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108. I am old enough to have drank some watered down rotgut in the Long Branch.

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How dumb can Americans be? [View all] orangecrush Jan 2024 OP

I liked Gunsmoke. SarahD Jan 2024 #1

me too. Groundhawg Jan 2024 #2

So did I. patphil Jan 2024 #8

Best synopsis of Gunsmoke I've ever read. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2024 #7

At least orangecrush Jan 2024 #17

Hang on, are you calling Miss Kitty a hoe? Meet on main street at high noon and we will settle this! Chainfire Jan 2024 #46

I'd respectfully disagree about the "message" whathehell Jan 2024 #67

The rifleman was one of my favorites. A good family man that killed 245 men during the program's run. Chainfire Jan 2024 #89

It was a big hit in Russia when they got the re-runs Attilatheblond Jan 2024 #96

Uh huh, and that's because whathehell Jan 2024 #109

Huh? whathehell Jan 2024 #64

Strictly platonic. SarahD Jan 2024 #66

Lol..You obviously didn't grow up in the 1950's.. whathehell Jan 2024 #69

Why do you think? SarahD Jan 2024 #74

Sarah, in the 1950's they wouldn't even whathehell Jan 2024 #104

We know that they were doing the nasty, what is in question was how many other men Kitty and her Chainfire Jan 2024 #90

Lol..Well, YOU seem to know! whathehell Jan 2024 #103

I am old enough to have drank some watered down rotgut in the Long Branch. Chainfire Jan 2024 #108

LOL. The best line I ever heard on Gunsmoke, was when Miss Kitty was buying embroidery from a widow. rsdsharp Jan 2024 #84

Now wait just a darn minute here.. Permanut Jan 2024 #3

At least orangecrush Jan 2024 #16

Was that Gunsmoke with Chester, Quint, Newley or Festus? House of Roberts Jan 2024 #4

Dang. I had forgotten about the earliest shows with Chester. Silent Type Jan 2024 #5

Or as he was later known, House of Roberts Jan 2024 #6

Liked that show too. Silent Type Jan 2024 #9

The earliest Gunsmoke shows had William Conrad as Matt Emile Jan 2024 #13

Gunsmoke- Chester Singing Celerity Jan 2024 #49

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." sakabatou Jan 2024 #10

one of my favorite quotes.... bahboo Jan 2024 #14

Actually that would be the Median... Xolodno Jan 2024 #19

That would be the average "person", not whathehell Jan 2024 #57

huhhhh??? Gunsmoke ran from 1955 to 1975. Gilligan's Island ran from 1964 niyad Jan 2024 #11

There apparently was a resurrection of Gunsmoke orangecrush Jan 2024 #15

Actually, no "resurrection". Gunsmoke ran continuously from 1955-1975. niyad Jan 2024 #20

Gilligan's Island orangecrush Jan 2024 #24

Thank you for that very clear answer to what may have sounded very snarky, niyad Jan 2024 #34

Peter Graves loved to gamble? Attilatheblond Jan 2024 #97

You are most welcome. I don't know if he gambled in Reno, but I met him niyad Jan 2024 #99

It ran on the radio from 1952 to 1961 with William Conrad as Marshal Dillon. marble falls Jan 2024 #42

What we're worrking with. czarjak Jan 2024 #12

very dumb... myohmy2 Jan 2024 #18

The mass stupidity can't be meaningfully measured. no_hypocrisy Jan 2024 #21

I'm not sure I'm following you ExWhoDoesntCare Jan 2024 #22

See post 24 orangecrush Jan 2024 #25

Gliiigans Island was still one of the most popular shows on TV edhopper Jan 2024 #33

A better example of how dumb Americans are avebury Jan 2024 #23

Bread and circuses orangecrush Jan 2024 #26

Exactly! Beatlelvr Jan 2024 #27

I think reality shows are more a symptom of unregulated Capitalism, imo v Oneironaut Jan 2024 #28

Duck dynasty was cancelled as well. jimfields33 Jan 2024 #30

Duck Dynasty was one the worst things ever broadcasted. marble falls Jan 2024 #40

I don't know about worst. jimfields33 Jan 2024 #43

Close enough. They are hypocritical posers. Dad started out with nothing. The boy were wealthy and short-haired ... marble falls Jan 2024 #44

