GUNSMOKE "I married James Arness" with Janet Arness & Bruce Boxleitner on A WORD ON WESTERNS
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- GUNSMOKE's James Arness was born on May 26, 1923. His role as marshall Matt Dillon made him an iconic hero to millions all over the world. During the 20th and final season of GUNSMOKE, Jim met and married his perfect soul mate, Janet Surtees. She joined host Rob Word, and Jim's co-star from HOW THE WEST WAS WON, Bruce Boxleitner, to talk about her special romance on A WORD ON WESTERNS. Don't miss more of this Nov 21, 2017 interview combined with new material shot at Janet's home in 2022; just click on the link at the end of this episode to view, beginning Sunday, Aug 14, 2022.
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My Dad watched Gunsmoke when I was a little girl. I loved it! I'm 72 and still watch it.
I still watch gunsmoke! We have to watch all the old good shows. Only thing clean on tv. I’m so thankful they still have reruns! I loved the whole cast!
Still My Favorite Luv The Cast!!!
Has been my favorite actor since I was 10 yrs old I'm now 69 & still watch the reruns over and over , never get tired of Gunsmoke, Matt, Festus,Doc & Kitty all wonderful actors. May he RIP
cgarrand1
Don't forget about Chester.
I liked Gunsmoke, my Dad & I used to watch the show. Later on in life, I met Chester, thru a friend of mine, Maria of Kingwood. She was filming wth. him. We were both Actresses, at the time.
cgarrand1 i also love gunsmoke and watch it everyday andcwatch recordings. Theres nothing on tv as good as gunsmoje.!
Yep!
cgarrand1 don’t forget Chester. He was great also.
I watch Gunsmoke every day. It's one of the best shows ever made.
Good taste, David!
Gunsmoke was a great show and Arness was perfect as Matt Dillon. I'll watch old episodes of Gunsmoke, Bonanza, or the Rifleman before I'll watch any of the modern garbage tv shows.
Paul, I never watch the networks. I prefer classic TV. I don't need to see sex, profanity and the glorification of satan and everything magic on Network TV. I'm laid back, but the poison our children are being fed today is absurd.
Paul 124 Amen brother
Me too
The production quality and acting of those old shows goes far beyond the garbage today presented as " popular TV series" and let me include movies of today.
@@rickdaystar477- Today it's far more important to look like a model and be sexy. Yes, the quality is horrible today, but it doesn't matter because young people have nothing to compare it to. And that's because it's all but impossible to get them to sit thru something that wasn't made yesterday. My daughter will say (she's 10): "Daddy, that's old fashioned" and she's not referring to the story, or the quality of the characters. Again, it's all about how they look and dress. This means, she's not going to watch it. I am trying to slowly get her acclimated to older stuff and I think once she's a couple years older, she'll get it. She's a good girl, but she has this shallow, how you look is most important Hollywood "image" constantly thrown at her everyday, so I fight to keep her grounded. Even worse, she has the looks that are going to get her a lot of attention as a teenager and again, even girls her age on TV and movies are made to appear 2 or 3 yrs older. Entertainment media sexualizes kids in subtle ways. In fact, they have people who's job it is to gain subconscious power over the viewer and plant messages and ideas. That's not my opinion, it's fact. This is done in every facet of our lives from entertainment all the way down to the way clubs are laid out to induce a psychological effect. Facebook and other platforms use very sophisticated tactics to plant ideas and messages into our subconscious. This puts children at an extreme disadvantage. My wife and I have not given our daughter a phone. We feel she's too young, yet parents are giving kids phones as young as 5 or 6 and then they wonder why they are acting like moody 15 yr olds at 7.
Sorry, I went a little sideways with the subject and should have broken it up into paragraphs, but it's early. The point is, not only is today's entertainment media bad, but those in charge don't really care because they focus on the outer image and create these perfect looking androids that look like 17 yr old models and have sex coming out of every pore. I don't want to get preachy, but I also see that the content is moving further and further away from God in favor of witches being cool and ghost hunting, casting spells, etc...The kids cartoons are riddled with these themes where they make the evil character into your buddy. "Oh, it's harmless!" No, it's not harmless. Kids are like vacuums. They suck this stuff in and once the associated toys are out, they do the same things they see on the cartoons.
