Matt Dillon is a fictional character featured on both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke.He is the U.S. He needed to grab some supplies at the feed store, so he'd keenly volunteered for the morning ride into Dodge. Probably should have been a Two partner. Shug Fisher, who played Emery, was Shorty in "The Beverly Hillbillies" and also went on to be in "The Dukes of Hazzard." The setting of Gunsmoke is Dodge City, Kansas during the 1870's. Who did Matt kiss on Gunsmoke? Tried to match the picture/character with the name. I also thought it would give a little more background regarding Miss Kitty's departure. He replaced Dennis Weaver, who played Chester Goode before leaving the show after nine years. Can you recognize the TV show from its basketball scene? Festus ],