Google has let me down, and so to AB......

[dotty.]

In Gunsmoke, was it ever mentiones as to why Chester (Dennis Weaver) limped?

[boxtops]

says here (I googled) that he was a wounded Confederate soldier http://wiki.answers.c...ster_on_Gunsmoke_limp

[DrFilth]

http://wiki.answers.c...ster_on_Gunsmoke_limp

[sandyRoe]

I thought it was because his feet were different sizes and one of his boots was too tight.

[craft1948]

According to Dennis Weaver, the late actor who played the role of Chester Goode, the producers of the show wanted him to develop a disability to explain why Chester never carried a gun and had a nonviolent attitude. Weaver showed up to the first day of shooting and demonstrated the now famous limp, without any explanation as to why or how Chester got it. The producers loved it and from the beginning of the series, Chester limped, though on occasion Weaver would forget and limp with the wrong leg

[mike11111]

Horse radish on the grenitals. Sounds tasty, must try it next time.

[boxtops]

Back to the prairie oysters then, mike........!

[dotty.]

how have they come up with that answer? Unless of course it was mentioned in the show and they watched it, I'm not convinced,
http://wiki.answers.c...ster_limp_on_Gunsmoke

[dotty.]

yes craft that's the same info I've posted in my link, which I am considering as a more plausible answer, Steve McQueen started it all by always movin when he was in shot to get noticed,

[DrFilth]

there is a lot of dvd's to watch to find the answer :)

[DrFilth]

http://www.ingenucode...4ypv6YCFcOJDgodPTC-Gw

forget the link :)

[dotty.]

Yes I think I shall go for the boxset cos there were some amazing guest stars, I was born a month after it started and I was 20 when it finished and so It was always on the tele, I'm collecting the Bonanza discs at the moment and they are excellent to watch back after all this time, it's going to cost a hell of a lot though as it is £6.99 a fortnight and there are 3 episodes per disc, so 143 episodes divided by 3 is errrr about 45 discs so that's over £300 !

[DrFilth]

dot do you remember this tv series

http://en.wikipedia.o...us_Eaters_(TV_series)

[dotty.]

I do, but only because I worked in a record shop at the time and folk went potty for the theme tune!

[DrFilth]

i bought this set and a couple of others to watch a few years back they are still sealed never got round to watching them

not the same watching them on a laptop :)

[lankeela]

All I can remember is my dad limping and saying 'he's dayed Mr Dillon, he's dayed'.