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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!

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 around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.

Genres:WesternAction & AdventureDrama
Network:CBS

Season 10 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Gunsmoke" season 10 is "Blue Heaven", rated 8.4/10 from 246 user votes. It was directed by Michael O'Herlihy and written by N/A. "Blue Heaven" aired on 9/26/1964 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Crooked Mile".

  • Blue Heaven
    8.4/10 246 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

  • Crooked Mile
    8.6/10 230 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

  • Old Man
    8.2/10 216 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

  • The Violators
    8.2/10 198 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

  • Doctor's Wife
    8.3/10 209 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

  • Take Her, She's Cheap
    7.8/10 210 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

  • Help Me, Kitty
    7.7/10 193 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

  • Hung High
    8.7/10 279 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

  • Jonah Hutchinson
    7.7/10 193 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

  • Big Man, Big Target
    7.8/10 185 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

  • Chicken
    8.7/10 217 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

  • Innocence
    8.5/10 215 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

  • Aunt Thede
    8.1/10 239 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

  • Hammerhead
    8.1/10 196 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

  • Double Entry
    7.4/10 175 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

  • Run, Sheep, Run
    7.4/10 178 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

  • Deputy Festus
    8.2/10 186 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

  • One Killer on Ice
    8.2/10 227 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

  • Chief Joseph
    8.4/10 182 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

  • Circus Trick
    7.6/10 177 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

  • Song for Dying
    7.6/10 223 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

  • Winner Take All
    7.6/10 161 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

  • Eliab's Aim
    7.9/10 208 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

  • Thursday's Child
    8.0/10 203 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

  • Breckinridge
    7.1/10 174 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