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Gunsmoke was one of the long lived, classic Old Time
Radio shows that most folks know or at least recognize. If you're old
enough, you most likely remember it from radio. If you're a bit younger then
us, then you probably know the show from its move to early TV where it ran
for about 20 years. In the TV version James Arness played the role of Matt
Dillon, although the role was originated on radio by William Conrad, who
brought a harder edge to the character.
Gunsmoke was respected for its high acting values, not only by the main
characters, but by the smaller bit players as well. It first aired on the
CBS network in 1952. It was presented as the first adult western, although
there are those who would argue that description. The show was set in Dodge
City, Kansas in the 1870's.
The main character, Matt Dillon, was played on radio by William Conrad. In
1951, William Conrad played the lead in a show entitled Pagosa which was
believed to be an episode of the show Romance. He played the part of a
sheriff in a Western town. Although this was not considered to be a true
audition, the character was very close to the one envisioned for the Matt
Dillon character in Gunsmoke. This presentation is considered to be one of the
steps which eventually lead to the production of Gunsmoke.
Other regular characters were Chester Proudfoot, played by Parley Baer;
Kitty, played by Georgia Ellis; and Doc Adams, played by Howard McNear. On
the television series, Doc's first name was changed to Galen, and Chester's
last name was changed to Goode.
The series featured well-developed scripts and acting which set it apart
from many other Westerns of that era, in addition to many other scripted
shows then on radio, However, it was the realistic sound effects that
contributed to the authentic atmosphere of the show. If the listener applied
just a bit of imagination, you could
believe that you were back in the Old West.
If you enjoyed Gunsmoke on TV, you will love the early radio episodes. It
isn't often we get to see, or in this case hear, where some of our most
beloved TV shows originated. So many of the past episodes or entire series of these type of shows have
been lost that when the opportunity presents itself to listen to any of
these original series, you need to take
advantage of it.
These early radio presentations are true American treasures and are must
listening to for anyone who grew up in that era. For those a bit younger, it
is a window into how your parents and grandparents entertained themselves.
Remember, this was the time before most folks had a TV.
Here is the list episodes presented for your listening pleasure. Enjoy, I know I did.
49-06-01 Audition
program
49-07-13 Audition program
49-08-06 Pagosa Romance Bonus Episode
52-04-26 Billy the Kid
52-05-10 Jalsicoe Pete
52-05-24 Ben Thompson's Saloon
52-05-31 Carmen
52-07-05 Never Pester Chester
52-06-07 Buffalo Killers
52-07-05 Never Pester Chester
52-07-12 The Boughton Bride
52-07-19 Doc Holliday
52-07-26 Gentleman's Disagreement
52-08-02 Renegade Whitens
52-08-09 The Kentucky Tolmans
52-08-23 Shakespeare
53-07-18 Wild West
53-07-25 Hickok
53-08-01 Boy
53-08-08 Sky Rehearsal
53-08-15 Moon Rehearsal
53-08-22 Gone Straight
53-08-29 Jesse
53-09-05 The Sutler
53-09-12 Prairie Happy
53-09-19 There Never Was A Horse
53-09-26 Fawn
53-10-03 How to Kill a Friend
53-10-10 How to Die for Nothing
53-10-17 Yorky a Woman
53-10-31 How to Kill a Woman
53-11-14 Professor Lute Bone
53-11-07 Stolen Horses
53-11-21 Custer
53-12-05 The Lamb
53-11-28 Kick Me
53-12-12 The Cast
53-12-19 Big Girl Lost
53-12-26 The Guitar
54-01-02 Stage Hold-up
54-01-09 Jokes On Us
54-01-16 The Bear
54-01-23 Nina
54-01-30 Gun Smuggler
54-02-06 Big Broad
54-02-13 The Killer
54-02-20 Last Fling
54-02-27 Bad Boy
54-03-06 The Gentleman
54-03-13 Confederate Money
54-03-20 Old Friend
54-03-27 Blood Money
54-04-03 Mr and Mrs Amber
54-04-10 Greater Love
54-04-17 What the Whiskey Drummer Heard
54-04-24 Murder Warrant
54-05-01 Cara
54-05-08 The Constable
54-05-15 The Indian Horse
54-05-22 Monopoly
54-05-29 Feud
54-06-05 The Blacksmith
54-06-12 The Cover-Up
54-06-19 Going Bad
54-06-26 Claustrophobia rehearsal
54-07-03 Word Of Honor
54-07-05 Hack Prine
54-07-12 Texas Cowboys
54-07-19 The Queue
54-07-26 Matt for Murder
54-08-02 No Indians
54-08-09 Joe
54-08-16 Mavis McCloud
54-08-23 Young Man With a Gun
54-08-30 Obie Tater
54-09-06 The Handcuffs
54-09-13 Dooley Surrenders
54-09-20 The F.U.
