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405

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Saturday April 09th, 1966

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Illiterate Festus somehow manages to get himself hired as an investigative reporter for Dodge City's new newspaper.

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•Dabbs Greer	played	Wilbur Jonas	Recurring (31th appearance)
•Denver Pyle	played	Clab Chummer	Recurring (10th appearance)
•Dorothy Neumann	played	Customer	Recurring (6th appearance)
•Gertrude Flynn	played	Essie Benlan	Recurring (second appearance)
•Glenn Strange	played	Sam	Recurring (84th appearance)
•Maudie Prickett	played	Mrs. Preeker	Recurring (first appearance)
•Ted de Corsia	played	Merle Benlan	Recurring (second appearance)
•Adrienne Marden	played	Woman
•Chips Rafferty	played	Angus McTabbott
•Fletcher Fist	played	Cowboy
•John Francis (2)	played	Store Clerk
•Stefan Arngrim	played	Jock

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