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About The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ended on June 27, 1961, on ABC. The show concluded after its sixth season, which aired its final episode on that date. It was a pioneering Western series that was originally broadcast in black-and-white and ran for a total of 229 episodes. The series was based loosely on the life of the frontier marshal Wyatt Earp and was notable for being the first Western TV show written for an adult audience during its time.
The series depicted the adventures and challenges faced by Wyatt Earp in the American West. Premiering on September 6, 1955, it was among the earliest TV Westerns, setting a precedent for future shows in the genre. The show focused on Earp's efforts to bring law and order to frontier towns, often featuring conflicts with outlaws and other outlaws of the Old West.
The cast was led by Hugh O'Brian in the role of Wyatt Earp. The show remains a significant part of early Western television history, with its portrayal of frontier life and law enforcement.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp episode schedule
226 aired
Aired · 226
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| June 27, 1961 | S6·E37 | The Outlaws Cry Murder (5) |
| June 21, 1961 | S6·E36 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (4) |
| June 13, 1961 | S6·E35 | Just Before The Battle |
| June 6, 1961 | S6·E34 | When Brothers Join Up |
| May 30, 1961 | S6·E33 | Requiem for Old Man Clanton (1) |
| May 23, 1961 | S6·E32 | Hiding Behind a Star |
| May 9, 1961 | S6·E31 | A Papa for Butch and Ginger |
| May 2, 1961 | S6·E30 | The Law Must Be Fair |
| April 25, 1961 | S6·E29 | Wyatt Earp's Baby |
| April 18, 1961 | S6·E28 | The Shooting Starts |
| April 11, 1961 | S6·E27 | Until Proven Guilty |
| April 4, 1961 | S6·E26 | The Convict's Revenge |
| March 28, 1961 | S6·E25 | Wyatt Takes the Primrose Path |
| March 21, 1961 | S6·E24 | Clanton and Cupid |
| March 14, 1961 | S6·E23 | The Good Mule and the Bad Mule |
| March 7, 1961 | S6·E22 | Apache Gold |
| February 28, 1961 | S6·E21 | Doc Holliday Faces Death |
| February 21, 1961 | S6·E20 | Casey and the Clowns |
| February 14, 1961 | S6·E19 | Johnny Behan Falls in Love |
| February 7, 1961 | S6·E18 | Loyalty |
| January 31, 1961 | S6·E17 | Old Slanders Never Die |
| January 24, 1961 | S6·E16 | Terror on the Desert |
| January 10, 1961 | S6·E15 | Horse Thief |
| January 3, 1961 | S6·E14 | Billy Buckett, Inc. |
| December 27, 1960 | S6·E13 | Winning Streak |
| December 20, 1960 | S6·E12 | Miss Sadie |
| December 13, 1960 | S6·E11 | Johnny Ringo's Girl |
| December 6, 1960 | S6·E10 | The Too Perfect Crime |
| November 29, 1960 | S6·E9 | He's My Brother |
| November 22, 1960 | S6·E8 | The Fanatic |
Show 196 earlier episodes
| November 15, 1960 | S6·E7 | Woman from Tucson |
| November 1, 1960 | S6·E6 | Big Brother |
| October 25, 1960 | S6·E5 | Study of a Crooked Sheriff |
| October 18, 1960 | S6·E4 | Shoot to Kill |
| October 11, 1960 | S6·E3 | Johnny Behind the Deuce |
| October 4, 1960 | S6·E2 | The Doctor |
| September 27, 1960 | S6·E1 | The Truth About Old Man Clanton |
