Dragnet - The Big Smoke

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  • @nomadpi1
    @nomadpi1 Місяць тому +3

    My family didn't get a tv until 1956; even then, I never watched an hour of it while growing up. The local movie only charged a dime to get in and I went to the movies every night. I didn't start watching tv until I was in my 30s. I enjoy these old tv shows. I see the cars, the clothing, the everyday things of my youth.

  • @starchild3443
    @starchild3443 4 роки тому +76

    I don't know why but I always love the brief weather report when every episode starts lol!

    • @teresas8173
      @teresas8173 2 роки тому +10

      Me too!

    • @jb-vb8un
      @jb-vb8un 2 роки тому +3

      music reminds me of the early NFL films

    • @teresas8173
      @teresas8173 Рік тому +1

      I always wonder what they mean when they say it’s cold in Los Angeles. I guess that would be the 50s at night? My trips to California in and near La were always warm, comfortable at night, (never went mid- summer, been there April and October ) always sunny and never humid. It often rains in these episodes it seems, which in reality it does not not. They must swelter in the suits they are always wearing 🥵

    • @michaelmohrle1773
      @michaelmohrle1773 Рік тому

      Gives you a feel of what they were feeling on that day.

    • @ladavidson9269
      @ladavidson9269 4 місяці тому

      Yessiree. The context and repetition, reassuring

  • @davidoickle1778
    @davidoickle1778 4 роки тому +60

    Dragnet was among the first shows I ever watched when we got our first TV set. Never missed it. At the time, it was magic. To tell you the truth, it's still pretty good. "Just the facts ma'am, just the facts!"

    • @KororaPenguin
      @KororaPenguin Рік тому

      "Beam me up, Scotty!"

    • @macmcleod1188
      @macmcleod1188 8 місяців тому +1

      I'll be honest, I find these old black and white episodes better than almost anything on television today.
      We are currently watching elsbeth and enjoying that but before that you have to go back to Ted Lasso and The Good Place.
      Masters of the Air just wasn't as good.
      I love how they caught the bad guy in this episode. Classic.

  • @mischamartinstudios
    @mischamartinstudios 8 місяців тому +7

    What a treat! Watching Dragnet as a kid, Friday always seemed so serious. Now I appreciate Jack Webb's subtle humor.

  • @bh5606
    @bh5606 4 роки тому +28

    Loved the desk clerk actor. Made the whole show for me.

  • @lukebrel7969
    @lukebrel7969 8 місяців тому +6

    Born in 1954, I have dim memories of watching Dragnet repeats in the very early 1960s on British TV. I remember very well, though, the dramatic intro - the music and 'the names have been changed to protect the innocent'. Marvellous!

  • @davidcopperfield-DickensBook
    @davidcopperfield-DickensBook 6 років тому +57

    I think Dragnet is the first true life crime story put on TV. It is on the cutting edge for those days! The real officers depicted in this show would be overwhelmed if they could see how crime in LA is now.

    • @Catquick1957
      @Catquick1957 5 років тому +18

      Even worse,how officers are treated by pols and courts, the news and public.

    • @thomassnider6691
      @thomassnider6691 2 роки тому +3

      There was also Highway Patrol starring Broderick Crawford, which came out about the same time. The episode that I watched recently had Clint Eastwood in it as a biker.

    • @macmcleod1188
      @macmcleod1188 8 місяців тому +2

      I did some research and the police department is under 2/3 the size it was relative to the population back then.

    • @rebekahhesketh1220
      @rebekahhesketh1220 6 місяців тому

      ​@macmcleod1188 so sad. I wish I could afford to buy every Sheboygan officer coffee and donuts at least to say "thank you." I back the blue all the way, and the 2nd Ammendment- the right to carry guns.

  • @bovnycccoperalover3579
    @bovnycccoperalover3579 6 років тому +58

    Much better and grittier than the '60s version.

    • @christinaromanaalvahorn1994
      @christinaromanaalvahorn1994 3 роки тому +8

      I was also thinking that. The woman in bed crying telling about the murder and beatings was heart rending.

    • @jubalcalif9100
      @jubalcalif9100 2 роки тому +4

      I certainly have a notion to second THAT emotion !

