I had a high school teacher that had a personal anecdote about James Arness. My teacher was not a very tall man. He was in the same unit has James Arness during the war. When they were disembarking the military transport for the beaches he was standing beside James Arness. They were weighed down with lots of heavy equipment. My teacher went into the water & immediately sunk up to his neck from the load he was carrying. Arness at 6 ft 7 reached out & grabbed my teacher by the shoulders & helped him get to shore, most likely saving his life. That story always stuck with me. Another unsung hero of WWII. Thank you both for your service.
@angelabarton9806
11 ай бұрын
Love Gunsmoke. Still watches it at night. Watching since I was a child.
@jaysandefur534
9 ай бұрын
great
@jamesrobiscoe1174
9 ай бұрын
James Arness was truly a noble man.
@FranDaniel-fl2oq
8 ай бұрын
I love that story. What little 8 have read and heard about James Arness that sounds exactly like something he would do. I am still in love with him and have been since I was 12. I am 64. I do not miss Gunsmoke, no matter how many times that I have seen it before. 😊❤
@ginnybaptista5377
7 ай бұрын
yooo😊
@randyking3057
11 ай бұрын
I LOVE James Arness. I LOVE Gunsmoke; it's my favorite show ever. I never heard a single negative thing about Mr. Arness
@user-qe1hs3de7k
11 ай бұрын
I watched Gunsmoke every day all day long with my Dad. It didn't matter how many times we saw the episodes we just kept watching!! My Dad passed away last year at 96. And I still find myself watching Gunsmoke. It's clean good entertainment with a great cast!!
@within360
9 ай бұрын
Was there a favorite episodes that you both enjoyed?
@ThomasMaddox-vs6ko
8 ай бұрын
@@within360😊😅😊😊
@blackholeentry3489
7 ай бұрын
I grew up listening to Gunsmoke....all outside play would cease when the radio show would start....in the early 50's long before we had a TV. My mother thought it was a terrible show for youngsters to be listening to, but I turned out to be relatively fine and OK and have killed ONLY 17 people! BHE
@dawnguritzky8191
11 ай бұрын
My Dad loved GUNSMOKE. We grew up on watching GUNSMOKE when I was a kid and he would avidly watch all the reruns through out his 81 years of life.When he passed, we were watching an episode of GunSmoke in his Hospice bed at home with me holding his hand.
@presqueisleman
11 ай бұрын
A great series ❤️
@darrellsmith3602
11 ай бұрын
Touching for sure at 79 I could “die” with that! You we’re blessed to have a Dad with what I will label “Gunsmoke” values!
@diy_mushroomguy
11 ай бұрын
Gunsmoke was one of the many shows from that time period that me and my dad watched together while he was in hospice care. We watched a lot of the lone ranger and his favorite was Bonanza. I'm 33 now we watched a lot of those shows during his last decade on this Earth. When I was in my early 20's I hated watching these old shows. But they grow on you and it was fun listening to my dad reminiscing about his younger day's. Because you know how watching stuff like that associated with memories he would recall things he hadn't thought of since. The best memories I have of my father. I still watch these shows whenever there's nothing else on and I do the same thing with myself. Makes me wish I'd gotten more time with him. Drank a few more beers together and got more time in the garage. Rip Dad "Spank". I miss you everyday.
@glennaalt7190
11 ай бұрын
@@diy_mushroomguy😅
@bradyhood3370
11 ай бұрын
I love Gunsmoke but I really enjoyed Jim in How The West Was Won.
@nicolekenna7822
11 ай бұрын
James Arness was a very sweet, talented and generous man❤❤❤
@lorettaross2007
11 ай бұрын
I grew up watching Gunsmoke, and I still watch the reruns on TV. He was one of the good ones!
@user-zd5vr9ic5g
11 ай бұрын
My husband and watch every episode of Gunsmoke reruns on TV. We never get tired of watching it. It was great.
@sdubon7800
11 ай бұрын
I had the good fortune of meeting James Arness at the LA County Fair. I was 7 yrs old. He was on horseback and my Dad handed me up to his saddle. (Boy that was a long way! ) Needless to say, I was beaming. Such a thoughtful man!
@carolgamel7004
9 ай бұрын
I'm 72 now...my papa passed over in 2008 at almost 100 yrs young. I'm not ashamed to say /or embarrassed/ to say Mr Arness saved me. Paw and I were close..and just to hear his voice after a bad day erased all anxiety. I didn't realize the reruns of GS were being aired. I found the channel and have began a long road of healing. Thank God for Mr Arness and the show. I'm still watching and now 2 channels carry the show. Makes this old granny very happy. Papa and he would be very good friend's because they were duplicates in belief and how they lived every day God bless them and bless those that are still being entertained and comforted by the memories.
