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The Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 11

Every episode of Gunsmoke Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 11!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 1 - Seven Hours to Dawn
    9.0/10(387 votes)

    S11:E1

    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.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 18 - The Raid (1)
    8.8/10(285 votes)

    S11:E18

    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.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 22 - Wishbone
    8.8/10(262 votes)

    S11:E22

    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.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Paul Savage

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  4. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 7 - The Bounty Hunter
    8.7/10(259 votes)

    S11:E7

    Lured out of retirement with the promise of land, a bounty hunter is aimed by his boss at the man who killed his son; however, he neglects to tell his hound that the reward and charges had been dropped.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Paul Savage

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  5. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 19 - The Raid (2)
    8.7/10(251 votes)

    S11:E19

    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.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 4 - Ten Little Indians
    8.6/10(282 votes)

    S11:E4

    Someone has placed a fabulous price on Matt's head, and there are many competing to earn it.

    Director:Mark Rydell
    Writer:George Eckstein

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  7. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 29 - Treasure of John Walking Fox
    8.5/10(259 votes)

    S11:E29

    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.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 30 - My Father, My Son
    8.5/10(255 votes)

    S11:E30

    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.

    Director:Robert Totten
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 31 - Parson Comes to Town
    8.5/10(227 votes)

    S11:E31

    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.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 20 - Killer at Large
    8.4/10(269 votes)

    S11:E20

    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.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 14 - The Avengers
    8.3/10(253 votes)

    S11:E14

    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.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 32 - Prime of Life
    8.3/10(227 votes)

    S11:E32

    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.

    Director:Robert Totten
    Writer:Daniel B. Ullman

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  13. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 12 - The Hostage
    8.2/10(252 votes)

    S11:E12

    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.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 26 - Which Dr.
    8.2/10(252 votes)

    S11:E26

    Buffalo hunters kidnap Doc and Festus. Guest starring R.G. Armstrong, George Lindsey, Gregg Palmer, and Shelley Morrison (Trivia: directed by James Arness' kid brother Peter Graves just prior to his finding fame as Jim Phelps on Mission: Impossible.)

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 2 - The Storm
    8.1/10(253 votes)

    S11:E2

    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.

    Director:Joseph Sargent
    Writer:Paul Savage

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  16. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 11 - South Wind
    8.1/10(236 votes)

    S11:E11

    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.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 13 - Outlaw's Woman
    8.1/10(240 votes)

    S11:E13

    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.

    Director:Mark Rydell
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 3 - Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood
    8.0/10(248 votes)

    S11:E3

    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.

    Director:Joseph Sargent
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 16 - Death Watch
    8.0/10(201 votes)

    S11:E16

    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.

    Director:Mark Rydell
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 8 - The Reward
    7.9/10(211 votes)

    S11:E8

    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.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Gilbert Ralston

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  21. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 6 - Kioga
    7.8/10(228 votes)

    S11:E6

    A young Pawnee arrives in Dodge to seek his own revenge on a murderer, not trusting in the white man's justice.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  22. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 10 - The Pretender
    7.8/10(241 votes)

    S11:E10

    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.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 25 - The Brothers
    7.8/10(224 votes)

    S11:E25

    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.

    Director:Tay Garnett
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27 - Harvest
    7.8/10(217 votes)

    S11:E27

    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.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 23 - Sanctuary
    7.7/10(214 votes)

    S11:E23

    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.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 11 Ratings Summary

"Seven Hours to Dawn" is the best rated episode of "Gunsmoke" season 11. It scored 9/10 based on 387 votes. Directed by Vincent McEveety and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/18/1965. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Raid (1)".