobia
Obie Ridgers kills one of two bad men. He can't stand closed spaces and would rather hang, but the judge gives him life in prison. - Word of Honor (1954)
Doc treats a wounded outlaw and gives his word not to tell who his patients are or where they're hiding. The January 1953 script again. - Hack Prine
A coward who hates Matt hires a professional gunman to kill him, and the gunman is an old friend of Matt's. Chesterfield's first show as sponsor. - Texas Cowboys
Matt threatens to close Front Street to a Texas trail crew unless they hand over a killer, and they pick Sam Peoples to hang. - The Queue
An educated Chinese man, Chin Wong, comes to Dodge to work as a cook. When two bullies take his pigtail, he vows to kill them. - Matt for Murder
Red Samples accuses Matt of murdering his partner, and Wild Bill Hickok is sent to bring Matt in for trial. - No Indians
A gang is scalping settlers and blaming the Pawnees, and Matt kills four of them in cold blood. - Joe Phy
Joe Phy runs the town of Elkader as its "marshal," with an iron fist, until Matt rides in. - Mavis McCloud
Young, beautiful Mavis comes to Dodge looking for a husband. She finds one fast, and that's when her troubles, and Matt's, begin. - Young Man with a Gun
Soon after Matt is forced to kill Sam Kertcher, young Peyt Kertcher comes to Dodge to kill Matt. - Obie Tater
Two toughs rough up Obie Tater to learn where his gold is hidden. When that fails, Obie suddenly finds himself married. The last show of the season. - The Promise aka The Handcuffs
Shot in the leg, Hank Springer still manages to strangle a deputy sheriff and stay out of court. The first show of the season. - Dooley Surrenders
Buffalo skinner Emmett Dooley confesses to a killing, and Matt has a good reason for not locking him up. - The F.U.
Al Clovis seems to have shot Onie Becker in the back. Then Clovis leads Matt and Chester out of town so the bank can be robbed. - Helping Hand
Matt saves young Steve Elser from being lynched for rustling and gives him a chance, which may be a mistake. Chesterfield's last show as sponsor. - Matt Gets It
Dan Grat shoots the sheriff of Amarillo and runs to Dodge, where he faces Matt in a gunfight and shoots him down. - Love of a Good Woman
Coney Thorn means to kill Matt, but he's sick, and Doc's friend Abby Twilling has to nurse him back to health first. - Kitty Caught
The Karp brothers rob the Dodge bank and take Kitty along as a hostage. - Ma Tennis
Matt arrests Andy Tennis for killing an unarmed man, and Ma Tennis comes to town with her shotgun. - The Patsy
Dave Thorpe is shot in the back. Holly Fanshaw says Fly Hoyt did it; Hoyt tells it differently. The story was later used on the Gunsmoke TV series. - Smoking Out the Beedles
Jim Beedle and his wife won't leave their forty acres. They say they bought the land from Pat Clay, but they can't prove it. - Wrong Man
A man claims the $1,000 reward for a dead outlaw, but the body isn't the outlaw's, and the bullet is in its back. The story was later used on the Gunsmoke TV series. - How to Kill a Woman
The stagecoach is robbed and a passenger killed in cold blood, and suspicion falls on Nate Pilcher. - Cooter
Ben Sisle hires a gunman, then uses simple-minded Cooter Smith as his bodyguard. - Cholera
A cholera outbreak complicates a feud between two neighbors out on the prairie. - Bone Hunters
Two buffalo-bone hunters have been trying to kill each other in Dodge, and now one is dead. Matt thinks something isn't right. - Magnus
Chester's "uncivilized" brother, Magnus Proudfoot, arrives in Dodge to stay. - Kitty Lost
Kitty went on a moonlight buggy ride with a dude named Jim Rachmil, and now both of them have disappeared.
195553 episodes
- The Bottle Man
An old drunk named Tom Cassidy is set on killing a gambler named Bill Clell, and he has a good reason. - Robin Hood
A gentleman robs the stage in the manner of Robin Hood. Was it Teddy Blue Fisher? - Chester's Murder
Charlie Pickard is shot dead while Chester is taking him to jail, and all the evidence says Chester did it. - Sins of the Fathers
Big Dan Daggett is a mountain man whose Kiowa wife, a daughter of Chief Yellow Horse, is hated by some in Dodge. - Young Love
Two drifters shoot Jesse Wheat in cold blood, planning to take his cattle, his ranch and his wife. - Cheyennes
The Cheyenne have repeating rifles and are leaving the reservation for war, and a new army captain only adds to the trouble. Georgia Ellis and Howard McNear play Cheyenne roles instead of Kitty and Doc. - Chester's Hanging
Candow's partner is desperate to break him out of jail, and even hires a professional gunman to do it. - Poor Pearl
Willy Calhoun comes to Dodge to claim his bride, Pearl, and he brings a rifle. - Crack-Up
Nate Springer, a gunman with nerves of ice, comes to Dodge to kill someone. But who? And what's wrong with his nerves? - Kite's Reward
Andy Travis, a born fast gun and a very nice fellow, comes to Dodge to start over. So does Joe Kite. - The Trial
Judge Stokes brings his own odd brand of justice to Dodge, with a killing and $10,000 in robbery money at stake. - The Mistake
