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Gunsmoke: Season 9

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36 episodes · first aired Sep 27, 1963

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  1. 1 Kate Heller Sep 28, 1963 · 45m A teen-aged boy who robbed and killed to impress a saloon gal is pursued by Matt. The boy waylays Matt and leaves him for dead, then goes home to his grandmother's house to find her…
  2. 2 Lover Boy Oct 5, 1963 · 45m A charming cowboy apparently is guilty only of breaking hearts until he gets to Dodge, where he finds two women who may make a killer of him.
  3. 3 Legends Don't Sleep Oct 12, 1963 · 45m A young rascal meets the outlaw idol of his youth, but the aging gunman, newly released from prison, wants only to go straight.
  4. 4 Tobe Oct 19, 1963 · 45m Hard-luck Tobe, who's lost his farm, gets a job in town with Chester's help and takes up with a saloon gal, not knowing she's on the run from a beau who's a con man and a killer.
  5. 5 Easy Come Oct 26, 1963 · 45m A mild-looking cowboy discovers that it's easy to steal, and, soon thereafter, that it's easy to kill as well.
  6. 6 My Sister's Keeper Nov 2, 1963 · 45m A despondent widower goes to work on a farm for two sisters, each of whom finds him fascinating in her own way.
  7. 7 Quint's Trail Nov 9, 1963 · 45m Quint is hired to escort a family on the first leg of their journey to Oregon. On the way, he learns the reason for their going, a motive that could have repercussions for Quint.
  8. 8 Carter Caper Nov 16, 1963 · 45m A man with a grudge hits upon the perfect revenge when he spreads the word in Dodge that short-tempered Billy is so good with a gun that he shot down the famous gunfighter, Beau Carter.
  9. 9 Ex-Con Nov 30, 1963 · 45m On his way to Larned, Matt, feverish, spends the night at an abandoned shack. When he wakes up after losing a day, a recently released convict who swore to kill Matt, is himself found…
  10. 10 Extradition (1) Dec 7, 1963 · 45m When fast-talking killer Charlie Hacker escapes from Matt in Texas, Matt follows him right into Mexico without extradition papers and has to deal with corrupt officials there.
  11. 11 Extradition (2) Dec 14, 1963 · 45m Matt finally catches up to killer Charlie Hacker in Mexico, and has to make a deal with the greedy Mexican police to get Hacker back to the border, with revengeful Mexican bandits in…
  12. 12 The Magician Dec 21, 1963 · 45m A mild old peddler of patent medicines and card tricks arrives in Dodge with his grown daughter, hoping to settle down, but instead they find their worst luck yet, beginning with a card…
  13. 13 Pa Hack's Brood Dec 28, 1963 · 45m A repugnant drifter hopes to use his nubile daughter to get his hands on a piece of land.
  14. 14 The Glory and the Mud Jan 4, 1964 · 45m A retired lawman and showman wants only to settle down with the Dodge seamstress he left behind twenty years ago, but a young whippersnapper hopes to make a name for himself by challenging…
  15. 15 Dry Well Jan 11, 1964 · 45m It's a test of wills when Quint witnesses a murder and the father of one of the prime suspects lowers Quint into a well to try to force him to promise his silence.
  16. 16 Prairie Wolfer Jan 18, 1964 · 45m Festus returns to Dodge from wolfing and is hired by the Cattleman's Association to hunt down the wolves killing everyone's cattle. What he finds is that what's been doing the preying may…
  17. 17 Friend Jan 25, 1964 · 45m A man carrying a tempting sum of money is attacked from behind by someone who beats him and leaves him for dead. Lucky for the injured man, an old friend of Matt is there to take him in to…
  18. 18 Once a Haggen Feb 1, 1964 · 45m A man is stabbed after winning in a poker game, and Festus is suspected.
  19. 19 No Hands Feb 8, 1964 · 45m The Ginnis family causes trouble for Doc Adams, because they hate waiting. Will Timble gets hurt at The Long Branch. Doc has to remove Will's hand, which causes Will to leave Dodge because…
  20. 20 May Blossom Feb 15, 1964 · 45m Festus' cousin May Blossom arrives from Texas to marry Festus
  21. 21 The Bassops Feb 22, 1964 · 45m A family in search of a doctor find Matt and his prisoner unconscious and handcuffed to each other on the prairie. The prisoner wakens first and announces that Matt is the condemned man he…
  22. 22 The Kite Feb 29, 1964 · 45m Festus finds a little girl out on the prairie. He learns she saw her mother get killed by a stranger. When he takes her to Dodge, Matt hears she was hiding when this happened but can…
  23. 23 Comanches Is Soft Mar 7, 1964 · 45m After some horsing around, Festus breaks some of Quint's equipment. To repair or get anew, they travel to Wichita and meet a saloon girl who tells them she needs to get away from town but…
  24. 24 Father's Love Mar 14, 1964 · 45m A saloon girl spurns a man's advances in Wichita and moves to Dodge, where she becomes a respectable married woman, only to be confronted with her past when she discovers that her rancher…
  25. 25 Now That April's Here Mar 21, 1964 · 45m Festus, returning to Dodge after doing some trapping, sees his girl, April, and they argue over a gift she received. Running off, she hides but her perch gives her a bird's eye view of a…
  26. 26 Caleb Mar 28, 1964 · 45m Caleb Marr comes to Dodge in search of a meaningful life after finally acknowledging his failure at farming.
  27. 27 Owney Tupper Had a Daughter Apr 4, 1964 · 45m To earn money to recover the custody of his daughter, an aging man accepts the job of Dodge's first in-town hangman, work no one else wants.
  28. 28 Bently Apr 11, 1964 · 45m A dying man confesses to a murder of which he was acquitted, but Chester suspects the man was lying.
  29. 29 Kitty Cornered Apr 18, 1964 · 45m Competing with Kitty is a fancy new woman in town with plenty of money to build a new saloon and a secret from the past life she recently left behind.
  30. 30 The Promoter Apr 25, 1964 · 45m Henry Huckaby, a local farmer and fed up with a sore back and an empty belly leaves to seek his fortune in Dodge. After several failed ideas he hits on one that may make him rich but could…
  31. 31 Trip West May 2, 1964 · 45m Given three months to live by a quack peddler of patent medicines, a mousy bank clerk quits his job, withdraws all his money, makes ready to go to California, and falls for a girl who may…
  32. 32 Scot Free May 9, 1964 · 45m Rob Scot considers himself a man who could stay or go when it came to women. He may have met his match though when a woman he desires, along with her husband, take over an abandoned…
  33. 33 The Warden May 16, 1964 · 45m A traveling salesman meets up with Bull Foot, an Indian who mainly sells vegetables. When goods are traded for a squaw, he is upset when she runs away and into the arms of Festus, whose…
  34. 34 Homecoming May 23, 1964 · 45m Orval returns from seven years in prison for killing his wife's lover, vowing to reclaim his house and business. Edna tries to goad her new husband and Orval's son into a plot to kill…
  35. 35 The Other Half May 30, 1964 · 45m Jess, Jay's twin, is shot and killed by an unknown assailant while working late at the family business. When a stranger to Dodge is suspected, Matt does his best to track him down and…
  36. 36 Journey for Three Jun 6, 1964 · 45m Two brothers traveling to California are joined by a third man who soon proves to be a wrong 'un, manhandling and killing a young woman they encounter on the prairie and turning on Quint…