Gunsmoke was my favorite TV show growing up in the '60s and '70s. And always will be because of larger-than life James Arness. He was such a great man playing a great character in a lovable yet exceedingly dangerous Dodge City town. God Bless and take care of his soul and the entire crew who have gone to Heaven.
Gunsmoke was one of the best Western ever on TV and then we have all this junk on TV like reality shows and all that crap bring back the old good Weston TV program we needed more than ever
I love this. In today's movies/TV people are shooting fully auto and can't hit anything. With Matt, one shot equals one kill. Plus, Matt resented killing.
That is so telling. He had a job to do, but he did not like the killing required. In those days it often came down to kill or be killed. It was a really tough life. Just to take a bath required a hurculean effort. We take running water, indoor plumbing, cars, airplanes, modern medicine for granted. Yes, iindeed, those pioneers in their covered wagons were tough, they had to be in order not to perish on the open plains. I am in awe of the men and women that traveled in those covered wagons over dangerous terrain, while trying to reach their destination alive.
This show lasted for twenty years on TV. It left a legacy that will last forever. I recently did see the movies he made post gunsmoke. He soldered on through the pain, war injuries and everything life throw at him. In this man lived the soul of a true plainsman, mountain man, and pioneer. Through it all he "kept on keeping on" as a very good friend of mine from Louisiana said. There really is nothing else to do. You get to living. The alternative is not very pleasant.
@@aimeekubik8803 Good point. You say it was a really tough life and I agree. But here is something to chew on: in the 20 years we were in Afghanistan 2,400 plus soldiers died there. In the SAME period 2,100 plus police officers were killed in the line of duty here in the USA.
They all lose something when they go to color. James arness was advancing in age. He had war injuries and much pain from arthritis. That he was able to smile and create so much in his life, is a testement to his stellar character. His parents were magnificent to bring up such excellent children as he and his brother Peter.
@Jon Smyth hey why directed at me. My husband was a proud veteran, high rank army officer. He did Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, wherever they sent him he went. He is dead now and buried with his brothers in the national cemetery. Different times now than the past. We cannot stand divided, and we cannot storm the capital our very set of democracy, we cannot. I honor those that fought and, sometimes died, so I could have a Life. I do. James arness was in the world war two conflict. He had war wounds that lasted all throughout his life. He was a real life hero. One person that interviewed him said "it is difficult to know where Matt Dillon leaves off and James arness begins." I believe James arness brought much of his real self into the character of Matt Dillon, one and the same. We are going to need a lot if Matt Dillon's going into the future. The clouds of war are forming.
Michael Kendall there was an attempt a few years back. Brad Pitt was selected to play Mat Dillon. Fortunately it fell through. Around the same time there was a similar attempt to re-do the Big Valley with Lee Majors playing the role of the father, Tom Barkley, and being killed early in the film. It also fell through.
Some shows should never be repeated. How can they possibly do the show justice! There is only one James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, Ken Curtis.
All of what you said plus a remake would be saturated with the pc culture. The West wasn't pc then like today's world and it shouldn't be made to look so.
@@jameswhelan4636 ... you are so right. it's on daily (3-4 episodes about noon time, and again in the late evenings) on INSP, the inspirational station if it's available in your area. I records, n, watch Gunsmoke daily. I also can get it throughout the week on TvLand station too.
@@fergusmallon1337 I still listen to it on the old time radio shows they have on YT. Enjoy the tv shows but prefer the radio versions as I fall asleep.
Ben Pringle, the old rancher who set the whole thing up is played by John Marley. He also played Jack Woltz in The Godfather, the studio head who awoke with a horse's head next to him.
I'll tell you another thing, Marshall: Johnny Fontaine never gets in that war picture. You tell your boss, I ain't no bandleader... yeah, I heard that story.
Matt, the ideal model for men to aspire to in life. I try to be just some of him, but, my gun hand is somewhat slow at 76;y/o. BUt if Matt Dillion was to be at the undertakers, I think he’s been shot about once every other episode, he’d look like a 6-6 tall pack of scar tissue. I do love Gunsmoke and I am grateful for these reruns. We get about 4;hours daily. “Ole Scudder!”
● ● I, too, think Gunsmoke is one of the best TV shows of all time. But, "Matt Dillon" wasn't the "ideal" role model. Think about how many times he backhanded/punched some guy merely because he didn't like what the person said. Even "back then", Americans had the right of free speech. Nobody, including a U.S. Marshall, had the legal right to hit someone because of what they said.
