26 Dragnet Facts You Never Expected

[@timmorris5151]

Mr. Webb was very kind to his fans. I sent my copy of his book "The Badge" to his production company in 1972. He sent it back signed and with a very nice note. Thanks Jack.

[@joeysnyder7532]

Do you still have the book to this day?

[@timmorris5151]

Nope inscribed

[@JTEllis]

During my police career, I was watching a TV cable channel that featured old TV shows. One Dragnet episode featured Kent McCord as a rookie cop who was accused of a crime. Jack Web as Joe Friday gave a memorable speech to McCord about what he could expect if he continued as a police officer. I realized then, and now after being retired 20 years how true those words were. Thank you, Jack Web.

[@aldewitt9]

“It’s a glamorless, thankless job that’s gotta be done.” It still is the best of the detective shows, and Adam-12 and Emergency have never been topped. In fact, I became a paramedic specifically because of Emergency.

[@EdsterIII]

Thank you for sharing your story. Also thank you for your service as a EMT. Paramedics are life savers. Take care and God Bless you and your family.

[@ininja32]

Jack Webb is a true hero, not just a celebrity, but as an outstanding citizen.

[@doranvee5944]

I love watching Dragnet. I have watched every episode on TV. *Jack Webb is simply brilliant using real life examples, and police files, for drama.*

[@Joe_Friday]

I like it too

[@mrtulipeater]

If you love those, try getting hold of the original radio shows.

[@doranvee5944]

@@mrtulipeater I didnt know about them until now. Great idea!

[@christesta2521]

Love the original Dragnet from the fifties and the updated version of the sixties. I have the original series on very tapes. Love the entire cast of Dragnet. At one point most of them were good guys in one episode and bad guys in the next. Dragnet was more of a documentary to me as Jack Webb always quoted the laws. Jack Webb was a genius with this show, Adam-12 and Emergency. Ben Alexander and Henry Morgan was the perfect partners for Jack Webb.

[@Madpoet45]

I have seen a lot of informational pop culture videos on KZbin in many years. This is one of my very favorites. Bring 53 and seeing only Dragnet 67', titled Dragnet in repeats when only 3 TV channels existed. Thank you for the refreshing info.

[@vannshuttleworth4738]

Any time Friday and Gannon get to ooze sarcasm and condescension is just gold! But even Dragnet seems like two do gooders compared to today.

[@JeffDeWitt]

I've been a Dragnet fan for as long as I can remember. A couple of fun facts not mentioned here, many, if not all of the early TV shows were direct remakes of radio episodes using the same script. About the only thing that was changed was "The story you are about to hear..." was changed to "The story you are about to see..." Webb was also a stickler for accuracy. In one radio episode he had a detective walking across a specific room in a specific precinct. They actually went to the precinct and recorded someone walking across the room. In another episode Friday had to make a long distance call to someone in a small town in Utah. In those days making a long distance call was big deal, and we heard every step of it... the building operator verifying Friday was authorized to make the call, then her calling the local long distance operator, who connected with the operator in Sacramento, who connected with the operator in Salt Lake City, who connected with the operator in the small town, who then rang through to the house. Until I heard that I really didn't "get" why long distance calls were such a big deal in the old days.

[@visaman]

Yes, direct dialing didn't become a thing until the late 70s.

[@danvincent8269]

Fun Fact: The Blue Boy episode was played by a guy named Michael Burns, who soon quit acting and became an accomplished University history professor and author.

[@ApartmentKing66]

@@danvincent8269 Yup, Blue Boy was the first episode in the new late 60s Dragnet series.

[@marcstevens8576]

I know that Stacey Harris was a great friend of Jack's and really put his all into the one when he was a forest ranger. He rifled of his script so fast & believable, I thought he actually was one. My favorite one...

[@rmcguffin]

Just awesome.....I have loved Dragnet since I was a kid....my favorite show of all time.

[@sisken12]

Loved that show. We watched all the time.

[@Boogenhagen100]

have to say-Webb was incredibly smart to hire harry Morgan as bill Gannon, they had chemistry on screen. Gannon and his food crack me up.

[@FactsVerse]

We agree, Boogenhagen100!

[@steveprestegard5151]

“One quart vanilla ice cream.”

[@kennyfordham6208]

You forgot to mention, Harry Morgan guest-starred on the Dragnet radio radio show.

