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Did Ken Curtis do Ripcord and Gunsmoke at the same time?


Gunsmoke ran from 1959 until the early 70s. Ripcord ran 1961-1963. How could Curtis be in both shows?

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OK, according to Wikipedia, Kurtis signed on as "Festus" in 1964. But he had done guest appearances since 1959 as other characters.

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Actually, Gunsmoke ran 1955-1975. KC appeared as characters other than Festus, as early as the fourth season (1959) and first appeared as a younger Festus in season 8 (1962). Even so, his character wasn't in every episode; and for awhile he shared 'sidekick' duties with both Chester and Quint (not usually all together, or in the same ep).

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