But don't you worry none; ever time ole' Jack got gunned down, he'd just git up an' show up in the next episode, yesser. Seems like when Matt would shoot him, he'd just turn the other cheek... err, at least the other eye.
This was the TV depiction of the Historical event where Law Enforcement Officers learned to kick the gun away from the suspect and handcuff His hands behind His back . . . . . even if they are dead.
Which sidekick did y’all like Better ... Festus or Chester ? I liked Festus better they were both cheapskates..🤣 but Chester was more of crybaby..🤣🤣🤣. I liked the way Doc use to give both of them a hard time . 😂
The best part of this episode was early on when Bruce Dern and Warren Oates were going at it, threatening each other. Dern wanted a fight so bad but Oates was smart enough not to take him on.
Gunsmoke is on every day with 4 to 5 episodes on ISPN channel. Also full length movies about Matt Dillon as he got older. Matt was shot chasing killer in nearby state.. bullet hit head. Found unconscious by widowed white ranch owner. She took him home. When he awoke he had amnesia. Did not know name or where from. He got better after a few months. They fell in. Love. Finally he slept with her one night. A drifter. Stopped at ranch recognizing Matt. He told him who he was and that he was a Marshall of Dodge City. Matt remembered slow and left to go back to Dodge City. All was fine for 18 years but then the lady traveled to Dodge City to ask Matt for help. He had not seen her for the 19 years. Her daughter had been kidnapped and she asked Matt to track and find her. Matt went and found the girl, Beth. Fought. And killed kidnappers. He returned her to her mother's ranch and found she was his own daughter. Kitty had taken up with a gun toting gambler who took over Dodge City. Matt left for good and returned to the ranch and his daughter when her mother died. Matt became wealthy cattle man on the ranch with , daughter ,... Beth, she had huge wedding but an older Matt Dillon was arrested in middle of the reception by federal Marshall's. He had been framed so Matt went peaceably but was allowed to track down real criminals that framed him. Thus the first length movie number one. Turned into full length movie number two. Then full length movie 3 when as much older retired Matt Dillon, Kitty sent for him. To clean up Dodge City from the criminal gambler who had a Hold on Dodve City and on Kitty. He went , cleaned up corrupt Dodge City , killed ganbler gunman.....and very cooly said goodbye to an older harsh looking Kitty for good. Returning to his cattle ranch a state away, his daughter, son inaw and grandchikd.....watch the Matt Dillon movies of. " after Gunsmoke". Probably on you tube. They finish the story of Gunsmoke, Matt Dillon, and Kitty. Covers Matt ( James Arness) life over 30 years.....great movie trilogy.
The old black and white episodes (1955-66) were of better quality and had better scripts than the later ones that are seen on MeTV and others today. The problem with later Gunsmokes is Matt is not in as much and in some cases hardly seen at all. I remember this one. Bruce Dern is also a gunman but gets knifed instead. As of Dec 2020, Nehemiah Persoff is still alive and is now 101.
@@COLETHORN10 Bruce Dern and Warren Oates, were co stars on the ABC TV series " Stoney Burke ",for the 1962-1963 season about rodeo cowboys. The title role was played by the late "Hawaii Five-O" actor Jack Lord. Bruce Dern played E.J Stocker and Warren Oates played Ves Paiinter , Stoney Burke 's rodeo friends. I await your reply.
One of the gunmen was Lee Van Cleef and another was Sheb Wooley who played Pete Nolan in “Rawhide”. Wooley also sang the hit song “Purple People Eater”.
At the very end - as Matt Dillon returns to his Marshal's office duties and Festus helps the casualty to Doc Adams, the bystanders disperse (one broom man sweeps the boardwalk) - we see no dead body sprawled in the dirt - Dodge City's stray dogs and vultures display their ample efficiency.
@@deckgun31 Good eyes, the corpse is lofted on their shoulders? a man behind carries his hat and pistol? and seems to be taken into a doorway past the barber pole? hope he doesn't become the meat portion in tomorrows bowls of chili.
One funny tidbit at 3:01 he calls his grandson Thad Ewing. The man who played Thad - a different character _ was named Roger Ewing. Roger Ewing had just started playing Thad Greenwood on the series so they combined the 2 names. Kinda odd.
