Gunsmoke/Marshall Dillon

[nostraDONus]

I've become addicted to the old Gunsmoke/Marshall Dillon reruns on the Western Channel. The old half hour series. Introduce a plot, develop the crisis, short lead up to the confrontation and bang. Final credits.

One thing I wonder about. Every low down dirty snake that Matt shoots is dead. Nobody gets winged. No minor injuries for Doc to clean up. Did he ever shoot someone on that show who lived?

And speaking of Doc, he sure did spend a lot of time drinking in the Long Branch. That guy must have had a liver like Spongebob Squarepants.

 

[NE450No2]

That was a great series.

One of my favorites was when there was a particulary bad dude in town.
Kitty told Matt, "Matt you are just going to have to KILL him"...

Here is a few trivia questions. Durring the series how many people did Chester kill, how many did Doc kill, and what firearms did they use???

My favorite old "cowboy" show was Have Gun, Will Travel.

 

[labworm]

I watch it every night at 7 PM and think it is the very best of all cowboy series.

The Long Branch, that was definitely the place to party.

I do enjoy Festus more than Chester.

One thing, Matt sure took a lot of abuse from people didn't he.

 

[NE450No2]

I like both Chester and Festus...

But a few weeks ago we had a new male Burro born on our place. The wife came up with the name Festus Hagen for him...

He seems to like it...

I do to.

 

[labworm]

I like both Chester and Festus...

But a few weeks ago we had a new male Burro born on our place. The wife came up with the name Festus Hagen for him...

He seems to like it...

I do to.

I always liked Festus mules name "RUTH"

 

[NE450No2]

IF it would have been a female we would have named it Ruth. We talked about that...

 

[labworm]

IF it would have been a female we would have named it Ruth. We talked about that...

I think you selected a great name. Festus, has a nice ring to it, good luck with the newborn.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

My kids were growing up then. Always watched it. But I preferred "Have Gun Will Travel".

 

[5Wire]

Festus! In a different setting,

 

[NE450No2]

Ken Curtis was also in "Rip Chord".

 

[Roundsworth]

Ken Curtis was also quite a singer. He was lead vocalist for one of the Dorsey brothers and one of the 'Sons of the Pioneers'.

 

[ralph7]

here's one the op might like...

Gunsmoke - not the way your mother remembers it - YouTube

 

[Tyrod]

Dam this goes back a long way. I think the original series was an hour long.

 

[doublesharp]

My winter afternoons were often spent in the recliner.
4pm Wagon Train
5pm Rawhide
6pm back to back 1/2 hour Gunsmoke/Marshall Dillon
7pm hour episodes of the Gunsmoke series

I've seen photos of Matt's saa and they sport nice sambar stags but in the series it looks like he's got fanzite fake stags that were the rage in the 50s. Hard to tell in black & white.

 

[OFT II]

Another "Gunsmoke" mystery is just how in the world did Chester get his right foot into the stirrup when he mounted?

 

[wbraswell]

I'm a Chester fan. It seemed much more like a drama with him. I'd much rather have Chester backing me up instead of Festus. Plus I could out run him. The old black and white ones are lots better than the later color ones. Matt just doesn't look right in a perma-pressed shirt. That big old Colt just didn't do a good job of wounding.

 

[Wyatt Burp]

Here's the Gunsmoke Intro you never saw before. Arness sure had a sense of humor!
Gunsmoke - not the way your mother remembers it - YouTube

 

[brucev]

I've become addicted to the old Gunsmoke/Marshall Dillon reruns on the Western Channel. The old half hour series. Introduce a plot, develop the crisis, short lead up to the confrontation and bang. Final credits.

One thing I wonder about. Every low down dirty snake that Matt shoots is dead. Nobody gets winged. No minor injuries for Doc to clean up. Did he ever shoot someone on that show who lived?

And speaking of Doc, he sure did spend a lot of time drinking in the Long Branch. That guy must have had a liver like Spongebob Squarepants.

I enjoy Dillon as much as the Gunsmoke series. Some of the elements are stock which is to be expected. However, many of the themes have an bit of film noir as they deal with callous murders, family violence, alcoholism, justice contrasted with vengeance/retribution. The main and supporting characters are well developed. The actors are believable in their roles. JMHO. Sincerely. brucev.

 

[walnutred]

I also like the black and white version better. In the later color episodes Miss Kitty actually starts to look like an old madam because of the heavy make-up.

 

[Iggy]

Somewhere I've got a picture of me wearing a highway patrol uniform and Festus' hat, and him grinnin' over my shoulder.