The first six seasons (the half hour episodes) were the best. Outstanding guest actors that graced our screens from the 1950s to the 1970s. The undertaker never had a shortage of business. Bruce Gordon was busy during this time in his career, first as Frank Nitti on The Untouchables and many guest spots at the same time.
I noticed that also. Matt Seemed to get more Mellow after season 6..I was wondering if it was just getting older or 1 more reason maybe his wife at the time was making him more hot headed if im wording that right..He got divorced fom his first wife at season 6.She was in 1 Episode with Matt.The spunky Gypsy girl on the street.
@@DanneyTanner By about season 11 or when they went to color a lot less was seen of Matt and some hardly at all and that turned me off so I never bought those episodes on dvd, nor do I bother watching them on TV. About 90% of those episodes were focused on guest characters. Then in the 1970s Matt started appearing more and the episodes got good again.
@@DanneyTanner I'm just a '50s person I guess. I was born in 1954 and remember some of season 5 and most of season 6 which were the last of the half hour ones. Then throughout the 1960s and '70s these half hour ones were syndicated as "Marshal Dillon". So when they came out on DVD in the early 2000's I jumped for joy after not seeing many for 20 years or more. TV Land did run some of them in the 1990s which was nice.
That was the early Dillon style. He thinks the guy is guilty, but can't prove it so he pushes the guy's button and threatens him with jail until the guy breaks and goes for his gun.
@Willie Gordon Thats old trick thats is still done today. A officer has the legal right even to lie to you about anything to try to get you to confess.
James Horan, there was no trick! The guy was guilty, and he knew his goose was cooked. In the old west, hanging was the capitol punishment for murder. That guy knew what was going to happen later, so he decided to try his luck, and LOST! Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time. Lol
You would think that word would eventually get around to not try to draw on Marshall Dillion, but fools just kept trying and dying. Love Gunsmoke, the best TV Western series of them all.
I think his reputation was pretty well-known, but every gunslinger thought "If I'm the one to gun-down Matt Dillon, my reputation is sealed." But it was their fate about to be sealed, not their reputation.
As the railroad was being built, camps for the workers and materials were set up at intervals along the line. Some grew into towns and cities. Dodge was one of these. From the first, there was a railroad running down the center of Front Street. That's just an interesting fact.
Same for central Arizona along I-40 or old US 66 which was the Santa Fe. Some of those towns such as Winslow were the most lawless areas west of the Mississippi.
@@markedly1013 Frank Nitti,.... Remember the SNL episode with Desi Arnaz as the host: "Loosey what happened? Did they kidnap Little Nitti?" "WAAAA! They bumped off Fred and Ethel!"
Don't draw on Matt Dillon! Watched for so many years, when episodes turned to color the episodes were slowly weakened. Older b&w had better writers. ENJOY your day and stay healthy as possible! Stage 4 evil C fighter!
I absolutely agree. I have all the B & W episodes on DVD. First we lost Chester and then they lost quality. Matt, Kitty and Doc were always a joy to watch.
Yes what turned me off is by the time they went to color, less was seen of Matt. The scripts weren't as good either. Then around 1970 we started seeing more of him again. Matt Dillon IS Gunsmoke.
You can always 👀see,feel, know when a bad guy decides to make a mistake,ends up getting killed. I am glad that James arness knows what to do, how to handle the situation at hand,has a intuition of knowing what just might happen.
not smart play by the bad guy, he had to draw then rotate180 degrees to target. Matt had to draw then rotate 90 degrees. You better do the math before you make play.
Please subsrcibe for more great Gunsmoke clips..I also have a couple dozen more already uploaded on this channel..
Done... this channel is awesome! Subscribe or get outta Dodge!
I love these black and white episodes of Gunsmoke, Classic TV at its best.
Something about black and white is good.
That's gotta be racist.
@@20alphabet Only to Orientals
@@DanneyTanner
Lol, not nearly as many as white guys in skinny jeans and joggers seeking reparations. 😆
The first six seasons (the half hour episodes) were the best. Outstanding guest actors that graced our screens from the 1950s to the 1970s. The undertaker never had a shortage of business.
