"...broken arm kids, broken leg kids, sick kids, dying kids, dead kids......." Webb tells it like it is, and that last one always gives me the chills. Did more for the image and moral of the cops than anyone before or since. Webb was the best.
when Jack Webb died, Cops all around USA flew flags at half staff, and put black on their badges. He was buried with full police honers, he earned it!!!
Jack Webb was a great man. He also did all the voice overs in real life for LAPD training videos. He was buried with police honors when he died. RIP JACK WEBBZ THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE YOU.
Wow... I forgot this speech from hearing it in my childhood on TV. After 30+ years of Emergency Services work and commands, I’ll vouch it is incredibly true. Jack Webb/ Mark VII productions were as close to reality TV ever until there was reality TV. Have to admit they influenced the direction of my life. One of the absolute BEST ever Cops/ Humans ever ... Charles A Attig, Jr. RIP EOW 6-10-1983. Ptlmn. SD(PA)PD Killed in a completely senseless ambush. I miss you daily my friend; I miss your voice on the radio net. Snyder County, Unit 40 Attig, 10-42. His Life Mattered, a lot, to a lot of us. He was 100 percent good and honest. Rest easy, we, your brothers, have the watch. Never forget.
@@georgemaster689 I believe it was more of R.A. Cinader's show, but Jack Webb Put up the money for it. I always thought his name should be shown somewhere. His company logo does appear at the end of each episode. MARK VII
I reads thru more than one source that Kent McCord landed the part of Officer Reed (Adam 12) because of his performance in this episode. One of the best of the entire series.
Martin Milner (Officer Malloy) was to be Jack Webb's partner during Dragnet's last years on the radio. I learned that when Kent McCord spoke at Martin Milner's memorial.
Unfortunately, he'd be considered a racist, xenophobe, phobophobe and any other left wing based phobe out there. And the irony is, in real life he was more liberal than conservative, but not in the radical sense.
Every working police officer and cadet needs to see this. That's the life. God bless the men and women in blue. Thank you, for the sacrifice. Jack Webb was the man.
“But there’s also this... there are over 5,000 men in this city, who know that being a policeman is an endless, glamour-less, thankless job thats gotta be done. I know it too. And I’m damn glad to be one of them.” - Jack Webb 💙🖤💙🖤
Chicago's "The Policeman You Know" sums up the same message in music form. Been there. We have family members today as cops and paramedics. Their stories of today's trials are far worse than the job was 45 years ago. It was bad enough back then. But for the victims who had been saved, it was worth it.
Jack Webb greatest acting performance in my book was when he played in the movie The "D.I." a drill instructor at Parris Island 1957 movie in black in white.
and when they need you, you will fail them like cops always do and then you will wonder like a fat bald idiot why everyone hates cops. no one needs cops, cops don’t help, quit fucking deluding yourself you boomer sack of dung.
I USED TO HAVE A 6TH GRADE TEACHER LIKE SARGENT FRIDAY. BEST TEACHER I EVER HAD I RESPECTED HIM THEN AND STILL DO. HE TAUGHT US SCHOOL WORK PLUS LIFE LESSONS TOLD YOU HOW LIFE WAS LIKE OUT IN THE REAL WORLD. UP TO YOU TO MAKE LIFE CHOICES. I HADN'T SEEN MY TEACHER IN ALOT OF YEARS SINCE 1968. I WONDER TODAY HOW HE IS DOING. HOPE HE IS DOING WELL.
My mother went to high school with Jack Webb at Belmont High school in Los Angeles. My mother was a freshman while Jack was the senior class president. My mother used to tell me she had a crush on Jack Webb in high school. RIP Jack Webb, the original D.I.
Wonderful guidance here. Like Shakespeare, nothing he said is out of context in 2020. Thank God for the thoughtful examples of good policing across the company. Not all Police are evil nor are all people of color. All of us live in America and we damn well better learn how to get along or cease to exist.
I liked the introduction of the theme song “ Dragnet “ in 1967 the very best in my opinion !!! I like the song “Dragnet “ before the beginning of the show starts !!!
I watched Adam 12 and Dragnet in my early teens. The shows influenced my decision to pursue a career as a LEO. The shows were pretty realistic and I saw the job as a way to make a difference. I ended up working 10 years in uniform and 26 years in criminal investigations. It was quite an experience.
@sunrisespark I think theres nothing to be afraid of around police. I've encountered them alone at night, on a dark street and they pulled over and got out and walked up to me with their lights on and asked me things, but I was cool and respectful and friendly anyway and we parted ways with mutual respect and an understanding that this town has good people, working for the law and abiding by it too. Theres bad people, sure, but not everyone.
