
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a television western series loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black-and-white program aired for 229 episodes on ABC from 1955 to 1961 and featured Hugh O'Brian in the title role.
Production
sfm Entertainment, Desilu Productions, Wyatt Earp Enterprises
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 6, 1955
Last Aired
June 27, 1961
Networks
ABC
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Wyatt Earp Becomes A Marshal
Air date: 1955-09-06
Ellsworth, Kansas 1873. Young Wyatt arrives in town fresh from a buffalo hunt looking to clean up and find his friend Sheriff Whitney who has sent for him. Despite it's peaceful appearance, Ellsworth is an ornery little town in need of cleaning up. When his frind is shot, Wyatt feels he must take a stand.
E2
Mr. Earp Meets a Lady
Air date: 1955-09-13
E3
Bill Thompson Gives In
Air date: 1955-09-20
E4
Marshal Earp Meets General Lee
Air date: 1955-09-27
E5
Marshal Earp's Romance
Air date: 1955-10-04
E6
The Man Who Lied
Air date: 1955-10-11
E7
The Gambler
Air date: 1955-10-18
E8
The Killer
Air date: 1955-10-25
E9
John Wesley Hardin
Air date: 1955-11-01
E10
The Bank Robbers
Air date: 1955-11-08
E11
King of the Cattle Trails
Air date: 1955-11-15
E12
The Big Baby Contest
Air date: 1955-11-22
E13
Frontier Journalism Was Fearless
Air date: 1955-11-29
E14
Trail's End for a Cowboy
Air date: 1955-12-06
An immature rancher's son forced to sell a herd at at a low price tries to make up the difference in a poker game while drunk and loses. Earp refuses to help since no law was broken so the son takes matters into his own hands.
E15
Rich Man's Son
Air date: 1955-12-13
E16
The Buntline Special
Air date: 1955-12-20
E17
Ben Thompson Returns
Air date: 1955-12-27
E18
Marshal Earp Plays Cupid
Air date: 1956-01-03
E19
The Assassins
Air date: 1956-01-10
E20
It's a Wise Calf
Air date: 1956-01-17
E21
Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother
Air date: 1956-01-24
E22
The Bribe
Air date: 1956-01-31
E23
The Frontier Theatre
Air date: 1956-02-07
Earp closes a show because the men attending are being ripped off by the girls in it. The owner wants to get even with Earp. He decides to attack the stars of a competing play hoping to trap Earp on his own terms but Earp has other plans.
E24
Killing at Cowskin Creek
Air date: 1956-02-14
Big winners at the Keno House are being killed and robbed on the way back to the their camps. Earp is unsure if it is crooked casino owners or someone else doing it. A volunteer comes forward to solve it but Earp is then faced with a mob.
E25
The Englishman
Air date: 1956-02-21
E26
The Desperate Half-Hour
Air date: 1956-02-28
E27
The Necktie Party
Air date: 1956-03-06
E28
One of Jesse's Gang
Air date: 1956-03-13
E29
The Pinkertons
Air date: 1956-03-20
When a man is murdered in Wichita, Earp wants the Newton gang for it but Allen Pinkerton is interfering and more interested in recovering some stolen money. Due to Earp's actions, the Judge at Pinkerton's request takes Earp's badge.
E30
The Suffragette
Air date: 1956-03-27
E31
Hunt the Man Down
Air date: 1956-04-03
E32
The War of the Colonels
Air date: 1956-04-10
E33
Bat Masterson Again
Air date: 1956-04-17























