Dragnet (1967 TV series)
Dragnet is an American television series. It ran for 3 1⁄2 seasons, from January 12, 1967, to April 16, 1970. To differentiate it from the earlier Dragnet series, the year in which each season ended was made part of the on-screen title; i.e., the series started as Dragnet 1967 and ended as Dragnet 1970.
| Dragnet | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Police procedural |
| Created by | Jack Webb |
| Directed by | Jack Webb |
| Starring | Jack Webb Harry Morgan Randy Stuart Art Balinger |
| Narrated by | Jack Webb |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 98 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Dragnet Productions Mark VII Limited Universal Television |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | January 12, 1967 – April 16, 1970 |
Known for its over-dramatic acting and fast-paced dialogue, the entire series aired Thursdays at 9:30–10:00 pm (EST) and was directed by Jack Webb.
All four seasons of this series have been released on DVD; Season 1 ("Dragnet 1967") by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and seasons 2 ("1968"), 3 ("1969") and 4 ("1970") by Shout! Factory.[1]
Series overview
| Season | On-screen title | Episodes | Premiered | Ended | DVD box sets | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | Company | ||||||
| 1 | Dragnet 1967 | 17 | January 12, 1967 | May 11, 1967 | June 7, 2005 | Universal | |
| 2 | Dragnet 1968 | 28 | September 14, 1967 | March 28, 1968 | July 6, 2010 | Shout! Factory | |
| 3 | Dragnet 1969 | 27 | September 19, 1968 | April 17, 1969 | December 17, 2010 | ||
| 4 | Dragnet 1970 | 26 | September 18, 1969 | April 16, 1970 | April 12, 2011 | ||
TV movie
The intended pilot for this series was a 2-hour TV-movie titled Dragnet 1966 (with the promotional title World Premiere: Dragnet). This movie wasn't broadcast until 1969-01-27, about halfway through the third season of the series.[2] This movie is included as an extra in the Dragnet 1968 DVD set.[3]
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragnet 1966 | Jack Webb | Richard L. Breen | January 27, 1969 | |
| Sgt. Joe Friday is called back from vacation to work with his partner, Officer Bill Gannon, on a missing persons case. Two amateur female models and a young war widow have vanished, having been last seen with one J. Johnson. In the course of tracking down Johnson and the young ladies, the detectives wind up with two different descriptions of the suspect, one of which closely resembles a dead body found in a vacant lot. But the dead man, later identified as Charles LeBorg of France, proves not to be J. Johnson, when a third young model disappears.[2] The story is based on the Harvey Glatman serial killer case. | ||||
Episodes
Season One (Dragnet 1967)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The LSD Story" | Jack Webb | John Randolph | January 12, 1967 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Big Explosion" | Jack Webb | Robert C. Dennis | January 19, 1967 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Kidnapping" | Jack Webb | Preston Wood | January 26, 1967 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Interrogation" | Jack Webb | Preston Wood | February 9, 1967 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Masked Bandits" | Jack Webb | David H. Vowell | February 16, 1967 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Bank Examiner Swindle" | Jack Webb | William O'Halloran | February 23, 1967 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Hammer" | Jack Webb | Henry Irving | March 2, 1967 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Candy Store Robberies" | Jack Webb | Robert C. Dennis | March 9, 1967 