Dragnet S01E14 The Big Lamp

[@corallewis3788]

A Judge who actually spoke his mind to the jury that so many want to but don't! In your face jury!

[@lifeisstr4nge]

lol, the line was fire!

[@fwippel1705]

Yeah, our justice system needs a huge dose of that. "Either you are innately dishonest, or you're complete morons."

[@jeffbybee5207]

Except until the 1890s the mere failure of the judge to explained to the jury it was both their right and duty to judge not only the facts of the case but the justice of the law which the defendant was charged, that failure alone was reason to onerturn the conviction

[@annpeerkat2020]

@corallewis3788 Which completely overlooks the role of the jury..... they are the ones to decide guilt or innocence... not the judge! In this case it's the judge that is the incompetent moron.... the judge has no role in adjudicating guilt in a jury trial. As far as the bollocks coughed up by the "expert witness" with his "let's say the chance of x is 1/100, and the chance of Y is 1/100 etc....) The "expert witness" isn't even stating it's his belief that the chance is 1/100, but just plucking a random number out of his arse. The reality is that he isn't expert on any of those probabilities he's talking about.... his 1 in a trillion is such a ludicrous deduction that it would be thrown out of any court as groundless.

[@johncox2865]

The prosecution didn’t PROVE anything! The jury was absolutely right.

[@thomascollins4325]

I love this episode! The judge shellacked the jury but good! "You're either innately dishonest or you're all morons." I'd sure like to hear a judge blast present day yoyos to a cinder like that! The boss Captain Wisdom. Now there's a man to work for! 😊

[@umarkedreturn8776]

Skip to 7:00 to hear the shellacking!!

[@reynaldoflores4522]

If I was the judge I would reverse the verdict! And prosecute the whole jury !

[@LucianTSkeptic]

Judge Ito wanted to say that to the O.J. jury.

[@samdigiorgipo]

Yeah , that Judge really told off the jury but good , , , then released the the defendant , , , ha,ha,ha,ha,ha, , , , just like today , , , the attorneys , judges , etc. get paid top dollar for talking , , , ,

[@phylliselizahb1041]

This supports an argument to create a degree for the job of juror. Educated jurors might not be influenced by who has the most $ to buy the better lawyers.

[@lawrencearansaspasstx4374]

Dragnet was the best Cop show of it's time! It STILL holds one's interest. Great stuff!

[@michaelmorgan7893]

Dragnet was the great grandfather of all the cop shows. Everything from in house series Adam 12, to Rookies, Swat, TJ Hooker, Chips, Blue Bloods, etc. and Law and Order series.

[@Vps-eb7ej]

Indubitably ☺

[@jmsiii4751]

We need judges like that today...

[@richardsalicejr5295]

Of COURSE we do, but then you watch Court Cam and those judges could get censured

[@fjccommish]

Judges who pre-suppose guilt?

[@yeahwelitt.v.withelgatocor110]

We have them. The lady judge that did the Florida school shooting. I think parkland. She spoke her mind. And the Brooks guy from Wisconsin who ran over them folks the judge in that case spoke her mind. We have them.

[@snewsan6645]

​@@fjccommishI don't believe he was presupposing. He listened to all the evidence and came to the conclusion those "morons" should have.

[@samdigiorgipo]

We got judges like that today , , , , talk , talk , talk , , , act tough , , , then release the defendant , , , how else does a guy get 4 , 5 , 6 and more DUI's before killing someone in a traffic accident ??? One thing for sure , , , the judge gets his paycheck , and it's top dollar !!

[@jamesshort8660]

That judge was Savage to that jury, but absolutely 100% correct

[@tarstarkusz]

He was 100% wrong and 100% inappropriate.

[@MetalWarrior-jb5cq]

​@@tarstarkuszI agree. The jury wasn't convinced of the defendant's guilt and made a decision. It happens from time to time. It was very unprofessional of that judge.

[@johncox2865]

It was not. They read the job description. The judge didn’t.

[@antonmoric1469]

Wow, that was a great episode. This earlier series was anything but formula, unlike so many other shows.