  • @TimothySchulting
    @TimothySchulting Рік тому +9

    They packed a lot of dialog into a half hour show. This episode could have been a radio show and you wouldn't haved missed anything.

    • @michaelmapes4119
      @michaelmapes4119 Рік тому +5

      Actually it was a remake of Dragnet Radio Episode from the two years prior 02/23/53.

  • @nancybolinski8460
    @nancybolinski8460 2 роки тому +11

    The lady who answered the door is Barbara Eiler, who was Ozzie Nelson's sister-in-law. She was married to Ozzie's younger brother, Don Nelson. They had two daughters.

  • @GumbysClay53
    @GumbysClay53 3 місяці тому +1

    I love these old shows...we watched Dragnet every week when I was little...Mom and Dad were big fans.

  • @DMBall
    @DMBall 5 років тому +77

    Somehow the minimalism of Dragnet makes this kind of story more unnerving than the hoked up material on today's cop shows.

    • @oldgamerchick
      @oldgamerchick 4 роки тому +6

      It was scary when I was a kid.

    • @frankcabanski9409
      @frankcabanski9409 4 роки тому +4

      Minimalism is right. Often, the interviews were filmed in pieces. The actors were filmed separately from the cops.

    • @macmcleod1188
      @macmcleod1188 8 місяців тому +2

      Yes, today's shows have gotten disconnected and fake.

  • @muffs55mercury61
    @muffs55mercury61 2 роки тому +13

    Many of the 1955 to 1959 episodes haven't been seen in years and some may be lost. It's good to see these later episodes.
    I bet they didn't count on Ms Hurley having such as affectionate kitty!

    • @MIKECNW
      @MIKECNW 11 місяців тому

      Are the 1951 to 1954 episodes any different?

    • @macmcleod1188
      @macmcleod1188 8 місяців тому

      ​@@MIKECNWthe ones that I've seen on UA-cam seem very similar. Friday has a different partner but the actor playing that partner died at the age of 49 and 1952

    • @MIKECNW
      @MIKECNW 8 місяців тому

      @@macmcleod1188 Barton Y. I can't remember his whole name but Smith was there more most of the 50's series.

    • @michaelgreene4748
      @michaelgreene4748 8 місяців тому

      Either she used salmon make-up, or the cat thought it was a golden retriever.

  • @LordZontar
    @LordZontar 5 місяців тому +2

    Hell, this show was practically a half-hour Chesterfield commercial the way everybody was lighting up in nearly every scene, so EVERY episode was "The Big Smoke".

  • @safiremorningstar
    @safiremorningstar 8 місяців тому +5

    Thank you for putting up these old dragnet episodes I appreciate it.

  • @crystalheart9
    @crystalheart9 3 роки тому +9

    Wow I've never seen these early episodes as I was 4 years old at the time. Thanks for the uploads, I'm really enjoying them.

  • @kc4cvh
    @kc4cvh 2 роки тому +15

    7:31 Olan Soule also appeared regularly in the late 1960s Dragnet as a graphologist, bank examiner, fingerprint expert, any sort of studious character the story needed.

  • @patsysmothermon7861
    @patsysmothermon7861 7 місяців тому +2

    I Love These old shows and Love seeing the old cars !❤

  • @thomashugus5686
    @thomashugus5686 8 місяців тому +3

    The dialogue was a reflection of their roots in radio!!

  • @winmancan8374
    @winmancan8374 6 років тому +29

    Lived in Encino Calif. and had a friend who lived a few doors down from Jack Webb. Very nice but nothing fancy, tree covered and serene, a California Ranchero as it was called. Never saw him, a very quiet man.
    The scenes of greater LA bring back fond memories, except for the smog.

    • @schmim1
      @schmim1 5 років тому +2

      G Marantz I heard he was nice and shy. He was a perfectionist.

    • @deborahallen1826
      @deborahallen1826 4 роки тому

      Sorry episode

    • @marchicago
      @marchicago 9 місяців тому

      He sure was a perfectionist. He had a screening room in that same house in Encino with 9 televisions in 3x3 square, each tuned to a different network. That way he could see what the other networks were airing during Dragnet and Adam-12. When his house went up for sale a few years back, the tvs were still there. I think u can still google “Jack Webbs house” and should be able to find it.

