Bret Maverick

Name: Bret Maverick
Genre: Action, Western
Cast: James Garner, Ed Bruce, David Knell, Darleen Carr, Richard Hamilton

TV Series1981 – 19821h1 season · 18 episodes

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Action Western

In this continuation of the 'Maverick' series, poker player and conman Bret Maverick moves to the town of Sweetwater, AZ, and tries to take up a normal life as a cattle breeder. However, Brett's past and the troubles of Sweetwater won't leave him alone, and he soon finds himself putting his skills to use to help out his fellow citizens.

Creator: Gordon Dawson
Directors: David L. Beanes Robert Jones Don Wilkerson
Writers: Lee David Zlotoff
Stars: James Garner Ed Bruce David Knell

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E1The Lazy Ace (1)Dec 1, 1981 · 1h · Bret Maverick wins a saloon in a poker game and decides to end his roving ways and settle down in Sweetwater, Arizona.Not rated yet

E2The Lazy Ace (2)Dec 1, 1981 · 1h · Bret's poker winnings are stolen from the local bank, and he learns that the saloon he now owns has a quite considerable mortgage that has come due. Getting no help from the newly elected sheriff, who believes the days of the old west are over, he has no choice but to take off after the bank robbers on his own.Not rated yet

E3Welcome to SweetwaterDec 8, 1981 · 1h · Maverick's reluctance to sell his ranch is the major stumbling block to bringing the railroad into Sweetwater.Not rated yet

E4Anything for a FriendDec 15, 1981 · 1h · 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.Not rated yet

E5The Yellow RoseDec 22, 1981 · 1h · 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.Not rated yet

E6Horse of Yet Another ColorJan 5, 1982 · 1h · Bret wins a stolen horse in a poker game that Teddy Roosevelt was supposed to give as a gift to Geronimo to seal a new treaty and the young Congressman is desperate to recover the animal in time. Meanwhile, Tom tries to swing a business deal with several shady operators to build a new ice house using the Red Ox saloon and Maverick's ranch as collateral.Not rated yet

E7Dateline: SweetwaterJan 12, 1982 · 1h · Eastern financial interests attempt a takeover of Sweetwater businesses.Not rated yet

E8The Mayflower Women's Historical SocietyFeb 2, 1982 · 1h · It looks like Maverick is going to be hanged, unless he agrees to sell his life story to an ambitious historian.Not rated yet

E9HallieFeb 9, 1982 · 1h · An old flame of Bret's shows up in Sweetwater, pursued by two homicidal brothers she swindled.Not rated yet

E10The Ballad of Bret MaverickFeb 16, 1982 · 1h · A stranger arrives in town, claiming to be in the process of finishing an epic ballad on the life and death of Bret Maverick.Not rated yet

E11A Night at the Red OxFeb 23, 1982 · 1h · Vigilantes take over the Red Ox saloon and put former sheriff Tom Guthrie on trial for crimes he allegedly committed in the past.Not rated yet

E12The Not So Magnificent SixMar 2, 1982 · 1h · 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.Not rated yet

E13The Vulture Also RisesMar 16, 1982 · 1h · An apparent Apache attack on a stagecoach incites the town to call in the cavalry, but Philo suspects white men of the deed.Not rated yet

E14The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of GrandeurMar 23, 1982 · 1h · Bret exposes a crooked magician who is performing at the Red Ox.Not rated yet

E15Faith, Hope & Clarity (1)Apr 13, 1982 · 1h · A religious charlatan dupes the townspeople so that he can obtain the rights to their land.Not rated yet

E16Faith, Hope & Clarity (2)Apr 20, 1982 · 1h · Bret masterminds a con to get back the townsfolk's land, which was legally stolen by the clever leader of a religious cult.Not rated yet

E17The Rattlesnake BrigadeApr 27, 1982 · 1h · Maverick and Guthrie are suckered into agreeing to protect a shipment of gold from a ruthless band of outlaws.Not rated yet

E18The Hidalgo ThingMay 4, 1982 · 1h · 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.Not rated yet

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James GarnerBret Maverick Ed BruceTom Guthrie David KnellRodney Catlow Darleen CarrMary Lou "M.L." Springer Richard HamiltonCy Whittaker John ShearinSheriff Mitchel Dowd Ramon BieriElijah Crow

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Details

Premiered: December 1, 1981
Ended: May 4, 1982
Status: Ended
Network: NBC
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Episode runtime: 1h
TVmaze ID: 3559