Guest Star Burt Reynolds. After Matt Dillon helps the Carp family, they offer their daughter, Allie, to be his bride. Matt declines, but the smitten girl goes after Matt and danger follows as well.

Sheriff Frank Sawyer thinks that all it takes is time to toughen up his young son, newly returned from the East. His attitude may endanger the Sheriff, his son and Heath as they travel to Stockton to deliver a notorious outlaw.

Walker, Trivette and CD go on a fishing vacation together. However, they find themselves in danger after they stumble upon a drug operation and become the hunted instead of the hunters.

Walker, Trivette and CD go on a fishing vacation together. However, they find themselves in danger after they stumble upon a drug operation and become the hunted instead of the hunters.

Apaches attack the stagecoach that Josh and his prisoner are in. When his prisoner is killed, Josh and an Eastern gentleman must trek through many miles of hostile Indian territory to safety.

Guest Star Jay North. On Christmas Eve, Josh is assigned his most important mission to date from a young boy who has only eight cents. The boy wants Josh to bring Santa Claus to town.

Fed up with menial jobs on the Chaparral, and ignored when he complains to his older brother John, Buck leaves the ranch once and for all. When Blue also turns against him, John must either defend his actions, or swallow his pride and retrieve his brother.

Guest Star Buck Taylor. Audra is attracted to a handsome stranger who saves her life during a horse stampede. His appearance in the Valley coincides with the emergence of a pillaging "protection" ring that has begun to terrorize the area.

Guest Star Burt Reynolds. Gib Dawson brings his beautiful Indian wife, Shona, to Dodge for treatment of her badly infected hand. At the time, racial tensions are running high against the Comanches.

Ed Beaudry wants to kill Bert Wells for marrying Jeanne. When Beaudry is found dead, everyone assumes that Wells did it. But, after hearing Tulsa talking in the Long Branch, Matt Dillon believes differently.

Guest Star Ken Curtis. While out hunting, Matt Dillon, Chester and Doc find an Indian boy who had been beaten. They split up to look for clues. They find out that he is the Kiowa Chief's son and cattle rustlers may be to blame.

After three hired hands quit a horse drive, the Virginian then strays off after a couple of horses and is temporarily blinded when his horse stumbles. Alone and in need of medical attention, he wanders into a cabin where a young woman is waiting for the return of her father and brothers.

In Arizona, Trampas encounters a group of men who are in a fight with the local Indians. After one of the men is killed, Trampas decides to join them, but not everything about his new companions is as it seems.

John-Boy undertakes an act of charity that exposes the family to the unexpected wiles of a most unlikely con artist.

Olivia Walton must choose between her family and a career when she is offered a remarkable business opportunity.

Matt Dillon saves young Steve Elser from a lynching mob, who is accusing him of being a cattle thief. Matt tries to reform him by helping him find a job, but Elser may be a lost cause.

An old rancher comes to Dodge City with plans to abduct Kitty and force her to marry him. When he won't leave her alone, she declares that she'll shoot him. Later on, he is found shot in the back and Kitty is suspected.

At Cold Creek, the Comanches kill 23 soldiers, including Will Bailey's brother. Will believes that scout, Amos Cartwright, led them into an ambush and wants to seek revenge for his brother's death by planning to kill him.

Big Lena Wave and her petite husband, Emmett, ride into Dodge City to run a card game at the Long Branch Saloon. Soon afterwards, a series of troubles begin as Lena has a way of causing guns to be drawn.

Audie Murphy. A young gun slinger tries to help a rancher and his daughter save their land and cattle from an evil, wealthy land owner. Before there was Gunsmoke the TV series, there was Gunsmoke the Movie!

A government official from Washington comes to Dodge City to see Matt Dillon. Determined to tame the town, he informs Matt that he will fire him if he doesn't start running the town with a firmer grip.

Old farmers, Peavy and Rives, go out for one last fling. When Peavy makes a pass at Kitty, she threatens to shoot him if he doesn't stop. Peavy gets shot and he tells Matt Dillon that Kitty did it. Matt investigates his claim.

