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Gunsmoke Season 17 Episodes
Season 17 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1971 - 1972
Episode 1
The Lost
Mon, Sep 13, 1971 60 mins
A story about Kitty's encounter with a wild child. Girl: Laurie Prange. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Mrs. Mather: Mercedes McCambridge. Henry: Royal Dano. Mrs. Roniger: Peggy Rea. Valjean: Charles Kuenstle.
Episode 2
Phoenix
Mon, Sep 20, 1971 60 mins
Glenn Corbett plays an ex-con who starts hiring himself out as a killer. Matt: James Arness. Festus: Ken Curtis. Kate: Mariette Hartley. Jess Hume: Gene Evans. John Sontag: Ramon Bieri. Fraker: Franc Corsentino. Burke: Ted Jordan.
Episode 3
Waste
Mon, Sep 27, 1971 60 mins
Scenes of southern Utah mark this two-part story of Matt's search for an outlaw that leads him to a motherless boy and a wagonload of saloon women. Maggie Blaisedell: Ruth Roman. Ben Rodman: Jeremy Slate. Matt: James Arness. Amy Waters: Ellen Burstyn. Willie Hubbard: Johnnie Whitaker. Preacher: David Sheiner.
Episode 4
Waste: Part 2
Mon, Oct 4, 1971 60 mins
Conclusion of a story about a group trapped in a deserted fort. Ruth Roman. Ben: Jeremy Slate. Amy Waters: Ellen Burstyn. Willie: Johnnie Whitaker. Matt: James Arness. Preacher: David Sheiner.
Episode 5
New Doctor in Town
Mon, Oct 11, 1971 60 mins
A new doctor is trying to fill Doc Adams' shoes, only to find acceptance hard to come by. Matt: James Arness. Dr. Chapman: Pat Hingle. Festus: Ken Curtis. Newly: Buck Taylor. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 6
The Legend
Mon, Oct 18, 1971 60 mins
Jan-Michael Vincent as a man heading down the path of his outlaw brothers. Bea Colter: Kim Hunter. Dr. Chapman: Pat Hingle. Matt: James Arness. Virgil Colter: Greg Mullavey. Festus: Ken Curtis. Clayt Colter: Richard D. Kelton.
Episode 7
Trafton
Mon, Oct 25, 1971 60 mins
Victor French as a outlaw whose downfall is a victim's compassion. Tereese Farrell: Sharon Acker. Maria Farrell: Patti Cohoon. Rev. Mr. English: Paul Stevens. Matt: James Arness. Festus: Ken Curtis. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 8
Lynott
Mon, Nov 1, 1971 60 mins
Richard Kiley as an easygoing former lawman in this tale of law and order in Dodge City. Matt: James Arness. Dr. Chapman: Pat Hingle. Pene: Peggy McCay. Talley: Anthony Caruso. Wallace: Jonathan Lippe. Nicols: Gregg Palmer. Anderson: William Bramley. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 9
Lijah
Mon, Nov 8, 1971 60 mins
A mountain man is accused of a triple murder. Lijah: Denny Miller. Matt: James Arness. Dr. Chapman: Pat Hingle. Hale Parker: Harry Townes. Rachel: Erin Moran. Newly: Buck Taylor.
Episode 10
My Brother's Keeper
Mon, Nov 15, 1971 60 mins
Values clash in this story of an old Indian's wish to die in peace and Festus's efforts to keep him alive.
Episode 11
Drago
Mon, Nov 22, 1971 60 mins
Buddy Ebsen as a scout hunting a murderer in a tale of pursuit and revenge. Hannon: Ben Johnson. Newly: Buck Taylor. Trask: Edward Faulkner. Ruben: Mitchell Silberman. Matt: James Arness.
Episode 12
The Bullet
Mon, Nov 29, 1971 60 mins
Doc tries to save a wounded Matt. Part 1 of three. Filmed in California's Sonora Desert. Doc: Milburn Stone. Sinclair: Eric Braeden. Matt: James Arness. Beth: Katherine Justice. Father Sanchez: Alejandro Rey. Captain Darnell: Robert Hogan. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Secos: Pepe Callahan. Allie: Sian Barbara Allen.
