Another Season 3 educational episode. This one is particularly fascinating as it tells the story of the introduction of drug-sniffing dogs. This one’s got a nice docudrama feel to it.
*A robber shoots the owner of a night club he’s robbing. Friday and Smith search for the killer.
First episode featuring Ben Alexander as Frank Smith.
Original Air Date: September 21, 1952
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This episode featuring a woman whose not so beloved employer has been kidnapped is classic in a lot of ways. Friday’s last move at the end is a thing of beauty. Plus, the episode features Joe and Bill making a rare procedural mistake and hoping to avoid a good chewing out from the Captain.
Friday and Smith are closing in on a robbery suspect. The case gets personal when the wanted man threatens Smith’s if he doesn’t back off.
Original Air Date: September 14, 1952
First episode sponsored by Chesterfield
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This Season 3 show ends up on my favorites list for a number of reasons. First of all, it’s a show I can relate to. While I never had a job exactly like the one that Friday and Gannon’s investigation centers around, I worked in a service center environment, so I could relate to the environment of the story in a very unique way.
The story focusing on a $100,000 in stolen merchandise, and finding the employee responsible isn’t the stuff of Law and Order, but it’s fascinating detective work, and in the hands of Jack Webb, it’s compelling drama.
For Old Time Radio fans, there’s a bonus as Natalie Masters (aka Candy Matson) makes an appearance as a land lady.
Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigate a series of burglaries committed by a milk-loving perpetrator.
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Ranger Jayce Pearson investigates the murder of a driver by a hitchhiker.
This is a preview of the Old Time Radio Daily Westerns(otrwesterns.com), hosted by Andrew Rhynes who edits our audio.
Original Air Date: July 22, 1950
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This was one of those dreaded public affairs episodes that for my part really wasn’t that bad. Friday and Gannon go on a Cheesy late 1960s TV talk show to address public concerns about the department. Veteran Character Actor Stacy “Batman” Harris does a nice job as a College professor who doesn’t think the police should be prosecuting drugs. Somewhat of a fun episode. I can understand why others don’t like it as there’s no crime to solve (unless you count some of the fashion), but it’s still Webb entering a different and fun setting.
Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigate an apparent accidental death, but a statement from the deceased’s 9-year old son leads them to believe it might be a murder.
Original Air Date: September 4, 1952
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Several changes have been made to the show by listener request and I thought in light of recent comments, it’d be a good idea to take a look back:
So as we celebrate three years on Dragnet, I want to thank those who have offered reasonable suggestions. While some I haven’t been able follow due to time, practicality, or my personal style, it’s only with feedback that we get better. So, thank you.
Season 1, Episode 5:
Original Air Date: February 14, 1952
Joe Friday (Jack Webb) and Ed Jacobs (Barney Philips) question the prime suspect in a murder (played by Lee Marvin in an early appearance.)
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We kick off my countdown off my 40 favorite Dragnets.
#40 on my lis actually the last episode of Dragnet. Dragnet left the air on a bit of a sour note as Joe and Bill work a night of Burglary and Homicide cases.
While not quite the dramatic quality of the Dragnet radio installment, “The Big Trio,” “The Victims” packs a punch as it tells the story of people victimized by criminals who are given rights, while the victims and their families are left to pick up the pieces. This episode helps you understand the feelings of citizens under siege from criminals. It is the stories portrayed here that caused Americans in the 1970s to relate and gravitate to anti-hero vigilantes like Dirty Harry and the Punisher.
The episode was also notable for a scene in which Sergeant Friday chewed out a young police officer who considered his job “boring” because it wasn’t as exciting as life in the detective bureau. Friday, played by a 50 year-old Jack Webb gave the young gun a well-deserved chewing out that emphasized the importance of the job of the work by officers in the Black and White units. True words as Webb would continue to tell the story of Officers Jim Reed and Pete Malloy on Adam-12 five years after Dragnet went off the air.
