8.4/10252 votes#1 - Blue Heaven
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1964
A runaway kid and a wanted man from East Texas team up to first find the kid's mother and second to shake those who have been chasing the man about a murder in Carver County and robbery he just didn't commit.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: N/A
8.6/10235 votes#2 - Crooked Mile
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1964
Cyrus Degler is determined to keep Quint away from his 19-year old daughter, but no threats or beatings can keep them apart. They are about to leave town to get married when cousin Praylie comes to town bent on putting a stop to their plans any way he has to.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Writer: N/A
8.2/10220 votes#3 - Old Man
Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1964
Having already rescued an old man once, Danny may have to try to save him again when his friend is framed for murder.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: John Meston
8.2/10203 votes#4 - The Violators
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1964
A violent killing appears to be the work of Indians, but Matt doubts it. Someone accuses Quint of it and the solution involves secret motives and revenge in Indian country.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: N/A
8.4/10215 votes#5 - Doctor's Wife
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1964
There's trouble for Doc Adams, and perhaps for Dodge, when a new doctor and his wife arrive in town and the wife resorts to spreading a nasty rumor about Doc to get the new practice started.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: George Eckstein
7.8/10219 votes#6 - Take Her, She's Cheap
Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1964
When a shiftless farmer offers his daughter to Matt, Matt demurs, but the smitten girl comes after Matt, bringing danger with her.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: Kathleen Hite
7.7/10199 votes#7 - Help Me, Kitty
Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1964
When a young pregnant woman seeks Kitty's aid in escaping from the child's father, the two women take the stagecoach from Dodge and meet with greater danger.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: Kathleen Hite
8.7/10287 votes#8 - Hung High
Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1964
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.
Director: Mark Rydell
Writer: John Meston
7.7/10198 votes#9 - Jonah Hutchinson
Season 10 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1964
An old rancher returns home after many years in prison, ready to reclaim what is his by any means necessary, including burning out the squatters on his land.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: N/A
7.8/10191 votes#10 - Big Man, Big Target
Season 10 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1964
Ellie Merchant, the wife of farmer Joe Merchant, is having a passionate affair with outlaw Pike Beechum. Beechum intends to remove Joe and any other obstacle between him and Ellie.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: John Mantley
8.7/10220 votes#11 - Chicken
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1964
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.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Writer: John Meston
8.5/10221 votes#12 - Innocence
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1964
Art and Bob both have an eye on a new girl in town. She works at the Long Branch but only has eyes for the most well-liked man in town. On the eve of their marriage, it all comes to a head and the town is out for blood.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: John Meston
8.1/10244 votes#13 - Aunt Thede
Season 10 Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1964
Festus's ornery aunt arrives, squats on a piece of land, sets up a still, and comes to the rescue of a pair of star-crossed lovers. At the time he appeared in this episode, Howard McNear was appearing on The Andy Griffith Show as regular, Floyd Lawson the town barber.
Director: Sutton Roley
Writer: Kathleen Hite
8.1/10201 votes#14 - Hammerhead
Season 10 Episode 14 - Aired 12/26/1964
Festus takes part in a horse race in which big money is at stake, tempting some to sabotage the race in order to make sure of the outcome.
Director: Christian Nyby
Writer: N/A
7.4/10180 votes#15 - Double Entry
Season 10 Episode 15 - Aired 1/2/1965
Matt's old friend comes to town, announcing plans to settle down and start a business, but the business he has in mind involves dishonesty and perhaps murder.
Director: Joseph Sargent
Writer: N/A
7.3/10183 votes#16 - Run, Sheep, Run
Season 10 Episode 16 - Aired 1/9/1965
The body of a no-good man is found in his burning store on the same night as the sudden disappearance of the nice couple he cheated out of the money for their ranch.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: John Meston
8.2/10189 votes#17 - Deputy Festus
Season 10 Episode 17 - Aired 1/16/1965
On their way out of town, some cousins of Festus come across a badly injured man whom they assume is dead, so they flee, pursued by Festus, who believes his cousins attacked the man.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: N/A
8.2/10236 votes#18 - One Killer on Ice
Season 10 Episode 18 - Aired 1/23/1965
Anderson, a stylish bounty hunter, rides into Dodge City. He informs Matt that his partner has a wanted criminal at an ice house. The locale is a two-day ride from Dodge; Anderson wants Matt's help to bring the criminal in. The outlaw's brother intends to go gunning for Matt and Anderson. There's also a twist: Matt finds out Anderson didn't tell him the truth about what happened. Both Anderson's partner and the outlaw lie dead at the ice house.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Writer: N/A
8.4/10186 votes#19 - Chief Joseph
Season 10 Episode 19 - Aired 1/30/1965
Chief Joseph has come to town suffering from pneumonia. When he and his party are refused lodging at the hotel, a stranger steps in offering his room. Local sentiment is against this and like a boiling over teapot, trouble begins to brew.
Director: Mark Rydell
Writer: N/A
7.6/10181 votes#20 - Circus Trick
Season 10 Episode 20 - Aired 2/6/1965
A circus family comes to town and charms the populace, who don't know the family's real stock in trade is larceny.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10229 votes#21 - Song for Dying
Season 10 Episode 21 - Aired 2/13/1965
The head of the Lukens clan blames Martin Kellums for not helping his young bride during a difficult childbirth when the doctor was away. When Kellums runs to Dodge, Matt does his best to keep everyone safe including the local citizens.
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: N/A
7.5/10163 votes#22 - Winner Take All
Season 10 Episode 22 - Aired 2/20/1965
Two brothers quarrel to the death over a woman, and as the survivor flees with her, pursued by Matt, the killing may not be over.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: N/A
7.9/10209 votes#23 - Eliab's Aim
Season 10 Episode 23 - Aired 2/27/1965
The goofy nephew of Festus, Eliab Haggen, comes to Dodge with the hope of shooting off a tiny piece of his ear, because Festus bit off a piece of his dad's ear years ago in a fight.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Writer: N/A
8.0/10205 votes#24 - Thursday's Child
Season 10 Episode 24 - Aired 3/6/1965
Kitty welcomes her mentor to town, but her friend is burdened by a secret: she's here to deliver the child of her outlaw son, a man willing to take his own mother hostage.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Writer: Robert Lewin
7.1/10179 votes#25 - Breckinridge
Season 10 Episode 25 - Aired 3/13/1965
A young attorney newly arrived in Dodge works the law to keep his client out of Matt's clutches, then has ample reason to regret it.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 10
Every episode of Gunsmoke Season 10 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 10!
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Season 10 Ratings Summary
"Blue Heaven" is the best rated episode of "Gunsmoke" season 10. It scored 8.4/10 based on 252 votes. Directed by Michael O'Herlihy and written by N/A, it aired on 9/26/1964. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Crooked Mile".