"Gunsmoke" (1955) - Review & Commentary

[Mister Obvious]

S8 E36 - "The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner"

4:20 he ain't old enough to be her dad... Denver Pyle (Aaron) was 6 years older than Beverly Garland (Leah).

6:08 this Colie Fletcher is good looking, he'd clean up nice and I think he's gonna be a problem for Aaron.

10:12 it's so funny to me how they've moved the mysterious self-playing piano out of sight again. Roflmfaolol. Oh man. This show is just everything.

10:43 I mean, who's the DJ who stops it playing anytime a scuffle starts up?? And starts it playing again when the confrontation dies down?? I'm not demanding any answers on that one, it's fine... the fact that they finally at least showed the piano is enough for me.

17:26 if this big mean ol' bastard tries to fuck with this mysterious ex-soldier fella, he's probably gonna get his ass killed.

23:00 I ship this guy and the saloon girl.

23:00 we've never seen Matt loading his gun belt before!

31:06 honestly, I dig this guy's philosophy.

31:11 sheeeit, give it time lady.

33:10 oh SHUT UUUUUP. She CANNOT fall for this.

38:30 damn, she told him fucking GOOOOOOD. It doesn't even matter if she gets killed at this point or not, she owned his ass.

42:46 dude I loooooooove this guy.

49:04 that's hot.

[Mister Obvious]

S8 E37 - "Jeb"

1:07 there have been so many unique looking horses on this show, and this has gotta be the most interesting so far.

2:22 she looks like a supermodel.

5:30 Kitty looks moist, that's hot.

6:08 sheeeeit, he better drink that beer down first.

9:15 riding a horse would probably make me wanna hurl, looks like a bumpy ride, but man... this livin' free cowboy life, just going around with your saddlebags and your bedroll, it sure does look nice.

This show is hard to stop watching... it's more than addictive, it's like a way of life.

10:58 I still wanna know how they bury these people when they don't have a shovel.

13:20 I just wanna say... I'm so damn glad they finally got the subtitles right. It took them a while, but they've been excellent for the past several seasons now, thank God. I hope it never changes.

19:30 God this show is so great.

42:38 that's a pretty badass tree.

48:50 well... lmao. Dodge done necessitated him turning into man!?

[Mister Obvious]

9:15 riding a horse would probably make me wanna hurl, looks like a bumpy ride, but man... this livin' free cowboy life, just going around with your saddlebags and your bedroll, it sure does look nice.

Cuz the thing about wagons/carriages is that you can't take them over all kinds of terrain. It's a lot more limited.

[Mister Obvious]

So even though they're a lot better for living in, they limit where you can travel, whether you can get around obstacles, etc. Seems like the less great way to travel.

[Mister Obvious]

You could travel with the seasons...

Just ride on horseback to your destination and camp all the time or build a tiny wooden structure and just leave it behind when you were done.

Maybe it'd even still be there the next time you came back.

The benefit of sticking to the limited wagon travel would be if you could run a business out of it, like those sketchy "cure all" snake oil salesmen on Gunsmoke.

[Mister Obvious]

S8 E38 - "The Quest for Asa Janin"

This is the final episode of the 8th season.

1:54 well I dunno what this guy supposedly did, but he sure seems innocent to me.

7:30 alright, you know what... I wasn't gonna say anything, but now I'm gonna. This drunkard regular Louie character ain't exactly my favorite. The actor himself is fine, they could have chosen worse. But I still just really don't care much for this character.

8:04 pft, fuck Louie.

8:50 Doc is so sexy. He looks GOOOOOOOD.

9:12 I bet this guy or one of the other dudes in this scene killed the saloon girl and they're gonna kill another one and that'll get them found out.

11:52 damn, seems like matches were way bigger back then.

14:17 mmm, God, fuck I love seeing Marshal Dillon rough a motherfucker up!!!!!!!!!!!!! *moans in ecstasy*

19:16 that sounds pretty awesome. Part time lawman, roams around in his free time.

