Huckleberry or Huckle Bearer?
About this episode
This episode explores the origins and accuracy of the phrase 'I’m your huckleberry' as attributed to Doc Holliday in the film Tombstone.
Did Doc Holliday say, “I’m your huckleberry” or “I’m your huckle bearer?” Or is the whole debate built on nothing more than an internet myth? Join me today as we break down the famous line from Tombstone to hopefully separate fact from fiction. We’ll examine the original Tombstone script written by Kevin Jarre, Val Kilmer’s 2020 memoir I’m Your Huckleberry, and Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest by Walter Noble Burns. We also examine 19th-century newspaper evidence showing that “I’m your huckleberry” was indeed a real idiom. Merch! https://wildwestextramerch.com/ Buy Me A Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Patreon for ad-free bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra Huckleberry or Hucklebearer? Mathew Kerns - https://matthewkerns.substack.com/p/huckleberry-or-hucklebearer Tombstone Script - https://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/tombstone.pdf History For the Reckoning – https://www.historyforthereckoning.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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