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For the in-universe TV series, see Gunsmoke (TV series).

Gunsmoke was a 1955-1975 American radio and television western drama series. It was notable for being the longest-running U.S. TV series (in prime time) for many decades, until The Simpsons broke their record on 27 April 2018.^[1]

References to Gunsmoke in The Simpsons

Episodes

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
28	600	"Treehouse of Horror XXVII"	Al Jean is credited as "Al 'You're Next Gunsmoke' Jean".
29	632	"Fears of a Clown"	Gunsmoke characters can be seen at the Museum of Television.
635	"Lisa Gets the Blues"	Homer, Lisa and Bart eat beignet at Cafe Du Monde, and Homer says, that the next episode will beat Gunsmoke.
636	"Forgive and Regret"	The opening sequence is a parody of Gunsmoke, this was done to celebrate the fact that The Simpsons had beaten their longevity record as the longest-running U.S. TV sitcom of all time.
642	"My Way or the Highway to Heaven"	Ned Flanders mentions Gunsmoke and a short clip is shown of it on TV.

Common cast members

Name	Role in Gunsmoke	Role on The Simpsons
Ron Howard	Played Jamie in "Charlie Noon".	Voiced himself in the season 10 episode "When You Dish Upon a Star" and the season 11 episode "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder".
Martin Landau	Played Thorp in "The Patsy" and Britton in "The Goldtakers".	Voiced The Great Raymondo in the season 22 episode "The Great Simpsina".
Butch Patrick	Played Tom John and Runt in two episodes.	Voiced himself in the season 11 episode "Eight Misbehavin'" and was credited for a guest appearance in the season 11 episode "Behind the Laughter", although only his picture was used.
Dennis Weaver	Starred as Chester B. Goode in Gunsmoke.	Voiced Buck McCoy in the season 13 episode "The Lastest Gun in the West".

References

↑ CBS News - ""The Simpsons" to become longest-running primetime scripted series on TV"

External links

Gunsmoke at Wikipedia

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[1] CBS News - ""The Simpsons" to become longest-running primetime scripted series on TV"

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