Episodes
1. The Lazy Ace (1)
December 1, 1981
60 min
In what may very well be the last of the great poker games in the Old West, Bret wins ownership of the saloon and decides to settle down in the town of Sweetwater in the Arizona Territory. (Part 1 of 2)
Guest Stars:
Bill McKinney, Kirk Cameron, Janis Paige, John McLiam, Stuart Margolin
2. The Lazy Ace (2)
December 1, 1981
60 min
Former sheriff Tom Guthrie joins Bret as partner in the Red Ox saloon, to the dismay of the townspeople who just booted the old-fashioned lawman out of office.
Guest Stars:
Bill McKinney, Janis Paige, John McLiam, Stuart Margolin, Richard Moll
3. Welcome to Sweetwater
December 8, 1981
60 min
Maverick's reluctance to sell his ranch, the Lazy Ace, is the major stumbling block to bringing the railroad into Sweetwater.
Guest Stars:
John Randolph
4. Anything for a Friend
December 15, 1981
60 min
A barn-raising celebration at Maverick's ranch helps him conceal Billy the Kid from authorities.
Guest Stars:
Bert Williams, Stuart Margolin, Charles Hallahan, Lawrence Dobkin
5. The Yellow Rose
December 22, 1981
60 min
Women's suffrage catches fire in Sweetwater and no one feels the heat more than Maverick, who's just won a Chinese girl in a poker game.
Guest Stars:
Marcia Rodd, Stuart Margolin, Marj Dusay, Keye Luke, Anthony Eisley
6. Horse of Yet Another Color
January 5, 1982
60 min
Teddy Roosevelt comes to town to present an Indian chief with a horse from the president, but Maverick ends up winning the stallion.
7. Dateline: Sweetwater
January 12, 1982
60 min
Eastern financial interests attempt a takeover of Sweetwater businesses.
8. The Mayflower Women's Historical Society
February 2, 1982
60 min
It looks like Maverick is going to be hanged, unless he agrees to sell his life story to an ambitious historian.
Guest Stars:
Jenny O'Hara
9. Hallie
February 9, 1982
60 min
An old flame of Bret's shows up in Sweetwater, pursued by two homicidal brothers she swindled.
Guest Stars:
William Sanderson, Dixie Carter, Geoffrey Lewis, Eldon Quick
10. The Ballad of Bret Maverick
February 16, 1982
60 min
A stranger arrives in town, claiming to be in the process of finishing an epic ballad on the life and death of Bret Maverick.
Guest Stars:
James Whitmore Jr., Cliff Emmich
11. A Night at the Red Ox
February 23, 1982
60 min
Vigilantes take over the Red Ox saloon and put former sheriff Tom Guthrie on trial for crimes he allegedly committed in the past.
Guest Stars:
Murray Hamilton, Paul Koslo
12. The Not So Magnificent Six
March 2, 1982
60 min
Six men who each want to gain a reputation as the one who killed the famous Bret Maverick have followed a western pulp writer to Sweetwater.
Guest Stars:
Shawn Stevens, Stuart Margolin, Joseph Sirola, Ross Hagen, Art LaFleur
13. The Vulture Also Rises
March 16, 1982
60 min
When a stagecoach is attacked by Apaches and a woman is killed, the angry townspeople want to call in the cavalry.
Guest Stars:
Thomas Rosales Jr., Gary Lee Davis, Stuart Margolin, Monte Markham, John Anderson
14. The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of Grandeur
March 23, 1982
60 min
Bret exposes a crooked magician who is performing at the Red Ox.
Guest Stars:
Cliff Potts, Sid Haig
15. Faith, Hope and Clarity (1)
April 13, 1982
60 min
A religious charlatan dupes the townpeople so that he can obtain the rights to their land.
Guest Stars:
Stuart Margolin, Marj Dusay, Arthur Tovey, Robert Webber, Richard Libertini
16. Faith, Hope and Clarity (2)
April 20, 1982
60 min
Bret masterminds a con to get back the townsfolk's land, which was legally stolen by the clever leader of a religious cult.
Guest Stars:
Stuart Margolin, Marj Dusay, Robert Webber, Richard Libertini, Jameson Parker
17. The Rattlesnake Brigade
April 27, 1982
60 min
Maverick and Guthrie are suckered into agreeing to protect a shipment of gold from a ruthless band of outlaws.
Guest Stars:
Herb Armstrong, Arlen Dean Snyder
18. The Hidalgo Thing
May 4, 1982
60 min
Tom Guthrie, who is trying to get re-elected as sheriff, tries to get Maverick to keep a low profile, but Bret is working on the biggest con of his life and isn't going to stop now.
Guest Stars:
Marj Dusay, Arthur Tovey, Héctor Elizondo, John Dennis Johnston, James Gallery