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re: Gunsmoke?

Posted on 1/20/25 at 2:34 pm to
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19483 posts
Posted on 1/20/25 at 2:34 pm to
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Two pages and no mention of Festus! Can hear him asking, "Well Matthew, what are going to do now?"



He was my favorite sidekick on the show. I can't say how many times I heard him start a line with "Well, the onliest thang I know is---------".

He was also a hell of a singer and was with Tommy Dorsey's band in 41 the had two runs with "The Sons of the Pioneers" from 49-53 and again from 55-57 as their lead singer.

In between, he was in the U.S. Army during WWII from 43-45.



Posted by saintsfan1977
Arkansas, from Cajun country
Member since Jun 2010
10000 posts
Posted on 1/20/25 at 4:21 pm to
quote:

At what age should you be to start watching Gunsmoke on a daily basis?


55+ for nostalgia
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
62813 posts
Posted on 1/20/25 at 4:40 pm to
quote:

I got hooked on Tales of Wells Fargo a year ago.


I love that show.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19483 posts
Posted on 1/20/25 at 5:27 pm to
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I got hooked on Tales of Wells Fargo a year ago.



When I was growing up, the TV will filled with westerns, and if you didn't like them, you were out of luck, especially around "Prime Time".

"The Deputy"
"Yancy Derringer"
Tales of Wells Fargo"
"Roy Rogers Show"
"Hopalong Cassidy"
"Have Gun Will Travel"
"Gunsmoke"
"The Lone Ranger"
"Bonanza"
"The Rifleman"
"Cheyenne"
"Rawhide"
"Wanted: Dead or Alive"
"Maverick"
"The Virginian"
"Rebel"
"The Lawman"
"The Big Valley"


Then there were shows like

"Daniel Boone"
"Davey Crocket"
"Zorro"
Posted by gizmothepug
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2015
8521 posts
Posted on 1/20/25 at 6:01 pm to
Festus
Quint-AKA The Breed
Chester
In that order.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
73905 posts
Posted on 1/20/25 at 6:20 pm to
I mentioned on page 2. Festus >Chester
Posted by AZBadgerFan
Scottsdale, AZ
Member since May 2013
1819 posts
Posted on 1/21/25 at 8:37 am to
C'mon, how could you leave out "The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp" with Hugh O'Brien? Can be seen currently on Amazon Prime Live TV.
Posted by SoDakHawk
South Dakota
Member since Jun 2014
10136 posts
Posted on 1/21/25 at 9:03 am to
I'm more of a Chester > Festus guy. Festus starts to get really annoying when he and Doc get to arguing. In those moments I am just like Doc, extremely annoyed with Festus and his stupidity.

Festus is almost cartoonish whereas Chester is more realistic.

Gunsmoke is my go-to show when I can't decide what to watch/feels like nothing good is on and I don't want to dig through streaming apps. Pull up the 24/7 channel on Pluto.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
73905 posts
Posted on 1/21/25 at 10:40 am to
Chester is basically useless in a fight. Festus can handle a saloon full of cowpokes.
Posted by CobraCommander83
Member since Feb 2017
12310 posts
Posted on 1/21/25 at 11:14 am to
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Gunsmoke is my go-to show when I can't decide what to watch/feels like nothing good is on and I don't want to dig through streaming apps. Pull up the 24/7 channel on Pluto.


This
Posted by OlGrandad
Member since Oct 2009
4369 posts
Posted on 1/21/25 at 12:00 pm to
Maverick on Pluto is worth watching.

Season 2 ep 16 Gun shy

Maverick's parody of Gunsmoke. U.S. Marshal Mort Dooley keeps running Maverick out of town and is outfoxed as Maverick keeps returning. The Marshal, we're told, owns 37.5 percent of the Weeping Willow saloon run by Miss Amy (who owns 25 percent). Other owners include deputy Clyde (17.5 percent) and Doc Stucke (17.5 percent). Dooley faces off against Maverick in a scene shot similar to the opening credits of Gunsmoke.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
71148 posts
Posted on 1/21/25 at 8:20 pm to
I love how Festus writes down what's for supper

Draw a picture of an pig with an arrow pointing at his shoulder
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