Highway Patrol 90 in Oil Lease

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[@annaweathers4614]

It can't be wise for an armored truck to advertise in writing on the truck that it's carrying cash, deposits and payrolls. That's like asking for trouble.

[@tommytruth7595]

I know. They have another episode where a guy carrying something, I don't remember if it is money or jewelry, is is a car that has a big sign on the door that says, "Bonded Courier." Not very smart at all.

[@lizevans4010]

That's exactly what I thought.

[@johnbockelie3899]

The Bazooka gang busted. Mathews gets a tank badge for driving a bulldozer.

[@BipolarAyatollah]

What good is an armored truck when you drive around with the windows down? 😆

[@reynaldoflores4522]

Those were the innocent times.

[@doctorartphd6463]

Morons leaving a bazooka uncovered while in a gas station. Wish this was colorized. Thank you for these classics !!

[@df033153]

The actor playing Stocker acts and delivers his lines just like Charles Bronson, only10 years or so earlier.

[@jkelly2478]

Good one!

[@-oiiio-3993]

The 'Reiner Oil Fields' ( 16:02 ) sure look a lot like Signal Hill.

[@truettneathery4358]

Too flat

[@shanghaibennyii6565]

If a bazooka cannot stop a bulldozer, the enemy could make the swap..

[@henryhorner3182]

Those fabulous 50s. When cars were beautiful and women looked, talked and dressed like ladies.

[@renhoek]

And men were gentlemen.

[@stanleyneiljelinek1924]

Even the criminals are clean cut

[@agems56]

I agree to your observation! Today we don't know what gender people want to be classified as especially when doing a search! People don't want Mr. Or Mrs or Miss, or even him or her mentioned in reports! How does that help any!

[@maewebster9377]

men were men...and knew that they were

[@donnienicholson6062]

And everybody was white.

[@loveandfaith6517]

awesome episode...👍👍 yep, the best parts are the classic automoblies...👍👍 it so good to see them, brings back so many good memories.

[@howardfowler2255]

No sex or profanity or nudity or computer effects- how on earth did we and our parents stomach shows like this! Maybe we were more naive than we are today. Then again maybe we enjoyed watching simple yet entertaining shows like this with our kids. Family time around the tube instead of everyone doing their own video/ gadget thing.

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

Yes. And no zombies either.

[@alphonsozorro7952]

"Maybe we were more naive than we are today." No, they were less voyeur and lusty, not "naive". Watching "shows like this with our kids", when there are so many adult things, like murders, theft, violence etc.? You are being naive yourself.

[@r2gelfand]

Maybe our consciences were not quite so seared.

[@bertgrau9246]

Howard, maybe, just maybe back then folks had something called morals perhaps that's the difference between then and now .

[@agems56]

We got so used to the "Lack of Morals" that we think decency and the lack of sex and foul language in movies is strange, at least for the younger generations! At 65 years of age, I cringe at the movies cranked out today, even as a guy!

[@blueticecho]

Please note that no Oldsmobles , Buicks or D9 Cats were injured during the making of this show.

[@jimervin387]

That part may be a little unrealistic.

[@mikeejay63]

blueticecho would be right Jim, at an average budget of $25,000 per episode, they couldn't afford to tear stuff up.

[@waynejohnson1304]

Thankfully.

[@billhuber2964]

Than goodness.

[@ferlenarab]

Or 1956 Plymouths!

[@carvinlambert6899]

excuse me!!!! you guys hit a Safe with that mortar launching Bazooka... the currency will be burned up in a 2 second Flash !!

[@jaywalker712]

I never dealt with a bazooka but the RPG's Victor Charles used against us would make your nuts draw up quick.

[@hourlynewscaster]

HIGHWAY PATROL stands as likely the best-known syndicated show of television in the early-mid 1950s. I never knew Broderick Crawford, but got to know the narrator, ART GILMORE. He was quite a guy and had fond memories of HIGHWAY PATROL. 10-4.

[@Tubby31310]

hourlynewscaster loved his voice perfect for this series. He was 98 y.o. Wow

[@jackrider57]

The show ran from 1955 to 59.