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Fur Burglary" | Jack Webb | David H. Vowell | March 16, 1967 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Jade Story" | Jack Webb | William O'Halloran | March 23, 1967 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Shooting" | Jack Webb | David H. Vowell | March 30, 1967 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Hit and Run Driver" | Jack Webb | David H. Vowell | April 6, 1967 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Big Bookie" | Jack Webb | Preston Wood | April 13, 1967 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Subscription Racket" | Jack Webb | Henry Irving | April 20, 1967 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Big Gun" | Jack Webb | Henry Irving | April 27, 1967 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Big Kids" | Jack Webb | David H. Vowell | May 4, 1967 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Big Bullet" | Jack Webb | John Robinson | May 11, 1967 |
Season Two (Dragnet 1968)
| Nº | Ep | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | "The Grenade" | Robert C. Dennis | September 14, 1967 |
| 19 | 2 | "The Shooting Board" | David H. Vowell | September 21, 1967 |
| 20 | 3 | "The Badge Racket" | Robert C. Dennis | September 28, 1967 |
| 21 | 4 | "The Bank Jobs" | Robert C. Dennis | October 5, 1967 |
| 22 | 5 | "The Big Neighbor" | Robert C. Dennis | October 12, 1967 |
| 23 | 6 | "The Big Frustration" | Sidney Morse | October 19, 1967 |
| 24 | 7 | "The Senior Citizen" | Henry Irving | October 26, 1967 |
| 25 | 8 | "The Big High" | David H. Vowell | November 2, 1967 |
| 26 | 9 | "The Big Ad" | Charles McDaniel | November 9, 1967 |
| 27 | 10 | "The Missing Realtor" | Robert C. Dennis | November 16, 1967 |
| 28 | 11 | "The Big Dog" | Henry Irving | November 23, 1967 |
| 29 | 12 | "The Pyramid Swindle" | Norman Lessing | November 30, 1967 |
| 30 | 13 | "The Phony Police Racket" | Henry Irving | December 7, 1967 |
| 31 | 14 | "The Trial Board" | Sidney Morse | December 14, 1967 |
| 32 | 15 | "The Christmas Story" | Richard L. Breen | December 21, 1967 |
| 33 | 16 | "The Big Shipment" | David H. Vowell | December 28, 1967 |
| 34 | 17 | "The Big Search" | Preston Wood and Robert Soderberg | January 4, 1968 |
| 35 | 18 | "The Big Prophet" | David H. Vowell | January 11, 1968 |
| 36 | 19 | "The Big Amateur Cop" | Henry Irving | January 25, 1968 |
| 37 | 20 | "The Big Starlet" | Robert C. Dennis | February 1, 1968 |
| 38 | 21 | "The Big Clan" | Michael Donovan | February 8, 1968 |
| 39 | 22 | "The Little Victim" | Robert Soderberg | February 15, 1968 |
| 40 | 23 | "The Squeeze" | Jerry D. Lewis | February 22, 1968 |
| 41 | 24 | "The Suicide Attempt" | Robert C. Dennis | February 29, 1968 |
| 42 | 25 | "The Big Departure" | Preston Wood | March 7, 1968 |
| 43 | 26 | "The Big Investigation" | Robert C. Dennis | March 14, 1968 |
| 44 | 27 | "The Big Gambler" | Robert Soderberg | March 21, 1968 |
| 45 | 28 | "The Big Problem" | Michael Donovan | March 28, 1968 |
Season Three (Dragnet 1969)
| Nº | Ep | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 1 | "Public Affairs (DR-07)" | Burt Prelutsky | September 19, 1968 |
| 47 | 2 | "Juvenile (DR-05)" | Robert C. Dennis | September 26, 1968 |
| 48 | 3 | "Community Relations (DR-10)" | Alf Harris | October 3, 1968 |
| 49 | 4 | "Management Services (DR-11)" | James Doherty | October 10, 1968 |
| 50 | 5 | "Police Commission (DR-13)" | Robert I. Holt | October 17, 1968 |
| 51 | 6 | "Homicide (DR-06)" | Robert C. Dennis | October 24, 1968 |
| 52 | 7 | "Robbery (DR-15)" | James Doherty | November 7, 1968 |
| 53 | 8 | "Public Affairs (DR-12)" | James Doherty | November 14, 1968 |
| 54 | 9 | "Training (DR-18)" | Robert C. Dennis | November 21, 1968 |
