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  • James Arness Truly Hated Him.
    Get ready for a journey behind the scenes, exploring the often overlooked aspects of one of the most iconic American Western TV series - Gunsmoke. Despite the on-screen camaraderie and the iconic status the show has attained, things weren't as flawless behind the scenes. In this fact-filled video, we're about to uncover why one of James Arness' fellow stars had a hard time working with him, and who Arness truly had a hate for. Curious? Stay tuned as we unveil the behind-the-scenes drama that added some spice to this legendary series. If you're a Gunsmoke fan, believe us; you won't want to miss this!
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  • @pameliajohnson349
    @pameliajohnson349 Před 5 měsíci +108

    James Arness. couldn't hate anyone he's A kind man with a .big soul IL love watching Gunsmoke when I. was teenager and I still do I'm now .65 James Arness is a great I truly miss him what a wonderful man RIP

    • @stephenreeds3632
      @stephenreeds3632 Před 3 měsíci +1

      If he was constantly late and made other actors wait around, I don't blame Stone.

    • @horsetrader1991
      @horsetrader1991 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I'm 66 and like you I still love it. I actually like Bonanza better, but both are great shows. peace brother, Bill in Georgia.

    • @fredbloggs6080
      @fredbloggs6080 Před 2 měsíci

      I guess you already know that Peter Graves was James Arness's younger brother. Graves died in 2010 at 83, and Arness in 2011 at 88.

  • @terrellprice6627
    @terrellprice6627 Před 5 měsíci +181

    Best show I ever viewed. At 82 I still watch it every day. It is simple, provocative and entertaining. It produced a variety of characters with different talents and personalities. It would shock me to see anything in the next 100 years that would close to the popularity show as Gunsmoke.

    • @donnapollock
      @donnapollock Před 5 měsíci +5

      ME TOO

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 Před 5 měsíci +6

      I recently turned 83. When I was a kid, all play would cease as I snuck inside through the back door to my bedroom and listened to Gunsmoke on my big Atwater-Kent radio. My mother thought it was a terrible program for kids to be listening to....all that shooting and killing going on.....and WHO in their right mind wants to breathe gunsmoke? (along with fresh horse droppings on a dirt main street)
      And you know what? All of that shooting had no effect on me, and, in my entire lifetime, I've only killed four people with a pistol. Of course, I do have to admit I'm not as good a shot as the good Marshal was with his deadly six-shooter, but then he didn't have to buy ALL of his ammo either, which was furnished by the Gunsmoke studio!

    • @rickyestes7477
      @rickyestes7477 Před 5 měsíci +3

      @@blackholeentry3489 only 4... lmao good one 😅

    • @mamiejustice9612
      @mamiejustice9612 Před 5 měsíci +5

      If all shows were as dedicated to truth, honesty and devotion as GUNSMOKE what a wonderful world this would be. I always loved Doc but no more cutting down the man who made the show, is disgusting. ❤

    • @tomhill2417
      @tomhill2417 Před 5 měsíci +3

      I'm 57 and have the DVD box set and have seen every episode and still watch reruns on tv all the time.

  • @robertbess192
    @robertbess192 Před 5 měsíci +555

    I knew Jim Arness through Buck Taylor (Newly O'Brien on Gunsmoke). This video is total BullS**t. Jim Arness was exceptionally humble and low key. I
    don't think that he could hate anyone. He was as they say a 'Gentle Giant'. If I were in charge of Jim Arness's Estate, I would sue the creator of this video and CZcams for libel for publishing this.

    • @mr.blackhawk142
      @mr.blackhawk142 Před 5 měsíci +16

      I'm VERY good at reading faces and James Arness has a very likeable face, and Milburn Stone looks like a major GROUCH! Maybe an alcoholic?

    • @terranceanderson7715
      @terranceanderson7715 Před 5 měsíci +19

      After all those great episodes, who shives a git?

    • @wesleybarton3871
      @wesleybarton3871 Před 5 měsíci +47

      This click bait site does this all the time.

    • @loriglaeser5787
      @loriglaeser5787 Před 5 měsíci

      I avidly and extremely agree!! These people should most definitely be sued and most certainly punished!! They can even speak his name correctly most times and if I was Mr Arness's friends n family I'd destroy these people for absolutely trying to destroy James Arness character and the down to earth...kind n humble man he truly was...he was the real deal...this video is sickening n there should absolutely be a huge apology from these liars to say the very least!! I also call this video absolute lies n BULLSHIT!!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬

    • @thdreefie
      @thdreefie Před 5 měsíci +32

      Yep…more click-bait. How do I put this site on the “Do Not Call List”?

  • @verlenerobinson3772
    @verlenerobinson3772 Před 5 měsíci +144

    Today is 11/29/2023 how ironic is it that I am waiting for Gunsmoke to come on. A great family western show. My parents loved the shows. I grew up in a small town and we had the only tv in the black neighborhood and the nights Gunsmoke aired the town was at our door. My mom popped 2 large dish pans of popcorn for our guests. That was the good life. I never knew our front door had a key because our doors were never locked. People respected each other and their property. Now all is gone except GUNSMOKE❤

    • @leospring6264
      @leospring6264 Před 5 měsíci +9

      great story! great memories!

    • @seniortide
      @seniortide Před 5 měsíci +10

      AMEN i am 78 watched gunsmoke on tv with rabbit ears. listn on radio to william conrad as mat dillion. it come on here in mobile ala. 12:00 noon i rarely miss it

    • @jackpayton5065
      @jackpayton5065 Před 5 měsíci +7

      I watch gunsmoke everyday reruns after reruns, am I crazy

    • @verlenerobinson3772
      @verlenerobinson3772 Před 5 měsíci +9

      @@jackpayton5065 No you are not Crazy for doing something you like.... I do it to because I enjoy the shows. Keep watching and have a Wonderful Blessed Christmas 🎄🎁♥️

    • @leospring6264
      @leospring6264 Před 5 měsíci

      if you're crazy then I'm crazy too!@@jackpayton5065

  • @hayleyscocoabear100
    @hayleyscocoabear100 Před 5 měsíci +159

    The comedy between Doc and Festus was the best part of the show,for me.

