Since my retirement, I have again watched many episodes of Gunsmoke. Takes me back to my youth. Those were the days. Thanks for the memories, guys. RIP
Love James Arness. He was so good in his acting, and did provide many enjoyable episodes. He did have tragic occurances in his life, regarding marriage and children, don't we all? God did grant him a very good second marriage, a marriage that he said was "the best part of his life." Glad that he had that. I was sorry to hear that he passed, but that is what awaits all of us. No one gets out of life alive.
I never saw this before. It was like Festus should have been telling the story instead of Matt. Still it was great to see them both together. Thanks for sharing.
I LOVE the westerns...Me and my mama used to watch them EVERYDAY......Mon- Sat..... I watched gunsmoke 2day as usual . i just like the old fasion way of treating a woman and the storylines are very interesting. . unlike tv shows 2day...
Don't miss his rendition of "Far Away Hills" It's the best version I've found in the past ten years. Johnny Western sings about "The Streets of Old Dodge City", too.
Grandi uomini film così non se ne vedono più neanche di liapprezzano questi ragazzi di oggi non capiranno mai Ome ci sentivamo nol con questa mail serie al settimo cielo bastavano le cose semplici la mia generazione mitici anni 80
These guys were the greatest ! My all time favorite Gunsmoke episode is called " Comanche's is Soft " with Burt Reynolds. The back and forth jabbing between Festus and Quint is some of the funniest comedy routines I've seen in a Western.
I must admit that growing up through the 60s I didn't watch the Classic TV Westerns . My interests lay elsewhere. It wasn't until recently, the last 5 years that I began watching them.And particularly Gunsmoke. I'm glad it's in syndication so I was able to watch it every day over a period of time. There's denying level of professionalism by the cast and crew of the show. 👍👌
You're not alone. I, and some of the others on our discussion forum also only just discovered (or re-discovered) the show in the last few years. Trust me when I tell you, the episodes are even better when you see them complete. All of the channels that currently show them edit out quite a bit, and INSP even refuses to show some episodes atall, due to subject matter. You can view all 635 episodes, clear and uncut on our forum, JamesArness.Proboards.Com (it's free and easy to join).
@@OhShaw You're welcome, you ole' skudder. I was just sittin' here a jawin' away at this here ear a corn and saw that right friendly note of yern pop up on ta my screen. Well I just had ta say something nice back to ya.
@@normanleach9587 There was an episode of Have Gun where Paladin actually mentions Dillon's name to a client. Just wish I could remember the name of that episode.
He was so good,in those pre- Festus roles,the producers of GUNSMOKE created a CHESTER - kind of character to replace Dennis Weaver in 1965.The same happened to BUCK TAYLOR - who played NEWLY OBRIEN.
@@normanleach9587 he sings Noah's Dove.......Palladin calls him Monk, and he has sort of a twangy Festus like voice until he sings........only just saw a clip a few minutes ago, not the whole episode
Good morning Oh Shaw and thanks for sharing this video. James Arness and Ken Curtis were two class act actors who enjoyed life and working together. To me they were what Don Knotts and Andy Griffth were to movies and television in a bygone age. Something that's sorely lacking to today. God bless.
He was disguising his voice in a different way here compared to Gunsmoke. Ken was an accomplished singer before he turned to character acting. He appeared on Gunsmoke in a number of different roles, some good guys, and some bad guys, and he threw different voice styles at all of those characters. In the color episodes (Season 12 and later) Ken Curtis added more "hillbilly" to the character, both in his behavior and vocal inflections. In the B&W episodes Festus was less bumbling, and a little bit is a schemer. This shift seems to have started after Dennis Weaver left the series for good. To me it seems like the writers sort of combined some of Chester's qualities with those of Festus.
Ken Curtis grew up not far from the real Dodge City, basing Festus on someone he met. While I knew he had been a big band singer, it was only later that I spotted him as the pub singer Dermot Fahy in John Wayne's "The Quiet Man." He was Ford's son-in-law!
Actually I just saw an old interview with him, and he said the director based Festus on an old character that Ken played before to the point they were nearly identical characters.
