Gunsmoke
Marshall Matt Dillon is responsible for keeping the law and respectability in Dodge City in this western action-drama. Gunsmoke captured the courage, character and spirit of the Western Frontier.
- 1955-1975
- 20 seasons
- CBS
- Action & Adventure
- TV-PG
Marshall Matt Dillon is responsible for keeping the law and respectability in Dodge City in this western action-drama. Gunsmoke captured the courage, character and spirit of the Western Frontier.
Season 15 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1969 - 1970
Episode 1
The Devil's Outpost
Mon, Sep 22, 1969 60 mins
While foiling a stage holdup Dillon takes one of the men prisoner. While bringing him back to Dodge he must deal with the prisoner's brother and his gang and their attempts to free him. Things become more complicated when Newly is taken prisoner.
Episode 2
Stryker
Mon, Sep 29, 1969 60 mins
Josh Stryker, a former U. S. Marshal, returns to Dodge City after fifteen years in prison for murder. His former deputy, Matt Dillon was the main witness who convicted him. Now Stryker is torn between his hatred for Matt, his reconciliation with his daughter Sarah Jean, and the threat he faces from two outlaws, Jessup and Reager.
Episode 3
Coreyville
Mon, Oct 6, 1969 60 mins
Marshal Matt Dillon is brought to Coreyville by Ellie Wylie to ensure a fair trial for her brother, Titus. In the process Matt must deal with the town matriarch, Agatha Corey and her sons Billy Joe and Frank. Flo Watson, the redheaded saloon keeper, plays a prominent part in the intrigue.
Episode 4
Danny
Mon, Oct 13, 1969 60 mins
An aging con-man arrives in Dodge with a desire to pull one last con before his health fails.
Episode 5
Hawk
Mon, Oct 20, 1969 60 mins
Sgt. Hawk is a half-breed lawman who stops by to visit his mother, who bore him while being held captive by Indians 20 years before. He finds that she has nothing but hate for him.
Episode 6
A Man Called 'Smith'
Mon, Oct 27, 1969 60 mins
Outlaw Will Smith visits his ex-wife Abelia so she can fence some stolen gold in order for him to escape into Mexico. Festus becomes suspicious when he sees Abelia in a seedy establishment late at night.
Episode 7
Charlie Noon
Mon, Nov 3, 1969 60 mins
Matt Dillon is escorting his prisoner Charlie Noon back to Dodge City when he encounters a runaway Indian bride being pursued by the braves of her tribe. The Indians have mistaken Charlie Noon as the man who stole her and are seeking revenge. The suspense builds in this episode as all parties are seen to match wits and maneuver for strategic advantage rather than employ violence. "Charlie Noon" is thus noted more for intrigue than the activity one would expect of a typical western.
Episode 8
The Still
Mon, Nov 10, 1969 60 mins
Merry Florene is back - but this time she has herself a good job as an interim school teacher in Dodge. But when her kinfolks arrive, we are again in for more buffoonery from her family members.
Episode 9
A Matter of Honor
Mon, Nov 17, 1969 60 mins
Louie Pheeters is convicted of killing a man when he cannot remember the circumstance of that night. Facing five years in prison, Louie has one last chance to set the record straight.
Episode 10
The Innocent
Mon, Nov 24, 1969 60 mins
A naive missionary woman teacher gets help from Festus in order to get to her rural job. But a group of hillbillies has other plans for the traveling pair.
Episode 11
Ring of Darkness
Mon, Dec 1, 1969 60 mins
Ben Hurley, a poor farmer, steals horses for outlaws to get enough money to take his blind daughter Susan to Kansas City, where she can learn to read and lead a better life. Newly tries to find the rustlers and becomes involved in the young girl's plight.
Episode 12
MacGraw
Mon, Dec 8, 1969 60 mins
Dodge is uneasy after Jake MacGraw, just released from a long prison stint, rides into town with two dead bodies and takes a job as a piano player.
Episode 13
Roots of Fear
Mon, Dec 15, 1969 60 mins
The Sadlers have scraped and saved all their lives to have a home. When they finally move into one, the bank that has all their money closes and the previous owner of their home wants an immediate payoff. Not able to meet his demand they decide to take matters in their own hands.