A faro dealer is killed. The suspect says Doc is his alibi, but Doc is out of town. - Horse Deal
Charlie Deesha's horses have been stolen, and the thief is selling them all over Dodge. - Bloody Hands
Sick of killing, Matt turns in his badge. - Skid Row
Ann Cabot comes to Dodge looking for Jack Schomer, who turns out to be the town drunk and coward. - Gypsum Hills Feud
Matt is nearly shot when he steps into the feud between the Peavys and the Cades. - Born to Hang
Two ranchers lynch Joe Digger, but he's cut down alive and swears to kill them. - Reward for Matt
After Matt kills her husband, Mrs. Hornby offers $1,000 to anyone who kills Matt. - Potato Road
Matt and Chester end up locked in the strange Grelk family's potato cellar, and the Grelks plan to kill them. - Robber Bridegroom
A robber takes Franklin Reeves' fiancee off the stage, then comes back and surrenders for a strange reason. - The Liar from Blackhawk
Hank Shinn has Dodge buffaloed with his reputation as a gunman. Is he all talk? - Cow Doctor
Ben Pitcher hates doctors, but he sends for Doc to tend his sick cow. Tragedy follows. - Jealousy
Troublemaking faro dealer Lonnie Pike gets a knife through his hand at the table and threatens to make trouble for Matt. - Trust
To catch a stage robber, Matt has to hand a gun to his prisoner. - The Reed Survives
A scheming wife tricks Booth Rider into killing her Bible-quoting husband, but she gets one more killing than she planned on. - The Army Trial
Jed Cook has deserted the army to run off and marry Della Masters. - General Parsley Smith
"General" Smith warns Dodge that Drew Holt and his new bank are crooked, but the General is the liar. - Uncle Oliver
Oliver and Viney Stang want Chester's job, and the easiest way to get it is to shoot him, which is just what they do. - 20-20
Troy Carver, a gunman who doesn't see very well, is set on going through with a gunfight. - Ben Tolliver's Stud
Jake Creed accuses Ben Tolliver of stealing his stud horse and threatens to kill him, or worse. - Tap Day for Kitty
Nip Culler, a crazy old man, proposes to Kitty and won't take no for an answer. - Innocent Broad
Seventeen-year-old Linda Bell comes to Dodge to meet her fiance and finds trouble instead. - Johnny Red
Billy Krale comes home to his old mother seventeen years after running away. Except he isn't Billy Krale. - Indian Scout
Amos Cartwright, half Comanche, is hated by his tribe and by the whites alike, and with good reason. - Doc Quits
A new doctor sets up practice in Dodge and gives Doc so much competition that Doc quits. The last show of the season. - Change of Heart
Jerry Cass plans to marry Bella Grant, a dance hall girl at the Long Branch, and his brother Brisco means to stop it, with a gun if need be. The first show of the fourth season. - Alarm at Pleasant Valley
Kiowas attack the Clayburn family, and Sam Fraser decides to give up and leave the territory. William Conrad announces that Gunsmoke starts on television that night. - Thoroughbreds
Jack Portas rides into Dodge with two beautiful horses and a pocketful of money to buy friends with. - Indian White
Dennis Cullen, an Indian raised as a white boy, leaves to join the Cheyenne during an uprising. Written by the show's sound man, Tom Hanley. - Barton Boy
The baggage clerk on the train to Dodge is killed and $20,000 is taken. Young Billy Barton was shot too, but he knows the killer's voice, and the killer knows it. - Good Girl - Bad Company
The army payroll is stolen, a major threatens martial law, and a good girl in bad company is the key. The 1952 script Carmen, done again. - The Coward
Someone in Dodge, a coward nobody can name, is out to kill Matt. - Trouble in Kansas
Jayhawkers attack two Texans driving a herd to Dodge, and the trail boss, Jack Raven, decides to kill a few Kansans. - Brush at Elkader
A man is murdered, and Matt has to go into the rough town of Elkader to bring back the killer. The story was later used on the Gunsmoke TV series. - The Choice
Andy Hill, an outlaw trying to go straight, takes a job riding shotgun on the stage. - The Second Choice
Andy Hill, the reformed gunfighter, has to be taken back to Oklahoma Territory to stand trial for murder. - The Preacher
Seth Tandy, a preacher who's lost his faith, is beaten bloody by Sam Keeler, the biggest, meanest redhead Dodge has ever seen. - Dutch George
Dutch George, the biggest horse thief in the West, is back in Dodge and seems to be up to his old tricks. - Amy's Good Deed
Amy Slater comes to Dodge determined to make Matt kill her. - Sunny Afternoon
It's been a cold winter in Dodge, and only the town miser has enough hay for the cattle. - Land Deal
Trumbull has been selling land that isn't his, and stealing a wife on the side. - Scared Kid
Gil Varden, a nice young man, kills Henry Gant after an argument in the Long Branch and leaves town in a hurry. - Twelfth Night
Eban Hakes has walked all the way from the Ozarks to kill Joff Monger. An old family feud is about to break out in Dodge, but never on Sunday. The May 1954 Feud script, done again.