Ken Curtis was one of the original Sons of the Pioneers. Great voice. And the whole cast could sing and had many talents. Not like the computer generated stuff now in the movies.
Yes,Buck is still an entertaining and talented guy,and his character Newly got a good amount of screen time and material to work with during his tenure,Roger Ewing not so much...
I held up my mug and showed off my t-shirt as my wife just pulled out of the driveway. "Do you detect a theme?" Yup, Festus on both...and later on "I'm gonna get me a lot a little beers."
Doc, Kitty and Chester toured together for years, but Amanda (Kitty) never did any shows with Ken Curtis (Festus) to my knowledge, though Milburn and Ken toured together. Amanda's biography discusses The Gunsmoke Trio (Amanda, Milburn and Dennis), but said nothing atall about performing with Ken, or about making records with any of them.
Fun Fact: James Arness (Matt Dillion) and Buddy Ebsen (Beverley Hillbillies) built catamaran sailboats. They stocked them, then raced to Hawai'i. They grabbed provisions, and turned around... and raced right back to California. . These were some tough hombres.
Hi Lou. Do you mean the full videos that I take the clips from? youtube would never allow that, unfortunately. They don't have download options either, so to download any of my montages, you need to use a separate program. I hope that answers your question, but if not, let me know. Thank you! Btw, if you're on a certain gunsmoke forum, and PM me, I'd be happy to send you any of the videos. :)
@@OhShaw This particular video is one of the one's I would like to have. It's funny and rare but I can't seem to download it. Sorry, I am not on any forums. I have downloaded full Gunsmoke episodes like "Once a Haggen" and "Prime of Life" with no problems.
While Mantley was cheap, Curtis wanted more than Amanda Blake was getting. It's also too bad they didn't bring back Dennis Weaver and/or Burt Reynolds, both of whom showed real interest. In fact, Burt would have done it for practically nothing.
@@OhShaw It would have been great to have Quint, Chester and Festus in the story, but the plot would have made it difficult. I believe there was only one episode where all three were in it. Burt would have been great and did the intro to Arness's book.
@@jameshoran8 That sure would have been a treat for fans to have ALL the guys back. A good writer could have come up with a story to mskr that happen, but as it was, Mantley went for money-saving flashbacks, and was bothered that a script had been unofficially approved by Blake and Arness before he had been consulted, so he had it re-written. Besides wanting more money, Mantley's re-write was the other reason Curtis turned it down.
Strange how the writers of TV shows almost always have everybody fishing for trout, when we all know that the number one fish for good ol' boys is BASS! Not that country boys never fish for trout, but I'd bet my pearl button bangle billy that bass fishermen outnumber trout fisherman 3:1 at least.
True American treasures. Both these gentlemen were so talented and likeable.
I am 83 yrs. Old and I still love watching All the reruns,👍🤠
I'm just a child of 70 but I like 'em too!😆
Since my retirement, I have again watched many episodes of Gunsmoke. Takes me back to my youth. Those were the days. Thanks for the memories, guys. RIP
Loved this reunion on "How The West Was Won," some actors you just never get tired of watching. Wish there could have been more R.I.P.
Two old pros!
The chemistry between these two outlasted that long GUNSMOKE tv series.R.I.P.
Loved them both. Your right two icons that can't be replaced.
Two Western icons..love them in gunsmoke
Still watching Gunsmoke on TV. Classic show!
Best show ever I got all 177 disks 20 seasons
💕🥰💯🎆
Love James Arness. He was so good in his acting, and did provide many enjoyable episodes.
He did have tragic occurances in his life, regarding marriage and children, don't we all? God did grant him a very good second marriage, a marriage that he said was "the best part of his life."
Glad that he had that. I was sorry to hear that he passed, but that is what awaits all of us. No one gets out of life alive.
Absolutely fantastic. They worked so well together.
So wonderful to to see them together again Wow!
Two of the Best... Legends 💥💥🇺🇸💥💥
Haha they hung out so much that their personalities swapped! Good clip, thanks
I never saw this before. It was like Festus should have been telling the story instead of Matt. Still it was great to see them both together. Thanks for sharing.
