The trivia item below may give away important plot points. The name of the restaurant in Dodge City was Del Monaco's. The back-and-forth banter and adversarial nature between Doc and Festus (the smart Doctor and the country fool) was similarly used in Star Trek between the country doctor and the smart alien, McCoy and Spock. Add the first question. On the radio version his name had been Chester Wesley Proudfoot, and he did not have the distinctive stiff-legged limp –that was introduced by Weaver. The duties Matt Dillon performed would have been handled by a town marshal or county sheriff (in this case, Ford County). Goofs 495). During the show's twenty season run, anytime between seasons when the writing crew was 'washed-up' with ideas/stories and kept repeating/recycling. (with the exclusion of soap operas etc.). When the drunkard whom Chester escorts to jail is shot dead, Chester is suspected of the murder. Most memorably, the phrase was made famous by this show, in which villains were often commanded to "get the hell out of Dodge". But with little evidence there is nothing for Matt to do except write the incident up for possible court hearing.There may have been some questionable writing but nearly all shows have parts that need no explanation for the outcome. Dennis Weaver felt his first audition for Chester did not go well, so he begged them to let him do it again, but this time with his famous country accent. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. As he drives off, the character who filled up his car is seen, from a distance, walking back towards the station, walking in a stiff-legged limp, like Weaver's Chester Goode character from this show. | Dennis Weaver stated on his commentary about his time on this show that he seriously regretted giving Chester his limp. This was the only time the name of the horse is mentioned during the entire series. | The classic TV show Gunsmoke, which ran for 20 years on CBS, was one of the best sitcoms of its time. Chester always referred to Matt as "Mr. Dillon", and Festus always referred to him as "Matthew". Was this review helpful to you? The Marshal intervenes and then tells Chester to take Ned to jail. The cast of the radio version was completely different than the television version. Gunsmoke's 20 seasons set the record for the most seasons for a scripted prime-time drama series on American television. At the Long Branch, Chester and Ned Pickard get into an argument. There was an oblique reference to Kitty in the Guns of Cibola Blanca by the woman traveling with Doc about the owner of the LB being the reason she left Dodge. Tolkien), but when the show moved to television, his last name was changed to Goode. For over 40 years, the show held the record for the most episodes of a scripted prime time series before The Simpsons (1989) surpassed it in 2018. In the first few Gunsmoke episodes, Festus did not speak with his later famous drawl. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. This FAQ is empty. Despite being a main staple when the CBS show debuted in 1955, viewers will notice that Chester is absent from the drama’s later seasons. The brief mention of Chester in 4th Victim and of Sam no longer being with us in another episode are exceptions. According to "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows" (8th Edition, pg. Chester Goode is mistakenly referred to as a deputy in the liner notes of every CBS-issued DVD release for seasons 1 through 9. Looking for something to watch? At twenty years and six hundred thirty-five episodes, it is the second longest-running American primetime television series to date. Many of them read about it in the trade publications. | Originated in a thirty-minute format, later expanding to sixty minutes. Title: Directed by Ted Post. Chester's Murder False . On the radio version his name had been Chester Wesley Proudfoot, and he did not have the distinctive stiff-legged limp –that was introduced by Weaver. With James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake. On the way to the jail, Ned is shot and everyone in town believes that it was Chester that killed him. In the first few Gunsmoke episodes, Festus did not have his later famous squint. They would entirely be replaced with a new writing crew. It was originally produced for CBS by Filmcrafters at the Producers Studio (now the Raleigh Studio). For example, Matt Dillon’s trusty sidekick, Chester Goode (Chester Proudfoot in the radio version), walked with a limp on television, a physical attribute that would be nearly impossible to convey over airwaves.