I liked that one too. A like a little love story were the beautiful Barbara Lord falls in love with Matt and takes care of him as he almost died from a arrow in the chest. Then she died from a gun shot from a crazy man at the end. She is still alive in real life now at 83. Another actor I really liked to was was Anne Burton.
Gun Smoke was #1..I liked the Virginan and the Big Valley too. For a little guy Audie Murphy in his movies was pretty good too. A real WW2 hero he was.
Just a bit of trivia... James Arness and Peter Graves (Mission: Impossible original tv show and first Airplane movie with Leslie Nielsen, among others ) were brothers. James was older. The original spelling of their name was Aurness. I bet their get togethers during late 60s and early 70s were a lot of fun!
Gun was too low and he fumbled. Interesting that the Marshal's Colt which has a 71/2-inch barrel was not thonged down. No way he could draw and fire so fast with a free-swinging holster and a gun that size
There are a few good shows on tv. Not many...but a few. The one I'm totally addicted to is... THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE. (An alternate world where NAZI Germany and Japan won WWII) Awesome show. Check it out.
What a perfect look at our world in 2020... The real evil stays behind the scenes, like the cowards they are, and pay others to do their dirty work. That's the way they have always done things.
I wish westerns like gunsmoke and the rifle man were still in production but with new characters that were old and to play as the originals. Man how I wish westerns still rule the country but now we have cruddy movies and shows... I want to someday live like the old west
@@BeachsideHank The SWORD OF the SPIRIT!.. we do not war against FLESH AND BLOOD" .. btw" Obidens". Handelers" Are gonna start W.W.3 .. time to get SAVED" .. please google ROMANS 10V9. 10 .. (Its true..later than you Think") .. GOD BLESS "
I used to live in Mankato, Minnesota and taught in the SW - in Jeffers, Minnesota. Minnesota has sure changed these days and the change isn't good, eh!
You see the last guy shot in this scene, the guy that Festus takes to the doctor? Legend has it that this was just the start of his troubles. You see, he would one day wake up with the severed head of his prized racehorse in his bed.
At 3:26, our wounded gunman goes for a pistol laying openly on the ground ; but at 3:48, we see a dozen bystander's legs, no one in Dodge City has any presence of mind? (Festus Haggin, let's be safe and secure the crime scene.)
Thank you I’ve been wanting to see the first and last episode of gunsmoke awesome👍but what’s going on with tv shows of gunsmoke lately? they are in color nothing like the original gunsmoke and showing different actors I’ve never seen before and Im seeing less of the gunsmoke cast in the show 🤨
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I love gunsmoke.
Anything Gunsmoke makes my day. Stories so real, so honest. Love every character.
Dodge City Kansas was where all the greatest actors and The Greatest scriptwriters congregated
I love Gunsmoke. I watch it everyday when I can.
Gunsmoke was my favorite TV show growing up in the '60s and '70s. And always will be because of larger-than life James Arness. He was such a great man playing a great character in a lovable yet exceedingly dangerous Dodge City town. God Bless and take care of his soul and the entire crew who have gone to Heaven.
*& so now, you are a FaiLure in Life, cuz you Watched GunSmoke, instead of Doing your Home Work!!!!*
@@Justin.Martyr you nailed it mate !! LOL
I seriously doubt that A N Y O N E having A N Y T H I N G to do with H O R N Y W O O D will ever enter the Pearly Gates....:>)
@@geneeric-jones4610 oh for Pete's sake, drop it
@@davidgarris2513 Why dont YOU blow PETE!!!
************LETS GO BALDWIN!!!************
************LETS GO BRANDON!************
Gunsmoke was one of the best Western ever on TV and then we have all this junk on TV like reality shows and all that crap bring back the old good Weston TV program we needed more than ever
@@bdshank Oh, yuck. Don't even compare that to Gunsmoke.
@Troy Hendrickson They're meant to be entertaining drama, not documentaries. Shakespeare's "history" plays aren't accurate either.
@Troy Hendrickson I would say vastly better, but if all you like are documentaries, then more power to you.
@Troy Hendrickson I'm not aware of any.
brilliant series.don,t make em like this anymore..
I LOVE my GunSmoke!! Sure wish there were more shows like this, instead of the Bachelor & Bachelorette shows! I hate reality shows.
I LOVE Matt DILLON TOO!!!!!!!
And yet, I bet you watch CNN and Fox News like every other person.
@@derekbates4316 OH HELL NO!!!! I do watch the weather channel if a twistee is coming!!
