"Dragnet 1967" (1967) TV series 1967-1970

Creator:

Jack Webb

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

12 January 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Detective | Digit In Title | Detective Sergeant | Los Angeles California

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jack Webb	...	Sgt. Joe Friday (98 episodes, 1967-1970)
Harry Morgan	...	Officer Bill Gannon (98 episodes, 1967-1970)

Also Known As:

Dragnet (USA) (syndication title)
Dragnet 1968 (USA) (second season title)
Dragnet 1969 (USA) (third season title)
Dragnet 1970 (USA) (fourth season title)

Runtime:

30 min (100 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Parker Center Police Headquarters - 150 N. Los Angeles Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dragnet Productions

Trivia:

When Jack Webb revived the show in 1966, it was in response to the growing tide of teen-age drug use, especially LSD.

Quotes:

[a young couple let their toddler drown in a bathtub while they were stoned]
Officer Bill Gannon: After twenty-five years on the job, it's finally happened.
Friday: What's that, Bill?
Officer Bill Gannon: I'm going to be sick.
[hands the bag of marijuana to Friday and runs out of the room]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Grass (1999)

Soundtrack:

Theme From Dragnet (Danger Ahead)

A classic series

Viewers used to series today such as Law & Order and CSI probably won't enjoy this classic show from the 1960s, but if you need a break from gritty realism and hard-boiled dramas this is a great show to watch. The 60s version of Dragnet was somewhat like the original show in the 1950s, but dealt with the topics of the day like drug use, race relations, student unrest, etc. Jack Webb plays Joe Friday to the hilt again, maybe a little less authoritarian that back in the 1950s version but still quite a memorable character nonetheless. By contrast, Harry Morgan plays Friday's partner, Officer Bill Gannon, as just a regular guy who happens to be a cop. You get the feeling that Gannon could easily move to some other career if he wanted to without much difficulty, while Friday seems to be interested only in police work; it's hard to imagine Joe Friday taking a day off, let alone do anything like go to the movies, visit a museum, etc. The supporting characters come and go regularly, as others have mentioned, but do a good job with their limited roles. Also, the crimes that Friday and Gannon investigate are quite interesting, and most episodes are well written. There will always probably be a debate as to whether the 50s or 60s version of Dragnet was best, but either way this series has held up well and is still a lot of fun to watch today.