The BEST episodes of Gunsmoke season 13

Every episode of Gunsmoke season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gunsmoke season 13!

Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in the rough and tumble Dodge City.

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Baker's Dozen
star
7.96
45 votes

#1 - Baker's Dozen

Season 13 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/25/1967

Three baby boys are born on a stagecoach that arrives in Dodge just after being robbed. Their mother dies and Doc fights to keep the boys together instead of going to an orphange.

Directors: Irving J. Moore
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Cattle Barons
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7.90
48 votes

#2 - Cattle Barons

Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1967

Feuding cattle barons are headed to Dodge City from opposite directions for a showdown.

Writer: Clyde Ware
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Nowhere to Run
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7.87
46 votes

#3 - Nowhere to Run

Season 13 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/15/1968

A teenage burglar involved in a murder is shot and left to die by his partners.

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Mr. Sam'l
star
7.87
45 votes

#4 - Mr. Sam'l

Season 13 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/26/1968

Durning a drought, a watch witch (someone who can find water), comes to town. Meanwhile, a businessman attempts to buy up farms during this time, no matter the method.

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Deadman's Law
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7.86
51 votes

#5 - Deadman's Law

Season 13 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/8/1968

While Matt is out of town tracking outlaws, the cattleman's co-op takes over the town putting their own man in charge of the law.

Directors: John Rich
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Stranger in Town
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7.84
19 votes

#6 - Stranger in Town

Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/1967

Professional gunman Dave Reeves comes to Dodge for an assignment, kill his ex-wife's new husband-to-be.

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The Pillagers
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7.82
17 votes

#7 - The Pillagers

Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/1967

Kitty and fellow traveling passenger Newly O'Brien are captured by Mexican outlaw Manez and his gang.

Directors: Vincent McEveety
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Major Glory
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7.82
51 votes

#8 - Major Glory

Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1967

Two deserting soldiers stab their hated Sergeant and frame Festus.

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Wonder
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7.70
23 votes

#9 - Wonder

Season 13 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/18/1967

Drfter Jud Pryor tries to clear his name of murder, meanwhile the two brothers of his girlfriend are planning to kill him.

Hard Luck Henry
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7.67
18 votes

#10 - Hard Luck Henry

Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1967

A comedic episode. Festus tries to get a box full of gold coins away from his relatives and back to Dodge, the Dooleys who are feuding with the Haggens are also trying to get their hands on the box.

Directors: John Rich
Vengeance! (1)
star
7.35
55 votes

#11 - Vengeance! (1)

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1967

Bob Johnson, Zack Johnson and Floyd Binnes are accused of cattle rustling by Parker a powerful land baron, Floyd is killed while being drug behind a horse, Zack is crippled by a horse stomping his legs and back. Bob is beaten. Once in Dodge Bob meets Angel, while Zack dies of his wounds. Bob in getting revenge taunts Parker's hot-headed son into a gunfight kills him, and plans to go after Parker.

Vengeance! (2)
star
7.25
24 votes

#12 - Vengeance! (2)

Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1967

Matt goes after Bob Johnson who is planning to kill Parker to avenge the death of his friends.

Prairie Wolfer
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6.80
49 votes

#13 - Prairie Wolfer

Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/1967

In an attempt to get money two prairie wolfers steal money from Dolan, a hardened storekeeper, then when one tries to give it back trouble starts.

Directors: Robert Butler
Blood Money
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6.70
46 votes

#14 - Blood Money

Season 13 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/22/1968

The father of a young gunfighter tries to end his son's career by wounding his gun hand.

Directors: Robert Totten
Writer: Hal Sitowitz
Rope Fever
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6.67
48 votes

#15 - Rope Fever

Season 13 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/4/1967

Falsely jailed on charges of murder and bank robbery, Festus is ordered to lead an aging sheriff and his zealous deputy to the missing loot.

Directors: David Alexander
Writer: Chris Rellas
The First People
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6.66
44 votes

#16 - The First People

Season 13 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/19/1968

Matt has to intervene when a honest, but strict Indian agent charges an innocent Indian of murder of his assistant.

Directors: Robert Totten
The Victim
star
6.62
50 votes

#17 - The Victim

Season 13 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/1/1968

Matt investigates a murder in a nearby town, trying to prove that town simpleton Bo Remick did not kill the son of the town's powerful rancher.

The Prodigal
star
6.59
49 votes

#18 - The Prodigal

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1967

Amos and William Cole come to Dodge to find the backshooting killer of their outlaw father many years before.

Directors: Bernard McEveety
Hill Girl
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6.59
46 votes

#19 - Hill Girl

Season 13 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/29/1968

Hillbilly girl Merry Florene comes to town to get some schooling to better herself. Meanwhile her two cousins also arrive in Dodge and force her to rob Mr. Jonas' store.

Death Train
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6.58
50 votes

#20 - Death Train

Season 13 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/27/1967

A group of wealthy passengers on a private railroad car are quarantined in Dodge.

Writer: Ken Trevey
A Hat
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6.56
52 votes

#21 - A Hat

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1967

Tough Texas cattleman Red Conniston is headed to Dodge to kill Clint Sorils, who killed Conniston's son Ben in a gunfight.

Directors: Robert Totten
Writer: Ron Bishop
The Jackals
star
6.52
44 votes

#22 - The Jackals

Season 13 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/12/1968

Matt tracks the four men responsible for the murder of his friend, a lawman who was shot at his retirement party.

Directors: Alvin Ganzer
The Gunrunners
star
6.44
43 votes

#23 - The Gunrunners

Season 13 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/5/1968

A buffalo hunter tracks the five men responsible for injuring his Indian son.

Directors: Irving J. Moore
Writer: Hal Sitowitz
A Noose for Dobie Price
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6.38
45 votes

#24 - A Noose for Dobie Price

Season 13 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/4/1968

Matt and former outlaw Elihu Gorman go after Dobie Price who has just broken jail.

The Wreckers
star
6.31
51 votes

#25 - The Wreckers

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1967

With a well earned vacation disturbed by the arrest of a hardened criminal, Matt and Kitty head back to Dodge. The stage they are on is sabotaged and end up wrecking. Kitty is quick witted enough to switch identities between Matt and the prisoner before the outlaws get to them. Thinking Dillon is dying and Matt is really Monk Wiley, they go on planning to extort money from Dodge to get Dillon back alive.

Directors: Robert Totten
Writer: Hal Sitowitz