195653 episodes
- Pucket's New Year
Jed Larner leaves Ira Pucket out on the prairie, and Doc has to take off his frozen foot. Feeling less than a man, Pucket decides to rob a bank. - Doc's Revenge
Clem Maddow is found shot in the back, not long after Doc threatened his life. - How to Cure a Friend
Matt's old friend Nick Search comes to Dodge to run a gambling game. Matt has heard he deals crooked, and he's very fast with a gun. - Romeo
Andy Bowers and Judy Worth plan to elope, in spite of the hatred between their fathers. - Bureaucrat
Rex Proctor, a government inspector, comes to Dodge to hold the town to a strict set of rules. - Legal Revenge
In a cabin out on the prairie, Matt and Chester find a dying man and his strange wife, who share an unusual secret. - Kitty's Outlaw
Cole Yankton comes to Dodge plainly up to no good. Two days later the bank is held up, and Kitty seems to be in on it. - The New Hotel
Enoch Mills is building a new hotel, which doesn't please Jim Dobie, who owns the Dodge House. - Who Lives by the Sword
Matt beats up a professional gunfighter, Joe Delk, and soon afterward Delk loses his nerve. - The Hunter
Matt goes up against Jase Murdock, an insane buffalo hunter. A surprise ending. - Bringing Down Father
When Harley Burke is arrested for murder, young Andy Gillan takes over his father's herd. Matt suspects the obvious killer isn't the guilty one. - The Man Who Would Be Marshal
Emmett Egan comes to Dodge wanting to be marshal, and he'll pay Matt $50,000 for the job. - Hanging Man
Sawyer the storekeeper is found hanged in his shop, and soon afterward Mel Tucker is spending money. - How to Sell a Ranch
Why would Wayne Rudman pay $15,000 for old Tupp Quaver's ranch, when it's hardly worth $10,000? - Widow's Mite
A widow won't say where her outlaw husband hid the loot from his last job. Then she suddenly remarries. - The Executioner
Fast gunman Tom Clegg provokes Abe Curry and kills him, and Abe's brother Morgan plans revenge. - Indian Crazy
Told there are no Indians around, the Jallups move onto their new ranch. When Mrs. Jallup is killed, her husband kills the neighbor who told them, and Matt is next. - Doc's Reward
Doc kills a stranger who tries to keep him from a patient, and the stranger's brother comes to town and keeps an eye on Doc. - The Photographer
A "professor" comes to Dodge to photograph the violence of the West. Finding little, he stirs some up himself. - Cows and Cribs
Joe Nadler has been selling meat from stolen cattle, while his wife tries to adopt an orphan. - Buffalo Man
Ben Siple, an insane buffalo hunter, takes Matt and Chester prisoner, and the Pawnees turn out to be unexpected allies. - Man Hunter
A deputy sheriff from Arizona comes to Dodge to arrest Hank Young for murder. - The Pacifist
Hardin Hook, a peaceful little man, only wants to be left alone, but two Missourians mean to settle a Civil War debt with him. - Daddy-O
Kitty has just bought half of the Long Branch when her father turns up and talks her into selling, moving to New Orleans and investing in his freight business. - Cheap Labor
Fos Capper wears no gun and doesn't seem to need one. When he proposes to Kerry Stancil, her brother swears to kill him. - Sunday Supplement
Two newspaper writers come to Dodge to write about the West, and signs of an Indian uprising point to them as the thieves of a Fox Clan totem. - Gun for Chester
Asa Ledbetter is in town, and Chester is sure he's come to kill him. - Passive Resistance
Two cattlemen slaughter Gideon Seek's sheep, burn his house and wagon, and then shoot him. A peaceable man, Gideon won't even name them. - Letter of the Law
Matt has to evict a reformed gunfighter, Brandon Teak, from his land. - Lynching Man
Hank Blennis is found lynched, and Charlie Drain is set on punishing the men who did it. - Lost Rifle
A young boy is found at the scene of a murder. Ben Tipper hated the dead man, so he looks like the obvious killer. - Sweet and Sour
Rena Decker comes to town, and soon men are fighting over her. - Snakebite
Gorman and Hicks ride into Dodge and kill Pony Thompson's dog. Then Gorman is found with a knife in his back. - Annie Oakley
Kinsman and Dolliver have been fighting over Mrs. Kinsman. Or have they? - No Sale
Two toughs come to town and demand that Kitty sell the Long Branch, and it looks as if they'll get their way. The last show of the season. - Old Pal
A month after Jim Rankin's murder and the Wells Fargo robbery, his old girlfriend Lily buys a ticket out of town with two of the stolen banknotes. Then she disappears. - Belle's Back
Belle Ainsley comes back to Dodge after three years with a gunman. - Thick 'n' Thin
Odie Perkins and Brace McCoy, two old codgers who've been friends for years, suddenly start feuding. - Box O' Rocks
Packy Roundtree doesn't show up at his own funeral on Boot Hill, and his coffin holds nothing but rocks. - The Brothers (1956)
Young Trace Gore comes to Dodge to gun down Lafe Tugwell, who's supposed to be fast on the draw. - The Gambler
A riverboat gambler named Jim Ascombe comes to Dodge to kill Jim Cass. Why? - Gunshot Wound
Jim Nielson, with only a short time to live, comes back to Dodge to kill the Mahler brothers. - 'Til Death Do Us
Someone has tried to kill Jezra Cobb, Dodge's notorious skinflint. Who, and why? - Dirty Bill's Girl
Rose, the card dealer at the Long Branch, plans to kill a man. Who, and why? - Crowbait Bob
Old Crowbait Bob is dying without a cent, and he leaves everything he owns to Kitty. A United Nations broadcast had bumped this show from the week before. - Pretty Mama
Hank Marble is shot in the back, leaving a young and pretty widow. - Brother Whelp
Gunfighter Sted Rutger comes back to Dodge after six years, finds his old girlfriend married to his brother, and swears to kill him. - Tail to the Wind
Bert Reese and his son Spike, the town bullies, pick on Hezzie Nuller, a meek man who won't defend himself. - Speak to Me Fair
A young Kiowa boy turns up in Dodge with his tongue cut out, while cattle are disappearing from the Traitsch ranch. - Braggart's Boy
Tom Cleveland comes to Dodge from back East and turns gunfighter. Or does he? - Cherry Red
Cherry O'Dell's husband is shot robbing a stage, and the man who killed him, Red Learned, comes to Dodge to marry the widow. - Beeker's Barn
A young couple takes shelter in her estranged father's barn, just before she has a baby. - Hound Dog
Someone has shot Karpas Daig's old, blind hound dog, and Karpas, who can't see well himself, means to get even.
