Last episode of gunsmoke with chester

The stories take place in and around dodge city, kansas, during the settlement of the american west. The real reason miss kitty didnt return for the final season of gunsmoke. The episode, the sharecroppers, aired in 1975 and revolved around deputy festus haggen, who accidentally shoots a man in the leg and then helps out at the mans family farm. Chesters middle and last name were changed for television. The last apache, when matt learns he has a daughter. What happened to chester in the last episode of gunsmoke. Spoiler matt and chester lie in wait in a barn and utterly bushwhack a group of white men who were slaughtering families and making it look like the native americans had done it. Not only do they not believe him, they are impatient with his antics, treating him like an idiot. Some listeners have argued that the radio version of gunsmoke was far more realistic than the television program. Parley baer left with gunsmoke sound man ray kemper in 1990. Dennis weaver explained why he regretted giving chester that limp.

Amanda blake as kitty russell, saloon owner 119 dennis weaver as chester goode, deputy 19 ken curtis as festus haggen, deputy 920 burt reynolds as quint asper, blacksmith 810. Chester finds himself the unwilling guardian and nurse of a runaway indian who has been befriended by a young white girl. One part of gunsmoke that remained consistent throughout the majority of its run was the opening credits. Watch all 39 gunsmoke episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. The very first episode saw matt dillon square up against another gunman. Wait this could not have been chesters last episode because he was in other episodes with tv in black and white.

Chester tells matt that he was hit from behind and does not know how ned got shot. Gunsmoke is an american radio and television western drama series created by director. Of the regular gunsmoke cast members, only burt reynolds, buck taylor and roger. Watch gunsmoke episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Dennis weaver chester goode 427 episodes 20192019 ken curtis festus haggen 332 episodes 20192019 buck taylor newly obrien 252 episodes 20192019. Dennis weaver, whose portrayal of deputy chester goode in the classic television western gunsmoke made him the favorite sidekick of. Chester goes to a house for help and is instead taken prisoner. In this installment of my gunsmoke musings, i ask the allimportant question. The creators loved the scene so much that they started every episode with this iconic sequence.

Gunsmoke is an american western television series developed by charles marquis. In life, controversy seldom touched amanda blake, the straightshooting miss kitty of tvs gunsmoke, but now, three months after her death in sacramento, calif. The last episode of gunsmoke was not designed to be a series finale. Why does greg gutfeld wear a ring on the middle finger on his left hand. And he was the main character and chief investigating lawman of this episode as marshall dillon was out of town. Chester falls for polly, but she has her eyes on her fathers new employee, wade. The 1964 episode entitled once a haggen season 9, episode 18 episode 323 is the second of only two occasions in which chester and festus appear in the same episode. Amanda blakes last episode on gunsmoke was the disciple, which originally aired on april 1, 1974. Does anyone remember how the gunsmoke series ended. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longestrunning western in television history. The central character is lawman marshal matt dillon, played by william conrad on radio and james arness on television. Blakes character was miss kathleen kitty russell, the proprietor of a saloon in dodge city, the setting for gunsmoke. William dennis weaver june 4, 1924 february 24, 2006 was an american actor and former president of the screen actors guild, best known for his work in television and films from the early 1950s until not long before his death in 2006.

I have just finished listening to all of the gunsmoke playlists, probably over 300 episodes. The episode, the sharecroppers, aired in 1975 and revolved around deputy festus haggen, who accidentally. Chester s dennis weavers last line on the series is. The very last episode he appears in, bently, features chester figuring out who the killer is only to be brushed off somewhat ignominiously by matt, doc, quint, and kitty. Most know dennis weaver as deputy chester goode in gunsmoke. Last episode in which ken curtis appears as a character other than festus. When the drunkard chester is escorting to jail is shot dead, chester is.

