Table: list of gunsmoke television episodes
[['series', 'season', 'title', 'director', 'writer (s)', 'airdate'], ['490', '1', "the devil 's outpost", 'philip leacock', 'bob bash', 'september 22 , 1969'], ['491', '2', 'stryker', 'robert totten', 'herman groves', 'september 29 , 1969'], ['492', '3', 'coreyville', 'bernard mceveety', 'herman groves', 'october 6 , 1969'], ['493', '4', 'danny', 'bernard mceveety', 'preston wood', 'october 13 , 1969'], ['495', '6', 'a man called smith', 'vincent mceveety', 'calvin clements , sr', 'october 27 , 1969'], ['496', '7', 'charlie noon', 'vincent mceveety', 'jim byrnes', 'november 3 , 1969'], ['497', '8', 'the still', 'gunnar hellstrom', 'calvin clements , sr', 'november 10 , 1969'], ['498', '9', 'a matter of honor', 'robert totten', 'joy dexter', 'november 17 , 1969'], ['499', '10', 'the innocent', 'marvin j chomsky', 'walter black', 'november 24 , 1969'], ['500', '11', 'ring of darkness', 'bernard mceveety', 'arthur dales', 'december 1 , 1969'], ['502', '13', 'roots of fear', 'philip leacock', 'arthur browne , jr', 'december 15 , 1969'], ['503', '14', 'the sisters', 'philip leacock', 'william kelley', 'december 29 , 1969'], ['504', '15', 'the war priest', 'vincent mceveety', 'william kelley', 'january 5 , 1970'], ['506', '17', 'the judas gun', 'vincent mceveety', 'harry kronman', 'january 19 , 1970'], ['507', '18', 'doctor herman schultz , m d', 'bernard mceveety', 'benny rubin', 'january 26 , 1970'], ['508', '19', 'the badge', 'vincent mceveety', 'jim byrnes', 'february 2 , 1970'], ['509', '20', 'albert', 'vincent mceveety', 'jim byrnes', 'february 9 , 1970'], ['510', '21', 'kiowa', 'bernard mceveety', 'ron bishop', 'february 16 , 1970'], ['511', '22', 'celia', 'philip leacock', 'harry kronman', 'february 23 , 1970'], ['513', '24', 'the thieves', 'philip leacock', 'thomas tompson', 'march 9 , 1970'], ['514', '25', 'hackett', 'vincent mceveety', 'william kelley', 'march 16 , 1970']]
Statement: Bernard Mceveety was a Director on Season 3
Statement: Jim Byrnes directed 2 Episode in 1970
Statement: Celia and The Thief were directed by Philip Leacock
Statement: there was a different Writer for every Episode that aired in December
Statement: Ring Of Darkness was the 500th Episode Of the Series