Guest Star Jack Elam. Kitty comes to the aid of Hope, a young pregnant woman who is running from the child's father. Kitty and the woman take a stagecoach, but soon find themselves in even greater danger.

Guest Stars George Lindsey and Ed Asner. As Matt Dillon takes a man to Hays City for hanging, he finds himself at odds with a sergeant who has a grudge against him.

Long-time Barkley cowhand Sam Williams is badly injured on guard-duty. Feeling guilty for allowing Williams on the job, Nick is determined to bring Sam's daughter to his side. The Barkley's soon learn this mysterious woman has a troubled life and insists it is her father's fault.

After car thieves steal a specially adapted van used by a disabled boy, Walker is determined to find the vehicle. In the hunt, Walker kills one of the thieves and someone puts a million dollar bounty on his head.

Walker comes face to face with the Japanese mob while searching for the daughter of a wealthy Texas businessman.

Guest Star Martin Landau. Josh goes after an elephant trainer who is using the animal to not only destroy mining camps and an Indian village, but to also scare the residents of Nugget City into staying behind locked doors.

Josh is hired by John Garth to find his missing fiance, Lil. John feels as though something tragic may have happened to her. He soon learns of the possibility that she could have died in a saloon fire.

Guest Star Morgan Brittany. Chester is sweet on Lucy Damon, a widow dressmaker. She's eager to marry Chester and also wants to change him. He soon has second thoughts, especially when he learns she could still be married.

A serial killer is targeting participants of a not-so-friendly poker game, including the attempted murders of Heyes and Curry.

Heyes and Curry must do a careful balancing act between a Mexican bandit and a pretty saloon owner, while driving a herd of wild cattle on their secret mission to Mexico.

When a local rancher and friend sends for a mail order bride from back East, he may get more than he bargained for. Heath notices very suspicious behavior by the bride-to-be and suspects that something is not quite right about her.

Clay Grainger is drafted to run for a position left vacant after a territorial representative resigned. After learning about the dirty side of politics, he is determined to win honestly.

After a young family, who is expecting a baby, rent a house near Medicine Bow, the husband finds out that he is accused of theft. To protect his family, he leaves his wife alone on their farm. When a Shiloh ranch hand goes to look after her, he finds himself torn between honor and duty.

Guest Star Bob Barker. While celebrating the return of his daughter, Connie, former lawman McKee is asked to help capture an outlaw gang. While Joe is courting Connie, no one realizes that McKee is actually in with the outlaws.

Guest Stars Burt Reynolds and Claude Akins. The hatred between Bob Sullins and Art McLane intensifies when both men fall for the same girl who works at the Long Branch.

Guest Star Dyan Cannon. Festus's aunt Thede, as well as young Ivy Norton, both have marriage on their minds and trouble on their hands.

Audie Murphy. When a suspected horse thief is saved from the hangman's noose by another man, the two are hired by a desperate and beautiful woman to guide her through Indian territory and back to her waiting husband

Audie Murphy. When a wagon train guide is left for dead after an Indian attack, he staggers into the nearest town. Wrongly accused of abandoning the wagon train, his escape rests on the smarts and speed of a borrowed and unpleasant horse.

Guest Star John Wayne. United States Marshal Matt Dillon is confronted and shot by Dan Grat, a trigger-happy gunman hunted by Texas authorities. While Matt recovers, Grat goes rampant in Dodge City.

A wealthy gambler comes to Dodge in order to buy horses. His arrival leads rival traders to have a horse race to demonstrate the speed of their steeds.

Town bully, Emo Younger, humiliates Hop Sing by cutting off his ponytail. Little Joe goes to town to help and is charged with murder when Younger is found dead. Hop Sing clears Little Joe by using an ancient Chinese method.