[@jackrider57]

The show ran from 1955-59.

[@glennfanning3606]

10-4

[@sandybruce9092]

Broderick Crawford and his Mother are buried in Ferndale Cemetery in Johnstown, NY (a stones throw away from Gloversville, NY) - my husband has many of his relatives buried in the same cemetery! I’ve heard that the TV people had a difficult time just keeping Broderick decent enough to play his part - he was a consummate drunk! For some reason, I took a dislike to him as a young kid - haven’t a clue why.

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

Nice to see realism instead of the phoney drama and exaggerated special effects they use today. Also no damned, stupid zombies.

[@violentshemp7776]

and they aren't all gay

[@bertgrau9246]

David, I like zombies . And the walking dead

[@twilahixon2456]

Funny how it is many times next door in everyday people! Matthews is so accessible. Officers consult and sit on his desk at the same time. How often do our present "college graduates" barely allow people in the office let alone approach the desk, never mind not think the same.

[@IamTheOnlyCHILIDOG]

"armored truck" = regular Ford panel truck with hasp & padlock on rear door.

[@ferlenarab]

Built Ford Tough don't you know!

[@skydiverclassc2031]

Maybe they meant it was 'ArmorAll-ed' so it would look nice.

[@johnbockelie3899]

Road blocks were made famous by this show.

[@josepocos]

Panel truck sat pretty high to have been armored.

[@michaelparker5579]

I have not seen this show since I was a little boy thanks for the memories

[@wardkendall7095]

*Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, wrote this episode. Roddenberry, besides being a TV writer (and ex-Pan Am pilot) was also a Los Angeles police officer at one time. He also was the head writer on the TV Western series, "Have Gun, Will Travel".*

[@twilahixon2456]

Another series with good stories!

[@eddean6663]

Also a B-17 pilot.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Then the perps should be using photon torpedoes.

[@chrismc410]

He met Jerry Goldsmith on HGWT, the future composer of the Star Trek: The Motion Picture/The Next Generation theme.

[@agems56]

Have gun will travel was one of my favorite westerns because of the morals to the stories, also these episodes can also be found on KZbin!

[@geraldking8835]

I used to be a route supervisor for a major armored car company and it would have to be a very special case for an armored car to be only carrying one delivery. Most armored cars would have a few hundred thousand on it making deliveries (including payrolls) to several different locations. As many as 20 or more. On the few occasions I knew of when we made a single delivery of a large amount of cash, it was usually in a unmarked vehicle.

[@Vinnie101a]

Gerald King a: It’s a half hour tv episode Gerald. Please allow a little artistic licence. It’s not meant to be a documentary on armored car procedures.

[@bonniemoerdyk9809]

Don't give out company secrets...LOL

[@billhuber2964]

This series was the granddaddy of all cop shows.

[@wphubert]

Even if your missing the “t” I agree. Great fun too.

[@johnbockelie3899]

In the Army long enough to peel potatoes doing K.P. duty.😅

[@ConnieWojahn]

I disagree. The first cop show was Dragnet which premiered December 16, 1951. Highway Patrol premiered in 1955. Both were really good, and still are, although a bit dated.

[@artgueret]

Love it. Puts a loaded bazooka in the back seat..... Love this show

[@NotaVampyre111]

The line before he does it was something like, "No sense in shooting at a moving target. We'll do this the smart way."

[@jaminova_1969]

@@NotaVampyre111 Subtle!

[@death2pc]

I leave mine in the trunk most of the time.....................

[@dannyarmstrong2013]

Hahaha. When I was a kid the mayor came to our house with a trunk full of stolen and recovered dynamite. He didn't even know my dog was biting him...

[@BigHorseFilm]

If the ignition wire isn't hooked up it's almost inert in that condition, although I'm sure it still not the safest way to store it. I'm more confused about their plan to use it without annihilating everything on the inside of their target.

[@candacegladden5313]

I didn't get it for the first time the crook's had more fire power then the police and didn't use it lammo but i love watching these can't get enough of Dan the man Matthews thanks for posting

[@thomasjordan3449]

My Grandparents parakeet used to dance to the Highway Patrol theme.

