Season Six

Friend's Pay-Off, September 3, 1960 Written by John Meston Story by Marian Clark, Directed by Jesse Hibbs, Guest Cast: Mike Road, Tom Reese, Jay Hector, George Selk, Clem Fuller

Tom Reese

The Blacksmith, September 17, 1960 Written by John Meston, Story by Norman MacDonnell, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: Anna-Lisa, George Kennedy, Bob Anderson

George Kennedy

Small Water, September 24, 1960 Written by John Meston, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: Trevor Bardette, Warren Oates, Rex Holman

Say Uncle, October 1, 1960 Written by John Meston, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: Richard Rust, Gene Nelson, Harry Lauter, Dorothy Green, Roy Barcroft

Shooting Stopover, October 8, 1960 Written by John Meston Story by Marian Clark, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: Anthony Caruso, Patricia Barry, Paul Guilfoyle, Robert Brubaker

The Peace Officer, October 15, 1960 Written by John Meston, Story by Norman MacDonnell, Directed by Jesse Hibbs, Guest Cast: Clegg Rawlins, Lane Bradford, Stella Susan, Cummings Ponce, John Zaccaro, John Close

Don Matteo, October 22, 1960 Written by John Meston, Directed by Marian Clark, Guest Cast: Lawrence Dobkin, Bing Russell, Ben Wright

The Worm, October 29, 1960 Written by John Meston, Directed by Arthur Hiller, Guest Cast: Kenneth Tobey, Stewart Bradley, Ned Glass, N.M. Wynant, Gage Clarke

Ken Tobey

The Wake, November 5, 1960 Written by John Meston, Directed by Gerald H. Mayer, Guest Cast: Denver Pyle, Anne Seymour, George Selk, Joel Ashley, Gregg Schilling, Michael Hinn, Clem Fuller

The Badge, November 12, 1960 Written by John Meston Story by Marian Clark, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: John Dehner, Conlan Carter, Allan Lane, Harry Swoger, Mike Mikler

Distant Drummer, November 19, 1960 Written by John Meston Story by Marian Clark, Directed by Arthur Hiller, Guest Cast: Jack Grinnage, George Mitchell, Bruce Gordon, George Selk, William Newell, Phil Chambers

Ben Tolliver's Stud, November 26, 1960 Written by John Meston Story by Norman MacDonnell, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: John Lupton, Roy Barcroft, Jean Ingram

John Lupton

No Chop, December 3, 1960 Written by John Meston, Directed by Stanley Yarbrough, Guest Cast: John Hoyt, Rex Holman, Leo Gordon, Mark Allen, Guy Stockwell

Guy Stockwell

The Cook, December 17, 1960 Written by John Meston, Directed by Ted Post, Assistant Director Robert Beche, Guest Cast: Guy Stockwell, Sue Randall, John Pickard, Ken Mayer, Tom Greenway, Harry Swoger, John Milford, Gene Benton, Brad Trumbull, Craig Duncan, Sam Woody

Old Fool, December 24, 1960 Written by John Meston, Directed by Ted Post, Assistant Director Robert Beche, Guest Cast: Buddy Ebsen, Hope Summers, Linda Watkins, Hampton Fancher

Buddy Ebsen (Jed in The Beverly Hillbillies)

Brother Love, December 31, 1960 Written by John Meston, Guest Cast: Lorene Tuttle, Kevin Hagen, Gene Lyons, Jack Grinnage, Jan Harrison

Lorene Tuttle

Bad Sheriff, January 7, 1961 Written by John Meston, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: Russell Arms, Harry Carey, Jr, Ken Lynch, Don Keefer

Unloaded Gun, January 14, 1961 Written by John Meston Story by Marian Clark, Directed by Jesse Hibbs, Guest Cast: William Redfield, Lew Brown, Greg Dunn, James Malcolm, Rik Nervik

The Trapper, January 21, 1961 Written by John Meston Story by Marian Clark Directed by Harry Harris, Jr., Guest Cast: Tom Reese, Strother Martin, Jan Shepard, George Selk

Love Thy Neighbor, January 28, 1961 Written by John Meston, Directed by Dennis Weaver Guest Cast: Jeanette Nolan, Jack Elam, Ken Lynch, Warren Oates, David Kent