[@williamhild1793]

Joe Friday dressing down hippies with a 3 minute monologue. Awesome!

[@brianwinters2131]

He was a great actor. If you find the Tonite show episode with he and Johnnie Carson doing the copper clapper caper it is very funny. You can find it on you tube.

[@donnadeckelman9803]

All the shows (Dragnet, Adam-12, Emergency!) were very well done, and always interesting. Channel 33 (ME TV) runs episodes of Dragnet in the early morning, and also has shown Adam-12 and Emergency. LA Dragnet was good, and the 1987 movie was very funny!

[@craigfazekas3923]

Friggin' Pep Streebek !! Lol

[@randquadrozzi1280]

Emergency is on cozi tv at 12 and 1.

[@EdsterIII]

I used to love watching Emergency! as a little boy. Squad 51, Randolph Mantooth, it was awesome. We lost MeTV for some bizarre reason. I used to love the morning shows. DRAGNET @ 4:30 & 5:00am. Then their epic cartoon show. And Leave it to Beaver right after. Now? Sadly it's gone from our "free-TV" digital antenna feed.

[@JoeyRamonAllones]

Takes me back to before I was 10 watching the series Dragnet 1967 when it first aired.

[@titaniumdiveknife]

I would never have learnt 90% of this. Facts Verse. You are my hero.

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching! We're so glad you enjoyed this video. What other types of videos would you like to see?

[@titaniumdiveknife]

@@FactsVerse Mr. Moto would be a dream come true! Peter Lorre was really fun to listen & watch. Hope you find joy in your searches!? Proud of you.

[@coreyrose5875]

Dragnet is one of my fav shows. 35 and still watch it.

[@FactsVerse]

We're glad to know that you love Dragnet! Which episode is your favorite?

[@coreyrose5875]

@@FactsVerse I can't really pick to be honest lol. Loved every episode. I'm so glad it set the pace and bar for procedure police shows. By far one of the best shows ever created.

[@zardoz999]

Joe Friday is my hero.

[@deniscoursen5022]

My favorite episode is the ranger with Stacy Harris. He passed away at age 54 but he looked a lot older’ one of my favorite shows

[@sassykaren7587]

I would watch reruns of Dragnet when I was around 5-6. I also couldn’t get enough of Emergency either. I know I was really young when these shows were on tv but am so thankful that I remember them. I really enjoy all your videos of tv shows from my childhood. Have you done a video about I Dream Of Jeannie? That also used to be one of my favorites. Thank you for another great video! 👍

[@EdsterIII]

Same here. My Grandmother and Grandpa used to watch Emergency, Marcus Welby MD, and other great 70's shows. I was always there when Emergency came on! Great show!

[@emt5330]

Fact # 27: in the Mark VII segment at the end of every episode, those are Jack Webb's holding the tools

[@markcadieux3445]

@@HelenGPitts Non Sequitur

[@cuda426hemi]

Only early 50's episodes, later 50s was Ivan Martin and then it was Webb's construction foreman's Harold C. Nyby's hands.

[@brianwinters2131]

I used to love the tv show in the late 1960s. i now listen to the classic radio shows on sirius xm.

[@jimsnider3852]

Me too!

[@n4815e]

X-1, The shadow, Johnny Dollar, Bold Venture. Just to name a few.

[@Joe33305]

Great episode, keep them coming. 😊

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

I’ve heard that the hammer and spike shot at the end of the program was Jack Webb’s hands . That show was great , I grew up watching that show . Jack Webb was awesome.

[@navret1707]

I remember “Dragnet” and “Badge 714”. Both great shows.

[@billthecat666]

Jack Webb was the first civilian in LA history to receive a policeman's funeral.

[@gloriatg100]

I originally watched Dragnet when I was in grade school during the 1960s. I never saw 1950s version. I recently started watching Dragnet on METV, and I still enjoy it. One thing I have noticed watching it everyday is they had a stable of character actors who were on multiple episodes playing different people

[@franciscosoto1365]

Love the whole entire show

[@marcmalfara1250]

It’s Mark VII , as in Mark Seven, not Mark the seventh.

[@TheAznative101]

I don't know if they used AI or not. If so they needed to tweek it a bit. Teach it to count.

[@scoobycarr5558]

Who would know that Mark VII would be the name of an early 1980s car from Lincoln?

