Posted on 03/06/2013 1:43:10 PM PST by llevrok
Mid week nonsense time-
what was a better TV cop show in the 50's and early 60's - Highway Patrol (1955) or Dragnet (1951)?
Pls keep your comments to those two shows
I learned to drive in my folks 1955 Buick Century. 4 door sedan, dynaflow transmission, Same heavy body as the
Roadmaster, less the bells and whistles. ie: No Power steering, No power brakes. Plain jane AM Radio. Forget the engine, but that shiftless bastard would run like stink. And the 1950s Dragnet w/Ben Alexander beat Highway Patrol like Rocky Marciano would a club fighter.
I remember one particular episode from the late 1960s where he was having a back and forth with a hippie, and the hippie said, “One day we will be the ones in charge.” He was right and the country has never been the same since.
You think that was stiff? That's only because you never heard Jack Webb pitching woo...
Notice in HP they never mention the brand of cars? Broderick always describes “ a tan sedan” or some other kind of model. And although it’s a huge state, Dan Matthews is never more than about five minutes away from a baddie by car or chopper once he says 10-4. Love to watch old reruns of HP anyway. Plus you can see a lot of up and comers makings their debuts as heavies.
Broderick always wore a suit and tie. Everybody else dressed like a patrolman in a uniform. If Broderick hadn’t made it in acting, he could have been a world champion speed talker.
Yep 56 Buick
It would hide the numbers on the speedometer any time.
Brakes sucked big time though.
Many thought it was a bit heavy, but in a drag race with a 56 Chevy power pac, it would leave the Chevy in the dust, and on the run the Chevy didn’t have a chance.
In the 50’s and early 60’s I was watching Captain Kangaroo and Colonel Bleep.
Real heroes, in my book.
My Brother had a 55 Buick. The starter was in the accelerator pedal. When you turned the car on and pressed down on it, the starter would engage.
Also those old Buick V-8s had the valve covers sort of pointing up instead of in line with the piston travel. Back then each GM division actually had their own engines. I particularly liked the Olds Rocket V-8
My Brother had a 55 Buick. The starter was in the accelerator pedal. When you turned the car on and pressed down on it, the starter would engage.
Also those old Buick V-8s had the valve covers sort of pointing up instead of in line with the piston travel. Back then each GM division actually had their own engines. I particularly liked the Olds Rocket V-8
I’ve been watching them on Netflix. The spousal unit always knows when as she hears me gufaw outloud.
The stiffness was Webb, it was intentional. The deadpan, the stiff, weak humor, it was the Webb persona that made it.
Jack Webb was the only person I ever recall who walked without his arms moving at all.
Was that not classic ? No-one before or since has ever done the Webb walk.
Well, have you seen Crawford's "moves" ? Like a cat!
I’m in Japan . Netflix unavailable .
1951 television series
Main article: List of Dragnet episodes (1951 series)
In 1951, about a year and a half in to the radio series, Dragnet branched out from radio in to television. This first run of the TV series consisted of 276 original episodes. For the first 3 episodes, Friday’s partner was Sergeant Ben Romero played by Barton Yarborough as in the radio show. The day after he filmed the second episode, he suffered a heart attack and died four days later at age 51. For the next 18 episodes, Friday’s partner was Detective Sergeant Ed Jacobs played by Barney Phillips. For the last 255 episodes, Friday’s partner was Officer Frank Smith first played by Herb Ellis until Alexander became available..
Dragnet. Never cared for twinkletoes Crawford!!
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Or try Hulu (free version) if that is availble there.
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