Dragnet

[ljbab728]

LOL, that's a great video, Mike. No one has ever done a better slow take in comedy than Jack Benny.

[Roadhawg]

Glad you'll get to see it. Let me know what you think.

Yes! I like 'The D.I.' as well. In fact, after I saw your post, it made me think about it not being available on DVD. It had been a while since I checked and lo and behold, Warner Brothers has released it through their "Archive" program. (Manufacture DVD-R on Demand)...Amazon now carries many of the WB Archive MOD titles and I just ordered it. It's got lots of fans - 76 reviews and 4 1/2 stars at Amazon. I haven't seen it in years. That will be fun.

Good to find Jack Webb fans here. I have the entire run of Dragnet radio shows as mp3 files, a bunch of the 50's Dragnet TV show, and all the Dragnet 1967-1970 on DVD. It's amazing how well those old radio shows hold up. I listen to them quite a bit - over 300 episodes at 30 minutes each.

On edit: I had to go find this on YouTube and put it in the post. This is from a 1974 Jack Benny retirement special. It's the last time Webb and Harry Morgan played their roles as Friday and Gannon. It's truly funny!

That was a good clip. I wish shows like that were still on. I just ordered the DI from Amazon, thanks for letting me know it was there. Netflix has all the old Dragnets and I watch them on the streaming part.

[BB37]

LOL, that's a great video, Mike. No one has ever done a better slow take in comedy than Jack Benny.

But you'll never see Jack Webb better than this:

[MikeOKC]

But you'll never see Jack Webb better than this:

Classic.

[Roadhawg]

That was great !!!!!!

[Prunepicker]

Trivia Question #2 (no Googling):
What was the number on the badge that filled the screen each week
on Dragnet?

714.

Trivia Question #3 (ditto):
At the end of the show, a couple of hands always appeared. One of
them held a hammer and one of them held some sort of giant stamp.
After a couple of blows with the hammer what impression did the
stamp leave?

It was Jack Webb's hands and Mark IV.

[MikeOKC]

714.

It was Jack Webb's hands and Mark IV.

Did anybody here see Jack Webb's 1959 movie called "-30-" the other night? TCM showed it along with The D.I....I had never seen -30- (a newspaper film -30- means "the end") and I was really glad to have had a chance to see it. It was presumed lost for quite some time, they then found a print with the quality considered only "fair" in the eighties, and now a print with a "pristine" grade has been found, remastered and is available from the Warner Archive. Amazon is also finally carrying Warner Archive DVD-R "Burn on Demand" titles. I've ordered mine.

[RadicalModerate]

Is that THE "David Nelson" (on the bongos)?
I'll bet he plays a hip, cub reporter whose beat is the smoky jazz and poetry clubs where you might find sultry dames (or chicks) like the one in the background.

Thanks for the tip on the movie.
If it's available on Netflix it will be added to the que . . .

[ctchandler]

RadicalModerate,
That is David Nelson. I cheated and looked it up because I wasn't sure, even though I grew up with the Nelson's.
C. T.

[RadicalModerate]

Sgt. Friday: So, Mr. Chandler, you say you grew up with the Nelsons.
CT: That's right.
Sgt. Friday: Then maybe you can tell me exactly what Ozzie did for a living.
CT: He was a bandleader.
Sgt. Friday: I think the keyword there is "was". Did you ever actually see him pick up a bandleader baton?
CT: No . . . I can't say that I did. But isn't it conductors who use batons and not necessarily bandleaders?
Sgt. Friday: Apparently you never tuned into Larry Welk's Show.
CT: I've seen it once or twice.
Sgt. Friday: What about Mitch Miller.
CT: Yes. I've seen it a couple of times.
Sgt. Friday: But what does that have to do with my original question?
CT: You mean about what Ozzie did for a living.
Sgt. Friday: That's right. He had no visible means of support. He just hung around the house. Donna Reed's husband came home from work. Ward Cleaver came home from work. "Kitten's" father came home from work. Ricky Ricardo came home from "The Clab". I'm wondering about Ozzie.
CT: Maybe he worked out of his home and cybercommuted.

[Roadhawg]

I saw the DI was on but I was too late to record it

[ctchandler]

RadicalModerate,
I love it. I wish I had your creative, or maybe perverse mind.
C. T.

Sgt. Friday: So, Mr. Chandler, you say you grew up with the Nelsons.
CT: That's right.

[Prunepicker]

Did anybody here see Jack Webb's 1959 movie called "-30-" the other
night? TCM showed it along with The D.I.

Would have liked to have seen it. I don't own a TV.