Episode #33 - Dragnet (the TV series - S03, E28-29)
Andy: “I remember when I was little I used to try and be very rebellious by sneaking downstairs around 11 at night and stay up until 6 in the morning watching Nick At Nite. Most of the time, it was to watch this, Get Smart, and Taxi. I found this Dragnet disc at a rest stop I think? Might have been while I was on tour. Wasn’t sure if it was the old movie or a bunch episodes, but I knew I wanted it. Doing this at 4AM is only fitting.”
This is a TV series, so we’re doing two episodes. Episode 1… “The Big Shoplift” (Season 3, Episode 28)
Andy: These movies tonight all share the theme of really good exposition. (0:01)
Jackie: This transfer’s not that bad, actually. (0:01)
Oscar: That’s Jack Webb. I have a recording of him singing “Try A Little Tenderness.” Well, not really singing. (0:02)
Andy: Sounds like it’s pretty clear who the suspect is on this one. (0:05)
Andy: Looks like Dorothy Kirkman is in four episodes… (0:07)
Oscar: Paaayyycheeeccckkk..
Andy: Sto-len-prop-er-ty-list… (0:08)
Andy: She saw something, so she said something. (0:11)
Oscar: She has a lot of teeth.
Andy: Probably as many as you and I do, I imagine. (0:12)
You can assume every time the theme is played we’re singing a riff off of Jack Webb’s narration.
Andy: She was fifteen?
Stacey: Apparently.
Andy: I feel profoundly disturbed right now. (0:16)
Andy: “Hello, Rutger? I don’t care if you’re hitchhiking.” (0:20)
Andy: Oh man, shorthand! Take a look.
Oscar: Wow. (0:21)
Andy: That’s the moral? (0:24)
And on to Episode 2: “The Big Hit-Run Killer” (Season 3, Episode 29)
Andy: There was creamed corn all over the highway. (0:01)
Oscar: They’ve just been hanging out in the tiny box office. (0:03)
Andy: It’s the “I love to kill grandmothers” Bakery. (0:05)
Andy: This would tie in nicely with that creepy New Jersey drivers ed piece that MST3K did. (0:07)
Looks like Jackie’s down for the count. Sweet dreams, Jackie.
Andy: His tie is tucked in! (0:09)
Oscar: People say “what’s it all about?” an awful lot in this show. (0:13)
Andy: I’d love to see Jack Webb vs. Perry Mason.
Oscar: Or Jack Webb vs. Miguel Ferrer. (0:18)
Andy: Woah.
Oscar: “Get it in the neck with both barrels.” (0:24)
Andy: They always look so awkward here. Woah, he’s in San Quentin. (0:24)
See all of the “The Big Hit-Run Killer” here.
Andy: Classic. And a nice way to end a marathon session. 1 Alibi
Oscar: Jack Webb knows what you did and will take you down. Not less than one, nor more than five stars.
Stacey: Better than I remembered Nick At Nite being. 1 Midnight-Blue Blimp
Jackie: zzzzzzzzzzzzz…