Bruce Gordon was busy during this time in his career, first as Frank Nitti on The Untouchables and many guest spots at the same time.
I noticed that also. Matt Seemed to get more Mellow after season 6..I was wondering if it was just getting older or 1 more reason maybe his wife at the time was making him more hot headed if im wording that right..He got divorced fom his first wife at season 6.She was in 1 Episode with Matt.The spunky Gypsy girl on the street.
@@DanneyTanner By about season 11 or when they went to color a lot less was seen of Matt and some hardly at all and that turned me off so I never bought those episodes on dvd, nor do I bother watching them on TV. About 90% of those episodes were focused on guest characters. Then in the 1970s Matt started appearing more and the episodes got good again.
@@muffs55mercury61 I really havent seen many colored ones at all.For some reason i think it looked bette in black and white anyway.
@@DanneyTanner I'm just a '50s person I guess. I was born in 1954 and remember some of season 5 and most of season 6 which were the last of the half hour ones. Then throughout the 1960s and '70s these half hour ones were syndicated as "Marshal Dillon". So when they came out on DVD in the early 2000's I jumped for joy after not seeing many for 20 years or more. TV Land did run some of them in the 1990s which was nice.
Absolutely and Nothing against Festus but I’ve always liked Chester so much better. The first 7 seasons were amazing
I’ve watched Gunsmoke from the beginning. We need Matt Dillion’s in the USA Today!
DILLON FOR PRESIDENT!
James arness ❤❤❤is a damn good actor in anything he is in movies TV and soooo on❤❤❤
Frontier justice!! We could use more of that now!
One shoot kill..... 100% kill rate.
That was the early Dillon style. He thinks the guy is guilty, but can't prove it so he pushes the guy's button and threatens him with jail until the guy breaks and goes for his gun.
True story. They wanna fight to stay out of jail.
@Willie Gordon Thats old trick thats is still done today. A officer has the legal right even to lie to you about anything to try to get you to confess.
James Horan, there was no trick! The guy was guilty, and he knew his goose was cooked. In the old west, hanging was the capitol punishment for murder. That guy knew what was going to happen later, so he decided to try his luck, and LOST! Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time. Lol
@@sharoneasley9717 well in his case he wouldn't be doing time, the hanging was usually a day or two after the guilty verdict.
i can't believe i used to watch this series with bated breath! ... about 5 or so decades ago! grin!
Same here. Back when you could buy a home and raise a family on one income.
One of my favorite westerns
" Yeah , I had to kill him . . . Well , saves me the trouble of having to prove him guilty " . . . I love it !!!!!
Yeah none of that disarming him at gunpoint. Just wait for him to go for his gun, lol.
@@martiedoherty5765And they always did, thankfully. Lol.
You would think that word would eventually get around to not try to draw on Marshall Dillion, but fools just kept trying and dying.
Love Gunsmoke, the best TV Western series of them all.
Arrogance out weights logic.
Look at some politicans today.
Ignore lawlessness, & injustice to the average person. Perfer outsiders.
I think his reputation was pretty well-known, but every gunslinger thought "If I'm the one to gun-down Matt Dillon, my reputation is sealed." But it was their fate about to be sealed, not their reputation.
Bruce always had short life expectancy in any Genre. Great Nitti!!!!!!!!!
larry robinson, yes he did play a great Frank Nitti in the 1950s, the untouchables. Nitty was Capone's "enforcer."
As the railroad was being built, camps for the workers and materials were set up at intervals along the line. Some grew into towns and cities. Dodge was one of these. From the first, there was a railroad running down the center of Front Street. That's just an interesting fact.
Same for central Arizona along I-40 or old US 66 which was the Santa Fe. Some of those towns such as Winslow were the most lawless areas west of the Mississippi.
RIP Frank Nitti..Whoever you are
Matt Dillon always shoots to kill ❤❤❤no questions❤❤❤
Three was a couple episodes he just shot the guys hand so he would drop the gun..But your right if he wants you dead your gonna die.
Marshal just shot Frank Nitti..
OMG!