| June 7, 1960 | S5·E41 | Wyatt's Bitterest Enemy |
| May 31, 1960 | S5·E40 | My Enemy - John Behan |
| May 24, 1960 | S5·E39 | The Toughest Judge in Arizona |
| May 17, 1960 | S5·E38 | The Confidence Man |
| May 10, 1960 | S5·E37 | The Posse |
| May 3, 1960 | S5·E36 | Roscoe Turns Detective |
| April 26, 1960 | S5·E35 | The Court vs. Doc Holliday |
| April 19, 1960 | S5·E34 | The Judge |
| April 12, 1960 | S5·E33 | John Clum, Fighting Editor |
| April 5, 1960 | S5·E32 | The Salvation of Emma Clanton |
| March 29, 1960 | S5·E31 | Behan's Double Game |
| March 22, 1960 | S5·E30 | His Life in His Hands |
| March 15, 1960 | S5·E29 | China Mary |
| March 8, 1960 | S5·E28 | The Buntline Special |
| March 1, 1960 | S5·E27 | The Scout |
| February 23, 1960 | S5·E26 | Don't Get Tough with a Sailor |
| February 16, 1960 | S5·E25 | The Arizona Lottery |
| February 9, 1960 | S5·E24 | The Case of Senor Huerto |
| February 2, 1960 | S5·E23 | Silver Dollar |
| January 26, 1960 | S5·E22 | Let's Hang Curly Bill |
| January 19, 1960 | S5·E21 | Frontier Surgeon |
| January 12, 1960 | S5·E20 | The Big Fight at Total Wreck |
| January 5, 1960 | S5·E19 | A Murderer's Return |
| December 29, 1959 | S5·E18 | Wells Fargo Calling Marshall Earp |
| December 22, 1959 | S5·E17 | Get Shotgun Gibbs |
| December 15, 1959 | S5·E16 | The Matchmaker |
| December 8, 1959 | S5·E15 | The Clantons' Family Row |
| December 1, 1959 | S5·E14 | The Paymaster |
| November 24, 1959 | S5·E13 | The Noble Outlaws |
| November 17, 1959 | S5·E12 | The Fugitive |
| November 10, 1959 | S5·E11 | Wyatt Wins One |
| November 3, 1959 | S5·E10 | The Ring of Death |
| October 27, 1959 | S5·E9 | Behan Prods His Hand |
| October 20, 1959 | S5·E8 | You Can't Fight City Hall |
| October 13, 1959 | S5·E7 | The Perfidy of Shotgun Gibbs |
| October 6, 1959 | S5·E6 | The Nugget and the Epitaph |
| September 29, 1959 | S5·E5 | Lineup for Battle |
| September 22, 1959 | S5·E4 | Wyatt's Decision |
| September 15, 1959 | S5·E3 | Tombstone! |
| September 8, 1959 | S5·E2 | The Trail to Tombstone |
| September 1, 1959 | S5·E1 | Dodge City - Hail and Farewell |
| May 26, 1959 | S4·E37 | Arizona Comes to Dodge |
| May 19, 1959 | S4·E36 | Kelley Was Irish |
| May 12, 1959 | S4·E35 | Little Gray Home in the West |
| May 5, 1959 | S4·E34 | Dodge is Civilized |
| April 28, 1959 | S4·E33 | The Cyclone |
| April 21, 1959 | S4·E32 | Love and Shotgun Gibbs |
| April 14, 1959 | S4·E31 | The Actress |
| April 7, 1959 | S4·E30 | Doc Fabrique's Greatest Case |
| March 31, 1959 | S4·E29 | The Judas Goat |
| March 24, 1959 | S4·E28 | How to be a Sheriff |
| March 17, 1959 | S4·E27 | One Murder - Fifty Suspects |
| March 10, 1959 | S4·E26 | Juveniles-1878 |
| March 3, 1959 | S4·E25 | Horse Race |
| February 24, 1959 | S4·E24 | She Almost Married Wyatt |
| February 17, 1959 | S4·E23 | The Truth About Rawhide Geraghty |
| February 10, 1959 | S4·E22 | Bat Jumps the Reservation |
| February 3, 1959 | S4·E21 | Earp Ain't Wearin' Guns |
| January 27, 1959 | S4·E20 | The Muleskinner |
| January 20, 1959 | S4·E19 | Last Stand at Smoky Hill |
| January 13, 1959 | S4·E18 | Death for a Stolen Horse |
| January 6, 1959 | S4·E17 | A Good Man |
