1. Seven Hours to Dawn
Air date: 1965-09-18 · 60 min
Mace Gore's gang has taken over Dodge. When Matt is believed killed, Festus and Doc have a plan to lure Gore into a trap, even though his usual plan is to leave by dawn.
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2. The Storm
Air date: 1965-09-25 · 60 min
A man is convicted of robbing and murdering his partner, but the sons of Matt's old friend are responsible. Matt must arrest the remaining son after the other's dying declaration and make it to Hays City in time to stop the hanging.
Open episode 2 ↗3. Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood
Air date: 1965-10-02 · 60 min
Thad, son of and deputy to an Oklahoma sheriff, arrives in Dodge pursuing vandals on his father's warrant, not realizing the Oklahoma warrant isn't executable in Dodge.
Open episode 3 ↗4. Ten Little Indians
Air date: 1965-10-09 · 60 min
Someone has placed a fabulous price on Matt's head, and there are many competing to earn it.
Open episode 4 ↗5. Taps for Old Jeb
Air date: 1965-10-16 · 60 min
After a successful search for gold, two prospectors hire a man, who shows up at their campfire, as a bodyguard.
Open episode 5 ↗6. Kioga
Air date: 1965-10-23 · 60 min
A young Pawnee arrives in Dodge to seek his own revenge on a murderer, not trusting in the white man's justice.
Open episode 6 ↗7. The Bounty Hunter
Air date: 1965-10-30 · 60 min
Lured out of retirement with the promise of land, a bounty hunter is aimed by his boss at the man who killed his son. He just doesn't tell him the reward and charges had been dropped.
Open episode 7 ↗8. The Reward
Air date: 1965-11-06 · 60 min
A man who persuaded the good folks of Dodge to invest their money in a mine is out of prison and back to prove that there really is gold in the mine.
Open episode 8 ↗9. Malachi
Air date: 1965-11-13 · 60 min
While Matt's out of town, his friends play along with a drifter's innocent impersonation of the marshal, but a man comes to town determined to get revenge on the marshal, and he's not playing.
Open episode 9 ↗10. The Pretender
Air date: 1965-11-20 · 60 min
An elder brother took the blame for the younger as both were sent away for cattle rustling. When they return home, the younger is not done with doing wrong, nor with asking his brother to cover his tracks.
Open episode 10 ↗11. South Wind
Air date: 1965-11-27 · 60 min
A twelve-year-old boy recovers in Doc's office and then goes with a gun after the man who robbed and killed his father.
Open episode 11 ↗12. The Hostage
Air date: 1965-12-04 · 60 min
Twenty-two men escape from a territorial prison. The remaining 4 kidnap Matt hoping to get safe passage into Mexico. One of them has another agenda which he reveals to Matt as they get closer to the border.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Outlaw's Woman
Air date: 1965-12-11 · 60 min
After a risky train robbery and with two posses on their trail, four men hurriedly ride to some fresh horses. Dillon wounds one of the gang carrying the stolen money and it turns out to be a young woman.
Open episode 13 ↗14. The Avengers
Air date: 1965-12-18 · 60 min
A retired judge and his sons abduct Kitty, Festus, and Doc after Festus shoots his other son in order to defend Kitty. The judge "tries" Kitty and Festus for murder, pressing Doc into service as their defense attorney.
Open episode 14 ↗15. Gold Mine
Air date: 1965-12-25 · 60 min
When Matt is too busy to escort Kitty to a gold mine she inherited, she travels there alone and meets with claim jumpers and other difficulties.
Open episode 15 ↗16. Death Watch
Air date: 1966-01-08 · 60 min
Two Bounty hunters bring in a wounded Mexican bandit worth $30,000 and find out the Mexican government might not pay for a man who dies a natural death, so they get the idea of shooting him dead.
Open episode 16 ↗17. Sweet Billy, Singer of Songs
Air date: 1966-01-15 · 60 min
Festus's nephew arrives, seeking a bride who can read and write. He soon finds one, but runs into difficulties earning the money he needs for her dowry.