Give me the old time stuff and other than *some shows* on AP, H, DA and Disc, you can throw the rest in the dumpster.
Thanks to those who got thru this redundant rambling of mine. Have a great weekend and God Bless!
We still watch Gunsmoke every afternoon on cable TV.Mr. Arness was a class act.
Men like James Arness & Clint Walker, 2 of the biggest men, biggest hearted gentlemen in Hollywood/world, need more like them in the world today.
Gentle giants.
I knew Clint and his wife quite well. He and Arness were friends. I never met Arness but can attest to the fact that Clint had a big heart and was one of the finest gentlemen I've ever known. If Clint liked "Jim", and I know he did, then I know Arness must have been a good man, too.
debco12 Clint was my hero when I was a kid, I wanted to look just like him, I named my youngest son after him, must have been an honor to have known him & Susan👍
Kenny Huskisson you got that right lol arness was hung like a bull elephant
Always seemed to be a respectful man , good for a good story about an actor
My wife and I still like to watch a Gunsmoke at night. Kinda takes you back to a kinder time when people still had a few morals left.
Love me some Gunsmoke to watch it every night and I agree with you 100%
Greatest TV series ever made and I don't think any in the future will be better!
I love gunsmoke. I watch it everyday. I also watch old westerns, it makes me think of a simpler time when people loved one another and had a mutual respect for life, love, and one another. Those were the days.
All the depravity and perversions consuming the American spirit can be summed up in one word : Immorality! I've said this for years, and you nailed it. Madness, mayhem, violence, death, and much suffering lie ahead. It will last for decades.
@@philcarrington3763 Immortality or immorality?
One of the best show that was ever aired on TV in all of its history,in my opinion!!!!!!!!!
James and Gunsmoke was great. The original 30 minute episodes were phenomenal. I tape them everyday so I can fast-forward through the commercials. The characters were bigger than life and Festus was awesome. RIP to all.
James Arness gave this country the best of America.
Amen
I'm still watching gunsmoke on my cable every day
I love my western s
I love gunsmoke still watch the reruns
I love Gunsmoke watch all the reruns
Always was a fan of James Arness never tire of watching Gunsmoke reruns. Somehow I knew that in real life he had to be the same honest decent man as the Matt Dillon character. Wish there were more like him
David B so true!!!!
We seriously need role models like James Arness today.
I remember my mom and my grandma would always make us be able to watch Gunsmoke on Monday night and they always tell us make sure we were quiet because they were crazy about Matt Dillon you're right they just don't make shows like at anymore I'll be honest with you I know I'm 66 years old going on 67 but honestly I'm still hooked up on old-timey Western I enjoyed your video
To sad there all gone, today if the Law tries to do there job they get defunded and out of a job. Merle Haggard said it best, were rolling down hill like a snow ball headed for hell, nothing more true.
@@francisswayer4954 When they took God out of the schools and off of network television programming, it began that snowball headed for Hell. Courage and moral behavior have been substituted by extreme violence and very immoral behavior.
@@bantumwt I agree 100%
GUNSMOKE IS THE BEST TV PROGRAM EVER WRITTEN. I HAVE SEEN EVERY EPISODE MANY TIMES. THE ROLE OF MATT DILLON IS ONE THAT TODAYS' SOCIETY DOES NOT UNDERSTAND. GUNSMOKE WAS AND STILL IS A GREAT TV SHOW.
Jim Arness was so likable. Thanks for the show and having these two on. Good memories.
Jim Arness was also a "surfer boy" when he was young. He had a tragic first marriage that ended in divorce. He finally found happiness with this young lady. I also heard that James Arness was very silly on the set of Gunsmoke. He was always laughing and joking. The cast and crew loved him. I have dvds from the beginning of the early episodes to the mid 60s. A great show!