Episode 13
Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 2
Mon, Dec 6, 1971 60 mins
Part 2. Bandits delay a wounded Matt's journey to Denver. Matt: James Arness. Sinclair: Eric Braeden. Doc: Milburn Stone. Beth: Katherine Justice. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Nebo: Sam Melville. Blanchard: John Crawford. Secos: Pepe Callahan. Priest: Alejandro Rey.
Episode 14
Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 3
Mon, Dec 13, 1971 60 mins
Conclusion. Doc performs an emergency operation on Matt. Doc: Milburn Stone. Sinclair: Eric Braeden. Father Sanchez: Alejandro Rey. Captain: Robert Hogan. Secos: Pepe Callahan. Nebo: Sam Melville. Beth: Katherine Justice. Alli: Sian Barbara Allen. Kitty: Amanda Blake.
Episode 15
P.S. Murry Christmas
Mon, Dec 27, 1971 60 mins
How seven orphans and a drifter warm up the cold-hearted headmistress of an orphanage. Emma Grundy: Jeanette Nolan. Titus Spangler: Jack Elam. Matt: James Arness. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Mary: Patti Cohoon. Patricia: Jodie Foster. Jenny: Erin Moran.
Episode 16
No Tomorrow
Mon, Jan 3, 1972 60 mins
A surprise caps the story of a falsely accused homesteader's bout with justice. Ben: Sam Groom. Elizabeth: Pamela McMyler. Matt: James Arness. L. Luther Gross: Henry Jones. Festus: Ken Curtis.
Episode 17
Hidalgo
Mon, Jan 10, 1972 60 mins
Mexican film star Alfonso Arau made his American TV dramatic debut as an outlaw who leaves a wounded Matt to die in the blazing desert of Chihuahua. Agustin: Thomas Gomez. Lucho: Fabian Gregory. Lucero: Linda Marsh.
Episode 18
Tara
Mon, Jan 17, 1972 60 mins
Exercise in feminine wiles: Newly's hooked by a charming widow who's playing him against a gunman. Tara Hutson: Michele Carey. Newly: Buck Taylor. Gecko Ridley: L.Q. Jones. Matt: James Arness. Festus: Ken Curtis. Pudge: Ken Mayer.
Episode 19
One for the Road
Mon, Jan 24, 1972 60 mins
Jeanette Nolan and Jack Albertson in a tale about a drunk's escape from a reproving daughter. Elsie: Melissa Murphy. Matt: James Arness. Tom Rickaby: Victor Holchak. Judge Brooker: Herb Vigran. Burke: Ted Jordan.
Episode 20
The Predators
Mon, Jan 31, 1972 60 mins
An episode about a killer and a vicious dog. Howard Kane: Claude Akins. Matt: James Arness. Abelia: Jacqueline Scott. Marieanne: Jodie Foster. Festus: Ken Curtis. Jonathan: Brian Morrison. Doc: Milburn Stone. Ed O'Connor: Tom Brown.
Episode 21
Yankton
Mon, Feb 7, 1972 60 mins
Forrest Tucker as a rancher whose money leads a saddle tramp into courting his daughter. Yankton: James Stacy. Emma: Pamela Payton-Wright. Matt: James Arness. Henrietta: Nancy Olson.
Episode 22
Blind Man's Buff
Mon, Feb 21, 1972 60 mins
A widow living alone nurses a wounded man she discovers outside her cabin. Phoebe: Anne Jackson. Jed Frazer: Victor French. Charlie Clavin: George Lindsey. Hank McCall: Charles Kuenstle.
Episode 23
Alias Festus Haggin
Mon, Mar 6, 1972 60 mins
There is a deadly case of mistaken identity when a town believes Festus is wanted for murder. Doyle: Ramon Bieri. Festus/Eaton: Ken Curtis. Matt: James Arness. Susie: Lieux Dressler. Walker: Robert Totten. Judge Claybourne: Jon Lormer. Newly: Buck Taylor.
Episode 24
The Wedding
Mon, Mar 13, 1972 60 mins
A couple are determined to marry despite their parents' opposition. Walt Clayton: Morgan Woodward. Cory Soames: Sam Elliott. Matt: James Arness. Donna: Melissa Newman. Festus: Ken Curtis. Joe Eggers: Lane Bradford.