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Many people regard this as the best of Gunsmoke's 635 episodes. It's undoubtedly in the top five.
Oh, and the actor who has his feet propped up in the bar and is admiring the watch is James Goldsmith, who today is the man in the Dos Equis ads. Which is sort of ironic because Dos Equis is imported from Mexico, and that's where this episode takes place.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohtTuQhD2jQLast edited by Trey Strain; 06-10-2014, 09:00 PM.
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A marvelous, offbeat episode. Mariette Hartley said when they shot the scene where she, Dennis Weaver and James Arness were eating, they started clowning around and that Arness laughed so hard he actually pissed in his pants.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLwi3bv7S-U
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Now in its 15th season and despite having lost its creators and original writing team, Gunsmoke was still the gold standard for television dramas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtLGrloysyoLast edited by Trey Strain; 07-23-2014, 06:19 PM.
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Guest star Tom Simcox (in the string tie at 2:00) was at the Maharishi's ashram when the Beatles visited. That crazy John Lennon accused his wife Cynthia of having a crush on Simcox. Anyway, a fine episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15l_CUIppTQ
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In the early days of television half-hour dramas were common, and that was Gunsmoke's format for its first six seasons, with the great bulk of those scripts adapted from the Gunsmoke radio series. This episode, from the television show's first season, features a gripping performance by Strother Martin. John Meston wrote the radio script and Sam Peckinpah adapted it for television.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvVbOG5YzA4Last edited by Trey Strain; 07-23-2014, 06:20 PM.
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Sam Peckinpah adapts another radio script by John Meston, and the result is a masterpiece. Weed Pindle is played by Aaron Spelling, who went on to become the father of Tori and the most successful producer in television history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAP6mqHjQPQLast edited by Trey Strain; 07-23-2014, 06:21 PM.
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To me the secret to the show's success -- besides the great writing and acting -- was that it had several characters who could serve as the focus of any particular episode. This time it's Doc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEQeJmQNkdsLast edited by Trey Strain; 07-23-2014, 06:24 PM.
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Another Meston-Peckinpah collaboration, and another classic. Television doesn't get any better than this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbg_3Wy3tDMLast edited by Trey Strain; 07-23-2014, 06:25 PM.
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Jeanette Nolan and Tom Pittman are brilliant in this. When Pittman committed suicide at 25, Hollywood lost a rising star. And if you watch closely, you'll spot Morgan Woodward in the first of his 19 guest appearances on GS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdTm91uLbrYLast edited by Trey Strain; 07-23-2014, 06:26 PM.
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Buddy Baer, who plays Stobo, was the brother of heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer. James Arness was 6'7", and Baer made him look small. Dennis Weaver's talent is on full display in the final scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKwIlgqPGt0
Edited to insert a better copy.Last edited by Trey Strain; 07-23-2014, 06:28 PM.
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Ken Curtis makes his first appearance on Gunsmoke here, four years before he was cast as Festus. A very entertaining episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZotqXqUvJkLast edited by Trey Strain; 07-23-2014, 06:30 PM.
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A very funny episode. Re the title: In the radio series, Chester's last name was Proudfoot instead of Goode. The titles weren't placed on the early episodes and were just for internal use, so the title of the radio script was left on this episode's script after its adaptation for television. Hence the episode was called Marshal Proudfoot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bXtobtLUjULast edited by Trey Strain; 08-07-2014, 08:41 PM.
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Barry Atwater makes a chilling villain here. It's widely believed that he was one of the first people ever to abuse steroids, and that they gave his face its striking look. Jerry Goldsmith's great musical score adds to the mood. And the final scene is a gem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzoGjeTzqTsLast edited by Trey Strain; 08-07-2014, 08:41 PM.
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Ken Curtis pops up again in this wonderful episode, this time as a villain. So many writers today don't realize how important the supporting cast is in an ongoing. Here you see how important Chester and Doc were to Gunsmoke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC9AjDibGlULast edited by Trey Strain; 08-07-2014, 08:40 PM.
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