[@0311Mushroom]

The research is most of these is superficial at best.

[@TheAznative101]

@@0311Mushroom From my understanding from this video and anecdotal evidence over the years the scrpts are taken from police files. If you have ever read reports they can be as dry as Saharan sand. So they have to 'punch them up' a bit to make them palettable.

[@0311Mushroom]

@@TheAznative101 not the research of Dragnet, the research of the people who made this video. All of them are full of multiple errors.

[@loralee4848]

Loved the clip, well done. The constant reminder to subscribe, not so much. 😕

[@jameswsomers]

Loved everything Mr.Webb did with the exception of"Last Time I Saw Archie" his attempt at humor.His classic "The D.I." is ued in all NCO and Instructors' schools as an example of how to instruct without using profanity.

[@thewatcher8758]

Barton Yarborough played Jack Webb’s original partner on Dragnet.

[@eauhomme]

And played the partner in the original TV show. He died three episodes in of a heart attack, necessitating the creation of the Frank Smith character played by Ben Alexander. There is a radio episode called "Big Sorrow" that deals with the death of Yarborough's character Ben Romero, which is dedicated to the memory of Yarborough. One of the best episodes ever done.

[@patriciaitalia]

@@eauhomme he died during the second season, not after three episodes.

[@douglasb5046]

With Dragnet I recall a friend saying at the time that if Joe Friday didn’t like a guy that person was, for sure, the baddie!!

[@williampetersen9915]

FYI: The last name of voice actress on St. George and the dragon net is pronounced Fo-Ray. June Foray is more well known as the voice of Rocky the flying Squirrel, Cindy Lu Who from How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Talking Tina from the Twilight Zone episode "Living Doll."

[@williampetersen9915]

@@Ididnotwanttojoin Absolutely; she was an amazing talent. I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Foray a few years back and she couldn't have been nicer. I was able to give her a copy of an old radio show (Hopalong Cassidy) she did back in the 30's; she was very happy to have it and loved listening to it.

[@ApartmentKing66]

Witch Hazel in the Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon too.

[@DIANNEELEE]

I knew a man that was a pilot in WW2. When he came home he listened to Dragnet, then watched it on TV after joining the police force. I don't know if he was influenced by Dragnet, but I like to think so. He just passed away May 1, 2020 at age 99. He was a cop 31 years. rip to both him and Jack Webb.

[@nescafe7781]

Appreciate his service to the country. And yes rip to both

[@jessiemawuchoi9500]

I love every videos you have💕💕🥰 HI to the creator of this channel 🥰

[@MrShadowknight2000]

I love Dragnet it is awesome

[@Joe_Friday]

Yes it is 💪🏽,!

[@longwhitemane]

This was a great show, and I try to watch it when I can find it. All I know is that the hippies in the 60's were about 50 steps ahead of the cops in those day.

[@FactsVerse]

What's your favorite episode of the show, Long White Mane?

[@longwhitemane]

@@FactsVerse My favorite episode is called "The Interrogation" where Friday & Gannon grill Kent McCord, who plays an undercover cop, over a robbery. The suspect turns out to fit the same description as McCord. Keep up the great work!

[@dave1956]

I was born in 1956 so I never saw the original, but I absolutely loved the second rendition and never missed it. They seem a bit corny today but it’s a big part of my childhood.

[@MrClay57]

They still show Dragnet 2x on MeTv. Fun to watch.

[@mrtulipeater]

Not only was Julie London his ex wife, but he hired Bobby Troup (her husband) to play alongside her.

[@warrocketajax373]

Bobby Troup also played various characters on Dragnet as well. He used a lot of the same actors from his production company to save costs.

[@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo]

That’s right. Troup was a good guy who was actually raising Webb’s kids, and so Webb gave him as much work as he could, both in Dragnet and Emergency.

[@bobwallace9814]

Jack's ex wife Julie London (Nurse Dixie) on Emergency was a jazz singer which is how Jack met her. He was a huge jazz fan. Bobby Troup the doctor at Rampart was Julie's new real life husband. He was a jazz drummer. Lastly, Jack had a certain number of actors that he approved and personally liked and you'll see them in many reoccurring roles on the shows. As an example look up Virginia Gregg. You might not recognize the name but you'll recognize her instantly.