  • @Varianna12
    @Varianna12 8 років тому +24

    Good old stuff. Dripping with nostalgia.

  • @alyia1202
    @alyia1202 4 роки тому +23

    "she couldn't have seen me because it was dark!." BUSTED!!!!🚓

  • @MrAlumni72
    @MrAlumni72 5 років тому +33

    Smooth interrogation near the end - "she couldn't have - the lights were out"

    • @whackyjinak4978
      @whackyjinak4978 3 роки тому +4

      That line in the radio version was a little more off the hook, really sounding like he’d slipped up mid sentence. I love Dragnet!

    • @KororaPenguin
      @KororaPenguin Рік тому +2

      Darwin Award, right there.

    • @macmcleod1188
      @macmcleod1188 8 місяців тому +2

      What are the things that gets me is how smooth the criminals are at lying in this show until the moment that they slip up.

  • @bovnycccoperalover3579
    @bovnycccoperalover3579 4 роки тому +9

    Doctors was played by Richard Garland, ex-husband of Beverly Garland. He started in some B movies like "Attack of the Crab Monsters". I used to watch them on the weekends when I was a kid.

  • @tacoheadmakenzie9311
    @tacoheadmakenzie9311 6 років тому +48

    Miss Hurley about the deceased's son..."Oh, he and I used to get in some arguments ". No shit... she could get into an argument with Mother Theresa!

  • @markbarnes2041
    @markbarnes2041 Місяць тому +2

    One of the best programs ever put on TV thank you Jack Webb and may you rest in peace sir

  • @allenjones3130
    @allenjones3130 Рік тому +3

    When Jack Webb revived "Dragnet" in 1967, Ben Alexander was unavailable since he was starring in "The Felony Squad" for 20th Century Studios and ABC.

  • @jjamo5
    @jjamo5 4 роки тому +8

    Brilliant series

  • @doctorartphd6463
    @doctorartphd6463 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks.... good video quality. Appreciate this series. Happy New Year.

  • @jimervin387
    @jimervin387 7 років тому +76

    Heavy duty episode. The gas house for both the bad guys. If that didn't scare you to go straight, nothing would. Ah for the good old days of capitol punishment.

    • @timothywilliams1359
      @timothywilliams1359 6 років тому +22

      @@welshpete12 Who cares whether it's a deterrent? It is the appropriate punishment in every respect.

    • @Ken-wd4ik
      @Ken-wd4ik 6 років тому +18

      welshpete12 It will always be a deterrent for those put to death, they will never kill again.

    • @sonoranrain2330
      @sonoranrain2330 6 років тому +19

      welshpete12 There will always be an aberrant and deviant segment of society. However, the majority of people that are considering committing such a heinous act will think twice before murdering someone if they know they are going to lose their life as well. Things today are much different sadly as the death penalty does not mete out swift and fair justice as it once did. The average death row inmate spends 15 plus years on death row before they are finally executed or given a life sentence instead. I believe there should be a right of appeal for anyone convicted of any type of crime. Putting an innocent man to death can never achieve justice. However, the number of appeals should be greatly reduced. If no evidence can be found to exonerate a convicted murderer after an appeal, then the verdict should stand and justice should be carried out.

    • @bovnycccoperalover3579
      @bovnycccoperalover3579 5 років тому +6

      Exactly!

    • @markmaki4460
      @markmaki4460 5 років тому +6

      N.B.: That's capiTAL punishment. Listening to California senators shoot their mouths off is capiTOL punishment XD.

  • @RogerRoddComedian
    @RogerRoddComedian 6 років тому +12

    Both executed. Today they’d be rock stars with movie deals getting laid on death row for 40 years of bullshit appeals until they died of natural causes or got paroled.

  • @patrickgroll2046
    @patrickgroll2046 5 років тому +36

    What a squared-away show. Tough cops, but also with judgment and kindness and humanity where appropriate. That's just what is needed in 2019 in most jurisdictions

    • @Mikael5732
      @Mikael5732 2 роки тому +4

      What also is needed in every state is 30 day maximum appeals and death sentence. In every state.

    • @lilajagears8317
      @lilajagears8317 2 роки тому

      @@Mikael5732 Exactly.