@@markedly1013 Frank Nitti,....
Remember the SNL episode with Desi Arnaz as the host: "Loosey what happened? Did they kidnap Little Nitti?" "WAAAA! They bumped off Fred and Ethel!"
"You can't prove a thing." Five seconds later, he sure did.
Love GunSmoke! I’ve had a crush on Matt Dillon for years lol
Dont blame you..My crush was on Kitty
"just get him off the street somewhere."
Matt killed Frank Nitti
First thing I said also
You're double park here Frank!!! Bang!!!
Dag !!!
"He's dead, you men just get him off the street somewhere..."
Don't draw on Matt Dillon! Watched for so many years, when episodes turned to color the episodes were slowly weakened. Older b&w had better writers. ENJOY your day and stay healthy as possible! Stage 4 evil C fighter!
Thank you
I absolutely agree. I have all the B & W episodes on DVD. First we lost Chester and then they lost quality. Matt, Kitty and Doc were always a joy to watch.
Hope for the best sir
starting in 1964 the network began to clamp down on violence so they had to focus more on anthology type stories. That's why you saw less of Matt
Yes what turned me off is by the time they went to color, less was seen of Matt. The scripts weren't as good either. Then around 1970 we started seeing more of him again. Matt Dillon IS Gunsmoke.
"Get him off the street somewhere."
great star great American western ❤
Love when a overconfident gunslinger tries to get the drop on Marshal Dillon. Not as much as the undertaker, but close.
I think there were men who just hung around Front street waiting for Matt to shoot someone so they could carry the body away.
Blood free
And it was a true Organic scene
Someone claimed that in the 300+-some episodes of Gunsmoke, that Matt killed over 380+ bad guys. That was 21 years of episodes.
Would have been better off trying his chances with the judge...
yep.Buy a good lawyer to.
He proved it at 1:33
You can always 👀see,feel, know when a bad guy decides to make a mistake,ends up getting killed. I am glad that James arness knows what to do, how to handle the situation at hand,has a intuition of knowing what just might happen.
An Empath can feel people and his surrounds pretty good..
Another supporting character bites the dust,
Matt was the fastest gun in the west.
He got out drawn twice on the show
@@seansmith7462 but, the guy wasn't a good shot. He was only fast, not fast and accurate like ole Matt.
@@Johnny53kgb-nsa Kim creed outdrew him, he just toyed with Matt.
@@seansmith7462 steve forest outdrew him too remember Mannon?
@@SuperDusty56 1st episode?
how many bad guys did matt dillon kill over 25 years?
Ill guess 200 to 250
@@DanneyTanner holy '' smokes .. i thought the rifleman was bad .
@@robertharrison2.055 It is ..
Where do I put 'im Marshall?
"Aww, just throw him in the alley somewhere."
And I thought frank nitti was untouchable!
Only in his home town..
He drew on me first. It's on the camera.
He had no proof
Back when the good guys wore white hats and the black guys wore black hats...
A BRUCE GORDON LO MATAN EN TODAS LAS SERIES, HASTA LOS INTOCABLES
He killed Frank Nitti
Couple a you boys get him over to Percy Crumps...
I like how there were always guys around to cart off Dillon's carnage. Like, oh well, another one bites the dust, get the body out of here.
Frank Nitti anyway.
Matt killed a many men in about twenty some years
I really do love this program and the other ones of this western season should be brought back also
Get him off the street somewhere!
not smart play by the bad guy, he had to draw then rotate180 degrees to target. Matt had to draw then rotate 90 degrees. You better do the math before you make play.
Recording off a TV sucks.
I much prefer the radio version of gun smoke
I guess I'll have to find the radio versions of Gunsmoke.
@@KcityMikeThomas you're in luck made it super easy to find ruclips.net/p/PLvu2oOrWFl_NuIqDgQQoIHzcx_jPlZUUy
Yet here you are.
@@20alphabet it doesn't mean I don't like the TV version just means I like the radio one better
@@bensmith4563
Which makes no difference to anyone, really.
soooooo corny. loool.
What's corny ???
Wanted the smoke.....got it.