Big Chugg Wilson: Gunsmoke (December 6, 1959)

“Big Chugg Wilson” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 6, 1959. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Lori, a saloon girl in Dodge City, playfully flirts with Big Chugg Wilson, a buffalo hunter new to town, just for fun. When Roke, a man with genuine feelings for Lori, discovers Chugg in her room at the boarding house, a violent confrontation erupts. Chugg becomes obsessed with Lori, and when she tries to distance herself from him, the situation spirals dangerously out of control.

Dodge City - a saloon, boarding house, and the surrounding territory

Characters: Marshal Matt Dillon, Kitty, Lori, Roke, Big Chugg Wilson, Chester, Doc, Sam

Listen for: The tragic consequences of Lori's teasing and Chugg's inability to understand her intentions; the tense confrontation between Roke and Chugg; Marshal Dillon's efforts to handle the dangerous situation.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.