Gunsmoke

The Best Episodes of Gunsmoke

Genres:WesternAction & AdventureDrama
Network:CBS

Every episode of Gunsmoke ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Gunsmoke!

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and...
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  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Reprisal

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    S7:E23

    Oren was a rancher who liked his drink, gambling and women, even though he had a pretty wife at home. Matt is forced to kill him and when he breaks the news to her, all she can see is getting revenge for his death, and Matt is her target.

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    Director:Harry Harris
  2. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Dealer

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    S7:E28

    Johnny Cole kills a crooked card dealer in self defense, and then falls in love with the dealer's beautiful daughter, but she resists his advances and wants to seriously hurt him instead.

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    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:N/A
  3. 9.0/10(301 votes)

    #3 - Caleb

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    S9:E26

    Caleb Marr comes to Dodge in search of a meaningful life after finally acknowledging his failure at farming.

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    Director:Harry Harris
  4. 8.9/10(331 votes)

    #4 - With a Smile

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    S8:E29

    A rancher's spoiled son believes even after he is convicted of murder that his father's wealth and influence will save him from the hangman.

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  5. 8.9/10(323 votes)

    #5 - Seven Hours to Dawn

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    S11:E1

    Mace Gore's gang has taken over Dodge. When Matt is believed killed, Festus and Doc have a plan to lure Gore into a trap, even though his usual plan is to leave by dawn.

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    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.8/10(309 votes)

    #6 - The Cabin

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    S3:E24

    Matt get caught in a blizzard then finds shelter in a cabin but finds more than he bargained for.

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    Director:John Rich
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  8. 8.8/10(246 votes)

    #7 - The Quest for Asa Janin

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    S8:E38

    A young man is convicted of killing the saloon girl he wanted for his own. Matt is so sure that the young man is really innocent that he goes on the road after another suspect to prevent an unjust hanging.

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  9. 8.8/10(216 votes)

    #8 - Wishbone

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    S11:E22

    Festus has a habit of using the wishbone from a dead chicken for making wishes on. When he comes across Doc Adams, alone and snakebit, he uses that wish to help him, if it can. Meanwhile, Matt searches for three outlaws who held up a stage, killing the driver and guard.

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    Director:Marc Daniels
  10. 8.8/10(296 votes)

    #9 - Mannon

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    S14:E17

    Gunman Will Mannon comes to Dodge, after shooting Festus and taking his mule, to face Matt in a gunfight.

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    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.8/10(259 votes)

    #10 - The Widow-Maker

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    S19:E5

    A gunfighter wants to forget his past... and wants everyone else to forget it too. Unfortunately for him, this is not easy to accomplish...

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    Writer:N/A
  12. 8.8/10(208 votes)

    #11 - Island in the Desert (1)

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    S20:E11

    Festus, in the desert hunting escaped killer Gard Dixon is wounded by the outlaw. He is found by Ben Snow, a half-crazy hermit who has been living in the desert with his gold for many years.

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  13. 8.8/10(194 votes)

    #12 - Island in the Desert (2)

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    S20:E12

    While Matt and Newly hunt for Festus, Ben Snow and Festus attempt to haul his gold out of the desert.

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    Director:N/A
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  14. 8.7/10(233 votes)

    #13 - The Renegades

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    S8:E18

    Quint says that white renegades, not Indians, are the cause of recent raids around Dodge. Working shotgun on the stage, he proves his point when he is attacked, then pursued by those renegades. His "Indian" skills save him and a colonel's daughter who has contempt for half-Comanche Quint.

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  15. 8.7/10(256 votes)

    #14 - Kate Heller

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    S9:E1

    A teen-aged boy who robbed and killed to impress a saloon gal is pursued by Matt. The boy waylays Matt and leaves him for dead, then goes home to his grandmother's house to find her nursing Matt back to health.

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  16. 8.7/10(272 votes)

    #15 - Prairie Wolfer

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    S9:E16

    Festus returns to Dodge from wolfing and is hired by the Cattleman's Association to hunt down the wolves killing everyone's cattle. What he finds is that what's been doing the preying may wind him up in prison if he doesn't get Matt's help.

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  17. 8.7/10(245 votes)

    #16 - Once a Haggen

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    S9:E18

    A man is stabbed after winning in a poker game, and Festus is suspected.

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  18. 8.7/10(292 votes)

    #17 - Hung High

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    S10:E8

    As Matt takes a convicted man to Hays City for hanging, Matt and the prisoner are waylaid and the prisoner lynched. Matt is framed for the killing, then arrested by a sergeant with a grudge against him.

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    Director:Mark Rydell
  19. 8.7/10(224 votes)

    #18 - Chicken

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    S10:E11

    Mistakenly hailed as a hero who downed four robbers, a man rethinks his decision to let folks regard him as a gunfighter when protecting the woman he wants calls for a gunman's skill.

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  20. 8.7/10(240 votes)

    #19 - The Raid (1)

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    S11:E18

    A band of robbers have hit numerous banks with uncanny precision, planning and ease. They have their sights on Dodge now but they must remove a big obstacle before they can proceed - Marshal Dillon.

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  21. 8.7/10(208 votes)

    #20 - The Raid (2)

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    S11:E19

    When one of the gang is hurt after robbing Dodge, the Doc is taken to patch him up. The posse was preparing to go after them but a new problem has been set they must take care of before they can recover their friend.

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  22. 8.7/10(697 votes)

    #21 - The Jailer

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    S12:E3

    Six years after her husband's hanging, Ma Stone plots her revenge against Matt Dillon by first kidnapping Kitty to use as a lure and then jailing Matt to be hanged on the morning of the second day with Kitty watching as her man died.

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  23. 8.7/10(286 votes)

    #22 - Gunfighter, R.I.P.

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    S12:E6

    A gunfighter (McGavin) hired to murder Matt Dillion gets wounded while trying to save the life of an elderly Chinese man.

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    Director:Mark Rydell
    Writer:N/A
  24. 8.7/10(248 votes)

    #23 - Zavala

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    S14:E3

    Good western. Mostly action, not too much girl stuff. Gunplay by Dillon very very good in this one. Story is about Dillon taking a warrant into Mexico. He finds the culprit and outdraws him. One of the latter's gang members travels back to the US and tells Jim Davis that Dillon killed his brother. Davis responds with violence, then rides into Mexico and faces Dillon. The human interest part of this movie centers about the likeable Mexican kid, ""Paco"". Dillon and him get along so good that I'm wondering about the sexuality of one of the film bosses. About Rico Alaniz... top-notch performance. He's the guy who, in the movie ""Magnificent Seven"", was always saying 'no, don't anger Calvera, give him what he wants"".

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  25. 8.7/10(212 votes)

    #24 - Drago

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    S17:E11

    Drago wants to find the person who killed a woman who helped him.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:N/A
  26. 8.7/10(291 votes)

    #25 - Matt's Love Story

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    S19:E3

    A wounded Matt Dillon suffers amnesia then falls in love with a widow. Matt's first TV kiss, not to Miss Kitty, but to guest star Michael Learned.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Reprisal" is the best rated episode of "Gunsmoke". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Harry Harris and written by John Meston, it aired on 3/10/1962. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Dealer".