STAN FREBERG - Christmas Dragnet (1953) / Yulenet (1954)

[Richard40171]

Good parody but Freberg omitted the retort style of Friday, with the characteristic puzzled reply of the person Friday talks to and the Dragnet theme that follows Friday's sharp retort: I recall one retort where the gangster boasts of expensive Cadillac bought with crime money: He asks for an ashtray: "Can you pass me the ashtray?" "I don't think that's necessary." "Huh?" "You've got the Cadillac. Drive over and get it." DUM DE DUM DUM! (I'm sure of the retort but not of the complete dialogue.)

[JandA5870]

I remember this as a Kid , I love it , Thanks Dad

[IndianaKatarn]

Right, Frank?

[mrtimetime123]

Christmas Dragnet - Stan Freberg w/ Daws Butler & Orchestra

[04briman]

Never heard this before-Great Stan Freberg. Good Posting

[fromthesidelines]

Yes, Daws Butler {the voice behind Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, and most of Hanna-Barbera's "classic" animated characters} worked closely with Stan on his Capitol records, and his short-lived 1957 CBS radio show.

[62grossman]

Is that the same guy who does the voice of Huckelberry Hound?

[utubesnamepolsux]

Oddly, they did *not* have a copyright on the title -- you can't -- but they *did* have a copyright on the theme leitmotif, which was used and stayed in.

[PatrickRsGhost]

Most folks call them green onions but they're really scallions. Ever notice that?

[MrRetiredvet]

Even at age 6 I enjoyed this. And still do!

[disneyfan81]

Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, & Toledo. How about Akron and Steubenville?

[poughkeepsiejohn1]

The "brownie" is really Huckleberry Hound!

[disneyfan81]

@poughkeepsiejohn1 Huckleberry Hound with a higher pitch!

[MrRetiredvet]

@disneyfan81 That's Daws Butler for you.

[stangcolbra]

I can remember playing this on my farther's 78rpm record player

[MsBkirk]

The 'love to have you' guy reminds me of Cleveland in Family Guy.

[WhoBoy93]

Am I missing something? Does 4096325-096704 have a meaning, like how 1492 was the year that columbus discovered the ocean blue?

[AdamsApple1963]

I wonder what Jack Webb's reaction was when this was originally released! Lol!

[nealbfinn]

@AdamsApple1963

While most of the artists that Freberg satirized in his records did not appreciate being lampooned, Webb LOVED Freberg's send-ups of the "Dragnet" series. He even gave him advise on how to play the character.

[AdamsApple1963]

@nealbfinn Really??? WOW! I didn't know that! Ty for the info! By the way, I played this for my nephews when they were younger and they LOVED it! They loved "Green Chri$tma$," too! Merry Christmas!

[littleratt12]

i think someone should make a little tv skit show out of this...black and white version...it would be sooo funny and im sure it will bring alot of memories to alot of people....lol

[bob6263]

I memorized this when I was about eight years old - brings back great memories!

[fullervisiondotnet]

They never would be able to get away with the "brownie" comment these days.

[rumandoldspice]

@fullervisiondotnet why not? A brownie/brounie or urisk (Lowland Scots) or brùnaidh, ùruisg, or gruagach (Scottish Gaelic) is a legendary creature popular in folklore around Scotland and England (especially the north, though more commonly hobs have this role). It is the Scottish and Northern English counterpart of the Scandinavian tomte, the Slavic domovoi and the German Heinzelmännchen.

in other words, an ELF

[paperdain]

@rumandoldspice

An Elf from the South Pole. LOL

[brendaleake]

I grew up with this on the radio every Christmas Eve; it just didn't feel like Christmas until we heard this!

[misspaddylee]

"First issued in 1953 as "Christmas Dragnet," thenchanged to "Yulenet" in '54. The people from the "Dragnet" TV show probably complained about using their name."

Maybe there was a copyright problem or the network disapproved. It wouldn't have been Webb who was so thrilled with the spoofs that he gave Stan hints and loaned him Walter Schumann and orchestra to record the soundtracks.