@marief9931
11 ай бұрын
I was born in 1966; I remember my dad watching this show, on our one and only black and white TV in the house.
@WilliamAlexanderVT
11 ай бұрын
Same here. I was born in 1959 but my grandfather watched Gunsmoke all the time and I grew up with it to this day!
@barbararobinson244
7 ай бұрын
No cable back then so didn't have much choice in shows to watch but as a kid in the seventies I had a few favorites: Gunsmoke, The Brady Bunch, Partridge Family, The Waltons, and Medical Center with Dr. Gannon. Oh boy was I ever in love with Chad Everett as Dr. Gannon as a ten- to twelve-year-old girl. Huge crush even though he was as old as my father. LOL. Still watch Gunsmoke reruns every day on two different channels. Thank God for cable and reruns.@@WilliamAlexanderVT
@vincentcaporale3844
11 ай бұрын
Great guy, great show. Gunsmoke, Bonanza and The Waltons are the only shows on TV worth watching. They illustrate values, patriotism and family. Something this country needs desperately.
@debracuskelly9526
11 ай бұрын
I loved the High Chaparral as well as the Rifle man, Fury and The Littlest Hobo.
@davebruins8623
11 ай бұрын
Well said
@koldsteele
11 ай бұрын
You forgot the Andy Griffith show
@TheFishdoctor1952
11 ай бұрын
@@debracuskelly9526 If you remember the Littlest Hobo, you are like me, OLD, lol.
@krisswegemer1163
11 ай бұрын
@@debracuskelly9526 I'm a naturally goofy guy... I'd even throw F-Troop in there.
@kevinsworld5088
11 ай бұрын
Grew up with Gunsmoke. One of the Great TV series.
@geriwilliamson1967
11 ай бұрын
Gunsmoke one of my favorite shows. Loved James Arness. ❤❤👍👵
@thermahutton4258
11 ай бұрын
I still watch reruns. I love all the characters , especially, James Arness. He always seemed so genuine---someone you would enjoy knowing, nothing like the rest of Holkywood. He was the best of what America was all about---being kind, always doing what was right, keeping your word, having a sense of humor. I like that he kept his private life private too. It is a shame kids today don't have someone like him to look up to in the movies.
@Richard-xg1vv
10 ай бұрын
Very very well said thermahutton and exactly right
@robertsmith9096
10 ай бұрын
No one can say it better!
@terrilehr3225
8 ай бұрын
Too bad we can't make him our President!
@Richard-xg1vv
8 ай бұрын
@@terrilehr3225 Ha Ha, I agree for sure Terri, that's the kind of guy we need in that office !
@user-tl8ip8ws4g
11 ай бұрын
I appreciate all the fond memories of James Arness in Gunsmoke. He came off as a decent human being. I like that I never heard any profanity in that series. You cannot find any TV series nowadays that don't have profanity. I believe James Arness will go down in history as a fine human being.
@garydergut4741
10 ай бұрын
I'm 72 and I'm sorry but we live in a lot different times. Red Skeleton , Carol Burnett and others had wonderful shows that never cussed and they all had very good shows.
@jtooley6554
10 ай бұрын
I'm sure westerners never cussed
@garydergut4741
10 ай бұрын
@@jtooley6554 not when I was growing up
@Greenacres1958
10 ай бұрын
Try Laramie. It’s another good moral with no language! And the 2 staring roles are easy to look at. Lol.
@Harpo.jr70
10 ай бұрын
It's because of the scripts , not the actors
@williamrichards7025
11 ай бұрын
I’m watching it right now and still can’t get enough. I know most episodes by word. My wife watches them as much or more than I do. I never thought I’d meet a woman who likes westerns as much as me. Great job
@WilliamAlexanderVT
11 ай бұрын
I helped out Jim and his wife Janet years ago with an issue they were having with their website. Jim was kind enough to send me a personalized, autographed photo shortly before he passed. Though I have met a number of celebrities and made friends with some of them over the years, Jim Arness (though I never got to meet him face to face) was one of the kindest, down to earth people I have ever met. These days, a LOT of so-called celebrities could learn a lesson from a first-class act like James Arness. Thanks for the memories Mr. Arness, it was a pleasure "growing up" with Gunsmoke! RIP.
