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- Season 20 overviewSep 9, 1974-Mar 31, 197524 episodesSeason 20 episodes1. Matt Dillon Must Die Sep 9, 1974
- A half-crazed widower and his four sons hunt Matt down in revenge for the death of a fifth son.
- 2. A Town in Chains Sep 16, 1974
- Dillon is captured and held for ransom by five bank robbers he has been pursuing.
- 3. The Guns of Cibola Blanca Sep 23, 1974
- A band of former Confederate officers-turned-outlaws takes Doc and saloon owner Lyla Ross captive.
- 4. The Guns of Cibola Blanca Sep 30, 1974
- Matt, Festus, and Newley search for Doc, who is being held hostage by bandits.
- 5. Thirty a Month and Found Oct 7, 1974
- A sequence of tragedies leads to the death of three cowboys, one of them a friend of Matt's.
- 6. The Wiving Oct 14, 1974
- A farmer orders his three sons to go to town and return with prospective brides.
- 7. The Iron Men Oct 21, 1974
- A once highly respected sheriff, a friend of Matt's, is now a saloon bum.
- 8. The Fourth Victim Nov 4, 1974
- The citizens of Dodge are put in a near panic by a series of seemingly random killings.
- 9. The Tarnished Badge Nov 11, 1974
- A sheriff (Victor French) keeps the citizens of his town under control with fear and brutality.
- 10. In the Performance of Duty Nov 18, 1974
- Dillon is frustrated by Judge Kendall's order to release a gang of outlaws for lack of evidence.
- 11. Island in the Desert Dec 2, 1974
- A desert hermit (Strother Martin) saves Festus' life, then forces him to be a pack animal.
- 12. Island in the Desert Dec 9, 1974
- A desert hermit tries to get his long-hidden gold back to civilization.
- 13. The Colonel Dec 16, 1974
- A once-proud officer is suddenly faced with a painful reunion with his daughter.
- 14. The Squaw Jan 6, 1975
- An outlaw on the run depends on an Indian woman for survival.
- 15. The Hiders Jan 13, 1975
- Hide-cutters go beyond their legal rights and run into the law when they start doing as they please.
- 16. Larkin Jan 20, 1975
- Newley and his prisoner, a professional killer, join forces to stay alive.
- 17. The Fires of Ignorance Jan 27, 1975
- A schoolteacher makes a strong statement for compulsory education for children in Dodge City.
- 18. The Angry Land Feb 3, 1975
- Matt takes an orphaned girl to live with her aunt, only to discover she is not welcome.
- 19. Brides and Grooms Feb 10, 1975
- Farmer Jed Hackett decides it is time his three sons marry the women they brought back from Dodge.
- 20. Hard Labor Feb 24, 1975
- Matt is sentenced to life imprisonment and hard labor for shooting a fugitive.
- 21. I Have Promises to Keep Mar 3, 1975
- A preacher tries to bridge the prejudice of the townspeople and American Indians.
- 22. The Busters Mar 10, 1975
- Two bronco busters risk their lives to raise money for a ranch in Montana.
- 23. Manolo Mar 17, 1975
- A Basque youth is shunned for refusing to prove his manhood by fighting his father.
- 24. The Sharecroppers Mar 31, 1975
- A young woman tries to force her lazy relatives to plant a crop before their landlord evicts them.
The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 20 aired in the United States on September 9, 1974, and the final episode aired on March 31, 1975. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS.
s1.e19 ∙ 20-20 Fri, Feb 24, 1956 Troy Carver is an aging ex lawman with poor eyesight being chased by a dirt farmer who wants revenge for the killing of his brother 2 years before.
S20.E1 ∙ Matt Dillon Must Die. Since the mob killing of his wife years ago, old man Wakefield has gone on murderous rampages with his sons. Now the Wakefields are trying to run down and kill Matt in the freezing mountains.
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Gunsmoke Season 20 Episodes. 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...
Marshal Matt Dillon (then-newcomer James Arness) tries to prevent lawlessness from overtaking Dodge City, Kan. Helping to keep him grounded are saloon proprietor Miss Kitty Russell and Doc Adams.
This page lists all the episodes aired in the twentieth and final season of the long-running CBS-TV series Gunsmoke. A total of 24 episodes were aired. The season opener "Matt Dillon Must Die!", aired on September 9, 1974; the season and series finale episode, "The Sharecroppers", aired on March 31, 1975.