    • @davechongle
      @davechongle Рік тому

      @@Mikael5732i doubt friday would feel the same way

    • @macmcleod1188
      @macmcleod1188 8 місяців тому

      You got to keep in mind that police officers haven't changed that much..
      Friday and his partners are aspirational. we hope police officers will be like them.
      The reality is in 1952 there was a huge Scandal about officers beating seven Mexican kids severely and many of them were fired. The reality is there were scandals about police officers stealing money from suspects, from crime scenes, etcetera. That's one of the reasons that Jack Webb is so careful around wallets in the show.
      The fact is that power corrupts. Being around criminals gives many officers a dark view of humanity. Police officers have always served the wealthy at the expense of the lower income members of society.
      Phone cameras and body cameras have only revealed the reality that was there all along.
      Really, police officers need to be subject to Greater Financial scrutiny then they are. And they need to be required to take breaks off of Patrol and to get regular counseling (at least an hour a week).
      We ask too much of police officers and then our disappointed when they inevitably failed to live up to expectations that are too high and working conditions that are two corrosive and demanding.

  • @bovnycccoperalover3579
    @bovnycccoperalover3579 4 роки тому +32

    The quirky characters are half the fun of watching "Dragnet"!

    • @henryhorner3182
      @henryhorner3182 4 роки тому +6

      Joe: Can you describe him, "mam"?
      Yes! He had bright green skin, one eye in the middle of his forehead and tentacles instead of arms.
      Joe: Could you be a bit more specific, please.

    • @duanehamman8459
      @duanehamman8459 3 роки тому +1

      And of being in L.A.

    • @kellyford8832
      @kellyford8832 3 роки тому

      quarky?? FOR ROBOTS i guess that fits 🤷🏼‍♂️🤔 everyone seems ROBOTIC to me like they are ALL reading from pages

    • @garyfrancis6193
      @garyfrancis6193 3 роки тому +3

      @@kellyford8832 It says “quirky “. Can’t you read?

    • @jenngill7772
      @jenngill7772 2 роки тому

      @@henryhorner3182”yeah, the little guy was kinda funny.”
      “yeah? ‘Funny’ how?”
      “well, he wasn’t circumcised.”
      😂😂😂

  • @Mikael5732
    @Mikael5732 2 роки тому +10

    Comforting to know the last breath those guys had was poisoned. Need to bring that back, with no appeals.

  • @johnfrenzied4592
    @johnfrenzied4592 2 місяці тому +3

    Back when criminals were punished for their crimes.

  • @msvirginia1799
    @msvirginia1799 Рік тому +2

    great episode. o think i like the b\w best

  • @oldtimetv65
    @oldtimetv65 8 років тому +34

    Very good picture quality in this print. Most of the prints of the b&w Dragnet look very beaten up but this one looks good.

    • @MIKECNW
      @MIKECNW 7 років тому +7

      You can also be thankful we can watch it in full screen.
      There are uploads of the 60's series which are not, same with Adam-12 and Emergency!

  • @elliyahugenesove9777
    @elliyahugenesove9777 5 років тому +8

    Desk clerk=bank security guard-plays roll perfectly

  • @GumbysClay53
    @GumbysClay53 7 місяців тому +1

    Can you imagine this show in today's world? The Big Transient.

  • @darrenconrad4685
    @darrenconrad4685 6 років тому +34

    I actually think Joe showed more of a sensitive side in these 50's Episodes VS. the 1968-70 Shows!!!

    • @sharonwolfe5210
      @sharonwolfe5210 5 років тому +4

      He laughed, smiled, engaged, and fought like a ninja...
      Go, Jack!

    • @jubalcalif9100
      @jubalcalif9100 4 роки тому +2

      How right you are ! As I do when I take off my hat, you make a GOOD POINT !!

    • @marvinweinrichjr7011
      @marvinweinrichjr7011 4 роки тому +2

      67-70

    • @rickhinojosa5455
      @rickhinojosa5455 4 роки тому +1

      Darren Conrad I feel exactly the same way as you stated in your comment. He also showed a lot more physical prowess too. I saw o e the other day where Frank Smith got clobbered by a bottle and he knocked the heck out of the guy 1ho did it!! I was in shock!! . I also liked Frank Smith much more than his partner we later on, Harry Morgan. Harry Morgan never was a believable character as a peace officer to me. He also was just an irritating character for me. I'm sure others liked him. But I didn't. I've known and Intereacted with a lot of officers as a person from both sides of the law😖. Ive watched a lot of crime shows from those years. I've yet to see anyone who was like his character. Still, I guess there could be ONE and HE was it😂! 🙏

    • @crystalheart9
      @crystalheart9 3 роки тому +1

      He seemed less wooden then in the later shows. He was like a robot in the later episodes I see in reruns.