When Billy Blue is forced into a showdown with gunfighters, he is saved by a wandering dentist with a fast gun. A grateful John Cannon sends Billy Blue along with the dentist to help establish an office in Tucson, but the road to the dusty city turns out to be filled with danger.

Daniel Boone is recruited to bring in a notorious trouble-seeker, John Benton. Daniel drives him on a trek through the wilderness to justice.

Half-hour program exploring the Biblical principles of wisdom that help us face life's successes.

Half hour teaching program of Dr. David Jeremiah with the purpose of helping others discover life-changing turning points in their relationship with Jesus Christ.

In Touch Ministries is the broadcast teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley, senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia.

Worship services hosted by Dr. Morris Cerullo, featuring speakers, musical guests, and footage from crusades.

A desperate man attempts to clear himself of an old murder charge by working with a feisty town sheriff, all while renewing a romance with a former girlfriend.

Guest Star John Walmsley. Israel witnesses a murder and no one, including his parents, believe him. Meanwhile, the killer goes after Israel.

Daniel, Mingo and friend, Jeremiah, try to stop the stubborn patriarch of the Garth family from mining coal on the Tuscarora land. The chief of the land is threatening to kill them all if they're not stopped.

After Kitty inherits a gold mine from a deceased friend, she travels alone to the town of Pickaxe to register her deed. Once there, she discovers that a family has jumped her claim, as well as other problems.

John Wayne, Ben Johnson and Forrest Tucker. Kind-hearted John Chisum owns a large ranch in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in the 1870s. With the help of his faithful sidekick, and a hot-headed young ranch hand nicknamed Billy the Kid, Chisum does battle with an underhanded land developer who has his eye on Chisum's ranch.

When a young man escapes from a home for boys in Colorado, he travels to Wyoming to find his father. While he takes refuge at Shiloh Ranch, the Graingers attempt to find out more about his past.

While traveling through the desert, Jason McCord meets a man who is on foot after his horse perishes. Fearing not seeing his family again, the man steals McCord's horse and water and leaves him for dead.

Two bounty hunters bring in an injured prisoner to Dodge. They are anxious to leave since there's a $30,000 reward for the prisoner in Mexico, but Matt Dillon refuses to let them leave until the wanted man is fit to travel.

Guest Star Slim Pickens. Some of Festus' relatives come to Dodge in order to find one of them named Sweet Billy a wife. Sweet Billy's only requirement is that she must be able to read and write.

Audie Murphy and Walter Matthau. While a bank robber is planning his next hit, he is mistaken for a U.S. Marshal. The robber weaves a web of lies, hoping the mistaken identity will help him steal the money in the bank.

Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones. The academy award-winning film and true story of Loretta Lynn. She was a poor young mother, but with hard work and the support of her husband, she emerged from the hills of Kentucky to become a country music icon.

Guest Star Mariette Hartley. A love triangle involving Ellie, the wife of a farmer, and outlaw Pike Beechum, results in tragedy. The outlaw is determined to remove anything that stands in the way of him and Ellie.

When Heath finds himself accused of assaulting a wealthy man's daughter, an old friend who is now a nun seeks a way to release Heath from jail and save him from dangling at the end of a rope.

Guest Star Doris Roberts. An employee at a bingo hall, which is an illegal money laundering operation, is asked to testify against her bosses. Walker and Trivette are responsible for taking her to court but she keeps trying to escape from them.

Walker and Trivette are assigned as technical support to a movie being filmed. While there, they overhear stuntmen planning a train robbery.

Guest Star James Best. Josh must get to Bannach fast with his prisoner to prevent an innocent man from hanging. However, the only transportation available is a stagecoach carrying a load of dynamite.

Josh is on the hunt for wanted murderer, Vic Warsaw. After arriving in a small town, he soon discovers that Warsaw has been killed and buried. But, when he examines Warsaw's personal belongings, he suspects he could still be alive.

The fate of the Cannon ranch is in jeopardy when a lady friend of Manolito is taken by bandits. With Cannon and his crew hot on their trail, the bandits soon find they are in for more than they bargained for.

