Bret Maverick

Set in Sweetwater, Arizona in the 1880s with solid citizen Bret owning a ranch and part of the Red Ox Saloon. Stable cast with varying stories, often centered on conflict between the ambitious sheriff and everyone else.

1981 HD 60min TV-PG United States English

Gordon T. Dawson James Garner Richard Hamilton Darleen Carr Ramon Bieri Ed Bruce John Shearin David Knell

Western

19th century wild west ranch saloon

S1E1 - The Lazy Ace (1) 1981-12-01

In what may very well be the last of the great poker games in the Old West, Bret wins ownership of the saloon and decides to settle down in the town of Sweetwater in the Arizona Territory. (Part 1 of 2)

S1E2 - The Lazy Ace (2) 1981-12-01

Former sheriff Tom Guthrie joins Bret as partner in the Red Ox saloon, to the dismay of the townspeople who just booted the old-fashioned lawman out of office.

S1E3 - Welcome to Sweetwater 1981-12-08

Mavericks reluctance to sell his ranch, the Lazy Ace, is the major stumbling block to bringing the railroad into Sweetwater.

S1E4 - Anything for a Friend 1981-12-15

A barn-raising celebration at Mavericks ranch helps him conceal Billy the Kid from authorities.

S1E5 - The Yellow Rose 1981-12-22

Womens suffrage catches fire in Sweetwater and no one feels the heat more than Maverick, whos just won a Chinese girl in a poker game.

S1E6 - Horse of Yet Another Color 1982-01-05

Teddy Roosevelt comes to town to present an Indian chief with a horse from the president, but Maverick ends up winning the stallion.

S1E7 - Dateline: Sweetwater 1982-01-12

Eastern financial interests attempt a takeover of Sweetwater businesses.

S1E8 - The Mayflower Women's Historical Society 1982-02-02

It looks like Maverick is going to be hanged, unless he agrees to sell his life story to an ambitious historian.

S1E9 - Hallie 1982-02-09

An old flame of Brets shows up in Sweetwater, pursued by two homicidal brothers she swindled.

S1E10 - The Ballad of Bret Maverick 1982-02-16

A stranger arrives in town, claiming to be in the process of finishing an epic ballad on the life and death of Bret Maverick.

S1E11 - A Night at the Red Ox 1982-02-23

Vigilantes take over the Red Ox saloon and put former sheriff Tom Guthrie on trial for crimes he allegedly committed in the past.

S1E12 - The Not So Magnificent Six 1982-03-02

Six men who each want to gain a reputation as the one who killed the famous Bret Maverick have followed a western pulp writer to Sweetwater.

S1E13 - The Vulture Also Rises 1982-03-16

When a stagecoach is attacked by Apaches and a woman is killed, the angry townspeople want to call in the cavalry.

S1E14 - The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of Grandeur 1982-03-23

Bret exposes a crooked magician who is performing at the Red Ox.

S1E15 - Faith, Hope and Clarity (1) 1982-04-13

A religious charlatan dupes the townpeople so that he can obtain the rights to their land.

S1E16 - Faith, Hope and Clarity (2) 1982-04-20

Bret masterminds a con to get back the townsfolks land, which was legally stolen by the clever leader of a religious cult.

S1E17 - The Rattlesnake Brigade 1982-04-27

Maverick and Guthrie are suckered into agreeing to protect a shipment of gold from a ruthless band of outlaws.

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