[@bonniemoerdyk9809]

Cute! Did ya get any home video's? Now I'm going to picture a dancing parakeet for the last remaining episodes!! LOL

[@larrywhited3070]

Finally, a relevant comment.

[@Justice4all_001]

@@larrywhited3070lol 😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidcarroll1883]

My aunt had a 1956 Olds. What an awesome car.

[@stevenj8628]

My grandparents had a '56 Super 88 sedan. Two-tone green. They drove it for 20 years and the car lasted until I got old enough to drive it, although it was on its last legs by then. Still fun to operate it, though.

[@-oiiio-3993]

We had a 1955 Olds 88 Holiday when I was a kid. I later owned a 1953 Super 88.

[@twilahixon2456]

Those days '54 - '60 Real Cars. Gas guslars but we loved them. Not the kiddy size hamburgers we have today; of which the brand is not distinguished.

[@ettab145]

No credits for stunts. I wonder if Crawford did that full jump to the ground, tackled and rolled and came up with the bad guy. If he did that stunt, he was pretty awesome. This is a good action packed episode. What you see tells the story as well as the dialogue. Excellent!!

[@dansarod]

He didn't use stuntmen, he did it himself.

[@wt1370]

That was pretty impressive at his age and girth

[@emeyer6963]

@@wt1370 He was only in mid 40's when this was shot but he was pretty chunky.

[@justina249]

He was drinking champagne Feeling no pain

[@alphonsozorro7952]

@@emeyer6963 "only in mid 40's", an age when most field soldiers and sportsman are retired? He didn't do the stunt. Too old AND fatty.

[@chuckrawlings754]

Never trust anyone who says "I spent 14 months in Korea." What they mean of course is, "I spent 14 months in the stockade."

[@omsaint1334]

23 fire fights 8 medals Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry my favorite. More than Bronze Star w V deviceb for gallantry. Despise the remf's. Rear echelon m"f'ers

[@omsaint1334]

Vietnamese Cross o Gallantry. Bronze Star w V Device my 2 favorites of 8 I received To Hell w REMF"s. 68-69. Vietnam. 100% disabled By land mine.

[@johnbockelie3899]

The Bazooka gang of two.

[@sissytacsiat548]

Anther Great Episode 😄 Thank You Foxeema ..For Sharing 😃

[@justina249]

Loved listening to that Kitty Cat engine purr. Such sweet music to my ears

[@johnSmith-no2wi]

Mulholland Dr. I forgot how bad the smog use to be in L.A. in the 50's and 60's. We use to have smog alerts almost daily in the summer months, we weren't allowed to play outside had to sit by the swamp coolers instead.

[@waynejohnson1304]

It's been said that living in Los Angeles is equivalent to smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.

[@bernardbrown5336]

Yeah! Now you have forest fires!

[@bonniemoerdyk9809]

I remember Johnny Carson always talking about the smog.

[@stevenss5482]

So why was it smoggy? Industry?

[@jaminova_1969]

@@stevenss5482 That and pre-emmisions vehicles using leaded gas.

[@hourlynewscaster]

One of the reasons that HIGHWAY PATROL and SEA HUNT and those other basic, low-budget syndicated show was that the shows had great, terse writing that was the focus. No special effects. No quick cuts. Notice that when Dan Matthews goes to his car, the camera stays on him as he goes in, closes the door, starts the car and drives off. The formula was simple because of the budget. Stick to the basics. That worked.

[@yukyukyuk1335]

It sure did! Love this show and cannot watch anything modern.

[@sw8282]

This show, Sea Hunt, and few others was the only thing on Tv. I grew up in NY with channels 2,4,5,7,9,11 and 13 and that was it. Today there are couple hundred channels. Amazing

[@INDYOSKARS]

And we´re (I am) still watching these great shows, I don´t watch TV or modern shows, don´t waste my time on that shit. Same goes for this thing they call ´modern country´.

[@mary13531]

I love binge watching these old shows. I wish they'd make more Dragnets

[@stephenvelden295]

The Caterpillar has the Donkey Engine Starter! I used to convert those to electric start!

