If that’s you, then you’re in serious luck.

This December, the long-running Western television giantGunsmokeis coming to Peacock, set to be nestled right besideTaylor Sheridan’sYellowstone.

Admittedly, these two shows couldn’t be more different.

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But both characters share a similar presence that helped push each respective series on for years.

Unlike many of his contemporaries,Marshall Dillion was a complicated and flawed hero.

In fact,Gunsmokewas evenendorsed byJohn Waynehimself in the very first episode.

James Arness appears as Marshall Matt Dillon in the early years of ‘Gunsmoke.'

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It’s no wonderGilligan’s Islandwas canceled inGunsmoke’s place.

you might’t keep Reynolds contained!

Not that the show probably needed a pre-existing fanbase going in.

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And that’s not includingthe post-series TV movies.

Gunsmokeoccasionally aired under different names throughout its run.

For the complete series, including the half-hourMarshall Dillonsegments, head over to PlutoTV.

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