Gunsmoke

Maverick · Dec 28, 2013

Wholesome fun needs a visit?

Utube has the reruns on again for a while. This one features one of the best character actors of that era, Festus.

Anyone who's ran expedite and counted on their truck to perform, or ever gave their truck a pat on the back (I have).....will like this one.

Gunsmoke S18 E14 Jubilee - YouTube

You will also recognize a Top Gun actor in this one. Go right to the 20 minute mark to get hold of ole Festus in action.

ScottInBama · Dec 29, 2013

Maverick said:
Wholesome fun needs a visit?

Utube has the reruns on again for a while. This one features one of the best character actors of that era, Festus.

Anyone who's ran expedite and counted on their truck to perform, or ever gave their truck a pat on the back (I have).....will like this one.

Gunsmoke S18 E14 Jubilee - YouTube

You will also recognize a Top Gun actor in this one. Go right to the 20 minute mark to get hold of ole Festus in action.

Saw Festus on YouTube singing once; pretty dang good!

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RoadTime · Dec 29, 2013

Good episode. I have not seen Gunsmoke since I was a kid. It was nice to see Alan Hale Jr. (The skipper from Gilligan's Island) I always liked him

Maverick · Dec 29, 2013

Saw Festus on YouTube singing once; pretty dang good!

Met him in person at the Ft Madison Iowa rodeo when I was a kid. He sang from a microphone mounted on a hay wagon. He was pretty good!

Nuthin beats that MO twang, mispronouncing words, and all manner of the Festus character.

Maverick · Dec 29, 2013

RoadTime said:
Good episode. I have not seen Gunsmoke since I was a kid. It was nice to see Alan Hale Jr. (The skipper from Gilligan's Island) I always liked him

It's fun to spot the modern actors coming out of that series. Jodie Foster appears in one....as an 8 year old. She never changed a bit and you can spot her easily.

Not to mention some of the pretty ladies with those hairstyles and dresses. Those women didn't need a bikini, to be noticed.

RoadTime · Dec 29, 2013

Maverick said:
Not to mention some of the pretty ladies with those hairstyles and dresses. Those women didn't need a bikini, to be noticed.

I think I had a crush on Miss Kitty

Maverick · Dec 29, 2013

RoadTime said:
I think I had a crush on Miss Kitty

Ah fiddle, can't rightly say that I blame ya!

KickStarter6 · Dec 29, 2013

RoadTime said:
I think I had a crush on Miss Kitty

Miss kitty sounded like a man to me

redytrk · Dec 29, 2013

Anybody remember Ken Curtis Aka Festis from his role in South Pacific. I do!

runrunner · Dec 29, 2013

How many know Ken Curtis was a member of the country group Sons of The Pioneers.

Curtis was a singer before moving into acting[3] and combined both careers once he entered films, performing with the popular Sons of the Pioneers from 1949 to 1953 as well as singing with the Tommy Dorsey band. Curtis replaced Frank Sinatra as vocalist for the Dorsey band. He was with the Dorsey band in 1941, prior to Sinatra's departure, and may have served simply as insurance against Sinatra's likely defection. Dick Haymes contractually replaced Sinatra, in 1942. Curtis then joined Shep Fields and His New Music, an all-reeds band that dispensed with a brass section.