Gunsmoke 1955
“Get out of Dodge!”
What is Gunsmoke?
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The series is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1955
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 635
- Runtime
- 45 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 10, 1955
- Last aired
- Mar 31, 1975
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
- Updated
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Overview
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The series is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, who was played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television. The television series aired on CBS and had a total of 635 episodes. The series initially aired on Saturdays at 10 pm, and later moved to Mondays at 7:30 pm and then 8 pm. The show was broadcast from September 10, 1955, to March 31, 1975. The series featured a cast including James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, and Ken Curtis. Gunsmoke was also created by Clyde Ware and Charles Marquis Warren, in addition to MacDonnell and Meston.
Should you watch it?
“A lawman maintains order in the American West during the settlement of Dodge City, Kansas.”
- classic storytelling
- iconic characters
- period setting
- slow pacing
Watch it if you enjoy foundational television Westerns set in the American frontier.
The series depicts the rugged and often violent nature of the American West.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 39 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Matt Gets It Sep 10, 1955
- E2 Hot Spell Sep 17, 1955
- E3 Word of Honor Oct 1, 1955
- E4 Home Surgery Oct 8, 1955
- E5 Obie Tater Oct 15, 1955
- E6 Night Incident Oct 29, 1955
- E7 Smoking Out the Nolans Nov 5, 1955
- E8 Kite's Reward Nov 12, 1955
- E9 The Hunter Nov 26, 1955
- E10 The Queue Dec 3, 1955
- E11 General Parsley Smith Dec 10, 1955
- E12 Magnus Dec 24, 1955
- E13 Reed Survives Dec 31, 1955
- E14 Professor Lute Bone Jan 7, 1956
- E15 No Handcuffs Jan 21, 1956
- E16 Reward for Matt Jan 28, 1956
- E17 Robin Hood Feb 4, 1956
- E18 Yorky Feb 18, 1956
- E19 20-20 Feb 25, 1956
- E20 Reunion '78 Mar 3, 1956
- E21 Helping Hand Mar 17, 1956
- E22 Tap Day for Kitty Mar 24, 1956
- E23 Indian Scout Mar 31, 1956
- E24 The Pest Hole Apr 14, 1956
- E25 The Big Broad Apr 28, 1956
- E26 Hack Prine May 12, 1956
- E27 Cooter May 19, 1956
- E28 The Killer May 26, 1956
- E29 Doc's Revenge Jun 9, 1956
- E30 The Preacher Jun 16, 1956
- E31 How to Die for Nothing Jun 23, 1956
- E32 Dutch George Jun 30, 1956
- E33 Prairie Happy Jul 7, 1956
- E34 Chester's Mail Order Bride Jul 14, 1956
- E35 The Guitar Jul 21, 1956
- E36 Cara Jul 28, 1956
- E37 Mr. and Mrs. Amber Aug 4, 1956
- E38 Unmarked Grave Aug 18, 1956
- E39 Alarm at Pleasant Valley Aug 25, 1956
Season 2 · 39 episodes
- E1 Cow Doctor Sep 8, 1956
- E2 Brush at Elkader Sep 15, 1956
- E3 Custer Sep 22, 1956
- E4 The Round Up Sep 29, 1956
- E5 Young Man with a Gun Oct 20, 1956
- E6 Indian White Oct 27, 1956
- E7 How to Cure a Friend Nov 10, 1956
- E8 Legal Revenge Nov 17, 1956
- E9 The Mistake Nov 24, 1956
- E10 Greater Love Dec 1, 1956
- E11 No Indians Dec 8, 1956
- E12 Spring Term Dec 15, 1956
- E13 Poor Pearl Dec 22, 1956
- E14 Cholera Dec 29, 1956
- E15 Pucket's New Year Jan 5, 1957
- E16 The Cover Up Jan 12, 1957
- E17 Sins of the Father Jan 19, 1957
- E18 Kick Me Jan 26, 1957
- E19 Executioner Feb 2, 1957
- E20 Gone Straight Feb 9, 1957
- E21 Bloody Hands Feb 16, 1957
- E22 Skid Row Feb 23, 1957
- E23 Sweet and Sour Mar 2, 1957
- E24 Cain Mar 9, 1957
- E25 Bureaucrat Mar 16, 1957
- E26 Last Fling Mar 23, 1957
- E27 Chester's Murder Mar 30, 1957
- E28 The Photographer Apr 6, 1957
- E29 Wrong Man Apr 13, 1957
- E30 Big Girl Lost Apr 20, 1957
- E31 What the Whiskey Drummer Heard Apr 27, 1957
- E32 Cheap Labor May 4, 1957
- E33 Moon May 11, 1957
- E34 Who Lives by the Sword May 18, 1957
- E35 Uncle Oliver May 25, 1957
- E36 Daddy-O Jun 1, 1957
- E37 The Man Who Would Be Marshal Jun 15, 1957
- E38 Liar from Blackhawk Jun 22, 1957
- E39 Jealousy Jul 6, 1957
Season 3 · 39 episodes
- E1 Crack-Up Sep 14, 1957
- E2 Gun for Chester Sep 21, 1957
