The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Season 1

1955 · 33 episodes · 6.6/10

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Wyatt Earp Becomes A Marshal

   6 Sept 1955

   Ellsworth, Kansas 1873. Young Wyatt arrives in town fresh from a buffalo hunt looking to clean up and find his friend Sheriff Whitney who has sent for him. Despite it's peaceful appearance, Ellsworth is an ornery little town in need of cleaning up. When his frind is shot, Wyatt feels he must take a stand.

2. 2

   2. Mr. Earp Meets a Lady

   13 Sept 1955

   Earp jails Ben Thompson in the hope that his mentally unstable brother Bill will attempt a jailbreak, but the Marshal underestimates the misguided and naive ruthlessness of young Abbie Crandall, who is also determined to help Ben escape.

3. 3

   3. Bill Thompson Gives In

   20 Sept 1955

4. 4

   4. Marshal Earp Meets General Lee

   27 Sept 1955

5. 5

   5. Marshal Earp's Romance

   4 Oct 1955

6. 6

   6. The Man Who Lied

   11 Oct 1955 · 7.0/10

7. 7

   7. The Gambler

   18 Oct 1955 · 6.0/10

8. 8

   8. The Killer

   25 Oct 1955 · 6.0/10

9. 9

   9. John Wesley Hardin

   1 Nov 1955 · 7.0/10

10. 10

    10. The Bank Robbers

    8 Nov 1955 · 7.0/10

11. 11

    11. King of the Cattle Trails

    15 Nov 1955

12. 12

    12. The Big Baby Contest

    22 Nov 1955

13. 13

    13. Frontier Journalism Was Fearless

    29 Nov 1955

14. 14

    14. Trail's End for a Cowboy

    6 Dec 1955

    An immature rancher's son forced to sell a herd at at a low price tries to make up the difference in a poker game while drunk and loses. Earp refuses to help since no law was broken so the son takes matters into his own hands.

15. 15

    15. Rich Man's Son

    13 Dec 1955

16. 16

    16. The Buntline Special

    20 Dec 1955

17. 17

    17. Ben Thompson Returns

    27 Dec 1955

    Earp has been using sanitary laws to close crooked saloons as Ben Thompson comes to Wichita to open one. Ben feels a debt of gratitude toward Earp but it causes problems as the rest of the saloon operators have men gunning for Earp.

18. 18

    18. Marshal Earp Plays Cupid

    3 Jan 1956

19. 19

    19. The Assassins

    10 Jan 1956

20. 20

    20. It's a Wise Calf

    17 Jan 1956

21. 21

    21. Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother

    24 Jan 1956

22. 22

    22. The Bribe

    31 Jan 1956

23. 23

    23. The Frontier Theatre

    7 Feb 1956

    Earp closes a show because the men attending are being ripped off by the girls in it. The owner wants to get even with Earp. He decides to attack the stars of a competing play hoping to trap Earp on his own terms but Earp has other plans.

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    24. Killing at Cowskin Creek

    14 Feb 1956

    Big winners at the Keno House are being killed and robbed on the way back to the their camps. Earp is unsure if it is crooked casino owners or someone else doing it. A volunteer comes forward to solve it but Earp is then faced with a mob.

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    25. The Englishman

    21 Feb 1956

26. 26

    26. The Desperate Half-Hour

    28 Feb 1956

27. 27

    27. The Necktie Party

    6 Mar 1956

28. 28

    28. One of Jesse's Gang

    13 Mar 1956

29. 29

    29. The Pinkertons

    20 Mar 1956

    When a man is murdered in Wichita, Earp wants the Newton gang for it but Allen Pinkerton is interfering and more interested in recovering some stolen money. Due to Earp's actions, the Judge at Pinkerton's request takes Earp's badge.

30. 30

    30. The Suffragette

    27 Mar 1956

31. 31

    31. Hunt the Man Down

    3 Apr 1956

32. 32

    32. The War of the Colonels

    10 Apr 1956

33. 33

    33. Bat Masterson Again

    17 Apr 1956