Can you name a characteristic of each Dodge City (GUNSMOKE), resident?

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1, Louie was the town drunk. I don't remember his background, as to
why he was a drunk later, but he was a grungy looking man, with good
manners and was always a gentleman to Miss Kitty. He always looked like he was in need of a shave, a bath, and clean clothes.
2. Festus was the town character. He somehow became the deputy
to Marshal Dillon, after being a hillbilly who would come to town on
his mule, and there were episodes involvng him and his kin.
Chester Goode, was the town deputy before Festus and I never saw
why he left, and how Festus managed to take over his job. I think he had become a helper to the marshal, and would clean up the jail. But I'm not certain. He was a cheap skate, who tried to get others to buy him a cold beer at the Longbranch. He was a comical cuss who would
always make us laugh. Especially when he used his 'squinty eye'
if he got mad at someone. It's too bad, he never sang in his own
personna, for he was a good western singer in reality. And you can
see him in some old black and white movies.
3. Old Doc, was a genuine human being, when it came to caring
about the local townspeople, and others who lived outside of town,
that he'd have to drive his horse and buggy to see. He wore little
glasses perched on is nose. And he was always the work a holic.
He'd rub his chin when he got perplexed at something Festus might
say, and he'd get so frustrated with some of those, that he'd get
right up and head out the door of the Longbranch, and would leave
his half drunk beer. I often wondered why he never bought a new
hat. His was so dog earred by the end of the series, that it was
falling apart it seemed. Doc was always a gentleman as well. And he
had the kindest bedside manner of any country doctor. And I missed
him when he suddenly left Dodge and went back east. And then he
chose not to return, and there was another doctor or two who filled in.
But they just weren't the same.
And when Miss Kitty ended up leaving, I never heard how they ex-
plained her absence. I really rue the day, that I didn't go to meet her
in person, when I had the chance, years ago. But I didn't want to
disturb a sweet little old lady at night, when the trip was offered. I had
a hard time visualizing Amanda Blake, as a little old lady. As she
was so vibrant on the show. Where had those years gone? And
why was only Marshall Dillon left by himself in the end? Where had
Festus gone, I never heard when or why he left. I hate to think of our
TV heroes leaving our TV screens. Especially when they brought such
comfort into our living rooms for so many years. Thank goodness for
taped episodes, so we can enjoy so many of them again. But there are
also too many that we can't see again, due to the type of film used.
But at least we have some, to remind us of how entertaining, and often
timeless, those old series were, and still are to this day.
 
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