Maverick

1957 • ABC
4.8
64 reviews
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Season 3 episodes (26)

1 Pappy
9/13/59
"The whole Maverick clan is thrown in shock by Pappy's decision to marry a teenage girl and gathers to derail the wedding -- unaware that Pappy's nuptials are a business arrangement or that he has a plan of his own. James Garner doubles as both Bret Maverick and his 'Pappy.' Troy Donahue and Adam West guest star."
2 Royal Four Flush
9/20/59
Bart helps a con man who owes him money, double-crossing and double-crosser, which only creates more problems for him.
3 The Sheriff of Duck 'n' Shoot
9/27/59
When Bret gets blackmailed into serving a six-month stint as town sheriff -- in a town where no sheriff has ever survived the six months. He amazes both the local townspeople and himself by facing down the local trail herders who have been harassing the town and single-handedly defeating a gang of bank robbers. But he has to call Bart for help when his weakness for the ladies lands him in his own jail.
4 You Can't Beat the Percentage
10/4/59
Bart teams up with the owner of a gambling establishment to ward off the threats of a big-talking young cowboy.
5 The Cats of Paradise
10/11/59
Bret stands to lose both his life and his money when he enters into a business venture selling with a beautiful but deadly Modesty Blaine to seel cats to a mining camp overrun with mice. Buddy Ebsen guest stars.
6 A Tale of Three Cities
10/18/59
When Bart has trouble retrieving his poker winnings from thieves he gets help from -- and is drawn to -- a beautiful young woman who se father has amassed a large gambling debt.
7 Full House
10/25/59
"At a get-together of some of the most infamous Western outlaws that includes Cole Younger, Billy the Kid, Sam Bass, Jesse James, Frank James, Jim Dalton, Black Bart, Ben Thompson and Belle Starr, Bret is mistaken for Foxy Smith, the mastermind behind one of the greatest thefts of all time. Because of the Bret is forced to lead this gang of desperadoes in a holdup in Denver! Academy Award winner Joel Grey (""Cabaret,"" ""Oz,"" ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"") guest stars as Billy the Kid."
8 The Lass with the Poisonous Air
11/1/59
When Bart gallantly rescues a beautiful young lady, she both coldly rebuffs him -- and leaves him framed for murder!
9 The Ghost Soldiers
11/8/59
When he is greatly outnumbered, Bart resorts to trickery to help the army retake a fort captured by Indians.
10 Easy Mark
11/15/59
When Bart agrees to pose as his wealthy tycoon friend to attend a meeting from which someone wants to block the magnate, he does not know how dangerous the ruse will become.
11 A Fellow's Brother
11/22/59
When Bret Maverick comes to town to collect his money from George Henry Arnett, Arnett plants rumors about Maverick and creeps out of town. Now, Maverick is idolized by the town's youngsters, desired by its women and wanted for murder by the local bounty hunter. Adam West guest stars as George Henry Arnett.
12 Trooper Maverick
11/29/59
After he's caught gambling on an army post, Bart gets into even more trouble when he agrees to help the military uncover a traitor.
13 Springs
12/6/59
When Bret is hired by a wealthy Texan to save her brother from a conniver named Melanie, he doesn't realize the little lady he's about to face is really a master crook. But with Bart's help, he hatches a very clever scheme to trap Melanie.
14 The Goose-Drownder
12/13/59
A stopover in a ghost town during a rainstorm turns into a nightmare for Bart and Gentleman Jack.
15 A Cure for Johnny Rain
12/20/59
After saving Bret's life, Johnny Rain is arrested for robbing a stage coach -- but Rain was so drunk, he can't remember whether he committed the crime. Now, Bret while tries to help him remember, he becomes embroiled in a plot involving split personality, a dance hall girl and tinhorn gambler.
16 Cruise of the Cynthia B
1/3/60
Bart starts down river on a steamboat that he has bought along with seven other people. But as they head toward Memphis, one by one, the new owners start to die leaving only two things for certain: that there will only be one owner left by the time the boat docks -- and that Bart will be framed for murder.
17 The Marquesa
1/10/60
Bart Maverick wins big, when he wins the "Lucky Lady" saloon in a card game. But when Bart goes to Santa Leora to stake his claim, a beautiful Marquesa refuses to relinquish the property to him. Maverick faces hurling knives, a flurry of bullets and pounding fists when he tries to hold on to his newly acquired saloon.
18 and Juliet
1/17/60
Bret's freedom hinges on the outcome of a card game, which he's sure he can win -- until he meets his opponent, Bart, who stands to make a bundle of money from the game. Now, the two brothers square off as representatives of two feuding families in a game that wi ll determine the fates of all.
19 The White Widow
1/24/60
A beautiful widow asks Bart to protect her from an unknown killer. He accepts -- unaware that he is the intended victim of the poison pen letters.
20 Guatemala City
1/31/60
A missing beauty and a fortune in diamonds lead Bret Maverick all the way to Guatemala City, where he beomes the victim of the lovely Angelita, for whom there is a reward posted.
21 The People's Friend
2/7/60
Bart Maverick is running for state senator, and it seems a sure thing that he will be elected. There's just one problem: Some of Bart's enemies will kill him if he wins. Now, Bart must find a clever way to lose without letting down the people who are counting on him to win.
22 A Flock of Trouble
2/14/60
Bret wins a sheep ranch in a poker game . . . the only problem is that the sheep ranch is surrounded by cattle ranchers in the middle of a range war to exterminate all sheep -- and all sheep ranchers.
23 Iron Hand
2/21/60
Bart hires on to protect a cattle drive, which he does very well -- although he remains blissfully unaware of the massive counterfeit-money swindle occurring on the drive. Academy Award winner Robert Redford Guest stars as Jimmy Coleman.
24 The Resurrection of Joe November
2/28/60
Bret should have known that $10,000 to help transport a casket was too good to be true, because now he is unwittingly in the center of a smuggling operation.
25 The Misfortune Teller
3/6/60
It's bad enough to be charged for a crime, but Bret is in jail, charged with crimes committed by an imposter pretending to be Bret - - and it's even worse when he meets his attorney, a numerologist, astrologer and bungler. Now he has to ask help of Melanie to prove his innocence, of these charges at least.
26 Greenbacks Unlimited
3/13/60
Bret and his friend plan to use a secret tunnel to break into a Denver bank. It seems like a perfect plan, but their timing is off: Someone else is one step ahead and already robbing that bank.

About this show

Gambling is their game and MAVERICK is their name. James Garner stars in this comedic one-hour Western series from 1957 as wisecracking ladies' man Bret Maverick, a handsome bachelor who traverses the Old West with his brother, Bart (Jack Kelly), trying their hand at fortune — and love — in one frontier settlement after the next.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
64 reviews
Jeremiah Brewer
September 16, 2014
Best Western ever! Well maybe not ever, but its good. Of course it's because I like James Garner, that goes without saying, he makes the show worth viewing.
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Larry J. Smith
March 10, 2017
Maverick was one of my favorite tv westerns, I loved how the maverick boy's handled thing's each week i wish this tv western would return to television again with the maverick boy's bart, beau, bret & brint.
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Amy Sanders-Agee
August 31, 2015
This is the GREATEST show EVER!! Absolutely love this show! Maverick is the bomb:)
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