Other mistake: Jeb throws a big party at Miss Kitty's saloon and pays for it with a poke full of gold. Sam the bartender weighs the gold and says it is worth $420. Kitty later gives the poke of gold back to Jeb and tells him, "The party is on me." Sholo, Jeb's mining partner, says, "There's $700 worth of gold there. "
Gunsmoke (1955)
1 mistake in Taps for Old Jeb
Starring: James Arness, Ken Curtis, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone
Dr. Galen 'Doc' Adams: I'll tell you why the Hagens live so long.
Festus Haggen: Why?
Dr. Galen 'Doc' Adams: 'Cause they're too dumb to know they're dead.
Trivia: Although they played father and son in this episode, Jack Elam was only six years older than Harry Dean Stanton.