Robin Hood: Gunsmoke (January 8, 1955)

“Robin Hood” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 8, 1955. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A stage is held up near Rocky Ford by a mysterious bandit who robs only the wealthy banker Mr. Botkin while leaving other passengers untouched. Marshal Dillon suspects the thief is the notorious Teddy Blue Fisher, a gentleman outlaw who has won the sympathy of the poor by robbing the rich. When Fisher surfaces in Dodge City, Dillon must find a way to stop him despite having little evidence that would hold up in court.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including Rocky Ford and the route of a stagecoach line

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Mr. Botkin, Doc, Teddy Blue Fisher, Peters

Listen for: The stage robbery and the description of the mysterious bandit in his flour-sack disguise; Matt's comparison of Teddy Blue Fisher to Robin Hood; Doc's revelation that Fisher has arrived in Dodge City with money and plans to stay and gamble.

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.