| December 30, 1958 | S4·E16 | The Reformation of Doc Holliday |
| December 23, 1958 | S4·E15 | Little Brother |
| December 16, 1958 | S4·E14 | Kill the Editor |
| December 9, 1958 | S4·E13 | Plague Carrier |
| December 2, 1958 | S4·E12 | Santa Fe War |
| November 25, 1958 | S4·E11 | Frontier Woman |
| November 18, 1958 | S4·E10 | Truth About Gunfighting |
| November 11, 1958 | S4·E9 | King of the Frontier |
| November 4, 1958 | S4·E8 | Remittance Man |
| October 28, 1958 | S4·E7 | Cattle Thieves |
| October 21, 1958 | S4·E6 | The Gatling Gun |
| October 14, 1958 | S4·E5 | The Mysterious Cowhand |
| October 7, 1958 | S4·E4 | Caught by a Whisker |
| September 30, 1958 | S4·E3 | The Bounty Killer |
| September 23, 1958 | S4·E2 | The Peacemaker |
| September 16, 1958 | S4·E1 | The Hole Up |
| June 10, 1958 | S3·E39 | My Husband |
| June 6, 1958 | S3·E38 | The Frame-Up |
| May 27, 1958 | S3·E37 | Four |
| May 20, 1958 | S3·E36 | Dig a Grave for Ben Thompson |
| May 13, 1958 | S3·E35 | Three |
| May 6, 1958 | S3·E34 | Doc Holliday Rewrites History |
| April 29, 1958 | S3·E33 | Two |
| April 22, 1958 | S3·E32 | The Underdog |
| April 15, 1958 | S3·E31 | One |
| April 8, 1958 | S3·E30 | County Seat War |
| April 1, 1958 | S3·E29 | It Had to Happen |
| March 25, 1958 | S3·E28 | Big Brother Virgil |
| March 18, 1958 | S3·E27 | When Sherman Marched Through Kansas |
| March 11, 1958 | S3·E26 | The Schoolteacher |
| March 4, 1958 | S3·E25 | Ballad and Truth |
| February 25, 1958 | S3·E24 | Wyatt Fights |
| February 18, 1958 | S3·E23 | Wyatt Earp Rides Shotgun |
| February 11, 1958 | S3·E22 | The Kansas Lily |
| February 4, 1958 | S3·E21 | The Imitation Jesse James |
| January 28, 1958 | S3·E20 | Sweet Revenge |
| January 21, 1958 | S3·E19 | The Manly Art |
| January 14, 1958 | S3·E18 | The General's Lady |
| January 7, 1958 | S3·E17 | One-Man Army |
| December 31, 1957 | S3·E16 | Bad Woman |
| December 24, 1957 | S3·E15 | Shadow of a Man |
| December 17, 1957 | S3·E14 | Woman Trouble |
| December 10, 1957 | S3·E13 | Indian Wife |
| December 3, 1957 | S3·E12 | The Good and Perfect Gift |
| November 26, 1957 | S3·E11 | Fortitude |
| November 19, 1957 | S3·E10 | Mr. Buntline's Vacation |
| November 12, 1957 | S3·E9 | The Magic Puddle |
| November 5, 1957 | S3·E8 | Little Pistol |
| October 29, 1957 | S3·E7 | Hung Jury |
| October 22, 1957 | S3·E6 | Warpath |
| October 15, 1957 | S3·E5 | Wells Fargo vs. Doc Holliday |
| October 8, 1957 | S3·E4 | Shoot to Kill |
| October 1, 1957 | S3·E3 | Pinkytown |
| September 24, 1957 | S3·E2 | The Big Bellyache |
| September 17, 1957 | S3·E1 | Call Me Your Honor |
| June 4, 1957 | S2·E39 | The Time for All Good Men |
| May 28, 1957 | S2·E38 | They Think They're Immortal |
| May 21, 1957 | S2·E37 | The Wicked Widow |
| May 14, 1957 | S2·E36 | The Gold Brick |
| May 7, 1957 | S2·E35 | Dull Knife Strikes for Freedom |
| April 30, 1957 | S2·E34 | Beautiful Friendship |
| April 23, 1957 | S2·E33 | Wyatt Meets Doc Holliday |
| April 16, 1957 | S2·E32 | The Equalizer |
| April 9, 1957 | S2·E31 | Old Jake |
| April 2, 1957 | S2·E30 | The Nice Ones Always Die First |
| March 26, 1957 | S2·E29 | Young Guns |
| March 19, 1957 | S2·E28 | The Vultures |
