Watch Gunsmoke Season 3 Episode 5: Potato Road Online

	IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 from 40 votes
	Release: 1957 / Gunsmoke / Season 3 / Episode 5
	Genre: Western
	Director: Ted Post
	Stars: James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone
	Synopsis: Young Budge Grilk tells Matt that his father has committed a murder and offers to lead the Marshal to their homestead. Matt and Chester are wary of Budge because of his addled and unkempt demeanor, but they decide to accompany him. When they arrive at the decrepit homestead, Matt and Chester are surprised and taken as hostages at gunpoint and locked in a squalid potato cellar. Matt suspects that the entire family is half-starved and capable of desperate measures to ensure their survival. Pa Grilk confirms Matt's suspicion when he tells them that they are to be killed so that he and Budge can rob the Dodge City Bank without interference. Matt eventually gets the upper hand on Budge and is able to hold him at knife-point. He attempts to barter for his and Chester's freedom, but he is shocked and dismayed when the ruthless Pa Grilk proves fully willing to sacrifice the young man's life.