25:00 OMG it's a freakin' baby!!! It's always funny to see the Marshal and his sidekicks dealing with babies on this show, this is about the third time it's happened so far in the series.

25:45 I mean, this guy seems to know what he's doing. This is the same actor who played Cody. He's been in a few episodes, I really like him... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Caruso_(actor)

28:30 they really stepped up their game by having a legit baby instead of a doll for most of the time.

28:40 it'd be really tough because they probably hardly have any food with them at all, much less any food that would work for a baby.

27:07 check out his sheriff star, that's hot. TWO lawmen... *heart eyes*

33:00 listen to that Spanish guitar... this show is just gorgeous.

34:50 this sheriff bro has to be looking for the same guy, or he's up to something... no idea.

35:00 wait a second, earlier in the episode he was tailing those two guys. So he IS after the same guy Dillon is after.

36:30 I think those jug candles look pretty cool but I don't 100% understand why they're in jugs.

37:20 "Cuz you're gonna come along nice and easy," OMG that was soooooo hot.

38:22 "Kbye." roflfmfaololloololol.

40:55 come on asshole, another man's life hangs in the balance here. Let justice be served and then go to his hangin' like everybody else... don't be selfish.

42:30 ah, fuckin' hell.

44:02 I'd just gag that guy.

48:02 I loooove the font they use on all their titles.

49:04 #disappointment

49:20 these voiceover scenes are always touching and really well done.

That was a really strong season finale.

[Mister Obvious]

S9 E1 - "Kate Heller"

Previously watched this episode, review originally posted on page 1. I'll fix the timestamps and repost below.

This cute feller with the adorable chin dimple playing Andy is actor Tom Lowell, who I know as Hayley Mills' boyfriend Canoe from That Darn Cat! (1965).

One of the great things about long running shows like Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and even The Twilight Zone is the huge amount of guest stars that appeared over the years. Like Tom Lowell for example, I can't think of ANYTHING else I've seen him in besides TDC! and here he is in Gunsmoke! So epic.

Unfortunately he's playing an absolute tard in this episode, lmao.

But by golly is he about as cute as they come...

https://imgur.com/a/vuzaik4

7:13 so this Tess lady is a great example of exactly what I've been waiting for watching these few episodes I've seen so far...

PROSTITUTES.

It was basically unspoken (as far as I know) that Kitty was a madame and a retired lady of the night herself.

I'm turnt and lit for more.

10:21 WTF OMG IT'S BURT FUCKING REYNOLLLLDDDDDSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

He's like younger than I've ever seen him and he's epic hot!!!!!!!!!!

18:50 dude this Andy guy's lost his ever lovin' mind. He's a straight up joyful spree killer at this point.

He shot Marshal Dillon and then somehow Matt ended up at Andy's granny's house and she started cutting his clothes off and fishing the bullets out of him with a knife!!!

Andy's acting like he doesn't know WTF is going on whilst simultaneously hoping Matt dies!!!!!!!!!

This show is like a damn soap opera, only with a new plot every single time!!!!!!!!

33:08 he probably wants to smother him with a pillow or some shit!!! I hope she at least walks into the room when he's trying it.

Marshal Matt Dillon is sexy as hell though, that's for sure.

36:00 he's absolutely gorgeous.

All the actors are so natural. All the dialogue flows so perfectly, yet there's this touch of realism that you just don't get with ANY of the shows these days... it's remarkable.

I think some of this high quality both in the acting and in the plotlines can be attributed to the early days of television. Back then it was all so new. Those were the 'frontier days' of television, and with Gunsmoke, it really shows.

There's a sense of wonder and newness about it, there's a sense of uncharted territory, but it's joined with this wholesome and honest quality that is a token of its era... never see it again.

38:32 I think she's onto him. Maybe I'm wrong but... sure feels like it.

39:38 yeah, I'm wrong, lmao.

