Bret Maverick

1981
Bret Maverick

Seasons & Episodes

  • 1

EP1 The Lazy Ace (1) Dec 01, 1981

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)

EP2 The Lazy Ace (2) Dec 01, 1981

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.

EP3 Welcome to Sweetwater Dec 08, 1981

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

EP4 Anything for a Friend Dec 15, 1981

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

EP5 The Yellow Rose Dec 22, 1981

Women's suffrage catches fire in Sweetwater and no one feels the heat more than Maverick, who's just won a Chinese girl in a poker game.

EP6 Horse of Yet Another Color Jan 05, 1982

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

EP7 Dateline: Sweetwater Jan 12, 1982

Eastern financial interests attempt a takeover of Sweetwater businesses.

EP8 The Mayflower Women's Historical Society Feb 02, 1982

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

EP9 Hallie Feb 09, 1982

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

EP10 The Ballad of Bret Maverick Feb 16, 1982

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

EP11 A Night at the Red Ox Feb 23, 1982

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

EP12 The Not So Magnificent Six Mar 02, 1982

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.

EP13 The Vulture Also Rises Mar 16, 1982

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

EP14 The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of Grandeur Mar 23, 1982

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

EP15 Faith, Hope and Clarity (1) Apr 13, 1982

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

EP16 Faith, Hope and Clarity (2) Apr 20, 1982

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

EP17 The Rattlesnake Brigade Apr 27, 1982

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

EP18 The Hidalgo Thing May 04, 1982

Tom Guthrie, who is trying to get re-elected as sheriff, tries to get Maverick to keep a low profile, but Bret is working on the biggest con of his life and isn't going to stop now.
7.5| TV-PG| en| Comedy, Western
Synopsis

Bret Maverick is a 1981-82 American Western television series starring James Garner in the role that made him famous in the 1957 series Maverick: a professional poker player traveling alone year after year through the Old West from riverboat to saloon. In this sequel series, Maverick has settled down in Sweetwater, Arizona Territory, where he owns a ranch and is co-owner of the town's saloon. However, Maverick is still always on the lookout for his next big score, and continues to gamble and practice various con games whenever the chance arises. The series was developed by Gordon Dawson, and produced by Garner's company Cherokee Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

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  • Top Credited Cast
James Garner as Bret Maverick
Richard Hamilton as Cy Whittaker
Darleen Carr as Mary Lou Springer
Ramon Bieri as Elijah Crow
David Knell as Rodney Catlow