195752 episodes
- Devil's Hindmost
Rancy Weber leaves her abusive husband and goes to work at the Long Branch, where she meets a handsome gambler. Buck Weber swears revenge, and someone in Dodge is murdered. - Ozymandias
Burke Krager wants Slope Carson off his land, though he doesn't need it. Krager's son sees things very differently. - Categorical Imperative
Matt and Chester ride out into a blizzard to recapture an escaped prisoner who may be turned loose anyway. - Woman Called Mary
Reb Sutter beats and robs Buffalo Mary, and Matt hands out an unusual brand of justice. - Cold Fire
A bank teller accused of stealing $2,000 in gold is killed resisting arrest, and his mother can't believe he ever did anything wrong. - Hellbent Harriet
Jim Morney's death is put down to a fall and a kick from his horse, but his widow is sure their neighbor Berle Albin did it. - Doubtful Zone
Willy Deaver pulls two robberies and is killed in a third. Willy turns out to be a sixteen-year-old girl running away from an abusive home. - Impact
Is Lonnie Welsh trying to kill old Miss Larkin? There have been several "accidents" on her ranch, and Matt is suspicious. - Colleen So Green
Beautiful Colleen Tawny arrives in Dodge broke and helpless, and everyone in town is eager to help her any way they can. - Grebb Hassle
After Matt is forced to kill no-good Alvin Grebb, Alvin's brother Billy seems to be going bad too. - Spring Freshet
Two wanted men, Hack and Red, kidnap Kitty and are cornered in a building in Dodge. - Saddle Sore Sal
Sal, from the Texas panhandle, comes to Dodge to shoot the man who sold her a herd of diseased cattle. - Chicken Smith
A chicken farmer's wife is seen with the new owner of the Lady Gay Saloon. What will Chicken Smith do about it? - Rock Bottom
When Largo Greeland comes to town to kill him, a retired gunman, Van Tover, asks Matt to give him back his gun. - Saludos
Matt brings back three men. One of them killed a half-Indian woman and her husband, but which one? - Bear Trap
Andy runs the stable in Dodge and likes to brag. Hod Logan may have come to town to shoot him, but Hod has other ideas. - Medicine Man
An old miser, Grant Medford, wants Hart Finney and his wife off his property, but Hart means to keep selling his nerve tonic. William Conrad thanks listeners on the show's fifth anniversary. - How to Kill a Friend (1957)
Two gamblers Matt is running out of town hire his old friend Toque Morlan to kill him. The 1953 script, done a third time. - Sheep Dog
Orlin Barkas is wanted for attempted murder, and his Bible-quoting father won't give him up to Matt. - One Night Stand
Ben Argo rides into Dodge with $15,000 in gold and two men on his trail. When he shoots one of them dead, Matt smells a rat. - Pal
Chester takes in Spiny Murphy's poisoned dog, and poor Spiny doesn't stand a chance against his rough wife, Moll. - Ben Tolliver's Stud (1957)
Jake Creed accuses Ben Tolliver of stealing his stud horse and threatens to kill him, or worse. The same script as the July 1955 show. - Dodge Podge
A cattleman hates a sheepherder, and the cattleman's son admires him. - Summer Night
A wagon train heading west passes through Dodge and leaves a baby girl behind. - Home Surgery (1957)
Out on the prairie, Matt has to amputate a settler's leg. The 1952 story again, the first of five listener favorites redone that summer. - The Buffalo Hunter (1957)
A buffalo hunter brings a dying skinner into Dodge, his face pushed into a pan of hot lead, and soon a homesteader is found stabbed. The second of the five favorites redone. - Word of Honor (1957)
Doc treats a wounded outlaw and gives his word not to tell who his patients are or where they're hiding. The 1953 script, done a third time. - Bloody Hands (Long Branch)(reused script)
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Kitty Caught (1957)
The Karp brothers rob the Dodge bank and take Kitty along as a hostage. A new production of the October 1954 script. - Cow Doctor (1957)
Ben Pitcher hates doctors, but he sends for Doc to tend his sick cow. A new production of the 1955 script. - Big Hands
Martha Rudker brings in the body of her husband, killed by a man with big shoulders. Bull Logan is new in town, and he has big shoulders. - Jayhawkers (1957)
Jayhawkers are preying on a cattle drive up from Texas, and Matt lends a hand. The 1953 script again. - The Peace Officer
Matt throws Clegg Rawlings, the crooked sheriff of Tascosa, out of office, and Rawlings swears to kill him. A surprise ending. - Grass (1957)
Harry Pope is sure Indians are sneaking around his farm at night. The "Indian" he shoots turns out to be a cowboy trying to drive him off his land. The 1953 script again. - Jobe's Son
After four years away, Tad Harley comes home to his sick old father, Jobe. Tad was a difficult boy, and he's gotten worse. - Looney McCluny
Old Looney thinks he's struck it rich, but it's only fool's gold. Or is it? - Child Labor
Oris Sybert hires two orphans to break his wild horses, and everyone knows he's up to no good. - Custer (1957)
A stranger murders old man Granby, and Matt can't prove it. The 1953 script again. - Another Man's Poison
Matt tries to keep two men, both married to the same woman, from killing each other. - The Rooks