[@rogerrobin2774]

Search warrant? We don’t need no stinkin’ search warrant. Instead, we “shake ‘em down.” Ah, the good old days . . . .

[@crystalheart9]

A really enjoyable episode, thanks.

[@herbchilds1512]

22:15 "That Greek with the lamp had an idea, didn't he?" I assume Captain Wisdom is referring to Diogenes.

[@harriettanthony7352]

Huzzar! OP knows the classics!

[@angelaholmes9917]

I used to watch these movies a long time ago about more like more than 18 years ago but when they first came out it was pretty good it still lives thanks for showing them keep bringing them thanks

[@fromthesidelines]

Originally telecast on June 14, 1952, and adapted from an October 20, 1949 radio episode.

[@msm6186]

"Butterfield & Kruschen" portrayed as a business burglarized by Buckley. Herb Butterfield and Jack Kruschen were part of Webb's stock company of actors. clever insert lol!

[@snowman3390]

Did anyone catch it? One of the places robbed was Butterfield & Kruschen. The actor who played the chemist, Lee Jones, was named Herb Butterfield and another Dragnet regular was Toronto born Jack Kruschen. A little inside joke by the writers. Very cute.

[@D45VR]

good catch!

[@davidcopperfield-DickensBook]

Snowman Cool. Thanks for the trivia!

[@godfreecharlie]

Good eye! Probably done more times than you would figure.

[@brooklyn9398]

twilight zone martian diner cook/tv handyman good actor

[@jamesmason8052]

Uh huh that’s right. Got any more smart ideas pretty boy? jk very cool thanks for the info :)

[@dougauzene8389]

Love the 49 - 51 Fords!

[@dandielionous]

@dragnetfootage Thanks for including that big old hammer. The show was never over until we saw the hammer at the end. :) Thanks for the uploads. :)

[@jonesey65244]

Parley Baer. WOW!! One of the busier character actors in TV, and had to be close to the busiEST actor in radio. And his radio and TV careers ran concurrent. Which says one thing to me; not only was he good at his craft, but he also enjoyed doing it. I heard an interview in the very late years of his life, and he was a lovely man. Thank you for these.

[@Tommy-76]

jonesey65244 He lived until he was 90. He did the voice of the Keebler Elf in the Keebler spots for many years. A good hardworking character actor. There are so many wonderful character actors that get lost in the shuffle, the ones you can plug in anywhere!

[@jubalcalif9100]

@@Tommy-76 Well said and well put !

[@jubalcalif9100]

And he was a VERY active voice over artist , voicing the characters in many animated shows and commercials !

[@chillydawgg4354]

Tales of the Texas rangers radio show

[@Petraglyph777]

this show was so intelligent. Presenting police/detective work as it usually was, hours/days of just plain deductive reasoning and 'pounding the beat'. Kept the theatrical violence to an absolute minimum, so different from modern era programs. One of the most obvious constants of this show, was in the episode titles... almost always, 'The Big___' was used. Also an idiosyncrasy of that era, but appropriate.

[@Tyzee]

I love how everyone in the courtroom including the jury just throws their cigs on the floor.

[@glenncollins4778]

Tyzee sign o the times

[@randquadrozzi1280]

Littering acceptable then.most people changed there oil and poured it down the sewer.asked pop were it goes reply was just into the pond.great the pond we fished and went swimming in.

[@bryanlasermagiktyler3132]

yeah there used to be people that had a job sweeping that up

[@macmcleod1188]

@@Harlowerayne Maybe english isn't your first language. When someone says, "I love" that way, it's intended to be ironic rather than approving.

[@beerdrinker6452]

​@@HarloweraynePointless comment.

[@raggedyannpj]

Dang, the judge went in on the jurors!

[@zacharycat]

No wonder everyone tries to avoid jury duty.