If you have never watched this Great Western Series, called, "How The West was Won". You have truly missed out on a Great Western Series.
I loved Gunsmoke, James Arness a REAL man ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Madam Butterfly pretty pic of you madam butterfly!and yes..Gunsmoke was the best!
Amen!
Two of the best guys ever! Gunsmoke and these two guys are timeless classics for sure! Thanks!!
Just watched an episode of Gunsmoke where Ken Curtis's singing ability was allowed to shine.
I LOVE the westerns...Me and my mama used to watch them EVERYDAY......Mon- Sat..... I watched gunsmoke 2day as usual . i just like the old fasion way of treating a woman and the storylines are very interesting. . unlike tv shows 2day...
Yeah that's was on just a couple days ago on the Me channel I watch Festus singing to his buddy in jail and he was singing outside of the jail cell!
Don't miss his rendition of "Far Away Hills" It's the best version I've found in the past ten years. Johnny Western sings about "The Streets of Old Dodge City", too.
He was great singers too
Norman Leach - Johnny Western also wrote and sang the Have Gun Will Travel theme ❤️
My favorite western of all time...still watch gunsmoke over and over.
Two of the finest actors in entertainment history.
They just don't make 'em like that anymore!
I'll bet the Gunsmoke gang had a lot of laughs. I still watch an episode every day at lunchtime.
@@kevino4846 Look up the bloopers for gut busting laugh.
Wow great video shows how versatile James & Ken were together in different roles from Gunsmoke let's see more of these videos🐎
Awesome , wish Milburn Stone could've been there . That was great , thanks for posting . Big Gunsmoke fan .
James Arness was one giant of a man! Love watching gun smoke reruns brings back memories of watching it with my dad when i was a kid!
Grandi uomini film così non se ne vedono più neanche di liapprezzano questi ragazzi di oggi non capiranno mai Ome ci sentivamo nol con questa mail serie al settimo cielo bastavano le cose semplici la mia generazione mitici anni 80
Same here!❤
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These guys were the greatest ! My all time favorite Gunsmoke episode is called " Comanche's is Soft " with Burt Reynolds. The back and forth jabbing between Festus and Quint is some of the funniest comedy routines I've seen in a Western.
Fabulous. This clip has really cheered me up tonight!! Blessings from the UK
I must admit that growing up through the 60s I didn't watch the Classic TV Westerns . My interests lay elsewhere. It wasn't until recently, the last 5 years that I began watching them.And particularly Gunsmoke. I'm glad it's in syndication so I was able to watch it every day over a period of time. There's denying level of professionalism by the cast and crew of the show. 👍👌
You're not alone. I, and some of the others on our discussion forum also only just discovered (or re-discovered) the show in the last few years. Trust me when I tell you, the episodes are even better when you see them complete. All of the channels that currently show them edit out quite a bit, and INSP even refuses to show some episodes atall, due to subject matter. You can view all 635 episodes, clear and uncut on our forum, JamesArness.Proboards.Com (it's free and easy to join).
@@OhShaw Thank you. I just registered.
@@jimdep6542 Ah, that's great! Welcome!
@@OhShaw You're welcome, you ole' skudder. I was just sittin' here a jawin' away at this here ear a corn and saw that right friendly note of yern pop up on ta my screen. Well I just had ta say something nice back to ya.
These too always worked great together I love this show as well as gunsmoke
Superb together, always!
Watching Gunsmoke rt now, watch it everyday, got my 43 yr old daughter hooked on the show, I'm 74,Love it..
You will find Ken playing other characters on Gunsmoke before he was hired to play Festus
I'm fairly certain he was in an episode of TV's "Have Gun Will Travel"
@@normanleach9587 There was an episode of Have Gun where Paladin actually mentions Dillon's name to a client. Just wish I could remember the name of that episode.
He was so good,in those pre- Festus roles,the producers of GUNSMOKE created a CHESTER - kind of character to replace Dennis Weaver in 1965.The same happened to BUCK TAYLOR - who played NEWLY OBRIEN.
