James Arness

Ahhh, Gunsmoke and Marshall Matt Dillon.

Matt dillon 
 
The show my parents would sit together on the couch to watch.

It ran from 1955 to 1975. (It was replaced by Mary Tyler Moore spin-offs Rhoda and Phyllis!)

James Arness, Iconic ‘Gunsmoke’ Lawman, Dead at 88

The first episode, and a very young Matt Dillon, with Chester, Miss Kitty, and Doc, in glorious black and white. 

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