Talk:Gunsmoke

Cancellation threat
Gunsmoke didn't receive its cancellation threats in 1970, but rather 1967. It was then moved to Monday night in the early evening and ran for eight more years. Mike H 21:08, May 29, 2005 (UTC)

Longevity
I just added in some information about Arness playing the same character in a Primetime scripted TV show for a long period of time. The Brits have two actors who have played the same characters for 27 years and 30 years....and the last one is till acting in the show. In terms of primetime scripted TV, there are also a number of TV shows that have eclipsed Gunsmoke's 20 year record now, including Dr who which has been running for 43 years and The Bill, Taggart and Casualty which have been running for more than 23 years.
 * Sign your posts, please. Just to be accurate, Doctor Who has not been running continuously for 43 years, or even for 43 years total.  The sixteen year gap between the cancellation of the original series and the debut of the new one makes a huge difference.  That said, I don't understand where someone got the idea that it has been running 36 years as stated in the article. 1963 to 1989 is 26 years (25 if you want to exclude the 1986-7 hiatus), plus three for the 2005-2007 series (as of this date).  That makes 29 if you're being generous, not 36 or 43.  The presence of DW on TV longevity lists is due to it being the longest-running sci-fi genre show, not the longest running show period, so let's not inflate the numbers please.  If the only qualification is that it be a scripted drama (nowhere in the Longevity section does it say prime time scripted drama), where is the mention of the long-running daytime dramas, some of which have run continuously for over 30 years? 12.22.250.4 18:07, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

However, Doctor Who did has 23 continuous years (1962-1986) which puts it past Gunsmoke even if we disregard all incarnation of DW after 1986. Also, by number of seasons, Law & Order ties Gunsmoke, with 20. Gunsmoke is way ahead by number of episodes, but of we are counting episodes instead of seasons than Taggart is out of the running. JamesCurran (talk) 18:53, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Gunsmoke TV series
Shouldn't the TV series be split into its own article? --Blakebs (talk) 10:53, 10 February 2011 (CST)

Chesters Bad Leg was NOT wooden
In the article it states "The question as to whether Chester Goode's stiff right leg was wooden or just maimed, was never fully answered. Doc and he never discussed the issue"

In fact they did discuss chesters leg once, in the episode titled "The Round Up" Doc say's that Chester has TWO sprained ankles. So i guess that answers the question if it is wooden or not. 174.125.90.211 (talk) 09:59, 29 April 2011 (UTC)Bonanzaplaylists 4/29/2011

Chester's leg was definitely his own and not a prosthetic. It's too bad they never gave an explanation like having a horse fall on him or being shot. White Arabian mare (talk) 19:04, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

Adult Western
Wyatt Earp was the first network adult western. The first adult western on TV was Death Valley Days which debuted in syndication in 1952. 96.237.184.133 (talk) 04:32, 22 December 2023 (UTC)