Bonanza
1959
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- Season 1 overviewSep 10, 1955-Jul 21, 195635 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. Matt Gets It Sep 10, 1955
- A ruthless gunman, out to defy law and order, comes up against Matt Dillon.
- 2. Hot Spell Sep 17, 1955
- Matt Dillon tries to protect a notorious gunman who is just out of prison and trying to go straight.
- 3. Word of Honor Oct 1, 1955
- Matt tries to protect the sole witness to a murder from the outlaws who intend to silence the man.
- 4. Home Surgery Oct 8, 1955
- Matt and Chester happen upon a remote ranch and a man dying of an injury that may not be accidental.
- 5. Obie Tater Oct 15, 1955
- Matt tries to stop outlaws who have attacked a prospector whose life savings are in danger.
- 6. Night Incident Oct 29, 1955
- No one believes an over-imaginative boy who stumbles upon a highwayman and his accomplice wife.
- 7. Smoking Out the Nolans Nov 5, 1955
- Matt decides to fight fire with fire when a landowner tries to evict a stubborn homesteader.
- 8. Kite's Reward Nov 12, 1955
- A reformed outlaw wants to go straight, but a bounty hunter has other plans for him.
- 9. The Hunter Nov 26, 1955
- A buffalo hunter ignores an Indian land treaty and goes onto their land to hunt.
- 10. The Queue Dec 3, 1955
- Some of the citizens of Dodge City object to a Chinese cook making his living in the town.
- 11. General Parsley Smith Dec 10, 1955
- A supposed war hero attempts to run an alleged swindler out of town.
- 12. Magnus Dec 24, 1955
- Chester's a little embarrassed by his brother's primitive ways and tries to make him look silly.
- 13. Reed Survives Dec 31, 1955
- An elderly farmer's young wife plots to kill him, but her lover becomes the pawn of the homicide.
- 14. Professor Lute Bone Jan 7, 1956
- A traveling medicine show man's life is in danger when his tonic causes a death in Dodge City.
- 15. No Handcuffs Jan 21, 1956
- An unscrupulous lawman compels a victim of circumstances to attempt murder.
- 16. Reward for Matt Jan 28, 1956
- A rancher's widow offers a reward for Matt's death after he shoots her thieving husband.
- 17. Robin Hood Feb 4, 1956
- An outlaw who only robs the wealthy defies the law when witnesses refuse to testify against him.
- 18. Yorky Feb 18, 1956
- A white boy raised by the Pawnee is shot while trying retrieve horses stolen from his tribe.
- 19. 20-20 Feb 25, 1956
- A former lawman lives in constant fear of his life because of his failing eyesight.
- 20. Reunion '78 Mar 3, 1956
- A witness's refusal to testify means that an innocent cowboy will hang for murder.
- 21. Helping Hand Mar 17, 1956
- A belligerent young man tries to make a name for himself by challenging Matt to a street fight.
- 22. Tap Day for Kitty Mar 24, 1956
- An unwilling Kitty is the target of an elderly rancher's marriage plans.
- 23. Indian Scout Mar 31, 1956
- Matt and Chester pursue an Indian scout accused of murder into Comanche territory.
- 24. The Pest Hole Apr 14, 1956
- Doc Adams fights to halt the spread of typhoid fever as well as the panic that accompanies it.
- 25. The Big Broad Apr 28, 1956
- A meek man is challenged by a hulking hunter for the hand of his 6-foot tall fiancée.
- 26. Hack Prine May 12, 1956
- Matt arrests a man for murder and becomes the target of a gunman hired by the accused's brother.
- 27. Cooter May 19, 1956
- A gambler uses a mentally disabled man as a pawn when Matt exposes him as a cheat.
- 28. The Killer May 26, 1956
- Matt tries to prove a bully is guilty of murder when he provokes slower men into drawing first.
- 29. Doc's Revenge Jun 9, 1956
- Doc Adams is arrested for murder after he vows to kill a stranger who comes to Dodge.
- 30. The Preacher Jun 16, 1956
- Matt substitutes himself to save newcomer Seth Tandy from a beating at the hands of a loud braggart.
Gunsmoke – Season 1, Episode 30. Matt substitutes himself to save newcomer Seth Tandy from a beating at the hands of Sam Keeler, a loud braggart of a man.
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The Preacher: Directed by Robert Stevenson. With James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake. A brutal prize fighter who has been punching on a meek preacher, kidnaps him and tells Dillon he will beat the man to death.
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- Western
- Robert Stevenson
- 1956-06-16
With James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake. Matt is critically wounded while attempting to arrest super-fast gunman Dan Grat. Grat runs rampant in Dodge while Matt recovers, but is unpleasantly surprised when the recovered marshal challenges him again.
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- Western
- Charles Marquis Warren
- 1955-09-10
The first season of Gunsmoke closes with an episode highlighting the perils of homesteading in the immediate post-Civil War Midwest. Matt Dillon and Chester Goode are on horseback away from Dodge City. The find an encampment of people that have been killed by marauding Kiowa.
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- Western
- Ted Post
- 1956-08-25
Unmarked Grave: Directed by Ted Post. With James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake. A distraught middle-aged woman becomes determined to aid a young murderer in Matt's custody after she learns of her own son's violent death and unceremonious burial on Boot Hill.
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- Western
- Ted Post
- 1956-08-18
Filming. Episode 30, "The Preacher", is an example of camera tricks and angles to make the 6' 7" James Arness appear smaller than Chuck Conners, who was 6' 5½" (1.9m) tall. Film locations and angles were not always considered for accuracy.
Big Girl Lost: Directed by Ted Post. With James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake. A saloon gal's old beau is in town, and she expects trouble when he finds out where she is working.
