Gunsmoke - Season 13

First aired: 9/11/1967 25 episodes

Episodes

1. The Wreckers

Aired: 9/11/1967

With a well earned vacation disturbed by the arrest of a hardened criminal, Matt and Kitty head back to Dodge. The stage they are on is sabotaged and end up wrecking. Kitty is quick witted enough to switch identities between Matt and the prisoner before the outlaws get to them. Thinking Dillon is dying and Matt is really Monk Wiley, they go on planning to extort money from Dodge to get Dillon back alive.

2. Cattle Barons

Aired: 9/18/1967

Feuding cattle barons are headed to Dodge City from opposite directions for a showdown.

3. The Prodigal

Aired: 9/25/1967

Amos and William Cole come to Dodge to find the backshooting killer of their outlaw father many years before.

4. Vengeance (1)

Aired: 10/2/1967

Part 1: Bob Johnson, Zack Johnson and Floyd Binnes are accused of cattle rustling by Parker a powerful land baron, Floyd is killed while being drug behind a horse, Zack is crippled by a horse stomping his legs and back. Bob is beaten. Once in Dodge Bob meets Angel, while Zack dies of his wounds. Bob in getting revenge taunts Parker's hot-headed son into a gunfight kills him, and plans to go after Parker.

5. Vengeance (2)

Aired: 10/9/1967

Part 2: Matt goes after Bob Johnson who is planning to kill Parker to avenge the death of his friends.

6. A Hat

Aired: 10/16/1967

Tough Texas cattleman Red Conniston is headed to Dodge to kill Clint Sorils, who killed Conniston's son Ben in a gunfight.

7. Hard Luck Henry

Aired: 10/23/1967

A comedic episode. Festus tries to get a box full of gold coins away from his relatives and back to Dodge, the Dooleys who are feuding with the Haggens are also trying to get their hands on the box.

8. Major Glory

Aired: 10/30/1967

Two deserting soldiers stab their hated Sergeant and frame Festus.

9. The Pillagers

Aired: 11/6/1967

Kitty and fellow traveling passenger Newly O'Brien are captured by Mexican outlaw Manez and his gang.

10. Prairie Wolfer

Aired: 11/13/1967

In an attempt to get money two prairie wolfers steal money from Dolan, a hardened storekeeper, then when one tries to give it back trouble starts.

11. Stranger in Town

Aired: 11/20/1967

Professional gunman Dave Reeves comes to Dodge for an assignment, kill his ex-wife's new husband-to-be.

12. Death Train

Aired: 11/27/1967

A group of wealthy passengers on a private railroad car are quarantined in Dodge.

13. Rope Fever

Aired: 12/4/1967

Falsely jailed on charges of murder and bank robbery, Festus is ordered to lead an aging sheriff and his zealous deputy to the missing loot. (60 mins)

14. Wonder

Aired: 12/18/1967

Drfter Jud Pryor tries to clear his name of murder, meanwhile the two brothers of his girlfriend are planning to kill him.

15. Baker's Dozen

Aired: 12/25/1967

Three baby boys are born on a stagecoach that arrives in Dodge just after being robbed. Their mother dies and Doc fights to keep the boys together instead of going to an orphange.

16. The Victim

Aired: 1/1/1968

Matt investigates a murder in a nearby town, trying to prove that town simpleton Bo Remick did not kill the son of the town's powerful rancher.

17. Deadman's Law

Aired: 1/8/1968

While Matt is out of town tracking outlaws, the cattleman's co-op takes over the town putting their own man in charge of the law.

18. Nowhere to Run

Aired: 1/15/1968

A teenage burglar involved in a murder is shot and left to die by his partners.

19. Blood Money

Aired: 1/22/1968

The father of a young gunfighter tries to end his son's career by wounding his gun hand.

20. Hill Girl

Aired: 1/29/1968

Hillbilly girl Merry Florene comes to town to get some schooling to better herself. Meanwhile her two cousins also arrive in Dodge and force her to rob Mr. Jonas' store.

21. The Gunrunners

Aired: 2/5/1968

A buffalo hunter tracks the five men responsible for injuring his Indian son.

22. The Jackals

Aired: 2/12/1968

Matt tracks the four men responsible for the murder of his friend an lawman who was shot at his retirement party.

23. The First People

Aired: 2/19/1968

Matt has to intervene when a honest, but strict Indian agent charges an innocent Indian of murder of his assistant.

24. Mr. Sam'l

Aired: 2/26/1968

Durning a drought, a watch witch (someone who can find water), comes to town. Meanwhile, a businessman attempts to buy up farms during this time, no matter the method.

25. A Noose for Dobie Price

Aired: 3/4/1968

Matt and former outlaw Elihu Gorman go after Dobie Price who has just broken jail.