[@steveleslie2170]

Back in '78 Isaac Air Freight did a spoof called Jerusalem Dragnet. The names Friday...Good Friday. Friday: Did you see what he was driving? Witness: Donkey...light brown Friday: Did you get the license plate number? Witness: No Friday: Why not? Witness: The tail light was out.

[@johna.4334]

Hey-ooooooh!

[@curtismartin2866]

You working Sunday Joe? No. Why not? Sunday's Easter.

[@scottthomas6682]

What a great show.

[@craigfazekas3923]

I am forever indebted to Jack Webb for having brought 2 things to the world's attention. 1. Jill Banner 2. Garlic Nut Butter Sandwiches....😎

[@nescafe7781]

@Craig: how do those garlic nut butter sandwiches taste?

[@craigfazekas3923]

@@nescafe7781 Better than you'd think, actually. Never followed Gannon's recipe for BBQ sauce, though.... Vanilla ice cream in BBQ sauce ?...😎🇺🇸

[@nescafe7781]

@@craigfazekas3923 Thanks for replying back. Glad its good sandwich lol cause I figure maybe the garlic would outdo the peanut butter. Yea vanilla ice cream in bbq sauce I can only imagine would make it creamier possibly

[@thewalrus8932]

Jack Webb was outstanding in the movie "The D.I." .

[@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo]

That’s right! Check him out as a newspaper editor in the movie “-30-“ as well. I really enjoyed both those Jack Webb movies.

[@rwnation9325]

Whe I was a kid my Mom had the album by Jack Webb, boy i wish I had that today, I would probably just keep it.

[@johna.4334]

"Just the facts ma'am" was the line reused by Bruce Willis in Die Hard II.

[@danielrowland5268]

Just the fax ma ' am

[@johna.4334]

@@danielrowland5268 "Just the fax, ma'am"

[@eauhomme]

And while it is always attributed to Joe Friday, he never says it that way in any episode.

[@ApartmentKing66]

@@eauhomme That's right. He actually says, "All we want are the facts." Like Jimmy Cagney, who never said "You dirty rat."

[@moemcgovern7345]

Did you ever see the comedy skit, Johnny Carson and Jack Webb did together. It was Hysterical!

[@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo]

Yeah, “The clapper caper!” Couldn’t believe they both never flubbed a line in that skit! Funny stuff.

[@dodgerblue7381]

Jack Webb would be very sad to see how police officers are treated today

[@walterjohnson9082]

YEAH LIKE NO MORE CHOKING PEOPLE TO DEATH

[@dwlopez57]

And the way some of them act

[@jrident]

You got that right. Thanks to all who serve. Respect.

[@dflf]

The later color episodes in the late 60’s were the best

[@SuperChicken666]

You use the term, burn a hole in your pocket, but in the immortal words of Inigo Montoya, I do not think it means what you think it means. But all kidding aside, I'm old enough to remember Dragnet before "Mark 7" and the original Dragnet movie way back in the day. Thanks for bringing back so many fond memories.😊❤

[@paultakeotravels6325]

Besides Dragnet, Adam-12 and Emergency, I also watched The New Dragnet, The New Adam-12 and LA Dragnet. I really liked all the shows. Another thing that wasn't mentioned in this video was Jack Webb's use of the same actors in different episodes. I remember the movie "The D.I." where he used the actors Don Dubbins and Virginia Gregg who would show up in several Dragnet episodes.

[@dtchmn77]

Jack Webb, one of a kind. God bless him.

[@tiredlawdog]

I started my police career in 1965. I liked the old black and white series. Friday and Frank Smith got into more than one fight. It wasn't all talking them down.

[@nescafe7781]

Tiredlawdog: How accurate was Adam 12 compared to real police life in the 60s?

[@tiredlawdog]

@@nescafe7781 Pretty close. I don't know what all LA required, but we were able to do a lot more in the line of police work than the kids of today's world. I'll just say I would not go back into law enforcement today

[@nescafe7781]

@@tiredlawdog Well im sure you seen plenty of lsd cases back in the 60s there aside from today. Also back then like today police didn't really get the recognition they should of for protecting the streets like they should had

[@emt5330]

Jack Webb was also a huge baseball fan. Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs

[@disneyfan8178]

Yes. That's where I heard he got the badge number from.

[@Ldunk]

714 is also the area code of Los Angeles in the 50s and 60s.

