Bret Maverick
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.
- Created By
Gordon T. Dawson
- First Aired on
Dec 01, 1981
- Popularity: 13.8907
- 5 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
Warner Bros. Television (US)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till May 04, 1982
Last episode: The Hidalgo Thing
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 18 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1The Lazy Ace (1)60 min
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)
Episode 2The Lazy Ace (2)60 min
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.
Episode 3Welcome to Sweetwater60 min
Maverick's reluctance to sell his ranch, the Lazy Ace, is the major stumbling block to bringing the railroad into Sweetwater.
Episode 4Anything for a Friend60 min
A barn-raising celebration at Maverick's ranch helps him conceal Billy the Kid from authorities.
Episode 5The Yellow Rose60 min
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.
