Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
- Won 5 Primetime Emmys
- 9 wins & 12 nominations total
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- TriviaMidway through the series' run, a theatrical spin-off was produced (Dragnet (1954)). This event marked two firsts in American TV history: the first time a TV series spawned a movie, and the first time a movie spin-off was released while the original series was still running.
- GoofsThe Los Angeles Police Department is famously intolerant of overweight officers. Actor Ben Alexander, who played Officer Frank Smith, was so portly that LAPD would certainly have terminated him or forced him to lose weight.
- Quotes
Sgt. Joe Friday: This is the city: Los Angeles, California. I work here. I'm a cop.
- Alternate versionsMany of the episodes available on DVD are from syndication copies in which the classic "dumm-da-dum-dum" and theme music have been replaced by other music.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TV Guide: The First 25 Years (1979)
- SoundtracksTheme From Dragnet (Danger Ahead)
Composed by Walter Schumann
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Just the facts, ma'am
I'm most familiar with the Harry Morgan period but all versions I've seen of the TV and radio originals are really good. Post-sixties angst is absent from the stories and characterizations, as in Perry Mason and perhaps a few others. Actually, "Ozzie and Harriet" from a different angle gives the same picture of a time with a bit less self-doubt.
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- Sep 15, 2001
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- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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