BONUS - Five Favorites: Dragnet
4/8/20262 hr 33 min
Our month-long salute to Jack Webb continues with his signature series and my five favorite radio episodes of Dragnet. We'll join Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday as he keeps the streets of Los Angeles safe from crooks of all stripes. We'll hear "The Big Bomb" (originally aired on NBC on July 13, 1950); "The Big Saint" (originally aired on NBC on April 26, 1951); "The Big Bunco" (originally aired on NBC on April 17, 1952); "The Big Bull" (originally aired on NBC on September 14, 1952); and "The Big Little Mother" (originally aired on NBC on October 6, 1953).
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First 90 seconds· Soundbite0:00
Get this and get it straight. Crime is a sucker's road, and those who travel it wind up in the gut of the prison or the grave.
Speaker 20:06
[dramatic music] The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Hal Gibney· Soundbite0:17
The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective.
Speaker 40:21
The Adventures of the Saint, starring Vincent Price.
Speaker 50:24
Bob Bailey, in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account. America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.
Speaker 60:33
Yours truly, Johnny Dollar.
· Host0:35
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to a bonus episode of Down These Mean Streets. It's another installment where I share my five favorite episodes of a classic radio detective series. And for this go-round, we're continuing our month-long salute to Jack Webb with my five favorite episodes of Dragnet. Now, Webb had other radio shows, Pat Novak, Jeff Regan, Pete Kelly's Blues, but his name will forever be synonymous with Dragnet and the character