    • @kathleenking47
      @kathleenking47 Před 4 měsíci +12

      Especially when Doc told Festus to buy a Lot of land..
      Festus said a little is a little, and a lot is a lot😂

    • @patriciajackson6711
      @patriciajackson6711 Před 4 měsíci +8

      We all LOVE old Fetus Hagan !! My dad told us that he had read somewhere that the guy who played that part was fluent in 5 other languages.

    • @ralphsawyer9535
      @ralphsawyer9535 Před 4 měsíci +4

      For me, too. Also sometimes at the end of the show Matt and Doc and Kitty and Festus sitting around a table at the Longbranch telling stories always a special treat, too.

    • @ralphsawyer9535
      @ralphsawyer9535 Před 4 měsíci +2

      ​@@kathleenking47And the writing... what if the feller that wrote the writing wrote the writing wrong?😂

    • @hayleyscocoabear100
      @hayleyscocoabear100 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@ralphsawyer9535 I agree,I liked the shows that had them in it,best.

  • @johnelliott3650
    @johnelliott3650 Před 5 měsíci +130

    James Arness was a great person who was reported to have been incapable of hate.

    • @guymerritt4860
      @guymerritt4860 Před 5 měsíci +8

      I just left a comment at the top - apparently he was really friendly because my buddy met him twice by sheer chance. He met him once surfing and then met him about two years later when he was skiing in Aspen. He said he was very friendly and ordinary when they met - not your typical, "I'm a star" kinda guy.

    • @ludicrous7044
      @ludicrous7044 Před 5 měsíci +9

      This video is pure in yo face click bait!!

    • @pansyparsons8158
      @pansyparsons8158 Před 3 měsíci

      That's true

    • @johnshirley5222
      @johnshirley5222 Před měsícem

      Yes that part is just clickbait. Also they did the "writing" of the thing with AI stealing bits of Gunsmoke related material and putting them in chronologically out of order and repetitiously, and the "narrator" is an AI making frequent mistakes.

  • @TSmith-ns45
    @TSmith-ns45 Před 4 měsíci +31

    Ken Curtis, legendary “son of the Pioneers” and a truly great character actor, is also a great and kind human being. James Arness and Peter Graves, both humble and caring people, have no ill-will toward any. Period!

    • @randallsearcy1019
      @randallsearcy1019 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Loved Fetus !! 👍🏻😊

    • @PanefullyClear
      @PanefullyClear Před měsícem

      Ken "Festus" Curtis was the voice of "Lobo - Wild Wolf," or something like that. Sounded just like a wolf howl on one of my favorite Sons of the Pioneers songs...

  • @RobustPorter
    @RobustPorter Před 5 měsíci +303

    A GREAT show like Gun Smoke deserves real human narration, not horrible freakin AI narration!

    • @vincentmueller3717
      @vincentmueller3717 Před 5 měsíci +33

      I'm with you. The mispronounciations just about render the story unviewable.

    • @vladtheimpala5532
      @vladtheimpala5532 Před 4 měsíci +19

      I’m not far into the video but here’s what I got so far:
      “… the sustain nedd success of the radio brode cast’s, even in the ear uh of televisione doh min ance, speaks volumeece about the timeless appeal of Gunsmokeece storytelling and characters …”

    • @conniecotten7177
      @conniecotten7177 Před 4 měsíci +10

      I still watch it 2024 gunsmoke still a favorite.

    • @nortoncmd2681
      @nortoncmd2681 Před 4 měsíci +8

      100% agree.

    • @prglass
      @prglass Před 4 měsíci +5

      Absolutely!!

  • @Djm8520
    @Djm8520 Před 5 měsíci +246

    Horsepucky‼️ Here’s what Ken said about James: “I’ve seen many shows go down the drain because the star becomes impossible and disliked by everyone,” Curtis said. “He’s terrific to work with. When the time comes to buckle down to work, he’s ready.”
    Plus, James Arness was a producer. If you read the end credits you see The James Arness Production Company. That means he had the clout to get rid of anyone he ‘despised!’

  • @theswampangel3635
    @theswampangel3635 Před 5 měsíci +174

    Did the robot write this thing as well as narrate it? James Arness was one of the nicest men in Hollywood and a great actor.

    • @MsBenlane
      @MsBenlane Před 5 měsíci +10

      ah yes the robot ar nesse, gunsmok e, closu r e,, repeat sentences. what a mess

    • @BuckHelton
      @BuckHelton Před 4 měsíci +4

      Not to mention he was great as the original “Thing from another world “

    • @kevinlutz5994
      @kevinlutz5994 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@BuckHelton Small part, but memorable. Chain smoking in "Island In The Sky" with star John Wayne.

  • @donnapollock
    @donnapollock Před 5 měsíci +366

    James Arness never hated any one his life that is wrong to say that. He liked everyone this is the kind of Man he was...

  • @Simmons2358
    @Simmons2358 Před 5 měsíci +39

    When I watched Gunsmoke as a kid, I never noticed how many repeated actors played non-staring role characters. Not only were the actors in staring roles great actors, but so too were the actors in the roles of non-staring characters. I do not think any of the stars on Gunsmoke hated each other. There was too much genuine chemistry between the stars.

