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Chester's character had no surname until "Proudfoot" was ad libbed by Baer during a rehearsal early on, while Doc Adams was named after cartoonist Charles Addams. More episodes of Gunsmoke can be found Here.

There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write a review. Radio Show and Programs Archive. This sets the bar for OTR. I have yet to find anything that comes even close to the quality of Gunsmoke.

But "bkoliger" Actually, I'm not against the 2nd amendment or anything, but I do find all the gunplay in Gunsmoke questionable. Also not wild about native American portrayals. Also there are Pepsi ads, which contain sugar and that makes people fat. Also some savings bonds ads that has a wife henpecking her husband. Women's rights and all. Some of the characters hunt and eat steak.

As a vegetarian I find this objectionable. Is it possible for a pooled effort to cut these references and create a new collection? This is such a magnificent collection. I'm not against advertising or archival advertising, but I do find the tobacco ads objectionable. Is it possible for a pooled effort to cut these out and create a new collection?

Reviewer: PlasticExploding - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 9, Subject: Great intro to Western OTR I am old enough to remember the Gunsmoke television series in my early childhood, but was never attracted to the genre and only lately have begun to come around to Westerns by way of Italian Westerns The production values of the series gave a sense of realism to episodes that were often very well-written, with a leisurely pace and a lot of scope for character-driven drama and human interest.

Marshall Dillon is not a cardboard hero like the Lone Ranger, but a somewhat shop-soiled and weary lawman who takes an interest in his community and in the lives of his neighbors.

His sense of justice is tempered with tolerance and respect. To some extent the stories solve problems with fists or gunplay, but not always. Gunsmoke was part of an evolution of the genre from pure action and the frequently negative aspects of the genre the attitudes about native peoples, the violence, the cardboard villains and the Great White Heroes to a more subtle and nuanced understanding of the genre, and is also great entertainment value.

I have never listened to Gunsmoke or watched it on TV either. I like old TV channels for the nostalgic effect, but Gunsmoke was before my time and seemed even slower than the 70s shows I look at every once in a while.

They're just too slowly-paced to keep my attention. I know my grandma always has that channel on when I visit. But, I gave OTR Gunsmoke a chance because it's rated most popular and I was desperate for something interesting to hear. Well, I am pretty impressed, as these shows definitely held my attention. Also, I do love the Western genre to read and the great classic movies , so the beginning of the Gunsmoke series was v.

The sheriff in the series is somewhat like Wyatt in other series -- def. I really like this series, at least the first 10 episodes or so. That is all that I have listened to. I've traveled onto to try other series since, so I guess the stories became a little repetitive for me or I got antsy. We'll see if I make it back to hear more. For several at least episodes of the singles I detect an audio quality significantly inferior to those on the OTRR certified CDs episodes. I would appreciate some authoritative opinion on this question.

Thank you. Reviewer: iluvotralot - favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 11, Subject: Pretty violent, some good episodes Some of you probably aren't going to like me, because of this review. Don't get me wrong, I've listened to about every episode of Gunsmoke, and it is undoubtedly one of the best otr shows ever produced, along with Dragnet. It has some really good episodes to listen to. I think my favorite is the episode about the German blacksmith who is getting a hard time from 3 of the townspeople, at least one won't pay him, and complains about his work, even though his work is fine.

He puts up with it until his German mail order bride shows up. Then they start messing with her, and he won't take that, and beats the tar out of them - all with Matt's blessings. And, it has some good episodes, like that one. But, one morning I was thinking about the show and I got to thinking, man, living in Dodge would have been like living in the bad place the opposite of heaven.

I mean, it seemed like hardly anyone liked anyone else, guys would ride into town and start trouble right out of the blue. You'd only be about a second away from eternity as so many people got gunned down and stabbed and even though I liked Matt a lot, he gunned down a lot of people. It was usually justified, but I'll bet he won about gunfights.

I don't have any idea of what the old west was really like. I've heard it was nothing like the TV shows and radio shows about it. Well, I hope Dodge was nothing like the radio show.

If it was, who'd want to live there? They said on a couple of the episodes that Abilene wasn't as wild - I'd go live there. And, I'm really surprised, with the censorship back then, that they allowed the violence of Gunsmoke to get through. The pros about the show - Matt is a good moral marshall who believes in the law, though sometimes he has to carry out the sentence himself.

Kitty, Doc Howard McNear , and Chester are all good characters, many of the episodes are interesting, with interesting mysteries. The quality is pretty good with pretty even audio throughout the collection, etc.

The cons - the main con definitely has to be the violence. In one episode an indian boy's tongue is cut out, to give an example, numerous gunfights, it is far more violent and really not much like the popular TV show that it spawned, the numerous necktie parties, and just the general way people treated one another. I mean, I know there are still horrible places to live in the world.