@dragons8822
11 ай бұрын
So called "Celebrities" now days are awful none of them are concerned with anyone but themselves & have No clue how to be a class act. Sadly that's passed with the former generation just like defending your country, having a brain in your head, knowing right from wrong, consideration of others & many other things. Atleast we have the other generation to look to for guidance, that will never change !
@michaelcanney7218
10 ай бұрын
You've never met him, but he's the nicest man you met, HUH?????
@ezrvs
10 ай бұрын
My friend Tory Kern’s Mom was Arness’ elderly father’s caretaker in the late 60’s and early 70’s. She said, unlike his asshat brother, Arness was as nice as they come. A real mench!
@SuzanneNewsome-gf9qo
10 ай бұрын
I think he,s great to we have watched every show Suzanne
@barbararobinson244
7 ай бұрын
LOL, that was a bit confusing to me too.@@michaelcanney7218
@margonale2780
11 ай бұрын
I loved Gunsmoke. James Arness showed us the discontent of a man who upheld the law but was torn apart by injustices of some of those laws. Loved how he dealt with these delemmas. I always thought he was like that in real life.
@sandyqueen9711
11 ай бұрын
I was so lucky to speak with James Arnes the year before his death. He was so nice to me! I will never forget that conversation! He sent me an autograph biography. I still watch Gunsmoke daily.
@sherrihinton2885
11 ай бұрын
That's a great memory
@Richard-xg1vv
10 ай бұрын
Wow, how lucky for you ! That must have been quite an experience ! I grew up watching Gunsmoke and still watch it daily, just great TV and a great guy (even though fictional television) to model fine character traits after.
@fayekicklighter3004
9 ай бұрын
Love that show. About to be 79. Still watching. Remember it on radio.
@user-pg8om6zn7w
7 ай бұрын
LONG LIVE GUNSMOKE, THOSE ACTORS IN GUNSMOKE WERE A CLASS ACT I LOVE THEM ALL, R.I.P. MR JAMES ARNESS ,KITTY, FESTUS, DOC ,CHESTER, YOU WERE ALL A CLASS ACT GOD BLESS YOUR SOULS. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
@Richard-xg1vv
7 ай бұрын
@@user-pg8om6zn7w I second you on that, it surely was a great show !
@lorettabrower7256
11 ай бұрын
I love Gunsmoke and all it's actors/ actresses! I am 65 years old now & don't remember a time when it wasn't available to me! James Arnez was an amazing actor. Long live Gunsmoke! ❤️❤️❤️
@roxmattern60
11 ай бұрын
Me too and I love Gunsmoke 😊
@johnolejarczyk4110
11 ай бұрын
I loved all of the actors and actress.
@DianneCart-ox6nv
10 ай бұрын
I have seen Gunsmoke so many times I have almost memorized it. I met Ken Curtis (festus), Jim Davis, Lee Majors, Claude Atkin, Robert Wilkes, and a lot of cowboy actors. All were nice guys. And anybody that was anybody played a role on Gunsmoke. Even Harrison Ford and Jon Voiht (sic)....wish I could have met Arness.
@Jjaymontie
11 ай бұрын
My older brother got me started on the show. I was young enough that I don’t remember episode names but Arness left his mark on me by his serious demeanor and his consistent sense of fairness and keeping to the moral high ground that he always seemed to reflect . Miss Kitty, doc Milburn, and Festus always felt like real people, and Matt was always the moral high ground in all situations.
@robinfallentine
10 ай бұрын
I love the honesty Matt had.
@barbararobinson244
7 ай бұрын
You don't see that much in real life, that's for sure.
@carcar78
11 ай бұрын
Excellent piece on Arness! Still watch every weekday on MEtv. He always impressed me as the real deal and whether Amanda Blake ever really understood him, the two actors created an undying love relationship that didn’t need “the kiss”, which in some ways is an adjunct story in itself. What a great voice he had, too.
@johnnyola8391
10 ай бұрын
Yes I agree great voice
@ltggill
9 ай бұрын
Gunsmoke on MeTV also my daily ritual ... hate to miss it! Arness was such a natural in that role. Along with the Waltons, my favorite TV series.
@barbararobinson244
7 ай бұрын
I watch it every day on TVLND and am watching it right now on INSP. Daily ritual. Brings back memories of watching it growing up in the 60s and 70s. Those were the good old days when America was still America. I don't recognize this country in February of 2024.@@ltggill
@tomlapointe6788
11 ай бұрын
Watched in the 50's as a young child - watching the reruns now as a 70 year old man. What a show!
@davidce3rash
11 ай бұрын
I loved Gunsmoke as a kid and still watch it all the time.
