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List of Lawman episodes

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Lawman is an American Western television series originally telecast on ABC from 1958 to 1962, starring John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop and Peter Brown as Deputy Marshal Johnny McKay.[1][2] The series was set in Laramie, Wyoming, during 1879 and the 1880s. Warner Bros. already had several Western series on the air at the time.

Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankAverage viewership (in millions)
First airedLast aired
139October 5, 1958 (1958-10-05)June 28, 1959 (1959-06-28)2711.4[3]
237October 4, 1959 (1959-10-04)June 19, 1960 (1960-06-19)1512.0[4]
339September 18, 1960 (1960-09-18)June 11, 1961 (1961-06-11)2610.5[5]
441September 17, 1961 (1961-09-17)June 24, 1962 (1962-06-24)Not in top 30N/A

Episodes

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Season 1 (1958–59)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"The Deputy"Montgomery PittmanTeleplay by : Dean Riesner
From a novel by : Harry Whittington
October 5, 1958 (1958-10-05)

Dan Troop arrives in Laramie as the new marshal, following the killing of his predecessor David Lemp by town bully Flynn Hawks and his two brothers. He meets Lemp's widow Dru who owns a hash house and hires her assistant Johnny McKay as his deputy.

22"The Prisoner"Richard L. BareStory by : Frank Gruber
Teleplay by : Edmund Morris
October 12, 1958 (1958-10-12)

Swaggering cattle drover Dick Sellers goads boys and old men into losing gunfights. Judge Trager and Laramie's leading citizens tolerate their monthly visits since the drovers spend money, but Marshal Troop arrests Sellers.

33"The Joker"Stuart HeislerFinlay McDermidOctober 19, 1958 (1958-10-19)

Barney Tremain, a former member of Quantrill's Raiders, kills his partner in crime, rides into Laramie and convinces Johnny McKay that he is his father, causing Johnny to consider himself unfit to carry a badge.

44"The Oath"Leslie H. MartinsonStory by : Irving Rubine
Teleplay by : William Leicester
October 26, 1958 (1958-10-26)

Marshal Troop is driving a prison wagon with convicted murderer Lou Menke on his to a hanging and Doctor Walter Brewer on his way to prison, but the wagon stops to help passengers of a stagecoach with a detached wheel.

55"The Outcast"Stuart HeislerStory by : William Leicester and Jack Emanuel
Teleplay by : William Leicester
November 2, 1958 (1958-11-02)

Bob Ford, who shot Jesse James in the back, is in Laramie and Dan Troop orders him to leave on the next train before a lynch mob led by Ed Kelly puts a noose around his neck.