    • @tomodonovan5931
      @tomodonovan5931 Před 5 měsíci +2

      That is why I wished that they had done some shows with the characters
      when they were young. Matt in the civil war, or Miss Kitty when she was
      a teenager, or Doc Adams going to medical school. Those would have
      been interesting shows.

    • @olddog103
      @olddog103 Před 3 měsíci +2

      STILL WATCH IT EVERYDAYAND IM 78….

  • @Bobbysoxer2
    @Bobbysoxer2 Před 5 měsíci +60

    We are in our 70's and watch Gunsmoke every day. The plots are great, and the endings are always good with a positive message. With hundreds/thousands of TV channels on cable these days, there is so much crap that TV is like a having gurgling sewer bubbling up right into the living room. Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, Roy Rogers, the Cosby's, Wells Fargo, Lone Ranger, and so many other shows and films from decades ago are the only shows that make cable worth having.

    • @marvmattison5248
      @marvmattison5248 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @bobbysoxer2. Love yous guys description of cable tv .😅 It IS a bubblin sewer and the commercials last so long anymore due to greed. Stinkin producers of networking are so rich before the 2000s but they want more. The late night shows start at 11:37 and 12:37, etc bcuz of too many commercials. We had to quit watchin it😉

    • @lindaroberts-me7id
      @lindaroberts-me7id Před 4 měsíci +1

      The Great thing also about the Gunsmoke series was its attention to detail. You never witnessed any bad writing where you could poke a hole in the storyline by lack of detail. The plot and storyline flowed. Many other TV Westerns of the 50s and 60s had some very dumb boo boos, Wagon Train and Bonanza had plenty and some real dumb episodes, like Bonanza, Hoss and Little Joe chasing leprechauns around. Give us all a break please 😮

    • @maryburdett5977
      @maryburdett5977 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Me too ❤❤

    • @larryfunnelcake9669
      @larryfunnelcake9669 Před měsícem

      The Cosby's ?

  • @CaptainGanja
    @CaptainGanja Před 5 měsíci +23

    My mother got me into Gunsmoke and many other great TV westerns growing up. I am 62 now and still watching Gunsmoke. I also have a collection of the radio shows to listen to on occasion.

  • @lindaroberts-me7id
    @lindaroberts-me7id Před 4 měsíci +10

    I grew up watching Gunsmoke. As a senior now, I have come to have an even more heightened appreciation for its depth and fascinating stories and accurate portrayal of life in the early west. Many Western series have come and gone over the decades, but Gunsmoke, BY FAR, stands far ahead of any other. Its realistic portrayal of its various characters was solidly captivating, and the dialogs and development of andd technical logic of each story was way more superior over that of any other TV Western. The cast and development of the Gunsmoke characters were so brilliantly portrayed that as you watched the 20 year run of the series your heartstrings were pulled, you came to know Matt, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Festus, Quint, Sam, Newly and others, they came to feel like cherished old friends, the series was JUST THAT GOOD! In my decades of television viewing, I have never come across any other Western series that has moved me, captivated me, and engaged my heart and emotions like Gunsmoke. I have laughed, cried, cheered for, wanted revenge done, and lost sleep upon my bed, going over and reminiscing upon an episode that broke my heart, many times over the years, such as the one about a young man who fell in with bad company of a gang of robbers, but he managed to convince Doc to take him under his wing and teach doctoring to him, he becomes so dear to Doc that he actually wins his affections over and they become almost like father and son, working side by side tending to the sick. Sadly, the bad company the young man fell in with find out he is in Dodge, partners with doc who had been kidnapped to tend one of the gang's members who had been shot, they decide they must kill the young man because he knows too much about the gang, they find him and shoot him. Doc and Matt locate him. Doc's face, as he looks down on the dying young man who expresses in last breath his affection for Doc and gratitude for him having taken him under his wing as Doc holds his hand and the young man dies--you see Milburn Stone at his finest, tears well up in his eyes....he seems to age 10 years before our very eyes...suddenly his shoulders slump, he becomes a very old, frail doc, struggling to even get back up...Matt watches as Doc slowly stands, gazes off into space, defeated and devastated....slowly walks outside to his horse....stands with his back to Matt, reaches with difficulty for the reigns of his horse....choking back tears. Our hearts break😢as Doc gathers the failed strength he can muster to get up into the saddle as he, with trembling voice says, "a shame.....a DAMNED SHAME.....he would have become a great doctor, a skilled surgeon....the world could use more like him....." Matt watches a worn out aged Doc slowly ride off and with tears in his eyes Matt says of Doc: "You too, Doc....you too....this world could sure use a few more like YOU...." it hasn't, and doesn't GET BETTER THAN THAT!

  • @ronrobertson59
    @ronrobertson59 Před 5 měsíci +7

    I been watching Gunsmoke since it came of TV in 1955 since my Dad never missed it. I still watch it every morning in reruns I never heard anyone say anything but good things about James Arness.

  • @stevenance4844
    @stevenance4844 Před 5 měsíci +34

    Love gunsmoke. Grew up watching it and still do. Thanks to technology I have 3 different channels now and can see it non stop if I want. Just awesome. James Arness was in every single episode. Not nearly every episode. If the narrator can't give proper information to the stars in the show they need to hush! Arness had an injury due to his military service but he did not hold up shooting on gunsmoke. I've been following gunsmoke and articles on it for decades and have never read anything even close to what's being said on this video.
    While I enjoy reading about programs from yester year, I'm disgusted at how some people tarnish the history of great shows like this one. Younger people see this and take it as true. So sad.

    • @JefferyAshmore
      @JefferyAshmore Před 5 měsíci +1

      When I was a little boy watching this show we had 3 channels period. Watched it every Monday night if I remember right.

  • @paulrizo5469
    @paulrizo5469 Před 5 měsíci +23

    I met Doc and Festus in Odessa ,Tx... during a college tour; Kitty was supposed to tour but couldnt due to illness. Nicest folks ever. I dont believe James Arness hated anyone.