[@arx754]

I'm a retired federal law enforcement officers, and you should hear how Federal judges talk in court. Usually the Prosecution knows better because they know the judge, but Defense attorneys often aren't that knowledgeable. the "scolding" that federal judges will give a defense attorney is something to behold. They say EXACTLY what they think and don't even try to be polite. I've had to bit the inside of my mouth to keep from laughing. they don't put up with ANYTHING. So, if they try to pull anything, the Judge will "ream" them. Federal judges have enormous powers so you do NOT want to get on their bad side.

[@shanghaibennyii6565]

“Innately dishonest or complete morons.”

[@1978garfield]

@@arx754 Reminds me of the judge that would take off his pants and use his penis pump during cases. No one said anything for years because they didn't want to go to jail for contempt of court. Or the judge that had everyone in court arrested because 1 person's cell phone went off. That judge was eventually disciplined as was judge penis pump.

[@altonpitts5303]

@EAF M You're right, I'm surprised a judge could address a jury like that in those times.

[@quakers200]

Sounds like every week Friday is working in a different division. You would think he could takea hint by now!

[@arlenacampbell200]

You go Judge

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

Good posting

[@francisclause9307]

Hey!!! Thats Mayor Stoner from Andy Griffith !!! He must of got a promotion!!!!!! L.O.L

[@brianarbenz7206]

A some of us have posted that the man at 9:46 who comes through the door appears to have later played Ben Weaver, owner of Waver's Department Store in Mayberry. Remember the case of "The Old Lady Who Clinked?"

[@brianarbenz7206]

In the intro, "I'm a Cop" was changed to "I Carry a Badge" for the late 1960s Dragnet because the ever defensive Jack Webb heard "cop" being constantly used by critics of the police, so he felt it had taken on a negative connotation.

[@jameshutchins8965]

COP historically is synonymous short for “Constabulary on patrol”.

[@oklahomahank2378]

It comes from the copper buttons worn by British police officers.

[@rogerrobin2774]

Can you imagine the LAPD putting those kinds of resources into trying to catch a burglary suspect these days?

[@harriettanthony7352]

They MIGHT he wore a red hat and voted for the other guys!

[@brianarbenz7206]

At 3:00 notice who plays the attorney interrogating the chemist -- I believe he later moved to a small town in North Carolina and got elected mayor!

[@MeowingKittyCat]

Yes, it's Mayor Stoner!

[@howardberlin2349]

Even better than that he was Chester on Gunsmoke. Mr. Dylan, Mr. Dylan!! The real Gunsmoke that is, the OTR version

[@johntapp1411]

MeowingKittyCat aka a very young Parley Baer

[@richardwilliams5387]

Smoking right in that guy's face and apparently ashing on the floor of a courthouse...ah, the fifties. Lol.

[@SocalSamStokes]

The overcoats in Los Angeles.... Great show. But the overcoats....😂

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

I enjoyed this episode. Thanks for the presentation.

[@frances4797]

Back in the day, when you could stomp your cigarette 🚬 out on the courtroom floor 😂

[@catherine4970]

I’m really enjoying your channel so much! Thank you.

[@michaelcanty4940]

Friday's partner for this episode, Barney Phillips, not only appeared as a Martian in the Twilight Zone series but as a TV repairman in " A Thing about Machines". Television sets were prone to breaking down due to their vacuum tubes. The sets were very large and heavy and it was easier for the repairman to come to the house than to take the set to the shop.

[@thomascollins4325]

@michaelcanty4940 John Hoyt played the Martian and Barney Philips played the Venusian on that Twilight Zone episode.

[@mexicanspec]

Wasn't he also in The Wild Wild Wild West?

[@timmcquerry6068]

The "Lee Jones "character was always an asset to the plot!

[@johncipriano3627]

That was smart police work , Good episode!!!!!!

[@glennso47]

He said that LA was the 4th largest city. It is now the 2nd largest city.

[@isiso.speenie5994]

Send Grandma to Tahachape ! LMAO

[@MJK1965]

Wow. Smoking inside the court room. 😮

[@suppylarue220]

at one time, Los Angeles was pronounced as, " loss ang geh lees" as demonstrated by the bailiff at 6:29

[@peterlutz7191]

I never saw the BW pre Harry Morgan episodes, thanks for posting them!