[@roysterfutrell8889]

No computor chips or sensors. You can still get the injector pump rebuilt for a couple of hundred dollars.

@@roysterfutrell8889 good luck buying tracks.

[@roysterfutrell8889]

@ Thats the problem. There are all kinds of old machines that could be kept running for 150 years if you could get parts.

[@edwardgarea7650]

Interestingly, International, which made a pretty good dozer, came up with the first electrical starting system, negating the need for the pony motor.

[@paulmallery6719]

They were great Exhaust pipe inside coolant to help warm main engine in arctic temperatures

[@danielyoung6630]

GENE RODDENBERRY WOW! QUINN MARTIN have a look at these crews, well guess they must been hard up, and they did 2 shows a week cheap cheap nice to see CALLI in 50s no smog yet...

[@dbrinkm1]

that bazooka shoots a coned shaped charge which would burn through 8 inches of solid steel.That bulldozer blade would have "no effect" against a shaped charge and those on the dozer would be gone quickly.The bazooka explosions portrayed in the show , are mere firecrackers ..not bazooka coned shaped charges. Yes, I too , was in the army.

[@neanderthalman1866]

I'll bet everyone who's ever used or has seen used one of those bazookas is yelling at their screen right now when they see how stupid and ill informed the director of this show was in the proper loading and use of this weapon. They had their actor shove the rocket in the tube with the fin section still hanging out the back where it could be caught up and detonate right there! And yes I know that the trigger is on the nose, but the heat of the propellant could set it off as well once it reaches the charge chamber. Details bother me at my old age!

[@locutusdborg126]

Back blast area CLEAR!

[@Vinnie101a]

Who cares? It’s not an army training film.

[@George50809]

Dan Mathews captures "Bazooka Joe".

[@johnclark6571]

+John A. ....Haha!! Good bubble gum character reference!

[@George50809]

Yes, that goes back a ways. I had never really seen a bazooka fire until this episode.

[@DavidG-vq3bk]

A murder hornet could sting right through that “armored car”.

[@jamesmarshall6396]

Amazing how rural and undeveloped California was around L.A. 60 plus years ago. Lots of drought present from the constant dust kicked up.

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

LA is a Mediteranian climate. No rain from April to October every year.

[@okiebrave1932]

Good ole days when cops didn't have to waste time by reading the criminals' rights.

[@greatbyrondo]

Armored truck...? Isn't that the same panel truck they always use...??? Ha..!!! Love these HP...!!!

[@johnbockelie3899]

I love those.big police cars.

[@philsphan4414]

Interesting they use a "troubled Korean vet" trope before the "troubled Vietnam vet" 15 years later. Course, he's kind of a fake.

[@death2pc]

He asks, "What can one man do with a 38 revolver........?" Obviously, he's never seen Dan Matthews in action......................

[@jimsnider3852]

*What a Great Show! Thanks so much Foxeema!*

[@robertmann7277]

Now I've seen everything, Dan Matthews on a bulldozer, only in the 1950's

[@jeffmayo2439]

1956 Oldsmobiles can take a hit from any bazooka !I know..I own 2 of em (The Car, not the bazooka)

[@alphonsozorro7952]

Try a Russian RPG 7 on your old smobiles to see it they are not shred to pieces.

[@srercrcr]

WTH, no chicks!!

[@skydiverclassc2031]

Who needs chicks when you got a bazooka, right?

[@srercrcr]

@@skydiverclassc2031 hahahaha

[@claudreindl7275]

He never ran a Cat before, but starts the pony engine, then main engine like a pro!

[@james-p]

Damn right, he was an Army vet and drove tanks! Back then, men knew how to do things, unlike the pussy-boys of today.

[@jkmorrison1013]

"Criminal intelligence"? must work for the Democrats.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

😙👌

[@idessaoutlaw]

It's like the local police and sheriff departments didn't exist in California , much less the FBI.. 🥃😎👌

[@slobodan888]

What more could you want? Bazookas, Oil fields, armored cars, ex-soldiers...only thing missing are a couple of big bazooka women!