  • @phoenix-kenzodapathaan5568
    @phoenix-kenzodapathaan5568 6 років тому +9

    Brilliant and cat loved Miss Hurley

  • @whackyjinak4978
    @whackyjinak4978 3 роки тому +1

    I heard the radio version of this first, almost line for line, just changed a little. Characters and their relationships, almost the same!

  • @MrRobster1234
    @MrRobster1234 8 місяців тому +1

    The woman with the cat sure had the cork in tight :-)

  • @stephenclickard9428
    @stephenclickard9428 8 місяців тому +2

    When I first watched tv the local station was only on 3or4 hours a day. My father said he would buy a tv when they got it perfected. WE DID’NT GET A TV ONTIL 1957.

  • @tomr3722
    @tomr3722 6 років тому +10

    Miranda didn't come to play until years after this was made. Joe's partner also owned a car dealership in Hermosa Beach on Pacific Coast Hwy. he completely quit Hollywood when his daughter was kidnapped for ransom. he felt fame came at too high a price.

    • @randallkarlin4115
      @randallkarlin4115 6 років тому +4

      Wow, that's a shame

    • @janethartwig774
      @janethartwig774 4 роки тому +5

      He did NOT quit Hollywood. In 1966 he signed on to play Sgt. Dan Briggs in Felony Squad. He died just three years later.

  • @kingbee1500
    @kingbee1500 8 років тому +47

    Who in heck is this Ms. Hurley giving Joe and Frank such attitude right off the bat? Weird...

    • @shamrock1961
      @shamrock1961 8 років тому +12

      She's a 50's tight ass frigid nosey b*tch! :-P

    • @rubenalbertotapiaorellana3335
      @rubenalbertotapiaorellana3335 8 років тому +3

      King Bee

    • @chaunceyhulbert2711
      @chaunceyhulbert2711 7 років тому +4

      King Bee I know right. what a bitch.

    • @peterrothfuss6042
      @peterrothfuss6042 6 років тому +7

      I’d love to slap this bitch Ms Hurley around...for about six hours! What a piece of work...great acting though! 👌

    • @Tedybear315
      @Tedybear315 6 років тому +3

      Peter Rothfuss Yep.... "Just the script......" Always love these method actors.

  • @mountainman5025
    @mountainman5025 7 років тому +5

    Check out the "Charles Dickens Christmas Carol" door knocker in the opening at the door....

  • @vingotaq777
    @vingotaq777 2 роки тому +2

    2:20 that’s a lovely cat

  • @katiezee2
    @katiezee2 7 років тому +11

    'Everything is gonna be alright'...'No it isn't'...

  • @nikmills
    @nikmills 2 роки тому +5

    The original cat lady.

  • @calanon534
    @calanon534 6 місяців тому +1

    "Because Miss Rarick got a good look atc'ha!"
    "She couldn't have! The lights were out!"
    Morgan Freeman "It was at this moment, he knew, he f--ked up."

  • @davidcopperfield-DickensBook
    @davidcopperfield-DickensBook 6 років тому +16

    2:30 - That cats name is Lickity Split. 😀

    • @tacoheadmakenzie9311
      @tacoheadmakenzie9311 6 років тому +2

      That's what happens when you use 9 Lives Super Supper for skin treatment.

    • @LordZontar
      @LordZontar 5 років тому +6

      Given all the smoking on the show, it's a wonder the cat's name wasn't Lucky Strike.

  • @Mr.Howell
    @Mr.Howell 6 місяців тому +1

    11:36 "I don't like the way you said that young man." He's probably older than she is. She talks like she's 75

  • @marstondavis
    @marstondavis 9 місяців тому

    You know, after all these years I still don't know what this world's coming to.