Episode 14
The Sisters
Mon, Dec 29, 1969 60 mins
When three nuns come into Dodge looking for the father of two small children, they are surprised when the father turns out to be an ornery self-centered old mountain man.
Episode 15
The War Priest
Mon, Jan 5, 1970 60 mins
Kitty, en route from Owl Flats to Dodge City by buckboard, is kidnapped by Apache war priest, Gregorio, an escaped cavalry prisoner.
Episode 16
The Pack Rat
Mon, Jan 12, 1970 60 mins
As Matt escorts a wounded prisoner to Ft. Union, his camp is invaded by a thieving young boy, whom Matt takes into custody. In Dodge City the journey to Ft. Union is joined by two women, one pregnant traveling to see her husband, the other secretly the wife of the prisoner. A trio of outlaws waits on the trail to kill Matt and rescue the prisoner.
Episode 17
The Judas Gun
Mon, Jan 19, 1970 60 mins
A small family feud between two men goes too far when one of the men hires a gunslinger to take care of business.
Episode 18
Doctor Herman Schultz M.D.
Mon, Jan 26, 1970 60 mins
Dr. Herman Schultz, a longtime friend of Doc Adams comes to Dodge City to experiment with Mesmerization (hypnotism) as a medical procedure. However, his motives seem to be less noble.
Episode 19
The Badge
Mon, Feb 2, 1970 60 mins
Matt is seriously wounded in a gun fight. Kitty is so despondent, she puts the Long Branch up for sale, bids Matt goodbye and leaves Dodge City. In a new town, in another saloon, she finds out why Matt is the kind of man he is.
Episode 20
Albert
Mon, Feb 9, 1970 60 mins
A lone banker named Albert pockets cash when a robbery at his bank is stopped short. But when the would-be robbers later read about money missing from the bank, they decide to hold Albert's wife hostage until he helps them try again.
Episode 21
Kiowa
Mon, Feb 16, 1970 60 mins
As this episode opens, the Vail family is sitting down to a meal. The oldest girl Melissa, who seems somehow different from the rest of the family, goes out to the barn to milk a cow. While there she is kidnapped by a member of the Kiowa tribe. At first we think that this is a simple kidnapping by a savage race of people and a posse is organized to pursue Melissa and her abductors. But as this episode progresses it becomes obvious that there is a very compelling reason for the abduction as Melissa's father seems to be only interested in following the Kiowa party and is reluctant to actually engage them. In what turns out to be a touching episode of Gunsmoke, (and without revealing too much of the conclusion) the plot of, "Kiowa" is an indictment of racial prejudice by depicting a man who has to deny and hide who and what he is to advance in the world.
Episode 22
Celia
Mon, Feb 23, 1970 60 mins
Newly's best friend becomes the victim of a con game perpetrated by a pretty young woman and her partner.
Episode 23
Morgan
Mon, Mar 2, 1970 60 mins
Matt is away, and Morgan sees his chance to take over. He breaks into the Long Branch, and Kitty is forced to take action.
Episode 24
The Thieves
Mon, Mar 9, 1970 60 mins
Long Branch bartender Sam Noonan reveals a good bit about his young life while talking to a young man on probation for theft. The thieves, all teenagers, have been given a 'work release': two of them work on a farm and the third for the Long Branch Saloon as Sam's helper. They chafe under the heavy-handed supervision of a small-time lawman who watches over them and takes every opportunity to make their lives miserable. Sam, himself an ex-con from way back, helps out the kid as a sort of payback to a mentor who helped him when he got into trouble. One of the other two, a mentally challenged young man who just goes along with his partners, may also rehabilitate himself if treated properly. The third one, though, finds more and more ways to get into trouble for himself and his partners.
Episode 25
Hackett
Mon, Mar 16, 1970 60 mins
Will Hackett has just been released from prison after serving ten years for a foiled train robbery. Hackett just so happens visits the farm of Quentin Sargent, a former partner that ran out on him during the robbery.
Episode 26
The Cage
Mon, Mar 23, 1970 60 mins
When a gang tries to kill one of their captured members, the member turns around and teams up with Matt to bring the rest of the members to justice.