Gunsmoke got a whole lot more colorful when its twelfth season debuted Sept. 17, 1966. For the first time, the adventures of Marshal Matt Dillon, Miss Kitty, Doc, Festus, and the gang would be ...

Before he was Richie Cunningham on Happy Days (or one of the most successful directors of all time) but after The Andy Griffith Show ended, a young Ron Howard made a surprising guest appearance on ...

Most long-running Western programs mustered up some sort of holiday spirit throughout their run. Given that Gunsmoke hit a record 20 seasons between 1955 and 1975, it's, frankly, a miracle that there ...

During its run, Gunsmoke shifted from black-and-white half-hour episodes to full-color hour-long dramas, ultimately producing ...