@kathleenwassum7712
11 ай бұрын
My husband and I are in our late 70’s. We enjoy watching Every Episode of Gun smoke, each day! It reminds us of happy times, watching with our parents and grandparents, and the lessons apply to today’s values! Thanks So Much For This Post!!❤🎉🙏🏼👍
@user-ts3mi4zk2n
11 ай бұрын
I loved Gunsmoke as a kid and still do. The combination of characters was brillant and ran the gambit from serious to comic. Stars from other shows often appred on the series which I'm sure boosted their popularity. I miss those times. When t.v. was great entertainment and without fear of leaving your kids alone to watch it...📺...🐎...🥰
@bassmaster1953
11 ай бұрын
Growing up in the 50's and 60's with the last name Dillon made life interesting. BTW, Arnes' other famous brother is Peter Graves of Mission Impossible fame and many movies.
@daneen2fabulous
11 ай бұрын
It is, I had no idea! That's wild. Ever see a grown man naked? 🤣
@dennisbrown6885
11 ай бұрын
@@daneen2fabulousDid you ever hang around a Turkish bath?
@csdurch
11 ай бұрын
A Dillon from Hutchinson?
@isabellind1292
11 ай бұрын
@@daneen2fabulous Do you like Gladiators, Joey?
@emmap1159
10 ай бұрын
Aren't you guys mixing him up with Leslie Nielson ?😂
@yvonnetucker2599
11 ай бұрын
I also grew up with Gunsmoke. My mother and I watched every time it come on. It was a good clean show and I’ll always remember it.
@billgrandone3552
11 ай бұрын
My father was a great fan of Gunsmoke. I can still remember when my sister started college and would come home on the bus on Friday afternoon only to have the family drive her back to St. Louis on Sunday. I was about 7 or 8 then and I HATED it because ot meant that I had to stay in my Sunday clothes. We would leave for St. Louis about three in the afternoon and have supper in St. Louis at a restaurant , then do some shopping at Walgreens since drugstores were the only places that could be open on Sunday in Missouri. Dad would stock up with liquor at Christmas time or beer in the summer.and then we would drop my sister off at Fontbonne College. But now it was a race to get home before Gunsmoke came on. Luckily for Dad, the radio station KMOX played the radio version of Gunsmoke with William Conrad as the voice of Matt Dillon. But we always has to be home by eight for the TV version. I can still remember the line up on Sunday. It was Gunsmoke..Have Gun, Will Travel, Candid Camera, and What's My Line followed by the news. Dad, being a country doctor himself, loved Milburn Stone and his dry wit and when Ken Curtis entered the scene as Festus Hagan, my Dad would get a kick from the repatee between those two characters. He really loved that show and would watch reruns all of his life.
@mizfrenchtwist
11 ай бұрын
hello , james arness was such a hunk and his brother peter graves too...........i still watch gunsmoke, it's one of the best shows ever, RIP james and all . thank you , for sharing🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰............
@janemarkham4133
11 ай бұрын
Love James Arness & gun smoke, we still watch it today & good old Festas too!!!!❤💙💜😀😃😄😁😊🤘👍👍
@usjet333
10 ай бұрын
Gunsmoke is the greatest TV series ever produced. My mother and I watch it every day. "Matt Dillon Must Die" is perhaps my favorite episode. I also love "Chato", which is the episode James has said was his personal favorite. James and Ricardo together was priceless.
@mikemayo6031
11 ай бұрын
Always my favorite TV Western. Great stories with excellent actors.
@lizdixon3153
10 ай бұрын
I loved Gunsmoke as a child & now at 62 I love it even more. They don't make them like MATT DILLON anymore. What a MAN❤
@pennynorthcutt5833
9 ай бұрын
I grew up in the 50s and 60s, and Gunsmoke and other westerns were the popular shows to watch.❤❤❤❤
@pamharkins4601
11 ай бұрын
Watched with my mom when I was young and I still watch reruns today! I live the way the characters interact, and the funny like hillbillies !
@williamjesse8357
11 ай бұрын
All of the Gunsmoke programs are and always will be fantastic and top notch James was and is the best and I still watch him all the time and I am 65 years old watching home from childhood years !
@leesashriber5097
11 ай бұрын
I watch Gunsmoke all the time. I love old Westerns. Thank you for the video 😊 I didn't know he was so tall!! 6'7 is super tall.
@SamJuan-sx1ky
9 ай бұрын
Thrush home remedy 0:00
@korger1481
11 ай бұрын
Thank John Wayne for turning the role down. He recommended James.