In the town of Lonesome Camp, the Barkley's investment in a mine is threatened when labor unrest leads to a violent strike. Heath looks into the situation and due to promises made by the late Tom Barkley years before, the Barkley's decide to fight for control of the mine in order to settle the dispute.

Billy Poe is accused of murder and leaves town after a poker game. Matt Dillon decides to trail him. On the trail, Matt is mugged and partially blinded but gets help from the very man he has been following.

Guest Star Lee Van Cleef. Dolly, a girlfriend from Matt Dillon's past, shows up in Dodge City claiming to have been robbed and beaten. She asks Matt to help her find her husband, Rad Meadows. Miss Kitty has doubts about her story.

A corporal rides off with the Army payroll after a unit is ambushed. Fort Dodge contacts Matt Dillon to help them investigate the robbery since a civilian may be involved. Matt's findings lead him and Chester to a farmhouse.

When a young soldier deserts the Army after receiving unfair treatment, he is taken in by the Graingers while he recovers. Clay attempts to find out the truth even if it means contacting the soldier's commanding officer.

Claiming that he has retired, an old lawman friend of the Virginian comes to Shiloh to visit and asks him to go on a hunting trip. It isn't long before the Virginian realizes that their intended prey is human.

John-Boy pursues a wonderful dream that leads him to move away from home, but faces an insurmountable obstacle.

A former girlfriend returns to Walton's Mountain and challenges John-Boy to reexamine his life's goals, asking him to go to Spain in support of a cause.

Guest Stars Johnny Whitaker and Julie Harris. Hoss spends two weeks buying horses at Carter Ranch. He discovers the miserable situation there as Josh Carter spends most of his time in the saloon instead of with his family.

Ben and Candy are lured into a deserted mine and held captive for a month by John Postley, a man seeking revenge, who wrongly served time in prison years ago based on Ben's testimony.

Guest Stars Charles Bronson and Dabbs Greer. Matt Dillon must stop a psychopathic killer, who goes after those who don't have much experience with using a gun. Matt gives the man an ultimatum in order to stop him.

After Clem Maddow arrives in Dodge, Doc tells Matt and Chester that he is going to kill him. Bewildered, they later learn that Doc loved a woman, but she loved Clem and that Clem had left her after a miscarriage.

Morgan hones his survival and climbing skills as he begins his ascent in the dangerous Alaska mountain range. Meanwhile, Rich declares war on a pack of blood thirsty wolves that invade his property.

When the Virginian finds a woman who survived a gang attack, she travels to Medicine Bow with him. As she secretly searches the town for stolen gold hidden by her late husband, the woman starts a romance with The Virginian, but her hopes for relationship may be ruined by her past.

Guest Star Sebastian Cabot. Professor Jacoby, a photographer from back East, comes to Dodge City and shows the townspeople how a camera works. Matt Dillon learns that someone has died and the photographer may be to blame.

Guest Star Burt Reynolds. A meek man gets the undeserved reputation as a gunman when he is mistakenly credited for killing four robbers.

Guest Stars Burt Reynolds and Claude Akins. The hatred between Bob Sullins and Art McLane intensifies when both men fall for the same girl who works at the Long Branch.

Nick hires Patrick Madigan as a dynamiter despite his likely Irish political background. Tensions rise when Madigan's intentions are questioned by an influential citizen who was originally British. As the conflict comes to a head, Nick seeks a way to make peace and avoid seeing Madigan deported.

Guest Star Eileen Brennan. A group of teens are targeting the homeless by beating them up. Walker goes undercover as a homeless man in hopes of catching them in the act.

A wealthy businessman, Alex and others with him are kidnapped by a group of men. Walker and Trivette must go to the rescue after Alex manages to call with information to help find them all.

Guest Star James Coburn. Several men escape prison, looking for revenge on Aben Starr, the man who turned them in. Since Starr works at the Saddle Creek Way Station, Josh arrives expecting to capture the wanted men.