  • @sanmcc55
    @sanmcc55 Před 2 měsíci +1

    One of the FEW shows worth watching on TV in 2024!! I love this show! My 91 year old dad watches it everyday....it calms my soul to watch these shows...love all the actors, especially Festus

  • @mikezimmerman2786
    @mikezimmerman2786 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Always someone besmirching a character we loved to watch growing up and still watching now.

  • @martinschulz9381
    @martinschulz9381 Před 4 měsíci +8

    I saw Curtis doing his Gunsmoke Festus character at our County Fair when I was a kid. When I watch the reruns now that I'm older (and hopefully wiser) actually were very well made shows.

  • @caroleiiffert9362
    @caroleiiffert9362 Před 5 měsíci +13

    Yes he's the best actor on Gunsmoke keep.him on his show we all love him since I was small watching him on tv.an dock too.hope it will continue on tv.love him so much.

  • @samcobb940
    @samcobb940 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I am 80.6 years old grew up listening to gun smoke on my dad's car as he would pull the car up beside the window, and we would sit by the window listen to Gunsmoke. Now later in the 50's we have a t.v. to watch and I have been watching Gumsmoke every since I can remember and just got through watching it as of 11:00 1_4_24 and will watch it again when comes back on. Yes I believe have seen about every show that's been on. But they just as fresh and new as the first time I seen them. Yet I can't say I have ever saw any hatred or animosity toward any of the actors.
    This is a disgrace for anyone to say anything like this Toward an Hero like James Arness, and I salute your time in the service Sir, Mr. JAMES ARNESS. all I can say be careful who you listen to.
    But I will continue to watch Gunsmoke as long as I can. Have a Bless Day

  • @susandoyle6551
    @susandoyle6551 Před 5 měsíci +13

    One of the Best Westerns ❤!!!!

  • @joemoore8107
    @joemoore8107 Před 5 měsíci +16

    Wow the dedication those actors did to make Gunsmoke especially Jim Arness well I can imagine playing a,physical role and suffer injuries when he in the service and a brilliant combat record

  • @southworthfamily4937
    @southworthfamily4937 Před 5 měsíci +47

    I never heard who it was James Arness was supposed to have hated. I loved that show, and I loved all the characters protrayed. I don't believe there was any hate, just misleading title so one would watch this video. I still watch the show whenever I can and I;m almost 80 years old.

  • @caroleiiffert9362
    @caroleiiffert9362 Před 5 měsíci +17

    James Arness is the best actor an kitty too an Chester too all.great actors.

    • @caroleiiffert9362
      @caroleiiffert9362 Před 5 měsíci +3

      An Festus too cuz he's so funny an great helper to James Arness too.keep them on there best TV show.love them all.

    • @skibee421
      @skibee421 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@caroleiiffert9362 .saw festus in person at a rodeo he was signing autographs. he was so
      handsome, truly hot & he sang some songs, really tripped out-he was excellent.
      what a guy!!

  • @musicman4635
    @musicman4635 Před 5 měsíci +39

    James Arness was a surfer who frequently rode waves at San Onofre, near San Clemente, California. A surfing location that is now a State Park, and one of the most popular surfing reefs in Southern California. I spoke to him often, as a 16 year old, and he was very friendly to everyone. We all shared stories and laughs while we sat out in the line up at "Old Man's" a very good reef break, and a larger wave on South swells. James Arness was a big man and surfed very skillfully.

    • @jeffsor47
      @jeffsor47 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Approximately what years did you two surf together?

    • @davidrubenhold6677
      @davidrubenhold6677 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Who was very friendly .

    • @tomodonovan5931
      @tomodonovan5931 Před 5 měsíci

      @@jeffsor47 If it is a state park, would they ban the surfing? Most
      beaches in California are private, and there are no one allowed
      signs on most of them. And when you do find a public beach,
      there are too many beach dwellers, like ants at a picnic. Rules,
      Rules, Rules. That is all you see at the beaches! I apologize, about
      the no one allowed signs. They are NO TRESPASSING signs!

    • @jeffsor47
      @jeffsor47 Před 5 měsíci

      Was this surfing taking place with Arness before or after Gunsmoke was on TV?

    • @Bigstooler0
      @Bigstooler0 Před 4 měsíci

      @@tomodonovan5931 All of California beaches are public. Made a law by the California Coastal Act in 1976.

  • @tatq15
    @tatq15 Před 4 měsíci +9

    I get so tired of people trying to get money by writing lies. I honestly bellieve they all got along well. That's why no matter what people say,I m gonna stick to my belief.

  • @Cornbread-gi6kt
    @Cornbread-gi6kt Před 5 měsíci +42

    James never ever hated anybody.

    • @donnapollock
      @donnapollock Před 5 měsíci +5

      I AGREE WITH You 100%

    • @jefferyfite7122
      @jefferyfite7122 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Doubtful for me to believe he hated no one. It may not have been any one in the TV business, but family life, personal business and interactions outside of the small screen in real life aren't always favorable or pleasant. I've met many people in my life that I hate and most of them involve other men and their behavior toward women and kids. I have a right to be sceptical.

    • @Cornbread-gi6kt
      @Cornbread-gi6kt Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@jefferyfite7122 But you’re not James Arness. Therefore speaking for yourself is true.

    • @gailcolthart2211
      @gailcolthart2211 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Why do people USE THE 'word'
      HATE ANYWAY?
      It serves no PURPOSE...
      PERIOD!
      It also reveals the true "CHARACTER OF
      THE OFFENDER"!!