Watching Gunsmoke has gotta be one of THE MOST pleasurable experiences I have EVER had.

40:30 oh man this Andy character is fucking HATEWORTHY.

41:18 OHUHUHUHOOOH SHEEEIT, IT'S ONNNN NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

45:30 damn, James Arness looks tall AF. How tall was he?? *Googles it* OH MY GOD HE WAS SIX FUCKING SEVEN. SIX. FUCKING. SEVEN. THAT'S 6'7", SIX SEVEN. WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!/1

I've never been a snob into tall dudes, but I think I'm horny now.

Okay it's gone.

What a man though dude, holy shit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Arness

Although Arness wanted to be a naval fighter pilot, he was concerned his poor eyesight would bar him.

HE WANTED TO BE A FIGHTER PILOT. Have you ever heard anything sexier in your entire life?! I'm literally cold shivers all over, oh my God. I don't even. I can't even. Just wow.

46:30 pft whatever, be careful lady... he might shoot your ass too!

46:45 SHE pulled a gun on HIM, BAHAHAHA!!! I LOVE this lady, holy crap!!! I love this SHOW!!!

47:30 oh man, those were the days, a graveyard right in the back yard!!! Why'd we have to lose those old American values!?

47:58 lol they've got guns EVERYWHERE.

Awwwe man.

Those ending words were amazing.

I can tell this show is gonna make me cry like a bitch at some point.

[Mister Obvious]

S9 E2 - "Lover Boy"

This specific DVD has some super badass episode titles on the list... they all sound like epic gold.

0:10 I love that they've been rocking the same opening/intro for like 10 years.

0:28 this is a nice house.

1:10 this lady is hot, nice tits.

1:18 not trying to be a dick or anything, but this guy is too old for her.

1:56 "Sure has been nice meatin' ya!"

2:09 it's at this precise moment I realize THIS IS KEN FREAKIN' CURTIS. I LEGIT DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HIM, LMAO! So I guess this is his last guest appearance before he comes on the show for good as Festus.

It's so crazy I didn't recognize him. That just shows what a good actor he is. I thought he was starting to grow on me after I said he was too old for her and then I realized I'm starting to like him cuz he's freakin' Ken Curtis, lmao!

2:33 I mean, TBH, I'd never wanna see him again anyway if he reacted like that.

2:35 see, he's fine as hell as Festus... but when he's playing a character like this, he's considerably less sexy.

3:00 ew, this chick's being needy as fuck, dude. That's NOT hot.

4:11 I meeeeeaaaaannnn. I mean, I get it, it hurts to see some good dick walk away or whatever, but damn... it ain't like he's dead or something.

4:20 "Dodge City, 6 Months Later" lmfao... oh my God man, I'm digging all these title/location/time screens lately.

4:50 like, he's hot but... he's way hotter as Festus. I dunno what it is about Festus, but... yeah, I'd get naked for Festus instantly, but when he's just a regular looking guy, it'd take a lot more work. I'd let him jerk off all over me though.

5:38 lmfao @ the approximate directions to where her married ass lives.

5:42 "No, thank heavens." Roflmfao... Gunsmoke is low key anti-marriage and anti-kids havin'. I guess in a way, especially for the time, you could consider that a little propagandistic... but it's never been explicitly stated, it's not something the typical person would probably even gather from it anyway. It's just my perception that interprets it this way.

6:58 horses kinda make me sad... they're just so big and innocent and taken advantage of.

7:30 damn, that's Quint doing this guy a mighty solid. I dunno if I'd do the same for the guy. If he'd just gone home with his wife and not taken his "man's privilege" to go over and ogle some saloon girls, he wouldn't be in this situation.

8:40 DAAAAMNNN this guy has some nerve just straight up coming to her house. I mean it's not like she didn't tell him exactly how to find her and it's not like he didn't see her ride off alone, but STILL. Like. Damn. I mean. Gunsmoke knows what women want... for real. Whoever wrote this knows it's a chick's wildest dream to have some super sexy hot mysterious cowboy dude just take all the initiative and show up right at your doorstep ready to lay the pipe.