@Fernando-qs7bl
10 ай бұрын
The best episode to me was when Matt got shot and Festus and Kitty thought he was dead but Doc knew he wasn't. Another one was when Doc got snake bit, and Festus saved him. Also when Festus got shot, and Doc was touched when Festus pulled through.
@rogerthomas169
10 ай бұрын
I liked when Chester saved Doc after being shot, and had to kill Doc's horse for nourishment
@upstaterny1746
9 ай бұрын
Did you like the episode when the young girl fell in love with Dr Adams ? Very touching. I loved Ken Curtis as well.❤
@upstaterny1746
9 ай бұрын
Really. Ugh. Are u sure? I follow it but didnt see that.
@user-pg8om6zn7w
7 ай бұрын
Stay in the buggie doc you stay in that buggie. Festus telling doc when he was snake bit, that was a great episode.
@barbararobinson244
7 ай бұрын
My fave was when Dirty Sally saved a gunman from dying of his wound. Two episodes in a row of it.
@Backin_Theday
11 ай бұрын
Never met James, but I do remember meeting Ken Curtis as a kid and thought that was so cool. He was walking through a parking lot going toward a building, and I was coming out. He knew I recognized him right away and paused for a minute to talk to a young fan of the show.
@janicerobinson4969
11 ай бұрын
I still watch gunsmoke i watch it when I was a little girl we only have a black and white tv I'm 72and i still watch gunsmoke i really appreciate James arness it is just something about him rest in peace amen 👼🏾❤️🙏🏽
@davidgarcia-hq3el
11 ай бұрын
I like Matt Dillon, a no nonsense lawman who dealt with the bad guys the way they should be dealt with. And that was that. My favorite line from Marshall Dillon--“Alright mister get out of town.”
@donnastrawhorn8827
10 ай бұрын
It is get out of Dodge not town
@privatebubba8876
11 ай бұрын
I enjoyed the B&W episodes the most. Dennis Weaver with that hitch in his get along was one of my favorite characters. It's still hard for me to believe that James and Peter Graves were brothers and they never acted together.
@barbararobinson244
7 ай бұрын
I always thought Chester had stupid lines and he was like a dog following his master around. I don't think he got much respect with his role.
@charlenebyington7405
11 ай бұрын
It's still on our tv everyday....we never miss it.😅
@houstonaustin
11 ай бұрын
I remember a solitary episode where Marshall Dillion visits his mothers grave. Thinking when your gone you only have memories.
@barbararobinson244
7 ай бұрын
I thought Matt Dillion grew up as an orphan. One show was about his foster brother coming to Dodge to meet Dillion many years after they had grown up.
@ssy1pny
11 ай бұрын
My dad loved this show. My parents named my little brother after Matt Dillion
@kathleenschriver8266
11 ай бұрын
I always watched Gunsmoke on tv when I was kid. Very good memories I missed him ❤
@garyeckart1018
11 ай бұрын
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@barbararobinson244
7 ай бұрын
Looked forward to watching the show every week growing up in the 60s and 70s and now watch repeats daily on two different channels. My all-time fave show. Loved James Arness. .
@KU84dh37
11 ай бұрын
James appearance in "How the West Was Won" would make a great program for you. This one was great. JMS
@thomasgorman1535
11 ай бұрын
My Dad loved Western themed movies and TV Shows and so did, do, I. Gunsmoke was one of our favorites.
@michaelboldt8276
9 ай бұрын
James Arness was great in Gunsmoke. Every Saturday night my family was watching this great western. I also enjoyed watching James Arness in the How The West Was Won TV series.
@debibrown5568
11 ай бұрын
We love Gunsmoke! Black&whites are our favorites! Watch it everyday
@brucevob
11 ай бұрын
My all time favorite show.Never miss it.Great.
@terrysimpkins2375
10 ай бұрын
I love gunsmoke, at 70 I still watch. There's something about the show that's in my blood. Can't explain it just is. No other show drawed me in like Gunsmoke.
@mpaul7731
11 ай бұрын
Dennnis Weaver was not crippled but had to pretend he was. James Arness was crippled but had to pretend he wasn't.
@ronbrandich4196
11 ай бұрын
Mt wife & I WATCH MeTV everyday with two episodes of Gunsmoke and LOVE IT Over & Over!
@barbararobinson244
7 ай бұрын
It is also on INSP every day with one in the morning and two at night. Also on TVLAND daily for four hours straight in the afternoon.! I got myself covered all day with Gunsmoke reruns during retirement. They cover the entire 20 years the show was on.
