Actor James Arness (Marshall Matt Dillion) i think the last survivor of Gunsmoke; passed away today at the age of 88 from natural causes he was in pretty good health; no diseases or nothing he was just tired you can rest now Mr Arness and thank you for 20 yrs of a great television show that has been around for generations and still on in some parts of the U.S.
The first color episode was Sept.17,1966 the first of the 12th season. I remember that season well because that was "The Jailer" and I remember the color in that one! My reference book is the Gunsmoke "Bible" fondly called Big Red by GS fans, but published in 1990 as "Gunsmoke, A complete History" by McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers; written by SuzAnne and Gabor Barabas. It is 836 pgs of the radio and tv shows with cast, dates, and synopsis. A must for the true fan!
Black and white or color, Gunsmoke was the greatest western that was ever on television. Only Bonanza was in the same class, but it was, in my opinion, second only to Gunsmoke.
@CarolJean65 After reading your comment, I have to say I agree with you. Thinking back on Bonanza, it seems that those story lines could have taken place during any era, not just in the old west. The Big Valley, like Gunsmoke, captured the spirit of that era better than Bonanza.
CBS: To Tell The Truth; I've Got A Secret; Rawhide; CBS Reports; Lost In Space; Dick Van Dyke Show; The Munsters; Wild Wild West; Smothers Brothers Show; Slattery's People; Jackie Gleason Show; Trials Of O'Brien; The Loner; Gunsmoke; Perry Mason; Candid Camera; What's My Line; Secret Agent; Wayne And Shuster Take An Affectionate Look At...; Continental Showcase.
ABC: Twelve O'Clock High; Legend Of Jesse James; A Man Called Shenandoah; Ben Casey; Combat; McHale's Navy; F Troop; Peyton Place; The Fugitive; Patty Duke Show; Amos Burke Secret Agent; Shindig; Donna Reed Show; Bewitched; Long Hot Summer; Addams Family; Honey West; Jimmy Dean Show; King Family; The Avengers; Court Martial.
Believe me, it wasn't just the majority of shows that went color in the fall of 1966. It was absolutely all of them. I still have the TV Guides to prove it.
@vinylsingleman I don't disbelieve you. It sounds correct to me. I meant to say that the majority of primetime shows supposedly went to color in the fall of '65, not '66, but not all of them went to color in '65.
@Teflon65 Sorry, didn't mean to say it in a way that implied that we disagreed or anything. (It's some of the sources on the subject that get it wrong.
Anyway, these were the shows on each network that were in BLACK AND WHITE for the 1965-1966 season (above):
I just did some reading, and you're right, and I"m wrong. CBS and ABC did not have full prime time color programming until at least 1966. NBC, whose parent company, RCA, had the color standard, had the most color prime time programming, beginning in the fall of '65. Gunsmoke, of course, aired on CBS.
@Teflon65 Just to add little more info. The first Gunsmoke color episode was "The Wrong Man" guest-starring Carroll O'Connor. The original airdate was October 29, 1966. CBS did experiment with the color system in the early days and did only but a few color transmissions for CBS specials. They suspended the conversion to color even when their rival RCA offered its color system to them during the 50s. For the most part CBS didn't want to be part in boosting NBC/RCA's profits.
@reneecalling I knew that Columbia/CBS had a mechanical form of color television, which was actually the FCC standard for about a year, back around 1949. It involved TVs and cameras with rapidly spinning color wheels. If a monochrome program was being presented, one had to flip a switch on the TV, to shut off the color wheel.
@reneecalling Not quite right. The first color Gunsmoke BROADCAST was "Snap Decision" which aired on 9/17/1966. It was Production# 0203. The first color episode MADE was "The Whispering Tree" which was Production# 0201 and aired on 11/12/1966. Source: "Gunsmoke: A Complete History" by Suzanne and Gabor Barabbas.
as far as color TV I was a TV Junkie then as well, and NBC had more color shows because of their joint association with RCA then a true American made company. CBS sat stubborn the longest, ABC even had color shows in the mid 60's.
@TheGunsmokeChannel I can see why you would've been a TV junkie during this era. There were so many good shows. CBS certainly earned its title as the Tiffany Network.
@TheGunsmokeChannel Funny, CBS shows The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Gilligan's Island, Petticoat Junction, etc. were all in color in the 65-66 season. It seems it was shows on ABC and NBC, like Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie, that stayed in black and white in 65-66. Gunsmoke is the only CBS show I have noticed that was still in black and white that season, and it had been running much longer than the other shows I named.
@TheGunsmokeChannel Well fellow CBS shows The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Gilligan's Island, Petticoat Junction, The Lucy Show and so on, went to color in the 1965-66 season. I think Gunsmoke was the only one that remained in black and white. On the other hand popular shows The Donna Reed Show and Bewitched over on ABC and I Dream of Jeannie on NBC was in black and white this season as well.
