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The Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 10

Every episode of Gunsmoke Season 10 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 10!

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Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 1 - Blue Heaven
    8.4/10(292 votes)

    #1 - Blue Heaven

    S10:E1

    A runaway kid and a wanted man from East Texas team up to first find the kid's mother and second to shake those who have been chasing the man about a murder in Carver County and robbery he just didn't commit.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 2 - Crooked Mile
    8.6/10(275 votes)

    #2 - Crooked Mile

    S10:E2

    Cyrus Degler is determined to keep Quint away from his 19-year old daughter, but no threats or beatings can keep them apart. They are about to leave town to get married when cousin Praylie comes to town bent on putting a stop to their plans any way he has to.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 3 - Old Man
    8.2/10(256 votes)

    #3 - Old Man

    S10:E3

    Having already rescued an old man once, Danny may have to try to save him again when his friend is framed for murder.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:John Meston

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  4. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 4 - The Violators
    8.2/10(236 votes)

    #4 - The Violators

    S10:E4

    A violent killing appears to be the work of Indians, but Matt doubts it. Someone accuses Quint of it and the solution involves secret motives and revenge in Indian country.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 5 - Doctor's Wife
    8.3/10(249 votes)

    #5 - Doctor's Wife

    S10:E5

    There's trouble for Doc Adams, and perhaps for Dodge, when a new doctor and his wife arrive in town and the wife resorts to spreading a nasty rumor about Doc to get the new practice started.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:George Eckstein

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  6. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 6 - Take Her, She's Cheap
    7.9/10(255 votes)

    #6 - Take Her, She's Cheap

    S10:E6

    When a shiftless farmer offers his daughter to Matt, Matt demurs, but the smitten girl comes after Matt, bringing danger with her.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Kathleen Hite

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  7. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 7 - Help Me, Kitty
    7.8/10(226 votes)

    #7 - Help Me, Kitty

    S10:E7

    When a young pregnant woman seeks Kitty's aid in escaping from the child's father, the two women take the stagecoach from Dodge and meet with greater danger.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Kathleen Hite

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  8. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 8 - Hung High
    8.7/10(326 votes)

    #8 - Hung High

    S10:E8

    As Matt takes a convicted man to Hays City for hanging, Matt and the prisoner are waylaid and the prisoner lynched. Matt is framed for the killing, then arrested by a sergeant with a grudge against him.

    Director:Mark Rydell
    Writer:John Meston

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  9. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 9 - Jonah Hutchinson
    7.7/10(225 votes)

    #9 - Jonah Hutchinson

    S10:E9

    An old rancher returns home after many years in prison, ready to reclaim what is his by any means necessary, including burning out the squatters on his land.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 10 - Big Man, Big Target
    7.8/10(218 votes)

    #10 - Big Man, Big Target

    S10:E10

    Ellie Merchant, the wife of farmer Joe Merchant, is having a passionate affair with outlaw Pike Beechum. Beechum intends to remove Joe and any other obstacle between him and Ellie.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:John Mantley

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  11. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 11 - Chicken
    8.7/10(252 votes)

    #11 - Chicken

    S10:E11

    Mistakenly hailed as a hero who downed four robbers, a man rethinks his decision to let folks regard him as a gunfighter when protecting the woman he wants calls for a gunman's skill.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:John Meston

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  12. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 12 - Innocence
    8.5/10(252 votes)

    #12 - Innocence

    S10:E12

    Art and Bob both have an eye on a new girl in town. She works at the Long Branch but only has eyes for the most well-liked man in town. On the eve of their marriage, it all comes to a head and the town is out for blood.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:John Meston

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  13. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 13 - Aunt Thede
    8.1/10(280 votes)

    #13 - Aunt Thede

    S10:E13

    Festus's ornery aunt arrives, squats on a piece of land, sets up a still, and comes to the rescue of a pair of star-crossed lovers. At the time he appeared in this episode, Howard McNear was appearing on The Andy Griffith Show as regular, Floyd Lawson the town barber.

