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  Gunsmoke TV Show — Videos, Actors, Photos and Episodes from the Classic Television Show — TV Land
Prior to Gunsmoke (and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp which premiered the same week), western shows generally focused on fantasy characters such as the Lone Ranger and Hopalong Cassidy, holdovers from movie and radio serials.
Gunsmoke was one of the earliest "adult westerns," centering around the exploits of Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) in the frontier town of Dodge City, Kansas in 1873.
But Gunsmoke outlasted the others and at the time of its cancellation in 1975, it was the only show of its kind still on the air.
www.tvland.com /shows/gunsmoke   (312 words)

  
  Gunsmoke
Burt Reynolds appeared on Gunsmoke from 1962-65 in the role of Quint Asper.
In Gunsmoke, Dodge City stands as an outpost of civilization, the edge of America at the end of a century.
It is one of the central images of the Western in any of its media creations--a small town, a group of professionals, perhaps a school and a church, surrounded by the dangers of the frontier, its values of peace, harmony, and justice always under threat from untamed forces.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/G/htmlG/gunsmoke/gunsmoke.htm   (1006 words)

  
 Gunsmoke
Prior to Gunsmoke (and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp which premiered the same week), western shows generally focused on fantasy characters such as the Lone Ranger and Hopalong Cassidy, holdovers from movie and radio serials.
Gunsmoke was one of the earliest "adult westerns," centering around the exploits of Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) in the frontier town of Dodge City, Kansas in 1873.
But Gunsmoke outlasted the others and at the time of its cancellation in 1975, it was the only show of its kind still on the air.
www.jamesarness.com /gunsmoke.htm   (262 words)

  
 Gunsmoke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gunsmoke, set in Dodge City of the late 1800's, premiered on CBS on September 10, 1955 and completed its network run on September 1, 1975, making it the longest running dramatic series in the history of television.
Gunsmoke was one of two TV series that introduced the "adult western" to television audiences.
Gunsmoke outlasted all TV Westerns, and at the time of its cancellation in 1975, it was the only show of its kind still on the air.
www.public.asu.edu /~kheenan/west/gunsmoke.htm   (336 words)

  
 Classic TV Western Shows - Gunsmoke, James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Amanda Blake
Not only was Gunsmoke (1955-1975) TV's longest running Western, it was also television's longest running prime-time series with continuing characters.
Gunsmoke took the #1 rating in the 1957-1958 season - a slot it held thru four more years.
Gunsmoke began on radio in 1952 with William Conrad reading the part of Matt Dillon.
www.fiftiesweb.com /tv/gunsmoke.htm   (333 words)

  
 Gunsmoke Paintball - Terms and Conditions
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 gunsmoke.TV-gunmmoke TV Info-dvd gunsmoke-gunsmoke series cast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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.
Gunsmoke was notable for its critically acclaimed cast and writing, and is commonly regarded as one of the finest old time radio shows.
Gunsmoke was the show that ushered in the age of the adult western, which brought about Bonanza, Wagon Train and literally a hundred others.
gunsmoke.tv   (1037 words)

  
 Gunsmoke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gunsmoke jumped big time when it was renewed for the 67-68 season, at the expense of Gilligan's Island, which was cancelled to make room for it on the schedule.
Gunsmoke was more of a serious type western, and a few days ago TV Land showed an episode that had a young man on it whose hair was over his ears and puffy, kind of like Bobby Sherman's was, and he also wore one of the wide belts, '70's style!
Gunsmoke was on the air so long, that there were bound to be instances of shark-jumping, but there were surprisingly few.
jumptheshark.com /g/gunsmoke.htm   (6671 words)

  
 Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke was the most popular of the dozens of Westerns that flooded prime-time in the late '50s, and it still holds the record for the most number of episodes (635) among prime-time series with continuing characters.
Many Gunsmoke knockoffs tried to distinguish themselves with gimmicks (such as a special type of gun), but these wore thin after a few episodes.
Gunsmoke took a different approach that ensured its 20-year run: it explored "contemporary" themes, such as the rights of minorities, within a noncontroversial setting.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Meadows/1331/tv/gun/30093index.html   (535 words)