While Matt is sick in bed, the Rook brothers shoot up the town, until they kill a man in cold blood. - The Margin
Flagg Miller is sure Grody Beck has been stealing his cattle. When Beck goes free for lack of evidence, Miller decides to take the law into his own hands. - Professor Lute Bone (1957)
The Professor's wormseed tonic cures just about everything, maybe because it's full of opium. The 1953 script again. - Man and Boy
Crowley Tobin, a new special deputy from California, comes to Dodge to arrest Jess Richer, a much tougher job than the young lawman realizes. - Bull
Bull Hogan comes to Dodge after a buffalo hunt and fights with Frank Wilkins, who soon turns up dead. - Gun Shy
Tom Wilson has come to Dodge from Baltimore, and he's badly out of place on the prairie. - The Queue (1957)
An educated Chinese man, Chin Wong, comes to Dodge to work as a cook. When two bullies take his pigtail, he vows to kill them. The 1954 script again. - Odd Man Out
Cyrus Huggins tells Matt his wife has run off after thirty-seven years of marriage. Then a stranger turns up with some of her clothes. - Jud's Woman
Jennie Barton asks Matt to hide her from her jealous, abusive husband, and Matt tries to help her get away. - Long as I Live
Doc has been shot, and Matt has to operate on him. - Ugly
Bruno Thayer is so ugly that the people of Dodge form a mob to end his "menace." - Twelfth Night (December 22 broadcast pre-empted) (Virginia Gregg)(reused script)
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists a broadcast on this date but gives no title. - Where'd They Go
A Christmas story. Clint Dody is accused of armed robbery, and when Matt and Chester ride out to arrest him, there are a few chores to do first.
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- Pucket's New Year (1958)
Jed Larner leaves Ira Pucket out on the prairie, and Doc has to take off his frozen foot. Feeling less than a man, Pucket decides to rob a bank. The 1956 script again. - Second Son
An Englishman, Sedgely Carstairs, loses his money and his horse at poker to Pete Knutson. He seems to have plenty of money, but what he really has is a plan. - Moo Moo Raid
Oney Hager and his very valuable cow have both disappeared. - One for Lee
Senator Hooper's first visit to Dodge: he's shot as soon as he steps off the train. - Kitty's Killing
A religious fanatic, Jacob Leech, comes to Dodge to carry out the Lord's vengeance. - The Joke's on Us
Three men hang a rancher as a horse thief. Then two of them are shot, and the third gets a warning. The 1954 script again. - Bruger's Folly
A man just out of prison comes home to face his beautiful, flirtatious wife. - The Surgery
Aaron Middleton won't let Doc operate on his wife, Lucy, though she'll die without it. - The Guitar (1958)
Simple-minded Weeb Pendle rides into Dodge on a mule and is picked on by bullies. The 1953 script again. - Laughing Gas
The Marsh boys break up a laughing-gas show after one of them is made a fool of. - Real Sent Sonny
Nate Schuyler sends young Sonny Garnett to Dodge to kill Matt. - Indian
Matt finds an Indian tortured to death, and a man with a fanatical hatred of Indians. - Why Not
Cyrus Taggart comes to Dodge looking for his daughter, set on taking her back to New York with him. - Yorky (1958)
Yorky Kelly tells Matt his father's been kidnapped and his horse stolen, and his stepmother is something else again. The 1953 script again. - Livvie's Loss
Livvie Redgate threatens to burn down every saloon in Kansas to keep her son from becoming a drunk like his father. - The Partners
Two traveling gamblers stage a William Tell act, and the bad aim is on purpose. - The Squaw
Ambrose Tate has married an Arapaho woman, and his trouble comes from a strange source: his son Culley, who doesn't think much of his new stepmother. - How to Die for Nothing (1958)
Matt shoots a drunken cowboy, and the cowboy's brother swears to shoot Matt in the back. The 1953 script again. - Little Bird
Bull Taggart comes to Dodge with his "wife," who is really the wife of Don Marco, a man of honor. - The Stallion
Oat Harker takes Dan Stokes' prize horse and mistreats it, and both Dan and the horse have something to say about it. - Blue Horse
Alone on the prairie with a broken leg, Matt has a prisoner who's trying to kill him. - Quarter Horse (1958)
Thatcher and his Missouri quarter horse challenge Butler to a grudge race, with a ranch at stake. The 1953 script again. - Hot Horse Hyatt
Matt stops Del Braggen from hanging a stranger for horse theft and jails Jesse Hyatt to await trial, until Braggen's young son tries to help him break out. - Old Flame
A beautiful old friend of Matt's, Dolly, comes to Dodge for an unusual reason, and Kitty can tell she's up to no good. - Target
Cater Leets' son is in love with a gypsy, which pleases neither his father nor the other gypsies. - What the Whiskey Drummer Heard (1958)
Wilbur Hawkins warns Matt of a plot on his life. Matt plays dead, and two different men claim they killed him. The 1954 script again. - Chester's Choice
Chester overhears a plan to rob the Dodge bank in broad daylight, and to protect Doc and Kitty he tries to get Matt to leave town. - The Proving Kid
