The Cook: Gunsmoke (December 11, 1960)

“The Cook” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 11, 1960. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Sandy King takes a job as cook at Hank's restaurant to pay off his food bill, but his careless preparation of a customer's eggs leads to a violent confrontation. When the angry customer is knocked unconscious, Sandy flees Dodge City on horseback, forcing Marshal Dillon to pursue him across the prairie.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie

Characters: Sandy King, Hank, Chester, Miss Kitty, Marshal Dillon, Joe, Purdy

Listen for: The confrontation over Sandy's cooking, and the pursuit across the open range.

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.