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Vince53 · 12-26-2010, 07:02 PM

Folks, no matter whether you used TV, DVD, Youtube, or something else, tell us if you liked the episode you watched TODAY.

Vince53 · 12-26-2010, 07:04 PM

Matt keeps hanging around a former flame, and hoo, boy, is a certain red-headed saloon owner jealous. But "Cara" is really the advance scout for a party of murderous bank robbers.

Vince53 · 12-27-2010, 03:09 PM

When a drunken member of the Strong family tries to rape Miss Kitty and then shoots Festus, Festus is forced to kill him. But the man's father is a judge. And the judge and his family are "The Avengers" who want to hang Kitty and Festus.

As a wounded Marshal Dillon closes in, Doc Adams puts up a brilliant legal defense in a kangaroo court, and saves the day. Or at least delays it.

Marvo301 · 12-27-2010, 03:42 PM

I'm currently watching an episode about an Indian policeman whose white mother has never forgiven the Indians who kidnapped her when she was sixteen and kept her in their village for two years.

Vince53 · 12-28-2010, 04:44 PM

Jason is a friendly man who treasures the old guitar his father left him. Things get out of hand when a bully takes the guitar from him. And later, when two drunken rascals beat Jason up, Marshal Dillon finds a lucky gold piece from the rancher's body on one of the rascals.

"My Father's Guitar" has great drama in a complicated plot with a complicated solution.

Vince53 · 12-29-2010, 10:49 AM

Amanda Blake makes her last appearance as Miss Kitty in "The Disciples."

With an injured right arm, Matt cannot serve as Marshal, and he flees to protect his friends from the many villains who will be coming after him to seek revenge.

He befriends an army deserter who is a crack shot, and the two protect each other, but there is one problem: the deserter is also a pacifist.

Vince53 · 12-30-2010, 04:13 PM

The rough, tough, kind-hearted leader of a clan of buffalo hunters figures out a way to cure his sick family members: kidnap Doc Adams. But he can't shoot the doctor if he tries to escape, so he takes Festus as a hostage.

George Lindsey, who played Goober Pyle on the old Andy Griffith show, excels as
a crazy member of the family.

And with the law closing in, the leader figures out another brilliant plan: force Doc to marry his daughter. Since they'll be kin, Doc won't want to leave.

It takes the combined brains of Matt Dillon and Doc Adams to produce a happy ending for everyone.

"Which Doctor" refers to the fact that the clan has a folk healer of their own.

Vince53 · 12-31-2010, 10:36 AM

Dodge City’s newest newspaper is a smashing success, thanks to their star reporter, Festus Haggen. With all kinds of juicy but accurate gossip, the paper sells like hotcakes. So successful is the paper, in fact, that rival grocery stores start advertising ridiculously low prices in order to steal each other’s customers. Then they follow Festus’s advice to raise their prices, mark them down, and advertise another sale.

Stupid plot, dopey story line, dumb ending, and excellent comedy combine to make this a good one.

Vince53 · 01-01-2011, 01:39 PM

I didn't enjoy "The Mark of Cain." A highly-educated rancher tries to uplift the citizens of Dodge City with moral training, and it turns out he had been the brutal commandant of a Confederate-run prisoner of war camp.

A former prisoner tries to stir up a lynch mob while the townspeople struggle with the problem of a man who has clearly turned his life around after committing murder.

Doc Adams was his usual brilliant self with the quote "If they packed your brains inside a mustard seed, they would rattle like beans in a boxcar," but his argument that the man should be allowed to pay for his crimes by leading a decent life doesn't deal with the problem of justice, nor will it deter similar crimes in the future.

The very last scene was pretty good, but overall, I don't consider it too good an episode.

Vince53 · 01-02-2011, 05:31 PM

Ever hear of John Meston? He was one of the two men who originated the "Gunsmoke" series on radio. He wrote 379 episodes, both for the radio and television versions. His last episode was "He Who Steals," and it is a good one.

Jeff Sutro is a free-spirited buffalo hunter who refuses to accept that times have changed. He kills a cowboy after Sutro steals a calf, but a jury lets him go. Accompanied by a young, inexperienced cowboy, Sutro hangs an innocent man for stealing Sutro's horse, and finally seeks vengeance on the rancher that both men worked for.

"If I had known it would last this long, I would never have created the darn thing." John Meston.

dangfish · 01-02-2011, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Vince53

Ever hear of John Meston? He was one of the two men who originated the "Gunsmoke" series on radio. He wrote 379 episodes, both for the radio and television versions. His last episode was "He Who Steals," and it is a good one.