  
 Gunsmoke Trav-L-Park ~ Dodge City, Kansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 Gunsmoke TV Show
The Gunsmoke TV show was a western action series that emphasized a rare commodity in the wild west...
Gunsmoke was actually scheduled for cancellation in 1967 due to low rating.
It is often stated that Gunsmoke's 20 years on the air makes it the longest running American television series but that's not strictly true.
www.crazyabouttv.com /gunsmoketv.html   (1092 words)

  
 Gunsmoke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WWE RAW claims to have aired more shows than Gunsmoke as of a July 25th airing; this claim has yet to be conclusively validated, as RAW is considered a wrestling show and not a dramatic or comedic series.
Gunsmoke (episode "Fandango" from 1967) is one of the television programs that can be heard in the background of Pink Floyd's 1979 LP The Wall.
Gunsmoke epsiode "The Good Samaritians" a date of June 12, 1875 is seen on Dillon's commission and also on death bed statement letter.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gunsmoke   (3134 words)

  
 Gunsmoke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Find out what has changed since you last visited - check out What's New!
I didn't start it, and I'm not there much anymore, but if you haven't visited the Gunsmoke Message Board you're missing out.
Find out when Gunsmoke is on in your area
comp.uark.edu /~tsnyder/gunsmoke   (101 words)

  
 Gunsmoke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gunsmoke was on TV for 20 seasons, from 1955 to 1975.
Gunsmoke was actually canceled at the end of the 15th season.
The only spin-off from Gunsmoke was Dirty Sally, based on the character Sally Fergus from the two-part Gunsmoke episode "Pike." The TV show Dirty Sally ran from January 11, 1974 to July 19, 1974.
www.womenwritersblock.com /ourfavwest14.htm   (241 words)

  
 tvdvdreviews.com -- Gunsmoke 50th Anniversary: Volume One and Volume Two DVD Reviews
Instead, Gunsmoke 50th Anniversary: Volume One and Volume Two provide an overview of the series as a whole, presenting a "best of" from the series' first 19 seasons.
In "A CBS Executive Remembers Gunsmoke" (4:50), longtime CBS exec Ann Roberts Nelson (she has worked there for sixty years and even negotiated the contracts for the original radio series) gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series.
Gunsmoke 50th Anniversary: Volume One and Volume Two take a historically significant TV series and present it in a way that is sure to appeal to TV fans.
www.tvdvdreviews.com /gunsmoke1.html   (2080 words)

  
 Gunsmoke News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gunsmoke News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
David: Many years ago, maybe late 1960s to mid-'70s, there was a multi-part TV special that I think was titled 'How the West Was Won.' The first program started back in the period when this country was founded,...
My memories started as a child growing up in Raytown, Mo., watching "Gunsmoke." We only had one television, and it was fl and white.
www.topix.net /tv/gunsmoke   (625 words)

  
 About Gunsmoke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gunsmoke is a country music band that hails from Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Gunsmoke plays the latest country chart toppers to keep the line dancers stepping as well as the traditional country music styles they were raised on.
Gunsmoke latest recording project entitled Tradition, has been getting attention in both print and radio.
hometown.aol.com /gunsmoke1/aboutband.html   (774 words)

  
 Gunsmoke Cast Pictures - Gunsmoke Cast and Crew - TV.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Stalwart handsome man Burt Reynolds started out with small roles in television shows like "Gunsmoke" before moving on to his own detective show, "Dan August." He became a staple of 70s cinema, as women swooned for his blend of rugged good looks and effortless charm, with a dash of swaggering...
He then resumed his radio career, he was on the radio Gunsmoke series, and was radio's last Ellery Queen.
Howard Culver was born in Colorado on June 4,1918, and raised in Los Angeles.
www.tvtome.com /tvtome/servlet/CastGuide/showid-236   (1882 words)

