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The legendary western series that ran for 20 seasons on CBS (1955-1975) turns 70 years old. For those who were fans, what were your favorite episodes?
The series featured many notable guest stars over the years including Bette Davis, Bruce Dern, Ron Howard, Angie Dickinson, William Shatner and Jodie Foster. As of this post, there are two surviving cast members: Roger Ewing (Thad) and Buck Taylor (Newly).
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | August 31, 2025 10:44 PM |
I prefer the Chester years. Festus bugged the shit out of me.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | August 30, 2025 3:49 PM |
It was my grandma's favorite show.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | August 30, 2025 3:50 PM |
It actually started in 1952 as a radio series. William Conrad played Matt for all 9 seasons. He did not make the transition to the TV series, for which horses everywhere were thankful.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | August 30, 2025 7:23 PM |
Miss Kitty kinda looked ridiculous in the later seasons, with the huge bouffants, blue eyeshadow, and false eyelashes
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | August 30, 2025 7:49 PM |
I'm much too young to remember this plebeian entertainment.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | August 30, 2025 10:15 PM |
Jess Walton who was a guest star, is still alive.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | August 31, 2025 7:18 AM |
Just saw a good episode with Anthony Zerbe and James Anderson (Bob Ewell from To Kill a Mockingbird)
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | August 31, 2025 5:00 PM |
MeTV is doing a month-long celebration of the 70th anniversary
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | August 31, 2025 7:44 PM |
[quote]MeTV is doing a month-long celebration of the 70th anniversary
Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness), Miss Kitty (Amanda Blake) and their Dodge City neighbors epitomized the TV Western for 20 years (1955-1975), encompassing the height and the waning days of what was once TV’s most popular genre. To mark the occasion of Gunsmoke‘s 70th anniversary, nostalgia network MeTV uses the Labor Day weekend to jumpstart a monthlong tribute through September, starting with the 1987 reunion movie Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (at 11 am/10c), followed by a 1973 episode from the show’s next-to-last season in which an amnesiac Dillon falls for a widow (played by The Waltons‘ Michael Learned). On weekdays starting Monday for four weeks, the channel presents theme weeks with back-to-back episodes at 1 pm/12c, beginning with “a week of firsts.” On successive Saturdays at 11 am/10c, the channel airs the Gunsmoke TV movies that followed the show’s cancellation, with a bonus fan-favorite episode.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | August 31, 2025 7:49 PM |
[quote]It actually started in 1952 as a radio series.
And after it was canceled in 1975, CBS filled its time slot with “Phyllis” and “Rhoda,” spinoffs of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | August 31, 2025 10:06 PM |
Has anyone called Kevin Costner or Billy Bob Thornton? We need an edgy reboot right now.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | August 31, 2025 10:33 PM |
I can make a 6 hour long Gunsmoke movie! The public will love it!
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | August 31, 2025 10:44 PM |
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