Open episode 17 ↗18. The Raid (1)
Air date: 1966-01-22 · 60 min
A band of robbers have hit numerous banks with uncanny precision, planning and ease. They have their sights on Dodge now but they must remove a big obstacle before they can proceed - Marshal Dillon.
Open episode 18 ↗19. The Raid (2)
Air date: 1966-01-29 · 60 min
When one of the gang is hurt after robbing Dodge, the Doc is taken to patch him up. The posse was preparing to go after them but a new problem has been set they must take care of before they can recover their friend.
Open episode 19 ↗20. Killer at Large
Air date: 1966-02-05 · 60 min
In Matt's absence, Festus is accused of drawing first on a drunken man. Though innocent, Festus leaves town to avoid Matt having to arrest him, and takes refuge across the border with a widow and her son.
Open episode 20 ↗21. My Father's Guitar
Air date: 1966-02-12 · 60 min
A talented guitarist impresses all who hear him on an instrument that is more precious to him than a man's life.
Open episode 21 ↗22. Wishbone
Air date: 1966-02-19 · 60 min
Festus has a habit of using the wishbone from a dead chicken for making wishes on. When he comes across Doc Adams, alone and snakebit, he uses that wish to help him, if it can. Meanwhile, Matt searches for three outlaws who held up a stage, killing the driver and guard.
Open episode 22 ↗23. Sanctuary
Air date: 1966-02-26 · 60 min
An outlaw gang shoots it out fleeing Dodge City. When one of them is injured real bad, he hides out in the church where the reverend is fearful but not for himself.
Open episode 23 ↗24. Honor Before Justice
Air date: 1966-03-05 · 60 min
The Osage Council has found Two Bears guilty of murder. His daughter rides into Dodge seeking Matt's help but he's out of town chasing horse thieves so Thad tries to help. He finds out that he and Matt are really riding the same trail.
Open episode 24 ↗25. The Brothers
Air date: 1966-03-12 · 60 min
Billy has always looked up to his brother Ed. During a robbery gone wrong, he is arrested. Matt begins to open Billy's naive eyes when his brother tries to free him from jail.
Open episode 25 ↗26. Which Dr.
Air date: 1966-03-19 · 60 min
While on a fishing trip with Festus, Doc is abducted and forced to operate on a sick child, then ordered to be a bridegroom in a true shotgun wedding.
Open episode 26 ↗27. Harvest
Air date: 1966-03-26 · 60 min
Some homesteaders have chosen a piece of land that is free to use per the government but Ben Payson has other ideas. When his daughter starts to care about the homesteaders' son, Ben decides to force them off the property regardless the cost.
Open episode 27 ↗28. By Line
Air date: 1966-04-09 · 60 min
The new newspaper in town seems to be in the business of fomenting trouble, starting with its employment as a reporter of the illiterate Festus.
Open episode 28 ↗29. Treasure of John Walking Fox
Air date: 1966-04-16 · 60 min
When old Jacob is shot dead in self defense, his loyal Indian partner, John Walking Fox, starts paying for things with $50 gold pieces, and he becomes the talk of the town, and a target for would be robbers.
Open episode 29 ↗30. My Father, My Son
Air date: 1966-04-23 · 60 min
Fast gunman Jim Barrett kills a man in self defense. Now the man's father and brothers are gunning for him, in addition to a young man who wants Barrett dead for a different reason.
Open episode 30 ↗31. Parson Comes to Town
Air date: 1966-04-30 · 60 min
A mysterious man rides into town and says he is after one of two men responsible for killing his brother. When he starts crowding a stranger in town, Matt must decide how to make sure he doesn't take the law into his own hands.
Open episode 31 ↗32. Prime of Life
Air date: 1966-05-07 · 60 min
Kyle Stoner is fast with a gun and likes to prove it. When he mixes with the wrong crowd and goes up against Matt, his father gets involved and he is a friend as well as an ex-lawman.
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