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The Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 6

Every episode of Gunsmoke Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 6!

The Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 6

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...
  1. Background image for Friend's Pay-Off
    7.6/10(181 votes)

    #1 - Friend's Pay-Off

    S6:E1

    Matt is summoned to help an old friend, Ab Butler, who has been shot in the back and left for dead. However, Matt faces a difficult situation when Ab's partner shows up and tells his side of the story.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
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  2. Background image for The Blacksmith
    8.3/10(233 votes)

    #2 - The Blacksmith

    S6:E2

    Troublemakers trick an immigrant blacksmith into leaving his house on his wedding night, then burn it down.

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  3. Background image for Small Water
    8.1/10(212 votes)

    #3 - Small Water

    S6:E3

    Matt arrests Finn Pickett after recognizing his face from a wanted poster. On the way back to Dodge, Pickett's vengeful sons try to free their father as Matt and Chester face a water shortage.

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  4. Background image for Say Uncle
    7.9/10(220 votes)

    #4 - Say Uncle

    S6:E4

    Lee Nagel suspects his visiting uncle of murder when his father is killed in their store in an apparent accident.

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  5. Background image for Shooting Stopover
    8.0/10(215 votes)

    #5 - Shooting Stopover

    S6:E5

    While transporting a prisoner with Chester on a stagecoach to Wichita, Matt learns that the stagecoach is also carrying a shipment of gold, and he suspects the coach might be targeted by outlaws.

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  6. Background image for The Peace Officer
    7.9/10(231 votes)

    #6 - The Peace Officer

    S6:E6

    Matt is called in to deal with a corrupt sheriff in Tascosa.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
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  8. Background image for Don Matteo
    7.4/10(212 votes)

    #7 - Don Matteo

    S6:E7

    Matt's old friend, Esteban Garcia, tracks a man into Dodge and plans to kill him for stealing his wife.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
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  9. Background image for The Worm
    7.7/10(201 votes)

    #8 - The Worm

    S6:E8

    Murders follow when a buffalo hunter and his browbeaten partner come to town.

    Director:Arthur Hiller
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  10. Background image for The Badge
    7.4/10(197 votes)

    #9 - The Badge

    S6:E9

    Out on the prairie, Matt is shot and taken captive by two outlaws, one of whom is a weakling abused and bossed around by the other.

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  11. Background image for Distant Drummer
    7.3/10(215 votes)

    #10 - Distant Drummer

    S6:E10

    A young army drummer named Raffie is terrorized by two bullying mule skinners.

    Director:Arthur Hiller
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  12. Background image for Ben Tolliver's Stud
    7.6/10(204 votes)

    #11 - Ben Tolliver's Stud

    S6:E11

    Jake Creed accuses his young hired hand, Ben Tolliver, of horse theft.

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  13. Background image for No Chip
    7.9/10(211 votes)

    #12 - No Chip

    S6:E12

    The vicious Dolan brothers move in on a tough cattle rancher and his non-violent son.

    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for The Wake
    7.9/10(197 votes)

    #13 - The Wake

    S6:E13

    Gus Mather arrives in Dodge in a wagon, carrying the coffin of his best friend, Orson Boggs, to give him a proper wake. There's only one problem: according to Mrs. Boggs, her late husband didn't have any friends.

    Director:Gerald Mayer
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  15. Background image for The Cook
    8.1/10(210 votes)

    #14 - The Cook

    S6:E14

    A young drifter takes a job as cook at Delmonico's but accidentally kills a crazy buffalo hunter who complains about his cooking.

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Old Fool
    8.2/10(233 votes)

    #15 - Old Fool

    S6:E15

    A scheming woman (Else Hedgepath), who is after the money and wealth of Hannibal Bass, makes a play for Hannibal, but runs into some serious, SERIOUS trouble though when she tangles with *MRS* Bass!

    Director:Ted Post
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  17. Background image for Brother Love
    7.7/10(204 votes)

    #16 - Brother Love

    S6:E16

    In a family that believes in taking care of its own--including administering punishment within the family for crime--one of two grown brothers appears to have committed murder, but which one?

    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Bad Sheriff
    7.6/10(188 votes)

    #17 - Bad Sheriff

    S6:E17

    A man shoots his partner, flees, and is caught by two men claiming to be lawmen.

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  19. Background image for Unloaded Gun
    8.0/10(219 votes)

    #18 - Unloaded Gun

    S6:E18

    Red and Joe Lime are no-good murderous brothers, and Matt has to track 'em down out on the prairie. Trouble is, Matt comes down with a fever due to missing out on so much sleep in the last couple of weeks. This situation causes some serious problems for all involved when Matt has to return to Dodge because he is too sick to pursue the Lime brothers.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
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  20. Background image for Tall Trapper
    7.9/10(217 votes)

    #19 - Tall Trapper

    S6:E19

    A man and his wife come across a lone trapper and make camp with him. Next day, the husband comes to Dodge to report to Doc that his wife is sick, but Doc finds the woman beaten to death, and the husband accuses the trapper.

    Director:Harry Harris
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  21. Background image for Love Thy Neighbor
    8.2/10(219 votes)

    #20 - Love Thy Neighbor

    S6:E20

    The theft of a sack of potatoes leads to increasingly violent hostilities between the Scooper and Galloway families.

    Director:Dennis Weaver
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Bad Seed
    7.5/10(234 votes)

    #21 - Bad Seed

    S6:E21

    Matt rescues teen-aged Trudy Trent from a life of isolated poverty with her incestuous and alcoholic father, but he subsequently learns that "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" when he rejects her misguided romantic overtures toward him.

    Director:Harry Harris
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  23. Background image for Kitty Shot
    7.8/10(218 votes)

    #22 - Kitty Shot

    S6:E22

    Dillon goes after cowboy Jake Bayloe after he guns down his partner in the Long Branch , shooting Kitty in the crossfire and critically wounding her.

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  24. Background image for About Chester
    7.9/10(216 votes)

    #23 - About Chester

    S6:E23

    While Chester is out searching for Doc, his horse is injured. Chester goes to a house for help and is instead taken prisoner.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Harriet
    7.8/10(216 votes)

    #24 - Harriet

    S6:E24

    After witnessing the callous murder of her kindly father, Harriet Horne disregards Matt's advice and unwisely attempts to extract revenge from the perpetrators by making them jealous rivals for her attention.

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  26. Background image for Potshot
    7.2/10(191 votes)

    #25 - Potshot

    S6:E25

    A concealed gunman takes a shot at Chester, and it may have been a bank robber, or it may have been someone who's been making trouble at the Long Branch.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown
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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Friend's Pay-Off" is the best rated episode of "Gunsmoke" season 6. It scored 7.6/10 based on 181 votes. Directed by Jesse Hibbs and written by John Meston, it aired on 9/3/1960. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Blacksmith".