[@1digitalwatcher697]

10:33 sometimes I want the criminals to get away to make the episode last longer lol.

[@Kevin-cc8qk]

Dan Mathews always keeps me company at meal time... 👍

[@gunnyu.s.m.c8606]

the guy with Brodrick looks like he's in his lap 😂😂😂 always enjoy watching these shows my compliments

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

People in the front seat always look like. Must be necessary for the camera.

[@conniewojahn6445]

Boy oh Boy! Those good guys sure have many talents! Who would've though they could operate one those big machines?

[@bernardbrown5336]

Crappy episode. Also, the Highway Patrol office is a busy place, yet there is only one telephone and one operator. Unbelievable!

[@waynelacosse5241]

Well, it was written by Gene Rottenberry and Star Trek was almost as low-budget as Highway Patrol.

[@geraldfrieberg7921]

Comedy at its best !! Lotsa laughs ! Love this series !

[@Lousybarber]

Virgil was right about not shooting at a moving target. The only thing he hit with that thing was the safe. Not sure how the safe could be blasted open without the money being destroyed.

[@firstboyonthemoon8876]

Is it plausible that they could have really got a bazooka off the military base?

[@salvadorluna1030]

I love these shows

[@Catquick1957]

I blew up a bazooka bubble gum once..........

[@scottmoyer1357]

They use the same truck in many episodes. They stenciled a name on it for this one. Same truck.Low budget show.

[@grigorirasputin5020]

That's no armored car. It is a garden variety delivery truck!😂

[@leecoffman2594]

Looks like the location is Signal Hill in Long Beach, CA

[@stevef9530]

No but wait, they left the bazooka on the back seat when they had their car serviced? Stilll love this show though.

[@DavidG-vq3bk]

When the guy with a bazooka says, “Feed me!”, shouldn’t you give him a sandwich?

[@JohnPMitten]

Bologna

[@worldleeseven1508]

Weird that all the Highway Patrol cars were two door sedans!? I always understood that police squad cars were always 4 door sedans.What was the idea behind the two door cars when that's not what was used ? Unless back in the 50's ,2 door squad cars were the norm?!

[@craigschneider1820]

The various car manufacturers wanted to show off their more sporty two door models.

[@sgranny8205]

An oil field superintendent giving orders that conflict with a law enforcement officer's orders while a crime is happening? Would not happen today!

[@cindylawrence1515]

You can see the tax base the calif govt had in those days; Buick roadmaster and Oldsmobile Super 88 squad cars! Later the series had the D-500 DODGE cars with either the Hemi or 383 wedge w/two 4Bbl carbs.. compare the state's finances with whats financially (and every other way) happening in state state now........say, maybe Dan Mattews is available to run for Governor....

[@waltdurling9487]

Armored Car - ha!

[@redssmith723]

I love this show,,you know they filmed all there street shots on the back roads ,due to Dan the man lost his license drinking and driving

[@mickeybitsko1676]

Some roadblock. My 90 yr old granny could drive around it in a 55 Buick

[@Vinnie101a]

17:53. “I wish I had someone from Artillery right now”

[@INDYOSKARS]

One of the crooks reminds me awfully of Beatle Pete (Best).

[@JohnPMitten]

Yes, I think you're right!

[@stringermedia5875]

Weird how Broderick and the other officer are sitting so close together.

[@jimervin387]

Yes, maybe old Broderick needed help driving after hitting the bottle too hard. Or maybe the other guy accidently slid over on a curve. Or maybe they were trying to appeal to the gay audience. Or how about, a seat spring was poking through on the passenger side?

[@jimervin387]

What could you possibly be suggesting, sir?

[@George50809]

I noticed it too. But of course it means absolutely nothing.

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

Something to do with camera angle I think

[@JohnPMitten]

@@jimervin387 burn down

[@-oiiio-3993]

Nice A-2 jackets on the 'bad guys'.

[@NotaVampyre111]

Gens Roddenberry! Just about 10 years before Star Trek was born.