@johngraves3170
10 ай бұрын
My wife asked me why I liked old westerns and I explained to her they all have a moral compass at the end of the movie good wins over evil and the hero lights off into the sunset with a girl
@corinnepmorrison1854
11 ай бұрын
See if you can find the original movie, “The Thing”… Black and white…and…JAMES ARNESS played the role of “The Thing”… My little brother, Doug and I, saw this movie at a drive-in, with our parents…in the 1950’s!! You all probably, already knew that James Arness and Peter Graves are/were brothers… I still enjoy their acting on my collection of DVD’s!! ❤️🎬📽📺
@darrellsmith3602
11 ай бұрын
speaking of Peter Graves, he had a great role (as a villain) in the movie “Stalag 17” about life in a NAZI prison camp! I believe William Holden won an Oscar for his role but Peter Graves was great as a snitch! Character actors like Harvey Lembeck and Peter Strauss were great in it! Sorry I got off the James Arness but one thought provokes others (especially at my age)!
@shadowsdad903
6 ай бұрын
I met James Arness in 1958. I was 7 and on vacation from Iowa. My Grandma arranged for us to visit a live set of the Gunsmoke show titled “The Cast”. We got his autograph and our picture taken with him. I watch Gunsmoke almost daily. I’m 73 now.
@EricRush
11 ай бұрын
I became addicted to Gunsmoke when it was on radio with Joseph Conrad as Matt and Parley Baer as Chester. Gunsmoke is one of my few favorite programs ever.
@bethalligood2879
10 ай бұрын
William Conrad
@EricRush
10 ай бұрын
You're right @@bethalligood2879. My old brain plays tricks on me now and then.
@billmarsh3767
11 ай бұрын
How The West was Won----excellent series that I would highly recommend---just watched all 3 seasons and really enjoyed it. It was on par with Centennial and gave James Arness a great role.
@barbararobinson244
7 ай бұрын
James Arness did not age well in the looks department. He was so handsome in his younger years. I guess none of us stay good looking forever.
@bustabass9025
11 ай бұрын
I just loved the episodes that co-starred Chill Wills. My favorite of those was The Hat, and a Noose For Dobie. Wills brought out the absolute best in the Matt Dillon character with his quick dry wit.
@pauljay2305
11 ай бұрын
James Arness also played the monster in the original “The Thing” in the 50’s
@sallykohorst8803
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for his story.
@jamesward9382
11 ай бұрын
I grew up on Gunsmoke. I still watch it every day. James Arness was one of a kind. And I liked all the charters on the show. I like the black and white episodes better than he color.
@russellmoore1046
11 ай бұрын
My dad was a huge fan and so was I until my teenage years. I'd have to say that I enjoyed his character in how the west was won more than gunsmoke.
@jimgordon3206
10 ай бұрын
Gunsmoke has always been my favorite western. James Arness was the perfect man to play Marshal Dillon. Everyone in the cast were excellent. Festus got a little too cartoon like, but he was still an integral part of the show. The dialog was alway great. I never get tired of watching Gunsmoke.
@johnnypowell2175
10 ай бұрын
God bless James Arness, John Wayne , they were my heroes when i was growing up, we could use their inspiration today
@robertrobert7924
10 ай бұрын
Matt was my favorite Western Character. I grew up watching all the Western TV shows, but none compared to Gunsmoke. Matt, Miss Kitty, Doc, and Festus were like family to me. It taught me right from wrong on every episode. I just wish we still had the same kind of justice system as they did, where criminals were not coddled and met justice for their dirty deeds with a rope or a Colt .45 revolver.
@stevesinkovich8231
10 ай бұрын
The episode where Festus Hagans’ cousin tried to shoot the “ hangy down” part of his ear off!! My favorite!
@mloaiza770
6 ай бұрын
I am 67 years old and I grew up watching Gunsmoke. It started in the early 60s when my dad watched it and aired once a week. I love to watch westerns but my wife never cared for them until she started watching Gunsmoke with me and now she is hooked. We will be 50 years married next June and we both enjoy watching together.
@patsydockery1099
10 ай бұрын
I still watch Gunsmoke, and love it now even more. It is clean, and no cussing. It's hard to find movies now that measure up.
@TinekeWilliams
11 ай бұрын
My little brother and I lived in the Netherlands when small. John Wayne was our hero! My parents used to go to the movies and it was with John Wayne.