@Teflon65 No, it wasn't an exception. In the fall of '65 almost all of NBC's shows came out in color (the two exceptions: I Dream Of Jeannie and Convoy). CBS and ABC, however, still had about half of their shows in black and white. Gunsmoke, of course, was on CBS. Only in the fall of 1966 did all shows on all three networks come out in color.
@vinylsingleman So I've come to discover. We used to have an encyclopedia set, with various yearbooks produced after the set was released. The yearbook for 1965 said that the majority of primetime shows went to color in the fall of '66, but it didn't say which ones. It did show a promotional photo from "Bewitched", which had evidentally gone to color that year.
One of the guys with judge looks likes Rick Rude
Mattraction513 1 hour ago
I did not like Kitty... She used Matt reputation ALL THE TIME but never GIVE HER CAT TO MATT
TheTruthswami 1 week ago
My grandpa went to school with Miss Kitty in Townly, Alabama
Rantalicious 2 weeks ago
Would have straight messed up Matt Dillon...he cant even keep up with 480P!!!!
KarmaCollin 2 weeks ago
15:00 I guess the mangy lookin fellas need a flea bath. LOL
CarolJean65 2 months ago
the drums in the begginning and horns together kicks ass
archie977 3 months ago
I actually like the black and white episodes better than the color. There was a certain "film noir" element to them that made them more poignant.
mraghavan0418 3 months ago
LOL 7:00 mark makes me lauuuggh. The doc is awesome.
kitnkabootle 4 months ago
Denial in the ole' west...
Nancy21Rappaccini 5 months ago
Uncle Festus was great in The Grizzly Addams Family Favorites
wwwonderful 6 months ago
Festus sure cars for his mis kittie its so sweet
KayWal1981 7 months ago
@KayWal1981 , Actually, they hated each other .......
FIRECRACKER392 3 months ago
@FIRECRACKER392 yea maybe off show but i talking about them in the show and the story Festus loves kitty
KayWal1981 3 months ago
@FIRECRACKER392 Hmmmm.......your source for that is?
sdacj 2 months ago
What season did Chester leave Gunsmoke!
styx4ever1963 8 months ago
@styx4ever1963 I think season 9 was his last
emmjay8 7 months ago
they were all great actors and actress
onemooners 8 months ago
james arness died yesterday he will be missed
dusty56able 8 months ago
Actor James Arness (Marshall Matt Dillion) i think the last survivor of Gunsmoke; passed away today at the age of 88 from natural causes he was in pretty good health; no diseases or nothing he was just tired you can rest now Mr Arness and thank you for 20 yrs of a great television show that has been around for generations and still on in some parts of the U.S.
The1baddman 8 months ago
Amanda Blake has her own gauze-filter for this episode. Not real subtle.
kaewonf8 8 months ago
Great characters James Gregory & John Saxon!
johnnynoirman 10 months ago
I love Gunsmoke!!!!
kluthera 10 months ago
The first color episode was Sept.17,1966 the first of the 12th season. I remember that season well because that was "The Jailer" and I remember the color in that one! My reference book is the Gunsmoke "Bible" fondly called Big Red by GS fans, but published in 1990 as "Gunsmoke, A complete History" by McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers; written by SuzAnne and Gabor Barabas. It is 836 pgs of the radio and tv shows with cast, dates, and synopsis. A must for the true fan!
It lists all 635 eps.
musictodiefor 10 months ago
Black and white or color, Gunsmoke was the greatest western that was ever on television. Only Bonanza was in the same class, but it was, in my opinion, second only to Gunsmoke.
karlakor 11 months ago
@karlakor In my opinion, Bonanza looked too fake. The Big Valley is second to Gunsmoke.
CarolJean65 2 months ago
@CarolJean65 After reading your comment, I have to say I agree with you. Thinking back on Bonanza, it seems that those story lines could have taken place during any era, not just in the old west. The Big Valley, like Gunsmoke, captured the spirit of that era better than Bonanza.
karlakor 2 months ago
@karlakor yeah, I liked Bonanza. the set just wasn't that good.
CarolJean65 2 months ago
thanks for the gunsmoke episodes
tv isnt this good anymore
TheRisingforce2000 1 year ago
CBS: To Tell The Truth; I've Got A Secret; Rawhide; CBS Reports; Lost In Space; Dick Van Dyke Show; The Munsters; Wild Wild West; Smothers Brothers Show; Slattery's People; Jackie Gleason Show; Trials Of O'Brien; The Loner; Gunsmoke; Perry Mason; Candid Camera; What's My Line; Secret Agent; Wayne And Shuster Take An Affectionate Look At...; Continental Showcase.