66"The Jury"Richard L. BareEdmund MorrisNovember 9, 1958 (1958-11-09)
77"Wanted"Leslie H. MartinsonFinlay McDermidNovember 16, 1958 (1958-11-16)
88"The Badge"Lee SholemFinlay McDermid & Bernard C. SchoenfeldNovember 23, 1958 (1958-11-23)
99"Bloodline"Leslie H. MartinsonStory by : Budd & Burt Arthur
Teleplay by : Finlay McDermid
November 30, 1958 (1958-11-30)
1010"The Intruders"Stuart HeislerStory by : David Lang
Teleplay by : David Lang & Edmund Morris
December 7, 1958 (1958-12-07)
1111"Short Straw"Stuart HeislerClair HuffakerDecember 14, 1958 (1958-12-14)
1212"Lady in Question"Alan Crosland Jr.David LangDecember 21, 1958 (1958-12-21)
1313"The Master"Anton LeaderStory by : Finlay McDermid
Teleplay by : Finlay McDermid & Edmund Morris
December 28, 1958 (1958-12-28)
1414"The Outsider"Stuart HeislerWilliam F. LeicesterJanuary 4, 1959 (1959-01-04)
1515"The Captives"Stuart HeislerEdmund MorrisJanuary 11, 1959 (1959-01-11)
1616"The Encounter"Stuart HeislerClair HuffakerJanuary 18, 1959 (1959-01-18)
1717"The Brand Release"Stuart HeislerStory by : Oliver Crawford
Teleplay by : Oliver Crawford & Edmund Morris
January 25, 1959 (1959-01-25)
1818"The Runaway"Stuart HeislerWilliam F. LeicesterFebruary 1, 1959 (1959-02-01)
1919"Warpath"Stuart HeislerDean RiesnerFebruary 8, 1959 (1959-02-08)
2020"The Gunman"Stuart HeislerClair HuffakerFebruary 15, 1959 (1959-02-15)
2121"The Big Hat"Stuart HeislerWilliam F. LeicesterFebruary 22, 1959 (1959-02-22)
2222"The Chef"Stuart HeislerStory by : Mortimer Braus
Teleplay by : Edmund Morris
March 1, 1959 (1959-03-01)
2323"The Posse"Stuart HeislerWilliam F. LeicesterMarch 8, 1959 (1959-03-08)
2424"The Visitor"Stuart HeislerEdmund MorrisMarch 15, 1959 (1959-03-15)
2525"Battle Scar"Stuart HeislerStory by : Lawrence Menkin & Don Tait
Teleplay by : Edmund Morris
March 22, 1959 (1959-03-22)
2626"The Gang"Stuart HeislerStory by : Eddie Anderson & Frederick Louis Fox
Teleplay by : Clair Huffaker & Edmund Morris
March 29, 1959 (1959-03-29)
2727"The Souvenir"Stuart HeislerStory by : Frederick Louis Fox
Teleplay by : Edmund Morris
April 5, 1959 (1959-04-05)
2828"The Young Toughs"Leslie H. MartinsonClair HuffakerApril 12, 1959 (1959-04-12)
2929"Riding Shotgun"Alan Crosland Jr.Story by : Kenneth Perkins
Teleplay by : William F. Leicester
April 19, 1959 (1959-04-19)
3030"The Journey"Stuart HeislerEdmund MorrisApril 26, 1959 (1959-04-26)
3131"The Huntress"Stuart HeislerClair HuffakerMay 3, 1959 (1959-05-03)
3232"The Return"Stuart HeislerStory by : James Barnett & Jules Schermer
Teleplay by : Finlay McDermid
May 10, 1959 (1959-05-10)
3333"The Senator"Stuart HeislerStory by : Booker McClay
Teleplay by : Booker McClay & Clair Huffaker
May 17, 1959 (1959-05-17)
3434"The Ring"Leslie H. MartinsonStory by : Harry Whittington
Teleplay by : Edmund Morris
May 24, 1959 (1959-05-24)
3535"The Bandit"Lee SholemOliver CrawfordMay 31, 1959 (1959-05-31)
3636"The Wayfarer"Lee SholemStory by : William F. Leicester
Teleplay by : William F. Leicester & Edmund Morris
June 7, 1959 (1959-06-07)
3737"The Conclave"Mark Sandrich Jr.Edmund MorrisJune 14, 1959 (1959-06-14)
3838"Bad Ransom"Leslie H. MartinsonWilliam F. LeicesterJune 21, 1959 (1959-06-21)
3939"The Friend"Mark Sandrich Jr.Clair HuffakerJune 28, 1959 (1959-06-28)