Jeff Sutro is a free-spirited buffalo hunter who refuses to accept that times have changed. He kills a cowboy after Sutro steals a calf, but a jury lets him go. Accompanied by a young, inexperienced cowboy, Sutro hangs an innocent man for stealing Sutro's horse, and finally seeks vengeance on the rancher that both men worked for.

"If I had known it would last this long, I would never have created the darn thing." John Meston.

I've been watching season 3 on DVD, as well as the B&W hour episodes on the encore channel. Meston wrote the majority of those early episodes, as well as most of the radio shows. I believe he adapted many of the half hour TV episodes from his radio scripts. You could always be guaranteed a good story with Meston. I always wondered how long he worked on the show. What season was this episode? I believe it might have been season 11? I believe that was the last black and white season. It's a shame that so many people are only familiar with the show from the color episodes. I love the whole series but the black and white seasons are the real heart and soul of the show. My favorite later writer for Gunsmoke was Calvin Clements.

Vince53 · 01-03-2011, 01:55 PM

Welcome aboard, Dangfish.

A group of militant outlaws called "The Jayhawkers" stampede cattle when they can, killing those that escape for food. Matt and Chester join a herd to protect them, and Matt learns that the Texas cowboys he's protecting hate Kansans.

Ken Curtiss makes his first appearance, but not as Festus, and I was unable to spot him anywhere.

Vince53 · 01-04-2011, 05:46 PM

Festus befriends an innocent man being pursued by the real murderer. "Slim" is trying to hide from everyone while he helps the broken-down mother of a runaway boy, and between them, Marshal Dillon and Festus save the day in "Blue Heaven."

Another happy ending in Dodge City.

Vince53 · 01-05-2011, 06:58 PM

Gunsmoke excels at surprise endings, but this one topped them all.

When Matt arrests a murderer who had saved Matt's life in the Civil War, the murderer dives for his gun, warning Matt that a bounty hunter is behind Matt, planning to kill him. Matt makes a "Snap Decision," the wrong one, killing the prisoner, who had been telling the truth. A guilt-ridden Matt then resigns as marshal.

The prisoner's grown son is a really nice kid, forgiving Matt, but gets tied in with a bounty hunter whom Matt despises. But the show ends happily, and THEN they hit you with the surprise ending.

This was the first "color" Gunsmoke, and it was a great one.

Vince53 · 01-06-2011, 03:42 PM

Young Aggie desperately want to put a "Root Down" and get married, so she tells her wandering family a tall tale about Chester planning to marry her. As she had hoped, her father and brother plan to force Chester to get happily hitched, whether he wants to or not.

Best quote: In describing Chester to Aggie, Doc Adams says "Certainly he's one of my closest friends. I wouldn't be able to stand him if he wasn't."

12-26-2010, 07:02 PM	#1
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	I Watched Gunsmoke TODAY! Folks, no matter whether you used TV, DVD, Youtube, or something else, tell us if you liked the episode you watched TODAY.

12-26-2010, 07:04 PM	#2
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	Cara Matt keeps hanging around a former flame, and hoo, boy, is a certain red-headed saloon owner jealous. But "Cara" is really the advance scout for a party of murderous bank robbers.

12-27-2010, 03:42 PM	#4
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,453	I'm currently watching an episode about an Indian policeman whose white mother has never forgiven the Indians who kidnapped her when she was sixteen and kept her in their village for two years.
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12-30-2010, 04:13 PM	#7
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	The rough, tough, kind-hearted leader of a clan of buffalo hunters figures out a way to cure his sick family members: kidnap Doc Adams. But he can't shoot the doctor if he tries to escape, so he takes Festus as a hostage. George Lindsey, who played Goober Pyle on the old Andy Griffith show, excels as a crazy member of the family. And with the law closing in, the leader figures out another brilliant plan: force Doc to marry his daughter. Since they'll be kin, Doc won't want to leave. It takes the combined brains of Matt Dillon and Doc Adams to produce a happy ending for everyone. "Which Doctor" refers to the fact that the clan has a folk healer of their own.
	Last edited by Vince53; 12-30-2010 at 05:05 PM.