9:20 why is he SOOOOO much sexier as Festus??? The only real difference is the facial hair and attire, right? Like why is it so much different??

9:30 ooooohhhhh, ddddaaaammmnnnn. Now I think I remember why I ever thought Ken Curtis/Festus was sexy. Half of it is that body, mmmm, fuck. I love his stature and the size of him... apparently Ken Curtis was 6' but to me he looks like a nice 5'9" or so. I do love shorter dudes.

9:43 why the hell are they still saying that it's the only hotel in town when there's the Poppy Hotel and like at least one other???

10:03 I don't really like peanuts that much. The sweet glazed ones are kinda good, and the ones with the skin on are kinda good... but in general, I have never really liked them all that much.

11:00 "Ab, I keep that rolled up in my cooter during my lady time. It must have blown off the clothes line!"

12:00 the shitty part about it is "lover boy" ain't even any younger than her husband. It's a raw deal if you ask me. Too bad she couldn't get a piece of that sweet Quint Asper instead! After all, triflin' will probably be the last thing she ever does.

12:12 it always blows my mind when these old ass dudes marry young women they have no business being with anyway and then get all surprised when she takes a liking to somebody else... duh. The fuck do you expect? That's just what you get for being a selfish, gross old pervert.

13:08 "It was bound to happen sooner or later though, Doc." Damn right. It's called common sense.

13:50 Ken Curtis has always seemed really comfortable on the Gunsmoke set. I can't wait to observe him around the marshal's office though, it's such a strange twist of destiny that he lived in a jailhouse as a kid and then ended up playing the deputy marshal on this show.

16:30 lol I can't believe she ended up down at the Long Branch. I guess this is what happens to a girl after a drifting loverboy breaks her heart! She looks great as a saloon girl though, she definitely belongs there.

16:40 you know what, she kinda looks like a young Cindy Kay Currier!!!!!!!! https://imgur.com/a/NrbdVPl

19:21 I would DEVOUUURRRRRR James Arness.

20:46 oh she'll get dressed after loverboy comes for a visit.

24:10 well, this Kyle fella is effed.

24:22 "He's fuckin' your wife!"

25:50 roflmfaooooo these are the times when it reminds me of a soap opera and I LOVE IT.

28:00 Burt Reynolds has a really nice voice.

30:22 "Uh-huh." Roflmfao, that shit ain't gonna fly with the Marshal, he's onto you now!!!

30:25 Marshal Dillon has a gorgeous mouth.

37:20 lol it's funny that they're so certain the marshal will kill him. But I guess either way it'd get him out of their way because he'd hang if the marshal didn't kill him first.

43:00 check out how the wood gets fractured, they're really firing some kinda ammo. Lmao. I mean, leave it to me to state the obvious but. I don't remember ever seeing anything like that on the show before.

Whoa, I did some Googling, check this out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/lw3409.htm
https://i.imgur.com/WmSUhuR.jpg

That is BADASS.

So I guess people really were writing in to the show and talking about all kinds of stuff... critiques, praises, everything. Fascinating.

44:00 least respectable last words ever on the show IMO, lmao.

45:40 pft, he ain't gonna wanna be with her.

46:11 I'd like me some leather goods from that store!

48:20 well, guess it's time to go work down at the Long Branch, lmao.

48:55 THAT GUNSMOKE THHHOOUUUUGHHHH?!?!?!!!!

49:30 and to think, she could have just gotten on the stage or a train and headed off to some distant land to enjoy all the wild dick she wanted.

[Mister Obvious]

S9 E3 - "Legends Don't Sleep"

Epic title.

3:58 oh man they get so hands on in this show. It's so hot. I bet it'd feel so good to get roughhoused by the marshal! *sexmoan*

4:32 this guy does look like he has a nice curly head of hair though.

