In the twenty years Gunsmoke was in production, how many times was Matt Dillon shot?

NC

I can only recall once. Can't tell you the episode. Can't tell you how it happened. I just remember him being carried to see Doc. In the vagaries of my memory it seems things were touch and go for a while.

Okay, I just couldn't stand it. I have confirmed that he was wounded at least 5 times. the episodes in which he was wounded are:
The Samaritan
The Badge
Lynott
The Bullett
Matt's Love Story
There may have been more as I could only find episode descriptions for years six through 14.
The site where I got this information is www.tvland.com The Bullett is the one I remembered and it was a three-part story.

Teeceeum

I've written James Arness a letter at his website requesting this information. If I get a reply, I'll post it here.

NC

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According to this article by Charles Memminger at starbulletin.com, which provides no specific reference:

"As near as I can figure, Marshal Matt Dillon was shot 43 times but the bullets never hit a major organ. The man was a walking flesh wound.

AND what's with the town doctor? What kind of mean doctor would put his office on the second floor? You come to Doc Adams with a broken leg and you have to climb the damn stairs. Get run over by a cattle stampede? Climb the stairs. Fall off a building? The stairs.

Maybe that's why Matt Dillon only got flesh wounds. If he really got hurt he'd be a goner."

His article has a "tongue-and-cheek" tone, so "43 times" may be made up to support his somewhat humorous point. What do you think?

Thanks 'fuse

My favorite line was;

"What a scam Kitty had going. Get the cowboys drunk, take their money gambling, show them cleavage as vast as the Grand Canyon and then kick their butts out on the street."



NC

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