[@mrtulipeater]

Nothing on Law and Order? The characters, the scenic breaks, the script pacing, the shows catch-tune, the “ripped from the headlines” promotion, the dedicated professional with no personal life, even the quip after the arrest are drawn directly from Dragnet.

[@TRPost]

Interesting video. Another fact that could be mentioned is that Jack Webb starred in a 1957 movie called "The D. I.", in which he played a Marine Drill Sergeant.

[@FactsVerse]

Fun stuff, thanks for sharing this fun fact! What other types of video would you like to see?

[@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo]

FYI, on the ‘49 to ‘57 radio show, Friday’s first partner was “Ben Romero,” played by Barton Yarborough, who had a great distinctive voice. When Webb started the TV series in 1951, Yarborough continued in the partner role, not Ben Alexander as Frank Smith. But after I think only the second TV show Yarborough had a heart attack and died unexpectedly in December 1951, just 3 days after the TV show premiered. Webb did both radio and TV versions called “The Big Sorrow” where he covered the death, as it was legitimately impactful to him. On radio Barney Phillips filled in as partner “Sergeant Ed Jacobs” for 5 months, then Martin Milner (later Malloy in Webb’s “Adam-12”) filled in for a while as partner “Bill Lockwood” until Friday got his new radio partner Frank Smith, first played by Herb Ellis, then Ben Alexander for the rest of 1952 and through 1959.

[@gwesco]

Barney's most memorable role to me was the Venusian in the1961 "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" on Twilight Zone. He also shows up in a lot of radio shows on SXM's Radio Classics.

[@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo]

@@gwesco Thanks, I didn't know that! I had only heard his voice on radio, never had seen his face. I've seen that Twilight Zone several times and will have to watch it again. 👍

[@MrShadowknight2000]

Martin Milner played in early Dragnet as one of Fridays Partner

[@johna.4334]

I believe you are mistaken. Martin Milner played a high school kid who was caught selling pornography on campus.

[@TheAznative101]

Both of them were in a couple of episodes. A kind of test for the series Adam-12.

[@MrShadowknight2000]

@@TheAznative101 actual they Appeared in an episode called internal affairs

[@MrShadowknight2000]

@@johna.4334 Listen to the radio version

[@johna.4334]

@@MrShadowknight2000 Okay. I thought you were referring to the TV version.

[@martinschulz9381]

I've recently got into the 'Dragnet' and 'Highway Patrol' police drama's. Guys were like really super dedicated to their jobs.

[@mrtulipeater]

The radio originals are available as podcasts.

[@davidgray8191]

I was once asked, why I liked Dragnet over Charlies Angels? I said, Because Dragnet is real.

[@Shihab1979]

Respect for him

[@kevinhealey6540]

Yarborough was in the first episode of the first of the 50s TV show but shortly afterwards had a heart and attack and died. He was replaced by Ben Alexander who played Sergeant Frank Smith. Some say that the badge number 714 was taken because of Babe Ruth's home run record. Webb was buried with a replica LAPD 714 badge. Jack Webb was offered the role of Dean Wormer in the film "Animal house" but turned it down. He felt it would depreciate the image of Joe Friday. Henry Morgan appeared in the 40s radio series for a couple of episodes. I believe that after the Dragnet show in the 60s, Webb produced "1 Adam 12" to attract young capable men to a police department career. There were a cast of characters who played different characters in different episodes in the 50s and 60s Dragnet. It was the same actor but in a different role. They were friends of Jack Webb. The character who played Blue Boy was Michael Burns. He stopped acting to pursue an academic career. He graduated with a PHD in history from Yale and was a noted professor. One of Jack Webb's daughters, collaborated on a book, Just the Facts, Ma'am: The Authorized Biography of Jack Webb. She never saw the publication. She was killed in a collision with a Highway Patrol car.

[@AllenJones-w3p]

In addition to her acting skills, Julie London had a successful career as a singer.

[@HIPCHIP]

Jack Webb was awesome!

[@mikelucas3119]

It was first called Badge 714. You will see that title on some of the first episodes.

[@kennethsanderson442]

It was actually called "Badge 714" when it went into syndication, while first run episodes were still airing. This was a common practice back in the day, as to not confuse viewers. Some examples are "Ponderosa" for Bonanza, "Jim Rockford, Private Investigator" for The Rockford Files, "Happy Days Again" for Happy Days, "CHiPs Patrol" for CHiPs, and "Emergency One" for Emergency.