@@normanleach9587 he sings Noah's Dove.......Palladin calls him Monk, and he has sort of a twangy Festus like voice until he sings........only just saw a clip a few minutes ago, not the whole episode
Yeah, he started appearing on the show in the 50s. James Drury appeared on the show then, too
Good morning Oh Shaw and thanks for sharing this video. James Arness and Ken Curtis were two class act actors who enjoyed life and working together. To me they were what Don Knotts and Andy Griffth were to movies and television in a bygone age. Something that's sorely lacking to today. God bless.
Hi David, I'm happy you enjoyed the video. :) They were indeed, something truly special, I couldn't agree more!
@@OhShaw hello sir, thanks very kindly. Happy Friday!
They were such good Actors that within seconds I saw them as these 2 characters, without a thought of Matt and Festus.
Ken doesn't disguise his voice here like he had to as Festus.
He was disguising his voice in a different way here compared to Gunsmoke. Ken was an accomplished singer before he turned to character acting. He appeared on Gunsmoke in a number of different roles, some good guys, and some bad guys, and he threw different voice styles at all of those characters. In the color episodes (Season 12 and later) Ken Curtis added more "hillbilly" to the character, both in his behavior and vocal inflections. In the B&W episodes Festus was less bumbling, and a little bit is a schemer. This shift seems to have started after Dennis Weaver left the series for good. To me it seems like the writers sort of combined some of Chester's qualities with those of Festus.
Never saw How The West Was Won(The Macahans), but wonderful seeing James Arness and Ken Curtis together again.
insp is showing several episodes in April, and the whole series is available at many public libraries.
The dvd's are available at Amazon
@@michaelproctor8100 For a good price, too! The third one is a little pricey, but the first two seasons are cheap enough that it makes up for it.
Ken Curtis grew up not far from the real Dodge City, basing Festus on someone he met. While I knew he had been a big band singer, it was only later that I spotted him as the pub singer Dermot Fahy in John Wayne's "The Quiet Man." He was Ford's son-in-law!
Actually I just saw an old interview with him, and he said the director based Festus on an old character that Ken played before to the point they were nearly identical characters.
The two greatest men miss them both
I really liked this show.
Loved these two!
LOVE these two...sorry, just being picky!!!!!!!
If fans watch John Wayne's "The Alamo" they will see the real Ken Curtis, and his beautifull singing voice too.
Rio Grande too when Ken was with the Sons of the Pioneers...
He’s in the movie Mr. Roberts too. Absolutely no sign of Festus in that performance.
I will be on the look out for the Alamo, and Ken Curtis's beautiful singing voice. Thanks for letting me know.
These two are in heaven
Where else? When they passed, heaven opened the doors and ushered them right in.
Ken Curtis was one of the original Sons of the Pioneers. Great voice. And the whole cast could sing and had many talents. Not like the computer generated stuff now in the movies.
Wow, Curtis ain't Festus and Arness is not Dillon. That's called acting. R.I.P. to both.
Both class acts for sure! Ken Curtis was a heck of a singer as well! Sure miss those guys!!
@@jettechdonatkins Sorry I just posted the same thing then I read your post, To me he will always be Festus.
And a good singer to
Boot !!!
It’s like Arness is acting more like Festus and Curtis is acting more like Dillon!
My late father looked a great deal like Ken Curtis but spoke with an Irish brogue. They were the same age too!
Two great human beings
I loved these 2 wonderful actors, festus was a good actor to,,,,,,,,,,,
ahahah two of the GREATEST
It was so good to see them together again will never will see them again on TV because he was the last survivor of gunsmoke cast
Buck Taylor and Roger Ewing are still with us
Yes,Buck is still an entertaining and talented guy,and his character Newly got a good amount of screen time and material to work with during his tenure,Roger Ewing not so much...
God I miss these MEN!!!🤠💙
Priceless! Two great men and two great Americans.
I'll drink to that!
I was in love with both of them.. really nice looking especially when gunsmoke started James arness was one hunk of a guy!!😍
I use oh Shaw alot. And I smile and think about ole Doc. All the greats have left us one by one, but thank goodness we still have reruns!!!!!!!
I held up my mug and showed off my t-shirt as my wife just pulled out of the driveway. "Do you detect a theme?" Yup, Festus on both...and later on "I'm gonna get me a lot a little beers."
