Bret Maverick (1981)
Bret Maverick is a 1981-82 American Western television series starring James Garner in the role that made him famous in the 1957 series Maverick: a professional poker player traveling alone year after year through the Old West from riverboat to saloon. In this sequel series, Maverick has settled down in Sweetwater, Arizona Territory, where he owns a ranch and is co-owner of the town's saloon. However, Maverick is still always on the lookout for his next big score, and continues to gamble and practice various con games whenever the chance arises. The series was developed by Gordon Dawson, and produced by Garner's company Cherokee Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Bret Maverick: Season 1 - 18 Episode s
1x1 - The Lazy Ace (1)
December 1, 1981
In what may very well be the last of the great poker games in the Old West, Bret wins ownership of the saloon and decides to settle down in the town of Sweetwater in the Arizona Territory. (Part 1 of 2)
1x2 - The Lazy Ace (2)
December 1, 1981
Former sheriff Tom Guthrie joins Bret as partner in the Red Ox saloon, to the dismay of the townspeople who just booted the old-fashioned lawman out of office.
1x3 - Welcome to Sweetwater
December 8, 1981
Maverick's reluctance to sell his ranch, the Lazy Ace, is the major stumbling block to bringing the railroad into Sweetwater.
1x4 - Anything for a Friend
December 15, 1981
A barn-raising celebration at Maverick's ranch helps him conceal Billy the Kid from authorities.
1x5 - The Yellow Rose
December 22, 1981
Women's suffrage catches fire in Sweetwater and no one feels the heat more than Maverick, who's just won a Chinese girl in a poker game.
1x6 - Horse of Yet Another Color
January 5, 1982
Teddy Roosevelt comes to town to present an Indian chief with a horse from the president, but Maverick ends up winning the stallion.
1x7 - Dateline: Sweetwater
January 12, 1982
Eastern financial interests attempt a takeover of Sweetwater businesses.
1x8 - The Mayflower Women's Historical Society
February 2, 1982
It looks like Maverick is going to be hanged, unless he agrees to sell his life story to an ambitious historian.
1x9 - Hallie
February 9, 1982
An old flame of Bret's shows up in Sweetwater, pursued by two homicidal brothers she swindled.
1x10 - The Ballad of Bret Maverick
February 16, 1982
A stranger arrives in town, claiming to be in the process of finishing an epic ballad on the life and death of Bret Maverick.
1x11 - A Night at the Red Ox
February 23, 1982
Vigilantes take over the Red Ox saloon and put former sheriff Tom Guthrie on trial for crimes he allegedly committed in the past.
1x12 - The Not So Magnificent Six
March 2, 1982
Six men who each want to gain a reputation as the one who killed the famous Bret Maverick have followed a western pulp writer to Sweetwater.
1x13 - The Vulture Also Rises
March 16, 1982
When a stagecoach is attacked by Apaches and a woman is killed, the angry townspeople want to call in the cavalry.
1x14 - The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of Grandeur
March 23, 1982
Bret exposes a crooked magician who is performing at the Red Ox.
1x15 - Faith, Hope and Clarity (1)
April 13, 1982
A religious charlatan dupes the townpeople so that he can obtain the rights to their land.
1x16 - Faith, Hope and Clarity (2)
April 20, 1982
Bret masterminds a con to get back the townsfolk's land, which was legally stolen by the clever leader of a religious cult.
1x17 - The Rattlesnake Brigade
April 27, 1982
Maverick and Guthrie are suckered into agreeing to protect a shipment of gold from a ruthless band of outlaws.
1x18 - The Hidalgo Thing
May 4, 1982
Tom Guthrie, who is trying to get re-elected as sheriff, tries to get Maverick to keep a low profile, but Bret is working on the biggest con of his life and isn't going to stop now.
Bret Maverick: 1 Season
Tags for Bret Maverick
Shows like Bret Maverick
Hell on Wheels
57 Episode s . The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, raucous, lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time.
Hell on Wheels
57 Episode s . The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, raucous, lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time.
Deadwood
36 Episode s . The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.
Deadwood
36 Episode s . The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.
Little House on the Prairie
204 Episode s . Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.
Little House on the Prairie
204 Episode s . Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
149 Episode s . Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
149 Episode s . Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.
Bonanza
431 Episode s . The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Bonanza
431 Episode s . The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
The High Chaparral
98 Episode s . The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network. The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot.
The High Chaparral
98 Episode s . The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network. The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot.
F Troop
65 Episode s . F Troop is a satirical American television sitcom that originally aired for two seasons on ABC-TV. It debuted in the United States on September 14, 1965 and concluded its run on April 6, 1967 with a total of 65 episodes. The first season of 34 episodes was filmed in black-and-white, but the show switched to color for its second season.
F Troop
65 Episode s . F Troop is a satirical American television sitcom that originally aired for two seasons on ABC-TV. It debuted in the United States on September 14, 1965 and concluded its run on April 6, 1967 with a total of 65 episodes. The first season of 34 episodes was filmed in black-and-white, but the show switched to color for its second season.
Bordertown
78 Episode s . Bordertown is a television western-drama series that aired from 1989 to 1991. It depicts the town formerly known as Pemmican that was later renamed Bordertown when the western border between the United States and Canada was surveyed in 1880, dividing the town.
Bordertown
78 Episode s . Bordertown is a television western-drama series that aired from 1989 to 1991. It depicts the town formerly known as Pemmican that was later renamed Bordertown when the western border between the United States and Canada was surveyed in 1880, dividing the town.
Laramie
124 Episode s . Laramie is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1963. A Revue Studios production, the program originally starred John Smith as Slim Sherman, Robert Fuller as Jess Harper, Hoagy Carmichael as Jonesy and Robert L. Crawford, Jr., as Andy Sherman.
Laramie
124 Episode s . Laramie is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1963. A Revue Studios production, the program originally starred John Smith as Slim Sherman, Robert Fuller as Jess Harper, Hoagy Carmichael as Jonesy and Robert L. Crawford, Jr., as Andy Sherman.
Peacemakers
10 Episode s . Jared Stone is an 1880's federal marshal with old-style crime-solving techniques. The marshal is constantly challenged as he brings together a team consisting of an abrasive yet gifted scientist and a strong-minded young medical student to help bring Silver City into the new age of criminal forensics.
Peacemakers
10 Episode s . Jared Stone is an 1880's federal marshal with old-style crime-solving techniques. The marshal is constantly challenged as he brings together a team consisting of an abrasive yet gifted scientist and a strong-minded young medical student to help bring Silver City into the new age of criminal forensics.