- E3 Blood Money Sep 28, 1957
- E4 Kitty's Outlaw Oct 5, 1957
- E5 Potato Road Oct 12, 1957
- E6 Jesse Oct 19, 1957
- E7 Mavis McCloud Oct 26, 1957
- E8 Born to Hang Nov 2, 1957
- E9 Romeo Nov 9, 1957
- E10 Never Pester Chester Nov 16, 1957
- E11 Fingered Nov 23, 1957
- E12 How to Kill a Woman Nov 30, 1957
- E13 Cows and Cribs Dec 7, 1957
- E14 Doc's Reward Dec 14, 1957
- E15 Kitty Lost Dec 21, 1957
- E16 Twelfth Night Dec 28, 1957
- E17 Joe Phy Jan 4, 1958
- E18 Buffalo Man Jan 11, 1958
- E19 Kitty Caught Jan 18, 1958
- E20 Claustrophobia Jan 25, 1958
- E21 Ma Tennis Feb 1, 1958
- E22 Sunday Supplement Feb 8, 1958
- E23 Wild West Feb 15, 1958
- E24 The Cabin Feb 22, 1958
- E25 Dirt Mar 1, 1958
- E26 Dooley Surrenders Mar 8, 1958
- E27 Joke's on Us Mar 15, 1958
- E28 Bottleman Mar 22, 1958
- E29 Laughing Gas Mar 29, 1958
- E30 Texas Cowboys Apr 5, 1958
- E31 Amy's Good Deed Apr 12, 1958
- E32 Hanging Man Apr 19, 1958
- E33 Innocent Broad Apr 26, 1958
- E34 The Big Con May 3, 1958
- E35 Widow's Mite May 10, 1958
- E36 Chester's Hanging May 17, 1958
- E37 Carmen May 24, 1958
- E38 Overland Express May 31, 1958
- E39 The Gentleman Jun 7, 1958
Season 4 · 39 episodes
- E1 Matt for Murder Sep 13, 1958
- E2 The Patsy Sep 20, 1958
- E3 Gunsmuggler Sep 27, 1958
- E4 Monopoly Oct 4, 1958
- E5 Letter of the Law Oct 11, 1958
- E6 Thoroughbreds Oct 18, 1958
- E7 Stage Hold-Up Oct 25, 1958
- E8 Lost Rifle Nov 1, 1958
- E9 Land Deal Nov 8, 1958
- E10 Lynching Man Nov 15, 1958
- E11 How to Kill a Friend Nov 22, 1958
- E12 Grass Nov 29, 1958
- E13 The Cast Dec 6, 1958
- E14 Robber Bridegroom Dec 13, 1958
- E15 Snakebite Dec 20, 1958
- E16 Gypsum Hills Feud Dec 27, 1958
- E17 Young Love Jan 3, 1959
- E18 Marshal Proudfoot Jan 10, 1959
- E19 Passive Resistance Jan 17, 1959
- E20 Love of a Good Woman Jan 24, 1959
- E21 Jayhawkers Jan 31, 1959
- E22 Kitty's Rebellion Feb 7, 1959
- E23 Sky Feb 14, 1959
- E24 Doc Quits Feb 21, 1959
- E25 The Bear Feb 28, 1959
- E26 The Coward Mar 7, 1959
- E27 The F.U. Mar 14, 1959
- E28 Wind Mar 21, 1959
- E29 Fawn Apr 4, 1959
- E30 Renegade White Apr 11, 1959
- E31 Murder Warrant Apr 18, 1959
- E32 Change of Heart Apr 25, 1959
- E33 Buffalo Hunter May 2, 1959
- E34 The Choice May 9, 1959
- E35 There Was Never a Horse May 16, 1959
- E36 Print Asper May 23, 1959
- E37 The Constable May 30, 1959
- E38 Blue Horse Jun 6, 1959
- E39 Cheyennes Jun 13, 1959
Season 5 · 39 episodes
- E1 Target Sep 5, 1959
- E2 Kitty's Injury Sep 19, 1959
- E3 Horse Deal Sep 26, 1959
- E4 Johnny Red Oct 3, 1959
- E5 Tail to the Wind Oct 10, 1959
- E6 Annie Oakley Oct 17, 1959
- E7 Kangaroo Oct 24, 1959
- E8 Saludos Oct 31, 1959
- E9 Brother Whelp Nov 7, 1959
- E10 The Boots Nov 14, 1959
- E11 Odd Man Out Nov 21, 1959
- E12 Miguel's Daughter Nov 28, 1959
- E13 Box o' Rocks Dec 5, 1959
- E14 False Witness Dec 12, 1959
- E15 Tag, You're It Dec 19, 1959
- E16 Thick 'n' Thin Dec 26, 1959
- E17 Groat's Grudge Jan 2, 1960
- E18 Big Tom Jan 9, 1960
- E19 Till Death Do Us Jan 16, 1960
- E20 The Tragedian Jan 23, 1960
- E21 Hinka Do Jan 30, 1960
- E22 Doc Judge Feb 6, 1960
- E23 Moo Moo Raid Feb 13, 1960
- E24 Kitty's Killing Feb 20, 1960
- E25 Jailbait Janet Feb 27, 1960
- E26 Unwanted Deputy Mar 5, 1960
- E27 Where'd They Go Mar 12, 1960
- E28 Crowbait Bob Mar 26, 1960
- E29 Colleen So Green Apr 2, 1960
- E30 The Ex-Urbanites Apr 9, 1960
- E31 I Thee Wed Apr 16, 1960
- E32 The Lady Killer Apr 23, 1960
- E33 Gentleman's Disagreement Apr 30, 1960
- E34 Speak Me Fair May 7, 1960
- E35 Belle's Back May 14, 1960
- E36 The Bobsy Twins May 21, 1960
- E37 Old Flame May 28, 1960
- E38 The Deserter Jun 4, 1960
- E39 Cherry Red Jun 11, 1960
Frequently asked questions
Who created the series?
The series was created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston.
Where is the series set?
The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas.
Who plays the lead character on television?
James Arness portrays Marshal Matt Dillon on the television series.
Who played the lead character on radio?
William Conrad played the role of Marshal Matt Dillon on the radio version of the series.
What is the genre of the show?
Gunsmoke is an American Western drama series.