KITTY

 Kitty Entitled

          Kittyites live for brief random moments scattered 
across a vast tv western that was by definition 
male, chaste, and uncommitted. 
          Kittyites have had to treasure these rare glimpses 
in order to piece together a larger picture of their beloved Kitty 
and her largely off-camera relationship with Matt. 
          Gunsmoke, in practical terms, was The Matt Dillon Show; 
Doc, Kitty, and Chester--measured by script & screen time-- 
were merely supporting characters. 
By one count, however, Kitty can be said to have had 
the last laugh--she had the most title episodes, 
more so than any other character, even Matt. 


                                       KITTY ON RADIO
Kitty                                                                   November 29, 1952
Kitty Caught                                                        October 16, 1954
Kitty Lost                                                          December 25, 1954 
Tap Day for Kitty                                                       July 30, 1955
Kitty's Outlaw                                                    February 12, 1956
Kitty Caught                                                                 July 21, 1957**
Kitty's Killing                                                        February 2, 1958
Kitty's Rebellion                                             September 28, 1958
Kitty's Injury                                                     December 14, 1958
Kitty's Kidnap                                                              June 14, 1959 
Kitty's Quandary                                                  October 11, 1959
Kitty Accused                                                               June 12, 1960
Kitty's Good Neighboring                              December 4, 1960
Kitty Love                                                             February 19, 1961


                                   KITTY ON TELEVISION 
Tap Day for Kitty                                                  March 24, 1956***
Kitty's Outlaw                                                         October 5, 1957***
Kitty Lost                                                           December 21, 1957***
Kitty Caught                                                          January 18, 1958***
Kitty's Rebellion                                                  February 7, 1959***
Kitty's Injury                                                    September 19, 1959***
Kitty's Killing                                                      February 20, 1960***
Kitty Shot                                                              February 11, 1961
Miss Kitty                                                                October 14, 1961
Kitty Cornered                                                           April 18, 1964
Help Me, Kitty                                                   November 7, 1964
Kitty's Love Affair                                              October 22, 1973


**Second production 
*** Adaptations of original radio scripts. 

There were thirteen scripts with Kitty titles produced in the radio era; 
in the television eras, there were eight in the b&w half-hrs, 
three in the b&w hrs, and one in the colors. 




May 13, 2007 



Copyright © 2007-2017 E. A. Villafranca, Jr.  
All Rights Reserved