- THE MISFORTUNE TELLER
Original Airdate: March 6, 1960
Synopsis. In Medicine Bow, Wyoming, Bret finds himself framed for the murder of the town’s mayor.
According to this episode, Bret’s birthday is May 11, while Melanie Blake’s birthday is January 8. According to “The Day They Hanged Bret Maverick,” however, Bret’s birthday is April 7—the same date on which James Garner was born in 1928.
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