Although the "solo" episodes in which Bart appeared tended to be somewhat more dramatic than the often more humorous Bret episodes, Kelly displayed his comedic skills in lighter "Maverick" outings such as "Hadley's Hunters" and "The People's Friend." Kelly actually appeared in more episodes of "Maverick" than James Garner, who left the show following a contract dispute in 1960 to successfully pursue a theatrical film career. Kelly appeared in many more episodes due to his remaining for the entire run of the series; Garner is in 52 episodes altogether not counting introducing Kelly's earlier solo episodes in a separate frontispiece to ease audiences into the presence of a second Maverick.