Dragnet (1989–1991)

Creator:

Jack Webb

Stars:

Jeff Osterhage, Bernard White, Thalmus Rasulala

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jeff Osterhage	...	Vic Daniels (47 episodes, 1989-1991)
Bernard White	...	Carl Molina (46 episodes, 1989-1991)
Thalmus Rasulala	...	Capt. Boltz (23 episodes, 1989-1991)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

police | los angeles california | spoof

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

The New Dragnet

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Arthur Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Dragnet (2003)

User Reviews

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"Dragnet" (1989) was a pretty straight-forward re-do of the classic Jack Webb series, just swapping out Joe Friday and Frank Smith (or Bill Gannon, depending on your era) for Daniels and Malina. The format was the same: a half-hour police procedural drawn from real LAPD cases, complete with the requisite "The story you are about to see is true; the names have been changed to protect the innocent." My only real problems were the omission of the classic "Danger Ahead" theme (you know: "da da-dum da"), and the obnoxious music-video-style opening titles. Not that anyone else noticed, as the show was gone in a year, a victim of really real police stories on "COPS". Note: Despite the time-frame, this show was unrelated to the 1987 Dan Ackroyd film.