[@alphaomega8373]

@7:30 greatest saying 11:11 That extra, on the stairs, did an incredible job! Great dry cough; coupled, with impeccable handkerchief movement!

[@ralphturner3798]

That panel truck looks as if it has about as much armor as a VW beetle.

[@cadburybunny8359]

If they blew up the safe with the bazooka, wouldn't the money be trash after that type of hit? Picky, I know. This was the last time Gene Roddenberry wrote a screenplay for HP. If you watch the credits at the end of each show, he went by the name Robert Wesley in four earlier shows before using his real name in this one. I like all of the old HP shows. Wish there was 500 episodes in the full run.

[@esanplustin]

That's exactly what I was thinking. Even if he calculated the explosive effect it would be hard to aim the weapon at a safe inside a building.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

Note: The hats stay on at all time 👌🎭

[@Vinnie101a]

James California : And suits stay buttoned up

[@jamescalifornia2964]

@@Vinnie101a 👌😁

[@joelee662]

👮THE HIGHWAY PATROL WAS A GREAT SHOW AND CANNOT BE BEATING FOR IT'S TIME 👍👍🇺🇸 .🚔👮

[@judywhite82]

See the way Dan jumped and got his man at the end, let that be a warning for any of you future criminals. crime don''t pay! 23:52

[@bertgrau9246]

Oh yeah? Ask the Clinton's

[@javiergilvidal1558]

@@bertgrau9246 Ask Joe & Kamala!

[@joeguzman3558]

The other police sounds like Tonto from the loneranger

[@juanmonge8]

Feed Me !

[@farmerdave7965]

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

[@saulchapnick1566]

That looked like a fun show for Dan Mathews. Got to ride a bulldozer and do his own stunts. The only thing missing were the pyrotechnics after the bazooka blast. Oh yeah, this was a low budget 1950s show.

[@kingforaday8725]

Interesting to read about the lengths the studio had to go to in working with Mr Crawford.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

🥴 🍸

[@donmoore7785]

Who would pull into a gas station with a bazooka in the back seat in plain view? And did you see how they stood casually and chatted after the armored car passed? Not likely.

[@Landrew0]

These are kinescope films. Probably the original films were lost. They would have been a much higher quality than this.

[@keithammleter3824]

Having owned a bulldozer myself, and having worked for a heavy equipment dealer, this episode is hilarious. It is very unlikely that a cop and an MP could figure out how start a bulldozer of that sort. The starter motor is not electric - it's a small gasoline engine. The bendix pinion is manually engaged. There are about half a dozen levers to waggle. Unless the diesel main engine is already hot, you must run the gasoline engine for at least a minute or two - its' exhaust and coolant is used to warm up the diesel to starting temperature. And once they have it started, on rough dug out ground like that depicted, they are sure to quickly have an accident and get thrown off.

[@James_Bowie]

Driver's window wide open. No barrier between him and the cargo. Armored truck? LMAO!

[@joeyshofner639]

This Mathews was Gibbs back in the fifties.

[@DataJuggler]

8:00 Armored cars look a lot more armored today. The size of the amount of cash, especially in 1950's money is no wonder criminals came out of the wood work. $33,000 was two houses in those days in most cities.

[@ronhood7773]

I can't believe he jumped off the crawler!!!

[@James-cz5hf]

The tyrant highway patrol violated the 2nd amendment rights of those decent, law abiding bazooka owners.

[@refntx5562]

"Set up a roadblock. 2150, 10-4?" Every single episode of Highway Patrol...ever.

[@Mercmad]

Love the sound of the 272 idling in the delivery van..

[@lizevans4010]

Amazing how they advertise what they are carrying, deposit, cash.

[@alancarson8218]

Gas station attendant serviced their car and saw a bazooka in the back seat..😳😳😳 Just a tad suspicious...

[@stevefowler1787]

lol...Dan jumping out of a bulldozer.....that may be where the show jumped their shark...

[@sw8282]

And the last scene Dans suit is nice and clean. Had cleaners on site??

[@gulliver3644]

Perfect ending, Dan should have secured the money as evidence and waved bye bye to the oil worker.