  • @harrymills2770
    @harrymills2770 Рік тому +2

    No way she saw me. The lights were out... DOH!

  • @susanfaulkner2304
    @susanfaulkner2304 8 місяців тому +1

    The woman who answered the door was rude. "If you had done your jobs, this wouldn't have happened!" Wow! Now, when the police do their jobs, people get mad and scream police brutality..

  • @Fred-xh9ls
    @Fred-xh9ls 6 років тому +6

    That cat, just minutes before licking her face, was licking it's bum hole.

    • @tacoheadmakenzie9311
      @tacoheadmakenzie9311 6 років тому +1

      That's why he was licking her face; he thought it was another asshole.

    • @tacoheadmakenzie9311
      @tacoheadmakenzie9311 4 роки тому

      You've got it backwards. The cat started licking his asshole AFTER he licked her face in an attempt to get the bitter taste of that bitch out of his mouth!

  • @henryhorner3182
    @henryhorner3182 4 роки тому +3

    How many years has it been since I last saw a 1953 FORD on the road?

  • @lenny38138
    @lenny38138 6 років тому +35

    To get that cat to lick her face like that, she must have fell face first into a tuna.

    • @henryhorner3182
      @henryhorner3182 4 роки тому +6

      Hate to criticize, but MOST CATS are very affectionate to their human friends. Just treat them right and they'll show their love.

    • @rebekahhesketh1220
      @rebekahhesketh1220 3 роки тому

      Or, she rubbed catnip all over her face first. 😄

    • @Mikael5732
      @Mikael5732 2 роки тому

      @@rebekahhesketh1220 Or sardine oil.

  • @fjccommish
    @fjccommish 6 років тому +1

    "He raised prize roses - won some contests all around the United States. Some old lady - lived somewhere near N. Carolina - wanted to know his growing secrets. He wouldn't tell her - heard him call her Rhea, Mrs. C, maybe B or something like that. She had a couple of goons come around one time - two real Goobers. Maybe it was them. Anyway, that night I heard some yelling. One of 'em, the Goobers, kept saying "Go ooo ly, where is them roses?" The other ones kept saying something about Judy,"

  • @nunyabiznis817
    @nunyabiznis817 6 років тому +17

    That cat has a sodium deficiency.

  • @BuddyNovinski
    @BuddyNovinski 4 роки тому +3

    Even though I said "Miranda", the police still could've built the same case had Miranda been there in 1954 (which I guess from Tuesday, 10 August would've been), I also said "death penalty" before the results of the trial. As too many Americans don't know, Miranda is only for confessions, all other evidence is admissible in court.

  • @Jimmyzb36
    @Jimmyzb36 8 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the video! Did the first lady have "fish smell face"? That was a very lickinky cat.

  • @rentslave
    @rentslave 6 років тому +4

    The desk clerk didn't know that the quiz shows were fixed.

    • @RuneTheFirst
      @RuneTheFirst 5 років тому

      Very strange acting when they were first talking to him. I thought he only had one arm at first.

    • @tacoheadmakenzie9311
      @tacoheadmakenzie9311 4 роки тому

      He reminds me of a young Herman Munster.

  • @largemember
    @largemember 6 місяців тому +1

    20:22 Hands cuffed behind his back and smoking a damned cigarette!....BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

  • @samuelross9884
    @samuelross9884 4 роки тому +2

    "Reading to him about cement and he fell asleep." Who could believe it?

    • @oklahomahank2378
      @oklahomahank2378 2 роки тому

      It might be an inside joke. There was a famous (sort of) Soviet film called “Cement.” It was part of a movement in the arts called “Socialist Realism.”

  • @dodgeman4360
    @dodgeman4360 4 роки тому +2

    Hotel clerk seems to have fallen. Used to be bank security from a different episode......😅

  • @ffff-gx7tn
    @ffff-gx7tn 7 років тому +13

    imagine acting your lines like that with a cat licking at your mouth!

    • @patriciahayes7315
      @patriciahayes7315 4 роки тому +2

      She did it. And I enjoyed the cat licking her face while Joe was questioning her. :)

  • @bobstewart8032
    @bobstewart8032 Рік тому +2

    The Mrs. Hurley character has an attitude lol. Calling Frank "young man'. He looks older than she does. Lol

  • @gregdark5203
    @gregdark5203 4 роки тому +7

    The woman in bed...Man! Terrific acting for 1950's TV.

