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The Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 5

Every episode of Gunsmoke Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 5!

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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 5 Episode 5 - Tail to the Wind
    8.6/10(294 votes)

    S5:E5

    A father and son bully a farmer and his wife who won't sell their land, but the farmer is oddly reluctant to let Matt arrest the two, even when they resort to gunfire.

    Director:Christian Nyby
    Writer:John Meston

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  2. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 27 - Where'd They Go
    8.6/10(317 votes)

    S5:E27

    When Jonas accuses Clint Dodie of robbing his store, Matt and Chester set out in the bitter cold go to Clint's farm to make an arrest.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:John Meston

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  3. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 22 - Doc Judge
    8.5/10(266 votes)

    S5:E22

    While Matt is away on business, Doc gets threatened by an ex convict (Brice Harp) who claims that Doc Adams sentenced him to a long term in Prison.

    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:John Meston

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  4. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 30 - The Ex-Urbanites
    8.5/10(284 votes)

    S5:E30

    Far from Dodge, Chester finds himself in the uncomfortable position of trying to extract a bullet in order to save Doc's life after the two are ambushed by a pair of savage prairie wolfers.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:John Meston

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  5. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 28 - Crowbait Bob
    8.4/10(255 votes)

    S5:E28

    When the greedy relatives of a dying man (Crowbait Bob) learn that he might be dying, they come to Dodge to grab anything of value they can get from the dying man.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 8 - Saludos
    8.2/10(251 votes)

    S5:E8

    Matt, escorting 3 men back to Dodge, claims a beautiful wounded Indian woman will be able to identify the one who shot her and killed her husband.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:John Meston

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  7. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 11 - Odd Man Out
    8.2/10(244 votes)

    S5:E11

    Matt is uncertain what to make of Cyrus Tucker's confused claim that his wife of 32 years "just ran off", especially when a homesteader claims that he saw the old man digging a large hole just behind his house.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 14 - False Witness
    8.2/10(246 votes)

    S5:E14

    A man is convicted of murder on doubtful testimony.

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 18 - Big Tom
    8.1/10(240 votes)

    S5:E18

    Despite a serious heart condition, onetime prizefighter Tom Burr is determined to go through with his plans to fight vicious Hob Creel. The only way Matt can stop the mismatch and save Burr's life is to fight Creel himself.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 3 - Horse Deal
    8.0/10(231 votes)

    S5:E3

    Horses with Bar S brand are being sold to unsuspecting buyers. Deesha moves in to claim the horses, leaving the buyer with nothing.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 4 - Johnny Red
    8.0/10(252 votes)

    S5:E4

    A man suddenly turns up in Dodge City claiming to be Billy Crale, the long-lost son of a well-to-do local widow. Matt knows that Billy Crale was reported dead during the Civil War, and he becomes highly concerned for Mrs. Crale's safety when he confirms that the man is actually a onetime outlaw known as Johnny Red.

    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 19 - Till Death Do Us
    8.0/10(234 votes)

    S5:E19

    Someone takes a shot at a hard man who is brutal to his wife, and someone is overheard claiming he was offered money to kill the man.

    Director:Jean Yarbrough
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 16 - Thick 'n' Thin
    7.9/10(239 votes)

    S5:E16

    A quarrel between two partners in homesteading escalates to the point of gunfire. Matt tries to make peace between them by locking them up together.

    Director:Stuart Heisler
    Writer:John Meston

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  14. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 15 - Tag, You're It
    7.8/10(226 votes)

    S5:E15

    When hired gunman Killion comes to Dodge, many of the men get scared thinking he is after them.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 23 - Moo Moo Raid
    7.8/10(228 votes)

    S5:E23

    Old man Onie has a great swimming cow that can lead herds across rivers, and when they both come up missing, one trail boss accuses another of killing them.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 31 - I Thee Wed
    7.8/10(236 votes)

    S5:E31

    A man beats his wife and is sentenced to fifty days or fifty dollars by the judge. The beaten woman scrapes together the money for her husband's fine, only to be beaten again.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:John Meston

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  17. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 34 - Speak Me Fair
    7.8/10(226 votes)

    S5:E34

    There's a cattle drive near town, and the cowboys are nervous about a series of cattle rustling events that have taken place recently.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 2 - Kitty's Injury
    7.7/10(243 votes)

    S5:E2

    When Kitty is hurt in a fall from a horse, she and Matt must seek help from shiftless dirt farmers who are oddly uninterested in aiding them.

    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:John Meston

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  19. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 7 - Kangaroo
    7.7/10(255 votes)

    S5:E7

    Chester saves a man from a zealot's violent "justice" then faces a dose of the same himself.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:John Meston

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  20. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 9 - Brother Whelp
    7.7/10(240 votes)

    S5:E9

    A man wants to gunfight when he returns home, after years away, and finding his brother married to his girl.

    Director:R.G. Springsteen
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 20 - The Tragedian
    7.7/10(230 votes)

    S5:E20

    Matt and his friends try to come to the aid of a has-been actor caught cheating at cards.

    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 24 - Kitty's Killing
    7.7/10(238 votes)

    S5:E24

    Kitty gets caught in the middle when a crazy-eyed man goes hunting for his former son-in-law, whom he blames for the death of his daughter in childbirth.

    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:John Meston

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  23. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 29 - Colleen So Green
    7.7/10(254 votes)

    S5:E29

    A southern belle charms Chester and many others in Dodge, but Kitty isn't falling for her charms.

    Director:Jean Yarbrough
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 6 - Annie Oakley
    7.6/10(234 votes)

    S5:E6

    Is the homely, sharp-tongued, middle-aged wife of a homesteader really inspiring men to fight to the death for her affections?

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Gunsmoke Season 5 Episode 10 - The Boots
    7.6/10(229 votes)

    S5:E10

    Onetime gunman Zeno Smith faces an unenviable choice. If he does not help would-be gambler Hank Fergus rob Mr. Jonas's general store, Fergus will tell 12-year old orphan Tommy the full story of how Zeno's descent into deprivation and alcoholism dates to the day he backed down from facing Fergus in a gunfight.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Tail to the Wind" is the best rated episode of "Gunsmoke" season 5. It scored 8.6/10 based on 294 votes. Directed by Christian Nyby and written by John Meston, it aired on 10/10/1959. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Where'd They Go".