Unwanted Deputy

March 5, 1960

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Gunsmoke - S5 - E26

Determined to avenge his murderous brother's hanging, Vince Walsh begins a self-serving campaign of unofficially helping to keep the peace in Dodge City over Matt's objections. Walsh is certain that his actions and his taunts will eventually goad the Marshal into a gunfight.

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Gunsmoke: Season 5 - 39 Episode s

5x1 - Target
September 5, 1959
Ironic tragedy results when Danny Kader stubbornly disregards his father's predispositions (and Matt's pragmatic advice) in order to attempt an elopement with a young gypsy woman.
5x2 - Kitty's Injury
September 19, 1959
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.
5x3 - Horse Deal
September 26, 1959
Horses with Bar S brand are being sold to unsuspecting buyers. Deesha moves in to claim the horses, leaving the buyer with nothing.
5x4 - Johnny Red
October 3, 1959
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.
5x5 - Tail to the Wind
October 10, 1959
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.
5x6 - Annie Oakley
October 17, 1959
Is the homely, sharp-tongued, middle-aged wife of a homesteader really inspiring men to fight to the death for her affections?
5x7 - Kangaroo
October 24, 1959
Chester saves a man from a zealot's violent "justice" then faces a dose of the same himself.
5x8 - Saludos
October 31, 1959
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.
5x9 - Brother Whelp
November 7, 1959
A man wants to gunfight when he returns home, after years away, and finding his brother married to his girl.
5x10 - The Boots
November 14, 1959
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.
5x11 - Odd Man Out
November 21, 1959
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.
5x12 - Miguel's Daughter
November 28, 1959
A father threatens to kill the two drifters who have been plaguing his daughter.
5x13 - Box o' Rocks
December 5, 1959
A man enlists the aid of a parson to fake his own death.
5x14 - False Witness
December 12, 1959
A man is convicted of murder on doubtful testimony.
5x15 - Tag, You're It
December 19, 1959
When hired gunman Killion comes to Dodge, many of the men get scared thinking he is after them.
5x16 - Thick 'n' Thin
December 26, 1959
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.
5x17 - Groat's Grudge
January 2, 1960
An ex-Confederate waits to settle the score with the Union man whose unit cost him a loved one and property in the late war.
5x18 - Big Tom
January 9, 1960
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.
5x19 - Till Death Do Us
January 16, 1960
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.
5x20 - The Tragedian
January 23, 1960
Matt and his friends try to come to the aid of a has-been actor caught cheating at cards.
5x21 - Hinka Do
January 30, 1960
Matt has reason to believe that the new overweight, gun toting, straight shooting, female owner of the Lady Gay saloon may have killed the previous owner, or did she?
5x22 - Doc Judge
February 6, 1960
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.
5x23 - Moo Moo Raid
February 13, 1960
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.
5x24 - Kitty's Killing
February 20, 1960
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.
5x25 - Jailbait Janet
February 27, 1960
After a train sparks a fire that destroys a family's crops, the man, his son, and his daughter rob another train of fifty thousand dollars. A baggage clerk is killed and the crusty representative of the railroad pressures Matt to solve it.
5x26 - Unwanted Deputy
March 5, 1960
Determined to avenge his murderous brother's hanging, Vince Walsh begins a self-serving campaign of unofficially helping to keep the peace in Dodge City over Matt's objections. Walsh is certain that his actions and his taunts will eventually goad the Marshal into a gunfight.
5x27 - Where'd They Go
March 12, 1960
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.
5x28 - Crowbait Bob
March 26, 1960
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.
5x29 - Colleen So Green
April 2, 1960
A southern belle charms Chester and many others in Dodge, but Kitty isn't falling for her charms.
5x30 - The Ex-Urbanites
April 9, 1960
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.
5x31 - I Thee Wed
April 16, 1960
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.
5x32 - The Lady Killer
April 23, 1960
A saloon girl shoots a man who came to her room, claiming he attacked her, but as the dead man was to testify against a man from the woman's past, Matt is suspicious.
5x33 - Gentleman's Disagreement
April 30, 1960
Ed makes no secret of his intention to kill Bert for marrying the girl Ed wanted. So when Ed is the one who turns up dead, folks assume that Bert did it.
5x34 - Speak Me Fair
May 7, 1960
There's a cattle drive near town, and the cowboys are nervous about a series of cattle rustling events that have taken place recently.
5x35 - Belle's Back
May 14, 1960
Belle Ainesly rides into town after 3 years absence. Seems she ran off with an unsavory character 3 years ago, and all of Dodge feels she's a "bad" woman. Belle says she is coming back to stay at the family ranch.
5x36 - The Bobsy Twins
May 21, 1960
Two brothers have decided that it is their mission to rid the West of Indians.
5x37 - Old Flame
May 28, 1960
Kitty doubts the veracity of Matt's old friend Dolly Winters, who arrives in Dodge seeking the Marshal's help and claiming to have been robbed, beaten, and jilted by a man named Rad Meadows.
5x38 - The Deserter
June 4, 1960
Matt is on the trail of a badly wounded corporal for robbing the army payroll and falls into a trap when the father of the corporal gets the drop on him and wounds Chester.
5x39 - Cherry Red
June 11, 1960
The widow of a stagecoach robber is courted by the man who, unbeknownst to the widow, is the one who shot her husband.

5x1 - Target

5x2 - Kitty's Injury

5x3 - Horse Deal

5x4 - Johnny Red

5x5 - Tail to the Wind

5x6 - Annie Oakley

5x7 - Kangaroo

5x8 - Saludos

5x9 - Brother Whelp

5x10 - The Boots

5x11 - Odd Man Out

5x12 - Miguel's Daughter

5x13 - Box o' Rocks

5x14 - False Witness

5x15 - Tag, You're It

5x16 - Thick 'n' Thin

5x17 - Groat's Grudge

5x18 - Big Tom

5x19 - Till Death Do Us

5x20 - The Tragedian

5x21 - Hinka Do

5x22 - Doc Judge

5x23 - Moo Moo Raid

5x24 - Kitty's Killing

5x25 - Jailbait Janet

5x26 - Unwanted Deputy

5x27 - Where'd They Go

5x28 - Crowbait Bob

5x29 - Colleen So Green

5x30 - The Ex-Urbanites

5x31 - I Thee Wed

5x32 - The Lady Killer

5x33 - Gentleman's Disagreement

5x34 - Speak Me Fair

5x35 - Belle's Back

5x36 - The Bobsy Twins

5x37 - Old Flame

5x38 - The Deserter

5x39 - Cherry Red

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