Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.
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39 episodes • 1957Avg: 7.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Bells to Perdido | Sep 14, 1957 | 8.0 |
| 2 | The Outlaw | Sep 21, 1957 | 9.0 |
| 3 | The Great Mojave Chase | Sep 28, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Winchester Quarantine | Oct 5, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Matter of Ethics | Oct 12, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Bride | Oct 19, 1957 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Strange Vendetta | Oct 26, 1957 | 7.0 |
| 8 | High Wire | Nov 2, 1957 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Show of Force | Nov 9, 1957 | 6.0 |
| 10 | The Long Night | Nov 16, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Colonel and the Lady | Nov 23, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 12 | No Visitors | Nov 30, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Englishman | Dec 7, 1957 | 8.0 |
| 14 | The Yuma Treasure | Dec 14, 1957 | 8.0 |
| 15 | The Hanging Cross | Dec 21, 1957 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Helen of Abajinian | Dec 28, 1957 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Ella West | Jan 4, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 18 | The Reasonable Man | Jan 11, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 19 | The High-Graders | Jan 18, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 20 | The Last Laugh | Jan 25, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 21 | The Bostonian | Feb 2, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 22 | The Singer | Feb 8, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 23 | Bitter Wine | Feb 15, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Girl from Piccadilly | Feb 22, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 25 | The O'Hare Story | Mar 1, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 26 | Birds of a Feather | Mar 8, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 27 | The Teacher | Mar 15, 1958 | 9.0 |
| 28 | Killer's Widow | Mar 22, 1958 | 9.0 |
| 29 | Gun Shy | Mar 29, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 30 | The Prizefight Story | Apr 5, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 31 | Hey Boy's Revenge | Apr 12, 1958 | 9.0 |
| 32 | The Five Books of Owen Deaver | Apr 26, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 33 | The Silver Queen | May 3, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 34 | Three Sons | May 10, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 35 | The Return of Dr. Thackeray | May 17, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 36 | 24 Hours at North Fork | May 24, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 37 | Silver Convoy | May 31, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 38 | Deliver the Body | Jun 7, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 39 | The Statue of San Sebastian | Jun 14, 1958 | 7.0 |
39 episodes • 1958Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Manhunter | Sep 13, 1958 | 9.0 |
| 2 | In an Evil Time | Sep 20, 1958 | 9.0 |
| 3 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Sep 27, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 4 | The Hanging of Roy Carter | Oct 4, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Duel at Florence | Oct 11, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 6 | The Protege | Oct 18, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 7 | The Road to Wickenburg | Oct 25, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 8 | A Sense of Justice | Nov 1, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Young Gun | Nov 8, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 10 | The Lady | Nov 15, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 11 | A Snare for Murder | Nov 22, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 12 | The Ballad of Oscar Wilde | Dec 6, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 13 | The Solid Gold Patrol | Dec 13, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Something to Live For | Dec 20, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 15 | The Moor's Revenge | Dec 27, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 16 | The Wager | Jan 3, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 17 | The Taffeta Mayor | Jan 10, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Lady on the Stagecoach | Jan 17, 1959 | 9.0 |
| 19 | Treasure Trail | Jan 24, 1959 | 9.0 |
| 20 | Juliet | Jan 31, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Hunt the Man Down | Feb 7, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 22 | The Scorched Feather | Feb 14, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 23 | The Return of the Lady | Feb 21, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 24 | The Monster of Moon Ridge | Feb 28, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 25 | The Long Hunt | Mar 7, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 26 | Death of a Gunfighter | Mar 14, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 27 | Incident at Borrasca Bend | Mar 21, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 28 | Maggie O'Bannion | Apr 4, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 29 | The Chase | Apr 11, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 30 | Alaska | Apr 18, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 31 | The Man Who Lost | Apr 25, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 32 | The Return of Roy Carter | May 2, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 33 | The Sons of Aaron Murdock | May 9, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 34 | Comanche | May 16, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 35 | Homecoming | May 23, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 36 | The Fifth Man | May 30, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 37 | Heritage of Anger | Jun 6, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 38 | The Haunted Trees | Jun 13, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 39 | Gold and Brimstone | Jun 20, 1959 | 7.0 |
39 episodes • 1959Avg: 7.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First, Catch a Tiger | Sep 12, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Episode in Laredo | Sep 19, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Les Girls | Sep 26, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 4 | The Posse | Oct 3, 1959 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Shot by Request | Oct 10, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Pancho | Oct 24, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Fragile | Oct 31, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 8 | The Unforgiven | Nov 7, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 9 | The Black Handkerchief | Nov 14, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 10 | The Golden Toad | Nov 21, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Tiger | Nov 28, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Champagne Safari | Dec 5, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Charley Red Dog | Dec 12, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 14 | The Naked Gun | Dec 19, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 15 | One Came Back | Dec 26, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 16 | The Prophet | Jan 2, 1960 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Day of the Badman | Jan 9, 1960 | 7.0 |
| 18 | The Pledge | Jan 16, 1960 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Jenny | Jan 23, 1960 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Return to Fort Benjamin | Jan 30, 1960 | 8.0 |
| 21 | The Night the Town Died | Feb 6, 1960 | 7.0 |
| 22 | The Ledge | Feb 13, 1960 | 8.0 |
| 23 | The Lady on the Wall | Feb 20, 1960 | 7.0 |
| 24 | The Misguided Father | Feb 27, 1960 | 7.0 |
| 25 | The Hatchet Man | Mar 5, 1960 | 8.0 |
| 26 | Fight at Adobe Wells | Mar 12, 1960 | 8.0 |
| 27 | The Gladiators | Mar 19, 1960 | 8.0 |
| 28 | Love of a Bad Woman | Mar 26, 1960 | 8.0 |
| 29 | An International Affair | Apr 2, 1960 | 6.0 |
| 30 | Lady with a Gun | Apr 9, 1960 | 7.0 |
| 31 | Never Help the Devil | Apr 16, 1960 | 6.0 |
| 32 | Ambush | Apr 23, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Black Sheep | Apr 30, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Full Circle | May 14, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 35 | The Twins | May 21, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 36 | The Campaign of Billy Banjo | May 28, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Ransom | Jun 4, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 38 | The Trial | Jun 11, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 39 | The Search | Jun 18, 1960 | 0.0 |
