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The Best Episodes Written By John Meston

Every TV Episode Written by John Meston Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

John Meston Ratings Summary

"Reprisal" is the best rated episode written by John Meston. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Harry Harris. It aired on 3/10/1962 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Blind Man's Bluff".

  • Reprisal
    10.0/101 votes

    #1 - Reprisal

    Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 3/10/1962

    Oren was a rancher who liked his drink, gambling and women, even though he had a pretty wife at home. Matt is forced to kill him and when he breaks the news to her, all she can see is getting revenge for his death, and Matt is her target.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: John Meston

  • Blind Man's Bluff
    10.0/101 votes

    #2 - Blind Man's Bluff

    Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 2/23/1963

    Billy Poe is falsely accused of murder by a dying man, and flees to another town while Matt follows him, and encounters dangerous resistance from other men who hate lawmen.

    Director: Ted Post

    Writer: John Meston

  • Magnus
    9.5/102 votes

    #3 - Magnus

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/24/1955

    Chester is embarrassed at a visit by his estranged mountain man brother Magnus. To prove that Magnus is too uncivilized for town, Chester tours him through the highlights of Dodge: card gambling, drinking, and talking with Kitty. Meanwhile, the Long Branch women plan a Christmas Eve dance which is busted by the spiteful Lucifer Jones.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Meston

  • Money Crop
    8.0/101 votes

    #4 - Money Crop

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1975

    A college-educated farmer named Joe moves to Walnut Grove with his pregnant wife. He tells the Walnut Grove-area farmers of a new hybrid of corn that would produce good crops, to which the farmers are very enthused. They decide to buy some of this new seed. While on the way back to Walnut Grove with the seed, Joe gets into an accident, as the farmers wait for his return.

    Director: Leo Penn

    Writer: John Meston

  • Home Surgery
    8.0/101 votes

    #5 - Home Surgery

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1955

    When returning to Dodge, Chester and Matt are confronted by Holly Hawtree, whose father is desperately ill with gangrene. His only hope for survival is amputation of the affected leg. Matt performs the surgery, but the gangrene has spread too far and the old man dies. Matt later discovers that the presumed accident leading to Mr. Hawtree's condition was actually caused by Ben Walling, who has his sights on Holly.

    Director: Charles Marquis Warren

    Writer: John Meston

  • Smoking Out the Nolans
    8.0/101 votes

    #6 - Smoking Out the Nolans

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1955

    Clay Young is trying to evict Josh Nolan, who says he paid for the property. Matt and Chester are tied up in reluctantly enforcing eviction law unless they can find another way.

    Director: Charles Marquis Warren

    Writer: John Meston

  • Perce
    8.0/101 votes

    #7 - Perce

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1961

    Ex-con Perce McCall helps to save Matt's life in a shootout, and then falls for a beautiful, but greedy saloon girl who puts him under great pressure to start stealing again.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: John Meston

  • With a Smile
    8.0/101 votes

    #8 - With a Smile

    Season 8 Episode 29 - Aired 3/30/1963

    A rancher's spoiled son believes even after he is convicted of murder that his father's wealth and influence will save him from the hangman.

    Director: Andrew V. McLaglen

    Writer: John Meston

  • Child of Pain
    7.0/101 votes

    #9 - Child of Pain

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1975

    When it is found out that a young boy, Graham, is being beaten by his alcoholic father, John, Caroline takes care of the boy while Charles stays with John to try to get him to stay sober.

    Director: Victor French

    Writer: John Meston

  • General Parsley Smith
    7.0/101 votes

    #10 - General Parsley Smith

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1955

    Old-timer Smith is a former Army officer considered a butcher. He arrives in Dodge City speading rumors about the new Banker, Drew Holt.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Meston

  • All That
    7.0/101 votes

    #11 - All That

    Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1961

    A man who lost his wife and all he had returns to Dodge from gold prospecting with three bulging bags to deposit in the bank, and all who scorned him before, including his ex-wife, can't do enough for him.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: John Meston

  • Hack Prine
    6.0/101 votes

    #12 - Hack Prine

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 5/12/1956

    Hack Prine, a friend of Matt's rides into Dodge. However he is there as a gunman, for Matt Dillon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Meston

  • Old Yellow Boots
    6.0/101 votes

    #13 - Old Yellow Boots

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1961

    Matt becomes suspicious when drifter Frank Cassidy publicly announces his engagement to spinsterish Beulah Parker immediately after the seemingly unrelated murders of an old prospector and her abusive brother Leroy.

    Director: Ted Post

    Writer: John Meston

  • Harper's Blood
    5.0/101 votes

    #14 - Harper's Blood

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1961

    A hard man has given his two sons a hard raising, sure that they inherited their mother's bad blood from their murderous ancestor. The old man may be right: one of his sons may be a murderer. Or is it the other son?

    Director: Andrew V. McLaglen

    Writer: John Meston