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A western comedy episode where Festus's cousin Eliab tries to get revenge by shooting his ear. IMDb provides cast, crew, trivia, reviews, ratings and more for this 1965 TV show.
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- Richard C. Sarafian
- 1965-02-27
Find out who starred in the 1965 episode of Gunsmoke, Eliab's Aim, based on the radio series. See the full list of directors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
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The goofy nephew of Festus, Eliab Haggen (James Hampton), comes to Dodge with the hope of shooting off a tiny piece of his ear, because Festus bit off a piece of his dad's ear years ago in a fight. Eliab Haggen, Festus's nephew, makes his way to Dodge City for the task of revenging his father's fate. Seems that Festus shot off some of Eiiab's fathe...
Connections
Is referenced in The Season 13 episode Hard-Luck Henry(episode #7, #445 in series) - Matt mentions to Kitty and Doc that the last time a Haggen relative visited Dodge, Festus almost had the "hangy-djown" part of his ear shot off.
Soundtracks
1. I Can't Wait to See My Uncle Festus(uncredited) - Performed by James Hampton 2. I Had a Little Hen(uncredited) - Performed by Ken Curtis 3. Caught Myself a Midnight Train(uncredited) - Performed by James Hampton 4. Quint Locked Me Up(uncredited) - Performed by James Hampton 5. And I'll Come Back and Shoot Off Your Ear(uncredited) - Performed by James Hampton 6. The Old Trail- by Rex Koury and Glenn Spencer, Aspen Fair Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Starring
1. James Arness as Matt Dillon 2. Milburn Stone as Galen "Doc" Adams 3. Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell 4. Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen 5. Burt Reynolds as Quint Asper
Guest starring
1. James Hampton as Eliab Haggen, Festus's nephew (as Jim Hampton) 2. Donald O'Kellyas Dealer 3. Gregg Palmer as Jake Craig 4. Glenn Strange as Sam Noonan 5. Hank Patterson as Hank 6. Larry Bartonas Citizen 7. Dee J. Thompson as Widow Pearl Winton Rest of cast listed alphabetically: 1. Joe Brooksas Poker Player (uncredited) 2. Forest Burnsas Townsman (uncredited) 3. Pete Kellettas Poker Player (uncredited) 4. Bert Madridas Townsman (uncredited) 5. Rex Mooreas Townsman (uncredited) 6. Max Wagn...
An episode of the classic western series Gunsmoke, where Festus' nephew Eliab wants to get his ear bitten off by Matt Dillon. Find out the cast, crew, plot and trivia of this episode on The Movie Database.
Read user reviews of the TV episode where Festus Haggen faces his cousin Eliab, who wants to shoot off his ear, and Widow Pearl, who wants to marry him. Find out how the comedy, drama and mystery unfold in this classic western series.
Watch Festus face his hillbilly nephew Eliab, who wants to settle a score with him in Dodge City. This episode of the classic western series Gunsmoke is available on Pluto TV, Paramount+, and Prime Video.
S10 E8 Nov 14, 1964. Hung High. Festus Haggen's hillbilly nephew, Eliab, comes to Dodge City to even a score with Festus.