6:58 the background ambience here is (gently) roaring through my stereo, there must be a lot of wind in the background.

8:11 "It's a mighty painful business bein' young." Yeah that's the truth... it's not necessarily the best time of life.

9:18 greatest show ever made.

10:00 her hair sure looks nice for an old house lady.

11:45 good ol' homemade, fermented foods!

15:00 wonder what's the deal with these sideways black streaks running through the picture on the bottom left side??

18:14 the bass is kickin' in this episode.

They're shooting in the indoor studio at this time in the show...

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-.../618795740

This episode is from October 12, 1963 and they moved to the indoor studio in May 1963. The acoustics differences may have something to do with that, may not.

19:13 this music reminded me of another song... https://youtu.be/lcOxhH8N3Bo?t=177 *dancing banana with sunglasses*

24:40 ugh. Kid's an idiot. If they're trying to make us not like him, it's working.

26:08 he's right though, that's one podunk as fuck town.

44:30 it's pretty crazy they used to just straight up hang people in the old west... the law sure has gotten a lot more lenient.

44:50 coyotes howling in the distance, that's even worse than the typical bad omen of the barking dog... coyotes must be an extra bad omen. Somebody's about to get it.

45:26 oh la la, Doc's only wearing his shirt, no vest or coat! He's practically naked!

46:48 is he about to try for death by Dillon??

49:50 such a great closing scene.

[Mister Obvious]

S9 E4 - "Tobe"

0:50 this lady's lookin' pretty fly, I dig the choker.

2:18 "You gotta learn how to lose!" That's what I've been saying about some of the people on this show too, the sore losers act out mega hard.

3:00 oh damn, I was anticipating a gunshot, but I guess that works too.

3:50 man just act like you're gonna go get the rig and fucking skip town.

4:40 OMG it's Chester! I didn't think we were gonna see him again after season 8!!!!!! According to IMDb, his last appearance on the show was in 1964.

8:04 I don't like the way the mains bicker with eachother though, it's unbecoming.

8:55 when Dillon said "farmer", I heard a hint of a Minnesotan accent.

13:55 "Well maybe a body just oughta not set down roots... not so deep, anyway." Amen Chester, I agree with that.

17:00 did Doc's cheeky ass just suggest that special favors from Miss Kitty are a perk of the marshaling job???

Whew, I tell you what... the wild west really had it right.

19:50 DAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAMNNN, that was SAVAGE.

20:30 "I'm sexually attracted to men who assault other men for me!"

33:35 I got no respect for this lady... she should have grown a backbone and put that old news fucker in his place the second he walked into town. She's letting him walk all over her, when really, she needs to make him her bitch. There's no reason why she shouldn't choose that instead of treating this innocent guy like shit. She's a dumbass.

35:35 reminds me of that episode of "The Jeffersons" where the guy went to prison for accidentally killing his woman after he found her with another man and smacked her down and she hit her head on the bed frame. Or some shit like that, I dunno, I only saw that episode once like 5 million years ago. It was good though.

[Mister Obvious]

S9 E5 - "Easy Come"

2:00 wow, this guy's a real asshole!

2:58 oh this guy is SUPER CUTE, I LOVE the glasses! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Prine

4:27 wow this guy is way colder than I expected him to be just by lookin' at him!

5:20 glasses fella got outta Dodge in reverse! *dancing banana*

5:40 this dude must be a psychopath or something. He's just going along like nothing happened.

5:50 is he about to get into this poker game on purpose to lose to the same guy as the other one did?? Lmao! Is he doing this on purpose?! That'd be some crazy karma if not. He can't be doing it on purpose, he didn't know this guy would be at the Long Branch. Oh this is gonna be good.

8:03 he could save his neck and $25 if he went straight over to the marshal's office and told him everything that happened, bottom line. But will he do that? Um no. Know how I know? Cuz we're only 8 minutes in, rofl!!!!!!

9:38 wow, this guy is just straight dumb and not even likable TBH.