@@karenmurphy6749 a "twistee"?
glad you feel that way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this. In today's movies/TV people are shooting fully auto and can't hit anything. With Matt, one shot equals one kill. Plus, Matt resented killing.
That’s why Gunsmoke was one of the longest running shows on TV.
That is so telling. He had a job to do, but he did not like the killing required.
In those days it often came down to kill or be killed. It was a really tough life. Just to take a bath required a hurculean effort. We take running water, indoor plumbing, cars, airplanes, modern medicine for granted. Yes, iindeed, those pioneers in their covered wagons were tough, they had to be in order not to perish on the open plains. I am in awe of the men and women that traveled in those covered wagons over dangerous terrain, while trying to reach their destination alive.
This show lasted for twenty years on TV. It left a legacy that will last forever. I recently did see the movies he made post gunsmoke. He soldered on through the pain, war injuries and everything life throw at him. In this man lived the soul of a true plainsman, mountain man, and pioneer. Through it all he "kept on keeping on" as a very good friend of mine from Louisiana said. There really is nothing else to do. You get to living. The alternative is not very pleasant.
@@aimeekubik8803 Good point. You say it was a really tough life and I agree. But here is something to chew on: in the 20 years we were in Afghanistan 2,400 plus soldiers died there. In the SAME period 2,100 plus police officers were killed in the line of duty here in the USA.
Loved Gunsmoke on for over 20 years James arness the best actor on the show❤❤❤
Love Gunsmoke, fantastic character actors, and great writing. Especially the black, and whites. It lost a little something when it went color in ‘66.
@@steve119100 😂
They all lose something when they go to color. James arness was advancing in age. He had war injuries and much pain from arthritis. That he was able to smile and create so much in his life, is a testement to his stellar character. His parents were magnificent to bring up such excellent children as he and his brother Peter.
@Jon Smyth hey why directed at me. My husband was a proud veteran, high rank army officer. He did Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, wherever they sent him he went. He is dead now and buried with his brothers in the national cemetery. Different times now than the past. We cannot stand divided, and we cannot storm the capital our very set of democracy, we cannot. I honor those that fought and, sometimes died, so I could have a Life. I do. James arness was in the world war two conflict. He had war wounds that lasted all throughout his life. He was a real life hero. One person that interviewed him said "it is difficult to know where Matt Dillon leaves off and James arness begins." I believe James arness brought much of his real self into the character of Matt Dillon, one and the same. We are going to need a lot if Matt Dillon's going into the future. The clouds of war are forming.
@Jon Smyth
So did the Presidents of their time, unlike the Orange Hitler.
Im glad they never tried to remake this. Its so much better without all the profanity and pornography of modern tv
Michael Kendall there was an attempt a few years back. Brad Pitt was selected to play Mat Dillon. Fortunately it fell through. Around the same time there was a similar attempt to re-do the Big Valley with Lee Majors playing the role of the father, Tom Barkley, and being killed early in the film. It also fell through.
Some shows should never be repeated. How can they possibly do the show justice! There is only one James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, Ken Curtis.
All of what you said plus a remake would be saturated with the pc culture. The West wasn't pc then like today's world and it shouldn't be made to look so.
The best thing about Gunsmoke is it was on tv for 20 years
Still on every weekday
@@jameswhelan4636 ... you are so right. it's on daily (3-4 episodes about noon time, and again in the late evenings) on INSP, the inspirational station if it's available in your area. I records, n, watch Gunsmoke daily. I also can get it throughout the week on TvLand station too.
Plus it was on radio for years before that
@@fergusmallon1337 I still listen to it on the old time radio shows they have on YT. Enjoy the tv shows but prefer the radio versions as I fall asleep.
You talk about your iconic shows this is one.
I love how he kills the gunfighter and just walks away to go to sleep. Lol
Just another day in Dodge. .. and another tombstone for Boot Hill.
Always loved watching Nehemiah Persoff. Can't beat a good Western. Don't watch much TV anymore.
The Great Persoff...
God bless james arness a ww2 vet. Same as my dad
Gunsmoke: the greatest show on earth 🌎
Maybe universe.
The gunman that Matt Dillion kills is Nehemiah Persoff, who turned 101 years old last August.
He always got killed
Wow!
That is some imaginative casting, btw, as a gunslinger
He was excellent as Rabbi Asher Solomon in the Magnum episode Torah Torah Torah.
@@johnholliday5874 , Persoff played all kinds of roles over the years, even played gangsters on The Untouchables.
