56-Lyle's Kid
A young boy is groomed as a gunfighter to seek vengeance for the wrong done to his father.

57-The Hide Cutters
Matt joins a trail drive to prevent a conflict between the drivers and some hide cutters. Joseph Campanella guest-stars.

58-Zavala
In Mexico, Marshal Dillon is befriended by a 13-year-old boy who sees Dillon as a man who can rid his village of all banditos.

59-Uncle Finney
A bizarre attempted robbery by two bumbling hill-country brothers turns into a comedy of errors before it's finally thwarted by Festus (acting as Matt's deputy). Victor French guest-stars.

60-Slocum
After Marshal Dillon is forced to kill a crooked gambler, his vengeful father sets out to kill the Marshal.

61-O'Quillian
A small, ornery Irishman named O'Quillian spreads dissension and disaster in Dodge City.

62-9:12 to Dodge
Marshal Dillon and Doc Adams are troubled by a meddlesome woman as they escort an escaped convict on a train trip to Dodge.

63-Abelia
Festus, a young widow, and her two children are held hostage by a gang of outlaws.

64-Railroad
Matt blocks a railroad company's efforts to force Jim Graham off his land. The right-of-way dispute halts progress on a new track, which would link Omaha and Dodge.

65-The Miracle Man
A slick-talking salesman, attended by three dissatisfied customers, is rescued by a farm widow.

66-Waco
Marshal Dillon has a long, hard ride back to Dodge City with a prisoner whose gang doggedly pursues them.

67-Lobo
Matt is forced to slay an old friend when the man becomes a murderer, following his fanatic opposition to a bounty hunter's killing of a renegade wolf.

68-Johnny Cross
In Matt's absence, deputy Newly O'Brien tracks down a wanted man, saves him from the bounty hunters, and finally establishes his innocence. Harry Dean Stanton guest-stars.

69-The Money Store
An impoverished widower is accused of stealing money from a bank in order to feed his two small children.

70-The Twisted Heritage
Kitty saves the life of a fellow stagecoach traveler and becomes deeply involved in his personal life.

71-Time of the Jackals
Matt Dillon's efforts to recapture an escaped murderer are complicated by Kitty's jealousy of the criminal's girlfriend. Beverly Garland guest-stars.

72-Mannon
A ruthless, fast-draw gunman named Mannon shoots Festus, steals his mule and terrorizes Dodge City.

73-Gold Town
Two hillbillies attempt to swindle the townspeople of Dodge City by selling them worthless mining claims.

74-The Mark of Cain
A respected rancher is found to have been the notoriously cruel commandant of a Civil War prison camp. Nehemiah Persoff guest-stars.

75-Reprisal
Doc Adams is in jeopardy when he is the only witness to a killing and the murderer becomes his patient. Jon Don Baker guest-stars.

76-The Long Night
Three bounty hunters hold Doc, Kitty, Sam, and Louie captive in the Longbranch and offer to exchange them for a prisoner in jail. Bruce Dern guest-stars.

77-The Night Riders
Revengeful night riders from Missouri invade Dodge City and challenge the authority of Deputy Festus Haggen.

78-The Intruder
When Festus and a wounded robber are put up at a farmhouse, the owner attempts to kill the robber and seize the stolen money.

79-The Good Samaritans
An ex-slave is bribed by two desperadoes to steal an important document from a wounded Matt Dillon.

80-The Prisoner
Kitty becomes responsible for a wanted murderer and, believing him innocent, refuses to turn him over to an out-of-town sheriff. Jon Voight guest-stars.

81-Exodus
An old friend of Matt's pursues his wife's killers into Dodge City, demanding the right to deal with them in his own way.