Gunsmoke Episode Summaries: Unless otherwise noted the below episode summaries were provided by R. Steven Smith
[email protected] . The summaries for missing episodes were primarily written by Stewart Wright. This material has been made available to Old Time Radio Researchers Group and is intended for the enjoyment of the casual OTR listener or Gunsmoke fan. We would ask that this material not be re- published or re-produced without the permission of the authors. Dedication: These summaries are made part of the OTRRG Gunsmoke (v. 4) distribution through the efforts of members of the Cobalt Club. Still believing in the philosophy of posting episodes of a particular OTR series one episode at time, the Club allows time for critical review and research of these episodes. These summaries are dedicated to the Cobalt Club and its members. Special acknowledgement is given to Stewart Wright, the moderator of the Gunsmoke Forum, who has spent untold hours researching OTR and in particular Gunsmoke. The entire OTR community is indebted to him for his invaluable contribution to our hobby. Introducution to the series: Gunsmoke was aired from April 26, 1952 to June 18, 1961 on CBS Radio. Although many people at CBS had influence in the making and creation of the Adult Western, it might be fair to say that it was Norman MacDonnell imdb.com/name/nm0531990/ and John Meston imdb.com/name/nm0582307/ that made Gunsmoke into the Western icon that it is. The name "Gunsmoke" itself has been attributed to CBS west coast programming Vice President, Harry Ackerman imdb.com/name/nm0009974/ (and maybe his assistant Guy della Cioppa imdb.com/name/nm0217424/ ).