My Dad LOVED Gunsmoke. I remember as a young child how he watched Mr. Arness and Chester. I still remember the sound of the opening music. Memories ⚘❤
Thanks for this beautiful interview with Janet. James Arness is such a giant in so many ways. Keep them coming, Rob.
I still watch Gun Smoke 52 yrs and I live in Oklahoma. Gun Smoke, with James Arness as Matt Dillion 🤗
I like the original cast 30 minutes it's got to have Chester Good ,Doc and Kitty
@@Ms2blackcats Nobody holds a candle to Festus Hagen, when he was with Doc it made the whole show nothing like it.
I grew up on Gunsmoke, I still watch it 😁
I.also grew up with gun smoking instill love watching Gunsmoke one of my best movie
My husband and I watch Gunsmoke everyday, never get old❤️❤️❤️
Me too!!!
What a wonderful man who stood for honesty, humility, and a mans man!!
Thank you James Aeneas, you are a beloved man.
I still watch and enjoy Gunsmoke almost daily.
"Almost"? Thanks, Jack.
I’ve watched Gunsmoke my whole life. I miss him.
Heck...I STILL watch Gunsmoke (and got my wife into it!) The true classics never fade...
I was in the 11th-12th grade when Gunsmoke went off the air suddenly with no warning. I was literally devastated. It was the ine show our family watched together, no matter what else was going on. My dad, being old fashioned Irish, right off the boat, May He Rest in Peace, was a bit picky about certain shows, and too much unnecessary trashy stuff on TV, but he just loved Gunsmoke, as dismay mom, May she Rest in Peace. The USA, in fact every country could really use a Marshall Dillon the way things are. Really miss him, amazing actor. The greatest Lawman of all time ❤ May he Rest in Peace and all the Gunsmoke folks🙏
I think
I LOVED GUNSMOKE! PARTICULARLY MARSHALL DILLON!
@@francestopp1198 I had some notion, as a young lad, that he was immortal and would always look like he did in those early shows. Andy Griffith and Clint Walker seemed that way also. I imagine I realized at some point that wasn’t true. 😀
Gunsmoke was an essential part of my childhood. He is as memorable as my parents.
Nice role model, Darla.
JA was a strong man of great integrity an courage.
Always had my highest respect.
Watched gun smoke as a kid... still watching now 2019 at 66 years old!! Great show loved all the characters, especially Festus!!
I've watched Gunsmoke for years, I still love the show, watch it whenever I can ! Loved all the actors and actresses onthe show! I will keep watching ! Thank you for making the show!
He always came across a nice decent guy.I was a real fan of gunsmoke growing up.
The best western show EVER. Nice lady, the were made for each other.
A wonderful indepth interview that revealed tidbits probably never made public till now. Great interviewer !
James Arness was the perfect choice for Marshall Dillon. I can't imagine any other actor doing such a great job at portraying that character.
Ed, John Wayne was to do the show. Suggested James Arness. 5-14-2022
Watch Gunsmoke five days a week. Big fan of James Arness.
I like her. She sits ladylike and has dignity. James Arness probably did have women throwing themselves at him and she was different, he had to pursue her, as it should be.
He was a very sexy man. I guess we could say he was Hot. (Lol.
William Maerdian
Absolutely!!!
I grew up watching Gunsmoke with my parents and now that I'm nearing 60, those old westerns are my absolute favorites. They remind me of being back home. ❤️
I grew up watching Gunsmoke and still watching it. Best Western series ever.
He definitely made this happen
I enjoyed James's work on GUNSMOKE, his demeanor for that character was perfect.
James and Janet were made for each other and I'm so glad they got together and lived a long happy life until sadly Jim passed away. Wonderful interview. Thank you, Rob.
My wife and I watch Gunsmoke all the time. It was good back then and it is good today. It has always been a great show, great actors, clean language, and just down to earth in general. It was played out more like it really was in that era. Too bad the hollywood producers cannot or will not, go back to how it was.
