Gunsmoke was a long-running old-time radio and television Western drama program set in Dodge City, Kansas during the settlement of the American West. The radio show first aired on April 26, 1952 and ran until June 18, 1961 on the CBS radio network. The series starred William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, Howard McNear as Doc Charles Adams, Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell, and Parley Baer as Deputy Chester Proudfoot. Doc's first name and Chester's last name were changed for the television program. Gunsmoke was notable for its critically acclaimed cast and writing, and is commonly regarded as one of the finest old time radio shows. Some listeners have argued that the radio version of Gunsmoke was far more realistic than the television program. Episodes were aimed at adults, and featured some of the most explicit content of the day: there were violent crimes and scalpings, massacres and opium addicts. Miss Kitty's occupation as a prostitute was made far more obvious on the radio version than on television. Many episodes ended on a down-note, and villains often got away with their crimes.
Billy the Kid
13.4M
Jaliscoe
13.9M
Carmen
13.6M
Buffalo Killers
13.5M
The Boughten Bride
14.0M
Doc Holiday
14.1M
Gentleman's Disagreement
14.0M
Renegade White
13.7M
The Kentucky Tolmans
13.3M
The Lynching
13.8M
Shakespeare
13.6M
The Juniper Tree
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The Brothers
13.6M
Home Surgery
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Drop Dead
13.6M
Cain
13.4M
Hinka-Do
13.6M
Lochinvar
13.7M
The Mortgage
13.7M
Overland Express
13.7M
Tara
13.7M
The Square Triangle
13.8M
Fingered
13.7M
Kitty
13.8M
I Don't Know
13.7M
Post Martin
13.7M
Xmas Story
13.8M
The Cabin
13.5M
Westbound
13.7M
Word of Honor
13.7M
Paid Killer
13.7M
The Old Lady
13.7M
Cavalcade
13.9M
Cain (reused script)
13.5M
The Round-Up
13.8M
Meshougah
13.6M
Trojan War
13.8M
Absalom
10.2M
Cyclone
13.3M
Pussy Cats
13.5M
Quarter Horse
13.6M
Jayhawkers
13.6M
Gonif
13.3M
Bum's Rush
13.3M
The Soldier
14.0M
Tacetta
27.3M
The Buffalo Hunter
27.4M
The Big Con
13.7M
Print Asper
6.7M
Fall Semester
13.7M
Sundown
13.7M
Spring Term
13.7M
Wind
13.7M
Flashback
13.7M
Dirt
13.7M
Grass
26.2M
Wild West
26.4M
Hickock
13.7M
Boy
6.3M
Sky
6.3M
Moon
7.0M
Gone Straight
13.7M
Jesse
13.7M
The Sutler
27.6M
Prairie Happy
27.5M
There Was Never a Horse
10.4M
Fawn
6.9M
How to Kill a Friend
6.9M
Yorky
11.6M
How to Kill a Woman
11.5M
Stolen Horses
11.6M
Professor Lute Bone
11.5M
Custer
7.2M
Kick Me
7.4M
The Lamb
23.1M
The Cast
11.4M
Big Girl Lost
11.3M
The Guitar
11.4M
Stage Holdup
11.4M
Joke's on Us
6.5M
The Bear
11.4M
Nina
11.4M
Gunsmuggler
11.4M
Big Broad
11.5M
The Killer
11.4M
Last Fling
11.5M
Bad Boy
11.3M
The Gentleman
11.3M
Confederate Money
11.4M
Old Friend
11.4M
Murder Warrant
11.2M
Cara
11.4M
The Constable
11.0M
The Indian Horse
11.3M
Monopoly
11.4M
Feud
10.9M
Blacksmith (Vic Perrin)
11.4M
The Cover Up
11.4M
Going Bad
11.5M
Claustrophobia
13.6M
Hack Prine
26.9M
Texas Cowboys
13.5M
Matt for Murder
13.5M
Joe Phy
13.7M
Young Man with a Gun
13.7M
Obie Tater
13.4M
Dooley Surrenders
13.4M
The F. U.
