Gunsmoke

Name: Gunsmoke
Genre: Western
Released: 1955-09-10
Rating: 8.1
Cast: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake

TV Series
1955–1975
TV-PG
1h

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

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Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

9.1K

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Won 5 Primetime Emmys
- 15 wins & 25 nominations total

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Trivia
The show was slated to be cancelled in 1967 due to low ratings, but CBS President William Paley, who was a big fan, reversed the decision. He moved the show from Saturdays to Mondays (cancelling Gilligan's Island (1964) in the process), placing it back in the Nielsen's Top Ten.

Goofs
The real Dodge City is located on green, rolling plains in SW Kansas. The setting of the series is instead in a semi-arid, hilly/mountainous area.

Quotes
[the teaser of the very first episode, "Matt Gets It."]
John Wayne: Good evening. My name's Wayne. Some of you may have seen me before. I hope so. I've been kicking around Hollywood a long time. I've made a lot of pictures out here. All kinds. Some of them have been westerns and that's what I'm here to tell you about tonight. A western. A new television show called "Gunsmoke". When I first heard about the show "Gunsmoke", I knew there was only one man to play in it. James Arness. He's a young fellow, and may be new to some of you. But I've worked with him and I predict he'll be a big star. And now, I'm proud to present "Gunsmoke".

Connections
Featured in CBS Fall Preview Special: Seven Wonderful Nights (1961)

Soundtracks
The Old Trail
(uncredited)
Written by Rex Koury and Glenn Spencer
Aspen Fair Music, Incorporated (ASCAP)

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10/10

Gunsmoke still stands the test of time!!!

I discovered Gunsmoke 34 years after it had been off the air, in 2008 by watching one of its late 1970's entry and was impressed, so I decided to start from the beginning and I am amazed by how a western tv show that began 14 years before I was even born could have been written to stand the test of time---65 years ago, and the early episodes (1 - 7) are some of the best written and acted human drama that can be applied to life today.