| 55 | 10 | "Public Affairs (DR-14)" | Alf Harris | November 28, 1968 |
| 56 | 11 | "Narcotics (DR-16)" | Burt Prelutsky | December 5, 1968 |
| 57 | 12 | "Internal Affairs (DR-20)" | James Doherty | December 12, 1968 |
| 58 | 13 | "Community Relations (DR-17)" | Alf Harris | January 2, 1969 |
| 59 | 14 | "Homicide (DR-22)" | James Doherty | January 9, 1969 |
| 60 | 15 | "B.O.D. (DR-27)" | James Doherty | January 23, 1969 |
| 61 | 16 | "Narcotics (DR-21)" | Burt Prelutsky | January 30, 1969 |
| 62 | 17 | "Administrative Vice (DR-29)" | James Doherty | February 6, 1969 |
| 63 | 18 | "The Joy Riders" | Preston Wood | February 13, 1969 |
| 64 | 19 | "Frauds (DR-28)" | Burt Prelutsky | February 20, 1969 |
| 65 | 20 | "Juvenile (DR-19)" | Robert C. Dennis and James Doherty | February 27, 1969 |
| 66 | 21 | "Burglary (DR-31)" | Burt Prelutsky | March 6, 1969 |
| 67 | 22 | "Vice (DR-30)" | James Doherty | March 13, 1969 |
| 68 | 23 | "Forgery (DR-33)" | Burt Prelutsky | March 20, 1969 |
| 69 | 24 | "Juvenile (DR-32)" | Jack E. Barrett and James Doherty | March 27, 1969 |
| 70 | 25 | "Juvenile (DR-35)" | Burt Prelutsky | April 3, 1969 |
| 71 | 26 | "Frauds (DR-36)" | James Doherty | April 10, 1969 |
| 72 | 27 | "Intelligence (DR-34)" | James Doherty | April 17, 1969 |
Season Four (Dragnet 1970)
| Nº | Ep | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 1 | "Personnel – The Shooting" | Michael Donovan | September 18, 1969 |
| 74 | 2 | "Homicide – The Student" | Jack Smith | September 25, 1969 |
| 75 | 3 | "S.I.U. – The Ring" | Robert C. Dennis | October 2, 1969 |
| 76 | 4 | "D.H.Q. – Medical" | Robert C. Dennis | October 9, 1969 |
| 77 | 5 | "Burglary – Mister" | Burt Prelutsky | October 16, 1969 |
| 78 | 6 | "Juvenile – The Little Pusher" | James Doherty | October 23, 1969 |
| 79 | 7 | "Homicide – Cigarette Butt" | Alf Harris | October 30, 1969 |
| 80 | 8 | "D.H.Q. – Missing Person" | Alf Harris | November 13, 1969 |
| 81 | 9 | "Burglary Auto – Courtroom" | Jack Barrett | November 20, 1969 |
| 82 | 10 | "Internal Affairs – Parolee" | Michael Donovan | November 27, 1969 |
| 83 | 11 | "Burglary Auto – Juvenile Genius" | Michael Donovan | December 4, 1969 |
| 84 | 12 | "Bunco – $9,000" | Don Kilburn | December 11, 1969 |
| 85 | 13 | "Narco – Missing Hype" | Michael Donovan | January 8, 1970 |
| 86 | 14 | "Burglary – Helpful Woman" | Michael Donovan | January 22, 1970 |
| 87 | 15 | "Homicide – Who Killed Who?" | Michael Donovan | January 29, 1970 |
| 88 | 16 | "Burglary – The Son" | Robert C. Dennis | February 5, 1970 |
| 89 | 17 | "A.I.D. – The Weekend" | Richard Morgan | February 12, 1970 |
| 90 | 18 | "Narco – Pill Maker" | Alf Harris | February 19, 1970 |
| 91 | 19 | "Burglary – The Dognappers" | Michael Donovan | February 26, 1970 |
| 92 | 20 | "Missing Persons – The Body" | Robert C. Dennis | March 5, 1970 |
| 93 | 21 | "Forgery – The Ranger" | Don Kilburn | March 12, 1970 |
| 94 | 22 | "D.H.Q. – Night School" | Dick Morgan | March 19, 1970 |
| 95 | 23 | "I.A.D. – The Receipt" | Michael Donovan | March 26, 1970 |
| 96 | 24 | "Robbery – The Harassing Wife" | Alf Harris | April 2, 1970 |
| 97 | 25 | "Burglary – Baseball" | Robert C. Dennis | April 9, 1970 |
| 98 | 26 | "D.H.Q. – The Victims" | Michael Donovan | April 16, 1970 |
References
- Dragnet (1967) at epguides.com
- Dragnet (1967) at IMDb
- List of Dragnet (1967) episodes at TV.com
- Dragnet (1967) Archived 2011-04-12 at the Wayback Machine at TVShowsOnDVD.com
- Dragnet 1966 at IMDb
- Dragnet 1968 DVD info at Retroist.com
External links
- Badge 714.com, Dragnet fan site (Archive copy)
- Dragnet episode summaries on Badge 714.com (Archive copy)
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