Episodes
1. Matt Dillon Must Die
September 9, 1974
45 min
A mountain family in an attempt to avenge the death of one of their own capture Matt.
Guest Stars:
William Lucking, Douglas Dirkson, Morgan Woodward, Joseph Hindy, Henry Olek
2. Town in Chains
September 16, 1974
45 min
A group of bandits attempt to rob a town while masquerading as soldiers.
Guest Stars:
Lance LeGault, Gretchen Corbett, John Crawford, Don Stroud, Ramon Bieri
3. The Guns of Cibola Blanca (1)
September 23, 1974
45 min
Doc and fellow stage passenger, Lyla are captured by renegade comancheros.
Guest Stars:
Michael Cristofer, James Luisi, Jackie Coogan, John Henry Cox, Kurt Grayson
4. The Guns of Cibola Blanca (2)
September 30, 1974
45 min
Matt, Festus and Newly attempt to rescue Doc and Lyla from Shindrow's camp.
Guest Stars:
Michael Cristofer, James Luisi, John Henry Cox, Kurt Grayson, Richard Anderson
5. Thirty a Month and Found
October 7, 1974
45 min
Matt houses a drunk Will & Friends in the jail they go looking for $300 that they think Bill took. Matt thinks it was a misunderstanding. Will doesn't want to tell Matt that they shot Curly Wills (They buried him before going to Dodge. Doak stops to see his girlfriend and says marriage will need to wait, as Will & Quincy leaves without Doak Quincy and the storekeepers are shot.
Guest Stars:
Van Williams, Hal Baylor, Nicholas Hammond, David Brian, Ford Rainey
6. The Wiving
October 14, 1974
45 min
Jed Hockett(Harry Morgan), a farmer, orders his three boys to go to town and return with prospective brides.
Guest Stars:
Karen Grassle, Michele Marsh, John Reilly, Herman Poppe, Dennis Redfield
7. The Iron Men
October 21, 1974
45 min
Matt and former lawman now turned alcoholic, Chauncey Demon go up against land baron Carl Ryker.
Guest Stars:
John Russell, Barbara Colby, Marc Alaimo, Cameron Mitchell, George Murdock
8. The Fourth Victim
November 4, 1974
45 min
A series of seemingly random killings have the citizens of Dodge City in near panic, but Dillon believes they are part of a pattern in which Doc is slated to be the next target.
Guest Stars:
Victor Kilian, Ben Bates, Biff McGuire, Leonard Stone, Howard Culver
9. The Tarnished Badge
November 11, 1974
45 min
Matt's friend, Sheriff Harker runs his town ruthlessly, punishing anyone disobeying him.
Guest Stars:
Nick Nolte, Jimmy McNichol, William Katt, Hank Worden, Ruth McDevitt
10. In Performance of Duty
November 18, 1974
45 min
Matt is frustrated by Judge Kendall's insistence that the letter of the law be maintained, which could result in Emmett Kaysinger and his boys, all known outlaws, be set free unless there is solid evidence to hold them for a double murder and robbery they committed.
Guest Stars:
Paul Koslo, Michael MacRae, Theodore Lehmann, Martin Kove, David Huddleston
11. Island in the Desert (1)
December 2, 1974
45 min
Festus, in the desert hunting escaped killer Gard Dixon is wounded by the outlaw. He is found by Ben Snow, a half-crazy hermit who has been living in the desert with his gold for many years.
Guest Stars:
Regis Cordic, Strother Martin, Ted Jordan
12. Island in the Desert (2)
December 9, 1974
45 min
While Matt and Newly hunt for Festus, Ben Snow and Festus attempt to haul his gold out of the desert.
Guest Stars:
Regis Cordic, Strother Martin
13. The Colonel
December 16, 1974
45 min
Lee J. Cobb and his daughter Julie Cobb appear together for the first time when Cobb guest-stars as a once-proud military officer who is suddenly faced with a painful and unplanned reunion with his daughter.
Guest Stars:
Lee J. Cobb, Daniel J. Travanti, Roy Jenson, Julie Cobb, Randolph Roberts
14. The Squaw
9.0
January 6, 1975
45 min
Fleeing from both Matt Dillon and his double-crossed partners, outlaw Gristy Calhoun discovers that his survival in the badlands depends on an Indian woman.
Guest Stars:
Arlene Martel, William Campbell, Tom Reese, X Brands, John Saxon
15. The Hiders
January 13, 1975
45 min
A farmer comes by and asks Sharp where is cow is, Matt tells the milk cow owner that he has no proof to arrest ""the hiders."" The farmer wants to go after them himself. Matt tells the men that will leave Dodge if anyone else complains. Dink escapes from Carp after being hurt, Festus finds Dink and treats his wounds. Dink tells Festus he likes waking up in the morning, Martha warns Dink to watch for Carp. Carp asks Dink to help kill Festus.
Guest Stars:
Ned Beatty, Mitch Vogel, Robert Donner, Ted Jordan, Lee de Broux
16. Larkin
8.0
January 20, 1975
45 min
Newly finds himself in a strange alliance with a professional killer as he tries to return to Dodge City with his prisoner (Jaeckel) before they are both killed by a trio of bounty hunters.
Guest Stars:
Robert Gentry, Jack Rader, Maggie Malooly, Anthony Caruso, Gilman Rankin
17. The Fires of Ignorance
January 27, 1975
45 min
Henry Decory is a schoolteacher who makes a strong statement for compulsory education for frontier children as a stubborn father feels that books and education are a waste of time and tries to keep his son Tommy out of school.
Guest Stars:
Lance Kerwin, Allen Garfield, Herb Vigran, John Vernon, Diane Shalet
18. The Angry Land
February 3, 1975
45 min
Matt takes a young orphan Bessie Sutherland after her parents were killed on the prairie, to live with her Aunt Rachel. Rachel tells Matt that because of the devastating experiences that she has had, does not want to take in her niece, besides she wants to sell her land.
Guest Stars:
Dayton Lummis, Phil Chambers
19. Brides and Grooms
February 10, 1975
45 min
Farmer Jed Hackett (Harry Morgan) decides it's time for his three sons marry the women they brought back from Dodge City.
Guest Stars:
Jim Backus, David Soul, Amanda McBroom, Ray Girardin, Michele Marsh
20. Hard Labor
February 24, 1975
45 min
Matt Dillon is sentenced to life imprisonment of hard labor for shooting a fugitive in the town of Bedrock.
Guest Stars:
John Colicos, Hal Williams, Don Megowan, Kevin Coughlin, Gregory Sierra
21. I Have Promises to Keep
March 3, 1975
45 min
Festus is caught in the middle when an Eastern preacher (David Wayne) wants to build a church for the Indians and the townspeople to share, but by all of whom that are filled with prejudice.
Guest Stars:
David Wayne, Fran Ryan, Ted Jordan
22. The Busters
March 10, 1975
45 min
Two bronco busters try to raise money for a ranch in Montana, only to have the dream ruined when one of them gets a death threatening head injury when thrown off by a wild stallion.
Guest Stars:
Randy Boone, Gary Busey, John Beck, Gregg Palmer, Fran Ryan
23. Manolo
March 17, 1975
45 min
Manolo (Robert Urich)is a Basque youth who is not recognized as a man in the eyes of his people because he refuses to fight his father Alejo (Nehemiah Persoff), a traditional Basque custom to prove one's manhood.
Guest Stars:
Michael Gregory, Brion James, Robert Urich, Mark Shera, Alma Beltran
