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The Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 6

Every episode of Gunsmoke Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gunsmoke Season 6!

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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 6 Episode 2 - The Blacksmith
    8.2/10(260 votes)

    S6:E2

    Troublemakers trick an immigrant blacksmith into leaving his house on his wedding night, then burn it down.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:John Meston

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  2. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 15 - Old Fool
    8.2/10(261 votes)

    S6:E15

    A scheming woman (Else Hedgepath), who is after the money and wealth of Hannibal Bass, makes a play for Hannibal, but runs into some serious, SERIOUS trouble though when she tangles with *MRS* Bass!

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:John Meston

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  3. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 20 - Love Thy Neighbor
    8.2/10(239 votes)

    S6:E20

    The theft of a sack of potatoes leads to increasingly violent hostilities between the Scooper and Galloway families.

    Director:Dennis Weaver
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 3 - Small Water
    8.1/10(234 votes)

    S6:E3

    Matt arrests Finn Pickett after recognizing his face from a wanted poster. On the way back to Dodge, Pickett's vengeful sons try to free their father as Matt and Chester face a water shortage.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 14 - The Cook
    8.1/10(233 votes)

    S6:E14

    A young drifter takes a job as cook at Delmonico's but accidentally kills a crazy buffalo hunter who complains about his cooking.

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 5 - Shooting Stopover
    8.0/10(236 votes)

    S6:E5

    While transporting a prisoner with Chester on a stagecoach to Wichita, Matt learns that the stagecoach is also carrying a shipment of gold, and he suspects the coach might be targeted by outlaws.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:John Meston

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  7. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 18 - Unloaded Gun
    8.0/10(238 votes)

    S6:E18

    Red and Joe Lime are no-good murderous brothers, and Matt has to track 'em down out on the prairie. Trouble is, Matt comes down with a fever due to missing out on so much sleep in the last couple of weeks. This situation causes some serious problems for all involved when Matt has to return to Dodge because he is too sick to pursue the Lime brothers.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:John Meston

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  8. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 28 - Little Girl
    8.0/10(276 votes)

    S6:E28

    Marshal Dillon must find a suitable home for Charity Gill, a young orphan, after the little girl's father dies when his cabin catches fire. Charity insists that she should live with the Dodge City lawman.

    Director:Dennis Weaver
    Writer:John Meston

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  9. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 29 - Stolen Horses
    8.0/10(189 votes)

    S6:E29

    A horse thief murders a man to get his horses. Matt tracks the criminal to a Kiowa camp.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:John Meston

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  10. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 4 - Say Uncle
    7.9/10(250 votes)

    S6:E4

    Lee Nagel suspects his visiting uncle of murder when his father is killed in their store in an apparent accident.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:John Meston

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  11. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 6 - The Peace Officer
    7.9/10(251 votes)

    S6:E6

    Matt is called in to deal with a corrupt sheriff in Tascosa.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:John Meston

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  12. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 12 - No Chip
    7.9/10(230 votes)

    S6:E12

    The vicious Dolan brothers move in on a tough cattle rancher and his non-violent son.

    Director:Jean Yarbrough
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 19 - Tall Trapper
    7.9/10(238 votes)

    S6:E19

    A man and his wife come across a lone trapper and make camp with him. Next day, the husband comes to Dodge to report to Doc that his wife is sick, but Doc finds the woman beaten to death, and the husband accuses the trapper.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:John Meston

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  14. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 23 - About Chester
    7.9/10(241 votes)

    S6:E23

    While Chester is out searching for Doc, his horse is injured. Chester goes to a house for help and is instead taken prisoner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Meston

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  15. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 30 - Minnie
    7.9/10(212 votes)

    S6:E30

    Rough and rowdy Minnie comes to Dodge City and sets her designs on Doc Adams, much to the delight of Matt, Chester and Kitty. Trouble comes though when Minnie's husband comes to Dodge and finds out that his Minnie is sweet on Doc.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:John Meston

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  16. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 13 - The Wake
    7.8/10(220 votes)

    S6:E13

    Gus Mather arrives in Dodge in a wagon, carrying the coffin of his best friend, Orson Boggs, to give him a proper wake. There's only one problem: according to Mrs. Boggs, her late husband didn't have any friends.

    Director:Gerald Mayer
    Writer:John Meston

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  17. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 22 - Kitty Shot
    7.8/10(243 votes)

    S6:E22

    Dillon goes after cowboy Jake Bayloe after he guns down his partner in the Long Branch , shooting Kitty in the crossfire and critically wounding her.

    Director:Andrew V. McLaglen
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 24 - Harriet
    7.8/10(243 votes)

    S6:E24

    After witnessing the callous murder of her kindly father, Harriet Horne disregards Matt's advice and unwisely attempts to extract revenge from the perpetrators by making them jealous rivals for her attention.

    Director:Gene Fowler Jr.
    Writer:John Meston

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  19. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 27 - Big Man
    7.8/10(216 votes)

    S6:E27

    To protect Kitty, Matt is forced to physically (and publicly) subdue fractious troublemaker Pat Swarner. When Swarner is subsequently found murdered, oft-inebriated Jud Sloan's claim that the Marshal was the killer seems uncomfortably credible.

    Director:Gerald Mayer
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 31 - Bless Me Till I Die
    7.8/10(188 votes)

    S6:E31

    Vengeful former convict Nate Bush sets off a tragic series of events when he informs Matt that well-liked new arrival Cole Treadwell is actually Cole Trankin, an escapee from the Arizona Territorial Prison.

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:John Meston

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  21. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 34 - The Imposter
    7.8/10(185 votes)

    S6:E34

    A man claiming to be a sheriff from Texas comes to Dodge and asks Matt for help tracking down a named fugitive, but the man may not be a lawman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Meston

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  22. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 35 - Chester's Dilemma
    7.8/10(197 votes)

    S6:E35

    A pretty girl arrives in town and chases Chester, who's happy for her to do so, but the young woman has a secret that may land her in jail.

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 38 - Colorado Sheriff
    7.8/10(179 votes)

    S6:E38

    Matt and Chester find Rod Ellison shot and paralyzed on the prairie and return him to Dodge for surgery. Ben Witter abrasively advises Matt that he is a deputy sheriff from Pueblo who has come to Dodge to arrest Ellison for robbery, but Matt is suspicious of Witter's refusal to produce a valid arrest warrant.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 8 - The Worm
    7.7/10(222 votes)

    S6:E8

    Murders follow when a buffalo hunter and his browbeaten partner come to town.

    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:John Meston

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  25. Gunsmoke Season 6 Episode 16 - Brother Love
    7.7/10(224 votes)

    S6:E16

    In a family that believes in taking care of its own--including administering punishment within the family for crime--one of two grown brothers appears to have committed murder, but which one?

    Director:Franklin Adreon
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"The Blacksmith" is the best rated episode of "Gunsmoke" season 6. It scored 8.2/10 based on 260 votes. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and written by John Meston, it aired on 9/17/1960. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Old Fool".