@josephpetrizzojr5340
10 ай бұрын
I loved Gunsmoke and still watch I even have my sister who is 70 yrs old watching it she wouldn't miss an episode, the whole cast was great on Gunsmoke from James arness to doc Adam's, I like I said before I love me some Gunsmoke I watch it everyday on me-tv and grit TV, to all the cast who are no longer with us may they all RIP amen, bring back all those great shows of the 1950's and 1960's the westerns they were absolutely great. ❤❤❤
@Snt8lr21
10 ай бұрын
I'm grew up watching Gun Smoke. It was a wholesome and great show. His philanthropy work and service to this country, was not known to me, nor should it have been. But to know his humanity ran as deep as it did is nice to know. The cast was great and they genuinely seemed to get along well. Really appreciated this presentation.
@NChillbilly
9 ай бұрын
We all grew up on Gunsmoke. There was only 3 channels lol. I miss those days though. Simpler times. We made due with what we had happily. There will never be any shows that are able to make it 20 years or even close. Streaming has changed the viability of sitcoms or shows forever sadly.
@CommonSenseTipsAndTricks
11 ай бұрын
Great stuff! I loved how Gunsmoke had a strong moral theme. Matt closes one show with "Walk humbly with thy God". I bought the whole series on Amazon for a great price! My two favorites were "Matt's Love Story" and "Nitro". But you can really tell the fairness that Matt had because I'm not sure of the episode, but he actually let somebody get by with the crime because he understood the things they went through in their life. It was a lady who had her back against the wall because of her unfair circumstances. James was perfect for filling in for a man with some crazy conflicts! Superb writing and a great show!
@lar7905
11 ай бұрын
@CommonSenseTricks AndTricks...Possibly the episode that was on MeTV here in New Hampshite last weekend. The husband took all the money they had and went off drinking with a friend down to the river. The husband returned to Dodge , but in the meantime somebody shot at Kitty in her room . The husband was allowed to see his wife in jail . She stuck him in the heart with a hat pin and killed him. She told Matt that her husband said he was going to kill her. Without a witness Matt let her go free and gave her the stage fare so she could go to St. LOUIS to live with her sister .All because he believed that she had been abused her whole life . He beat her after eleven of her 13 children died in child birth , blaming her .
@CommonSenseTipsAndTricks
11 ай бұрын
@@lar7905 Yes that was it! Matt did not know her intentions but he was aware that could happen so he went with it and did not condemn the lady.
@americasgotseriousproblems2632
11 ай бұрын
Best western ever imo! Up until a couple of weeks ago, I watched Gunsmoke & a few others every night but the station (INSP) is not on locally anymore.
@WandaBrooms-cw9eb
11 ай бұрын
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@teastrainer3604
11 ай бұрын
In the episode Gone Straight, Matt believed the character that Carl Betz played had reformed, so he made it appear that Betz had been killed so he could start a new life.
@user-dp5te2zc5t
11 ай бұрын
Gunsmoke is the best Tv series ever made, I've watched every episode many times, I still do now at 67 years of age, they don't makem like that anymore.
@loriethomas169
10 ай бұрын
His voice was as beautiful as he was. Even though ive seen every episode dozens of times i have to watch every now and then because i miss all the wonderful cast on this show and i just need to see them and hear their voices
@bradywhatley970
10 ай бұрын
I'm 53. I love Gunsmoke, watch it a couple times a week with my wife. I watched it with my grandparents often, 30 years ago when they were alive. Gunsmoke reruns are so popular that I read an article a few years ago that revealed that all sports TV networks gauge the popularity of their newer programs often against the ratings of Gunsmoke syndicated rer-uns. Sort of like the Mendoza line in baseball. Turns out most of the daily programming by 24 hour a day sports networks cannot garner as many eyeballs as these 50-70 year old Gunsmoke reruns that are often airing on a different competing channel at any given time. Gunsmoke is timeless. It will always be in syndication.
@robertofunk673
9 ай бұрын
As a kid of 6-9 I waited till Gunsmoke started,of the first 10 yrs.,&then faced the tv as if I were drawing my gun like Jim Arness...sort of a crazy ritual. Inspite of his foibles,we all have,I guess we expect actors to even be more perfect than ourselves. God knows we cant either. Thanks,really loved that show. Bob74😂
@ABaney
9 ай бұрын
I loved each and every episode of Gunsmoke. What a great series. ❤❤❤❤❤
@michaelsalita6702
10 ай бұрын
I like all the episodes and still watch them almost every day.
@user-iz1fd5cj7w
10 ай бұрын
I remember watching Gunsmoke Saturday nights with my grandparents when I was growing up. The music in the beginning of the movie started my sister and I running to the tv. We loved James Arnaz and good ole Doc Adams. Now my husband and I watch an episode almost every night. It is comforting to watch and we can both quote many of the characters throughout the show. It will always remain in our hearts as a great memory growing up.
