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'Gunsmoke' Principles Teach Us About Life
Yahoo ^ | 6-5-2013 | Sherry Tomfeld

Posted on 06/06/2013 8:01:06 AM PDT by stillafreemind

As a child, the first show we ever watched was "Gunsmoke". We watched it as a family, and Marshal Dillon had a profound effect on the way I looked at life then and now. I continue to watch "Gunsmoke" reruns daily; it's a great refresher of the lessons I learned so long ago.

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To: stillafreemind

I prefer Rawhide & The Virginian. But all of the old westerns promoted values. One Bonanza I just saw finished with Ben giving a short prayer of thanks to God for his sons. IIRC, Rawhide had an episode where a woman refused to blame a man for a mistake he made that killed her family, saying that God had forgiven her, so how could she hold a grudge?


21 posted on 06/06/2013 9:09:20 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Liberals are like locusts...)
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To: winodog
When I was a kid I so wanted to take a trip on a Wagon Train.

That show was just great.

22 posted on 06/06/2013 9:14:28 AM PDT by mware
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To: MosesKnows

But don’t forget that Andy supported John Edwards and Obamacare in real life.


23 posted on 06/06/2013 9:23:23 AM PDT by Arm_Bears (Refuse; Resist; Rebel; Revolt!)
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To: Theodore R.
"One of the best was the half hour ‘’Lawman’’...If you're interested 'Lawman' is on daily on the Encore western channel....
24 posted on 06/06/2013 9:24:16 AM PDT by virgil283 ( ... """"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."''''''' ....)
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To: Theodore R.
One of the best was the half hour ‘’Lawman’’

The cable channel Encore Westerns runs two "Lawman" episodes every day.

By the way, I too fondly remember "Sugerfoot." No cable channel runs it that I can find.

25 posted on 06/06/2013 9:32:49 AM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: circlecity

One of the ‘’Rawhide’’ stars, Paul Brinegar, was also on ‘’The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp’’ and ‘’Lancer’’. He played Mayor Mad Dog Kelly, Wishbone, and Jelly Hoskins, respectively.


26 posted on 06/06/2013 9:34:11 AM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: Leaning Right

Will Hutchins turned 83 last month; he lives on Long Island with his second wife.


27 posted on 06/06/2013 9:34:45 AM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: MosesKnows; Arm_Bears
But don’t forget that Andy supported John Edwards and Obamacare in real life.

But that was the actor Andy Griffith, not the Sheriff Andy Taylor.

:)

28 posted on 06/06/2013 9:35:27 AM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: Arm_Bears

Andy Griffith may have been the best actor ever. He skyrocketed to fame as a conservative, patriotic American, but his personal views were 180 degrees in the other direction.


29 posted on 06/06/2013 9:36:01 AM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: Theodore R.
I just checked Amazon.com. In the comments section there someone said the Sugerfoot Season 1 DVD will be released this July.

http://www.amazon.com/Sugarfoot-TV-Will-Hutchins/dp/B001NPDOL8/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1370537094&sr=1-1&keywords=sugarfoot+season+1

30 posted on 06/06/2013 9:46:53 AM PDT by Leaning Right
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I really kinda like the Wyatt Earp half hour program every afternoon on Encore too.


31 posted on 06/06/2013 10:46:57 AM PDT by stillafreemind
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