10:36 ah well, now he's gonna know who did it.

11:20 it's sus as hell that Kitty and Sam (who IS hot, just by the effin' way) called him over there like that.

12:28 it makes sense that the piano is self playing since it's always repeating the same songs, but there's just one problem...

https://texancultures.utsa.edu/collectio...ayer-piano

They weren't invented until the 1890s...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player_piano

It's only ~1883 in the show right now.

They were manufacturing pianola rolls during the 1870s...

http://www.pianola.org/history/history_rolls.cfm

But I don't think they were around yet in the form that was shown in that episode where they finally revealed where the music was coming from... https://www.sectual.com/thread-18541-pos...#pid155745

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_roll

I dunno, I just don't see proof that they were really available in the 1880s.

That's as much effort as I'm willing to put into researching it at the moment though, I could be wrong.

17:17 this guy sure got mean, huh?! Where'd he even get a gun??

19:36 well would you look at that, it's everybody's favorite recurring guest hottie (well, aside from Jim Buck)... Carl Reindel. He's not playing Cale in this episode though.

19:42 he's ridiculously hot.

22:45 definitely one of the best looking people I've ever seen. If I could find a dude who looked like that... well, I'd never have to look again. Of course there's more to life than looks but... lol, I guess I'm kind of a man at heart.

22:18 I guess he didn't get around to telling this guy the secret to life lastnight, eh?!

26:47 cutie's only in one more episode after this, in 1965.

27:20 oh wow, did a little more than knock him out, huh?

29:16 oh this old guy's gonna kill one of 'em for sure. Or Sippy's gonna kill him.

32:23 oh wow, great job, dumbass.

33:11 and he's not even gonna untie the horse... wow, I can't wait til Marshal Dillon kills this guy.

35:00 what the fuck kinda name is Elmo though, for real?? Talk about getting the shit end of the stick in life right out of the gate!

35:45 look at him just smiling about it. Total psychopath.

43:00 looks like he's still gonna get dealt with by the OG. Can't stop that karma!

[Mister Obvious]

S9 E6 - "My Sister's Keeper"

So this tombstone reads 1878... depending on how old this grave is, that's what the year's supposed to be. I estimated 1883 in the last episode. They rarely show current dates on these episodes, so this is significant.

1:08 judging by the dirt on top, I dunno that this grave is meant to look too old. Surely they'll say at some point.

3:38 alright, so they say it's been 4 months. That means that the show is only meant to be set in 1878 currently when it should be 1883. In the "Custer" episode (1956) it was 1876. This episode is from 1963, yet supposedly only 2 years have gone by in the Gunsmoke universe.

4:55 damn, there's nothing I love more than some hot buttered buns!!!!!!!

Hmmm, now that I think about it, there was another episode recently that approximated the years too. In "Old York" (1963), the opening scene was set in the year 1858, and the current day was 17 years later... making the current year 1875. So they're just all over the place with the years in the Gunsmoke universe... they seem to want to keep it in the 1870s. What's with the reluctance to move on into the 1880s?? They have to eventually, it went on for 20 years.

7:10 shoutout to this bitchin' harp music though.

7:50 damn, it must be this guy's second Saturn return or something!?

8:20 j/k, he doesn't look old enough for that.

10:27 damn, that's the second time I've seen a dude go for the throat on one of these episodes... that's fuckin' hot.

21:10 so let me guess how this is gonna work out... his old ass is gonna get out to the farm, see her 20 year old sister, immediately be reminded of his late Mary or whatever her name was, and then all hell's gonna break loose.

23:45 that's the trouble with keeping them isolated out on the farm, away from the world... they'll go crazy for the first man who comes along that isn't related to them.

25:40 I don't like this woman or her annoying sister. I think this guy needs to get his ass back into Dodge and beg for his bank job back.