Josh is on vacation in Benson when he comes across two bounty hunters hauling in a dead man. They think that Josh is there to score big on a bounty. When they won't leave Josh alone, he devises a plan to pit one against the other.

When Blue is left in charge of the High Chaparral, he ends up losing the ranches prize stallion. Determined to prove himself to his father, Blue sets out to make things right, but ends up getting himself in deep trouble with some dangerous people.

Guest Star Katharine Ross. Heath falls in love with Maria who is returning home from school in the East. She is the daughter of Don Alfredo, a Spanish land owner and nobleman, who is in a property dispute with a neighbor. Don Alfredo also believes that Heath's lineage is impure and the dispute soon endangers the romance.

Guest Star Burt Reynolds. Quint is framed for the theft of a horse and is brutally beaten by a vigilante group. The atmosphere in Dodge becomes even uglier as Matt Dillon investigates the crime.

Red comes to Dodge City and tells Cherry that he's going to marry her. However, Cherry is married to Slim, a stagecoach robber. Matt finds out that Slim was killed during a robbery and he must tell Cherry the news.

Matt Dillon receives a letter that his friend, Ab Butler, has been shot in the back and is laying on the ground near Cotton Well. Matt brings him back to Dodge City to Doc, and later finds out the reason for the shooting.

When a young woman returns home from finishing school to Medicine Bow for a two-week vacation, her beauty catches Trampas' eyes again. However, her father isn't happy with the connection between his daughter and the life he is convinced is responsible for her mother's death.

When an emergency calls the Virginian away, he sends Jim Horn to handle the purchase and shipment of horses from the Canadian border back to Shiloh. However, when the deal doesn't go according to plan, Jim is forced to prove his loyalty to Shiloh Ranch.

John-Boy launches his first major newspaper venture as editor and publisher of the Blue Ridge Chronicle, and in his search for the truth he may disgrace and divide his family.

When Esther Walton undergoes emergency surgery to save her life, Mary Ellen believes she is responsible for her grandma's grave condition.

While traveling to Salt Springs, Hoss is charged with murder. Ben and Little Joe learn that since there is so much evidence against Hoss, the only attorney that will take the case is Barney Sturgess, a drunkard.

Eddie McKay, the son of a murderer Hoss killed years ago in a shootout, returns to Virginia City. To make amends, Hoss wants to hire him to work on the Ponderosa. Eddie has a different plan in mind.

Guest Star Chuck Connors. A preacher, who is disgusted by violence, is kidnapped and bullied by a prize fighter who hates his timid nature. Matt Dillon must intervene after the man tells him that he's going to kill the preacher.

Trail herder, Howard Bulow, whose brother was killed by Matt Dillon in self-defense, swears to seek revenge and kill Matt by any means possible.

Things go from bad to worse for Morgan when a blinding, whiteout snow storm strikes during his travels through the Alaska mountain range. Even more trouble arises when he enters a known avalanche zone.

When Trampas visits Albuquerque to collect money for the cattlemen's association, he meets a woman who steals some of the cash and rides away to Rancho Valdez. When Trampas catches up with the thief, he discovers she too has been robbed and the pair set off to find the suspect.

Sam Rickers arrives at the marshal's office to see Matt Dillon. Rickers believes that he's killed a criminal and hopes to get the $1000 reward. However, Matt learns that the dead man was never wanted by the law.

Guest Star Dyan Cannon. Festus's aunt Thede, as well as young Ivy Norton, both have marriage on their minds and trouble on their hands.

A wealthy gambler comes to Dodge in order to buy horses. His arrival leads rival traders to have a horse race to demonstrate the speed of their steeds.

A Barkley rancher is murdered shortly after he accused a newly hired ranch hand of looking exactly the same as a famous outlaw ,Joaquin Murietta, who was supposedly killed in an ambush ten years before. The Barkley's are left to sort out the accusations and the murder before more violence occurs.