@@jameshorton7496 He did! If memory serves he played Johnny Torrio in the Rod Steiger pic "Al Capone".
Ben Pringle, the old rancher who set the whole thing up is played by John Marley. He also played Jack Woltz in The Godfather, the studio head who awoke with a horse's head next to him.
When "Gunsmoke" came on, the telephone came off the hook. Nothing interfered with watching it.
I love Matt Dillon. I watch his show 5 times a week. 💖
Best show on TV. Watch it every day!
I'll tell you another thing, Marshall: Johnny Fontaine never gets in that war picture. You tell your boss, I ain't no bandleader... yeah, I heard that story.
"Now, you get the hell outta here."
I’m going to sleep so well tonight I won’t even notice a severed horse head in my bed.
So many "Godfather" riffs on this scene. Including mine! 😂🤣
@@bt10ant 'thank you for the dinner and a very pleasant evening..."
Just dont cut my horses head off!
Hes a very nice horse and the ladies love him!
Matt, the ideal model for men to aspire to in life. I try to be just some of him, but, my gun hand is somewhat slow at 76;y/o. BUt if Matt Dillion was to be at the undertakers, I think he’s been shot about once every other episode, he’d look like a 6-6 tall pack of scar tissue. I do love Gunsmoke and I am grateful for these reruns. We get about 4;hours daily. “Ole Scudder!”
● ● I, too, think Gunsmoke is one of the best TV shows of all time.
But, "Matt Dillon" wasn't the "ideal" role model.
Think about how many times he backhanded/punched some guy merely because he didn't like what the person said.
Even "back then", Americans had the right of free speech. Nobody, including a U.S. Marshall, had the legal right to hit someone because of what they said.
@@edhartgrove7552 Hey you got to teach people tuff love sometimes. I bet you would like it if he talked with a lisp and got beat up everytime too.
Lucky you where I live Australia haven't seen any reruns for few years😥💕🤠🐎
@@edhartgrove7552
He never slugged a guy who didn't deserve it
I wish the writers for tv and wovies were as good today as they were in the times of Gunsmoke. All I watch are reruns of the programs of this era.
Always like Gunsmoke; all the characters were so good. Nehemiah Persoff did a fine job.
Love watching Gunsmoke
Nehemiah Persoff is still alive at 102.
One of the good old Watchers I used to watch when we had good westerns
Gun smoke was the best, never have programs like this anymore.
Recall Rat Patrol? Loved it...
For a reason.
Well, at least it wasn't poor old Jack Elam gettin' killed.....again...
LOL poor guy gets smoked every like 10 episodes.
But don't you worry none; ever time ole' Jack got gunned down, he'd just git up an' show up in the next episode, yesser. Seems like when Matt would shoot him, he'd just turn the other cheek... err, at least the other eye.
Jack changed his character to a funny guy later on in his career .Alway liked him.
yeah saw that guy get killed 20 times on tv lol
@@macarthurclutch4436 Hey, it’s a living.
This was the TV depiction of the Historical event where Law Enforcement Officers learned to kick the gun away from the suspect and handcuff His hands behind His back . . . . . even if they are dead.
Love Matt Dillon. I love how when someone called him out, he'd say something like..."you sure you wanna push it?" Or "don't be a fool." Then...
Or "Let me tell ya something mister..."
Everyday I Watch ole GUNSMOKE
Me too😁
Which sidekick did y’all like Better ... Festus or Chester ? I liked Festus better they were both cheapskates..🤣 but Chester was more of crybaby..🤣🤣🤣. I liked the way Doc use to give both of them a hard time . 😂
I especially love the black and white episodes.
"It's a beautiful morning for dying." There seemed to be a lot of those in Dodge. Best series ever on TV.
The best part of this episode was early on when Bruce Dern and Warren Oates were going at it, threatening each other. Dern wanted a fight so bad but Oates was smart enough not to take him on.
Sgt. Hulka had Private John Winger to deal with.
“Khartoum, Khartoum-I’m not gonna race him, though. I’m gonna put him out to stud!”
My brother and I called him “Matt Drill’em.” Loved that show
lol
No sh23 I got a kick out a that. Matt Drill'em lol.
Yea Gunsmoke is up there with the all time greats.
Careful there partner... he's shot guys for less.
“Now you get the hell out of here, and tell your boss I ain’t no bandleader.”
James Arness ; “Wait a minute! Line!!!”
