September 28, 1958
Bret falls for the tempting trickery of a pretty woman (Joanna Barnes) — and finds himself helplessly involved in a swindle.
Episode 3
Alias Bart Maverick
October 5, 1958
Bart meets a gentleman after his own heart — who skips town with his money, and leaves him to face a murder rap and a man-hungry female (Arlene Howell).
Episode 4
The Belcastle Brand
October 12, 1958
In a desert, Bret and a hunting party are ambushed — and left to fight a blazing sun.
Episode 5
High Card Hangs
October 19, 1958
Bart Maverick and two of his friends are charged with murder. The town's citizens demand a confession from one of the three men, or else all three men will be prosecuted. Bart falsely confesses to the murder, but help from his friend Dandy Jim Buckley exonerates him from the crime.
Episode 6
Escape to Tampico
October 26, 1958
In Mexico, Bret tries to trick an American renegade into returning to the U.S. — where he's wanted for murder.
Episode 7
The Judas Mask
November 2, 1958
Bart tails a pretty cancan dancer who stole his money — only to find himself being followed by two very sinister characters.
Episode 8
The Jail at Junction Flats
November 9, 1958
Good-hearted Bret lends a pal $200 for an ""honest"" transaction — which lands the pal in jail.
Episode 9
The Thirty-Ninth Star
November 16, 1958
A case of mistaken suitcases unfolds into political warfare, leaving Bart the unhappy target of ruthless killers.
Episode 10
Shady Deal at Sunny Acres
November 23, 1958
Bret, helpless against a crafty banker (John Dehner) who robbed him, bides his time — while Bart and friends set up an elaborate con game.
Episode 11
Island in the Swamp
November 30, 1958
Bret tries to help a pair of star-crossed lovers whose feuding families have taken him prisoner.
Episode 12
Prey of the Cat
December 7, 1958
Bart is a helpless victim of his charms. Two scheming women are after him: one wants to murder for his love; the other just wants to murder him.
Episode 13
Holiday at Hollow Rock
December 14, 1958
After he's cheated in a crooked card game, Bret tries to even the score by beating his opponent — and the odds — in a horse race.
Episode 14
The Spanish Dancer
December 28, 1958
After scuffling with a pal over a dancer, Bart must do some fancy footwork to escape his plight: he's accused of murdering his friend.
Episode 15
Game of Chance
January 4, 1959
Bret and Bart are pursuing the same woman. What's the attraction? The $10,000 she copped from them.
Episode 16
Gun-shy
January 11, 1959
Bret, seeking buried Confederate treasure in Elwood, Kansas, keeps running afoul of U.S. Marshal Mort Dooley. The marshal keeps running Bret out of town. Bret, in turn, keeps outwitting the lawman.
Episode 17
Two Beggars on Horseback
January 18, 1959
Bret and Bart's devotion to one another is tested when they're offered a deal that can mean $10,000 for one of them, but just one.
Episode 18
The Rivals
January 25, 1959
Lydia Linley is a young heiress who yearns for a man like Sydney Carton of A Tale of Two Cities - "a man of warmth, imagination, courage, and a sense of adventure." Jack Vandergelt III (Roger Moore) is in love with Lydia but knows she will have nothing to do with him because he is rich. Vandergelt hires Bret Maverick to switch identities with him in hopes that Lydia will love and accept him for who he is before she realizes he is a Vandergelt. The plan goes smoothly until Jack Vandergelt's father unexpectedly arrives in town.
Episode 19
Duel at Sundown
February 1, 1959
Bret Maverick finds himself caught in a deadly love triangle with a lovely woman (Abby Dalton) and a young gunman (Clint Eastwood).
Episode 20
Yellow River
February 8, 1959
After losing his money in a bank robbery, Bart invests in a get-rich-quick deal with a beautiful — but not-so-dumb — blonde.
Episode 21
The Saga of Waco Williams
February 15, 1959
Bret and his buddy Waco Williams (Wayde Preston) ride straight into trouble in Bent City, where they are suspected of being cattle rustlers.
Episode 22
Brasada Spur
February 22, 1959
In a high-stakes poker game, Bart wins stock in a railroad — and finds himself on the track to a colossal headache.
Episode 23
Passage to Fort Doom
March 8, 1959
A pair of con artists, Bart and an old girl friend survive a hazardous stagecoach ride and reach Fort Doom — where their troubles begin.
Episode 24
Two Tickets to Ten Strike
March 15, 1959
Bret Maverick suspicions are aroused when he is forced to leave Ten Strike, New Mexico. Determined to stand his ground, Maverick stays in Ten Strike long enough to uncover a bizarre plot of murder and blackmail. Two gunmen, Vic Nolan (Adam West) and Eddie Burke (William Gordon), try to scare Maverick out of town.
Episode 25
Betrayal
March 22, 1959
Keeping cool during a stage holdup, Bart catches a twinkle of recognition between his lovely traveling companion (Pat Crowley) and one of the outlaws.
Episode 26
The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill
March 29, 1959
Bret accompanies a beautiful singer (Peggy King) on a search for her missing husband and finds himself falling helplessly in love.