My favorite cowboy. He was a great actor. Loved everything he did. A very humble, honest man.
He didn't have the attitude of a " celebrity "...down to earth Gentleman...Arness
Marcia Tallman you are exactly right!!👍👍
@@marciatallman3073 When we lived in Mpls, Mn. Jim lived behind us. My folks used to have him and his brother, Peter come over and babysit my brother occasionally. I remember hearing stories but never had the honor of meeting him. Just a few years back, Lol enjoyed LISTENING to the show!! Oh, p.s. did meet Bruce once, tho. Another nice man!! 🤗
He and Gunsmoke were the best western ever made....then the Virginian...
It really annoys me that when I watch the Virginian and hit the "info" screen via
the remote control, I can never get the guest stars listed for that episode.
One of the reasons I like watching old shows is to see who the guest stars are.
If it was up to me all the old shows would run the credits before the show starts
instead of at the end and slower.WRZ 2021-07-11
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Lol ,when I was a little kid I called it the Bujinian .My Grandfather (Big Roy ) never let me forget that . I watched alot of westerns and Daniel Boone sitting in his lap .
I really like this interview.
She is a well spoken woman.
Yes, she is very articulate.
Yeah and the reason she was impressed by him picking up all the litter,
reflects right back on her good character.
GUNSMOKE A SHOW YOU NEVER GET TIRED OF NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU SEE IT, I LOVED GUNSMOKE I USED TO WATCH IT WHEN I WAS A KID WITH MY FATHER. ON CBS.
Thank you for this. I love love love Gunamoke. I still watch my MAN. I HAVE YET TO SEE A MAN WALK AND STAND IN A PAIR JEANS AS MATT DILLON💜💜💜💖💖💖
Nothing bad could ever be said about James Arness. I grew up with Gunsmoke. Lot of life lessons about good and bad and being on the right side of things in the writing of those shows. I watch the reruns every chance I get. Yessir he was one of a kind. Broke the mold after him...........
Well said.
Jim Arness is the greatest
What a treat for JA's fans on the anniversary of his birthday. Thank you so much for this wonderful interview!
Matt Dillon is the BEST!!
I have watched gunsmoke when I was a kid and still watch them today 2019 and I’m 54 years old ,so don’t play games with me or I will hang you up by your hide ! and you didn’t mess with Miss Kitty and if you did you was a dead man ! I love GUNSMOKE
R I P James Arness you are the very best Marshall
Dodge city Kansas ever had !
As a child I loved all western shows. Sets were a bit phonety but stories were good. .
Thank you for this, Rob. Remembering Jim with love and admiration on his birthday and Memorial Day weekend, both for his service to his country and his legacy as an actor and just a great human being. He lived his life with integrity, authenticity, and great kindness, and he sure did pick a lovely lady to spend it with. My thanks to Janet and Bruce for giving us fans a little glimpse into the life of a very private man.
Another great "Word on Westerns" interview. James Arness & Gunsmoke was one of my favorite westerns.
Ken Mine too. I still watch it about every week day on MeTV.
I wish i could have met him.
He was a TRUE American Hero. He was badly wounded in his right leg in WW II. It hurt him the rest of his life. I heard from one of his neighbors that his right foot was shredded.
@@johnyoung468 I watch it on MeTv too.
Thank you so much for sharing this story. I watched Gunsmoke when I was a young girl and still watch the re-run's. Sweet Memory's.
Wow Rob. Meeting Janet was awesome. Great interview and so interesting. Janet was mentioned so much over the years and she seems to be so nice and personable. He had a great support lady in his life and the way she smiled when she talked about him. Warm and friendly. Bruce was so kind as well as you to let her talk away about her husband. Rare interview quality. I loved it. Thanks Rob. *
Great interview! As a young girl I had a crush on Mathew Dillon. As an adult it does my heart good to know that he was in real life at least as upstanding as his character in Gunsmoke. What a role model to point your young boys toward. As I listened to Mrs Arness’ account of her first date I was thinking that I can’t imagine being able to trust someone enough to take me into the wilderness on a first date in this day in age. Shows what a true gentleman he truly was.
she knew everything about him from his make up artist wife who was her boss. she knew just how to be with him. He is a very controlling person wants every thing his way; Thats why his ex girlfriend left him.
