Dragnet 1951

[rosmia2]

I just got a DVD of over 350 half hour radio episodes of Dragnet and I am in love with them. What an awesome time in radio.

[hellhound47bravo3]

It's a pity that this earlier version is so rarely seen. As much as I liked Harry Morgan, I'd love to see Friday's first partner.

[rayunseitig]

just the facts.

[rayunseitig]

dun, da, dum, dum!

[beatlesrockbass]

vendra

por que?

es lo suyo

por que ?

es un ladron

[sadbutsandman91]

Thumbs up if your High School marching band brought you here

[mcfrdmn]

This was an excellent show.

[mglover145]

RIP Harry Morgan

[fromthesidelines]

Webb tried to bring Ben Alexander back as "Frank Smith" for the 1966 "pilot" movie {that wasn't seen until January 1969}, but he was already committed to co-starring with Howard Duff on ABC's "FELONY SQUAD" that fall. Webb then asked Harry Morgan to become his "new" partner, "Officer Bill Gannon", for the movie and the TV series.

[fromthesidelines]

"Sgt. Friday" had three partners in the original series: "Sgt. Ben Romero" [Barton Yarborough], the one originally heard on radio through December 1951, when he (and sadly, Yarborough) suddenly died of a heart attack; "Sgt. Ed Jacobs" [Barney Phillips], who disappeared after a few months because Phillips sounded too similar to Jack Webb; and "Officer Frank Smith" [Herb Ellis, then Ben Alexander in the fall of '52].

[fromthesidelines]

The series began on radio in June 1949, and lasted until February 1957 [the last two seasons in repeats, because Webb discontinued the radio edition in the summer of 1955]. The TV version began as a "preview" episode of "CHESTERFIELD SOUND-OFF TIME" in December 1951, with the series appearing three weeks later in January 1952 {most of the episodes were adapted from the original radio scripts}, continuing through the summer of 1959. New episodes were produced from January 1967 through April 1970.

[andycarolinefan4ever]

I love this show... but I love adam-12 i think more! :) 

[FallenToast]

daaam da dam dam!



[emsman100]

WHERE IS HARRY MORGAN

[floridafyme]

@emsman100 Harry entered the show in 1967.

[steve7138]

Joe Friday has Obama haircut

[Diehighpie]

We play the theme song in Marching Band this year ^_^

The show is called The Heist

[ciavarella1292]

this

[buzzkillmetalmusic]

the thing that's funny is the song "In Pursuit of Vikings" by the metal band Amon Amarth sounds like the theme to Dragnet. you guys might want to check that song out.

[Poisuna]

@buzzkillmetalmusic Amon Amarth just played in my city last Tuesday, they closed with "In Pursuit of Vikings"...I'd obviously heard the song before but it was only then when I realized the similarity to Dragnet's theme. What the heck, eh?

[buzzkillmetalmusic]

@Poisuna perhaps Dragnet was aired in Swedish at one point and Johann or one of the other guys must have heard the theme and played it on guitar or something. i guess it really is a small world after all lol.

[dankwarth]

@buzzkillmetalmusic - I also had the same idea! its similar

[ArcanineBr]

I love this show

[NoNamer123456789]

epic intro.......love it!!!!!!

[GENSIPE]

bum bum bum bum, bumbumbumbumBUM!!!

[thefirefighter2011]

@GENSIPE

taking from what episode?

[bobjimjones]

so this is the theatre of life song

[nevikselarom]

Thumbs up if Theater of Life comment sent you here

[nano69ify]

R* brought me here.

[The31415927]

Your license plate, DANNO...

[HikoSeijuroXIII]

Probably the most ominous theme of all TV shows ever. And easily one of the most recognizable. Often played for lulz in later TV shows such as Married With Children.

[MichaelMorbius4ever]

I always thought this song belonged to a Sherlock Holmes movie/show.

[crazyjosiah]

fast relief for heartburn nothing does it better than Tums

[mascadanator]

I stay up all night, I go to sleep watching Dragnet/

Never sleep alone because Jimmy is the magnet.

[1983parrothead]

TUMS and "Donkey Kong carrying Pauline up the first stage of Donkey Kong arcade".

[fluffydanny]

LA sure looked different back then.

[cakarotun]

Skinner: ¿Ninguna señal del gato?

