Review of Catawomper

Gunsmoke: Catawomper (1962)
Season 7, Episode 19
2/10
Someone turn the TV off when this one is over
16 November 2012
With many great scripts in this 7th season I knew it was about time for a clunker. And in this offering we hit the bottom of the barrel with full force.

In order to sum up this episode little has to be told since there was little material that even sparked an interest in watching. A spoiled brat of a young woman named Kate is upset at her boyfriend, Bud Bones, for what she feels is not being treated correctly. So with intentions of making him jealous, she starts asking other boys to come courting.

Bud don't take kindly to having his woman courted by other men so he tend to harass them. In an almost childish way, he either dumps them in the horse trough or ties them up to an old cow and parades them down main street. None of which is humorous or of any interest to the viewer.

Bud then gets so mad that he joins the army. And like a fairy tale being written, Private Bud saves his men from a near slaughter by the Indians.

What is left of the cavalry rides back to Fort Dodge. During the trip they happen up on Kate Tassel while going through Dodge City. And without giving the endings away- just think of the most silliest way for this show to end and you will be correct.

A poor script with poor results.
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