A young kid named Bravo swears revenge after Matt humiliates him. He kills Big Red in his cell, then marches Matt at gunpoint to the Long Branch to make him dance. - Marshal Proudfoot
Chester's father comes to Dodge for a visit. Parley Baer plays both Chester and his father. - The Cast (1958)
Doc can't save Shell Tucker's wife after she swallows a nail, and Shell swears revenge and nearly gets it. A horse with a broken leg may change his mind. The 1953 script again. - Miguel's Daughter
Two men bother Josephina Ramirez, and her father swears to avenge her honor. - A House Ain't a Home
Raney Higg has thrown his own father, Jedro, out of the house, and now Raney is wanted for murder. - The Piano
Trailing two stage robbers, Matt and Chester come upon Mrs. Hamford, an elderly Southern lady still living in the past. - The Blacksmith
Gil Tallman picks on Emil, a good-natured German blacksmith, once too often. The 1954 script again. - I Thee Wed
Sam Lackett beats his wife Hester regularly, but she won't sign a complaint against him and even bails him out of jail. - Tried It, Didn't Like It
Hank Jurgens says twelve-year-old Eddie Cates has been shooting his turkeys. Then Eddie tells his father that Hank has been visiting Eddie's stepmother, and his father swears revenge. - False Witness
Romy Hawkins looks like an excellent eyewitness, and his testimony will hang Tom Maury. But Romy isn't the best of witnesses. - Big Girl Lost (1958)
Laura Simmons, who works with Kitty, gets a visit from her ex-fiance from Philadelphia, who wants her back. The 1953 script again. - Kitty's Rebellion
Billy Kritt comes up from Louisiana to visit Kitty and defend her honor, whether she likes it or not. - Tag, You're It
A hired killer, Carl Killian, comes to Dodge, and no one knows who he's after. - Doc's Showdown
Doc uses himself as bait to catch the two men who killed a young boy. - Kick Me (1958)
An Indian scout named Tobile vows to kill the two white men whose cruel practical joke insulted his honor. The 1953 script again. - The Tragedian
Brad Kyler is expected to break his brother out of jail, and a drunken, cheating Shakespearean actor complicates things. - Old Man's Gold
A man with a sick wife asks Matt to guard his locked suitcase carefully. - Target: Chester
Purd Leach shoots his own brother while Matt is taking his gun. Swearing revenge, Purd kidnaps Matt and tricks him into shooting Chester. - Brush at Elkader (1958)
Lou Shippen murders Ben Williams, and Matt has to go to the tough town of Elkader to bring him back. The 1955 script again. - The Correspondent
Reed Norton, a newspaper correspondent from St. Louis, gives Matt a hard time while he's going after outlaws. - Burning Wagon
Out on the prairie, Matt and Chester find a burning wagon and a dead man. A good surprise ending. - The Grass Asp
Red Bastion's wife is shot on the street in Dodge, and he's sure one of the newly arrived Texas cowboys did it. - Kitty's Injury
Kitty is thrown from her horse and hurt, and Matt seeks shelter with some very unfriendly Kansans. - Where'd They Go (1958)
A Christmas story. Clint Dody is accused of armed robbery, and when Matt and Chester ride out to arrest him, there are a few chores to do first. The 1957 script again. - The Choice (1958)
Andy Hill, an outlaw trying to go straight, takes a job riding shotgun on the stage. The 1955 script again.
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- The Coward (1959)
Someone in Dodge, a coward nobody can name, is out to kill Matt. The 1955 script again. - The Wolfer
Webb, a wolfer with no use for people, won't leave Nate Guthrie's land until he kills the big white wolf that keeps killing Guthrie's horses. The story owes a lot to Moby Dick. - Kangaroo
A religious fanatic, Ira Scurlock, accuses Chester of interfering with the Lord's work and plans to cut off his hand. - The Boots
A drunken former gunfighter is forced to help rob the general store, to keep his thirteen-year-old friend Tommy from learning about his disgraced past. - The Bobsy Twins
The brainless Finney twins come to Dodge to kill Indians. They seem harmless, but they're killers. - Groat's Grudge
Yancy Groat comes to Dodge to kill Tom Hasket, a former Union soldier who killed his wife during the war. - Body Snatch
A new doctor with "modern methods" is taking Doc's business, and he's also taking bodies from Indian graves. - Sarah's Search
Sarah Howell comes to Dodge looking for her fiance, Guy Porter, who has plans of his own. - Big Tom
Big Tom Burr takes up a challenge to fight Hank Creel, though his bad heart might kill him. - Maw Hawkins
Maw Hawkins makes her son Razz rob the stage. Chester is aboard with $20,000, and he gets it back in his own way. - Incident at Indian Ford
Matt and Chester meet eight cavalry soldiers escorting Mary Taber, who has just been ransomed back from the Arapahos. - The Trial (1959)
Judge Stokes brings his own odd brand of justice to Dodge, with a killing and $10,000 in robbery money at stake. The 1955 script again. - Laurie's Suitor
An Easterner courting a Dodge girl survives a shootout, and then he's kidnapped. - Trapper's Revenge
A bear mauls Tug Marsh, and his partner leaves him to die. Tug survives, and he comes back to Dodge to kill him. - Chester's Mistake
Chester forgets an errand and decides Matt doesn't need him anymore. - Third Son
