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Father and Son

Gunsmoke · April 23, 1961 · 20 min · 2,565 words

The transcript of “Father and Son”, an episode of Gunsmoke first broadcast April 23, 1961. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Gunsmoke plays Gunsmoke free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Around Dodge City and in the territory on West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's where the U.S. Marshal and the smell of gun smoke. Starring William Conrad, the story of the violence that moved West with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it.

I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, the first man they look for and the last they want to meet. It's a chancey job that makes a man watchful. I have to, get him again. I can't hold him up all day.

All right, but I'm sure getting awful tired. Can I stop now? Yeah, you can stop. We'll rest a minute then, finish up. Oh, you think I done all right? You're learning and learning. Being a man ain't easy, especially with them all like you had.

She was still alive. I sure get a cane in for this. women just don't understand about these things. You heard it they had their way. Man never come into his arms. You sure made her way sound right and proper though.

I know, but she ain't around no more. You know, I gotta get that woman thinking out of your head. Fill it up with man thinking. Take this big day, help me drag you down. That's your fault.

You ain't never put a bullet in man, hey. No, I ain't. You gonna get your chance now? In him? In him. I never take no chances, boy. I come on, I just roll it down the bank.

Now let's just break off some of these hip branches. Why? I think we should bury them proper. Branch is as proper enough as lights are here. But then they'll like you've done. You say so, just throw them in a fire, yeah.

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