Season 2 (1959–60)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
401"Lily"Leslie H. MartinsonStory by : Clair Huffaker
Teleplay by : Dean Riesner
October 4, 1959 (1959-10-04)
412"The Hunch"Robert SparrWilliam F. LeicesterOctober 11, 1959 (1959-10-11)
423"Shackled"Leslie H. MartinsonWilliam F. LeicesterOctober 18, 1959 (1959-10-18)
434"The Exchange"Robert SparrEdmund MorrisOctober 25, 1959 (1959-10-25)
445"The Last Man"Robert SparrClair HuffakerNovember 1, 1959 (1959-11-01)
456"The Breakup"Paul GuilfoyleClair HuffakerNovember 8, 1959 (1959-11-08)
467"Shadow Witness"Everett SloaneWilliam F. LeicesterNovember 15, 1959 (1959-11-15)
478"The Prodigal"Paul StewartWilliam F. LeicesterNovember 22, 1959 (1959-11-22)
489"The Press"Robert SparrRic HardmanNovember 29, 1959 (1959-11-29)
4910"9:05 to North Platte"Robert SparrClair HuffakerDecember 6, 1959 (1959-12-06)
5011"The Hoax"Robert SparrDean RiesnerDecember 20, 1959 (1959-12-20)
5112"The Shelter"Paul GulifoyleEdmund MorrisDecember 27, 1959 (1959-12-27)
5213"Last Stop"Robert SparrClair HuffakerJanuary 3, 1960 (1960-01-03)
5314"The Showdown"Robert SparrWilliam F. LeicesterJanuary 10, 1960 (1960-01-10)
5415"The Stranger"Robert SparrClair HuffakerJanuary 17, 1960 (1960-01-17)
5516"The Wolfer"Robert SparrRic HardmanJanuary 24, 1960 (1960-01-24)
5617"The Hardcase"Robert SparrWilliam F. LeicesterJanuary 31, 1960 (1960-01-31)
5718"To Capture the West"Robert SparrClair HuffakerFebruary 7, 1960 (1960-02-07)
5819"The Ugly Man"Robert SparrClair HuffakerFebruary 14, 1960 (1960-02-14)
5920"The Kids"Robert SparrRic HardmanFebruary 21, 1960 (1960-02-21)
6021"The Thimblerigger"Robert SparrRic HardmanFebruary 28, 1960 (1960-02-28)
6122"The Truce"Robert SparrRic HardmanMarch 6, 1960 (1960-03-06)
6223"Reunion in Laramie"Robert SparrWilliam F. LeicesterMarch 13, 1960 (1960-03-13)
6324"Thirty Minutes"Robert SparrRichard MathesonMarch 20, 1960 (1960-03-20)
6425"Left Hand of the Law"Robert SparrStory by : Margaret Armen
Teleplay by : Edmund Morris
March 27, 1960 (1960-03-27)
6526"Belding's Girl"Robert SparrWilliam F. LeicesterApril 3, 1960 (1960-04-03)
6627"Girl from Grantsville"Robert SparrClair HuffakerApril 10, 1960 (1960-04-10)
6728"Surface of Truth"Robert SparrRic HardmanApril 17, 1960 (1960-04-17)
6829"The Salvation of Owny O'Reilly"Robert SparrRic HardmanApril 24, 1960 (1960-04-24)
6930"The Lady Belle"Robert SparrRic HardmanMay 1, 1960 (1960-05-01)
7031"The Payment"Robert SparrStory by : Harry S. Franklin & Lewis Reed
Teleplay by : Berne Giler
May 8, 1960 (1960-05-08)
7132"The Judge"Robert SparrStory by : Montgomery Pittman
Teleplay by : W. Hermanos & Montgomery Pittman
May 15, 1960 (1960-05-15)
7233"Man on a Wire"Robert SparrW. HermanosMay 22, 1960 (1960-05-22)
7334"The Parting"Robert SparrDavid LangMay 29, 1960 (1960-05-29)
7435"The Swamper"Mark Sandrich Jr.Story by : Finlay McDermid
Teleplay by : Edmund Morris
June 5, 1960 (1960-06-05)
7536"Man on a Mountain"Paul Guilfoyle,
Arthur Lubin (uncredited)
Clair HuffakerJune 12, 1960 (1960-06-12)
7637"Fast Trip to Cheyenne"Robert SparrStory by : Jules Schermer
Teleplay by : W. Hermanos
June 19, 1960 (1960-06-19)