Jack Woltz, I wanted all six of them dead as I thought one of them would have been Johnny Fontaine with that olive oil style.
Never forget that a man who’s on the ground can still kill you!
Lots of people say that..lol Normally they check for pulse and pick the gun up.
Never, never, NEVER draw against Marshal Matt Dillon or Paladin! They both have that wicked Snapdraw!
Too bad they never did a crossover episode. The closest they came was an episode of Paladin that made reference to Matt Dillon being a U.S. Marshall.
@@odysseusrex5908Have Gun, Will Travel... to Dodge.
Or Lucas McCain.
"Those men killed my grandson. They made me look ridiculous. And a man in my position cannot afford to look ridiculous!"
She was beautiful. She was young. She was innocent. She was the greatest piece of $%@# I ever had and I've had 'em all over the world
"There was blood on the saddle,......there was blood all around,......and a great, big puddle of blood on the ground." sung by Tex Ritter
And Big Al of Country Bear Jamboree.
He musta just come from Dodge.
This was from the episode, Ten Little Indians. Bruce Dern and Warren Oates in a face off earlier was classic
Gunsmoke is on every day with 4 to 5 episodes on ISPN channel. Also full length movies about Matt Dillon as he got older. Matt was shot chasing killer in nearby state.. bullet hit head. Found unconscious by widowed white ranch owner. She took him home. When he awoke he had amnesia. Did not know name or where from. He got better after a few months. They fell in. Love. Finally he slept with her one night. A drifter. Stopped at ranch recognizing Matt. He told him who he was and that he was a Marshall of Dodge City. Matt remembered slow and left to go back to Dodge City. All was fine for 18 years but then the lady traveled to Dodge City to ask Matt for help. He had not seen her for the 19 years. Her daughter had been kidnapped and she asked Matt to track and find her. Matt went and found the girl, Beth. Fought. And killed kidnappers. He returned her to her mother's ranch and found she was his own daughter. Kitty had taken up with a gun toting gambler who took over Dodge City. Matt left for good and returned to the ranch and his daughter when her mother died. Matt became wealthy cattle man on the ranch with , daughter ,... Beth, she had huge wedding but an older Matt Dillon was arrested in middle of the reception by federal Marshall's. He had been framed so Matt went peaceably but was allowed to track down real criminals that framed him. Thus the first length movie number one. Turned into full length movie number two. Then full length movie 3 when as much older retired Matt Dillon, Kitty sent for him. To clean up Dodge City from the criminal gambler who had a Hold on Dodve City and on Kitty. He went , cleaned up corrupt Dodge City , killed ganbler gunman.....and very cooly said goodbye to an older harsh looking Kitty for good. Returning to his cattle ranch a state away, his daughter, son inaw and grandchikd.....watch the Matt Dillon movies of. " after Gunsmoke". Probably on you tube. They finish the story of Gunsmoke, Matt Dillon, and Kitty. Covers Matt ( James Arness) life over 30 years.....great movie trilogy.
Matt: I'm giving you enough time to get out of town, as it takes to saddle a horse.
It always seemed to take guys a little to long.
Never tire of Gun Smoke.
The old black and white episodes (1955-66) were of better quality and had better scripts than the later ones that are seen on MeTV and others today. The problem with later Gunsmokes is Matt is not in as much and in some cases hardly seen at all.
I remember this one. Bruce Dern is also a gunman but gets knifed instead.
As of Dec 2020, Nehemiah Persoff is still alive and is now 101.
I saw Persoff in Times Square in 2006 He.looked great!
Dern and Oates going at it in the Long Branch was classic
@@COLETHORN10 yes it was
I like the black and white better too.
@@COLETHORN10 Bruce Dern and Warren Oates, were co stars on the ABC TV series " Stoney Burke ",for the 1962-1963 season about rodeo cowboys. The title role was played by the late "Hawaii Five-O" actor Jack Lord. Bruce Dern played E.J Stocker and Warren Oates played Ves Paiinter , Stoney Burke 's rodeo friends. I await your reply.
Best program on TV. Watch it every day!
Now that I think about it, this reminds me of "High Noon" where four gunmen were after the marshall (Gary Cooper) for sending them to jail.
Just saw HIGH NOON"
yesterday " ( 1st time)
GARY COOPER of course " was Great!
...
Made in 1952.