@barbararobinson244
7 ай бұрын
My feelings and memories too.
@patheticcircus3774
10 ай бұрын
I’m a 52 year old man I grew up watching gun smoke I still watch it everyday after work I set down and watch a couple episodes I love it greatest show all time
@darrellsmith3602
11 ай бұрын
I am 79 years old so I watched TV essentially since it 1st started (at least in WV)! Gunsmoke was part of my life from when I was 11 until I was in my thirties! It was not only a great cast of regulars but it had so many great character actors that made it superb then and it remains that way in reruns today! My favorite character actor was Morgan Woodward! I just looked it up he played a range of characters in 19 episodes and his acting was so amazing whether he was a white hat or black hat (I think he was best suited for the latter roles)! His dynamic voice was so impressive! Other favorites include Slim Pickens and Harry Dean Stanton! Of course Burt Reynolds was a regular for a few years! The first role I remember James Arness “starring” in was “The Thing” as the monster (no lines)!
@rickmcdaniel9685
11 ай бұрын
James Aeneas was a great actor he will be missed
@darrenh5175
10 ай бұрын
I met Mr. Arness in 2003 at his 80th birthday party at the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum in Griffith Park , Los Angeles, CA. He was surely a gentleman alright. It was a meeting that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.
@pemtax557
10 ай бұрын
What a lovely trip down memory lane ... I have such fond memories of just about everyone mentioned in this video. However, James Arness was a giant in television and such a huge part of my youth. To see he really was a gentle giant both on screen and off was a real pleasure to experience. Cheers to you for the wonderful look at a great celebrity and man.
@louisekant8488
11 ай бұрын
GUNSMOKE was our favorite show. Every character was perfect! Then I realized Jim spent some time at Beloit College (WI), my hometown!
@dberd9149
10 ай бұрын
My Dad at 80 years old still watches Gunsmoke every day! He knows every episode! That and Jeopardy and wheel of fortune!
@ramman871
10 ай бұрын
I am 61 Years young and grew up watching Gunsmoke. We picked up 1 Channel Very well with a Huge Antenna and 7 more "snowy" channels with a Antenna Rotor! The neighborhood became silent when Gunsmoke was on and my friends would come to my house to watch it!
@TheCometHunter
10 ай бұрын
Gunsmoke (the TV version) premiered the year after I was born, so I literally grew up watching it. What a hoot it is to see the reruns and how many known stars started honing their craft on this show.
@winstonbrown7896
11 ай бұрын
I'm in my early seventies and Gunsmoke is my most favorite western , I just can't get enough of Gunsmoke!
@adeledorman6447
11 ай бұрын
He was a class act and my very first crush. I have a dog named Gunsmoke.
@46reno
10 ай бұрын
I watched Gunsmoke as a kid when it first started, and I still watch it whenever it comes on.
@Bronco46tube
10 ай бұрын
As a child (7 or 8) I was a fan of James in his movie roles. And that just transitioned to his character Matt Dillion. I had a lot of respect for his charcter and for the man. And I'm a proud owner of an autographed copy of his book. I bought the book directly from James. And shortly after I purchased it. I got a call from one of his assistants who asked me how I wanted my autograph to read and to who. I was surprised by that I had just expected his name on a page. I was lucky, I bought the book less than a year before he died. His hand was very unsteady. I prize that book a great deal.
@thefamouspeopleus
6 ай бұрын
Despite the ups and downs, Arness's contributions to the entertainment industry and his commitment to his values leave a lasting impact that resonates with fans to this day.
@user-ys1wm6ic5h
10 ай бұрын
He made me feel confortable the way he interpret his character, in his show. I could feel the calm slow moving relationship between him and the other characters, but I can't say i watched the show for 20 year's. However, the show taught my generation how to be behave and the difference between right from wrong. Today things have changed and shows tend to support bad behavior and make the bad guys the main character.
@maryjopaoni3597
10 ай бұрын
We still watch reruns and have seen several multiple times because they're so good. The story always had a lesson to be learned.
@user-ke5oe9pz9c
10 ай бұрын
I can't believe there was no mention of his role as The Thing from another World...one of Scl-fi's best classic films. Granted, he was heavily made up and did not speak, but him ominous screen presence was intense. His talent showed through even then.
@robertstancliffsr9575
8 ай бұрын
I saw "The Thing" at the movies when it first came out. I was young and the movie gave me nightmares....
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