[@markr.devereux3385]

the Cream was a multitalented trio. Those albums are fantastic. Clapton was suprising bluesy & pychedlic pretty much a trendsetter of that era.

[@Mikael5732]

Capt. Wisdom. Love it.

[@LucianTSkeptic]

Search warrants? We don't need no stinkin' search warrants!

[@shamrock1961]

And they did all that without a warrant. The courts would go nuts with that today. :-0

[@arx754]

I'm a retired federal law enforcement officer and I have a J.D. (law) degree. they didn't need a warrant. Why would they? It's no different than planing an "ink bag" in with money stolen from a bank, so that the money---and robber--will be "stained". Please tell me how this is a violation of the rights of the perpetrator....

[@leifcatt]

@@arx754 They went into his apt. and spread the cyclohexane on his burglar tools and clothes. Wouldn't you need a warrant for that nowadays? I don't know about the laws back in the '50s.

[@carvinlambert6899]

Probable Cause, convicted felon, several prior arrest. substantiated criminal arrest invokes the probability .

[@johnmoore4]

It’s not a search. They were not looking for evidence, they were laying a trap. Also, they had a pass key, apparently from the landlord.

[@williamb5388]

a convicted felon renting an apartment under a fake name.... they dont need a warrant, but you people need some common sense

[@marktaylor1700]

Wow the good old days when crims were sent to jail, at least some of the time. I was on a jury and what a mess. One of the young women said she just wanted to vote not guilty so she could go home and watch soap operas. And so we go down and down into more crime and chaos.

[@jefferyhorton7496]

How did people breath back then with all the indoor smoking?

[@EliezerPennywhistler]

Really impressive courtroom set, that. Complete with RCA 77 broadcast mic.

[@jessejames7757]

USSR and the KGB had nothing on these guys.

[@MartinSage]

Ralph Moody judge, Parley Baer attorney,Barney Phillips cop, Eddie Firestone defendant, Tol Avery capt. All were popular working actors. Baer was Chester on Gunsmoke radio for 400 episodes Moody+Phillips did many Gunsmoke radio episodes too. Firestone was a Capt in the Marines as well as attended Northwestern University

[@kc4cvh]

Baer was also Mayor Roy Stoner of Mayberry, N.C.

[@johnreitz5676]

Great to see all these old time character actors.

[@McIntyreBible]

This character actor (1:55) also appeared in the episode THE BIG FAMILY.

[@carvinlambert6899]

excellent episode!

[@junkboxxxxxx]

2:20 "No smoking please" -- Sgt Joe can't go 5 minutes without a Chesterfield

[@hzzlrp10]

Depending on sponsorship Joe could have reached for a Fatima in the shiny yellow and gold pack, too.

[@schmim1]

Fnu Lnu yeah so explain the people today who can’t go 5 minutes without smoking and KNOW there’s a connection to cancer. He didn’t. Well the modern geniuses will keep making a profit for companies who sell cancer drugs. Thanks.

[@farklefuster6876]

Yeah. Cigarettes butts all over the court room floor. Notice the ugly juror snuffing her butt?

[@petemeis234]

@@farklefuster6876 --Better than a juror sniffing her butt.

[@likearockcm]

Guy gets life for burglary, another episode a guy hit & runs a pregnant woman who dies and the baby dies as well ,guy gets 5 years. I don't get it.

[@jakewynn8377]

It's because this was his 3rd offense. California has a policy that on your 3rd felony conviction, no matter the charge, it's a life sentence in prison, you even hear it when they bring up his name for the very first time "Conrad Buckley, a 2 time loser" meaning he's already got 2 convictions, this last one was his 3rd, and thus, life in prison

[@roisindubh6539]

3 strikes and it's life, what don't you get?

[@D45VR]

the prosecutor played 'Chester' on radio's Gunsmoke, and the mayor of Mayberry on TAGS.