Guest Stars Wilford Brimley and Buck Taylor. Bank robbers dressed like clowns pull off a series of bank robberies. When one of the robberies results in the death of Walker's ex-partner, he and Trivette are determined to find the ruthless group and bring them to justice.

Bank robbers dressed like clowns pull off a series of bank robberies. When one of the robberies results in the death of Walker's ex-partner, he and Trivette are determined to find the ruthless group and bring them to justice.

Guest Star Charles Bronson. Victoria, a surly ex-Barkley ranch hand, and a pregnant Indian girl fight for survival when an earthquake traps them in a church cellar. When it is found that the cellar may connect to tunnels from a closed up Barkley gold mine, not all the searchers really want the rescue to succeed.

An outlaw gang leader orders his men to kidnap a teacher so he can learn to read and write for a special purpose. His men nab Victoria by mistake. She pretends to be the school marm to buy time for the Barkley boys to find her.

Guest Star Dean Stanton. While traveling cross country, Victoria and Heath have an accident resulting in Heath becoming pinned under their heavily loaded wagon. Victoria seeks help and turns to a mysterious man who is being pursued by aggressive bounty hunters.

Guest Star Bruce Dern. A woman prisoner is killed while she is being delivered to a desert prison. To keep from losing a $100 bounty, the guards substitute Victoria, whose buggy has broken down on the route to a stockholders' meeting of a Barkley mine.

Guest Stars Harold Gould and Regis Philbin. Victoria and her long-time friend Senator Bannard fall victim of a plot by a rival politician to use an innocent photo to end her friend's career. Victoria sets out to expose the source of the deception and restore her integrity.

When a white woman's Shoshone husband dies, she is forced to leave the Indian reservation. The Virginian and Jim find her and her son near Shiloh after she becomes sick with the same illness that killed her husband. As she recovers, she learns that her first husband and their daughter still live in town.

After the Virginian trades a watch for a cow during a cattle drive, Trampas recognizes that the watch once belonged to an old friend. When he decides to track down the man who sold it, an outlaw group, who will do anything to get what they want most, captures him.

Jason turns bitter disappointment at losing his music scholarship into a marvelous opportunity to help himself and a fellow musician, but his mother is not happy with the idea.

John Walton's peace of mind is threatened when an internationally known evangelist comes to Walton's Mountain to preach and lead a baptismal service.

Guest Star Lynda Day George. Little Joe and Candy travel to Dry Wells and are scammed out of a herd of cattle by the Farrell brothers, Josh and Mike. They follow the brothers back to their hideout in hopes of getting back their money.

Joe reluctantly becomes a substitute teacher when his girlfriend, teacher Abby Pettigrew, is injured. However, he must deal with a couple of hooligans, the McNabb boys, who are dead-set against "book learnin' ".

Matt Dillon's childhood hero, Dutch George, is now the leader of a notorious gang of horse thieves. When the law seemingly can't touch him, George makes a big mistake and steals a horse for himself. Matt is forced to arrest him.

Guest Star Dabbs Greer. Old timer Tewksbury is spreading rumors of an impending Indian raid on Dodge City. After a suspicious fire at a rooming house, and Pawnee arrows found all over the ground, Matt discovers the truth.

Rich searches for his lost dog in subfreezing temperatures. Marty's fur hunt is successful and Tom hunts for fresh elk meat to sustain him throughout the winter. Also, Kyle is trying a new business venture in the winter months.

A group of cowboys plan to drive their herd of cattle through Medicine Bow. When the ranchers learn that the cattle could be carrying Spanish fever, the Virginian is sent to try and convince the cowboys to take the herd another route.

Philip Locke is looking for his saloon girlfriend, Laura Simmons. She tells Matt Dillon that they are soon to be married and to keep quiet about her job. She puts the barkeeps in danger when she won't leave the Long Branch.

Matt Dillon's old friend, Brad McClain, comes to Dodge to settle down and start a business. However, he soon tries to take advantage of his friendship with Matt.