54-09-27 Helping Hand
54-10-02 Matt Gets It
54-10-09 Love of a Good Woman
54-10-16 Kitty Caught
54-10-23 Ma Tennis
54-10-30 The Patsy
54-11-06 Smoking Out the Beedles
54-11-13 Wrong Man
54-11-27 Cooter
54-12-04 Cholera
54-12-11 Bone Hunters
54-12-18 Magnus Proudfoot
54-12-25 Kitty Lost
55-01-01 The Bottle Man
55-01-08 Robin Hood
55-01-15 Chester's Murder
55-01-22 Sins of the Fathers
55-01-29 Young Love
55-02-05 Cheyennes
55-02-12 Chester's Hanging
55-02-19 Poor Pearl
55-02-26 Crack-Up
55-03-05 Kite's Reward
55-03-12 The Trail
55-03-19 The Mistake
55-03-26 Horse Deal
55-04-02 Bloody Hands
55-04-09 Skid Row
55-04-16 The Gypsum Hills Fued
55-04-23 Born to Hang
55-05-07 Potato Road
55-04-30 Reward for Matt
55-05-07 Potato Roadom
55-05-14 Robber Bridegroom
55-05-28 Cow Doctor
55-05-21 The Liar from Blackhawk
55-05-28 Cow Doctor
55-06-04 Jealousy
55-06-18 The Reed Survives
55-06-11 Trust
55-06-25 The Army Trial
55-07-02 General Parsley Smith
55-07-09 Uncle Oliver
55-07-16 20-20
55-07-23 Ben Tolliver's Stud
55-07-30 Tap Day for Kitty
55-08-06 Innocent Broad
55-08-13 Johnny Red
55-08-20 Indian Scout
55-08-27 Doc Quits
55-09-03 Change of Heart
55-09-10 Alarm At Pleasant Valley
55-09-17 Thoroughbreds
55-09-24 Indian White
55-10-01 The Barton Boy
55-10-08 Good Girl-Bad Company
55-10-09 The Coward
55-10-16 Trouble In Kansas
55-10-23 Brush at Elkader
55-10-30 The Choice
55-11-06 The Second Choice
55-11-13 The
Preacher
55-11-20 Dutch George
55-11-27 Amy's Good Deed
55-12-04 Sunny Afternoon
55-12-11 Land Deal
55-12-18 Scared Kid
55-12-25 Twelfth Night
56-01-01 Puckett's New Year
56-01-08 Docs Revenge
56-01-15 How to Cure a Friend
56-01-22 Romeo
56-01-29 The Bureaucrat
56-02-05 Legal Revenge
56-02-12 Kitty's Outlaw
56-02-19 The New Hotel
56-02-26 Who Lives By the Sword
56-03-04 The Hunter
56-03-11 Bringing Down Father
56-03-11 The Man Who Would Be Marshall
56-03-25 Hanging Man
56-04-01 How to Sell a Ranch
56-04-08 Widows Mite
56-04-15 The Executioner
56-04-22 Indian Crazy
56-04-29 Docs Reward
56-05-06 The Photographer
56-05-13 Cows and Cribs
56-05-20 Buffalo Man
56-05-27 Man Hunter
56-06-03 The Pacifist
56-06-10 Daddy-O
56-06-17 Cheap Labor
56-06-24 Sunday Supplement
56-07-01 Gun for Chester
56-07-08 Passive Resistance
56-07-15 Letter of the Law
56-07-22 Lynching Man
56-07-29 Lost Rifle
56-08-05 Sweet and Sour
56-08-12 Snake Bite
56-08-19 Annie Oakley
56-08-26 No Sale
56-09-02 Old Pal
56-09-09 Belles Back
56-09-16 Thick n Thin
56-09-23 Box o Boots
56-09-30 The Brothers
56-10-07 The Gambler
56-10-14 Gunshot Wound
56-10-21 Till Death Do Us
56-10-28 Dirty Bills Girl
56-11-04 Crowbait Bob
56-11-18 Brother Whelp
56-11-11 Pretty Mama
56-11-18 Brother Whelpmp3
56-11-25 Tail to the Wind
56-12-02 Speak Me Fair
56-12-09 Braggarts Boy
56-12-16 Cherry Red
56-12-23 Beeker's Barn
56-12-30 Houng Dog
57-01-06 Devils Hindmost
57-01-13 Ozymandias
57-01-20 Categorical Imperative
57-01-27 Woman Called Mary
57-02-03 Cold Fire
57-02-10 Hellbent Harriett
57-02-17 Doubtful Zone
57-02-24 Impact
57-03-03 Colleen So Green
57-03-10 Grebb Hassle
57-03-17 Spring Freshet
57-03-24 Saddle Sore Sal
57-03-31 Chicken Smith
57-04-07 Rock Bottom
57-04-14 Saludos
57-04-21 Bear Trap
57-04-28 Medicine Man
57-05-12 Sheep Dog
57-05-19 One Night Stand
57-05-26 Pal
57-06-02 Ben Tolliver's Stud
57-06-09 Dodge Podge
57-06-16 Summer Night
57-08-04 Big Hands
57-08-18 The Peace Officer
57-08-25 Grass
57-09-01 Jobes Son
57-09-08 Loony McCluny