People would be surprised at how little most are paid. That needs to change. They risk thier lives daily, they are social workers and have many hats. They disserve respect pay raises, and lots of funding. No cop should today be by themselves in a car. Should be two.
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Jack had a way with words, and he knew how to spit them out. Great actor, great human.
When I was an immature, aimless youngster many years ago I was one of many who pooh-poohed & laughed at the words Joe Friday spoke in that scene.Then,I got older,became a father, and finally understood the realities of life. Sometimes it ain't pretty.When I look at this scene now,I nod my head in full agreement. I get it now. Right on the money Jack.
He’s got such a great voice. A couple years ago I listened to all the Dragnet radio dramas. Just as good, if not better than the TV show. Given the technology, filmmaking techniques and budget constraints of the time, the TV show doesn’t hold up as well today. But with the radio drama all the imagery is in your mind. Good stuff.
Dragnet was so popular among law enforcement that the real-life LAPD retired Joe Friday's badge number, and this clip is a great example of why. He tells the truth about what it's like to be a police officer, including all the struggles and challenges they face. It's a valuable message for the public, who generally only deal with cops when they're in trouble.
A few of the actors from MASH said Harry Morgan was really funny and always kept them laughing. He was a bit of a practical joker and was always telling them stories about being on Dragnet and working for Jack Webb.
I never knew it was any other way. There has always been a cop in my family. When I retired it was over 130 years someone from my family was a police officer. I broke my neck and retired early, I have seen the hurt kids and the dead kids. The officer who got my car after I retired, he was shot in the head a few months later. I am very tall, it would have hit me in the vest. A friend of mine made sure the shooter did not get away. I don’t know if Sgt. Joe Friday would recognize the job today. I think there is still enough cop in officers today that Joe would know who we are when we meet walking down the street. I don’t envy anyone the job today. BLUE LIVES MATTER!
There are too many bad police giving GOOD cops a bad name. Blue Lives DO Matter. I have my tailgate magnet to show support. Whenever (which is rare) I get pulled over, I always roll the windows down, turn off the engine and keep my hands on the steering wheel to put them at ease. A good friend I've known since kindergarten has told me about the job. Much respect and thanks to you!
Your response just showed up today, computers make things faster.... Thank you for keeping officers at ease during a traffic stop. If it is dark turning on the inside lights is also nice.
The difference between then and now, is a cop isn't just law enforcement, it's psychologist, social worker and a 100 other things. We need to reduce what they do, we need to stop outfitting all of them like they are the military. one Unit is all it takes, used as a last resort. We need to hold them accountable for their actions, and they need to report those who violated the rules. Because let's be honest, those who abuse power, who violate the rules aren't cops, but crooks with a badge.
Actually Ray S, there are actually extremely few bad cops giving the massive majority of good cops in staggeringly massive numbers of interactions with citizens, a bad name. But unfortunately for all of us a small army of the agenda driven using media that never existed before to spread distortion and propaganda in order to convince the weak to give up true freedom and liberty for anarchy and some form of tyranny. One of the BEST ever cops... Charles A Attig, Jr. RIP EOW 6-10-1983 Ptlmn. SD(PA)PD, Killed in a senseless ambush. I miss you my friend. Snyder County, Unit 40 Attig, 10-42.
Sergeant Friday was the epitome of what Chief Parker envisioned in an LAPD officer - Professional, Trustworthy, Honest, Focused, Fit, Fearless and Determined
I got my Associates Degree in Administration of Justice. My instructors used Dragnet and Adam 12 for my classes training on many occasions . Years after Jack Webb died .
When Dragnet '66 came out I was all of 10 years old, and Sgt. Friday scared the living crap outta me. Guy was all business and gave no one safe quarter; had me so scared of the cops I never wanted to chance getting in trouble because with my luck Sgt. Friday would bust my ass and life as I knew it would be over. This episode and this scene had a lot to do with that. What Jack Webb did for LAPD at a time when the police were persona non grata can't be overstated. Webb pushed back against the "Pig" mentality of the time and between him and our new Governor (Reagan) they might have influenced my conservative views on law & order more than I realized.
