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The Guns of Will Sonnett

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About The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett is a western TV series that premiered on ABC on September 8, 1967. It has 3 seasons and 51 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 3 Episode 1 "Three Stand Together", aired on September 16, 1969.

Ex-cavalry scout and gunfighter Will Sonnett and his grandson, Jeff, search the West for Will's son—and Jeff's father—Jim Sonnett, a former lawman and gunslinger, who has avoided seeing his son in order to keep him away from the assortment of killers and bounty hunters who are after him.

  • Western

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Episodes

51 episodes · 3 seasons

Season 1

1967 · 26 episodes · Last episode: 58 years ago

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  1. E26

    26. A Fool and His Money

    Finale

    Will & Jeff help an old friend pretend to be a rich rancher in order to impress his mail order bride.

  2. E25

    25. The Warriors

    Will goes undercover for the Cavalry to help stop a gunrunner from selling rifles that may start a new Indian war.

  3. E24

    24. The Sins of the Father

    Jeff starts to fall for a young woman who claims that James Sonnett is the father of her infant son.

  4. E23

    23. Alone

    Will arranges to meet Jeff in a ghost town saloon, but he ends up getting caught in a hail of rifle bullets instead.

  5. E22

    22. Stopover in a Troubled Town

    A woman working in a saloon needs the Sonnetts' help when her father decides to come for a visit.

  6. E21

    21. Look for the Hound Dog

    Will pleads Jeff's case after a lynch mob accuses the boy of murdering a storekeeper.

  7. E20

    20. And He Shall Lead the Children

    Will and Jeff unwittingly stumble upon an outlaw's mountain cabin.

  8. E19

    19. End of the Rope

    Will and Jeff race to Waco, where Jim Sonnett stands trial for murder.

  9. E18

    18. What's in a Name?

    Will and Jeff encounter a man who claims to be Will Sonnett.

  10. E17

    17. The Hero

    After two bank robbers wound Will, Jeff pursues them into Apache country.

  11. E16

    16. The Secret of Hangtown Mine

    The Sonnets visit a ranch looking for information about Jim, but they uncover a murder instead.

  12. E15

    15. Sunday in Paradise

    Will helps an old friend convince townspeople to finance and build a house of worship.

  13. E14

    14. Find a Sonnett, Kill a Sonnett

    When two vengeful brothers take Jeff hostage, Will convinces an old friend to impersonate Jim Sonnett.

  14. E13

    13. And a Killing Rode into Town

    Will and Jeff encounter a woman who claims to be Jeff's mother.

  15. E12

    12. The Turkey Shoot

    Jeff wins a prize bull in a shooting contest.

  16. E11

    11. Ride the Man Down

    A sheriff rounds up a possee to hunt down Jim Sonnett after a dying bank robber wrongly names the gunslinger as his accomplice.

  17. E10

    10. The Favor

    Will and Jeff stumble upon a wounded man in a ghost town saloon.

  18. E9

    9. First Love

    When Will and Jeff land in jail, a beautiful woman puts up the bail and asks them to stay in town.

  19. E8

    8. Meeting at Devil's Fork

    A bounty hunter takes Jeff and Will prisoner to lure Jim Sonnett to Devil's Fork.

  20. E7

    7. A Son for a Son

    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.

  21. E6

    6. Message at Noon

    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.

  22. E5

    5. Of Lasting Summers and Jim Sonnett

    Will and Jeff go to Wyoming to see whether a man scheduled to hang is really Jim Sonnett.

  23. E4

    4. The Natural Way

    Will and Jeff sign on as deputies in order to come to the aid of a wounded sheriff.

  24. E3

    3. A Grave for James Sonnett

    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.

  25. E2

    2. A Bell for Jeff Sonnett

    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.

  26. E1

    1. Ride the Long Trail

    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.

Season 2

1968 · 24 episodes · Last episode: 57 years ago

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  1. E24

    24. Three Stand Together

    Finale

    Intended either as a series finale or the pilot for a revamped series which never materialized (shades of "Bret Maverick"), Will and Jeff finally meet up with Jim and convince him to join them as lawmen in a small town. This episode was overlooked in compilations until the early 2000s because of its scheduling at the end of a summer of reruns.

  2. E23

    23. The Man Who Killed James Sonnett

    Will and Jeff disprove the premise of a play in which Jim Sonnett is killed. Will: Walter Brennan. Jeff: Dack Rambo. Morris: Jay Novello. Laurie: Joan Van Ark. Sheriff Devon: Robert F. Simon. Charlie: John Crawford.

