Episode
Gunsmoke: Louie Pheeters
Overview
The town drunk who saw a man drowned, believes it was dream, until he meets up with the guy who did the drowning.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1963-01-05
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Louie Pheeters is Episode 17 in Season 8 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1963-01-05. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 16: Old Comrade
The "town fool" has a chance to change his life when he learns that a famous general, now on his deathbed, believes him to be his long-lost son.
Episode 18: The Renegades
Quint says that white renegades, not Indians, are the cause of recent raids around Dodge. Working shotgun on the stage, he proves his point when he is attacked, then pursued by those renegades. His "Indian" skills save him and a colonel's daughter who has contempt for half-Comanche Quint.
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Episode 20: The Bad One
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Episode 13: Us Haggens
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Episode 21: The Cousin
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Episode 12: The Way It Is
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Episode 22: Shona
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Episode 11: Abe Blocker
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Episode 23: Ash
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