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Pyle was well known for numerous TV roles including Brisco Darling Jr. in The Andy Griffith Show, Buck Webb in the first three seasons (19681970) of the CBS American sitcom, The Doris Day Show and Uncle Jesse Duke in the 19791985 CBS action-comedy television series The Dukes of Hazzard. Scheming mother Mrs. Shepherd (Louise Latham) will stop at nothing to fulfill her own dreams for her daughter Anna May (Kathleen Cody) and son Chester (Thomas Leopold), even to the point of provoking a dangerous confrontation between Anna's admirer Newly, and the ranch hand Orlo. Young farmer Buck Henry (Kurt Russell) sets out to find the man who killed his father John Woolfe (Larry Pennell), his own renegade uncle, Rance Woolfe (Tom Simcox). A man suspected of horse theft is hanged, but within minutes the perpetrators find out that he was innocent. A cowardly horse thief spreads a vengeful rumor against the cowboy who roughed him up. The poverty stricken daughter of a hopeless drunk believes the only way to save her brother and escape their forsaken lives is to get married. Festus is hired as a prairie wolfer by the local cattle association when several cows go missing but ends-up being framed for the crime. A Long Branch saloon girl witnesses a killing in self-defense involving a man from her past, but she refuses to testify which jeopardizes his innocence. His castmates, including Amanda Blake (Miss Kitty), Ken Curtis (Festus) and Milburn Stone (Doc), would also play theirroles for years and years. Expecting to find a little girl, Matt finds a near-grown woman, but one who's wild and desperately in need of civilizing. Notes: Robert F. Simon plays the controlling brother Ben Stancil in this episode, his first of seven Gunsmoke appearances. Hickman Hill, grandson of veteran Western actor Tom Mix, makes his acting debut in a segment of Gunsmoke. A young boy comes looking for his father unaware that he's a wanted outlaw. Another World would pay tribute to both actress and character alike. Festus flees Dodge after killing a medicine-show sharpshooter in a gunfight. Armstrong (as Capt. Notes: Florenz Ames started his profession in vaudeville as a song and dance man performing with his wife Alice "Adelaide" Winthrop, as "Ames and Winthrop." Outlaws led by Mando (Alfonso Arau) shoot Matt and leave him to die in the desert of Chihuahua where he is found by a Mexican boy, Lucho (Fabian Gregory), the son of Agustin Hildago (Thomas Gomez), who helps Matt recover. Val Dufour portrayed Day Barrett. A distraught middle-aged woman projects her motherly instincts on Matt's new prisoner, after she learns of her own son's outlaw past and violent death. He was an American stage, film and television actor possibly best known for his co-starring role of Max Fields in the 19591961 NBC crime drama television series, The Lawless Years. A wealthy obnoxious miner passing through Dodge becomes infatuated with Kitty, and when she rebukes his advances, he sets aside his dreams and chooses to run her out of business. A dying drunk tasks Matt with finding his daughter, a free and carefree spirit who makes the Marshal as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. He often played the town lawman or local bad guy in many popular westerns including a recurring co-starring role as Marshal Frank Tallman in the 19571959 western Television series, Man Without a Gun. Dodge City's merchants are unhappy when Matt clamps down on a Texas trail boss and his men. Notes: Sadly, three of the guest actors in this episode would pass away at relatively young ages. Here, with his very familiar face played Turnkey, his first of eight appearances. He starred in his own series as Sam Logan in the 19591960 ABC western, The Man from Blackhawk. Kitty is elated at first to finally meet her father, who abandoned her when she was born, but she grows increasingly cautious over his overbearing intentions. Guest Cast: Vinton Hayworth (as Harry Speener), James Dobson (as Joe Harpe), Lawrence Green (as Smith), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick), Robert Nash (as Grant) and Allan Nixon (as Adams). Guest Cast: Jimmy Van Patten (as Tim), Jessamine Milner (as Grandma), Jan Burrell (as Anna), Glenn Strange as (Sam Noonan), Ted Jordan, Deborah Dozier (as Ronda), Walter Scott (as John), Bobby Hall (as Adrian), Donald Elson (as Farmer Buey), Billie Bird (as Old Woman), Arthur Malet (as Oldtimer) and Erica Hunton (as Little Girl). Festus tries to keep an old Sioux Indian (John Dierkes) alive, even though he wishes to die in peace. Gloria Talbott who played Holly Hawtree, became the first guest star to appear in both of the 1955 season's new adult westerns. Blade Runner Jumanji Planet of the Apes Here's a cherished country singer who memorably appeared on Gunsmoke. Doc 605 episodes . Festus sets out to settle an $11 estate for Charity Spencer (Diane Shalet), but it becomes more of a chore after he meets Sarah Elkins (Susan Oliver) and her two boys, Chad (Josh Albee) and Clay (Ike Eisenmann). Former lawman Tom Lynott (Richard Kiley) fills in for Matt after he is badly wounded, but Lynott's easygoing approach to the law puts Dodge City at the mercy of Talley (Anthony Caruso) and his cohorts. Festus and Buck Henry's gal, Joanie Brodie (Janet Baldwin) also get involved in the hunt. Matt must determine how and when the partners of a murderer he has in custody will make their move. Martin would go on to play in many more features with Sam Peckinpah as writer and/or director. Dabbs Greer assumes the character of shopkeeper "Wilbur Jonas", making his first of 40 appearances in the role. Matt's prisoner, gunfighter McCabe (Dan Kemp), is targeted by a lynch mob led by cattleman Clay White (David Brian) and his own teenage son Dobie (Mitch Vogel). Kitty is taken hostage during a bank robbery by the Gunther brothers, and they warn Matt that if he follows, they will kill her. Arness and Stone had a difference in personality. Interestingly, he was the original USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) Chief Medical Officer on the second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" in the 19661969 science-fiction television series, Star Trek and was replaced by DeForest Kelley, who played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy. Guest Cast: Andrew Duggan (as Fos Capper), Peggy Webber (as Flora Stancil), Robert F. Simon (as Ben Stancil), Susan Morrow (as Melanie), James Nusser (as Bum) and Charles King (as Passerby, uncredited). Guest Cast: Aaron Spelling (Weed Pindle), Jacques Aubuchon (as Short), Charles H. Gray (credited Charles Gray as Tyler), Duane Grey (credited Duane Thorsen as Delmer), Bill Hale (as Tom) and Joseph Mell (as Pence). Kitty pins Matt's badge on an unconscious outlaw to protect the marshal from a holdup gang. Kim Winona who played the daughter, was an enrolled member of the Santee Sioux people. Festus' cousin comes to town to marry him because of a pact between their fathers and when she's assaulted, Festus seeks revenge. Good and evil fight over a young man's soul when two brothers realize that they're traveling with a sociopath. Harry Woods was an American movie and television actor who started his profession in the early days of the film industry playing the perennial villain. Viewers find out in this episode how Matt Dillon possibly acquires his horse "Buck". The Cast/Characters James Arness - Matt Dillon ( Season 1-20) Amanda Blake - Kitty Russell ( Season 1-19) Milburn Stone - Doc Adams ( Season 1-20) Dennis Weaver - Chester Goode ( Season 1-9) Burt Reynolds - Quint Asper ( Season 8-10) Ken Curtis - Festus Haggen ( Season 8-20) Roger Ewing - Thad Greenwood ( Season 11-12)