Season 3 (1960–61)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
771"The Town Boys"Robert SparrStory by : Jules Schermer
Teleplay by : George Lairden
September 18, 1960 (1960-09-18)
782"The Go-Between"Stuart HeislerStory by : Jules Schermer
Teleplay by : Thomas Hyatt
September 26, 1960 (1960-09-26)
793"The Mad Bunch"Robert SparrRic HardmanOctober 2, 1960 (1960-10-02)
804"The Old War Horse"Robert SparrRic HardmanOctober 9, 1960 (1960-10-09)
815"Return of Owny O'Reilly"Stuart HeislerRic HardmanOctober 16, 1960 (1960-10-16)
826"Yawkey"Stuart HeislerRichard MathesonOctober 23, 1960 (1960-10-23)
837"Dilemma"Robert B. SinclairWilliam F. LeicesterOctober 30, 1960 (1960-10-30)
848"The Post"Marc LawrenceRic HardmanNovember 6, 1960 (1960-11-06)
859"Chantay"Robert B. SinclairRic HardmanNovember 13, 1960 (1960-11-13)
8610"Samson the Great"Stuart HeislerRichard MathesonNovember 20, 1960 (1960-11-20)
8711"The Second Son"Robert B. SinclairRic HardmanNovember 27, 1960 (1960-11-27)
8812"The Catcher"Marc LawrenceWilliam F. LeicesterDecember 4, 1960 (1960-12-04)
8913"Cornered"Marc LawrenceRichard MathesonDecember 11, 1960 (1960-12-11)
9014"The Escape of Joe Kilmer"Robert SparrStory by : Jules Schermer
Teleplay by : James Pitts
December 18, 1960 (1960-12-18)
9115"Old Stefano"Robert B. SinclairRic HardmanDecember 25, 1960 (1960-12-25)
9216"The Robbery"Robert AltmanDean RiesnerJanuary 1, 1961 (1961-01-01)
9317"Firehouse Lil"Leslie H. MartinsonRic HardmanJanuary 8, 1961 (1961-01-08)
9418"The Frame-Up"Marc LawrenceJohn TomerlinJanuary 15, 1961 (1961-01-15)
9519"The Marked Man"Marc LawrenceStory by : Victoria Schermer & Peter Schermer
Teleplay by : Paul Savage and Bronson Howitzer (aka Ric Hardman)
January 22, 1961 (1961-01-22)
9620"The Squatters"Marc LawrenceWilliam F. LeicesterJanuary 29, 1961 (1961-01-29)
9721"Homecoming"Robert B. SinclairRichard MathesonFebruary 5, 1961 (1961-02-05)
9822"Hassayampa"Marc LawrenceRic HardmanFebruary 12, 1961 (1961-02-12)
9923"The Promoter"Leslie H. MartinsonHoward BrowneFebruary 19, 1961 (1961-02-19)
10024"Detweiler's Kid"Marc LawrenceRic HardmanFebruary 26, 1961 (1961-02-26)
10125"The Inheritance"Marc LawrenceJohn TomerlinMarch 5, 1961 (1961-03-05)
10226"Blue Boss & Willie Shay"Stuart HeislerRic HardmanMarch 12, 1961 (1961-03-12)
10327"The Man from New York"Jim FarisHendrik VollaertsMarch 19, 1961 (1961-03-19)
10428"Mark of Cain"Marc LawrencePaul SavageMarch 26, 1961 (1961-03-26)
10529"Fugitive"Marc LawrenceStory by : John Downing
Teleplay by : John Downing and Bronson Howitzer (aka Ric Hardman)
April 2, 1961 (1961-04-02)
10630"The Persecuted"Richard C. SarafianLeonard Paul SmithApril 9, 1961 (1961-04-09)
10731"The Grubstake"Robert B. SinclairBronson Howitzer (aka Ric Hardman) & Marc MccartyApril 16, 1961 (1961-04-16)
10832"Whiphand"Marc LawrenceSheldon StarkApril 23, 1961 (1961-04-23)
10933"The Threat"Richard C. SarafianJohn TomerlinApril 30, 1961 (1961-04-30)
11034"The Trial"Marc LawrenceJohn TomerlinMay 7, 1961 (1961-05-07)
11135"Blind Hate"Marc LawrenceRik VollaertsMay 14, 1961 (1961-05-14)
11236"The Break-In"Richard C. SarafianMontgomery PittmanMay 21, 1961 (1961-05-21)
11337"Conditional Surrender"Marc LawrenceWalter WagnerMay 28, 1961 (1961-05-28)
11438"Cold Fear"Richard C. SarafianRik VollaertsJune 4, 1961 (1961-06-04)
11539"The Promise"Irving J. MooreJohn D.F. BlackJune 11, 1961 (1961-06-11)

Season 4 (1961–62)

