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Gunsmoke Season 9 Episode 16

Prairie Wolfer

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AIRED: 1/18/64

Raleigh Wendt and Nate Guthrie are loading cattle carcasses onto a wagon. They don't notice a wolfer, Festus, watching them, right away. Festus stops by to see Sarah, Nate's daughter' then heads for Dodge. Charlie of the cattleman's association wants to hire Festus to clear the wolves out. Festus helps Sarah get the clothesline off the roof. Festus says he's going to camp down by the water. Nate tells Sarah if Festus comes by again lock yourself in the house. Nate tells Matt to get rid of Festus. Matt has a talk with Festus. Matt notices that Festus doesn't have many wolf skins compared to the number of missing cattle. Matt asks Nate where do you think all the meat is being sold. Wendt tells Sarah she's promised to him. Wendt forces his intentions on her. Festus intervenes, and fights with Wendt. Nate enters with a rifle. Nate plants cowhides by Festus' camp. Festus shoots a wolf. Sarah says you're so mean. She came to talk. Nate brings Matt to the hides he put at Festus' camp. Festus notices his pelts are gone. Festus tries to hide Sarah. She runs out to meet her Pa. Matt arrests Festus. Chester's gone to the fort to check on their meat purchases. Wendt has been buying it from the Argosy Meat Company. Wendt tells Nate they have been asking questions out the fort. In the Long Branch, Wendt yells that wolfer ought to be strung up. Matt gets Sarah's side of the story and agrees to go to town and repeat it. Sarah tells Matt about Mr. Wendt helping with the slaughtering. Wendt is stirring up the masses. Nate gonna come clean. Wendt shoots him. Nate tells Sarah to tell the truth. Matt releases Festus. Sarah's going to live with her aunt in Garden City.moreless

Burt Reynolds	Quint
Dennis Weaver	Chester
Roger Ewing	Thad
Buck Taylor	Newly O' Brien
James Arness	Matt Dillon
Milburn Stone	Doc

Noah Beery Jr.	Nate	Guest Star
Don Dubbins	Wendt	Guest Star
Holly McIntire	Sarah	Guest Star
Ken Curtis	Festus	Recurring Role
Glenn Strange	Sam	Recurring Role
Burt Reynolds	Quint Asper	Recurring Role

Gunsmoke Season 9 Episode 16

Prairie Wolfer

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Quint

Chester

Thad

Newly O' Brien

Matt Dillon

Doc

Nate

Guest Star

Wendt

Guest Star

Sarah

Guest Star

Festus

Recurring Role

Sam

Recurring Role

Quint Asper

Recurring Role

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