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Episode 38: Gunsmoke - The Kid
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Hello and welcome back to the time machine. As we have our first snowfall of the year here in the northeast, my thoughts carried me back to the nice and warm southwest of the US. So to follow along with that dream of warm weather, we are going to travel back all the way to 1872 and Dodge City in the old wild west. Gunsmoke ran from 1952 to 1961, starring William Conrad as the central character Marshal Matt Dillon.
The show was created when CBS chairman at the time, William Paley, was a big fan of the gritty crime show Philip Marlowe, and wanted a series with a similar tone but based in the old west. They even had the developer of Philip Marlowe to write several audition scripts and the show was eventually greenlit in 1950. After a series of delays, the show was eventually created as a western for adults, in contrast to the very popular Lone Ranger which was aimed more at a younger demographic.
In this episode, we will travel back to the very first episode, starring William Conrad as the mysterious Matt Dillon. We will get a nice introduction to this fiery personality as well as follow along as he helps hunt for an outlaw. We are also introduced to the softer side of the marshal, as he helps a runaway kid back home.So please, sit back, relax, and travel back 70 years to April 26th, 1952 with Gunsmoke and The Kid.
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