[@juanfierro7365]

Joe Friday says: Boy, I couldn't describe it any better myself if I actually cared. Gannon: Joe, could you keep it down... here help me with this... read this... Friday: Okay, RADAR: COMES IN RUNNING AND... Gannon: NO NO NO.. those are stage directions ... Radar, WHAT THE SAM BLAZES HILL IS GOING ON AROUND HERE.. YOU'RE COMING IN LIKE BA WILD INDIAN...

[@michaelragusa5138]

Jack Webb worked so hard to improve the images of cops, firemen, and paramedics through his shows: Dragnet(1949-70), Adam-12(1968-75) and Emergency (1972-77). He tried to instill trust in these professions. Crooked cops like Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao worked so hard to destroy what Jack Webb worked so tirelessly to do.

[@ralphsanchico2452]

I once saw an interview with the late Harry Morgan sharing an incident he had with Jack Webb where he said "Jack was so wooden about doing the series that when he (Harry Morgan) cracked a joke prior the beginning of the shoot and then after the completion of the entire shoot, he cracked another, to which Jack relied, "Are you finished cracking jokes for today"?

[@fiddletown2002]

In the first movie, Joe Friday carried a Colt Detective Special, not a S&W Model 10.

[@pegbars]

Wow, for over 50 years, here I thought it said "Mark VII Productions" at the end of every episode. I totally missed the "the" in the titles. Learn something new every day.

[@randallkoch6183]

This series will endure forever. One of the things that made the show so great were Jack and Harry's monotone voices IMHO. Also Jack was not the stone faced, bland, with no real personality, he had a terrific sense of humor.

[@marcstevens8576]

I agree, as I saw an episode of Johnny Carson (1974) when both he and Harry interrogated Jack Benny on one of his jokes about a lady's purse being swiped.

[@colleen4ever]

Friday did have a personality, he was just very dedicated to his job.

[@jack002tuber]

I heard that Jack Webb was a stickler for details. He would hound the film editor to cut scenes tighter and tighter. He would stand behind the man and keep tapping his head with a grease pencil.

[@awizardalso]

Many of the original Dragnet episodes can be found on KZbin.

[@smorris281]

The Joe Friday character in the 1987 film was written as the nephew of the original Joe Friday. Harry Morgan reprises his role as Bill Gannon. In effect, making the film a continuation of the Dragnet 1967 series.

[@sergiolobato1798]

June For ah? June Fo-Ray She's a voice over legend and worked closely with Chuck Jones and Mel Blanc. She was the voice of Cindy Loue Who who was no more than two from Chuck Jones TV adaptation of How the Grinch stole Christmas.

[@coreybryant409]

My favorite episode of Dragnet is "Narcotics, Missing Hype" about a heroin addict named John Aldridge. Although this episode ends sadly with the death of John Aldridge, it showed that our perceptions about drugs is flawed and that we need to look at things from the drug addict's view of life. Otherwise, tragedies like this are certain.

[@TheBlindDyslexic]

Surprised you didn't mention the Actual working phones. Instead of the normal 555 numbers, they dial in TV and movies, when they dialed a number it was a Non 555 onr.

[@victorpalamar8769]

Joe Friday's first sidekick on TV was Barney Phillips.

[@blorac9869]

On the radio show, you could hear Joe Friday open a can of whip ass! TYVM!

[@dougsiskin1070]

Lenord Nimoy was in an early Dragnet show

[@JHebert6387]

Can you do facts about In The Heat Of The Night Movie & TV Show.

[@2004mojo]

How or why was Joe Friday's first partner not mentioned? Sgt. Ben Romero (played by Barton Yarborough) was also his partner on the radio series first. Yarborough died of a heart attack in 1951 after completion of the second episode of the tv series .The 8th episode of the radio series titiled . "The Big Sorrow" had Friday dealing with Romero's death. The like-named television episode, which was broadcast on September 25, 1952, opened with star Jack Webb reciting a dedication of the episode to Yarborough's memory. Considering his history with the radio show & friendship with Jack Webb he deserved a mention in these facts. Friday had another partner for a couple of the tv episodes then he was paired with Frank Smith played by Ben Alexander.

