The Guns of Will Sonnett is a Western television series
Created by
Aaron Spelling
Network
ABC
Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First Aired
1967-09-08
Last Aired
1969-09-16
Dack Rambo
Jeff Sonnett
Walter Brennan
Will Sonnett
1. Ride the Long Trail
30m
A travelling show arrives in town, claiming to have guns from famous gunslingers. Of particular interest to young Jeff Sonnett is a gun that supposedly belonged to his infamous father, James. Never having known his father, Jeff convinces his grandfather, Will, to help him find his father, no matter how long it takes. The first stop is a small town where the Sonnetts find a man who lost an arm in a gunfight with James Sonnett and is looking for revenge on anyone with the name Sonnett.
2. A Bell for Jeff Sonnett
1967-09-15
An up and coming gunslinger who puts a small bell on his belt for each person he's killed wants to add the Sonnett name to his reputation.
3. A Grave for James Sonnett
1967-09-22
Will and Jeff find a grave marked for James Sonnett in a small Mexican town. James had been protecting the town from bandits,a job that his son and father decide to finish. In the end, it turns out that the grave was only a ruse to throw the bandits off the trail of a wounded James Sonnett, so the search continues.
4. The Natural Way
1967-09-29
Will and Jeff sign on as deputies in order to come to the aid of a wounded sheriff.
5. Of Lasting Summers and Jim Sonnett
1967-10-06
Will and Jeff go to Wyoming to see whether a man scheduled to hang is really Jim Sonnett.
6. Message at Noon
1967-10-13
When Will and Jeff realize Jim is only a day's ride away, they send an urgent wire to convince him to wait for them.
7. A Son for a Son
1967-10-20
Jeff is wounded in a gunfight and taken in by a family who share a dark secret: one of their sons was killed by James Sonnett. After framing Will for theft, the Father plans to kill Jeff as soon as he can hold a gun. The distraught Mother has other ideas, wanting to keep Jeff as her own son.
8. Meeting at Devil's Fork
1967-10-27
A bounty hunter takes Jeff and Will prisoner to lure Jim Sonnett to Devil's Fork.
9. First Love
1967-11-03
When Will and Jeff land in jail, a beautiful woman puts up the bail and asks them to stay in town.
10. The Favor
1967-11-10
Will and Jeff stumble upon a wounded man in a ghost town saloon.
11. Ride the Man Down
1967-11-17
A sheriff rounds up a possee to hunt down Jim Sonnett after a dying bank robber wrongly names the gunslinger as his accomplice.
12. The Turkey Shoot
1967-11-24
Jeff wins a prize bull in a shooting contest.
13. And a Killing Rode into Town
1967-12-01
Will and Jeff encounter a woman who claims to be Jeff's mother.
14. Find a Sonnett, Kill a Sonnett
1967-12-08
When two vengeful brothers take Jeff hostage, Will convinces an old friend to impersonate Jim Sonnett.
15. Sunday in Paradise
1967-12-15
Will helps an old friend convince townspeople to finance and build a house of worship.