    • @gailcolthart2211
      @gailcolthart2211 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@jefferyfite7122
      But, NOT BELIEVABLE!!
      I, TOO, HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I HAVE 'DISLIKED' SOME PEOPLE,
      BUT, HONESTLY...
      I HAVE NEVER "HATED" THEM!
      THE WIRD "HATE" SHOUKD BE STRIKEN FROM THE ENGLISH
      LANGUAGE!!!
      I DO HOPE 'WEBSTER'
      PUBLISHING CEO IS LISTENING.

  • @lacunadoug
    @lacunadoug Před 5 dny

    As a kid learning to fly at Van Nuys Airport, I used to clean allot of planes. Two of which he owned..a Beaver and a Beech B-55 Barron. I really liked the DHC-Beaver and he caught me sitting in it.. He didn’t get angry, just asked what I was doing, and I told him I was curious about the plane.. he just looked at me and said, “well, I guess I’d be curious too,” laughed and then patiently answered some questions I had.. I’m a retired wilderness pilot in Alaska, and one of many airplanes I flew for a living was the Beaver, mostly on skis n glaciers… see ya

  • @user-ye4ov1ql1q
    @user-ye4ov1ql1q Před 5 měsíci +4

    18:30 I love Gunsmoke and the characters. I started watching it with my aunt and uncle after school back in the late 50s ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @user-zj1ft5tx5f
    @user-zj1ft5tx5f Před 5 měsíci +3

    I still watch the reruns.. One of the best shows ever.

  • @Danny-ju2ip
    @Danny-ju2ip Před 2 měsíci +1

    This show was before my time but I'm currently obsessed with it mainly because the series is on daily on 2 networks, TV Land and INSP. Its a great series that you get lost in from another era. Its amazing the series lasted 20 years. These days a series is lucky if it goes 5 or 6 years.

  • @user-pp2oi8te6r
    @user-pp2oi8te6r Před 5 měsíci +2

    I still enjoy watching reruns of Gunsmoke to this day.

  • @MrTomengle
    @MrTomengle Před 4 měsíci +3

    I had the great fortune of meeting Milburn back in those days. I was working on a show that filmed in a sound stage near each other. I would often meet him on the parking lot. He always had something nice to say and would stop and genuinely care how things were going. He was an Actor, not a celebrity.

  • @weighdownlow9080
    @weighdownlow9080 Před 5 měsíci +14

    The best part of Gunsmoke was Ken Curtis! 🙂

  • @curtismay6950
    @curtismay6950 Před 4 měsíci

    I've been watching Gunsmoke since it first appeared on TV. I still watch it even today and I'm 71 yrs old

  • @user-pg8om6zn7w
    @user-pg8om6zn7w Před 4 měsíci

    I'm 66 yrs old and I still watch this great great show, I love all the actors and actresses that played on that show, Milburn stone, Amanda Blake, Dennis weaver, Ken Curtis, and Mr James arness, this show was the best show for 20 yrs and used to watch it all the time, R.I.P. TO ALL THE GREAT ACTORS WHO PASSED AWAY ON GUNSMOKE. 💔💔💔💔

  • @lesterwatson8519
    @lesterwatson8519 Před 5 měsíci +9

    Millburn Stone was by far the best actor on the show, hands down.

    • @jackiejenkins5547
      @jackiejenkins5547 Před 5 měsíci

      We were commenting the other day how "DOC" was a really good actor on the show. Outstanding.

    • @tomswink819
      @tomswink819 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Festus was good to! Especially when him and Doc went at each other@

  • @horseman528
    @horseman528 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Always love to watch Gunsmoke. I still sometimes see episodes I never saw before. Loved the whole cast but always really liked Ken Curtis and his portrayal of Festus Hagan. He and Doc arguing was always funny.

  • @theresareynolds3133
    @theresareynolds3133 Před 5 měsíci +2

    My brothers and I loved Gunsmoke, we were lucky enough to grow up during the TV western years.

  • @stephenbenigno5598
    @stephenbenigno5598 Před 4 měsíci

    Watched it every Saturday with my grandparents. Warm memories 😊

  • @walterswanson3867
    @walterswanson3867 Před 4 měsíci +7

    I don't know how true it is, but I had read that the producers wanted John Wayne for the role of Matt Dillion. John Wayne turned them down but recommended an actor he knew by the name of James Arness. James Arness had been in several movies with John Wayne and had developed a friendship. John Wayne supposedly introduced the first episode of Gunsmoke and introduced us to James Arness.

    • @brendaholman3835
      @brendaholman3835 Před 4 měsíci +3

      You are right. It was, John Wayne, who, recommended, James Arness, to play this iconic part.
      And the rest is history.

    • @sandraturner4539
      @sandraturner4539 Před 4 měsíci

      Yes not too long ago Gunsmoke showed the first show and it was John Wayne who introduced James , and he said he turned the past down but he said James was the right person for the show. It was so nice of John Wayne to do that for him.

    • @walterswanson3867
      @walterswanson3867 Před 4 měsíci

      James Arness had been in several movies with John Wayne before this. John Wayne was supposedly very loyal to the guys in his movies and loved acting with many of them. That's why in many of his movies you see many of the same actors over and over again. Men like Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr and Ward Bond are just a few that you see over and over again in his movies.@@sandraturner4539

  • @markbarker5342
    @markbarker5342 Před 5 měsíci +11

    James arness was a terrific Actor and he was apparently a Amazing military man. And Accumulated many metals and accurate In the army.
    An apparently unfortunately dude in ridge was.
    The omenie distorted from. Military. And because of the bravery he'd portrayed in the military.
    He brought it to his character on gun smoke.

