The Worst Episodes of Gunsmoke

Farmer Jed Hackett (Harry Morgan) decides it's time for his three sons marry the women they brought back from Dodge City.

Director: Victor French

Writer: Earl W. Wallace

Just arriving in Dodge, Molly McConnell looks for her husband. When she finds out he's been killed, and Dillon is responsible, she wonders why he didn't tell her in the first place and sets out to learn how to shoot so she can kill him.

Director: Michael O'Herlihy

Writer: N/A

Manolo (Robert Urich)is a Basque youth who is not recognized as a man in the eyes of his people because he refuses to fight his father Alejo (Nehemiah Persoff), a traditional Basque custom to prove one's manhood.

Director: N/A

Writer: Earl W. Wallace

Leary O'Quillan kills a card cheat in self defense and is pursued to Dodge by the man's brother, Clay Tynan.

Director: John Rich

Writer: N/A

A Captain of the sea wants to live Dodge City.

Director: William Conrad

Writer: N/A

Chester is getting home-cooked meals from, and giving guitar lessons to, a spirited young woman who hopes thereby to make her estranged sweetheart jealous.

Director: Harry Harris

Writer: N/A

A comedic episode. Festus tries to get a box full of gold coins away from his relatives and back to Dodge, the Dooleys who are feuding with the Haggens are also trying to get their hands on the box.

Director: John Rich

Writer: N/A

Cleavus think he could be rich, but he soon finds fool's gold in the mine.

Director: Vincent McEveety

Writer: N/A

Jed Hockett(Harry Morgan), a farmer, orders his three boys to go to town and return with prospective brides.

Director: Victor French

Writer: Earl W. Wallace

Doc Adams's old friend is thought to be a thief.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Calvin Clements Sr.

A midget arrives in Dodge City claiming he will turn into an elephant at the stroke of midnight. Arizona begins asking for someone to care for him along with three bales of hay. Everyone finds the story a bit far fetched.

Director: Irving J. Moore

Writer: N/A

Jack Kelly plays a hot-tempered husband who thinks Matt is after his wife.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen

Writer: N/A

Chester may find himself entrapped into marriage with a drifter's daughter who isn't particular about how she lands a husband.

Director: N/A

Writer: Kathleen Hite

A despondent widower goes to work on a farm for two sisters, each of whom finds him fascinating in her own way.

Director: Harry Harris

Writer: Kathleen Hite

Bull Bannock (Alan Hale), retired heavyweight champion of the world, attempts to make a home for himself in Dodge City, and tries to buy Miss Kitty's Longbranch Saloon.

Director: Marc Daniels

Writer: N/A

Drfter Jud Pryor tries to clear his name of murder, meanwhile the two brothers of his girlfriend are planning to kill him.

Director: Irving J. Moore

Writer: William Blinn

Will Mannon, a sharpshooter who rode with Quantrill's Raiders, terrorizes Dodge City as he waits for Matt to return and face him in a showdown.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Festus becomes a rich man.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: N/A

A convict returns to Dodge City to get a woman back.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Calvin Clements Sr.

Lew Harrod rides to Dodge looking for Doc Adams but learn he is out Newly goes to help but finds that the boy's mom doesn't newly to help. Newly tries to have the parent's take the baby to Dodge, the mom doesn't like the medicine Newly wants to use, and the dad is a wanted man. The dad is angry because he didn't know Newly is a deputy. Harrod trusts newly and his wife doesn't want to go to Dodge because she knows Newly might bring men to take husband away. Makesha takes the baby to her people after Newly asks them to go to Dodge under the oath doctors take that way Newly can't say anything about her husband.

Director: Irving J. Moore

Writer: N/A

Joan Shepherd wants Anna May to marry Steven Rogers, not Newly or Orlo who is a farmer. Ana May wants to date Newly. Newly drops by to take Anna May for a ride and is told she won't be back for awhile. Orlo fights Newly over Anna May, Orlo hits his head on the wagon causing him to lose his memory.

Director: Vincent McEveety

Writer: N/A

Clifton Bunker and Samuel Spring, writers from New York, come to Dodge looking for a story. Finding none they stir up trouble to get a story.

Director: Richard Whorf

Writer: N/A

A father threatens to kill the two drifters who have been plaguing his daughter.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen

Writer: N/A

Bert Clum uses his clan to get what he wants. They are camped outside of Dodge. When they meet a small wagon train, he hatches a plot to rob the local bank. But he needs to snatch a baby to hide behind first.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen

Writer: John Meston

Festus's nephew arrives, seeking a bride who can read and write. He soon finds one, but runs into difficulties earning the money he needs for her dowry.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A