    • @mountainhobo
      @mountainhobo 8 місяців тому +1

      J.P. O'Donnell (1925-1994).

  • @teresas8173
    @teresas8173 Рік тому +2

    Some of the witnesses they talk to are so strange. Very quirky and often annoying.

    • @brucelytle1144
      @brucelytle1144 26 днів тому

      Have you ever been to LA? What they show is the more "normal" Angelino's! 😅

  • @wolverine12ize
    @wolverine12ize 8 років тому +3

    the bird with the glasses played a crooked waiter in one step beyond

    • @chaunceyhulbert2711
      @chaunceyhulbert2711 7 років тому +3

      Don Jordan I found that whole series at a bargain basement store for a buck.

  • @Undine66770
    @Undine66770 2 місяці тому

    22:53 "She couldn't have, the lights were out."
    It was at this moment, he knew, he messed up.

  • @jasongoldtrap1114
    @jasongoldtrap1114 9 місяців тому +1

    The cat was convicted of killing a song bird and leaving it on the front porch. He was sentenced to naps and cuddling.

  • @AnnacolleenEtters
    @AnnacolleenEtters 7 місяців тому +1

    Why and where did people get the idea that law enforcement is supposed to be our personal protectors? They protect the public, by working to put criminals away, after crime, in order they can't do it again.

  • @martinh1437
    @martinh1437 4 роки тому

    Some great lines, and no awakward plotlines

  • @leananshae
    @leananshae 7 років тому +6

    So we had to endure Mrs Hurley and the desk clerk for ABSOLUTELY nothing??? I want my five minutes back. :)

    • @dindinprivate3477
      @dindinprivate3477 7 років тому +4

      Leananshae - not for nothing. The desk clerk cleared the son.

    • @gerryjames9720
      @gerryjames9720 7 років тому +5

      That’s why I couldn’t be a cop. I’d beat the piss out of everybody.

    • @dariowiter3078
      @dariowiter3078 7 років тому +3

      Leananshae Take Joe to the People's Court if you want those five minutes back! 😉 😁

    • @blackislepeastoo
      @blackislepeastoo 6 років тому +4

      Stop making comments, save yourself a load of time.

  • @elliyahugenesove9777
    @elliyahugenesove9777 5 років тому +2

    Cardinal sin,Joe-never say everything is going to be alright

  • @daveschoenfeld
    @daveschoenfeld 4 роки тому +1

    Snippy, nosey twit who was a legend in her own mind. Feel sorry for the cat.

  • @robertfromtexas2480
    @robertfromtexas2480 6 років тому +4

    They changed the storyline a bit from the radio version. In the radio version it was a husband and wife who are beating.

  • @largemember
    @largemember 6 місяців тому +1

    3:07 I find it rather nauseating how she lets that damned cat lick her face.Cats lick some pretty disgusting things of their own!

  • @user-mp3eq6ir5b
    @user-mp3eq6ir5b 5 років тому +7

    Housekeeper has tuna oil based makeup.

  • @vingotaq777
    @vingotaq777 2 роки тому +1

    14:10 that desk clerk is not under acting 😂

  • @equalopportunityoffender6732
    @equalopportunityoffender6732 5 років тому +1

    I would love to give Miss Hurley a REAL pearl necklace.

  • @McIntyreBible
    @McIntyreBible 4 роки тому +2

    9:35, the woman is a smart mouth with Friday!

  • @raygreene971
    @raygreene971 2 роки тому +2

    Why are many of the witnesses so rude? Seems a common theme with Dragnet.

  • @CONTACTLIGHTTOMMY
    @CONTACTLIGHTTOMMY 6 місяців тому +1

    If Sergeant Friday was transported to present day Los Angeles, he would turn in his badge before lunch.

  • @kennethbritton601
    @kennethbritton601 8 років тому +5

    5:55 Twice skirts around giving a description of the thugs...so Friday simply gives up. WTF. And funny how they always seem to run into these strange birds (14:37). But we like it.

  • @litlgrey
    @litlgrey 4 роки тому +9

    Can one actually have a "lethal gas chamber" unless one also has a nonlethal gas chamber? How else can you know the difference?