[@D45VR]

and the captain was owner of Weaver's Dept. Store in Mayberry

[@davidsirmon8425]

Yep, Mayor Stoner (Parley Baer), Ben Weaver (Tol Avery), and Fridays partner (Barney Phillips) was on 1 episode of Andy Griffith. I think the episode was " Barney gets his man". Phillips played Eddie Brooks, a escaped convict.

[@PINKFL0YD-s2h]

Chester was fantastic! 😂

[@jamesbulldogmiller]

Parley Baer , Mayor Stoner

[@jamesbulldogmiller]

David Sirmon “I’ll get you for this Deputy!”

[@kevinmadden1645]

Ralph Moody and Parley Baer. Two old pros who never gave a bad performance.

[@kevinmadden1645]

Add Tol Avery to the list of old pros.

[@CaptEoNinja83]

Really cool to see Tol Avery and Parley Baer in this

[@samiam5557]

Early CSI work!

[@steemdup]

dishonest or morons. I LOVE IT!!!

[@user-mp3eq6ir5b]

steemdup - naw, it was the quantum probability math that shook them. Any sane juror knows cops can't into math!

[@jaminova_1969]

They must be Democrats!

[@JrGoonior]

@8:49 "We went through hell on this one." Wow! I thought that wasn't allowed....

[@josephmazzotta8813]

Sgt joe Friday brought me here badge 714

[@markmurphy3965]

Capt. Wisdom is very wise and looks like Jackie Gleason.

[@Tommy-76]

The judge was a fine character actor (Ralph Moody) who worked with Jack Webb on both TV versions. He is famous in Superman circles by being “The Wise Okatee” in the Test of a Warrior episode. I love his “complete morons” speech. However, it seems to me that he could have set the decision aside and ruled guilty. It’s been done before.

[@HeadsUpSnGGuY]

I think judges can only overturn a guilty verdict, not an acquittal.

[@nowheremama]

@Fire&Ice909 good one

[@bartbutkis]

No commercials selling those damn Fatima and Chesterfield cigarettes on this channel. Thanks a million. I hate listening to those lying A-holes selling cancer sticks.

[@TheMPOEye]

Why did nobody question the fact that he was living in a mansion? Back one week, and working as a journeyman carpenter, does not qualify you to own a mansion and buy a new car! I guess that we are to presume that the wife was the one with money.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Inherited property maybe.

[@rhondaatkinson3467]

These days that judge would be taken off the bench for saying that!

[@francisclause9307]

Hes the store owner in Mayberry!!!! Must be still looking for Barney!!!

[@kendallevans4079]

The takeaway I get: If you disagree with the judge, get ready for verbal attack you have heard since grade school. Second, EVERYONE smoked like it was a daily contest who went through the most packs! I bet Friday was a 3 pack a day guy!

[@kevinbyrne4538]

The fact that the show was sponsored by Chesterfield cigarettes might help explain the constant smoking on this show.

[@mikeh.7499]

as one of the few non smokers in the day, I used to say " they smoked with a vengeance"

[@user-mp3eq6ir5b]

Not to mention that most of these actors were dead by 65 of heart attacks or cancer.

[@arlenacampbell200]

That attorney is the man that played Mayor Stoner on The Andy Griffith show.

[@tonyarceneaux286]

Looks like the captain are too many 🍩 🍩. LOL.

[@chuckguerin8141]

San Quentin? damn that's rough.

[@shanghaibennyii6565]

'Every year we get more of everything…crime, buildings and more crime.” LA seems to love crime; since he said it twice.

[@user-mp3eq6ir5b]

Shanghai Benny II - this show was the closest thing to Noir on the tube. Hard Boiled banter, drastic camera angles, raining at night, sex, drugs & burgulary!

[@junkboxxxxxx]

17:14 the rent for an apartment in Beverly Hills is $75/mth

[@altonpitts5303]

It must have been wonderful to live in 1954. 😉

[@jonnychingas5757]

@@altonpitts5303 Not when uou made $25 - $35 dollars a week at best

[@beakt]

Why was Friday, a police sergeant, sitting at the prosecutor's table?