I grew up watching dragnet also.but it wasn't sgt Friday who scared me.it was my mom and my grandmother. My grandma caught me when I was 8 trying to steal a candy bar. Man it got real ugly real fast.ive never stolen since. Even today af 61 years old I think her and mom would come out of the ground and get me
He was a frikn actor... the cop your lionizing doesn't exist. He is a figment of some writers' imagination This here is what today's cops are like th-cam.com/video/zaGmz4DPlJw/w-d-xo.html
This just popped up on my utube feed. I saw this episode when it first came out, I was 10 years old. I remember Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, as (Detective) Sergeant 'Just the Facts, Ma'am, just the facts' Joe Friday and (Detective) Officer Bill Gannon. Later, Kent McCord played Officer Jim Reed on Adam 12 with his partner Pete Malloy, played by Martin Milner. I remember that episode and the powerful speech from Webb. Very meaningful, even today!
Don’t care what people say this was a damn good show. Jack Webb and Henry Morgan rocked. Like the men from Adam-12 great shows. Today they make the Police look like thugs and wusses.
Webb was a good actor but his real strength was as a creator producer of the 3 iterations of Dragnet I find the radio version the best Adam 12 was created for TV and was better suited to that medium and of course his Collaboration with RA Cinadar on Emergency was probably the pinnacle
You know I have been working in the Law Enforcement field (security, police, military police, undercover, patrol supervisor, etc) for over 17 years now, this SGT Friday's speech on "what it like to be a policeman" somehow ring true in what we do in this kind of work
Jack Webb was class president at Belmont High School, Los Angeles, Class of 1938. I was Class of 1976, and we were really damn proud of Jack. When he was at Mark VII Productions, he would gives us guys from Belmont a lot of EXTRA work.
"Your rookie partner orders his first coffee, he says "can I get a cup of coffee?". I tell him it's not a cup of coffee. It's a Jug of Java, Lug of Lava, Mug of Mud, Cup of Crud..."
Jack Webb is a boss. This scene is important for anyone considering Law Enforcement, if anything the purpose of this scene is a powerful life lesson. When you make a decision on a long term investment, you need to consider the CONS vs the PROS, because unfortunately the CONS do matter.
Uniforms aren't cheap, either. $47.00 for a single, long-sleeve uniform with the zipper, pants just shy of $100.00, and don't get me started on the leather. Uniform allowances are your friend (if you're lucky enough to have one)
I spent 3500 dollars for all of my equipment and uniforms after I after I graduated the NYC Police Academy on 1986. 5 pairs of uniform pants, a pair of dress uniform pants, 5 short sleeve and 5 long sleeve iniform shirts, a duty jacket, summer and a winter dress uniform jackets, 2 pairs of uniform shoes, and 5 uniform pairs of socks, my duty belt and my service revolver. My parents bought my off duty revolver as a graduation present and the PBA bought me my body armor since the city would not....I almost had a stroke when I added up the bills...LOL! Fortunately my father was a CPA and I got a hell of a return on my taxes that year...😊
An accurate way of life for the men and women in blue protecting us, Mr. Webb depicts this well. Even is like this today, bless those that protect us 🚔👍
I can remember this speech not in its entirety but for the show as an ad. This is what should be mentioned in today’s world considering all that’s been going on with the police and the chaos occurring since time began because these words really mean business and Dragnet as well as Adam 12 showed a side of life that’s not bright lights and glamour
When I was a teenager, me and everyone my age thought it was hilarious watching Friday chasing hippies and druggies (like "Blueboy) and giving them lectures on right and wrong. Here's another tight-ass, establishment cop who doesn't "understand". But when I watch this show now, I get it. Jack Webb risked looking foolish and uptight because he really cared. He was acting out of compassion and a sense of responsibility. He hated seeing a whole generation fry their brains on drugs and he wanted to use his position in the media to fix what he saw as a serious problem. He could have stuck to conventional crime stories but chose not to. Getting wasted in the '60's was cool, before anyone knew better. No one disputes the evils of drug abuse now. His message has stood the test of time.
+Duff Mason Well put. It takes a lot of experience and maturity to understand what Gannon is saying here. We live in an imperfect, broken world and the cop is the one society expects to pick up the busted pieces.
Well put. It takes a lot of experience and maturity to understand what Friday is saying here. We live in an imperfect, broken world and the cop is the one society expects to pick up the busted pieces.
When I was a kid in the 70's I was told that "Dragnet" episodes were used as training films in police academies. I don't know if it true, but it should have been!
True. Saw a couple in my police academy. Not for the purpose of showing techniques or procedures, but rather for the morality lessons in some episodes.
From watching Kent McCord in his days from Ozzie & Harriet, I never thought of him as a good actor but I was in front of my every Friday night watching Officer Jim Reed & Officer Pete Malloy. I thought it was a treat when Jack Webb would be on a cross over event before they were called cross over events.