  • @marionstanton5574
    @marionstanton5574 Před 5 měsíci +4

    James Arness had a great relationship will all the people he worked with on the show Gunsmoke

  • @jahno7154
    @jahno7154 Před 5 měsíci +22

    A nice trick to get viewers to watch 🤣James Arness the gentle giant i don't think he knew what the word hate meant

  • @davidmanley3780
    @davidmanley3780 Před 5 měsíci +9

    John The Duke Wayne. Hand picked him for the role of Matt Dillion
    I grew up watching Gunsmoke, and still do

  • @guymerritt4860
    @guymerritt4860 Před 5 měsíci +18

    Just a weird thing: One of my best friends was born and raised in LA. He was really into surfing. One day he went to some beach which for, some reason, was not supposed to not be open to the public. My buddy Dave said the beach was deserted except for one, big dude who was sitting on the beach with a surf board. He went over to talk to the guy and it was James Arness who was also surfing. A couple of years later my buddy was skiing in Aspen. It was a quiet day and when he got off the lift at the top of a run there was one guy standing there - James Arness. And my buddy, Dave, said that he approached him and Arness actually recalled them shooting the bull on the beach. Dave said he was very pleasant and utterly "normal" - not standoffish at all. AND: My buddy had a paper route in Montrose (some suburb of LA) and one of the people on his route was "Doc" who lived about two blocks from his house. I was, like, "Dave - what's with you and Gunsmoke for pete's sake???" Just some weird, Forest Gump kinda thing.....lol.

    • @tomodonovan5931
      @tomodonovan5931 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Not weird, just a really small world that we live in.

    • @guymerritt4860
      @guymerritt4860 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@tomodonovan5931I guess you're right.

  • @theresahoffman8408
    @theresahoffman8408 Před 3 měsíci

    2024. I still love and watch it everyday. 1:00 pm for me. When I was a kid, '60s, I never realized how much all the characters zinged each other, not to mention the sarcasm. I'm actually enjoying beyond the gunfights that I loved as a kid.

  • @rodneybrimer5171
    @rodneybrimer5171 Před 5 měsíci +5

    I grew up with westerns. I was a kid in the 1970’s but even as a child I was drawn to them.I would be outside pretending to ride off in the sunset on my horse ( stick horse which probably came from TG&Y) my six shooter was loaded with plenty of caps and my 180 lb St Bernard would sit and watch me play until it got dark. Bonanza was my show that said I also liked Big Valkey and Gunsmoke! Back when tv were three networks and we had more to watch than today with hundreds of programs. The good ol days.

  • @user-wp4ju4hp5w
    @user-wp4ju4hp5w Před 5 měsíci +5

    James Arness s brother Peter Graves was also a great actor. His role in the Mission Impossible TV series were memorable

  • @dean-ph2ww
    @dean-ph2ww Před 5 měsíci +6

    Nonsense. One of the reasons Gunsmoke was so successful was because of the interpersonal relationships the cast members had both on and off screen. There was no animosity between cast members.

  • @scottmitchell7982
    @scottmitchell7982 Před 5 měsíci +34

    Still waiting who James Arness truly hated. What a waste of time.

    • @dr.migilitoloveless2385
      @dr.migilitoloveless2385 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Thanks for the warning. It kept me from wasting a half hour of my life.

    • @oldcop18
      @oldcop18 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Thanks, I clicked off as soon as I read this.

    • @user-tj4un3nl4t
      @user-tj4un3nl4t Před 5 měsíci

      He diddent like doc

    • @robertdoyle5469
      @robertdoyle5469 Před 5 měsíci +1

      JAMES truly hated No One !
      He did shun some actor Don't know who. BUT that actor said Arness never talked to him as they were on the same movie.
      The actor said he has no idea why. And that is The closest guy he truly hated. JAMES may have just didn't like him but HATE may be to strong. Yes it's a waste of time

    • @Zsghi
      @Zsghi Před 2 měsíci

      Amen! There is a strong trend in using intriguing titles to bait one into watching a video while NEVER actually addressing that particular subject! It irritates me no end!!😡

  • @KU84dh37
    @KU84dh37 Před 5 měsíci +15

    I believe that Mr. Arness played in "ALL" 635 eposodes! Mr. Strange was in the initial Lone Ranger shows as Cavendish

    • @fastguned
      @fastguned Před 5 měsíci +2

      YES Arness played in ALL episodes. !!

  • @mariskacandice890
    @mariskacandice890 Před 5 měsíci +11

    That is 💩! The whole cast was like a family and they said it was actually a requirement for everyone to get along and have a good time together!

  • @ph1sts
    @ph1sts Před 3 měsíci

    Had a Gunsmoke lunchbox starting in first grade in 1962. James Arness was my favorite TV star next to Chuck Connors, and I was always the tallest in my grade and HS classes, which affected my fave actor choices as a child. Topped out @ 6' 5" by age 18.

  • @jimg6476
    @jimg6476 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I never watched this show until i was older. Now am binge watching the series.

  • @sandycaudill7325
    @sandycaudill7325 Před 5 měsíci +23

    I will be 75 in 2 days, and I have been a fan of Gunsmoke from its beginning to now. I love the cast and sad that they are all gone-- except Thad and Newly O'Brien! I asked Newly, Buck Taylor, if I can email him, and he said he welcomes me and other fans to contact him! I am so glad 'Newly' is still alive! I am sad when I think about them all being gone, I guess see because I love them all. Google Buck Taylor and email him, before he is gone too!

  • @gchukma
    @gchukma Před 5 měsíci +3

    My mother at 93 watches anything John Wayne and Gunsmoke. She doesn't hear well can't read subtitles but knows these charactors inside out. I kid my mother about Gunsmoke being good family entertainment, with multiple people being killed every show, usually Matt Dillon doing the killing. Never to early to have a beer, brawls are common, flussies at the Long Branch and any young wayward girl that comes along winds up working for Kittie. And you can believe me, they weren't giving up no free ones.

