Sweet Billy, Singer of Songs

Gunsmoke: Season 11: Episode 17

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Sweet Billy, Singer of Songs

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CBS | Air Date: January 15, 1966
Starring: Tom Waters, Burt Reynolds, Ken Curtis, Dennis Weaver, Roger Ewing, Buck Taylor, James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Glenn Strange
Summary: Festus sees Lambert, Emery and Sweet Billy Haggen on a farm outside of
Dodge, grabs a well bucket, puts it over his head and starts running off
into the fields for fear of getting his ear shot off; not the whole ear, just the little hangy-down part (refer to episode #364 "Eliab's Aim" for details). Sweet Billy shoots the bucket, theyFestus sees Lambert, Emery and Sweet Billy Haggen on a farm outside of
Dodge, grabs a well bucket, puts it over his head and starts running off
into the fields for fear of getting his ear shot off; not the whole ear,
just the little hangy-down part (refer to episode #364 "Eliab's Aim" for
details). Sweet Billy shoots the bucket, they catch up to Festus, and then
explain that the only reason they're there is to find Sweet Billy a wife.
Festus reluctantly agrees to help and starts lining up local gals for Sweet
Billy to meet. The one prerequisite that Sweet Billy has is that the woman
he marries must be able to read and write. It happens that Pony Beal and his
daughter Orabelle are in town, and when she sees Sweet Billy she decides to
go after him. Sweet Billy is also quite taken with her and, when he finds
that she can read and write, decides to marry her. With his three uncle's

permission they go to see Orabelle's father, who also agrees, provided they
pay him a $500 dowry. This don't set too well with the Haggens, but they
agree. Now, not having $500, they decide to go into the freight hauling
business to earn the money. The first thing they need is a team of mules to
pull a wagon. The only place to get them is from Pony Beal, who inflates the
price to capitalize on the Haggens as much as he can. Soon they are doing
well and earning the money. Pony Beal sees this and tries finagle his way
into owning half of their business. Then, while hauling a load of freight up
to some minors, a severe dust storm comes up and they have to camp on the
prairie for the night. The next morning they discover that their four-mule
team are missing. When they see Pony Beal just happens to have another mule
team to sell them, they're sure he stole them. Sweet Billy and Orabelle are
beginning to wonder if they'll ever get married.… Expand
Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure
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