What was the name of Festus mule?
Festus’ mule was named Ruth. (See the picture at the top of the page) • What was the name of Matt’s horse? My old answer was “As far as I know Matt’s horse’s name was never given on the show.” I have gotten a lot of e-mail about this from really with-it visitors. Apparently Matt’s horse’s name was Buck. Thanks to everyone who wrote in to tell me! I even heard it for myself recently when TV Land showed “The Bullet.” At the beginning of part 1 Festus calls Matt’s horse Buck. • What was the name of Miss Kitty’s saloon? The Long Branch • Do I know anything about the 1969 or 1970 promotion in which bricks from Dodge City were sold or given away? No, I have no idea what that may have been about, how much the bricks are worth nowdays, how many bricks there were, where the money went or anything. But if anyone else knows, please write in! This is one of the most popular questions. I got this the other day from a Gunsmoke fan: I noticed that one of your questions centered on bricks in Dodge Cit
