Discover every gunsmoke episode currently available. It was a lighthearted episode, mostly centered around festus ken curtis. Star trek the next generation handled things well in its final season. Asked in animated tv series, youtube, cartoons what is the tenth episode of dickfigures. My favorite is episode 20 and episode 26the last one, but its a matter of opinion. Season 18 in which the two hosts highlight a selection of season 18 episodes with specific guest actors. Blakes character was miss kathleen kitty russell, the proprietor of a saloon in dodge city, the setting for gunsmoke. However, a while back i read that the fires of ignorance might have been. In order to understand how television has changed through the years, one would have to consider the onscreen relationship between marshal matt dillon. Little house on the prairie tribute videos by me 1,678,662 views. Whatever happened to miss kitty, amanda blake from gunsmoke.
Amanda blakes last episode on gunsmoke was the disciple, which originally aired on april 1, 1974. The 64th anniversary of gunsmoke news dodge city daily globe. I know old tony was the last episode aired, but was it the last episode filmed as well. Gunsmoke is an american western television series developed by charles marquis warren and based on the radio program of the same name.
Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. They are absolutely right that it lacks fancy plot and character development and fights to the death. The life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. Season 18 dvd as in the previous season set, you find a bonus. The unresolved love between marshal matt dillon and miss. Gunsmoke is an american western television series developed by charles marquis warren. With so many of the late episodes focusing on guest characters instead of the regular cast, this show was one that brought all the glory of the series back to the screen. She rides off in the night undercover and picks up a young boy.
It was just another episode that just happened to be the last one. The real reason miss kitty didnt return for the final. And in a multiple awardwinning, poignant episode, thirty a month and found, three itinerant cattle drovers take desperate measures when they sense their cowboy way of life is vanishing. Marshall matt dillon is responsible for keeping the law and respectability in dodge city in this western actiondrama about courage, character and spirit of the western frontier. I thought i remembered reading somewhere that the guest was the last episode filmed, but that the shows were aired out of order. Watch all 39 gunsmoke episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. The final episode of the fugitive was the highest rated program ever seen on television at the time, and remained so for many years. She was not involved with the final season and the sharecroppers in any way. What episode was chesters last one on gunsmoke answers.
Marshall matt dillon had a daughter on tv show gunsmoke. Played by amy stockpoyton now amy stoch, beth would turn up in the final three gunsmoke movies. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. One series that definitely deserved a final episode was a 1967 midseason replacement called coronet. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show gunsmoke anytime, anywhere. Previous storylines were revisited and former cast members were brought back and it was all capped off by a great final episode. However, in terms of episode count and length, some soap operas have. Tina and i loved all of gunsmoke series, we record them and watch them all the time, we really enjoyed the ones chester was in the most, he did a great job. Gunsmoke old time radio drama the reed survives michael ann barrett episode 160 of 473. Dunning notes, the show drew critical acclaim for unprecedented realism. The final episode of gunsmoke old time radio this episode is sponsored by anchor. Marshall matt dillon james arness is responsible for keeping the law and respectability in dodge city in this cult western series. Maybe cap the series off by having miss kitty come back to dodge.
Then on september 17,1966 the show evolved from 11 seasons in black and white to color for 266 episodes until the final episode of the series on march 31,1975. The last episode of gunsmoke was not designed to be a series finale. The real reason miss kitty didnt return for the final season of gunsmoke. Episode titles and descriptions for the gunsmoke tv series airing on insp. The show didnt have a true series finale as the cast and crew expected to come back for season 21. Ultimately, romance wasnt the primary focus of gunsmoke. Watch gunsmoke episodes online season 20 1975 tv guide. Thats why gerald mcraney pete murphy here has been heard to claim to be the last man gunned down by matt dillon. This was the final season but not the end of gunsmoke, there were 5 more made for tv movies, the long ride 1993, one mans justice 1994, last apache 1990, return to dodge 1987 and to the last man 1991 all available on dvd. Special victims unit dethroned gunsmoke as the longestrunning prime time scripted and nonanimated series in the history of u. Amanda blake appeared in over 500 episodes of the television series, with her last being the april 1, 1974 episode titled, the disciple when the character was. The episode, the sharecroppers, aired in 1975 and revolved around deputy festus haggen, who accidentally.
The first episode aired in the united states on september 10, 1955, and the final episode aired on march 31, 1975. Wondering if hard labor was the final gunsmoke ever filmed. He died of a brain tumor in the third to last episode of the series in the role of harve daley. Crown tells matt she doesnt want a murderers wife in tow. Gunsmoke was set in dodge city, kansas, during the thriving cattle days of the 1870s. A basque sheepherder refuses to fight his father to prove his manhood. Gunsmoke captured the courage, character and spirit of the western frontier. I saw a gunsmoke episode with matt dillon as a much older man. In an episode entitled matts love story, our intrepid hero is shot by a fugitive he is. A look at the long running tv show gunsmoke and some little known facts about its filming.
About this episode according to william smith this was the last episode of gunsmoke filmed, although not the last one aired. During the first few seasons of gunsmoke the show was in the top ten of the nielsens becoming a huge saturday night prime time favorite between 19551961 where the show became a. Season 20 of gunsmoke has 24 episodes and was originally broadcast in 1974 75. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longestrunning western in television history. The writing in this show looked fresh and may have been a part of giving the series one more year. The lesson for television executives and producers alike. This collection contains the final 24 episodes on six discs. Gunsmokes last episode on march 31, 1975, ranks among the highest watched final television episodes of all time. Gunsmoke is an american western television series based on the radio program of the same name. The sharecroppers from season 20 at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. A comedy of errors puts festus behind a plow, farming for a family of shiftless sharecroppers.
Watch gunsmoke episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The late milburn stone july 5, 1904 june 12, 1980 who played in the role of doc galen adams made his last appearance in the gunsmoke series in the episode the sharecroppers 31 march 1975. Gunsmoke yes it was one of my parents favorite programs. Can you understand all these things festus says on gunsmoke. For many, gunsmoke was more than just a tv western, it was an epic journey that many followed for over two decades. The last apache that he and mike had had a daughter. Join us as we explore some of the most intriguing and obscure details about matt dillon and the gang from dodge city. In life, controversy seldom touched amanda blake, the straightshooting miss kitty of tvs gunsmoke, but now, three months after her death in sacramento, calif. Gunsmokealex cord outdraws hired gunslinger 1972 by markblue8.
Dvd r2 gunsmoke tv series final season 20 james arness. Stone passed away in 1980 and the first gunsmoke reunion movie wasnt made. I have watched many of the episodes multiple times, but for some reason have never watched old tony even one time. Gunsmoke ran 20 years and had 635 episodes, making it the longestrunning american primetime drama tv series to date. Does anyone remember how the gunsmoke series ended. For several years now, whenever i read any references to gunsmoke, the longest running western in television history years on cbs in primetime, i get the impression thats its perceived impact james arness and amanda blake from cotters girl episode ive been missing you, dillon. Her brief appearance during the third of gunsmokes 20 seasons came the year she turned 28 and 11 years before marrying cash, her third and final husband maces springs, virginia native valerie. Matts life is changed when his gun arm is seriously wounded. Miss kitty and marshal dillon from gunsmoke kissed on tv in the late 50s. The radio series first aired on cbs on april 26, 1952 with the episode billy the kid, written by. Blake subsequently quit the popular television show, which was then in its 19th season. Speaking of extras, find the list for the seasons from gunsmoke. Only one man can keep law and order in the old west town of dodge citymarshal matt dillon. This is gunsmoke season 1 full episode 33 prairie happy robert ellenstein by peter ellenstein on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the.