Fair rating?Gunsmoke· Season 13 · Episode 3
The Prodigal
A notorious outlaw was shot in the back, fatally, before Matt could arrest him. The large bounty on the man's head was never collected. Now a "crusading" newspaper reporter is trying to goad the dead man's two young sons into a showdown with Matt Dillon, who would have been legally enjoined from getting the bounty money because of his lawman status and thus is the main suspect in the shooting.
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#12In Season 13of 25 rated episodes
#193All-timeof 570 rated episodes
−0.2vs season avgSeason 13 averages 7.2
1967First airedSeptember 25, 1967
Guest stars
Ted Gehringas Lemuel
Richard Evansas William Cole
Charles Robinsonas Amos Cole
Roger Ewingas Thad GreenwoodShows like Gunsmoke
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