Episode
Gunsmoke: The Fires of Ignorance
Overview
Henry Decory is a schoolteacher who makes a strong statement for compulsory education for frontier children as a stubborn father feels that books and education are a waste of time and tries to keep his son Tommy out of school.
Details
- Series
- Gunsmoke
- Season
- Season 20
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1975-01-27
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Fires of Ignorance is Episode 17 in Season 20 of Gunsmoke. It aired on 1975-01-27. The runtime is 45 min.
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