[@nicholastom0588]

Knew that Jack Webb was not only one hell of a writer but a good actor too father to not only Dragnet which one I am 12 and dozens are more rows he played we lost Jack Webb do a while back and once again we thank the movie Industries for putting thought and greatness onto film a tip of the Hat to you jack web and to you our man Sergeant Joe Friday an officer Bill Gannon which we all know as the Beloved Henry Morgan

[@colleen4ever]

ya mean the beloved Colonial Sherman Potter!

[@johnbroadway4196]

I have Always loved Dragnet. And the late 60's to this day, remain honest in how society's problems aren't far from then to Now. Only the innocent are far less in the Smartphone world.

[@FactsVerse]

We're happy to know that you're a fan of the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

[@johnbroadway4196]

@@FactsVerse , BEST ?! AAAAAAAÀ, Yeah, to many and I love both the Radio shows and TV shows. It's just to bad that we can't update the old shows to get Society on board.

[@rochellecrump-mcnulty9675]

My favorite episode is the one when he explained the importance of being a policeman to a younger policeman. Although, I can't remember the name, I think Kent McCord was in it, it still remains in my memory.

[@warrocketajax373]

Search "What is a cop" speech. It should pop up.

[@nescafe7781]

That was The Big Interrogation episode

[@cmdredstrakerofshado1159]

@@nescafe7781 Yes another S1 classic Episode of Dragnet 67

[@GoatzombieBubba]

I like the Dragnet radio show that came before the tv version, same people.

[@AndrewVelonis]

It's not "all we want are the facts, ma'am", it's "just the facts ma'am, just the facts". Freeburg also did an audio parody of Dragnet in which Joe Friday convinces a sceptic that Santa Claus is real.

[@JohnNieder-i6c]

When I was promoted to Sergeant in the Sheriffs Office the Sheriff presented me with the Sergeant's badge number 714, I laughed. After the ceremony the Sheriff asked me why I laughed and I showed him the badge and explained, Joe Friday, Dragnet, Sergenant's badge 714. He got it and laughed. When I retired I took the badge with me and I have it in a shadow box with my other stuff. No one was getting that badge back from me. It is now officially retired. :-)

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for sharing! What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?

[@cat-lw6kq]

Yes they were perfect cops. Even Adam 12 Malloy booted up one time and was disciplined for it.

[@sharonwolfe5210]

Booted up?

[@johna.4334]

Booted up?

[@brewmaster411]

The name is June Foray. pronounced "For-A"

[@dflf]

brewmaster411 she was the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel among other cartoon characters

[@brewmaster411]

@@dflf I know. I met her about 15 years ago. Lovely woman.

[@marcstevens3761]

Favorite episode was the first one, with the blue-faced kid with his head in the sand.

[@robertchandler5055]

before jumping on the band wagon check out Webb's stand on the second amendment...guns for cops and military ONLY!

[@johnny-becker]

I feel the reason L.A. Dragnet failed in comparison with it's 1950s and 1960s half hour counterpart is that Joe Friday (O'neal) did very little field work while Joe Friday (Webb) was constantly where the action was. Friday's partner and other detectives did the hard work in 2003 while Friday sat at the station. I said most of the time, not all the time.

[@mrtulipeater]

The original radio (and then tv) program scripts were formulaic, but the formula worked. Stick to the proven script.

[@davegreenlaw5654]

I did not know that about Dixie on Emergency.

[@Tracy81258]

Say what you want about Jack Webb, but his shows were among the most racially diverse of his time, or even now. He HATED hippies, but he still supported their right to protest. Watch any one of his shows, and you’ll see minorities cast as doctors, store owners, police officers and more. They weren’t just “perps”, as in so many other police shows.

[@sharonwolfe5210]

One perp was being a prick to a black officer, and Friday dressed him down for it like a boss..

[@bigk8210]

Harry Morgan was 5'4" and wouldn't have met LAPD height requirements at the time.

[@marcstevens8576]

It's funny that you mention that, as there was one when they were on a TV show telling a short Mexican guy that he wouldn't be hired because of his short height rather than his nationality. It made me think of Gannon...

[@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo]

No kidding? I’ve watched Morgan for years, in everything from early Hollywood films he made, to Dragnet, to MASH, to “The Shootist” with John Wayne. No idea he was that short.