  • @JF-wz3oo
    @JF-wz3oo Před 3 měsíci

    I met both of them on a set at 4 star studios when I was a teen ager. They were among the nicest people I ever met.

  • @phyllisparson6450
    @phyllisparson6450 Před 3 měsíci

    YES💯%One of My Favorite 🌹💞🌹 Western shows ever I, still watch it every day.🌹💯🌹

  • @terrysumter6440
    @terrysumter6440 Před 5 měsíci +4

    I really loved the carractor Doc,Melbourne Stone..remember him in a old Sherlock Holmes movie

  • @echo-channel77
    @echo-channel77 Před 5 měsíci +13

    They should bring Gunsmoke back and have Taylor Sheridan direct it. Could you imagine how awesome that would be?

    • @freddygilbert4586
      @freddygilbert4586 Před 5 měsíci +3

      If Taylor Sheridan had anything to do with it, it would only last a few shows until he started another project that he wouldn’t finish either

  • @Linda2630
    @Linda2630 Před měsícem

    I loved the show and all the characters , James Arness was a wonderful person from everything i ever heard. ❤️

  • @fredsilvers1427
    @fredsilvers1427 Před 3 měsíci

    A moment of humble humility can have lasting positive effects.

  • @alfr1
    @alfr1 Před 4 měsíci +3

    And, James was very conscious of his height over his co-stars. Several times, he stood in a depression dug beside the porches, so that his head would be close to the height of his co-stars, while they stood on the porch or steps. HIS CHOICE.

  • @evelyncalhoun8764
    @evelyncalhoun8764 Před 5 měsíci +4

    ❤❤❤ we grew up on this with my family 👪 and uncles and aunts

  • @user-ll1hm1cj4c
    @user-ll1hm1cj4c Před 4 měsíci +1

    True comment - So help me God. IBM sent me to school in LA. I was housed at the Marina Del Ray Motel. One AM I saw a big guy walking along the fencing along the Yacht and Sail boat yard. I immediately recognized Arness. I put some clothes on and ran out to the gate where he went in and since it was locked I called out to him. Great guy that he was he came up out of his yacht and came to the gate to shake my hand. After we'd talked a while he told me that he was busy redoing some wood on his boat or he'd take me out sailing. So he called out to a friend and asked him to take me out on his boat. It was Doug McClure. Great day for me.

  • @shellychapa8024
    @shellychapa8024 Před 4 měsíci

    My hubby is a Gunsmoke fan to this very day.....he watches it everyday/ or everytime it is on.

  • @idabuffkin4538
    @idabuffkin4538 Před 5 měsíci +3

    I look at it every day I love it. ❤

  • @user-rl2vr2qt8c
    @user-rl2vr2qt8c Před 5 měsíci +5

    Love this show❤

  • @dannyrahner9240
    @dannyrahner9240 Před 2 měsíci

    I did some work on his home in Newport Beach, Ca. I taught he was a kind and down to earth guy unlike a few other Hollywood stars that I worked on their homes.

  • @user-tg7zt5ni7y
    @user-tg7zt5ni7y Před 3 měsíci

    We watched this everyday. My dad loved it ❤

  • @michaelwpaulin4876
    @michaelwpaulin4876 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Milburn Stone originally played Live Theatre. There is a Theatre somewhere named after him.. James Arness loved to play practical jokes on set. It makes sense that they may have had to come to an understanding while
    Rehearsing, but to say one hated the other I think is probably inaccurate.

  • @TheCynicalTuber
    @TheCynicalTuber Před 4 měsíci +3

    Actually, and I've heard this from various stars, Dawn Wells (Mary Ann), said, “What happened was Gunsmoke was canceled, and we were moved into their time slot. Mrs. Paley-the wife of the board chairman-had been on vacation when Gunsmoke was canceled, and when she got home, she said, ‘You can’t cancel Gunsmoke. It’s my favorite show.’ So they canceled us.”

  • @laragreene8328
    @laragreene8328 Před měsícem

    I would say thats a lie about James Arness!! Doc said they all were great friends and thought alot of each other. He said the audience could probably see that!!! and it might have been a big part of what made Gunsmoke so popular!!! Plus many talk about James/Matt having such a good sense of humor while filming Gunmoke!!! he got along with everybody!! A joy to work with!!

  • @JanePadilla-kk9kl
    @JanePadilla-kk9kl Před měsícem

    I am watching Gunsmoke now. I always enjoyed this sho.

  • @georgeearls3338
    @georgeearls3338 Před 5 měsíci +27

    Speaking historically, Kitty Russel was not a madam. Simply because the Long Branch saloon was situated on the wrong side of the tracks. It was located on the part of town that prostitution was not legal. This being said she was a character well played by Amanda Blake and there where slight undertones that might lead a person to think she was. But who cares it was a great show, I'd rather see it than the simpsons any day.

    • @phillipstephens4522
      @phillipstephens4522 Před 5 měsíci

      A madam is the owner of a whorehouse. Madame is the French word for Mrs. As Madame so and so, similar to Mr. for men. It is a title, not a profession!!

    • @BigWheelHawaii
      @BigWheelHawaii Před 5 měsíci

      What Utter Nonsense,,, Anyone Reading The Above Piece,,, Is Now Dumber,,, Then They Were Before Reading Such Utter Nonsense....

    • @porflepopnecker4376
      @porflepopnecker4376 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Those cowboys weren't buying those girls drinks just for the conversation.

    • @phillipstephens4522
      @phillipstephens4522 Před 5 měsíci

      @@porflepopnecker4376 You miss the point entirely. Miss Kitty was NOT a prostitute or a madam.

    • @williamflowers8138
      @williamflowers8138 Před 4 měsíci

      I believe in the radio she was, but was changed to just saloon owner for tv.