    Director:Sutton Roley
    Writer:Kathleen Hite

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  14. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 14 - Hammerhead
    8.1/10(235 votes)

    #14 - Hammerhead

    S10:E14

    Festus takes part in a horse race in which big money is at stake, tempting some to sabotage the race in order to make sure of the outcome.

    Director:Christian Nyby
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 15 - Double Entry
    7.5/10(211 votes)

    #15 - Double Entry

    S10:E15

    Matt's old friend comes to town, announcing plans to settle down and start a business, but the business he has in mind involves dishonesty and perhaps murder.

    Director:Joseph Sargent
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 16 - Run, Sheep, Run
    7.4/10(215 votes)

    #16 - Run, Sheep, Run

    S10:E16

    The body of a no-good man is found in his burning store on the same night as the sudden disappearance of the nice couple he cheated out of the money for their ranch.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:John Meston

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  17. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 17 - Deputy Festus
    8.2/10(222 votes)

    #17 - Deputy Festus

    S10:E17

    On their way out of town, some cousins of Festus come across a badly injured man whom they assume is dead, so they flee, pursued by Festus, who believes his cousins attacked the man.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 18 - One Killer on Ice
    8.2/10(272 votes)

    #18 - One Killer on Ice

    S10:E18

    Anderson, a stylish bounty hunter, rides into Dodge City. He informs Matt that his partner has a wanted criminal at an ice house. The locale is a two-day ride from Dodge; Anderson wants Matt's help to bring the criminal in. The outlaw's brother intends to go gunning for Matt and Anderson. There's also a twist: Matt finds out Anderson didn't tell him the truth about what happened. Both Anderson's partner and the outlaw lie dead at the ice house.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 19 - Chief Joseph
    8.4/10(223 votes)

    #19 - Chief Joseph

    S10:E19

    Chief Joseph has come to town suffering from pneumonia. When he and his party are refused lodging at the hotel, a stranger steps in offering his room. Local sentiment is against this and like a boiling over teapot, trouble begins to brew.

    Director:Mark Rydell
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 20 - Circus Trick
    7.6/10(207 votes)

    #20 - Circus Trick

    S10:E20

    A circus family comes to town and charms the populace, who don't know the family's real stock in trade is larceny.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 21 - Song for Dying
    7.7/10(261 votes)

    #21 - Song for Dying

    S10:E21

    The head of the Lukens clan blames Martin Kellums for not helping his young bride during a difficult childbirth when the doctor was away. When Kellums runs to Dodge, Matt does his best to keep everyone safe including the local citizens.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 22 - Winner Take All
    7.7/10(194 votes)

    #22 - Winner Take All

    S10:E22

    Two brothers quarrel to the death over a woman, and as the survivor flees with her, pursued by Matt, the killing may not be over.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 23 - Eliab's Aim
    7.9/10(248 votes)

    #23 - Eliab's Aim

    S10:E23

    The goofy nephew of Festus, Eliab Haggen, comes to Dodge with the hope of shooting off a tiny piece of his ear, because Festus bit off a piece of his dad's ear years ago in a fight.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 24 - Thursday's Child
    8.0/10(239 votes)

    #24 - Thursday's Child

    S10:E24

    Kitty welcomes her mentor to town, but her friend is burdened by a secret: she's here to deliver the child of her outlaw son, a man willing to take his own mother hostage.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  25. Gunsmoke Season 10 Episode 25 - Breckinridge
    7.1/10(207 votes)

    #25 - Breckinridge

    S10:E25

    A young attorney newly arrived in Dodge works the law to keep his client out of Matt's clutches, then has ample reason to regret it.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 10 Ratings Summary

"Blue Heaven" is the best rated episode of "Gunsmoke" season 10. It scored 8.4/10 based on 292 votes. Directed by Michael O'Herlihy and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/26/1964. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Crooked Mile".