S01E01 10 Sep 55

26m

Matt Gets It

Dan Grat, a gunman hunted by Texas authorities, seeks refuge in Dodge City. Marshal Dillon goes into action against this outlaw who shoots before he talks.

S01E02 17 Sep 55

26m

Hot Spell

Matt intercedes on behalf of ex-con Cope Borden, when Rance Bradley accuses Cope of horse theft and attempts to lynch him. Cope is proven innocent of the charge, but later kills Bradley's nephew in a fair fight during a gambling dispute. Matt is caught in an awkward situation when he must defend the unsavory Cope against the decent people of Dodge.

S01E03 1 Okt 55

26m

Word of Honor

Hank Worth, son of wealthy rancher Jake Worth, is kidnapped by three men and held for $20,000 ransom. They shoot him in the back for trying to escape. They call on Doc but Hank dies. The killers decide to let Doc go because he is the only doctor within 400 miles and they fear they might need his services someday. Before sparing his life and freeing him, they force the reluctant Doc to give his word of honor that he will never reveal their identities.

S01E04 8 Okt 55

26m

Home Surgery

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.

S01E05 15 Okt 55

26m

Obie Tater

Two outlaws seek the rumored hidden fortune of old prospector Obie. They drag him to get him to tell. Obie forgets his cares and disappears on honeymoon with newcomer Ella May. Matt suspiciously questions the simple Obie about Ella May's motives and finds Obie is deeper than he seems.

S01E06 29 Okt 55

26m

Night Incident

Little Timmy Wyatt witnesses a series of bizarre murders. He has a habit of telling tall tales, so no one will believe him.

S01E07 5 Nov 55

26m

Smoking Out the Nolans

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.

S01E08 12 Nov 55

26m

Kite's Reward

Matt warns skilled gunman Andy Travis, of his choice between quitting the gun or else being constantly hunted and forced to prove himself. Matt finds a way to foil the $1000 bounty on Andy's head.

S01E09 26 Nov 55

26m

The Hunter

Buffalo hunter Jase Murdock is warned by storekeeper Ross to stay out of Indian territory. Matt talks with Murdock's skinner, Golden Calf, who determines that Murdock's medicine is no longer good.

S01E10 3 Des 55

26m

The Queue

Two bullies cut off Chen's pig-tail, gravely dishonoring him in Chinese culture. Chen vows vengeance.

S01E11 10 Des 55

26m

General Parsley Smith

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

S01E12 24 Des 55

26m

Magnus

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.

S01E13 31 Des 55

26m

Reed Survives

Lucy professes her love for handsome Booth Rider, and concocts a scheme against Ephram. Booth becomes the unwitting pawn in a homicide that culminates in an ironic twist of fate.

S01E14 7 Jan 56

26m

Professor Lute Bone

Doc is enraged by traveling medicine man Professor Lute Bone and his opium elixir, and digs up a gun to shoot him with. A lad also hunts him because his father died drinking his elixir, so Bone reconsiders the patent medicine business.

S01E15 21 Jan 56

26m

No Handcuffs

A dishonest deputy sheriff steals a prisoner from Matt's jail, so Matt and Chester hunt them.

S01E16 28 Jan 56

26m

Reward for Matt

Matt kills a man and his widow posts a $1,000 bounty in vengeance. Everyone from sodbusters to gunslingers are out for that reward.

S01E17 4 Feb 56

26m

Robin Hood

Witnesses refuse to testify against a notorious outlaw.

S01E18 18 Feb 56

26m

Yorky

Yorky, a white boy who was brought up by Arapahoes, is victimized by horse thieves. Accused of their crime, he is shot by the vengeful Abe Brandt and his son. Matt is also targeted by the horse thieves.

S01E19 25 Feb 56

26m

20-20

A former lawman tries to keep his failing eyesight a secret from his enemies.

S01E20 3 Mar 56

26m

Reunion '78

A well-liked hardware drummer is actually a man wanted for multiple murders.

S01E21 17 Mar 56

26m

Helping Hand

A would-be tough guy picks on the wrong man in an attempt to make a name for himself when he tries to involve Marshal Matt Dillon by staging a street fight.

S01E22 24 Mar 56

26m

Tap Day for Kitty

An old sodbuster comes to town and decides he wants to marry Kitty. When he won't leave her alone she declares she'll shoot him if he pesters her anymore.

S01E23 31 Mar 56

26m

Indian Scout

When an old Indian scout (Eduard Franz) murders a man (DeForest Kelley), Matt pursues him into Comanche territory.

S01E24 14 Apr 56

26m

The Pest Hole

Doc must find a way to thwart a typhoid epidemic in Dodge (Howard McNear appears).

S01E25 28 Apr 56

26m

The Big Broad

Matt has to figure a way around a six-foot-tall, 200-pound woman with a six-gun.

S01E26 12 Mei 56

26m

Hack Prine

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

S01E27 19 Mei 56

26m

Cooter

A dishonest gambler (Vinton Hayworth) uses a mentally challenged man (Strother Martin) in a plot against Matt (Robert Vaughn appears).

S01E28 26 Mei 56

26m

The Killer

Charles Bronson guest stars as a cowardly gunslinger who only goes after old men or young kids who aren't very experienced with guns. But, when Matt Dillon gives him an ultimatum, he shows his true colors.

S01E29 9 Jun 56

26m

Doc's Revenge

A stranger comes to Dodge, and Doc bewilders and dismays Chester and Matt by arming himself and vowing to kill the man.

S01E30 16 Jun 56

26m

The Preacher

Seth, a newcomer to Dodge is bullied by Keeler, a boxer.

S01E31 23 Jun 56

26m

How to Die for Nothing

The brother of a man Matt was forced to kill vows to kill Matt by any means necessary (Mort Mills appears).

S01E32 30 Jun 56

26m

Dutch George

Matt's Childhood hero, Dutch George is now the leader of a notorious gang of horse thieves he must now stop.

S01E33 7 Jul 56

26m

Prairie Happy

A bitter old man spreads rumors of an impending Indian raid on Dodge.

S01E34 14 Jul 56

26m

Chester's Mail Order Bride

When Chester's mail-order bride arrives, neither she nor Chester are what the other are expecting (first credited appearance of Bert Rumsey as 'Sam').

S01E35 21 Jul 56

26m

The Guitar

An ex-Union soldier is forced to use violence against a pair of diehard Rebels (Jacques Aubuchon appears). First episode without the "Boot Hill" intro.

S01E36 28 Jul 56

26m

Cara

Matt encounters an ex-girl friend---who's now working on the wrong side of the law.

S01E37 4 Agu 56

26m

Mr. and Mrs. Amber

A self-styled religious prophet (Ainslie Pryor) is making life miserable for his daughter and new son-in-law..

S01E38 18 Agu 56

26m

Unmarked Grave

A young outlaw uses an old woman as a pawn in his bid for freedom.

S01E39 25 Agu 56

26m

Alarm at Pleasant Valley

While on the way back to Dodge, Matt and Chester discover a homsteading family fleeing Pleasant Valley, which is besieged by Indians.