Me too" took me almost 69 years to
See it! LOL"
One of the gunmen was Lee Van Cleef and another was Sheb Wooley who played Pete Nolan in “Rawhide”. Wooley also sang the hit song “Purple People Eater”.
Watch old Gun smoke re-runs. Matt usually puts two three in them. That was great.
At the very end - as Matt Dillon returns to his Marshal's office duties and Festus helps the casualty to Doc Adams, the bystanders disperse (one broom man sweeps the boardwalk) - we see no dead body sprawled in the dirt - Dodge City's stray dogs and vultures display their ample efficiency.
At 04:30 you can see the crowd carry off the dead guy. Doing their civic duty … 🙄 I guess
@@deckgun31 Good eyes, the corpse is lofted on their shoulders? a man behind carries his hat and pistol? and seems to be taken into a doorway past the barber pole? hope he doesn't become the meat portion in tomorrows bowls of chili.
It's hoped the dogs and vultures didn't have indigestion.
@@deckgun31Dodge had a strict no-littering policy.
The Marshall didn't even need to tie that scabbard to his leg !!!
One funny tidbit at 3:01 he calls his grandson Thad Ewing. The man who played Thad - a different character _ was named Roger Ewing. Roger Ewing had just started playing Thad Greenwood on the series so they combined the 2 names. Kinda odd.
I love all my westerns they beat the heck out of the bull crap today. GUNSMOKE IS A FAVORITE!!👍👍👍💖💖💖😍😍😍😍
Great episode! Love watching Gunsmoke! Best show ever ! 😊
TV is absolutely nothing like it was 40, 50, 60 yrs ago. Nothing like if at all.
That's cuz Marshal Dillon gunned down all the good actors.
That badman done a lot of talkin' after Matt shot him, and he took a damn long time to die.
I guess it shows every gunshot is not a quick death
@@overlordp.3758Probably got him in the belly. You usually don't die right away from a gut-shot. Or so I've heard.
Gunsmoke ran for twenty years. so he's fictionally killed about five hundred guys already and this guy's picking a fight
It was on radio for several years before TV so the body count was higher.
MY FAVORITE EPISODE HAS ALWAYS BEEN "THE LONG LONG TRAIL " WHICH CAME OUT IN 1961.
That's one marshal you didn't mess with
Not more than once you don't.
You just knew early in the episode when a guy named Jake Pinto showed up, he was going to be trouble.
No one named Jack ever got out of Dodge alive.
Festis Hagon I see you bought time ! Big Like
I liked that one too. A like a little love story were the beautiful Barbara Lord falls in love with Matt and takes care of him as he almost died from a arrow in the chest. Then she died from a gun shot from a crazy man at the end. She is still alive in real life now at 83. Another actor I really liked to was was Anne Burton.
Gun smoke was the Best western ever, Bonanza was a close Second, there will never be any westerns that can touch them!
Gun Smoke was #1..I liked the Virginan and the Big Valley too. For a little guy Audie Murphy in his movies was pretty good too. A real WW2 hero he was.
I respectfully disagree….
#1 High Chaparral
##2 Have Gun Will Travel
#3 Gunsmoke
#4 Bonanza
Have Gun Will Travel was much better than Bonanza.
Just a bit of trivia... James Arness and Peter Graves (Mission: Impossible original tv show and first Airplane movie with Leslie Nielsen, among others ) were brothers. James was older. The original spelling of their name was Aurness. I bet their get togethers during late 60s and early 70s were a lot of fun!
Those get togethers were the thing back in the day.
People had a lot of fun "getting together and getting to really know one another." Now days times are so different. Memories are so precious.
Loved Gunsmoke. Today it is Yellowstone. Not much else compares.
Gunman(Nehemiah Persoff) rolls over and shoots and all the people standing there and not one notices or gives a warning.
Shame on Matt and Festus for not securing the weapon.
@@bobredding3656: That bit o' history might be where "securing the weapon" actually started!
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Best westeranever filmed love this westeran
That gunman was awfully slow - surprised he took on the Marshall.
Those kind never learn :)
He had to, it was in the script
Gun was too low and he fumbled. Interesting that the Marshal's Colt which has a 71/2-inch barrel was not thonged down. No way he could draw and fire so fast with a free-swinging holster and a gun that size
When he started to go for his gun, Mat woulda had time to go take a nap, come back, and still.outdraw him.
“I can’t stand the sight of him.” 👍
Love me some "Gunsmoke"!
Great episode. Bruce Dern is especially good.
