S17 E5 New Doctor in Town
air date Oct 11, 1971
Gunsmoke Weekly Cast:
Marshal Matt Dillon….James Arness
Kitty Russell….Amanda Blake
Festus Haggen....Ken Curtis
Newly O'Brien....Buck Taylor
Gunsmoke Guest Cast:
Dr. Chapman….Pat Hingle
Sam….Glenn Strange
Burke….Ted Jordan
Lathrop….Woodrow Chambliss
Dump Hart….Lane Bradford
Ma Smalley….Sarah Selby
Cody Sims….Jon Lormer
Halligan….Charles Wagenheim
Episode Facts, Quirks, and 'Oops':
First appearance of Ma Smalley since Mayblossom S9.
Milburn Stone had serious heart complications later in life and missed seven episodes in S17 due to heart surgery, this being the first.