The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.
Cast: Jack Kelly
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27 episodes
1. War of the Silver KingsBret Maverick takes down a money-hungry gambler in the town of Echo Springs. He befriends an old drunk, who turns out to be a successful judge. Maverick strikes a deal with the gambler, Phineas King, to merge the ""silver lady"" mine with ""the new hope"" mine.TV-PGCC49minSep 22, 1957
2. Point BlankBret meets a delightful and cunning girl (Karen Steele). Within minutes, she makes plans for his future — a permanent plot on boot hill.TV-PGCC49minSep 29, 1957
3. According to HoyleSamantha Crawford is a con artist employed by George Cross. Cross once lost $50,000 to Bret Maverick and is determined to get it back. Two riverboat owners staked Maverick $5,000 which he promptly loses to Samantha. Samantha claims Cross is her father and needs the money to get out of jail. Maverick forms a partnership with Samantha and purchases gambling equipment in a scheme to put Joe Riggs, a crooked game room owner, out of business. Samantha and Cross doublecross Maverick by selling the equipment to Riggs.TV-PGCC49minOct 6, 1957
4. Ghost RiderA woman who'd been traveling with Bret suddenly disappears. Looking into things he discovers that she'd been reported dead more than a week ago.TV-PGCC49minOct 13, 1957
5. The Long HuntBret tries to prove the innocence of a man serving a life sentence. But there's someone who wants the prisoner to stay where he is.TV-PGCC50minOct 20, 1957
6. Stage WestFleeing a band of angry Native Americans, Bret takes shelter in a way station where a family of nasty outlaws are planning their bloodiest deal.TV-PGCC49minOct 27, 1957
7. Relic of Fort TejonBret wins a camel in a card game and ends up using her to bring a crooked gambling den owner to justice.TV-PGCC49minNov 3, 1957
8. Hostage!Bret Maverick meets up with brother Bart in New Orleans where they plan to obtain passage on a riverboat where big money poker games are held but end up getting involved in the kidnapping of the riverboat owner's daughter instead.TV-PGCC49minNov 10, 1957
9. StampedeBret and Dandy Jim Buckley bet heavily on a boxing match but when their fighter withdraws it's up to Bret himself to step into the squared circle.TV-PGCC49minNov 17, 1957
10. The Jeweled GunBart agrees to pose as the husband of a woman who's traveling through the badlands. Big mistake because he soon finds himself the target of a killer.TV-PGCC49minNov 24, 1957
11. The WreckerBart takes to the sea after buying a derelict cargo ship. The wreck is extremely valuable and he wants to know why.TV-PGCC49minDec 1, 1957
12. The Quick and the DeadThe only person who can clear Bret of a robbery charge has been marked for death by the notorious gunfighter/gambler Doc Holliday.TV-PGCC49minDec 8, 1957
13. The Naked GallowsBart pokes his nose into an unsolved murder case and ends up facing the business end of a killer's .45.TV-PGCC49minDec 15, 1957
14. Comstock ConspiracyArriving in the mining boom town of Virginia City, Bret gets involved with a mining engineer in his struggle for improved working conditions.TV-PGCC49minDec 29, 1957
15. The Third RiderBart gets involved with two devious couples in this episode which sees him trying to clear himself of a bank robbery and a murder.TV-PGCC49minJan 5, 1958
16. Rage For VengeanceBret is happy to escort a lovely widow to the bank with a large sum of cash - until he learns the money is counterfeit.TV-PGCC49minJan 12, 1958
17. Rope of CardsIt's shades of 12 Angry Men when Bret becomes the lone holdout for a not guilty verdict in a murder trial. He has to use a long shot card trick to convince the other jurors that the defendant might be innocent.TV-PGCC49minJan 19, 1958
18. Diamond in the RoughAfter being beaten up, robbed, and shanghaied, Bart sets out to expose the man responsible, a respected member of San Francisco society, as a diamond swindler.TV-PGCC49minJan 26, 1958
19. Day of ReckoningFearless Bret feels it's about time someone did something about the town bully so he asks the townspeople to do something.TV-PGCC49minFeb 2, 1958
20. The Savage HillsAgainst his better judgment, Bart teams up with Samantha Crawford to recover stolen Treasury plates.TV-PGCC49minFeb 9, 1958
21. Trail West to FuryDuring a hellacious rainstorm the brothers Maverick relate to pal Dandy Jim Buckley about the time in Texas shortly after the Civil War when they searched far and wide for a tall man who could clear them of a murder charge.TV-PGCC49minFeb 16, 1958
22. The Burning SkyIn the desert, an Indian ambush leaves Bart and other stagecoach passengers to battle their attackers, each other, and the sun.TV-PGCC49minFeb 23, 1958
23. The Seventh HandSamantha Crawford arranges for Bret to sit in on a high stakes poker game but he's the fall guy when the game gets robbed.TV-PGCC49minMar 2, 1958
24. Plunder of ParadiseThere's gold in them thar hills, and Bart Maverick and Big Mike McComb are out to get it. But so are four nasty Mexican banditos.TV-PGCC49minMar 9, 1958
25. Black FireThe heirs of millionaire General Eakins are being killed off one by one so why is Bret Maverick so worried? He's posing as one of the heirs and might be the next intended victim.TV-PGCC49minMar 16, 1958
26. Burial Ground of the GodsBart Maverick is in search of a thief who stole his money but gets sidetracked into accompanying a young woman searching for her missing husband into forbidden Sioux territory.TV-PGCC50minMar 30, 1958
27. Seed of DeceptionAfter they arrive in an Arizona town, Bret and Bart are mistaken for Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday and end up preventing a bank robbery.TV-PGCC50minApr 13, 1958
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Pappyisms
The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Roy Huggins
- Cast
- Jack Kelly
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Television