But, the way that people treated each other in Dodge, who'd want to live there? It is depressing. I don't know - that is my 2 cents worth. If I listen to any more episodes which I probably will. I'm going to try to find the ones that aren't real violent and where people treat one another in a decent manner, with a good mystery to it. Again, I don't see how the violence in this show got past the censors back then, but it sure did. Even though it gave birth to a TV show, I don't think it would have ever got past the censors had they done the TV show like the radio show, with the blood and gore, shootings, knivings, and murders, and just horrible things that people did to other people.

That's my 2 cents worth. Please don't get mad at me. I love old time radio, and was really surprised that I liked Gunsmoke at all, as it really wasn't my type of western.

I like the more light hearted ones - the kind with guys like Roy Rogers and Red Ryder in them. Hope you all have a good day. Reviewer: JoplinJerry - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 19, Subject: So Good to Sleep With As a person who has sleep disorders listening to Gunsmoke and other old radio shows on helps me to eventually get some sleep.

The characters in Gunsmoke were so great and the background sounds made the shows seem more realistic. The writing was tremendous then and held the listener's attention as listened to the radio of the mind. However the radio shows followed an annoying repetition of characterization. The Mortgage reused script. The Brothers different story than Kitty Caught Lawrence Dobkin. Never Pester Chester.

The Choice reused script. Johnny Red Virginia Gregg. Bloody Hands Long Branch reused script. The Trial Joseph Kearns reused script. Blood Money John Dehner reused script. How to Kill a Friend reused script. Trojan War reused script. Born to Hang Joseph Kearns. Beeker's Barn Joseph Kearns reused script. Sweet and Sour Harry Bartell. Brush at Elkader James Nusser. Pucket's New Year James Nusser. The Queue Edgar Barrier.

Daddy-O John Dehner reused script. The Choice Lawrence Dobkin. The series featured top-notch acting and well-developed scripts that set it apart from many other shows, not only Westerns; however, it was the sound effects that stood out the most. Listen carefully and one can hear many levels of sound that really helps transport the listener back to the old west. Besides the US version, there was an Austrailian production of Gunsmoke. It began sometime in , transcribed under the Artransa label, and aired Mondays at PM on the Macquarie network.

It is not known how many shows aired or how long the series ran. It consists of eleven zipped CDs. The first CD contains many bonus materials, including the Tribute Show, the first TV episode, all known Australian episodes, and a lot of other great stuff. First choice was going to be my comedy favorite, Jack Benny. Then I saw Gunsmoke. Clearly one of the best of the old radio oaters with more adult stories than, for example, the Lone Ranger or Hop-along Cassidy targeting the kiddies in the listening audience.

The folks in this rendition of Dodge City are real rough and tough along its frontier Kansas edges. Taste the dust, certainly with the sounds of the horses galloping, spurs jangling, saloon doors creaking, bullets flying. Right now, Connie, the saloon gal is making a play for Marshall Dillon. And wait! They ARE going for a midnight ride.

She had me sweating with the depths of desire expended to get his attention and Who could; but say"yes", particularly a red-blooded US Marshall? Out on the prairie where they stopped, the crickets are chirping and Excuse me, but I'm enrolled in the moment. William Conrad's portrayal of Marshall Dillon is outstanding. When he gets angry at a lynch mob, an Army colonel or someone prone not to listen to him the first couple of times He just did it again!!

And popped the guy real good with a bar glass or bottle before taking his gun! Among the things I appreciate about radio scripts is the skill of the writers providing details not found in visual formats because Well, its all in the ears communicating to the mind and the imagination takes over from there. Quite engrossing. Got some time? Give our radio shows past a try. Reviewer: R. The other episodes have an air date that falls on Saturday: Gunsmoke xxx The Railroad pre-cut, not final version.

I believe Gunsmoke is one of the greatest radio shows available. I would like to thank everyone for all of the Wonderful shows.

I got the same idea -- downloading 1, 4, 6 and 9 individually, and they were fine. I don't know how that anomaly happened, but Im happy as a clam here in Dodge. Thanks for your quick response, sir!

Windows 7, Mozilla Firefox browser If you have a second browser on your computer, try downloading them through that. Also, just download one zip at a time, and see if that makes a difference. Reviewer: jwjb - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 14, Subject: Gunsmoke Rocks!

February 2, Gunsmoke by far is one of the all time best old time radio programs I have ever listened too. Marshall as host was a great experience, but listening to Gunsmoke with William Conrad playing Matt Dillon is a spectacular experience. The story lines, camaraderie of Matt, Chester, Kitty, Doc and others along with their great sound effects make this a top-notch show which I often listen to again and again. Thanks so much Archive.