Episode
Gunsmoke: Odd Man Out
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1959-11-21
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Odd Man Out is Episode 11 in Season 5 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1959-11-21. The runtime is 26 min.
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Episode 13: Box o' Rocks
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Episode 8: Saludos
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Episode 14: False Witness
A man is convicted of murder on doubtful testimony.
Episode 7: Kangaroo
Chester saves a man from a zealot's violent "justice" then faces a dose of the same himself.
Episode 15: Tag, You're It
When hired gunman Killion comes to Dodge, many of the men get scared thinking he is after them.
Episode 6: Annie Oakley
Is the homely, sharp-tongued, middle-aged wife of a homesteader really inspiring men to fight to the death for her affections?
Episode 16: Thick 'n' Thin
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.
Episode 5: Tail to the Wind
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.
Episode 17: Groat's Grudge
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.