01-05-2011, 06:58 PM	#14
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	Gunsmoke excels at surprise endings, but this one topped them all. When Matt arrests a murderer who had saved Matt's life in the Civil War, the murderer dives for his gun, warning Matt that a bounty hunter is behind Matt, planning to kill him. Matt makes a "Snap Decision," the wrong one, killing the prisoner, who had been telling the truth. A guilt-ridden Matt then resigns as marshal. The prisoner's grown son is a really nice kid, forgiving Matt, but gets tied in with a bounty hunter whom Matt despises. But the show ends happily, and THEN they hit you with the surprise ending. This was the first "color" Gunsmoke, and it was a great one.
	Last edited by Vince53; 01-06-2011 at 03:42 PM.

12-27-2010, 03:09 PM	#3
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	When a drunken member of the Strong family tries to rape Miss Kitty and then shoots Festus, Festus is forced to kill him. But the man's father is a judge. And the judge and his family are "The Avengers" who want to hang Kitty and Festus. As a wounded Marshal Dillon closes in, Doc Adams puts up a brilliant legal defense in a kangaroo court, and saves the day. Or at least delays it.

12-28-2010, 04:44 PM	#5
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	Jason is a friendly man who treasures the old guitar his father left him. Things get out of hand when a bully takes the guitar from him. And later, when two drunken rascals beat Jason up, Marshal Dillon finds a lucky gold piece from the rancher's body on one of the rascals. "My Father's Guitar" has great drama in a complicated plot with a complicated solution.

12-29-2010, 10:49 AM	#6
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	Amanda Blake makes her last appearance as Miss Kitty in "The Disciples." With an injured right arm, Matt cannot serve as Marshal, and he flees to protect his friends from the many villains who will be coming after him to seek revenge. He befriends an army deserter who is a crack shot, and the two protect each other, but there is one problem: the deserter is also a pacifist.

12-31-2010, 10:36 AM	#8
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	Dodge City’s newest newspaper is a smashing success, thanks to their star reporter, Festus Haggen. With all kinds of juicy but accurate gossip, the paper sells like hotcakes. So successful is the paper, in fact, that rival grocery stores start advertising ridiculously low prices in order to steal each other’s customers. Then they follow Festus’s advice to raise their prices, mark them down, and advertise another sale. Stupid plot, dopey story line, dumb ending, and excellent comedy combine to make this a good one.

01-01-2011, 01:39 PM	#9
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	I didn't enjoy "The Mark of Cain." A highly-educated rancher tries to uplift the citizens of Dodge City with moral training, and it turns out he had been the brutal commandant of a Confederate-run prisoner of war camp. A former prisoner tries to stir up a lynch mob while the townspeople struggle with the problem of a man who has clearly turned his life around after committing murder. Doc Adams was his usual brilliant self with the quote "If they packed your brains inside a mustard seed, they would rattle like beans in a boxcar," but his argument that the man should be allowed to pay for his crimes by leading a decent life doesn't deal with the problem of justice, nor will it deter similar crimes in the future. The very last scene was pretty good, but overall, I don't consider it too good an episode.

01-02-2011, 05:31 PM	#10
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	Ever hear of John Meston? He was one of the two men who originated the "Gunsmoke" series on radio. He wrote 379 episodes, both for the radio and television versions. His last episode was "He Who Steals," and it is a good one. Jeff Sutro is a free-spirited buffalo hunter who refuses to accept that times have changed. He kills a cowboy after Sutro steals a calf, but a jury lets him go. Accompanied by a young, inexperienced cowboy, Sutro hangs an innocent man for stealing Sutro's horse, and finally seeks vengeance on the rancher that both men worked for. "If I had known it would last this long, I would never have created the darn thing." John Meston.

01-03-2011, 01:55 PM	#12
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	Welcome aboard, Dangfish. A group of militant outlaws called "The Jayhawkers" stampede cattle when they can, killing those that escape for food. Matt and Chester join a herd to protect them, and Matt learns that the Texas cowboys he's protecting hate Kansans. Ken Curtiss makes his first appearance, but not as Festus, and I was unable to spot him anywhere.

01-04-2011, 05:46 PM	#13
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	Festus befriends an innocent man being pursued by the real murderer. "Slim" is trying to hide from everyone while he helps the broken-down mother of a runaway boy, and between them, Marshal Dillon and Festus save the day in "Blue Heaven." Another happy ending in Dodge City.

01-06-2011, 03:42 PM	#15
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	Young Aggie desperately want to put a "Root Down" and get married, so she tells her wandering family a tall tale about Chester planning to marry her. As she had hoped, her father and brother plan to force Chester to get happily hitched, whether he wants to or not. Best quote: In describing Chester to Aggie, Doc Adams says "Certainly he's one of my closest friends. I wouldn't be able to stand him if he wasn't."