Homero: Vendrá

Skinner: ¿Por qué?

Homero: No resiste

Skinner: ¿Por qué?

Homero: Es un ladrón

jajajajajajjajaja que hdp,me mata eso,jajajaja taaan tarantan xDD

[Lufttygger306]

@cakarotun Shut up and speak english

[cakarotun]

@Lufttygger306 Chupame la pija pelotudo,Motherfuck Bitch

[Lufttygger306]

@cakarotun era sólo un buen consejo! si no se puede hablar Inglés, que definitivamente no son lo suficientemente maduros para usar Internet. puedes chuparme la polla, si no me creen.*

*google translator

[cakarotun]

@Lufttygger306 Pero andate a la concha de tu hermana pedazo de pelotudo,seguí poniendo esos videítos chotos así me sigo cagando de risa de vos ;),gordo pelotudo

[h777]

-vendrá...

-por qué

-no lo resiste...

-por qué?

-es el ladrón...

taaaaaaan tarantan...

[GhostOfACPast]

The Copyright reads as 1955 not 1951 though the original run was 1951-159 until they brought it back out later (1967–1970).

[rickd248]

I was a child when the TV show Dragnet aired. I think Dragnet is what inspired me to get my degree in Police Science and then become a police officer. If the story I read was correct, Webb was really a Reserve Sgt. with the LAPD and his Badge really was 714. When he died that Badge number was retired. He was also given a Police Officer's funeral. That is a great honor. He always came across as a God Fearing, 100% American and not afraid to say so. The world lost a good man the day he died.

[champsterick]

@rickd248 you wasted your time on a degree just to be a cop?? It takes nothing to be a cop, nothing but a high school diploma!!!

[rickd248]

@champsterick You are right, but is there something wrong with education? For instance, you use the word COP, but can you tell me where it comes from and what it means? Do you have any idea what the Coefficent of friction is and how it is used to help at an accident scene? Where did the American word Sheriff come from? What is the proper way to hold a donut to keep the powdered sugar from dropping on your uniform? I'm sorry, I believe in education.

[MyVette85]

I like dragnet, it represented the criminal justice system in the early days ,before technology became into play. My perception of what law was in the early days, people were a little more cooperative then now , many people looked out for each other. The criminal law system and how i perceive it today, it is very different , technology has taken a major role in society and how crimes are solved.

[WiReDDDD]

@MyVette85 Exactly! At the time of the World War II countries and people all over the world had to ally and crush the 3 major tyrants of the world! Even though one of the men who won was the worst one!

Now people can use briefcase atom-bombs and laser rays to win wars!

(Alright maybe not BRIEFCASE atom bombs and laser rays but I hope you get my point.)

[vatltatl]

HAHAHAHAH like the simpsons !!

[DeinemNachbarn]

@vatltatl

hhahahaha i thought i was the only one :'D

[donethatbefore]

I wish I could get the very beginning notes as my ringtone.

[iiYuTube]

It is such a DAMN TRAGEDY how BAD TV ( cable TV or even Satellite ) has BECOME TODAY - There is NO NEED of Language / Sex -  LOOK at Dragnet here NO Language and YET a GOOD PROGRAM , of course the Crime Drama is Still not for kids obivious reasons BUT Dragnet here is Still a Good DECENT Program for Adults

[palonejr]

The lawyers have screwed Police work since then!

Loved the old Dragnet

Thanks

Bobby...

[rickd248]

@palonejr While you're sticking pins in your lawyer dolls, don't forget to stick a few pins in your Miranda doll. A little voodoo used on lawyers can't hurt. You're quite right about it being a good and decent TV show. So was Adam-12. It gave just a taste of what it was like to be a uniform police officer. Jack Webb had one constant in all his shows. Where ever there were two parteners, one was always a confirmed bachlor and the other was always married.

[ashleysweet530]

this theme song scared me when i was a child

[mrspideyguy]

ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL. SIXTEEN CANDLES!

[kerbschnitzerxxx]

THANKS. GREAT!!!

[ryoushii]

Identical to the radio opening.

[rachaelseitz]

Jack Webb...what a teddy bear! I'd break the law if I thought he'd come to arrest me <3

[frankd1965]

A classic cop show for the ages. Joe Friday ALWAYS played by the book.