"...broken arm kids, broken leg kids, sick kids, dying kids, dead kids......." Webb tells it like it is, and that last one always gives me the chills. Did more for the image and moral of the cops than anyone before or since. Webb was the best.
Jack Webb & Andy Sipowicz of NYPD Blue are the best
Absolutely perfect. Todays scripts have NOTHING on this.
And few deliver them this well
@Jeff Baker that was about 25 years ago, equally legendary.
Most cant recall there lines as Well.
@@coppertopv365 or the difference between there and their
I’m more impressed how actors are able to remember such complex long lines. Amazing
when Jack Webb died, Cops all around USA flew flags at half staff, and put black on their badges. He was buried with full police honers, he earned it!!!
debra hubbard and badge #714 was retired by the LAPD
debra hubbard He truly was the immortal sergeant Joe Friday of the LAPD
I was there. It is true and it was well deserved. He did a lot for the department and for agencies across the globe.
BOOHHH WHHOOO!
Honors.
America NEEDS 100 million more Jack Webbs. ❤
Those lines were very well written and his performance was flawless.
Webb wrote many of the episodes, as well as Produced them...
born 100 years ago today. RIP, jack!
We need more people like Jack Webb in the entertainment industry today. Powerful stuff!
Jack Webb was a great man. He also did all the voice overs in real life for LAPD training videos. He was buried with police honors when he died. RIP JACK WEBBZ THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE YOU.
If I'm not mistaken his badge number was taken out of circulation.
@@tempo1889 That's right, it was. He did a lot for the police force and probably inspired a lot of ppl to become cops.
@@ForeverBennett, don't forget Emergency ! Many people became firefighters and paramedics because of him too.
Wow... I forgot this speech from hearing it in my childhood on TV. After 30+ years of Emergency Services work and commands, I’ll vouch it is incredibly true. Jack Webb/ Mark VII productions were as close to reality TV ever until there was reality TV. Have to admit they influenced the direction of my life. One of the absolute BEST ever Cops/ Humans ever ... Charles A Attig, Jr. RIP EOW 6-10-1983. Ptlmn. SD(PA)PD Killed in a completely senseless ambush. I miss you daily my friend; I miss your voice on the radio net. Snyder County, Unit 40 Attig, 10-42. His Life Mattered, a lot, to a lot of us. He was 100 percent good and honest. Rest easy, we, your brothers, have the watch. Never forget.
Jack Webb was an original. There will never be another with his style. Dragnet (both versions), Adam-12 and Emergency are all great shows.
And I have ALL of them in my DVD cabinet!!
Wonder why Emergency! doesn't have Jack's name on it.
@@georgemaster689 I believe it was more of R.A. Cinader's show, but Jack Webb Put up the money for it. I always thought his name should be shown somewhere. His company logo does appear at the end of each episode. MARK VII
@@chrisgreulich Same in the 50s Dragnet?
He was such an icon. This speech caused quite a few kids in the 60's and 70's to become cops.
This was the best recruitment speech for being in law enforcement
I reads thru more than one source that Kent McCord landed the part of Officer Reed (Adam 12) because of his performance in this episode. One of the best of the entire series.
Martin Milner (Officer Malloy) was to be Jack Webb's partner during Dragnet's last years on the radio. I learned that when Kent McCord spoke at Martin Milner's memorial.
Yes I grew up on Adam 12 - a top show! Still watch it on TH-cam. Martin Milner was perfect in his role.
Green Giant No MeTV in Australia- unfortunately!
Great comment I recognized him right away
Gentleman Jack: We need some men like him around today.
Unfortunately, he'd be considered a racist, xenophobe, phobophobe and any other left wing based phobe out there. And the irony is, in real life he was more liberal than conservative, but not in the radical sense.
@@ralphsanchico2452 and how did you arrive at that conclusion??
@@jonnychingas5757 I heard an interview with his wife/Widow on a radio show some years ago!
Thing is there are thousands of them, we just hear about the bad one's as people prefer to tear down instead of build people up.
You do realize he is a actor playing a part don't you?
I guess you mean that we need more men than he is pretending to be.
Every working police officer and cadet needs to see this. That's the life. God bless the men and women in blue. Thank you, for the sacrifice. Jack Webb was the man.
“But there’s also this... there are over 5,000 men in this city, who know that being a policeman is an endless, glamour-less, thankless job thats gotta be done. I know it too. And I’m damn glad to be one of them.” - Jack Webb 💙🖤💙🖤
Chicago's "The Policeman You Know" sums up the same message in music form. Been there. We have family members today as cops and paramedics. Their stories of today's trials are far worse than the job was 45 years ago. It was bad enough back then. But for the victims who had been saved, it was worth it.