26:20 lmao, what you mean to say is "young enough"... I really do not like her. That guy deserves a brighter future than he's gonna find anywhere near these two obnoxious bitches. She's got that stupid bleached hair too. The Nell chick's at least looks a little more natural. Bleached hair on this show is about the most ridiculous fucking thing I've ever seen... it absolutely should not have been allowed. Looks horrible in black and white, and in color it would be just as offensive I'm sure, just on principle alone.

28:30 damn dude, even this guy thinks she's annoying as hell. I figured he'd be hard up but like nah. This farm situation is shit, if he's not even into either of these chicks, he needs to get the hell out of there. I'd rather work at the bank and moonlight at the Long Branch if I need female company.

28:47 "I'm desperate." Lolol.

29:10 oh God, Pete, get the hell outta there. Seriously, run like hell.

31:10 God man, I'd say fuck you to this overbearing sister bitch and I'd take my whore blonde ass down to the Long Branch to meet some men. She'd be better off getting shot in some crooked card game crossfire than living on that farm. Even if she is totally unlikable, I'd rather see her in saloon girl garb if I gotta look at her.

31:33 damn, that's what I just said?!

33:35 "Better be getting this mop bleached again sometime soon!"

34:30 "I've got it keistered. You'll have to retrieve it between your teeth!"

35:12 this would be the last straw for me, no BS. I'd be quitting, heading into Dodge, getting plastered, and then showing up to Mr. Botkin's first thing Monday morning.

35:20 what the fuck is the moral in this story???

37:31 yeah, planting my ass at that righteous bank desk, counting those baller wads of cash and jingling coins all day.

38:20 if the chick's in here waiting for him, I hope she's at least preemptively naked and has her hair wrapped up in a scarf or something.

40:27 this episode does not make me horny... at all.

44:40 WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS STORY, OMG?!??!????

45:00 being too uptight and self-righteous is bad... is that the moral?? Is that ALL?!?!?!

49:27 "PARTY AT MY PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!"

49:55 she sure ain't off to a bad start in life, I'll tell you that much.

[Mister Obvious]

S9 E7 - "Quint's Trail"

1:40 mega low volume on these most recent episodes. I have the volume at 155%.

13:48 "palaver" is another word I've never heard before watching Gunsmoke.

17:52 oh, Belle's gonna flip her lady lid when she sees Quint.

19:50 roflmfao.

26:40 what's with all the restless, horny, hardly likeable chicks on this show lately?!

29:27 damn, Burt Reynolds is mega sexy. They've got him looking extra hot in this episode.

29:52 don't tell me, she's skinny dipping.

31:40 wow. I wish she'd been skinny dipping instead.

37:20 "I believe the fruit you must reach for is better than what falls at your feet," OOOOOOOO, OOOOOOOO SHIIIIIIIITTTTT!!!!!!!!!

40:40 well something ain't adding up here.

42:33 dude, man. I just. I dunno. I dunno how to feel about this episode. Roflmao, I really just don't know how to feel about it. For real.

43:04 oh wooooow, she's gettin' set straight. He's right. She needs to hear this out of somebody. Nobody else seems smart enough to tell her.

43:36 I'm not gonna lie... I can't 100% grasp what's going on here though. I think this chick might be crazy.

49:27 Quint is so romantic... *heart eyes*

[Mister Obvious]

S9 E8 - "Carter Caper'

2:10 man if this guy harms one feather on that chicken's body, I swear there's gonna be hell to pay.

3:11 SHOOT THAT MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!!

4:00 time to die, motherfucker!!!!!!!!!

Bwahahahaha, wouldn't it be HILARIOUS if this entire episode was all about this guy's chicken retribution? It'd be a relief from the last few episodes about these obnoxious restless blonde haired chicks for sure.

4:20 wouldn't it be bitchin' if this guy kills him for the chicken? Roflmfaololol!!!!!

10:45 too bad he's not.

36:05 pretty sure I wouldn't be letting this dumbass influence me into doing some stupid shit.

37:40 I love Sam.

46:30 oh man, LMAO, I got the feeling their new hero's reign is gonna be ever so short.