    • @413x398
      @413x398 4 роки тому +10

      I think the restroom at any Mexican restaurant would qualify as non-lethal gas chamber. Some might be pretty close.

    • @RobertSeviour1
      @RobertSeviour1 4 роки тому +3

      @@413x398 Some years ago there was a gents' toilet in Suez, Egypt overflowing, streaming urine 100 yds down the street and generating enough ammonia to make your eyes water.

    • @garyfrancis6193
      @garyfrancis6193 3 роки тому +2

      @@RobertSeviour1 After being in Turkey six times I believe this.

    • @Mikael5732
      @Mikael5732 2 роки тому +3

      The difference is with one you can walk away, the other you cannot.

  • @Mom_sBasement
    @Mom_sBasement 5 років тому +5

    Never talk to cops without a lawyer. Jeeez.

  • @elliyahugenesove9777
    @elliyahugenesove9777 5 років тому +9

    give Hurlie credit she calls Smith "young man"

    • @Bigbadwhitecracker
      @Bigbadwhitecracker 5 років тому +3

      I perked up at that line too.

    • @patriciahayes7315
      @patriciahayes7315 4 роки тому +4

      Emily Hurley must need glasses. Frank Smith looks much older than her. :)

    • @Mikael5732
      @Mikael5732 2 роки тому

      That Barbara Euler was a beautiful woman for sure. Been in radio and TV.

  • @jayonnaj18
    @jayonnaj18 Рік тому +1

    That woman opening the door was so rude and nasty!

  • @irvinklugh8858
    @irvinklugh8858 4 роки тому +1

    VERY GOOD SHOW

  • @wandahall4435
    @wandahall4435 3 роки тому +1

    💖Dragnet

  • @beakt
    @beakt 4 роки тому +1

    People always say, "Just the facts, ma'am." And then Dragnet fans point out Friday never actually said that. But, from 2:25 to 2:42, it's pretty much what he's saying!

    • @grahamholton8542
      @grahamholton8542 8 місяців тому

      One bugs bunny cartoon does a spoof of Dragnet saying ‘Just the facts maam’

  • @nunyabiznis817
    @nunyabiznis817 6 років тому +2

    5:15 Those are some thick tears...they barely roll down her face.

    • @patriciahayes7315
      @patriciahayes7315 4 роки тому

      That was 1950s Hollywood make-up on a tight budget.

    • @againstallodds3300
      @againstallodds3300 4 роки тому

      @Nunya Biznis I once read that they were made of stearin back then. Seems to be plausible.

  • @JohnW1711stock
    @JohnW1711stock 7 років тому +6

    Bring back the Gee chamber. Ray (Olan Soule) is a CSI.

  • @stevej1910
    @stevej1910 6 років тому +15

    Pretty obvious why Ms. Hurley lives alone with her cats. Poor cats.....

    • @patriciahayes7315
      @patriciahayes7315 4 роки тому +1

      Oh, I don't know about that. She seems to love her cats, perhaps more than she likes some people. :)

    • @tacoheadmakenzie9311
      @tacoheadmakenzie9311 4 роки тому

      The cat probably pukes on her bedspread in retaliation.

  • @rafaelgelpi2718
    @rafaelgelpi2718 8 місяців тому +1

    Both perps executed, I’m guessing that they didn’t get to appeal their death sentences for years or decades

  • @mesutter
    @mesutter 8 років тому +9

    The cops always tell the truth. Exhibit 1: Friday "everything's going to be alright" LOL

    • @MrAlumni72
      @MrAlumni72 5 років тому

      I know - that's the best he could do? I'd rather he lied and said he didn't know how her father was.

    • @schmim1
      @schmim1 5 років тому +2

      I tell you what. I’m a nurse and have been in this situation. Until you have I would keep my mouth shut.

    • @qwerty13380
      @qwerty13380 5 років тому

      @@schmim1 I would keep your mouth shut to.

    • @michaelbabbitt3837
      @michaelbabbitt3837 Рік тому

      Perhaps they didn't want to add more trauma to her and kill her.

    • @michaelbabbitt3837
      @michaelbabbitt3837 Рік тому

      @@qwerty13380 Typical internet snotnose.