I love that line "a lotta little beers"
Really?! That's awesome! Gunsmoke!!!
BEST of the best..
😄 loved those 2 good ol' boys
good one Oh Shaw!
Festus was Great !!!
He was a Great singer also.
It’s a shame when they made those gunsmoke movies they didn’t use Festus. They low-balled his salary so he said no.
The earlier radio Gunsmoke episodes with William Conrad sound so much like James Arness also
Doc kitty and Festus actually made records together! They were very good...🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Doc, Kitty and Chester toured together for years, but Amanda (Kitty) never did any shows with Ken Curtis (Festus) to my knowledge, though Milburn and Ken toured together. Amanda's biography discusses The Gunsmoke Trio (Amanda, Milburn and Dennis), but said nothing atall about performing with Ken, or about making records with any of them.
Festus got one up on Matt. Great actors. Totally different characters.
I love this - DocMac
Hi, Doc! Thank you, I'm happy to hear that :) It's nice to see you here!
Fun Fact:
James Arness (Matt Dillion) and Buddy Ebsen (Beverley Hillbillies) built catamaran sailboats.
They stocked them, then raced to Hawai'i.
They grabbed provisions, and turned around... and raced right back to California.
.
These were some tough hombres.
Good one👍😆
Two of the best legends other than the Bananza Crew. Then the funny ones on the Andy Griffith show.
I love those two guys.........they were some of the last of a DEAD breed........actors
Would be nice if you shared your videos so we can download them, would put a lot of smiles on a lot of faces.
Hi Lou. Do you mean the full videos that I take the clips from? youtube would never allow that, unfortunately. They don't have download options either, so to download any of my montages, you need to use a separate program. I hope that answers your question, but if not, let me know. Thank you! Btw, if you're on a certain gunsmoke forum, and PM me, I'd be happy to send you any of the videos. :)
@@OhShaw This particular video is one of the one's I would like to have. It's funny and rare but I can't seem to download it. Sorry, I am not on any forums. I have downloaded full Gunsmoke episodes like "Once a Haggen" and "Prime of Life" with no problems.
Luv them two! Festus tells a better whopper than Matt👏🏻😆
They don't make 'um like they used to!!
I never seee THIS one we're THIS sanse
That was funny 😄
Sure is😅🤠🤓😎✌🏻
😇😇
This was a scene from an episode of How the West Was Won, not Gunsmoke.
That's why it says, "James Arness and Ken Curtis (as a sheriff) in How the West Was Won (Season 3)."
Gunsmoke season 21!?
Lol
Dontcha see?? - he forgot to say multiple times.
A pair of gentlemen.
.
I am better for your influence during the 1950s and 60s.
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Didn't get it. But I don't drink.
I don’t get it
I don't get the joke lol
the minow got so drunk he got more courage than was good for him, and went after the big trout!
And that cheap producer, John Mantley would not pay Curtis what he was worth to reprise his role to play Festus in Return to Dodge.
While Mantley was cheap, Curtis wanted more than Amanda Blake was getting. It's also too bad they didn't bring back Dennis Weaver and/or Burt Reynolds, both of whom showed real interest. In fact, Burt would have done it for practically nothing.
@@OhShaw It would have been great to have Quint, Chester and Festus in the story, but the plot would have made it difficult. I believe there was only one episode where all three were in it. Burt would have been great and did the intro to Arness's book.
@@jameshoran8 That sure would have been a treat for fans to have ALL the guys back. A good writer could have come up with a story to mskr that happen, but as it was, Mantley went for money-saving flashbacks, and was bothered that a script had been unofficially approved by Blake and Arness before he had been consulted, so he had it re-written. Besides wanting more money, Mantley's re-write was the other reason Curtis turned it down.
Strange how the writers of TV shows almost always have everybody fishing for trout, when we all know that the number one fish for good ol' boys is BASS!
Not that country boys never fish for trout, but I'd bet my pearl button bangle billy that bass fishermen outnumber trout fisherman 3:1 at least.
Ken Curtis ….did it all cowboyed actor singer etc etc….loved em.