They last because a basket of deplorables watches them religiously, buying into the fiction that they're documentries. marble falls Jan 2024 #41

Kinda like how people think Trump is actually a businessman. Oneironaut Jan 2024 #59

Reality shows also make a spectcle of ordinary peoples' lives DBoon Jan 2024 #63

It embarrasses me to know this what impression of Americans Europeans think we are. marble falls Jan 2024 #72

The thing about it is that reality/talent shows have a lower budget than scripted shows sakabatou Jan 2024 #71

I like Gilligan's Island, still catch reruns on METV. tinymontgomery Jan 2024 #29

Get Smart was a cut above Beausoleil Jan 2024 #36

Ah, Get Smart. Now ya talking! Dave says Jan 2024 #37

Talking on my shoe phone right now. lol n/t tinymontgomery Jan 2024 #65

Hmmm... Mike Nelson Jan 2024 #31

Was rewatching Bonanza lately XanaDUer2 Jan 2024 #48

But Gunsmoke & The Rifleman having some liberal messages don't fit the narrative presented here. elocs Jan 2024 #92

I guess I am dumb because I liked both shows. former9thward Jan 2024 #32

Agreed. I liked both shows as well and still have no problem watching their reruns. elocs Jan 2024 #93

I gave some catnip to a neighbor with cats Ponietz Jan 2024 #35

Gilligan was almost as deep as the Banana Splits ... marble falls Jan 2024 #38

Speaking of the Banana Splits, area51 Jan 2024 #101

After Gunsmoke, there was "Dancing with the Beverly Hillbillies" chouchou Jan 2024 #39

Post removed Post removed Jan 2024 #45

Hello. And this is your first post? GP6971 Jan 2024 #47

Dumb TV isn't unique to the US. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #50

THANK you whathehell Jan 2024 #70

I listened to a lot of old radio shows Marthe48 Jan 2024 #51

I got sent to my parents room once orangecrush Jan 2024 #81

And look!!! How most of us grew up to not kill anyone! LakeArenal Jan 2024 #52

Most of us orangecrush Jan 2024 #87

Okay, Boomer Deep State Witch Jan 2024 #53

I am a boomer orangecrush Jan 2024 #77

So, I love Gunsmoke Raine Jan 2024 #54

Testing how stupid Americans can be has proven to be dangerous, politically... Wounded Bear Jan 2024 #55

Excellent point orangecrush Jan 2024 #75

Compared to who?..Do you imagine whathehell Jan 2024 #56

Since all most of us ever see are US-made TV shows, and some of them are stupid, Ocelot II Jan 2024 #73

I liked Rebl2 Jan 2024 #58

A rather tortured attempt at a point, I suppose. BannonsLiver Jan 2024 #60

Torture orangecrush Jan 2024 #79

By attempting to quantify the intelligence whathehell Jan 2024 #61

You sound orangecrush Jan 2024 #76

That's a compliment I will accept... whathehell Jan 2024 #88

Well taken! orangecrush Jan 2024 #91

Will you stop asking that? Aristus Jan 2024 #62

Gunsmoke was a good show. Elessar Zappa Jan 2024 #68

I Remember When nitpicked Jan 2024 #78

Iirc orangecrush Jan 2024 #80

Mr Howell and Lovey Arne Jan 2024 #82

Ok orangecrush Jan 2024 #86

When ever I say I am old BlueKota Jan 2024 #83

Agree 100% orangecrush Jan 2024 #85

Gunsmoke was my dad's favorite show. Some excellent actors and guest stars. NMatt was shoy like 200 times. Rafi Jan 2024 #94

Sometimes, dumb shows up is places one doesn't expect Attilatheblond Jan 2024 #95

Bachelor and Bachelorette. Internet dating in 20 days, MerryBlooms Jan 2024 #98

Did I miss "Dancing with the cowboy mod variety late night surgeon chef hillbilly rich crime investigator scuba divers?" usonian Jan 2024 #100

Brainwashed by the idiot box, or the boob tube MyMission Jan 2024 #102

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2024 #105

Well, Hello again!! GP6971 Jan 2024 #106

"Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." I rest my case. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2024 #107