  3. E22

    22. The Sodbuster

  4. E21

    21. One Angry Juror

    While Jeff lies sick with a fever in a hotel room, Will is forced into jury duty. A Swedish farmer is accused of murdering the son of a wealthy rancher but refuses to testify in his own defense. Will suspects that the case isn't as open and shut as it seems.

  5. E20

    20. The Trial

    An accused man claims that James Sonnett's testimony can clear his name.

  6. E19

    19. Jim Sonnett's Lady

  7. E18

    18. A Town in Terror (2)

  8. E17

    17. A Town in Terror (1)

  9. E16

    16. Trail's End

  10. E15

    15. Robber's Roost

  11. E14

    14. Time Is the Rider

  12. E13

    13. Join the Army

  13. E12

    12. Where There's Hope

  14. E11

    11. The Fearless Man

    Jeff admires a seemingly fearless stranger with a dark secret.

  15. E10

    10. Meeting in a Small Town

    In a small Mexican border settlement, Will and Jeff encounter a bounty hunter gunning for Jim.

  16. E9

    9. Guilt

    Will and Jeff become unwittingly entangled in a senseless blood feud.

  17. E8

    8. Home Free

    Will and Jeff try to help a man recently released from prison to get a new start with his wife and child. Unfortunately, others in the town aren't as willing to give the young man another chance, including an old friend of Will's from the Army.

  18. E7

    7. A Difference of Opinion

    Will & Jeff run into a couple of crooked lawmen who claim to have run Jim Sonnett out of town.

  19. E6

    6. The Straw Man

    Will and Jeff find a straw effigy of James Sonnett hanging in a town. A young widow has accused James of killing and robbing her husband but when Will does some digging, the real facts come to light.

  20. E5

    5. Joby

    A peaceable small town begins to experience an unusual amount of fighting.

  21. E4

    4. Pariah

    The father of a little girl killed by a stray bullet during a gunfight with James Sonnett tries to exact revenge on Will and James' old friend Buck Cobb. The father goads Will into a gunfight by burning Buck's homestead to the ground.

  22. E3

    3. Chapter and Verse

    The Sonnett's encounter a bounty hunter team who are pursuing Jim Sonnett and other fugitives. Will challenges their ruthless tactics and use of Bible scriptures to justify them and later discovers they have crossed the line.

  23. E2

    2. The Trap

    Will and Jeff are arrested on trumpted up charges and forced to work on a chain gang, blasting a tunnel through a mountain for the railroad. Once there, the two find that any traveller passing through town has been bushwhacked and forced to work until they drop dead while the Sheriff and the Judge pocket the proceeds.

  24. E1

    1. Reunion

    A young man rides into town and claims to be Jim Sonnett's long-lost son.

Season 3

1969 · 1 episode · Last episode: 57 years ago

The Guns of Will Sonnett Season 3 release dates →
  1. E1

    1. Three Stand Together

    Finale

    After two long years of searching, Will and Jeff finally catch up to Jim Sonnett. Will convinces James that it's time to stop running, so the three take jobs as lawmen in a small town. Trouble doesn't take long to find the Sonnetts - a group of men paid to kill James ride into town only to find that James isn't the only fast gun in the family.

Cast & crew

Created by Aaron Spelling

  • J. Pat O'Malley

    J. Pat O'Malley

    Peter Pun - Drummer

  • Paul Wexler

    Paul Wexler

  • Don Diamond

    Don Diamond

  • Charla Doherty

    Charla Doherty

  • Peter Whitney

    Peter Whitney

  • Bruce Glover

    Bruce Glover

  • Bo Hopkins

    Bo Hopkins

  • Jason Evers

    Jason Evers

  • Sean McClory

    Sean McClory

  • James Best

    James Best

  • Clancy Cooper

    Clancy Cooper

  • Malcolm Atterbury

    Malcolm Atterbury

  • Cloris Leachman

    Cloris Leachman

  • Hank Patterson

    Hank Patterson

  • Kevin McCarthy

    Kevin McCarthy

  • R.G. Armstrong

    R.G. Armstrong

The Guns of Will Sonnett FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Guns of Will Sonnett?

The Guns of Will Sonnett has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on September 16, 1969.

When did the latest episode of The Guns of Will Sonnett come out?

The most recent episode of The Guns of Will Sonnett, Season 3 Episode 1 "Three Stand Together", aired on September 16, 1969.

How many seasons of The Guns of Will Sonnett are there?

The Guns of Will Sonnett has 3 seasons with 51 episodes in total.

When did The Guns of Will Sonnett first air?

The Guns of Will Sonnett first aired on ABC on September 8, 1967.

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