One of the best shows ever I still watch it EVERY DAY on METV
John Wayne and James Arness the two greatest Tv and movie western stars. Gunsmoke is the best western ever made. Janet seems like a sweet lady
I'll make it a trifecta and add pal Richard Boone. You can't go wrong with Paladin...
Gunsmoke one of the greatest show one that a person never gets tired of
Right you are, James!
wow when gun smoke came on could not pull me from the TV
Way to go Rob. Very nice interview, love the way you step back and let your guests talk.
Amen
Fenway do you hear the echo?
5-14-2022
My father always taught me to leave a place better than how you found it! The story of JA picking up someone else's garbage says a lot about the man! One of the greats!
Jim Arness was a true American Hero. Was a corporal in the Army, WWII, got wounded in the leg and had several surgeries afterward for his leg. His brother was Peter Graves from the tv show Mission Impossible
I didn't know that was his brother..
James got himself a real gem of a lady.
He’s a good actor I watch it today on MeTV in Alanta.Starting to get into watching all these Old TV shows😊 Really enjoyed the show👍💯
Hellcat Redeye -G much better than the trash they have today.
Gunsmoke was and is the best family show on TV.
I wish Mr. Arness was still here.
We all miss you!
God Bless.🌹
I have watched Gunsmoke since 1955 when it started. I love Jim Arness and the entire cast.
Then I just started watching it again in Oct.2020.
Can't stop watching love them all. I 'am not 78 years old and still love Jim Arness.What a wonderful actors and actresses in that cast.
I feel the same way about M*A*S*H.
@@judykackley217
There were a lot of good westerns on but my favorite was Gunsmoke, Doc, Kitty, Dooley, Chester, and Marshall Dillon. I miss them.
Joyce,you can still see Gunsmoke everyday on channel TV Land or The Westerns channel ISRP. Hope you can find them.I ' am watching Gunsmoke now.Have a good day.
A surfer friend of mine knew his son, Rolf, I think. He met James, and remarked how friendly the whole family was.
Thanks, John.
I am a Hugh fan of James Arness and it was so wonderful to hear some of his private life through your video. Thank you for sharing!
Gunsmoke is the best show in TV history and these memories are great. Thank you.
What a beautiful love story. I love hearing how purple got together.
Thank you Rob
The year is 2021 and old Gunsmoke reruns are the only shows I make an effort to watch every day at noon.
Looks like Jim caught him a good one.
James Arness is one of my all time favorites. I STILL watch gun smoke every single day of my life! Thank you for this interview.
love Gunsmoke and still watch it and love James a real man lol great interview
Picking up trash others left! That would have won my heart as well. I always liked him very much.
That's a mark of character few possess, my dad did that, he also returned shopping carts that had been left in the parking lot on his way in.
I read that Southwest Airlines job interviewers would leave a piece of scrap paper on the floor as a test to see if the applicant would pick it up or leave it. .
I love Gunsmoke
I watched it as a child. Now I watch re-runs every day.
My husband and I watch every show, repeats over & over every day! Love James, sorry we had to lose him.♥️🙏🏼
Jim must have been enormously busy not to call this fine, lovely and nice lady back right away.
Rob, you know exactly when a guest needs prompting, and when to let them speak on...you're the best! Thank you.
5:50 Yes, he might have been cleaning up all the litter laying around before committing to this lovely lady.
Rob this is your best interview yet! Janet Arness is so sweet.
James Arness was one of my childhood heroes, not just for "Gunsmoke", but also for "The Thing from Another World" and "Them".
Wonderful interview. Those two were made for each other. James was Mat Dillon
Started watching Gunsmoke with my grandfather as a child. Therefore I've always enjoyed watching reruns over and over never tired of Gunsmoke.
