Originally Posted by OldDave (Post 613287)

OK, let me see if I can come up with a couple of questions:

1. Who starred in "Highway Patrol"?

Answer is Broderick Crawford.

2. On "Richard Diamond, Private Eye", you only saw the legs of David Janssen's secretary, Sam. Whose legs were they?

3. In Captain Midnight, what was his sidekick's name, and how did he spell his name?

4. Why did none of the Cartright brothers look anything like each other?

From different fathers? :jester:

5. Why did Jack Webb's delivery sound so stiff on Dragnet?

Too much starch in his shorts. :jester:

6. What was Ozzie's job on Ozzie and Harriet?

7. In what city was "The Life and Times of Wyatt Earp" set? What was his job? What was wrong with saying he had that job?

Dodge City? Gunslinger. Everybody was gunning for him.8.

Who was Quick Draw McGraw's sidekick?

9. What connection is there between the "Burns and Allen Show" and "The Flintstones?"

10. On the "Bob Cummings Show", what was his assistant's name? Who played her?
[B] ??? Nancy Culp?[/B

]OK, finally can anyone explain the following things from "Gunsmoke" (fyi, I cannot)

A. Why did they have Matt Dillon be a US Marshall, when clearly his job was more Town Marshall. At the time, 1870, there were only 14 US Marshall's in the whole country.

B. Why did Matt always wear spurs. He was mostly in town, and even when riding his horse, never had the need for spurs?

C. Why did Matt never have any deputies...until near the end when Festus finally was promoted.

D. Why did Matt have tie down's on his holster, when he never tied them, including almost all the opening gun fight scenes?

E. In the Longbranch you almost always hear a piano playing, but in all the episodes I've seen, I've never seen one in there. Has anyone else?
And finally:

F. Did Matt and Kitty ever "get together?"

It was implied.


Early in my career I had the good fortune to interview Milburn Stone (Doc Adams) near the end of his life. (He grew up in the tiny town of Burrton, Kansas.) I asked him about why Matt and Kitty never seem to kiss, or really show any affection. He said it was a family show. (Apparently OK to kill an average of 3 people per show, but never kiss.) But, he said, "everyone knew what Matt and Kitty were doing up stairs." It was a great line. And I enjoyed talking with him greatly.
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Originally Posted by OldDave (Post 613571)

Thanks Red, glad you played.

I wasn't aware Webb never said that, but a quick looks says he got close with similar lines, but that actual line came from a spoof Stan Frieberg did.

Here is a link to a piece of genius with him on the Carson Show. If you haven't seen it, it is a gem. Carson cannot keep a straight face, but Webb does:

Copper Clappers - YouTube

As to Wyatt Earp, I did some research just now and find in the 5 year run of the show they apparently started in Dodge City, then went to Wichita and ended in Tombstone. I didn't remember that. Although I saw what I thought was the pilot when they started airing these recently and it was in Ellsworth Kansas, and he moved to Wichita during that episode. In real life it would have been Wichita first, then Dodge, then Tombstone.

So, you were just as right as I was. It also said that the Longbranch was mentioned once in the series while it was set in Dodge City. (That was a real saloon there, btw.) No mention of Matt Dillon, however. (Can't image why they would. He was fictional AND on CBS, while Wyatt was on ABC.) As I pointed out Matt could have used a local marshal since he was supposed to be a US Marshal and would never be enforcing local laws.