The BEST episodes written by Norman Macdonnell
#2 - Ben Tolliver's Stud
Gunsmoke - Season 6 - Episode 11
A row with his boss makes Ben quit his job. He leaves but says goodbye to Jake's daughter first. When he takes a horse for lost wages, Jake swears he'll kill him. The tables are turned when a hard and fast rule of Jake's soon backfires.
#3 - The Peace Officer
Gunsmoke - Season 6 - Episode 6
Dillon heads to Dodge to get a new man to replace the brutal, corrupt sheriff of Tascosa, with hired killers in pursuit who are unaware that the sheriff's ex-girlfriend has joined up with Dillon.
#4 - The Blacksmith
Gunsmoke - Season 6 - Episode 2
Troublemakers trick an immigrant blacksmith into leaving his house on his wedding night, then burn it down.
#5 - Bad Seed
Gunsmoke - Season 6 - Episode 21
Matt rescues teen-aged Trudy Trent from a life of isolated poverty with her incestuous and alcoholic father, but he subsequently learns that "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" when he rejects her misguided romantic overtures toward him.