DocWard Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 I usually enjoy Gunsmoke when I sit down and watch it, but I can't call myself the biggest of fans. This had me chuckling a bit though. I never realized how good the writing was on the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Thanks, That was awesome! I watch Gunsmoke almost every night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 What Rye said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 Glad others got some enjoyment out of it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Wilson Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Yep, what Rye said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Love Gunsmoke. Not a big fan of Chester, but good mostly. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Wyatt Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Good stuff! Thanks Doc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 My favorite show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Yeah, me too. Gunsmoke was always my favorite Western series, and I usually can catch an episode every day. Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Matt Dillon was right up there with John Wayne. You were generally best off not to fist or gun fight him. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 When I was a kid, Gunsmoke was must watch TV. Watched all the reruns. But the last years of the show really turned into a soap opera. James Arness was not seen much. I've avoided watching the series on YouTube even though the first years would still be pretty good. Here is a link to Gun The Man Down that stars James Arness that you can see the Gunsmoke prototype. https://youtu.be/8f8QdhkucfA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Warden Callaway said: When I was a kid, Gunsmoke was must watch TV. Watched all the reruns. But the last years of the show really turned into a soap opera. James Arness was not seen much. I've avoided watching the series on YouTube even though the first years would still be pretty good. Back when I was real big into SASS functions, talked to lots of pards from Kalifornia that knew a lot of actors and such. One told me once that James Arness was a big surfer and had his own sea plane. When the show hit it's peak, sometimes he's say bag it and fly off to some lonely beach and go surfing. That was the episodes where "Festus, I gotta go up to Hayes for a prisoner. Be back in a week" Pure SASS scuttlebutt, but that's what I heard FWIW. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Another aside, it seems that James Arness was also a fast draw artist back in the day. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Occasionally Matt liked to have do a little fancy gun work. Very obvious here This one you have to watch close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Capt. James H. Callahan said: Another aside, it seems that James Arness was also a fast draw artist back in the day. JHC Here is a clip showing just how fast he was. I watched it several times looking at the background and I cannot see any camera manipulation. It did startle Matt's horse though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Capt. James H. Callahan said: Back when I was real big into SASS functions, talked to lots of pards from Kalifornia that knew a lot of actors and such. One told me once that James Arness was a big surfer and had his own sea plane. When the show hit it's peak, sometimes he's say bag it and fly off to some lonely beach and go surfing. That was the episodes where "Festus, I gotta go up to Hayes for a prisoner. Be back in a week" Pure SASS scuttlebutt, but that's what I heard FWIW. JHC I had a hard time believing the surfing part because I knew he had a bad leg from WWII. But looks like there was definitely something to it. The article mentions both his surfing, and getting his pilot's license:https://www.ocregister.com/2011/06/12/gunsmoke-star-never-met-a-wave-he-didnt-like/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 The one BIG question remains......uh....Him and Kitty ??? I'll leave it there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Sedalia Dave said: Here is a clip showing just how fast he was. I watched it several times looking at the background and I cannot see any camera manipulation. It did startle Matt's horse though. Pretty sure I remember stuff about him shooting fast draw competition WAAAAY back when. Wonder if he could out draw Quick Cal? JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Festus was no slouch at slapping leather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 57 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: The one BIG question remains......uh....Him and Kitty ??? I'll leave it there! Miss Kitty was a stone fox. If I was Matt Dillon I know what I'd have done! JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 said: Festus was no slouch at slapping leather. Did you ever hear him sing? He once sang with the Sons of the Pioneers. Blow your mind. Kinda like Gomer Pyle. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Capt. James H. Callahan said: Did you ever hear him sing? He once sang with the Sons of the Pioneers. Blow your mind. Kinda like Gomer Pyle. JHC He relaced Frank Sinatra in the Tommy Dorsey band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Warden Callaway said: He relaced Frank Sinatra in the Tommy Dorsey band. Wow. Learn something new everyday. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 He and other western TV actors were trained by Arvo Ajala, reportedly the man in black Matt Dillon guns down in opening credis. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvo_Ojala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joke 'um Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 In the early 1/2 hour shows, watch out for episodes directed and/or written by Sam Pekinpaw (sp?) or Ida Lupino. They both made some powerful stuff though completely different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 2 hours ago, DocWard said: I had a hard time believing the surfing part because I knew he had a bad leg from WWII. But looks like there was definitely something to it. The article mentions both his surfing, and getting his pilot's license:https://www.ocregister.com/2011/06/12/gunsmoke-star-never-met-a-wave-he-didnt-like/ Good read. Thanks Doc. That's crazy ain't it? Can't wrap my mind around Matt Dillon on a surf board. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 17 hours ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said: Lol When I joined SASS long ago in a galaxy far away, I really wanted to be Festus. Of course that alias was long gone. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punxsutawneypete Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 On 4/30/2020 at 8:35 AM, Sedalia Dave said: Here is a clip showing just how fast he was. I watched it several times looking at the background and I cannot see any camera manipulation. It did startle Matt's horse though. And remember that he was using a 7 1/2 inch barreled gun, not a 4 5/8 inch one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punxsutawneypete Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Gunsmoke was a tradition in our family. I can remember being at my grandparents' house and my granddad, dad, his brothers and I all watching Gunsmoke together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I watched with my Dad. Nuff said. And I liked Chester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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