Bad Seed, February 4, 1961 Written by John Meston Story by Norman MacDonnell, Directed by Harry Harris, Jr., Guest Cast: Ann Helm, Roy Barcroft, Burt Douglas

Kitty Shot, February 11, 1961Written by John Meston, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: George Kennedy, Christopher Gray, Rayford Barnes, Joseph Mell

About Chester, February 25, 1961Written by John Meston Story by Frank Paris, Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr., Assistant Director Robert Beche, Guest Cast: Charles Aidman, House Peters, Jr, Mary Munday, Harry Shannon, George Eldredge

Harriet, March 4, 1961 Written by John Meston, Directed by W.P. Fowler, Guest Cast: Suzanne Lloyd, Joseph Hamilton, Tom Reese, Ron Hayes

Hot Shot, March 11, 1961 Written by John Meston, Directed by Harry Harris, Jr., Guest Cast: Karl Swenson, Gage Clarke, Joseph Mell, Dallas Mitchell

Old Faces, March 18, 1961 Written by John Meston, Directed by Harry Harris, Jr, Guest Cast: James Drury, Jan Shepard, George Keymas, Ron Hayes

Big Man, March 25, 1961 Written by John Meston, Directed by Gerald H. Meyer, Guest Cast: John McLiam, Sandy Kenyon, Rayford Barnes, George Kennedy, Jack Chaplain, Ricky Sorenson, Robert G. Anderson, Barney Phillips, Steve Warren, Mathew McCue, Jim Nusser

Little Girl, April 1, 1961 Written by John Meston Story by Kathleen Hite, Directed by Dennis Weaver, Guest Cast: Susan Gordon, Billy McLean, Wright King, Ann Morrison, Doc Lucas, Ricky Weaver, Bobby Weaver, Rusty Weaver, Megan King, Michael Fring, Rip King

< Susan Gordon & James Arness

Stolen Horses, April 8, 1961 Written by John Meston Story by Norman MacDonnell, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: Jack Lambert, Guy Raymond, Shirley O'Hara, Henry Brandon

Minnie, April 15, 1961 Written by John Meston, Directed by Harry Harris, Jr., Guest Cast: Virginia Gregg, Alan Hale Jr., George Selk, Mathew McCue, Barry Cahill, Robert Human

Alan Hale Jr. (The Skipper on Gilligan's Island)

Bless Me Till I Die, April 22, 1961 Written by John Meston Story by Ray Kemper, Directed by Ted Post, Guest Cast: Ronald Foster, Phyllis Love, Vic Perrin, Dabbs Greer

Dabs Greer

Long Hours, Short Pay, April 29, 1961 Written by John Meston, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: John Larch, Lalo Rios, Frank Sentry, Dawn Little Sky, Allan Lane, Steve Warren, Fred Dougall

Hard Virtue, May 6, 1961 Written by John Meston, Directed by Dennis Weaver, Guest Cast: Lea Waggner, Lew Brown, Robert Karnes, George Selk, James Maloney

The Imposter, May 13, 1961 Written by John Meston Story by Kathleen Hite, Directed by Vaughn Paul, Guest Cast: Jim Davis, Virginia Gregg, Paul Langton, Garry Walberg

Chester's Dilemma, May 20, 1961 Written by John Meston Script by Vic Perrin, Directed by Ted Post, Guest Cast: Patricia Smith, John Van Dreelen, Dabbs Greer

The Love Of Money, May 27, 1961 Written by John Meston, Directed by Ted Post, Guest Cast: Cloris Leachman, Warren Kemmerling, Tod Andrews

Melinda Miles, June 3, 1961 Written by John Meston, Directed by William D. Faraila, Guest Cast: Diana Millay, Burt Douglas, Walter Sande, Christopher Gray, Glenn Strange, Rand Brooks

The following season, Glenn Strange became a regular on Gunsmoke as Sam the bartender.

Colorado Sheriff, June 17, 1961 Written by John Meston, Directed by Jesse Hibbs, Guest Cast: Wright King, Robert Karnes, Wayne West, Kelton Garwood