38 episodes • 1960
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fatalist | Sep 10, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Love's Young Dream | Sep 17, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 3 | A Head of Hair | Sep 24, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Out at the Old Ballpark | Oct 1, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Saturday Night | Oct 8, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Calf | Oct 15, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Tender Gun | Oct 22, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Shooting of Jesse May | Oct 29, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Poker Fiend | Nov 12, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Crowbait | Nov 19, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Marshal's Boy | Nov 26, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Foggbound | Dec 3, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Legacy | Dec 10, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Prisoner | Dec 17, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Mountebank | Dec 24, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Sanctuary | Dec 31, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 17 | A Quiet Night in Town (1) | Jan 7, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 18 | A Quiet Night in Town (2) | Jan 14, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Princess and the Gunfighter | Jan 21, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Shadow of a Man | Jan 28, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Long Way Home | Feb 4, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Taxgatherer | Feb 11, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Fatal Flaw | Feb 25, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Fandango | Mar 4, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Last Judgement | Mar 11, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Gold Bar | Mar 18, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Everyman | Mar 25, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The Siege | Apr 1, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 29 | The Long Weekend | Apr 8, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 30 | El Paso Stage | Apr 15, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Duke of Texas | Apr 22, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Broken Image | Apr 29, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Brother's Keeper | May 6, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Bearbait | May 13, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 35 | The Cure | May 20, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 36 | The Road | May 27, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 37 | The Uneasy Grave | Jun 3, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Soledad Crossing | Jun 10, 1961 | 0.0 |
38 episodes • 1961
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Vigil | Sep 16, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Education of Sarah Jane | Sep 23, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Revenger | Sep 30, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Odds for Big Red | Oct 7, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Proof of Love | Oct 14, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Gospel Singer | Oct 21, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Race | Oct 28, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Hanging of Aaron Gibbs | Nov 4, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Piano | Nov 11, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ben Jalisco | Nov 18, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Brothers | Nov 25, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Drop of Blood | Dec 2, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 13 | A Knight to Remember | Dec 9, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Blind Circle | Dec 16, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Kid | Dec 23, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Squatter's Rights | Dec 30, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Lazarus | Jan 6, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Justice in Hell | Jan 13, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mark of Cain | Jan 20, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Exiles | Jan 27, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Hunt | Feb 3, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Dream Girl | Feb 10, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 23 | One, Two, Three | Feb 17, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Waiting Room | Feb 24, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Trap | Mar 3, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Don't Shoot the Piano Player | Mar 10, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Alice | Mar 17, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The Man Who Struck Moonshine | Mar 24, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Silent Death, Secret Death | Mar 31, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Hobson's Choice | Apr 7, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The Coming of the Tiger | Apr 14, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Darwin's Man | Apr 21, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Invasion | Apr 28, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Cream of the Jest | May 5, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Bandit | May 12, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Pandora's Box | May 19, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Jonah and the Trout | May 26, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 38 | The Knight | Jun 2, 1962 | 0.0 |
32 episodes • 1962
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis | Sep 15, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Taylor's Woman | Sep 22, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Fifth Bullet | Sep 29, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Place For Abel Hix | Oct 6, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Beau Geste | Oct 13, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Bird of Time | Oct 20, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Memories of Monica | Oct 27, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Predators | Nov 3, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Shootout at Hogtooth | Nov 10, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A Miracle for St. Francis | Nov 17, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Marshal of Sweetwater | Nov 24, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Man in an Hourglass | Dec 1, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Penelope | Dec 8, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Trial at Tablerock | Dec 15, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Be Not Forgetful of Strangers | Dec 22, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Treasure | Dec 29, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Brotherhood | Jan 5, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Bob Wire | Jan 12, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Debutante | Jan 19, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Unforgiving Minute | Jan 26, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 21 | American Primitive | Feb 2, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Burning Tree | Feb 9, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Cage at McNaab | Feb 16, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Caravan | Feb 23, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Walking Years | Mar 2, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Sweet Lady of the Moon | Mar 9, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 27 | The Savages | Mar 16, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The Eve of St. Elmo | Mar 23, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Lady of the Fifth Moon | Mar 30, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Two Plus One | Apr 6, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The Black Bull | Apr 13, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Face of a Shadow | Apr 20, 1963 | 0.0 |
