- The following are the result of parodies of Gunsmoke in Mad Magazine and a classic episode of the television western Maverick. In the left column are people and places as they were called in Gunsmoke. In each case, three parody names are given. Specify the one that was not used in either Mad Magazine or Maverick:
- (T/F) In the Maverick parody of Gunsmoke, James Garner played a parody of Quint Asper's character.
- The Mad Magazine parody of Gunsmoke was published in the anthology
- The Brothers Mad.
- Utterly Mad.
- The Mad Reader.
- The Organization Mad.
- The Mad Magazine parody of Gunsmoke parodied the Long Branch Saloon as
- The Last Straw Saloon.
- The Short Branch Saloon.
- The Long Twig Saloon.
- In the Mad Magazine parody of Gunsmoke, what were used as grave stones in the Boot Hill cemetery?
- The Mad Magazine parody of Gunsmoke had a psychopathic killer shooting Blacksmith Sam because he put what kind of shoes on his horse?
- Fill in the missing words in the Marshal's Boot Hill monologue in the Mad Magazine parody of Gunsmoke:
- Johnny Carson parodied Gunsmoke on The Tonight Show. Which Gunsmoke character did Carson play?
- (T/F) Gunsmoke television programs are available on video cassettes.
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| 1. Gunsmoke | Gunshy | Pistolsmoke | Gunsmoked |
| 2. Matt | Mort | Madd | Milk |
| 3.Dillon | Dillpickle | Dooley | Dillinger |
| 4.Kitty | Pussy | Kiddie | Amy |
| 5.Doc | Doc Snucky | Doc Tock | Doc |
| 6.Dodge City | Elwood | DeSoto City | Duck City |
| 7.Chester | Chesnut | Chesterfield | Clyde Defendorf |
- Answers: X= Maverick and MM= Mad Magazine:
1bX-a,MM-c; 2cX-a,MM-c; 3aX-b,MMc; 4aX-c,MM-b; 5bX-a,MM-c; 6cX-a,MM-b;
6bX-c,MM-a.
- False
Scene
from the Maverick parody of Gunsmoke.
Answer: ... The Organization Mad
Answer: ... the Last Straw
- Inverted boots
- Blue suede
- "This here is Boot Hill. Many men are buried here.
Some 'cause they were good, some 'cause they were bad. But all because
they were (a)___________ (one word) by George. My name's Madd Dillinger.
I'm DeSoto City's U.S. Marshal. I'm responsible for puttin' most of these
men here on Boot Hill. Yuh see, I'm also DeSoto City's (b)___________ ___________
(two words). Every week, I come here t' Boot Hill, take off my hat, look
down an remember a story from the old days in DeSoto City. I look down
and remember the story 'cause I got (c)__________ _____________ (two words)
hid right here in my sweatband".
Answers: (a) dead (b) grave digger (c) the script. (Link to the Mad Magazine Parody).
- Matt
- True