Rob Crandall tries to break away from his domineering father and falls in with two new friends planning a stage robbery. - The Badge
A not-too-bright bank robber named Augie shoots Matt just to get his badge, and his partner Rack has his own reasons for keeping Matt alive. - Unwanted Deputy
Vince Wiley makes himself Matt's deputy, secretly planning to kill him. William Conrad thanks listeners as the show starts its eighth year. - Dowager's Visit
Mrs. Chamberlain comes to Dodge looking for her grandson Junius, a gentleman from Yale. - Scared Boy
Cora Meadows and her young son Tad see a killing, and Matt uses the boy as bait to catch the murderer. - Wagon Show
The circus comes to Dodge, with an elephant on Front Street and Maggie Bannock, "the strongest lady in the world," carrying her Confederate flag. - The Deserter
A soldier is shot stealing an army payroll. Hiding out with his parents near Dodge, Lurie Morton shoots Chester. - Doc's Indians
Indians kidnap Doc and Kitty. The chief wants Doc to treat his sick child, and Doc agrees only if Kitty goes free. - Kitty's Kidnap
Pete Brass is arrested for robbery and murder, and his men kidnap Kitty to trade for him. - Carmen (1959)
The army payroll is stolen, a major threatens martial law, and Connie Dell, a good girl in bad company, is the key. The 1952 script again. - Jailbait Janet
A train is held up and a man killed, and the robbers are a father, his son and his daughter. The 1952 script again. - Emma's Departure
Ben Hyde, a miser who thinks of nothing but work, is found shot out on the prairie, and his wife Emma soon starts spending money freely. - Friend's Payoff
Matt's old friend Ab Butler has been shot in the back, and Joe Leeds comes to Dodge to finish the job. How far should loyalty go? - Second Arrest
Matt has to free Mort Sealy when Will Hunter doesn't show up to testify at his horse-theft trial, and there's a good reason he doesn't. - Old Beller
The sad story of the best lead steer in Kansas, and Ab Slate's plan to steal him. - Ball Nine, Take Your Base
The Eastern All-Star professional baseball club plays a team from Dodge, and Doc is the umpire. Written by Vic Perrin, who also acts in it. - Mavis McCloud (1959)
Young, beautiful Mavis comes to Dodge looking for a husband. She finds one fast, and that's when her troubles, and Matt's, begin. The 1954 script again. - Pokey Pete
A young boy thinks Pokey Pete has buried treasure, but Pokey Pete never says a word. - The Reed Survives (1959)
A scheming wife tricks a young cowboy into killing her Bible-quoting husband, but she gets one more killing than she planned on. The 1955 script again. - Shooting Stopover
Taking a prisoner to Wichita, Matt and the other stage passengers are trapped at a way station by robbers after a gold shipment. - Matt's Decision
Matt is fed up with being marshal, but trouble with Indians and gunrunners shows him where he's needed. The first show of the season. - Johnny Red (1959)
Billy Krale comes home to his old mother seventeen years after running away. Except he isn't Billy Krale. The 1955 script again. - Gentlemen's Disagreement (1959)
Ed Beaudry comes to Dodge to kill Bert Wells. A showdown seems certain, until Beaudry turns up dead. The 1952 script again. - Personal Justice
Clate Morely swears to kill Matt if his brother Reid is convicted of murder. Reid is acquitted, then admits his guilt to Clate, and Clate threatens to kill his own brother. - Hinka-Do (1959)
Mamie is the new owner of the Lady Gay, but what happened to the old one? The 1952 script again. - Kitty's Quandary
Smooth-talking Shave Murdock learns Matt will be full of liquor while having a tooth pulled, and he robs the bank and kills a teller. - The Mortgage (1959)
Caleb Andrews forecloses on the Blake family, with the law entirely on his side. The 1952 script again. - Old Gunfighter
Old Charlie likes to brag about his old friend Rio Joe. After a local tough humiliates him, Charlie straps on his old pistols again. - Westbound (1959)
Matt and Chester arrest Jack Daggett in Abilene for murder and set out to take him back to Dodge, but his two older brothers have other ideas. The 1953 script again. - Cavalcade (1959)
The secret life of Doc Adams, who is really a murderer named Calvin Moore. The 1953 script again. - The Square Triangle (1959)
Eva Morely causes the deaths of three men. There aren't many women like her. The 1952 script again. - Paid Killer (1959)
Lawson Hale hires a killer to gun down Matt for $1,000 in gold. The 1953 script again; that time the price was $5,000. - Hard Lesson
Pete Belvin comes home with the loot from a bank robbery and a bullet wound, and his younger brother Joe tries to help. - Big Chugg Wilson
Big Chugg Wilson, a buffalo hunter fresh off the prairie, takes a fancy to a girl at the Long Branch and won't take no for an answer. - Don Mateo
Matt's old Mexican friend Esteban comes to Dodge to kill a drifter, and Matt has to keep him from committing murder. - Beeker's Barn (Joseph Kearns)(reused script)
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Pucket's New Year (1959)
Jed Larner leaves Ira Pucket out on the prairie, and Doc has to take off his frozen foot. Feeling less than a man, Pucket decides to rob the bank. The 1956 script again.
