Episode
Gunsmoke: Snakebite
Overview
Claustrophobic plainsman Poney Thompson is arrested for murdering a man who maliciously shot his dog, but an ironic fate awaits him after he breaks free from Chester's custody.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1958-12-20
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Snakebite is Episode 15 in Season 4 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1958-12-20. The runtime is 26 min.
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Matt's attempt to find a man who shot at him from ambush leads him and Chester into the middle of a murderous feud between two bitter and isolated mountain families.
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Episode 12: Grass
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Episode 18: Marshal Proudfoot
Matt goes along with a hoax when Chester's aging Uncle Wesley arrives for a visit. Wesley thinks Chester is the marshal and Dillion is his assistant.
Episode 11: How to Kill a Friend
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Episode 19: Passive Resistance
A man's house is burned and his livestock killed, but he refuses to identify the perpetrators to the marshal.
Episode 10: Lynching Man
After mild-mannered Hank Blenis is "lynched" by the two men who stole his horse, self-righteous Charlie Drain decides to take the law into his own hands and is led tragically astray by the culprits.
Episode 20: Love of a Good Woman
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Episode 9: Land Deal
When a stranger leading some immigrants planning on settling outside of Dodge wants Matt to give him a badge to avert trouble, Matt gets suspicious and rides out to their camp to see what is really up.
Episode 21: Jayhawkers
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