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Bittersweet Ending: Downer endings were the frequent ones, happy endings not so common, and this happened quite a bit in between.The Bartender: Sam, Miss Kitty's right-hand man, who was eventually killed in a bar fight.It was obvious that Matt hated having to arrest certain people when the victim was such an absolute monster who was asking for it. Asshole Victim: Wife beaters who got shot by the abused spouse, or much any psychopath who either beat women, abused their kids or was on some deranged moral crusade that Matt had to shoot.Asian Speekee Engrish: Played with in season 1's 'The Queue.' When the Chinese immigrant first arrives in Dodge, he talks this way, but later, when Matt speaks to him in Doc's office, it turns out that he speaks perfect English, but he intentionally speaks that way as he claims people expect him to, and it makes for less trouble with racists.

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Newly started the same way before becoming a full cast member.He eventually appeared again, became a recurring character, and was elevated to main cast status when added to the show's opening credits in season 12. Also happened with Clayton Thadeus Greenwood- he first showed up as an Oklahoma deputy after wanted men, only to be invited to move to Dodge at the end of the episode.

Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty) Season 2 episodes Screenplay by : David Victor & Herbert Little, Jr. Screenplay by: David Victor & Herbert Little, Jr. Note: The premiere episode was introduced by John Wayne. Regular cast: James Arness ( Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty) Producer: Charles Marquis Warren associate producer: Norman Macdonnell Thirty-nine half-hour episodes, black-and-white Ģ33 half-hour episodes (all black-and-white)ģ9 episodes for each of the first five seasons, with 38 episodes for the 6th season

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Alan Wagner, the network's vice president at the time, said, 'It's better to get rid of a program one year too soon than one year too late.' Between 19, five television movies based on the series were aired by CBS. From there, Gunsmoke remained in the top 20 for the next seven years, dropping out only in its final season. The series returned to prominence in 1967 following a shift in its programming time from Saturday to Monday night. It remained at number one until 1961 and stayed in the top 20 until 1964. During season two, Gunsmoke became one of the 10 most popular programs on American television and moved to number one in the third season. Of the hour-long episodes, 176 were in black-and-white and 226 were in color. During its run, 635 episodes were broadcast, of which 233 were 30 minutes and 402 were 60 minutes in length. The series expanded to an hour in length with season seven and began filming in color in season 12. Gunsmoke was originally a half-hour program filmed in black-and-white. In the United Kingdom, Gunsmoke was originally broadcast under the title Gun Law. The first episode aired in the United States on September 10, 1955, and the final episode aired on March 31, 1975. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. Gunsmoke was developed for television by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. This page contains a list of all the seasons and episodes of the long-running CBS-TV series Gunsmoke.