Season 7 episode 30 120 marshal dillon and festus 35 marshal dillon and festus 120 amandas last scene on gunsmoke 35. Two versions of the same pilot episode titled mark dillon goes to gouge eye were produced with two different actors, rye billsbury and. Gunsmoke is an american radio and television western drama series created by director norman macdonnell and writer john meston. The shows very name harkens to a dark and dangerous time when gutsy men and wily women struggled to survive on the treacherous frontier. Gunsmoke was notable for its critically acclaimed cast and writing, and is commonly regarded as one of the finest old time radio shows. The first episode aired in the united states on september 10, 1955, and the final episode aired on march 31, 1975. Cast members milburn stone, glenn strange and ken curtis have also died. Ken curtis, a singer and actor who played the scruffy deputy festus on the television series gunsmoke, died in his sleep on sunday at his home. A comedy of errors puts festus behind a plow, farming for a family of shiftless sharecroppers. James arness starred as marshal matt dillon in the longrunning gunsmoke. Emily climbs out of the window and runs to tell chester, alberts gonna kill you. From the 1973 gunsmoke episode, matts love story and the 1990 tv movie, gunsmoke. Polly wants to marry wade, however, chester soon discovers that wade already has a wife.

Courtesy cbs chester goode supposedly got that wound during the civil war. Actor dennis weaver who played tv chester decided to exit the series after nine seasons to pursue other opportunities. Gunsmoke is an american western television series developed by charles marquis warren. Chesters last words, in his final episode, occur in the second to last scene inside the sheriffs office and are spoken to clara wright well. Dennis weaver talks about getting the part of chester in. For all the bullets and all the injuries, gunsmoke unceremoniously dumped dennis weaver. Docs first name and chester s last name were changed for the television program. As of 2015, gunsmoke cast members james arness, dennis weaver and amanda blake have died. Tina and i loved all of gunsmoke series, we record them and watch them all the time, we really enjoyed the ones chester was in the most, he did a great job playing his part, we were sadden by the. The tv series changed the newly limping chesters last name from proudfoot to goode. However, this was eventually changed in the early 70s, just a few years.

The marshal intervenes and then tells chester to take ned to jail. Matt tries to learn the identity of a young boy kitty took off the stagecoach in the dead of night. Fauci for saturday night lives cold open snl at home opened with a. With james arness, dennis weaver, milburn stone, amanda blake. A dying man confesses to a murder of which he was acquitted, but chester suspects the man was lying. Even the nosy clerk at the dodge house, dobie, thinks chester should stand trial for murder. Spoken to the widow whose late husband had been accused of murder. I enjoyed every single one and robert conrad, parley baer, and howard mcnear were masterful in every episode. Blake subsequently quit the popular television show, which was then in its 19th season. Respectively, these actors starred as the characters matt dillon, chester goode and kitty russell. How did chester goode, matt dillons assistant on gunsmoke. Tf chesters middle and last names on the radio were created by an ad lib. While chester is out searching for doc, his horse is injured. Asked in gunsmoke tv and radio show what was the last.

According to wikipedia, there never was a finale like we are accustomed to now. On the way to the jail, ned is shot and everyone in town believes that it was chester that killed him. Both chester and festus appear together in the season nine episode the. When you think of chester goode on gunsmoke, its likely you think of him slowly making his way from a barstool to the saloon doors, singing. Directed by alan crosland jr with james arness, dennis weaver, milburn stone, amanda blake. The actor left a letter that was posted on his web site after his death. Ken curtis, actor, 74, festus on gunsmoke the new york. Gunsmoke is an american western television series developed by charles marquis warren and based on the radio program of the same name.

The very last episode he appears in, bently, features chester. One early gunsmoke episode, s2s no indians, could never have been done again in the series. According to parley baer who played chester proudfoot on the radio, chesters last name was changed for television in order to avoid a plagerism lawsuit. Gunsmoke first aired on the cbs network on april 26, 1952, billed as the first adult western. Gunsmoke is one of those longrunning classic oldtime radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. Its also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Now why did somebody decide to give the character a disability. What episode was chesters last one on gunsmoke answers. Chester sees albert outside and yells duck to emily. Weavers two most famous roles were as marshal matt dillons trusty partner chester goodeproudfoot on the cbs western gunsmoke and as deputy marshal sam.