Step N. Mud
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Todays episode on Gunsmoke, " Flatter than snake through a wringer". 
Festus sayings
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mckenney99
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My father liked "The onliest thing you get from stradlin' the fence is a sore backside".
Ken Curtis did an excellent job with his Festus character. I liked him better than Chester because of his sayings.
He ain't got the gumption to pound sand down a rat hole.
Hoppin' around like a flea on a hot skillet.
He ain't got the gumption to pound sand down a rat hole.
Hoppin' around like a flea on a hot skillet.
Well, was your beer cold enough for you? - Doc
It's kinda hard to tell on just one - Festus
It's kinda hard to tell on just one - Festus
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I used to think thought Chester was a pretty much worthless character, but after Festus (and the other secondaries), I came to realize the whining and often inept Chester character was easily the best of the bunch.
The Festus character was a bit too concentrated, making a little bit of Festus go a long way. Festus was an asset is many episodes, but all too often Festus overplayed Festus to the point that it hurt the show. And the comedic Gunsmoke episodes where Festus' half-wit family members visited Dodge City weren't at all funny, they were silly. I couldn't watch much of them.
This comes from a life-long Gunsmoke fan who listened to Matt Dillon on the radio on Sunday evenings before it was on TV. Once televised in the mid-'50s, I seldom missed an episode. The original violent thirty-minute format was easily the best, long before the arrival of Festus.
Gunsmoke has survived the years well in comparison with many shows from the '50s, 60's, and '70s that just aren't worth watching today.
The Festus character was a bit too concentrated, making a little bit of Festus go a long way. Festus was an asset is many episodes, but all too often Festus overplayed Festus to the point that it hurt the show. And the comedic Gunsmoke episodes where Festus' half-wit family members visited Dodge City weren't at all funny, they were silly. I couldn't watch much of them.
This comes from a life-long Gunsmoke fan who listened to Matt Dillon on the radio on Sunday evenings before it was on TV. Once televised in the mid-'50s, I seldom missed an episode. The original violent thirty-minute format was easily the best, long before the arrival of Festus.
Gunsmoke has survived the years well in comparison with many shows from the '50s, 60's, and '70s that just aren't worth watching today.
“That’s harder than I’d slam a door”.
When thrown a verbal barb from Doc, Miss Kitty, or others.
When thrown a verbal barb from Doc, Miss Kitty, or others.
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Step N. Mud
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and not to mention how many bullet holes Matt had in him.
Cdog
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One that stuck to me was Festus performing "The Ring Test" on a pregnant woman. He used the words,
"Clockerwise and Contrary Clockerwise."
Had to be near a half century ago and I still use these same terms borrowed from Mr. Haggen.
After a serious motorcycle injury my nickname became Chester. Thank God and a good surgeon my nickname fell by the wayside. When I first stand I now seem to walk more like Amos McCoy.
"Clockerwise and Contrary Clockerwise."
Had to be near a half century ago and I still use these same terms borrowed from Mr. Haggen.
After a serious motorcycle injury my nickname became Chester. Thank God and a good surgeon my nickname fell by the wayside. When I first stand I now seem to walk more like Amos McCoy.
