Jokes And Gunsmoke: Wild Bill Hickok (March 26, 1952)

“Jokes And Gunsmoke” is an episode of Wild Bill Hickok, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 26, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles ride into the town of Blackrock during a rainstorm and are shot at on the trail, then pursue the gunman to a livery stable where he vanishes. At the general store run by their old friend Charlie Nichols, they learn that the local sheriff, Dan Weaver, has been killed while investigating cattle rustling. The series, Wild Bill Hickok, aired on 1952-03-26, with Guy Madison as Hickok and Andy Devine as Jingles.

The Old West, the small town of Blackrock and the surrounding desert and cattle country

Characters: Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Charlie Nichols, Rango, Blandon, Dan Weaver

Listen for: Charlie Nichols' practical jokes and the suspicious cattle buyer Rango

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.