  
 Trigun: Gunsmoke [Rebirth] @ www.ezboard.com
This is where the profiles of all accepted Gunsmoke members, and their bank account balances, are kept.
This is the forum in which we place the profiles of the deceased player characters on Gunsmoke.
This is where all members of Gunsmoke staff come to talk about things vital to the storyline, etc. No unauthorized access, please.
p211.ezboard.com /btrigungunsmoke20   (881 words)

  
 Gunsmoke: Radio's Last Great Dramatic Series
Gunsmoke was set in Dodge City, Kansas between 1872, when the Santa Fe Railroad reached town, and 1885, when local farmers forced the end of the Texas cattle drives along the Western Trail.
After the close of Gunsmoke, she retired to Woodland Hills, California where she lived in peaceful anonymity as Georgia Ellis Puttfarken until her death in March of 1988.
The four individual character head shots were cropped from the CBS publicity photo of the radio cast in western costumes.
www.northern.edu /wild/th100/gnsmoke.htm   (974 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - The Gunsmoke Movie Collection
So it was with this success in mind that CBS decided to bring James Arness's beloved character Matt Dillon out of the dust and return him to the saddle with a new TV movie in 1987.
The Gunsmoke Movie Collection is part of Paramount's line of budget-priced catalog discs, which means one thing: They are barebones to the barest possible degree.
This set just screams "test the waters to see if any Gunsmoke product will sell." Those fans will just eat this set up, but casual fans will be better off waiting for the films to rerun on television or renting them at the local outlet.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/gunsmokecoll.php   (793 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/thegunsmoke
With past experience in bands, The Forturnate Sons, Crankenstein and Hobo, combined with his love for surf, rockabilly, psychobilly and country music gave him a unique style unlike any other guitarist in the city.
Adam told Ben about Gunsmoke, and he didn't hesitate to jump on board and start writing.
A drummer was next on the list, and Chris Smith, long time drummer for local punk rock n' rollers The Sweet Janes was the man. A friend and fellow fan of rockabilly and country made him an easy choice.
www.myspace.com /thegunsmoke   (665 words)

  
 Gunsmoke
Most of the time I have on Pure Jazz (that’s the name of the channel.) My second choice is National Public Radio, for news and information.
Gunsmoke was one of the best radio dramas ever produced.
His most recent escapade was getting caught counterfeiting Iraq dinars, but he seems to have talked his way out of that.
chargedbarticle.org /gunsmoke.htm   (1017 words)

  
 Welcome to Gunsmoke Paintball - Play Paintball and Shop Online for Paintball Gear
Purpose built on 36 acres of land, Gunsmoke Paintball is the ultimate location for beginners and experienced paintballers alike.
Gunsmoke's Paintball site is located in Hadleigh, Suffolk.
Gunsmoke Paintball's Online shop caters for your paintball needs.
www.gunsmoke.co.uk   (206 words)

  
 Gunsmoke-Dodge City, Kansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gunsmoke was set in Dodge City, Kansas; the year, arbitrarily, was 1873.
She was tested for HIV while travelling in Africa, where she went because of her love of animals.
Milburn Stone was best known for his role as "Doc" (Doctor Galen Adams) on the western television series Gunsmoke.
www.homestead.com /deestory/gunsmoke.html   (765 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Gunsmoke: Matt Gets It & Hack Prime / TV Show: Video: John Brahm,Robert Butler,William F. Claxton,William ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Many other shows with a western theme came and went during the Gunsmoke run, but this a show where the actors wore out before the public interest did.
It is the premier episode of Gunsmoke, first aired on Sept. 10, 1955.
This episode epitomizes Gunsmoke as Matt Dillon's steady hand is matched against that of the faster man. Amanda Blake (Kitty Russell) is so youthful in appearance to be almost unrecognizable at first.
www.amazon.com /Gunsmoke-Matt-Gets-Prime-Show/dp/6302443172   (2059 words)

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