Thank you still watch old reruns of Gun smoke. He sounds like an amazing man and was one of my favorite actors. New sub👍
I watch Gunsmoke every day that goes by. One of the episodes is on now (Dec.24, 2021), it's called "Trip West".
RIP Marshall Dillon
I didn't know Jim Arness liked to fly. I come from a flying family (as you probably can tell from my logo). His widow is a very sweet, demure lady. I hope you have more interviews like these. It may be my nostalgia kicking in, but I truly believe performers and artists of the western genre (1920s - 1960s) were fine people in real life, and typically a cut above the usual Hollywood fare.
I love Gunsmoke. Watch it every day on insp.
What a nice story from a very nice lady. Thanks for posting.
My husband loved James Arness. He had Alzheimer’s and we watched Gunsmoke everyday. He thought each episode was new. Never remembered that we’d seen it at least 15 times. I miss him so much!
Thank you for sharing, Torchy. There must have been something very comforting about the shows that helped him. I'm glad you could share that with him. My Mother has Alzheimer's and she enjoys watching certain things over and over, too.
Janet was a lucky lady, I love James Arness, he was my favorite actor of all time! What a great guy!
Thank you for I interviewing these wonderful people who truly loved James Arness.
In 1960, at the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Colorado Springs, James Arness spoke to a bunch of us Scouts. One of the first questions was, "How tall are you?"
He didn't miss a beat.
"I'm five-18."
Haha... He was tall for sure.
I always say I'm 5 ' 15"...
Make'm do the math!!
I loved this interview of James Arness' s wife a friend. It just is so nice to know my favourite show of all time -I watched Gunsmoke when I was a child and 50 years later I love watching Gunsmoke as much as I did when I was a child. I never miss a moment of watching Gunsmoke each day. 😊💖
a gentleman who walked the walk like his character Matt D
and a WWII vet who had sustained injuries
Thank you. How the West Was won is one of my favorite shows and my #1 favorite tv western. Mr. Arness was perfect as Zeb.
Loved Gunsmoke.
Loved James Arness
Mrs. Harness lovely lady.
Bob is such a gentleman.
Thank You Rob for this interview
I’ve loved Mr. Arness since Hondo. He was also a hero to me for fighting in WWII.
I'm so jealous lol I still watch Gun Smoke almost every day. Just loved James.
Nancy Poidomani Tge storied had a moral value
I watch gun smoke every day
" Sooo, the real miss Kitty😊I'm still enjoying old reruns of Gunsmoke.
☕ good posting thanks!
As a youngster I was lucky enough to have Quarter horses and to love watching Gunsmoke. I'm thrilled to know that Jim found such a lovely person to spend the rest of his life with. Beautiful.
Thanks Rob.
Quarter horses? Do four quarter horses make a full horse?
@@HansDelbruck53 ,
Do four boxes of rocks make HansDelbruck53 smart?
@@libertyforever4270 It was Young Frankenstein that made Hans Delbruck smart. So, blame Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder if you can't take a joke.
@@HansDelbruck53 ,
I would have made that snarky reply to Mel Brooks and he would have taken it for what it was. A repartee. Jokes on you, Hans!
@@libertyforever4270 There's no enmity or disdain in my remark or rejoinders.
Can't we all just get along here?
I watched Gunsmoke with my parents growing up and I always wished that James Arness was my dad!
HE WAS A MAN TO RESPECT. NO MORE LIKE HIM TODAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GAVE US MR ARNESS...
What a sweet lady! Jim, you did good bro! Oh, and hey Bruce! lol
Awesome.....the guests were awesome! Thanks for a great interview!!!!!!
Likes to delete all of Arness comments.
I love Gunsmoke watch it all the time. He was a great actors.
I loved seeing Matt backhand the bad guys. It made me feel good seeing them layed out.
Thanks so much. I watch Gunsmoke everyday.
Awesome show and i still watch it every chance i get