Kick Me: Gunsmoke (November 28, 1953)

“Kick Me” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 28, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A trail herd approaches Dodge City, and Marshal Dillon encounters Tobeel, an aging Indian guide seeking work. After the trail boss runs him off based on a letter calling him a liar and thief, Tobeel discovers the deception and begins stalking two of the cowboys, threatening to kill them for the humiliation.

Dodge City and the surrounding trail, 1870s frontier Kansas

Characters: Matt Dillon, Tobeel, Wyser, Durban, Kitty, Chester

Listen for: A tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and an Indian guide seeking revenge for a cruel deception, with questions about justice and honor in the Old West

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.