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The Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 5

Genres:WesternAction & AdventureDrama
Network:CBS

Every episode of Gunsmoke Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 5!

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. 8.6/10(241 votes)

    #1 - Tail to the Wind

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    S5:E5

    A father and son bully a farmer and his wife who won't sell their land, but the farmer is oddly reluctant to let Matt arrest the two, even when they resort to gunfire.

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  2. 8.6/10(253 votes)

    #2 - Where'd They Go

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    S5:E27

    When Jonas accuses Clint Dodie of robbing his store, Matt and Chester set out in the bitter cold go to Clint's farm to make an arrest.

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    Director:Jesse Hibbs
  3. 8.5/10(214 votes)

    #3 - Doc Judge

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    S5:E22

    While Matt is away on business, Doc gets threatened by an ex convict (Brice Harp) who claims that Doc Adams sentenced him to a long term in Prison.

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    Director:Arthur Hiller
  4. 8.5/10(230 votes)

    #4 - The Ex-Urbanites

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    S5:E30

    Far from Dodge, Chester finds himself in the uncomfortable position of trying to extract a bullet in order to save Doc's life after the two are ambushed by a pair of savage prairie wolfers.

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  5. 8.3/10(193 votes)

    #5 - Odd Man Out

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    S5:E11

    Matt is uncertain what to make of Cyrus Tucker's confused claim that his wife of 32 years "just ran off", especially when a homesteader claims that he saw the old man digging a large hole just behind his house.

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    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.3/10(210 votes)

    #6 - Crowbait Bob

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    S5:E28

    When the greedy relatives of a dying man (Crowbait Bob) learn that he might be dying, they come to Dodge to grab anything of value they can get from the dying man.

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  8. 8.2/10(204 votes)

    #7 - Saludos

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    S5:E8

    Matt, escorting 3 men back to Dodge, claims a beautiful wounded Indian woman will be able to identify the one who shot her and killed her husband.

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  9. 8.2/10(205 votes)

    #8 - False Witness

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    S5:E14

    A man is convicted of murder on doubtful testimony.

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    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:N/A
  10. 8.1/10(204 votes)

    #9 - Johnny Red

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    S5:E4

    A man suddenly turns up in Dodge City claiming to be Billy Crale, the long-lost son of a well-to-do local widow. Matt knows that Billy Crale was reported dead during the Civil War, and he becomes highly concerned for Mrs. Crale's safety when he confirms that the man is actually a onetime outlaw known as Johnny Red.

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    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.1/10(201 votes)

    #10 - Big Tom

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    S5:E18

    Despite a serious heart condition, onetime prizefighter Tom Burr is determined to go through with his plans to fight vicious Hob Creel. The only way Matt can stop the mismatch and save Burr's life is to fight Creel himself.

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  12. 8.0/10(185 votes)

    #11 - Horse Deal

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    S5:E3

    Horses with Bar S brand are being sold to unsuspecting buyers. Deesha moves in to claim the horses, leaving the buyer with nothing.

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    Writer:N/A
  13. 8.0/10(187 votes)

    #12 - Till Death Do Us

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    S5:E19

    Someone takes a shot at a hard man who is brutal to his wife, and someone is overheard claiming he was offered money to kill the man.

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  14. 7.9/10(193 votes)

    #13 - Thick 'n' Thin

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    S5:E16

    A quarrel between two partners in homesteading escalates to the point of gunfire. Matt tries to make peace between them by locking them up together.

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  15. 7.8/10(197 votes)

    #14 - Kitty's Injury

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    S5:E2

    When Kitty is hurt in a fall from a horse, she and Matt must seek help from shiftless dirt farmers who are oddly uninterested in aiding them.

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    Director:Buzz Kulik
  16. 7.8/10(195 votes)

    #15 - Brother Whelp

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    S5:E9

    A man wants to gunfight when he returns home, after years away, and finding his brother married to his girl.

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    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.8/10(176 votes)

    #16 - Tag, You're It

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    S5:E15

    When hired gunman Killion comes to Dodge, many of the men get scared thinking he is after them.

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    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.8/10(189 votes)

    #17 - Moo Moo Raid

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    S5:E23

    Old man Onie has a great swimming cow that can lead herds across rivers, and when they both come up missing, one trail boss accuses another of killing them.

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    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.8/10(192 votes)

    #18 - I Thee Wed

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    S5:E31

    A man beats his wife and is sentenced to fifty days or fifty dollars by the judge. The beaten woman scrapes together the money for her husband's fine, only to be beaten again.

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    Director:Jesse Hibbs
  20. 7.8/10(181 votes)

    #19 - Speak Me Fair

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    S5:E34

    There's a cattle drive near town, and the cowboys are nervous about a series of cattle rustling events that have taken place recently.

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    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.7/10(184 votes)

    #20 - The Tragedian

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    S5:E20

    Matt and his friends try to come to the aid of a has-been actor caught cheating at cards.

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    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.7/10(197 votes)

    #21 - Kitty's Killing

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    S5:E24

    Kitty gets caught in the middle when a crazy-eyed man goes hunting for his former son-in-law, whom he blames for the death of his daughter in childbirth.

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    Director:Arthur Hiller
  23. 7.7/10(213 votes)

    #22 - Colleen So Green

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    S5:E29

    A southern belle charms Chester and many others in Dodge, but Kitty isn't falling for her charms.

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    Writer:N/A
  24. 7.7/10(166 votes)

    #23 - Gentleman's Disagreement

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    S5:E33

    Ed makes no secret of his intention to kill Bert for marrying the girl Ed wanted. So when Ed is the one who turns up dead, folks assume that Bert did it.

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    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.7/10(166 votes)

    #24 - The Deserter

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    S5:E38

    Matt is on the trail of a badly wounded corporal for robbing the army payroll and falls into a trap when the father of the corporal gets the drop on him and wounds Chester.

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    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.6/10(194 votes)

    #25 - Target

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    S5:E1

    Ironic tragedy results when Danny Kader stubbornly disregards his father's predispositions (and Matt's pragmatic advice) in order to attempt an elopement with a young gypsy woman.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Tail to the Wind" is the best rated episode of "Gunsmoke" season 5. It scored 8.6/10 based on 241 votes. Directed by Christian Nyby and written by John Meston, it aired on 10/10/1959. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Where'd They Go".