NBC: Convoy; I Dream Of Jeannie.
vinylsingleman 1 year ago
ABC: Twelve O'Clock High; Legend Of Jesse James; A Man Called Shenandoah; Ben Casey; Combat; McHale's Navy; F Troop; Peyton Place; The Fugitive; Patty Duke Show; Amos Burke Secret Agent; Shindig; Donna Reed Show; Bewitched; Long Hot Summer; Addams Family; Honey West; Jimmy Dean Show; King Family; The Avengers; Court Martial.
vinylsingleman 1 year ago
Believe me, it wasn't just the majority of shows that went color in the fall of 1966. It was absolutely all of them. I still have the TV Guides to prove it.
vinylsingleman 1 year ago
@vinylsingleman I don't disbelieve you. It sounds correct to me. I meant to say that the majority of primetime shows supposedly went to color in the fall of '65, not '66, but not all of them went to color in '65.
Teflon65 1 year ago
@Teflon65 Sorry, didn't mean to say it in a way that implied that we disagreed or anything. (It's some of the sources on the subject that get it wrong.
Anyway, these were the shows on each network that were in BLACK AND WHITE for the 1965-1966 season (above):
vinylsingleman 1 year ago
After watchin it I like it much more. Good episode.. Never saw this en
SpoiledKitty07 1 year ago
Woohoo, Oklahoma. For some reason I always like hearing about OK in TV shows, ESP my favs like Gunsmoke. I guess it makes it feel more real.. Lol.
SpoiledKitty07 1 year ago
I just did some reading, and you're right, and I"m wrong. CBS and ABC did not have full prime time color programming until at least 1966. NBC, whose parent company, RCA, had the color standard, had the most color prime time programming, beginning in the fall of '65. Gunsmoke, of course, aired on CBS.
Teflon65 1 year ago
@Teflon65 Just to add little more info. The first Gunsmoke color episode was "The Wrong Man" guest-starring Carroll O'Connor. The original airdate was October 29, 1966. CBS did experiment with the color system in the early days and did only but a few color transmissions for CBS specials. They suspended the conversion to color even when their rival RCA offered its color system to them during the 50s. For the most part CBS didn't want to be part in boosting NBC/RCA's profits.
reneecalling 1 year ago
@reneecalling I knew that Columbia/CBS had a mechanical form of color television, which was actually the FCC standard for about a year, back around 1949. It involved TVs and cameras with rapidly spinning color wheels. If a monochrome program was being presented, one had to flip a switch on the TV, to shut off the color wheel.
Teflon65 1 year ago
@reneecalling Not quite right. The first color Gunsmoke BROADCAST was "Snap Decision" which aired on 9/17/1966. It was Production# 0203. The first color episode MADE was "The Whispering Tree" which was Production# 0201 and aired on 11/12/1966. Source: "Gunsmoke: A Complete History" by Suzanne and Gabor Barabbas.
vinylsingleman 1 year ago
@vinylsingleman Yep, you are right. I read the line wrong. Thanks for the correction.
reneecalling 1 year ago
Are you sure this aired 12/18/65? I thought most network primetime programs went to color in the fall of '65. Was Gunsmoke the exception?
Teflon65 1 year ago
@Teflon65 Yes according to tv.com
as far as color TV I was a TV Junkie then as well, and NBC had more color shows because of their joint association with RCA then a true American made company. CBS sat stubborn the longest, ABC even had color shows in the mid 60's.
TheGunsmokeChannel 1 year ago
@TheGunsmokeChannel I can see why you would've been a TV junkie during this era. There were so many good shows. CBS certainly earned its title as the Tiffany Network.
Teflon65 1 year ago
@TheGunsmokeChannel Funny, CBS shows The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Gilligan's Island, Petticoat Junction, etc. were all in color in the 65-66 season. It seems it was shows on ABC and NBC, like Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie, that stayed in black and white in 65-66. Gunsmoke is the only CBS show I have noticed that was still in black and white that season, and it had been running much longer than the other shows I named.
bdj010 1 year ago
@TheGunsmokeChannel Well fellow CBS shows The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Gilligan's Island, Petticoat Junction, The Lucy Show and so on, went to color in the 1965-66 season. I think Gunsmoke was the only one that remained in black and white. On the other hand popular shows The Donna Reed Show and Bewitched over on ABC and I Dream of Jeannie on NBC was in black and white this season as well.
Brdj010 6 months ago
@Teflon65 No, it wasn't an exception. In the fall of '65 almost all of NBC's shows came out in color (the two exceptions: I Dream Of Jeannie and Convoy). CBS and ABC, however, still had about half of their shows in black and white. Gunsmoke, of course, was on CBS. Only in the fall of 1966 did all shows on all three networks come out in color.
vinylsingleman 1 year ago
@vinylsingleman So I've come to discover. We used to have an encyclopedia set, with various yearbooks produced after the set was released. The yearbook for 1965 said that the majority of primetime shows went to color in the fall of '66, but it didn't say which ones. It did show a promotional photo from "Bewitched", which had evidentally gone to color that year.
Teflon65 1 year ago
@Teflon65 Oops, sorry, my post below was supposed to be specifically in response to Teflon.
vinylsingleman 1 year ago
@Teflon65 The Dick van Dyke Show went off the air in the spring of '66 and it was never color.
sdacj 2 months ago