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Season 1 – The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

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In one of television's first adult Westerns, the famous marshal puts his life on the line to maintain order, first in Dodge City, Kan., then in Tombstone, Ariz.
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp — Season 1

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 6, 1955 Wyatt Earp Becomes a Marshal The career of the famous Western lawman begins after he takes over for the murdered sheriff of Ellsworth, Kan. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 13, 1955 Mr. Earp Meets a Lady Earp tries to reduce the possibility of violence when fellow marshal Bat Masterson romances a woman whose boyfriend is an outlaw. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 20, 1955 Bill Thompson Gives In Earp resists forming a posse and instead uses American Indian scouts in his efforts to locate a killer. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 27, 1955 Marshal Earp Meets General Lee Cowboys believe that the townspeople of Ellsworth insulted Confederate Army Gen. Robert E. Lee. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 4, 1955 Marshal Earp's Romance When Earp takes over as marshal of Wichita, his first challenge is a local group of vigilantes focused on lynching a local card dealer, despite evidence that the man acted in self-defense. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 11, 1955 The Man Who Lied A man bent on revenge pays a gunman $1,000 to kill Wyatt Earp -- a gunman who claims to have faced Earp before. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 18, 1955 The Gambler Earp is blamed when the saloon owner 's crooked games are exposed and the man is shot in the back. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 25, 1955 The Killer Dave Bennett, angry when Earp kicks him out of Wichita after a crooked card game, hires a killer to take out the marshal and make the town suffer. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 1, 1955 John Wesley Hardin Hardin comes to Wichita seeking revenge against Earp for throwing Dave Bennett out of town. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 8, 1955 The Bank Robbers A double cross and an outlaw's wife lead Wyatt to a gang of bandits. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 15, 1955 King of the Cattle Trails A gambler uses a beautiful woman to attempt to lure Wyatt into his employ. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 22, 1955 The Big Baby Contest Smart gamblers and dubious rules hamper Wyatt's efforts to run a contest. Details Episode 13 Aired Nov 29, 1955 Frontier Journalism Was Fearless A courageous newspaperman makes a stand when gamblers attempt to force the mayor to get rid of Marshal Earp. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 6, 1955 Trail's End for a Cowboy The childish son of a rancher, forced to sell a herd for less than he'd planned, tries to make up his losses in a poker game. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 13, 1955 Rich Man's Son The young son of a railway executive runs away, hoping to become a ranch hand and carry a gun. Details Episode 16 Aired Dec 20, 1955 The Buntline Special A brash visitor arrives in Wichita and, hoping to convince Earp to join a Wild West show, offers the lawman a new gun that will become his trademark. Details Episode 17 Aired Dec 27, 1955 Ben Thompson Returns Earp's habit of using sanitation laws to shut down saloons where crooked games are played begins to anger the saloon owners, who send men after the marshal. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 3, 1956 Marshal Earp Plays Cupid The woman who catches Earp's eye is in love with a man who needs Earp's protection from a gang of cattle thieves. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 10, 1956 The Assassins When Earp sends a crooked gambler packing, three saloon owners decide they've had enough and hire gunmen to take Earp out. Details Episode 20 Aired Jan 17, 1956 It's a Wise Calf Earp stops a lynching and forces a trial instead, which leads to a surprise for the jury. Details Episode 21 Aired Jan 24, 1956 Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother Earp is called in to rescue a pair of Indians being held hostage by a renegade who's been selling guns to members of various tribes. Details Episode 22 Aired Jan 31, 1956 The Bribe Murdock to call for Earp's badge when it appears that a crooked gambler got a saloon license by bribing the marshal. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 7, 1956 The Frontier Theatre Earp closes down an all-girl show when the underpaid women begin stealing from the audience, earning Earp the ire of the show's owner, who plots revenge. Details Episode 24 Aired Feb 14, 1956 Killing at Cowskin Creek Someone is targeting big winners from the Keno House as they leave town, and Earp is determined to put a stop to it. Details Episode 25 Aired Feb 21, 1956 The Englishman An angry ex-gang member who hates Earp tries to take advantage of a visiting Englishman, but finds himself facing off against both men. Details Episode 26 Aired Feb 28, 1956 The Desperate Half-Hour Earp arrests the Kansas Kid, accused of robbery, murder, and wounding a deputy, but Earp is not convinced of the man's guilt or the sheriff's intentions. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 6, 1956 The Necktie Party Ranchers are frustrated by the number of horse thefts near Wichita and want to blame a band of gypsies camped on Gus Cassen's property. Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 13, 1956 One of Jesse's Gang A pillar of the community is hailed as a hero when he shoots a thief, until people learn that the man is wanted for being a member of the James gang. Details Episode 29 Aired Mar 20, 1956 The Pinkertons Allen Pinkerton, hoping to recover stolen money, interferes in Earp's investigation of a murder in Wichita and gets the judge to pull Earp's badge. Details Episode 30 Aired Mar 27, 1956 The Suffragette Battle lines are drawn and everyone comes out swinging when a women's suffrage movement hits town. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 3, 1956 Hunt the Man Down Earp must enter the rough Bushwacker region to find a man suspected of murder, but his behavior once found leads Earp to believe the man is not guilty of the crime. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 10, 1956 The War of the Colonels A range war begun by two ranchers begins to spill over into Wichita, leading to the deaths of innocent people, and Earp is determined to end it. Details Episode 33 Aired Apr 17, 1956 Bat Masterson Again Earp tries to help an old friend, Bat Masterson, who is working as an Army scout and being threatened by a killer. Details Episode 34 Aired Nov 17, 2025 Marshall Wyatt Earp and his sidekicks uphold the law in the Old West. Details Episode 35 Aired Nov 18, 2025 Marshall Wyatt Earp and his sidekicks uphold the law in the Old West. Details

Season Info

Director
Frank McDonald, Lewis R. Foster
Screenwriter
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Maurice Tombragel, Daniel Bruce, Wells Root, N. B. Stone Jr.
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Drama, Western
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 6, 1955
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