49:48 I love it when Marshal Dillon talks down to the bar patrons!

[Mister Obvious]

S9 E9 - "Ex-Con"

5:54 Dodge has grown so much.

10:10 they've got a damn file cabinet down at the marshal's office now, that's how big Dodge has gotten!!!

20:10 damn, the marshal's so good, he can even kill people in his sleep!!!

24:22 "Dumbass." Lmfaololooloolol.

29:30 it's obvious she did it, but how?

30:09 "I really should hate you... but I think you're very sexy."

31:04 well, there have been about 20 different dudes on this show who wanted to.

32:40 I feel like he called her "Mr." instead of "Mrs." roflmao, I mean listen to it and tell me it doesn't sound that way.

35:30 it's just cuz you know how good it'd feel if he was riding that slide!!!!!!!

38:47 hopefully she's gonna be naked.

40:30 no strings attached?! He has to deal with you!!!

42:00 that shadow on his hat is super sexy.

[Mister Obvious]

S9 E10 - "Extradition: Part 1"

This is the first two-part/to be continued episode in the series.

8:43 holy crap, that looks like straight desert right there. I don't think it is though... I dunno, it's hard to tell in black and white.

11:20 seems like they chose a likeable guest star for this two-parter.

12:42 that's a bitchin' little cabin.

13:20 yeah I definitely like this guy.

14:08 quoting Shakespeare lol. Nice. Very nice.

16:20 oh man... he's up against a slick one this time.

21:10 roflmfaolo, he has a leash around the tarantula!!!!!!! That is ADORABLE.

21:56 I'm digging the gratuitous Spanish conversation with absolutely no subtitles or any other indication of what they're saying whatsoever. They're talking about the tarantula, but that's all we know for sure. I wonder what the symbolism of the tarantula is.

41:47 now THAT'S the desert.

[Mister Obvious]

S9 E11 - "Extradition: Part 2"

0:55 whew... God bless America. Dodge is a sight for sore eyes! Lol. Amen, amen.

1:45 damn, they've even got a towel rack in the marshal's office now! Progress... you just can't get away from it!

2:45 "Chupadero, Mexico"... hmmm, wonder whereabouts that is? I Googled it. Seems made up, at least in relation to anywhere they could possibly be in the amount of time they traveled. The only Chupadero is way down in Mexico.

8:20 she's already made up her mind, man.

13:17 "To hell with him"... first time they've "cussed" on the show.

19:14 first mention of Jesse James on the show.

33:08 damn, check out how good Marshal Dillon looks in those pants... he's so muscular and toned.

38:52 the marshal is hardcore, man.

47:30 it ain't every day that guy sees this kinda action.

Those were great episodes, very enjoyable.

[Mister Obvious]

I'm afraid of change.

Is the show gonna keep being good?

Is it not gonna keep being good?

What's gonna happen?

I just don't know!!!

God please let Gunsmoke stay good til the end.

[Mister Obvious]

I just, agh... what if it starts to suck??

That would be horrible, I dunno if I could deal with it.

Well... sigh. I'll be honest to the end, no matter what.

[Mister Obvious]

God please let Gunsmoke stay good til the end.

Roflmao, this reminds me of those couple of scenes on the show where the chicks are praying out loud like "God please don't let him get killed!"



I'm so serious though. I want Gunsmoke to stay good til the end, but the odds are against that even being possible. For real. It would be... unheard of.

If anything can do it, it would probably be Gunsmoke.

And I will say, the fact that it was just randomly and suddenly cancelled with no explanation to any of the actors etc. is kind of a decent indicator that it at least wasn't in the shit tank for an extended period of time before they finally decided to call it quits. Usually shows suffer through their final season and everyone knows the gig is up, but it doesn't seem like that's necessarily what happened with Gunsmoke.

The departure of Kitty before the last season though... that cannot be good.

I just don't wanna have to say anything bad about this show at any point in time. But I will if I have to.