[@teresas8173]

With the amount of smoking everywhere, everyone must have smelled of cigarettes … UGH

[@elainelessack]

@teresas8173: Yes, we all smelled of cigarettes, even little children! I am old enough to remember that when we spent time in an enclosed space, there was a haze of cigarette smoke. We all came away reeking of it. Sadly, we were quite used to it! 😕

[@martingarza3383]

Jiminy cricket the judge unload both barrels at the jury wow. I can only imagine how he would let loose in today's politically correct society.

[@rkgaustin]

Nowadays, a judge might get removed from the bench, or at least censured, for a statement like that. Judges aren't supposed to care about the verdict, only the procedural integrity and fairness of the trial.

[@williamjackson5942]

@@rkgaustin Nonsense judges say things like that and stronger all the time.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Political correctness has WRECKED these cities.

[@bignoseharry6561]

That was about 1953...just imagine if that judge was time traveled into today's massively fkd up world...I don't know what he would think !

[@hollyb6885]

7:40- they should have played that scene at the end of the OJ Simpson and Casey Anthony trials.

[@1gallimaufry]

Life for burglary. Today in California, you commit burglary they will put up statues in your honor.

[@yeahwelitt.v.withelgatocor110]

People who steal as much money as this guy stole get life in this country. always have always will. If you listen to these guys who get caught doing these type of crimes that get low sentences they all ways say they government was trying to hit me 80 years for this but this and that happened so I got 10......

[@LordZontar]

And Joe Friday never once suspected his partner was an alien infiltrator from Venus.

[@ActiveJoe]

Barney Philips was also on the Dragnet and Johnny Dollar radio shows too - a real talent

[@user-mp3eq6ir5b]

LordZontar - So, you're hinting that the constant trail of lemon butter cookies was a dead giveaway? Also - little known fact - Jack Webb s One Quarter Native American.

[@tacoheadmakenzie9311]

Well, in Joe's defense, his partner hadn't grown that third eye yet.

[@death2pc]

Los Angeles SO needs Joe (Friday) back on duty.....................

[@plunkervillerr1529]

Outstanding!

[@samuelpope7798]

Note to self: Remember to never ever serve on a jury!

[@glennso47]

In some places you can’t get out of serving.

[@eldersprig]

There is a difference between the radio and TV versions. In the radio version you understand that Lee Jones is talking gibberish and that's probably why the guy got off. In the TV version you (the audience) see the glazed/disinterested looks on the jury's faces, so you figure its the jury's fault that he got off. The statement from the judge was actually said by the judge this case was based on.

[@RockandrollNegro]

Dragnet (on the radio) was sometimes rough; more graphic than anything before or after the golden age of radio. But Dragnet was (on TV) constantly at the mercy of the censors. Many of the episodes were watered down from their original radio script. The most telling I can recall was the radio episode "Claude Jimmerson: Child Killer" in which two little girls are raped and murdered. In the TV version "The Big Crime" Claude Jimmerson beats them up and molests them, but they were not murdered. (Listen to Jack Webb's introduction to the radio version. "Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's episode is for you, NOT your children.") There was another episode on the radio in which a woman was found dead and crucified, with her feet and hands nailed to the floor and her corpse completely nude. In the TV version, her body was found offscreen shot to death.

[@cosmokramer1987]

Marvin Harrison Smith II I enjoy all forms of Dragnet, from the radio show to the 67 version. But I agree with your assessment that the radio version was far more graphic and violent in nature than than any of the tv versions. However I prefer the radio version above anything else. BTW, I've nevet heard of the episode where someone was crucified. Maybe I have but I don't recall it. Was it an episode when Ben Romero was Friday's partner or after? It seems to be based of the Black Dahlia murders...

[@PINKFL0YD-s2h]

I agree. People should get an Internet radio, like Tunin and look for DRAGNET and OTR they are a lot better than the TV. I think using our imagination is a better method

[@northwesttravels7234]

Interesting that they just threw their cigarettes on the floor. What a dirty habit.

[@lilajagears8317]

Since 1984 L.A. has been the second largest city after NYC.

[@brianarbenz7206]

L.A. is the world's largest suburb.

