The Tarnished Badge (S20E09)
S20E09
Matt’s buddy, Sheriff Harker, rules his town with an iron fist, meting out harsh consequences to anyone who crosses him. His authoritarian approach creates fear among the townsfolk, leading to tension and unrest. As Matt witnesses the sheriff’s increasing tyranny, he grapples with the moral implications of their friendship and the cost of standing up against Harker’s oppressive reign. The struggle between loyalty and justice forces Matt to make a critical decision that could alter the town’s future forever.
Show
Gunsmoke
Episode
S20E09
Air Date
Nov 11, 1974
Season 20 Episodes
S20E01
Matt Dillon Must Die
S20E02
Town in Chains
S20E03
The Guns of Cibola Blanca (1)
S20E04
The Guns of Cibola Blanca (2)
S20E05
Thirty a Month and Found
S20E06
The Wiving
S20E07
The Iron Men
S20E08
The Fourth Victim
S20E09
The Tarnished Badge
S20E10
In Performance of Duty
S20E11
Island in the Desert (1)
S20E12
Island in the Desert (2)
S20E13
The Colonel
S20E14
The Squaw
S20E15
The Hiders
S20E16
Larkin
S20E17
The Fires of Ignorance
S20E18
The Angry Land
S20E19
Brides and Grooms
S20E20
Hard Labor
S20E21
I Have Promises to Keep
S20E22
The Busters
S20E23
Manolo
S20E24
The Sharecroppers