  • @nightriderakafiredude
    @nightriderakafiredude Před 5 měsíci +3

    ken curtis was a great guy my grandpa was great friends with him until he passed

  • @susanmendoza2041
    @susanmendoza2041 Před 3 měsíci

    I still love and watch gun smoke today I’m 79 women and love the program

  • @jimbo97
    @jimbo97 Před 4 měsíci

    GREAT testament to an iconic TV series! 👍

  • @patron3125
    @patron3125 Před 5 měsíci +15

    I wasted a half hour seeing things I already knew waiting to, find out who he hated. But it never came. How disappointing.

    • @MrPatdeeee
      @MrPatdeeee Před 5 měsíci

      This video channel LIED to get more people watching their videos. Damned BS!

    • @jerrybrecht9371
      @jerrybrecht9371 Před 5 měsíci

      Thanks for the warning

    • @paulrizo5469
      @paulrizo5469 Před 5 měsíci

      It didn't disappoint me. I never believed what was claimed.

  • @thomasmartinscott
    @thomasmartinscott Před 5 měsíci +11

    This show deserves better than a false video title and a pathetic AI voice that mispronounces every other word!!!

  • @myrnawashington9057
    @myrnawashington9057 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I remember as a little girl running home from playing outside to watch gun smoke. I remember my mother calling to my father telling him gun smoke was on.

  • @user-cl9pg3tc7z
    @user-cl9pg3tc7z Před 2 měsíci

    ❤ I love watching Gunsmoke

  • @mjleger4555
    @mjleger4555 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Is this what we have to get used to? AI narrating? Because many words in the above narration are mispronounced! E.g., "butt-ON" for button, LOL! And same with other words. This is click-bait because James Arness (his last name is also pronounced wrong) didn't hate anyone, he worked well with everyone, and had to since he was in every single episode! Kitty (Amanda Blake) was in all but a few when Glenn Strange died in 1975 or so, but she did return for one of the movies Arness made as specials in the 1990s. And Milburn Stone (Doc Adams) was in all of the episodes also except for about 7 months when he was recovering from a heart attack. I never watched Gunsmoke when it aired, as I was in school or working, but I watch it without fail, every single day today and I still think it was the best series ever! After Chester (Dennis Weaver), i had to get used to Festus (Ken Curtis) but both played their roles very memorably. Gunsmoke was the best series ever, and its length of 20 years certainly attests to that opinion!

  • @percybyssheshelly
    @percybyssheshelly Před 5 měsíci +5

    I thought the narrator might be having a stroke at some points during this video.

  • @markraciborski4289
    @markraciborski4289 Před 5 měsíci +4

    It was hard to believe James Arness hated not being "The Thing" in the 1951 movie but accepting the part.
    Like the mummy, it's a bit of a mime character, had very little screen time.
    But his size, characteristic Gun Smoke body profile, really was the glue, carried the movie, to making it an excellent 1950s sci-fi.
    It's one of the best.
    When you think of all the CGI crap today, it's a remarkable film. I think it was said of Arness, he eventually came around to appreciate the film and part after fans kept reminding him of it.
    Like the Frankenstein monster, mummy, you don't get much facial recognition. But that isn't what true acting is about.

  • @fredfarbin5516
    @fredfarbin5516 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Festus made the show great!

  • @janebiggers5292
    @janebiggers5292 Před 4 měsíci +1

    MY ALL TIME FAVORITE SHOW.

  • @lanetteroth384
    @lanetteroth384 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I still watch Gunsmoke

  • @jerrydemain2346
    @jerrydemain2346 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Why are your thumbnails FAKE ???

  • @lindalangley5982
    @lindalangley5982 Před 5 měsíci +5

    God I loved that man😊

  • @jackiejenkins5547
    @jackiejenkins5547 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I remember hearing it on the radio, I didn't attend school yet.

  • @timmotel5804
    @timmotel5804 Před 5 měsíci

    My wife, that i married in 1971 just told me that she didn't watch Gun Smoke!!! I Did. Wow. Great Show.

  • @shartne
    @shartne Před 5 měsíci +4

    The Simsons dont hold a candle to Gunsmoke the simsions is a Cartoon. The actors and stages are very great on Gunsmoke the stories are better too. I never watch the Simsons. Its silly. A childs show.

  • @mikeweizer3149
    @mikeweizer3149 Před 5 měsíci +5

    To this day it still goes back and forth between Bonanza and Gunsmoke as to which was my favorite show of all time. With the Virginian being third right behind and the title really was click bait cuz I sure as hell didn't think that James Arness hated anyone!!!!.

    • @seniortide
      @seniortide Před 5 měsíci +2

      plus wagon train

    • @skibee421
      @skibee421 Před 5 měsíci +1

      my favorite right now is the rifleman

  • @godgunsandgoldens
    @godgunsandgoldens Před 2 měsíci

    The first 6 year 1/2 hour episodes I found several years ago are so much better than the hour version after that. More gritty and “unwoke” made them watchable several times over.

  • @randyd9805
    @randyd9805 Před 4 měsíci

    I was growing up in the late 50's and 60's. During those years where I live and still do live, we had a mind-boggling 2 channels to watch which were NBC and CBS. Later on we could get ABC if the antenna was pointed just right and the forces of nature let us get it with a 1/2 way clear picture. So, if it wasn't on NBC or CBS we didn't generally have anything to watch. There were no VCRs or even tapes to play in them when I was a kid. I think in the 70's we added one more channel to our extensive 2 channel lineup. That was FOX that came in good from a town about 40 miles away. I'm not sure how many channels were available all over the U.S. during those same years, but probably not a lot like there are now. I did like Gunsmoke as well as Guilligan's Island and watched them every week growing up.