[@lilajagears8317]

@@brianarbenz7206 Chicago and NYC are the world's largest ghettos.

[@brianarbenz7206]

@@lilajagears8317 Except for the parts that aren't ghettos.

[@dindinprivate3477]

How many people today will catch the reference to Diogenes?

[@snewsan6645]

Joe didn't know what day it was?

[@frances4797]

"$1 Trillion? Could you give the jury something to compare that figure to?" "It's about 1/32 of the U.S. national debt by 2023" That'll really mess 'em up 😆🤣

[@44032]

Originally broadcast 6/19/52. Eddie Firestone would be back as another thief, George Hoffman, in "The Big Break" (3/19/53).

[@jimervin387]

Those were 1951 Fords being used. They should have been replaced by the new '52 models if this episode was broadcast in July of that year.

[@44032]

Nonetheless, that is the original broadcast date: www.imdb.com/title/tt0565827/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Why wouldn't they have used 1951 Fords?

[@44032]

Two things I looked up: There have been an estimated 100 billion human beings who have lived their lives on this planet so that "1 trillion" figure is ten times that much. Also a "not guilty" verdict requires a 12-0 vote, just like a guilty verdict, (otherwise, you have a "hung jury"). So 12 people though that another one of a trillion people might have done the initial crime.

[@lucyflorey9152]

Wow wool jacket in CA taps on size 8 shoes Small men in those days Crazy women's hats It's so funny to see them sitting in the jury looking so serious with those hats on.

[@petercrowl9467]

Listen to the Dragnet Radio shows. Most all the descriptions of men are short and not heavy.

[@francisclause9307]

Everyone was smoking!!!! My oh my how times have changed!!!

[@daspiper8941]

This is the first episode where I've seen this guy as Joe's partner.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

He did a handful as they were looking for a permanent replacement for Barton Yarborough.

[@marks984]

He was the alien from Venus in the Twilight Zone.

[@conigjo62]

By the time you need your clothes again they will be out of style LOL

[@L1V2P9]

Or they would have gone out of style and come back in again!

[@billiewilson5197]

Good Job coppers !👍🏾👏🏾 they always get their man ! LOL 🙋🏽

[@emilypachejo1027]

WOW! Smoking in the court house

[@tarstarkusz]

I don't know how any court would allow the cops to put invisible glowing chemicals on a person in his normal course of life. If I was on that jury, I'd have voted for acquittal.

[@Bill23799]

Captain: You two tail Buckley and his wife. I'll go check out his apartment. Sgt Friday: Don't you need a warrant signed by a judge to do that Captain? Captain: Check the calendar Joe, it's the 50's.

[@georgebisacre9413]

Friday and his partners must have tackled about every kind of crime you could think off

[@troy9477]

A defense attorney would object to all that probability math without a mathematician to verify it. Plus, all his numbers were being pulled out of the air. The attorney would win the objection. Nowadays, a judge might get removed from the bench, or at least censured, for a statement like that. Judges aren't supposed to care about the verdict, only the procedural integrity and fairness of the trial. I love how they don't mention a warrant to go into the apartment to plant the taggant. Ah, the good old days.......

[@fjccommish]

"Let's say 1 in 100..." No, let's not say. Do you have facts?

[@shananagans5]

lol No doubt. That's called an order of magnitude estimation. If one in a million stars has planets & one in a million of those has life & one in a million of those has intelligent life..... Carl Sagan can get away with that. Courts... They aren't real keen on any kind of estimate.

[@user-mp3eq6ir5b]

Troy Ortega - Obviously, the Jury tl;dr'd at the Fuzzy Math & Voted for Trump.

[@shirtless6934]

Before 1955 California admitted illegally seized evidence if it was relevant.

[@jstrawser]

Jack Webb WAS a 3 pack a day smoker could not get through a 30 min. show without a smokie .

[@tomfields3682]

Los Angle-lees!

[@harriettanthony7352]

Bingo! Some else with an Ear for linguistics has caught the change in pronunciation of the word "Angeles". Why is the question? Lazy pronunciation, poor education training, migration of language over time??