57-09-15 Child Labor
57-09-29 Another Mans Poison
57-10-06 The Rooks
57-10-13 The Margin
57-10-20 Professor Lute Bone
57-10-27 Man and Boy
57-11-03 Bull
57-11-10 Gun Shy
57-11-24 Odd Man Out
57-12-01 Jud's Woman
57-12-08 Long As I Live
57-12-15 Ugly
57-12-29 Where'd They Go
58-01-12 Second Son
58-01-19 Moo Moo Raid
58-01-26 One for Less
58-02-02 Kitty's Killing
58-02-16 Bruggers Folly
58-02-23 The Surgery
58-03-09 Laughing Gas
58-03-16 Real Silent Sonny
58-03-23 Indian
58-03-30 Why Not
58-04-06 Yorky
58-04-13 Livvies Loss
58-04-20 The Partners
58-04-27 The Squaw
58-05-11 Little Bird
58-05-18 The Stallion
58-05-25 Blue Horse
58-06-08 Hot Horse Hyatt
58-06-15 Old Flame
58-06-22 Target
58-07-06 Chester's Choice
58-07-13 The Proving Kid
58-07-20 Marshall Proudfoot
58-08-03 Miguel's Daughter
58-08-10 A House Ain't a Home
58-08-17 The Piano
58-08-31 I Thee Wed
58-09-07 Tried It-Didn't Like It
58-09-14 False Witness
58-09-28 Kitty's Rebellion
58-10-05 Tag You're It
58-10-12 Doc's Showdown
58-10-26 The Tragedian
58-11-02 Old Man's Gold
58-11-09 Target Chester
58-11-23 The Correspondent
58-11-30 Burning Wagon
58-12-07 The Grass Asp
58-12-14 Kitty's Injury
59-01-11 The
Wolfer
59-01-18 Kangaroo
59-01-25 The Boots
59-02-01 The Bobbsey Twins
59-02-15 Body Snatch
59-02-08 Groat's Grudge
59-02-15 Body Snatch
59-02-22 The Search
59-03-01 Bit Tom
59-03-08 Man Hawkins
59-03-15 Incident At Indian Ford
59-04-05 Trappers Revenge
59-03-29 Laurie's Suitor
59-04-05 Trapper's Revenge
59-04-12 Chester's Mistake
59-04-19 Third Son
59-04-26 The Badge
59-05-03 Unwanted Deputy
59-05-10 Dowager's Visit
59-05-17 Scared Boy
59-05-24 Wagon Show
59-05-31 The Deserter
59-06-07 Doc's Indians
59-06-14 Kitty's Kidnap
59-07-05 Emma's Departure
59-07-12 Friend's Pay-off
59-07-19 Second Arrest
59-07-26 Old Beller
59-08-02 Ball Nine, Take Your Base
59-08-16 Pokey Pete
59-08-30 Shooting Stopover
59-09-06 Matt's Decision
59-09-27 Personal Justice
59-10-11 Kitty's Quandary
59-10-25 Old Gunfighter
59-11-29 Hard Lesson
59-12-06 Big Chugg Wilson
59-12-13 Don Mateo
60-01-10 Luke's Law
60-01-17 Firery Arrest
60-01-24 Bless Me Till I Die
60-01-30 Chester's Dilemma
60-02-07 Delia's Father
60-02-14 Distant Drummer
60-02-28 Prescribed Killing
60-03-13 Unloaded Gun
60-03-27 Indian Baby
60-04-10 Dave's Lesson
60-04-17 Soloman River
60-04-24 Stage Snatch
60-05-01 Nettie Sitton
60-05-08 Wrong Man
60-05-15 Tall Trapper
60-05-22 Marryin' Bertha
60-05-29 Bad Seed
60-06-05 Fabulos Silver Extender
60-06-12 Kitty Accused
60-06-26 Line Trouble
60-07-03 Little Girl
60-07-10 Reluctant Violence
60-07-17 Busted-up Guns
60-07-24 The Imposter
60-07-31 Stage Smash
60-08-07 Old Fool
60-08-14 The Noose
60-08-21 Dangerous Bath
60-08-28 Tumbleweed
60-09-11 About Chester
60-09-18 Two Mothers
60-09-25 Doc Judge
60-10-02 The Big Itch
60-10-23 News ma'am
60-11-06 Jedro's Woman
60-11-20 The Professor
60-12-04 Kitty's Good Neighboring
60-12-11 The Cook
60-12-18 Hero's Departure
60-12-25 Minnie
61-01-08 Old Faces
61-01-15 The Wake
61-01-22 Hard Virtue
61-01-29 Harriet
61-02-05 Love of Money
61-02-19 Kitty Love
61-02-26 Joe Sleet
61-03-05 Melinda Miles
61-04-02 Chester's Inheritance
61-04-09 Hangman's Mistake
61-04-16 Cooter
61-04-23 Father and Son
61-04-30 Ex-Urbanites
61-05-07 Ma's Justice
61-05-14 The Lady Killer
61-05-21 Chester's Rendezvous
61-05-28 The Sod-Buster
61-06-11 Doc's Visitor
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