13.6M
Helping Hand
13.3M
Matt Gets It
13.2M
Love of a Good Woman
13.3M
Ma Tennis
13.3M
The Patsy
13.1M
Smoking out the Beedles
13.2M
Wrong Man
13.3M
Cooter (John Dehner)
13.2M
Cholera
13.5M
Bone Hunters
7.4M
Magnus
13.6M
Kitty Lost
13.7M
The Bottle Man
13.4M
Robin Hood
13.6M
Chester's Murder
8.5M
Sins Of The Fathers
13.7M
Young Love
13.7M
Cheyennes
13.5M
Chester's Hanging
13.3M
Poor Pearl
13.2M
Crack-Up (John Dehner)
13.3M
Kite's Reward
13.3M
The Trial (John Dehner)
13.3M
The Mistake
13.6M
Horse Deal
13.2M
Skid Row
13.6M
The Gypsum Hills Feud
13.3M
Reward for Matt
13.6M
Potato Road
13.7M
Robber Bridegroom
13.7M
The Liar from Blackhawk
13.7M
Cow Doctor (Tom Hanley)
13.7M
Jealousy
13.7M
Trust
13.8M
The Army Trial
13.7M
General Parsley Smith
13.7M
Uncle Oliver
13.7M
20/20
13.7M
Tap Day for Kitty
13.7M
Innocent Broad
13.6M
Indian Scout
13.6M
Doc Quits
13.4M
Change of Heart
13.6M
Alarm at Pleasant Valley
13.7M
Thoroughbreds
13.7M
Indian White
13.7M
Barton Boy
11.4M
Good Girl - Bad Company
11.4M
The Coward (Vic Perrin)
11.4M
Trouble in Kansas
11.4M
The Second Choice
11.4M
The Preacher
11.4M
Dutch George
11.4M
Amy's Good Deed
11.4M
Sunny Afternoon
11.4M
Land Deal
11.4M
Scared Kid
11.4M
Doc's Revenge
11.4M
How to Cure a Friend
11.4M
Romeo
11.4M
Bureaucrat
11.4M
Legal Revenge
11.4M
Kitty's Outlaw
11.4M
The New Hotel
11.3M
Who Lives by the Sword
11.3M
The Hunter
11.4M
Bringing Down Father
11.4M
Hanging Man
11.4M
How to Sell a Ranch
11.4M
Widow's Mite
11.4M
The Executioner
11.4M
Indian Crazy
11.2M
Doc's Reward
11.3M
The Photographer
11.4M
Buffalo Man
11.4M
Man Hunter
11.4M
The Pacifist
11.4M
Daddy-O (John McIntire)
11.4M
Cheap Labor
11.4M
Sunday Supplement
11.4M
Gun for Chester
11.4M
Passive Resistance
22.9M
Lynching Man
11.4M
Lost Rifle
11.4M
Snakebite
11.4M
Annie Oakley
11.4M
No Sale
11.4M
Old Pal
11.3M
Belle's Back
11.1M
Thick 'n' Thin
11.1M
Box O' Rocks
11.3M
The Gambler
11.4M
Gunshot Wound
11.4M
'Til Death Do Us
11.4M
Dirty Bill's Girl
11.4M
Pretty Mama
11.4M
Brother Whelp
11.4M
Tail to the Wind
11.4M
Speak to Me Fair
11.4M
Braggart's Boy
11.3M
Cherry Red
10.8M
Hound Dog
10.9M
Devil's Hindmost
11.3M
Ozymandias
11.4M
Categorical Imperative
5.9M
Woman Called Mary
9.9M
Cold Fire
8.9M
Hellbent Harriet
6.0M
Doubtful Zone
8.9M
Impact
10.5M
Colleen So Green
9.2M
Grebb Hassle
5.5M
Spring Freshet
11.4M
Saddle Sore Sal
9.9M
Chicken Smith
6.0M
Rock Bottom
11.3M
Saludos
11.3M
Bear Trap
6.3M
Medicine Man
11.4M
Sheep Dog
11.2M
One Night Stand
10.6M
Pal
10.5M
Dodge Podge
10.8M
Summer Night
10.6M
Big Hands
6.1M
The Peace Officer
10.8M
Jobe's Son
9.1M
Looney McCluny
10.2M
Child Labor
10.6M
Another Man's Poison
8.9M
The Rooks
9.0M
The Margin
9.2M
Man and Boy
10.8M
Bull
10.9M
Gun Shy
11.3M
Odd Man Out
11.1M
Jud's Woman
7.2M
Long as I Live
11.4M
Ugly
8.7M
Where'd They Go?
