Gunsmoke · SEASON 19
The Foundling
Episode 18 · 1974-02-11

- Western
- Action & Adventure
- Drama
Episode overview
After being forced to shoot a man who is breaking up the Long Branch, Matt goes off to be alone only to find a young girl and a newborn in a cave. Neither she nor her parents want the child, and they send it with Matt. Matt finds the only logical choice, Miss Kitty, to deposit the baby with till something can be done with it. Matt decides to give it to the widow of the man he just killed but doesn't realize that Kitty is willing to sell the Long Branch to keep the baby for herself.
45 minutes
Season 19 episodes
1. Women for Sale (1)1973-09-10
2. Women for Sale (2)1973-09-17
3. Matt's Love Story1973-09-24
4. The Boy and the Sinner1973-10-01
5. The Widow-Maker1973-10-08
6. Kitty's Love Affair1973-10-22
7. The Widow and the Rogue1973-10-29
8. A Game of Death...An Act of Love (1)1973-11-05
9. A Game of Death...An Act of Love (2)1973-11-12
10. Lynch Town1973-11-19
11. The Hanging of Newly O'Brien1973-11-26
12. Susan Was Evil1973-12-03
13. The Deadly Innocent1973-12-17
14. The Child Between1973-12-24
15. A Family of Killers1974-01-14
16. Like Old Times1974-01-21
17. The Town Tamers1974-01-28
18. The Foundling1974-02-11
19. The Iron Blood of Courage1974-02-18
20. The Schoolmarm1974-02-25
21. Trail of Bloodshed1974-03-01
22. Cowtown Hustler1974-03-11
23. To Ride a Yeller Horse1974-03-18
24. Disciple1974-04-01