Bret Maverick – western TV show.
This western series show starred James Garner as his Bret Maverick character trying to settle down. The series also starred Ed Bruce who did a great job as Tom Guthrie. There are only 18 episodes of this series. This western television show originally aired in 1981 and 1982. James Garner’s Brother Jack Garner played Jack the Bartender.
Season 1
The Lazy Ace: Part 1 S1, Ep1
1 Dec. 1981 The Lazy Ace: Part 1
Bret Maverick wins a saloon in a poker game and decides to end his roving ways and settle down in Sweetwater, Arizona. He takes on as a partner the former sheriff who comes with a shady background.
The Lazy Ace: Part 2 S1, Ep2
1 Dec. 1981 The Lazy Ace: Part 2
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Welcome to Sweetwater S1, Ep3
8 Dec. 1981 Welcome to Sweetwater
The railroad wants to buy the ranch that Bret wants to retire to.
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Anything for a Friend S1, Ep4
15 Dec. 1981 Anything for a Friend
Tom Guthrie’s plan to hide his wounded friend, Billy the Kid, from a vengeful U.S. Marshal at Bret’s ranch threaten to spoil the ex-gambler’s barn-raising.
The Yellow Rose S1, Ep5
22 Dec. 1981 The Yellow Rose
The women’s rights group is appalled when Bret wins a Chinese girl in a poker game.
Horse of Yet Another Color S1, Ep6
5 Jan. 1982 Horse of Yet Another Color
Young Theodore Roosevelt comes to Sweetwater to find the President’s horse, which is a gift to Geronimo as party of a treaty arrangement and has turned up missing.
Dateline Sweetwater S1, Ep7
12 Jan. 1982 Dateline: Sweetwater
Big business tries to takeover the town of Sweetwater.
The Mayflower’s Women Historical Society S1, Ep8
2 Feb. 1982 The Mayflower’s Women Historical Society
Be hanged or sell his life story. That’s Bret’s choice.
Hallie S1, Ep9
9 Feb. 1982 Hallie
Hallie is an old girlfriend of Bret’s who is being followed by two men who she had swindled and they want her dead.
The Ballad of Bret Maverick S1, Ep10
16 Feb. 1982 The Ballad of Bret Maverick
A songwriter wants to finish his ballad about the life of Bret Maverick. He wants to finish the song about how he died.
A Night at the Red Ox S1, Ep11
23 Feb. 1982 A Night at the Red Ox
A kangaroo court is set up to try Tom Guthrie for past crimes.
The Not So Magnificent Six S1, Ep12
2 Mar. 1982 The Not So Magnificent Six
A pulp writer hires six gunmen to kill Bret so that he can publish a new book.
The Vulture Also Rises S1, Ep13
16 Mar. 1982 The Vulture Also Rises
The townsfolk of Sweetwater want to call out the Army when a stagecoach is attacked by Indians.
The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of Grandeur S1, Ep14
23 Mar. 1982 The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of Grandeur
Bret exposes a magician as a phony.
Faith, Hope and Clarity: Part 1 S1, Ep15
13 Apr. 1982 Faith, Hope and Clarity: Part 1
The founder of a religious sect cons the townsfolk out of their land and Bret uses his own talents to get it back.
Faith, Hope and Clarity: Part 2 S1, Ep16
20 Apr. 1982 Faith, Hope and Clarity: Part 2
The founder of a religious sect cons the townsfolk out of their land and Bret uses his own talents to get it back.
The Rattlesnake Brigade S1, Ep17
27 Apr. 1982 The Rattlesnake Brigade
The owners of the Red Ox have outlaws after them due to a shipment of gold.
The Hidalgo Thing S1, Ep18
4 May 1982 The Hidalgo Thing
When his partner Tom Guthrie is trying to get his sheriff’s job back and hopes that Bret will keep quiet, Bret is busy with the biggest con of his life. Bret’s brother Bart shows up.