I finally found it...........
By rebelann1949
@rebelann (112780)
El Paso, Texas
August 7, 2016 2:30pm CST
It took a little doin but finally I found the ending theme song of Gunsmoke from 1955, something about the clippity clop sound is what I like about it, go figure.
I noticed that the ending theme changed over the years.
Are you old enough to remember this epic western?
As represented from the Youtube.com version, these are the season 1 closing credits to "Gunsmoke" and at the end is the 1976 Viacom V of Doom logo with the 1...
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
8 Aug 16
I do remember it and I fell in love with Burt Reynolds when he was on the show. I even got an autographed picture from him
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@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
10 Aug 16
I'm looking for the 6th season right now @BelleStarr but I'm having no luck. I tried YouTube but they mostly show the first few seasons or else I get the last few seasons. Who knows, maybe Starz will offer the newer seasons at some point, if they do I'll reup my subscription.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
10 Aug 16
@rebelann He came on is 1962 so I think that is year 6.
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@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
11 Aug 16
I don't know if I did that's for sure. I was 12 when we got our first TV and soon thereafter I lost interest in TV ..... I mean watts more important than bein a teen, right?
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
8 Aug 16
I think I watched every episode twice. Or maybe three or four times, Dad loved the show and so did my husband ( re-runs).
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
11 Aug 16
@rebelann We were in Kansas in the 60's/70's I know we saw reruns but don't remember if they were color or B&W
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Aug 16
Gunsmoke is the greatest TV western. Several channels play episodes and I have seen just about all of them.
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@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Aug 16
I used to watch Gunsmoke back in the 60s because that's what dad watched but I just now saw the first 5 seasons. It's fascinating to watch all those TV icons I grew up with when they were not yet icons, I saw Charles Bronson one one episode of the 1st season among so many others.
Did you know that Ken Curtis appeared on a lot of episodes during the first season but not as Festus?
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@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
8 Aug 16
I didn’t get to that episode yet, in the first 5 seasons Dennis Weaver was still the sidekick but Ken Curtis played villains, cowboys driving herd and farmers. I think he appeared at least 5 times in the first 3 seasons. I hope I get to watch seasons 6 through 20 one day.
Ya know, I never thought I’d like a western but now I see what dad liked about it. They never played the first 5 seasons back in the 60s and I never saw any reruns once I was out on my own, if they ever did reruns @JohnRoberts
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Aug 16
@rebelann Yes, I have seen Ken Curtis in episodes prior to Festus notably a story where he played "Lover Boy"!
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@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Aug 16
I watched the first 5 seasons on a streaming TV service recently, I'd never heard this rendition of that theme ..... the newer theme isn't as good.
I don't watch regular TV so I haven't a clue if it's on one of the channels .... I don't even have cable anymore.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
7 Aug 16
Take the s off the https at the start of the link so it works automatically
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@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Aug 16
OH wow, I didn't know that. I'll edit it................. Thanks