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- Trojan War (1960)
The Pueblo Gang comes to Dodge, and soon the Buckeye stage is robbed and a woman passenger kidnapped and shot. The 1953 script again. - Luke's Law
Smed Moley beats up Luke Burris and kills his son, and Luke means to settle it himself, without Matt's help. - Fiery Arrest
Hod and Mosley take Matt and Chester prisoner. They regularly beat Millie, a woman who stays with them, and when Matt escapes and brings her to Dodge, Mosley comes after her. - Bless Me Till I Die
A traveling minister, Cole Treadwell, runs into Nate Bush, who accuses him of being an escaped convict, and he's right. - Chester's Dilemma
Chester is in love with pretty Edna Wallstrom, but Edna is very interested in Matt's mail. Written by Vic Perrin. - Delia's Father
Taking a prisoner back to Dodge in terrible weather, Matt, Chester and Keel shelter in Delia Robbin's cabin, where she learns Matt was responsible for her father's death. - Distant Drummer
A simple drummer boy from the Civil War is framed for murder by the town bully. - Mr. and Mrs. Amber (1960)
Neil Amber is caught stealing seed from the store, and a rich rancher accuses his wife of taking a calf. The 1954 script again. - Prescribed Killing
Myra Kirby is sure her husband Luke means to kill her. He's more interested in the widow Holland and would like to be rid of Myra. - Blood Money (1960)
Likeable Joe Harp turns out to have a price on his head, and the man he helped isn't grateful. The 1954 script again. - Unloaded Gun
Joe Lime is out to kill Matt, who has a fever and can barely stand. - The Constable (1960)
Told by the merchants to ease up on the trail crews, Matt stops making arrests, and the town hires an unusual constable. The 1954 script again. - Indian Baby
A white woman and an Indian baby could set off an Indian uprising. - Greater Love (1960)
Two stage robbers are shot, one of them fatally, and the rest of the gang kidnaps Doc. The 1954 script again. - Dave's Lesson
After two of Matt's close friends die, their son Dave comes to Dodge for the summer. Trying to help Matt, he shoots a man and thinks he's killed an old drunk. - Solomon River
Lettie Thatcher's husband has died, but she insists on staying on their land far from town, and Ben Crown takes unfair advantage. Written by Kathleen Hite. - Stage Snatch
Big Foot kidnaps Rowse, a killer Matt is bringing in for trial, meaning to deliver his own justice. - Nettie Sitton
Shot in the leg and threatened by renegade Utes, Matt and Chester take shelter with an old woman who charges for almost everything. - Wrong Man (1960)
Matt arrests a knife-wielding dude on suspicion of murder. Could he be Jim Wydell, old man Wydell's estranged son? - Tall Trapper
Tassie, Rowley's wife, is found beaten to death, and a quiet trapper named Ben is accused. - Marryin' Bertha
Chester lands a mail-order bride by telling her he's Matt Dillon. She's big and ugly, but is she really Bertha Housecavitz, who marries her husbands and then murders them? - Bad Seed
Matt rescues young Trudy Trent from her vicious father and brings her to Dodge, and his troubles with Trudy are just beginning. - Fabulous Silver Extender
Albert Cramston has a machine that turns dimes into silver dollars. Written by Vic Perrin. - Kitty Accused
Hattie Grimes accuses Kitty of stealing her diamond pin. Her husband Arnie happens to be in love with Kitty. Could that have anything to do with it? - Homely Girl AFRTS
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Line Trouble
Matt tries to convince Small Hawk that the new telegraph wires aren't "bad medicine." - Little Girl
Young Charity's stepfather dies in a fire, and Matt brings her back to Dodge. Now, what to do with her? - Reluctant Violence
Homer Ladely comes to Dodge crusading against guns and violence, and he happens to have a sack full of gold. - Busted-Up Guns
The agent on the Sioux reservation has gone off the deep end. He's drunk and set on keeping guns away from the Indians. - The Imposter
Sheriff Ab Stringer comes to Dodge looking for Sam Frazer. He finds Rob and Sara Curtin instead, and trouble. - Stage Smash
After Matt arrests Cleary Small, his brother Nort wrecks the stage and kidnaps Kitty to trade for him. - Old Fool
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Noose
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Dangerous Bath
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Tumbleweed
A professional hangman, Henry Maples, comes to town with his own portable gallows, and simple-minded Boog Wilson becomes his loyal friend and shoots Doc. The last show of the season. - The Peace Officer (1960)
Matt throws Clegg Rawlings, the crooked sheriff of Tascosa, out of office, and Rawlings swears to kill him. The 1957 script again, and the first show of the season. - About Chester
Doc has been missing four days. Matt and Chester go looking for him, and Chester finds trouble along the way. - Two Mothers
Hattie Misener's son Jake has killed Lorinda Henshaw's son, and Hattie says that if Jake hangs, she'll kill Matt. - Doc Judge
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Big Itch
Chester gets the itch, and it leads Matt to the answer in the disappearance of George Church. - Newsma'am
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jedro's Woman
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Professor
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Kitty's Good Neighboring
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Cook
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Hero's Departure
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Minnie
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
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- Old Faces
Tom Cook challenges Ed Ivers to a gunfight after Ivers insults Tom's wife, Tilda. Georgia Ellis plays a second role besides Kitty. - The Wake
Gus Mather brings Orson Boggs' body into Dodge, throws a lavish wake, and keeps right on spending. - Hard Virtue
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Harriet
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Love of Money
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Daddy-O (John Dehner)(reused script)
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Kitty Love
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Joe Sleet
Joe Sleet, a gunfighter and bully, loses the use of his gun hand and becomes a changed man. - Melinda Miles
Tom Potter loses his money at poker to a man who's later found shot. Suddenly Potter can afford a wedding ring, and Matt gets suspicious. - Chester's Inheritance
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Hangman's Mistake
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Father and Son
Zach Wilkins and his son attack an Indian woman and shoot her husband. Soon afterward, the son is found scalped. - Ex-Urbanites
Doc is shot in the back out on the prairie, and Chester has to operate on him. - Ma's Justice
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Lady Killer
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Chester's Rendezvous
Chester is smitten with Em Feeney, new in town, but her brother is wanted for deserting the army. - The Sod-Buster
With Matt out of town, Bessie Mae Walker and her sodbuster father think Chester is the marshal, and Bessie Mae has romance on her mind. Then a prisoner is freed and the bank is robbed. - Cows and Cribs (Anne Morrison)(reused script)
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Doc's Visitor
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Letter of the Law (Vic Perrin)(reused script)
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.