Dragnet 1967 (1967–1970)

Police Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.

Stars:

Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, Don Ross

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jack Webb	...	Sergeant Joe Friday (103 episodes, 1951-1970)
Harry Morgan	...	Officer Bill Gannon (101 episodes, 1952-1970)

Storyline

The classic police drama is updated for the 1960s. No-nonsense Sgt. Joe Friday and his partner, Officer Bill Gannon, tackle traditional police cases and face new challenges such as LSD, race riots, and public service TV shows.

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Plot Keywords:

police | police detective | digit in title | detective sergeant | los angeles california | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dragnet 1968

Filming Locations:

Apartments, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dragnet Productions, Mark VII Ltd., Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (100 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jack Webb had intended to do another revival of the series in 1982. However, because of Harry Morgan's commitments to both M*A*S*H and its spin-off After MASH he didn't sign on for the proposed remake. Webb then decided to cast Kent McCord in the role of Friday's new partner; either as "Jim Reed" (the character McCord played on Adam-12) or as a new character altogether. Unfortunately, those plans never came to fruition due to Webb's passing due to a massive heart attack in December 1982.

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Quotes

Friday: Unless you're growin' sit down.

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Connections

Featured in Atop the Fourth Wall: Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes #1 (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Theme From Dragnet (Danger Ahead)"
Composed by Walter Schumann

User Reviews

General Feelings about Classic Shows Like Dragnet

Somehow reading a lot of these comments about other classic shows like "Dragnet 1967 - 1970" can make me appreciate growing up during that time frame when shows made so much sense and taught a lesson such as on so many occasions that this version of Dragnet did. I guess I would have to rate a favorite episode as the only one where Joe himself had to be tried for shooting a would-be criminal in self-defense at I think it was a laundromat. It showed that NO ONE can be above the law, not even the cops themselves. It's a pity that the first season was not a big seller on DVD - I have checked with tvondvd.com and apparently there are no plans to release the remaining two seasons for that very reason...since now the show is only shown on one relatively obscure cable network that not all systems have, let's increase the sales of season 1 - I own a copy and enjoyed watching it....