Every now and then an episode of Gunsmoke comes on that is so poor I can hardly sit through it and never want to see it again. This is one of them. Something really happened to Gunsmoke when it went to the hour long format and it's not a good thing. I would rather see a good 30 minute episode over and over again than one like this again.
The plot of this episode is done over and over again with a crazy man trying to MAKE a completely turned off woman his bride. This time it is Miss Kitty for at least the 3rd time as A hillbilly kidnapped her to be his wife and another crazy man played by John Dehner was determined to wed her. Why doesn't Miss Kitty pack a pistol to stop these scumbgs from bothering her ?. And as a side note a lot of the reviewers really think Miss Kitty is a real looker. She is not. One even alludes to her as being a "10" in this episode. I would rate her as a "6" at best - she is hard looking with way too much make-up. If she is a 10 what do others rate those that were guests on the show who are much better looking. Women like Sue Casey, Karen Sharpe, Lola Albright, Sherry Jackson, Katherine Ross, Angie Dickinson, Suzanne Lloyd, Joanna Moore, Suzanne Pleshette, Patricia Barry, Norma Crane, and many others. Even the writers think Amanda Blake is beautiful because they are always having some loser remarking something like she is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen and then stalking her. Anyway I think Amanda Blake was a great actress and when she did an episode without so much make up she looked better maybe a "7". Why didn't the writers ever write an episode where Matt tells her how beautiful she is and marry her or at least kiss her? Now that would have been great !!!