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No.
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No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1161"Trapped"Richard C. SarafianWalter WagnerSeptember 17, 1961 (1961-09-17)
1172"The Juror"Marc LawrenceRic HardmanSeptember 24, 1961 (1961-09-24)
1183"The Four"Richard C. SarafianJohn D.F. BlackOctober 1, 1961 (1961-10-01)
1194"The Son"Richard C. SarafianJohn D.F. BlackOctober 8, 1961 (1961-10-08)
1205"Owny O'Reilly, Esquire"Leslie H. MartinsonRic HardmanOctober 15, 1961 (1961-10-15)
1216"The Substitute"Robert B. SinclairStory by : Robert L. Palmer
Teleplay by : Bronson Howitzer (aka Ric Hardman)
October 22, 1961 (1961-10-22)
1227"The Stalker"Richard C. SarafianJohn TomerlinOctober 29, 1961 (1961-10-29)
1238"The Catalog Woman"Leslie H. MartinsonRic HardmanNovember 5, 1961 (1961-11-05)
1249"The Cold One"Richard C. SarafianMark RodgersNovember 12, 1961 (1961-11-12)
12510"Porphyria's Lover"Richard C. SarafianMargaret ArmenNovember 19, 1961 (1961-11-19)
12611"The Appointment"Richard BenedictJohn D.F. BlackNovember 26, 1961 (1961-11-26)
12712"The Lords of Darkness"Richard C. SarafianMark RodgersDecember 3, 1961 (1961-12-03)
12813"Tarot"Robert B. SinclairMark RodgersDecember 10, 1961 (1961-12-10)
12914"The Prodigal Mother"Robert B. SinclairStory by : Fanya Foss
Teleplay by : Paul Savage
December 17, 1961 (1961-12-17)
13015"By the Book"Irving J. MooreJohn TomerlinDecember 24, 1961 (1961-12-24)
13116"Trojan Horse"Richard C. SarafianJohn TomerlinDecember 31, 1961 (1961-12-31)
13217"The Locket"Robert B. SinclairMargaret ArmenJanuary 7, 1962 (1962-01-07)
13318"A Friend of the Family"Richard C. SarafianJohn TomerlinJanuary 14, 1962 (1962-01-14)
13419"The Vintage"Richard C. SarafianJohn D.F. BlackJanuary 21, 1962 (1962-01-21)
13520"The Tarnished Badge"Richard C. SarafianMargaret ArmenJanuary 28, 1962 (1962-01-28)
13621"No Contest"Irving J. MooreBerne GilerFebruary 4, 1962 (1962-02-04)
13722"Change of Venue"Richard C. SarafianMark RodgersFebruary 11, 1962 (1962-02-11)
13823"The Holdout"Richard C. SarafianStory by : Oc Rich
Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner
February 18, 1962 (1962-02-18)
13924"The Barber"Richard C. SarafianJohn D.F. BlackFebruary 25, 1962 (1962-02-25)
14025"The Long Gun"Burt KennedyBurt KennedyMarch 4, 1962 (1962-03-04)
14126"Clootey Hutter"Richard C. SarafianRobert Vincent WrightMarch 11, 1962 (1962-03-11)
14227"Heritage of Hate"Robert B. SinclairWilliam F. LeicesterMarch 18, 1962 (1962-03-18)
14328"Mountain Man"Robert B. SinclairSheldon StarkMarch 25, 1962 (1962-03-25)
14429"The Bride"Richard C. SarafianStory by : Berne Giler
Teleplay by : John Tomerlin
April 1, 1962 (1962-04-01)
14530"The Wanted Man"Burt KennedyBurt KennedyApril 8, 1962 (1962-04-08)
14631"Sunday"Burt KennedyBurt KennedyApril 15, 1962 (1962-04-15)
14732"The Youngest"Robert B. SInclairStory by : Eric Stone
Teleplay by : Eric Stone & John Tomerlin
April 22, 1962 (1962-04-22)
14833"Cort"Burt KennedyAnthony SpinnerApril 29, 1962 (1962-04-29)
14934"The Doctor"Gunther von FritschStory by : Oc Rich
Teleplay by : John D.F. Black & Oc Rich
May 6, 1962 (1962-05-06)
15035"The Man Behind the News"Robert B. SinclairBill Idelson & John TomerlinMay 13, 1962 (1962-05-13)
15136"Get Out of Town"Richard BenedictStory by : Leo Gordon & Paul Leslie Pail
Teleplay by : John D.F. Black
May 20, 1962 (1962-05-20)
15237"The Actor"Richard C. SarafianRichard MathesonMay 27, 1962 (1962-05-27)
15338"Explosion"Richard C. SarafianRik VollaertsJune 3, 1962 (1962-06-03)
15439"Jailbreak"Paul LandresStory by : Don Tait & Coles Trapnell
Teleplay by : John D.F. Black & Wells Root
June 10, 1962 (1962-06-10)
15540"The Unmasked"Robert B. SinclairCharles SmithJune 17, 1962 (1962-06-17)
15641"The Witness"Gunther von FritschJack HawnJune 24, 1962 (1962-06-24)

References

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  1. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 774. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
  2. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. New York: Penguin Books. p. 472. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
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