| March 12, 1957 | S2·E27 | Hang 'Em High |
| March 3, 1957 | S2·E26 | Bat Masterson for Sheriff |
| February 26, 1957 | S2·E25 | They Hired Some Guns |
| February 19, 1957 | S2·E24 | Command Performance |
| February 12, 1957 | S2·E23 | Vengeance Trail |
| February 5, 1957 | S2·E22 | Siege at Little Alamo |
| January 29, 1957 | S2·E21 | The Sharpshooter |
| January 22, 1957 | S2·E20 | Witness for the Defense |
| January 15, 1957 | S2·E19 | Wyatt and the Captain |
| January 8, 1957 | S2·E18 | The Man Who Rode With Custer |
| January 1, 1957 | S2·E17 | Shootin' Woman |
| December 25, 1956 | S2·E16 | Justice |
| December 18, 1956 | S2·E15 | The Hanging Judge |
| December 11, 1956 | S2·E14 | Nineteen Notches on His Gun |
| December 4, 1956 | S2·E13 | Take Back Your Town |
| November 27, 1956 | S2·E12 | The Lonesomest Man in the World |
| November 20, 1956 | S2·E11 | Bat Masterson Wins His Star |
| November 13, 1956 | S2·E10 | So Long, Dora, So Long |
| October 30, 1956 | S2·E9 | The Reformation of Jim Kelley |
| October 20, 1956 | S2·E8 | The Almost Dead Cowhand |
| October 9, 1956 | S2·E7 | A Quiet Day in Dodge City |
| October 2, 1956 | S2·E6 | Wyatt's Love Affair |
| September 25, 1956 | S2·E5 | Clay Allison |
| September 18, 1956 | S2·E4 | The Double Life of Dora Hand |
| September 11, 1956 | S2·E3 | Fight or Run |
| September 4, 1956 | S2·E2 | Dodge City Gets a New Marshal |
| August 18, 1956 | S2·E1 | Wichita Is Civilized |
| April 17, 1956 | S1·E33 | Bat Masterson Again |
| April 10, 1956 | S1·E32 | The War of the Colonels |
| April 3, 1956 | S1·E31 | Hunt the Man Down |
| March 27, 1956 | S1·E30 | The Suffragette |
| March 20, 1956 | S1·E29 | The Pinkertons |
| March 13, 1956 | S1·E28 | One of Jesse's Gang |
| March 6, 1956 | S1·E27 | The Necktie Party |
| February 28, 1956 | S1·E26 | The Desperate Half-Hour |
| February 21, 1956 | S1·E25 | The Englishman |
| February 14, 1956 | S1·E24 | Killing at Cowskin Creek |
| February 7, 1956 | S1·E23 | The Frontier Theatre |
| January 31, 1956 | S1·E22 | The Bride |
| January 24, 1956 | S1·E21 | Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother |
| January 17, 1956 | S1·E20 | It's a Wise Calf |
| January 10, 1956 | S1·E19 | The Assassins |
| January 3, 1956 | S1·E18 | Marshal Earp Plays Cupid |
| December 27, 1955 | S1·E17 | Ben Thompson Returns |
| December 20, 1955 | S1·E16 | The Buntline Special |
| December 13, 1955 | S1·E15 | Rich Man's Son |
| December 6, 1955 | S1·E14 | Trail's End for a Cowboy |
| November 29, 1955 | S1·E13 | Frontier Journalism Was Fearless |
| November 22, 1955 | S1·E12 | The Big Baby Contest |
| November 15, 1955 | S1·E11 | King of the Cattle Trails |
| November 8, 1955 | S1·E10 | The Bank Robbers |
| November 1, 1955 | S1·E9 | John Wesley Hardin |
| October 25, 1955 | S1·E8 | The Killer |
| October 18, 1955 | S1·E7 | The Gambler |
| October 11, 1955 | S1·E6 | The Man Who Lied |
| October 4, 1955 | S1·E5 | Marshal Earp's Romance |
| September 27, 1955 | S1·E4 | Marshal Earp Meets General Lee |
| September 20, 1955 | S1·E3 | Bill Thompson Gives In |
| September 13, 1955 | S1·E2 | Mr. Earp Meets a Lady |
| September 6, 1955 | S1·E1 | Wyatt Earp Becomes A Marshal |