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Send us Fan Mail In The Mistake, Dodge City is shaken when Earl Haney, the new Faro Banker, is found unconscious behind the Long Branch, pulling Marshal Matt Dillon into a fast-moving investigation. A witness description points toward Jim Bostick, but Chester questions whether the evidence is enough to act on. As Matt follows leads, conflicting alibis surface and the case extends toward Coldwater, where new testimony both supports and complicates the suspect’s trail. Pressure rises as Matt mo...

Send us Fan Mail In this Gunsmoke episode, a tense standoff erupts when homesteader Josh Nolan refuses eviction from his sod house, convinced he legally owns the land. As shots are fired and fear grips Dodge City, Matt Dillon uncovers lies behind the court order and forces the Nolans out without bloodshed. When betrayal is finally confessed, justice shifts toward mercy. The crisis ends not with gunfire, but with restored dignity, hard truths, and an unexpected gesture of fellowship, as Matt a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Gunsmoke, Matt and Chester find themselves far from Dodge City, hungry and on edge, when a young woman named Holly arrives asking for help. Her father, injured and sick, has been waiting a week for a doctor who never returned. Assessing the situation, Matt agrees to stay, while Chester forages for food. Inside the cabin, Matt discovers Mr. Hawtree’s leg is infected and realizes amputation is the only way to save him. With Holly and her father assisting, the...

Send us Fan Mail In Indian Scout, a vengeful townsman blames a Comanche-raised scout for his brother’s death, pushing Matt into dangerous territory to uncover the truth, prevent a lynching, and reckon with a man torn between two worlds. In The Pest Hole, a typhoid scare sends Dodge into panic as Doc pieces together a deadly mystery, leading to Bedino’s murder, a risky experiment with Chester, and a race to stop fear from destroying the town. Support the show Music: “Western Ride” by Son...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Gunsmoke, Marshal Dillon reunites with Troy Carver, the legendary lawman who once inspired him. But Carver is no longer the man he was—he’s going blind, and a vengeful dirt farmer is determined to settle an old score. As Dodge City becomes the stage for a deadly showdown, Matt must balance friendship, duty, and mercy. Can a man’s reputation outlive his eyesight, and does restraint prove more powerful than vengeance? In this episode of Gunsmoke, a quiet stra...

Send us Fan Mail In No Handcuffs, when a desperate man named Hank flees to Dodge for protection, Marshal Matt Dillon quickly realizes the so-called deputy chasing him is no lawman at all. What follows is a tense pursuit across the prairie—marked by deceit, intimidation, and tragedy—that ends with Hank dead in a filthy Mingo jail. Matt confronts a corrupt sheriff, delivering his first legendary backhand, and forces the townsfolk to face the truth. In the end, justice isn’t just about the badge...

Send us Fan Mail In Reed Survives, Marshal Matt Dillon faces a delicate situation when Lucy Hunt arrives in his office, terrified that her husband Ephraim intends to kill her. As Matt investigates, he discovers no foul play on the Hunt farm, where Ephraim’s perspective is far from casting a dark shadow. Things spiral when Lucy manipulates a young ranch hand, Booth Rider, leading to Ephraim’s death and a bitter chain of consequences. In the end, betrayal, regret, and the harsh realities of man...

Send us Fan Mail In this landmark first episode of Gunsmoke on television, Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) faces the deadly challenge of Dan Grat (Paul Richards), a fast-draw gunslinger out to prove that lawmen are just as mortal as anyone else. After killing an unarmed man in Amarillo, Grat arrives in Dodge to stir trouble—and quickly leaves a trail of bodies, including the sheriff who came to arrest him. When Matt is shot in their first encounter, the duel everyone fears becomes inevitab...