11.2M
Second Son
11.4M
Moo Moo Raid
11.5M
One for Lee
11.5M
Kitty's Killing
11.4M
Bruger's Folly
11.1M
The Surgery
10.8M
Laughing Gas
11.3M
Real Sent Sonny
11.3M
Indian
10.1M
Why Not
10.7M
Livvie's Loss
10.5M
The Partners
10.8M
The Squaw
9.6M
Little Bird
11.1M
The Stallion
11.4M
Blue Horse
11.5M
Hot Horse Hyatt
10.8M
Old Flame
11.3M
Target
10.9M
Chester's Choice
9.5M
The Proving Kid
11.2M
Marshal Proudfoot
9.0M
Miguel's Daughter
11.4M
A House Ain't a Home
10.9M
The Piano
10.2M
I Thee Wed
9.2M
False Witness
8.8M
Kitty's Rebellion
9.1M
Tag, You're It
9.0M
Doc's Showdown
11.5M
The Tragedian
6.1M
Old Man's Gold
8.9M
Target - Chester
8.4M
The Correspondent
8.9M
Burning Wagon
8.9M
The Grass Asp
8.9M
Kitty's Injury
13.5M
The Wolfer
11.4M
Kangaroo
13.3M
The Boots
11.0M
The Bobsy Twins
11.5M
Groat's Grudge
12.2M
Body Snatch
11.2M
Sarah's Search
6.9M
Big Tom
10.9M
Maw Hawkins
11.0M
Incident at Indian Ford
13.7M
Laurie's Suitor
5.4M
Trapper's Revenge
11.2M
Chester's Mistake
10.9M
Third Son
11.6M
The Badge
13.6M
Unwanted Deputy
13.9M
Dowager's Visit
7.2M
Scared Boy
11.5M
Wagon Show
12.1M
The Deserter
11.4M
Doc's Indians
8.4M
Kitty's Kidnap
13.1M
Emma's Departure
11.8M
Friend's Payoff
11.8M
Second Arrest
10.8M
Old Beller
12.7M
Pokey Pete
13.0M
Shooting Stopover
5.7M
Matt's Decision
11.2M
Personal Justice
10.9M
Hinka-Do (reused script)
13.3M
Kitty's Quandary
12.0M
Old Gunfighter
11.8M
Hard Lesson
11.8M
Big Chugg Wilson
11.5M
Don Mateo
11.6M
Luke's Law
11.5M
Fiery Arrest
11.6M
Bless Me Till I Die
11.7M
Chester's Dilemma
10.8M
Delia's Father
6.3M
Distant Drummer
13.6M
Prescribed Killing
11.5M
Unloaded Gun
11.8M
Indian Baby
11.4M
Dave's Lesson
13.2M
Solomon River
11.7M
Stage Snatch
11.5M
Nettie Sitton
11.4M
Wrong Man
7.3M
Tall Trapper
7.1M
Marryin' Bertha
12.7M
Bad Seed
13.4M
Fabulous Silver Extender
13.4M
Kitty Accused
10.3M
Line Trouble
11.4M
Little Girl
12.3M
Reluctant Violence
10.8M
Busted Up Guns
11.1M
The Impostor
11.9M
Stage Smash
11.5M
Old Fool
11.8M
The Noose
11.8M
Dangerous Bath
11.4M
The Tumbleweed
11.0M
The Peace Officier
11.3M
About Chester
13.7M
Two Mothers
11.5M
Doc Judge
13.5M
The Big Itch
6.8M
Born to Hang
11.5M
Crack-Up
13.7M
Newsma'am
12.9M
Never Pester Chester
11.4M
Jedro's Woman
12.9M
The Big Con
13.6M
The Professor
12.9M
Dirt
10.9M
Kitty's Good Neighboring
10.9M
The Cook
10.6M
Hero's Departure
8.9M
Minnie
6.3M
Spring Term
11.2M
Old Faces
11.4M
The Wake
11.2M
Hard Virtue
11.1M
Harriet
11.3M
Love of Money
11.4M
Kitty Love
10.8M
Joe Sleet
11.0M
Melinda Miles
9.2M
Sweet and Sour
14.3M
Joe Phy
7.1M
No Indians
11.1M
Chester's Inheritance
11.1M
Hangman's Mistake
10.5M
Cooter
9.3M
Father and Son
11.2M
Ex-Urbanites
10.9M
Ma's Justice
10.9M
The Lady Killer
10.7M
Chester's Rendezvous
10.9M
The Sod-Buster
11.1M
Doc's Visitor
Story Of Gunsmoke
Interviews
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There were differences between the characters on the radio and TV versions of Gunsmoke. In the radio series, Doc was acerbic, somewhat mercenary, and borderline alcoholic — at least in the program's early years. The television Doc, though still crusty, was in many ways softer and warmer. Miss Kitty, who in the radio series likely engaged in prostitution, was viewed more as "the proprietor of a saloon" on the television series, and except for a few early scripts taken from the radio series, viewers only saw Miss Kitty as a kindhearted businesswoman.
James Arness taking the lead role of Marshal Matt Dillon upon the recommendation of John Wayne, who also introduced the first episode of the series; Dennis Weaver playing Chester Goode; Milburn Stone being cast as Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams; and Amanda Blake ta
king on the role of Miss Kitty Russell, owner of the Long Branch Saloon. MacDonnell became the associate producer of the TV show and later the producer. In 1963, singer and character actor Ken Curtis did a guest role as a shady ladies' man. After Weaver left the series to venture out as the lead in his own TV series.
I like Doc!!!
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