When Arness rode a horse, it was almost like it had 6 legs.
Smoother riding horse with 6 legs
He was one of a kind. That was when they made good TV, and had actors that were the real deal.
He was a tall tall man, in more ways than one.
And you could almost hear the horse say "Oh no... not HIM again!"
The good old days these series were great loved them growing up now it's all crap that's why I don't watch anymore
There are a few good shows on tv.
Not many...but a few.
The one I'm totally addicted to is...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE.
(An alternate world where NAZI Germany and Japan won WWII)
Awesome show. Check it out.
Love Gunsmoke. We still watch it often. Adult.
Great show, I don’t think anyone could have played the part of Matt Dillon better than him.
They wanted John Wayne for the role. He turned it down, but recommended James Arness.
William Conrad played Marshall Dillon on radio for many years and did a great job.
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Howard McNair who played Floyd the Barber on The Andy Griffith Show voiced Doc.
Love me some gunsmoke watch it on Pluto TV around the clock
Oh sure, Matt kills 'em ........but the undertaker has to clean up the mess...and never gets credit.
His bank account will have lots of credit.
They don't work on credit. Cash or the buzzards. Your choice 🤔
John Marley.
Percy Crump was a busy man in Dodge, Undertaker,Coffin Maker I think he even dug the graves on Boot Hill.
At least he had steady work. Wonder if he got to keep their hardware.
What a perfect look at our world in 2020... The real evil stays behind the scenes,
like the cowards they are, and pay others to do their dirty work. That's the way they have always done things.
You tell your brother Michael Corleone, “I aint no choir boy”🐎🎬 🩸🩸🩸⚰️
I watched it today with my grandchildren
The difference between Matt and modern lawmen. Matt only needs one shot. He doesn't riddle the bad guy with gunfire.
Very original revenge story.This is something i would like to see remade
Me too..
A classic western theme.
I wish westerns like gunsmoke and the rifle man were still in production but with new characters that were old and to play as the originals. Man how I wish westerns still rule the country but now we have cruddy movies and shows... I want to someday live like the old west
Wouldnt that be great..
Let's saddle-up and head for Dodge.
Good ‘ol Festus.
Moved into Dodge City with the RR 1957, CBS was only tv chl
could get-gunsmoke-palladin-Ed Sullivan & other good shows.
This was back when shows were Christian and decent. Fun and entertainment that everyone could enjoy.
Jesus Christ with a Winchester huh?
@@BeachsideHank Heaven with a Gun?
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@@BeachsideHank No, jesus the fake.
where is the horse head? from godfather
..tv shows back when America was America. I don't recognize it anymore.
Compare Gunsmoke to all the other westerns and you got to believe that they had the best writers. Their plots were the very best, over all the rest.
In the closing shot, you can actually see the roof of a soundstage behind the backlot western street.
And a man like me can’t afford to be made to look ridiculous!
Then you're in the wrong town mister.
Hard to believe how todays popular shows are filled with NOTHING WHOLESOME !
"Ten Little Indians" [October 9, 1965]
I used to live in Mankato, Minnesota and taught in the SW - in Jeffers, Minnesota. Minnesota has sure changed these days and the change isn't good, eh!
Don't forget great character actor John Marley at the end!
Hard to recognize without the horse head
This is a good example of what NOT to do if you practice gun safety.
You see the last guy shot in this scene, the guy that Festus takes to the doctor? Legend has it that this was just the start of his troubles. You see, he would one day wake up with the severed head of his prized racehorse in his bed.
Yeah, and that was after his newly married daughter tragically died of leukemia. A sad love story, it was.
At 3:26, our wounded gunman goes for a pistol laying openly on the ground
; but at 3:48, we see a dozen bystander's legs, no one in Dodge City has any presence of mind? (Festus Haggin, let's be safe and secure the crime scene.)
They were extras guess they weren’t paid enough to act also blame the script writers.
If you don't believe the script you can't enjoy the show.
Thank you I’ve been wanting to see the first and last episode of gunsmoke awesome👍but what’s going on with tv shows of gunsmoke lately? they are in color nothing like the original gunsmoke and showing different actors I’ve never seen before and Im seeing less of the gunsmoke cast in the show 🤨
Lol, all those people stood around and watched the bad guy roll over and aim his gun without saying a word. 😆
Yes true..😆
gerry wilson looks like i was wrong the john marley character was the heavy gunsmoke was always full of surprisesz