Breakdown: Gunsmoke 55-64
Breakdown: Gunsmoke 55–64 is a twice-monthly podcast for fans of the classic Gunsmoke TV series. We dive into episodes from the 1955–1964 stretch—analyzing stories, spotlighting characters, and appreciating all the grit, heart, and quirks of Dodge City along the way.
Episodes
In the first episode of Gunsmoke, Marshal Matt Dillon faces off against a notorious gunfighter and gets seriously wounded, forcing him to rely on Doc and Miss Kitty while Dodge City waits to see if their lawman will survive.
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Marshal Matt Dillon steps in when ex-con Cope Borden faces a lynchman’s rope—falsely accused of horse theft by Rance Bradley. The truth clears Cope’s name, but not his path.
A gambling quarrel ends in blood—Bradley’s nephew falls in a fair fight. Now, Dillon must defend a rough-edged man against the good folks of Dodge, torn between justice and reputation.
Who is the real villain—the man who killed, or the ones who’d hang him anyway?...
Hank Worth is kidnapped and shot. Doc is called in to care for him but will the men who called him let his word of honor save him from being killed? Matt struggles between the man who can't talk and the father who wants to know more while three other men want to make sure Doc never talks. It's a complicated scenario that made Gunsmoke the mature template for most westerns to follow.
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"Home Surgery" – On their way back to Dodge, Matt and Chester are stopped by Holly Hawtree, whose father has been seriously injured. With no doctor available, a risky home surgery becomes the only hope. The man who went for help returns empty-handed—but did he have something to do with the injury? Matt has his hands full in this tense episode that explores trust, desperation, and the tough choices people face in the front...
On April 26, 1952, Gunsmoke rode onto the airwaves with “Billy the Kid” — and Was widely praised for setting a new benchmark in realistic representations.
Now, on that same date, 73 years later, we’re saddling up for something new:
Breakdown: Gunsmoke 55–64.
I’m Jennifer Packard, and I’m joined by screenwriter, director and historian Steve Latshaw to dig into the...
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