RIP Jack Webb and Harry Morgan..those were the days.
Jack Webb greatest acting performance in my book was when he played in the movie The "D.I." a drill instructor at Parris Island 1957 movie in black in white.
Randy Cisneros - That’s setting the bar pretty low.
I thought it was a '55 movie.
WOW!! Could this speech be more relevant today than you ever thought!
RIP Jack Webb..A true gentleman and no BS..
mmafan3 Yessir,Amen.
He was. I met him at the academy many years ago and he was as sincere and honest in person as depicted in these film clips.
We need him agian
@@deankirkpatrick7658 Amen; if we had more men of that kind of acumen in places of leadership and trust today, a lot of BS would cease.
No BS???? Ha Ha that's a joke The whole program was BS
Thank you so much for making me cry. God Bless The Thin Blue Line. Support your local sheriff Semper Fi
And in 52 years, everyone will hate you.. until they need you
and when they need you, you will fail them like cops always do and then you will wonder like a fat bald idiot why everyone hates cops. no one needs cops, cops don’t help, quit fucking deluding yourself you boomer sack of dung.
We still hate the bad ones, which is most.
@@Bc232klm and how do you know A55hole? You dont know a single one
I USED TO HAVE A 6TH GRADE TEACHER LIKE SARGENT FRIDAY. BEST TEACHER I EVER HAD I RESPECTED HIM THEN AND STILL DO. HE TAUGHT US SCHOOL WORK PLUS LIFE LESSONS TOLD YOU HOW LIFE WAS LIKE OUT IN THE REAL WORLD. UP TO YOU TO MAKE LIFE CHOICES. I HADN'T SEEN MY TEACHER IN ALOT OF YEARS SINCE 1968. I WONDER TODAY HOW HE IS DOING. HOPE HE IS DOING WELL.
My mother went to high school with Jack Webb at Belmont High school in Los Angeles. My mother was a freshman while Jack was the senior class president. My mother used to tell me she had a crush on Jack Webb in high school. RIP Jack Webb, the original D.I.
This speech should be standard in every police academy.!!!!!!!!!
Need to make it mandatory for all high school students to memorize and understand.
Thats for sure
And Adam-12 should be used as training video. I'm not kidding. Some departments actually did that back then.
Wonderful guidance here. Like Shakespeare, nothing he said is out of context in 2020. Thank God for the thoughtful examples of good policing across the company. Not all Police are evil nor are all people of color. All of us live in America and we damn well better learn how to get along or cease to exist.
THIS IS 100% CORRECT!!!!!!!!!!
what Jack Webb says may seem corny or harsh but what he said is correct and scary for some Law enforcers to do esp. at night, thank God for them
@Roger Clemons Typical response from someone who doesn't have the guts to put on a uniform.
How is that harsh Just the facts
Roger Clemons
A lot of what jack Webb says still rings true today
Just too bad more ppl don’t listen to it
It's funny how many critics say that Joe Friday was out of touch in "Dragnet: 1967-1970," but in the long run, was proven correct.
I liked the introduction of the theme song
“ Dragnet “ in 1967 the very best in my opinion !!! I like the song “Dragnet “ before the beginning of the show starts !!!
Miss Moxie I agree With you 100%
Robert Beacham you recognize that song and what show it’s from before you even see Jack Webb!
Likely this episode served as a full size screen test for Kent McCord before the casting call of Adam-12. Kent as a solid character actor.
He was in several Dragnet episodes, as well as the Dragnet TV movie
As well as appearances in The New Adam-12
Is it any wonder why the LAPD retired badge number 714 when Jack Webb died? (For those too young to remember, that was Joe Friday's number.)
for a fictional character...
No tshirt ?
They beat 714 innocent black teenagers to celebrate. What an honor.
The Facts please Ma’am Nuthin But The Facts
N B false Evidence appearing real! Do not do the Crime
This feels like the Jack Nicholson "You can't handle the truth" speech but for cops instead of the military.
I watched Adam 12 and Dragnet in my early teens. The shows influenced my decision to pursue a career as a LEO. The shows were pretty realistic and I saw the job as a way to make a difference. I ended up working 10 years in uniform and 26 years in criminal investigations. It was quite an experience.
scumbag LEO none of you protect or serve. youre all part of the biggest criminal govt gang out there.
Thank you for all you do and putting in the line every day!
@@jackg.2780 Very much appreciated! Thank you
I fully believe this is what a cop does everyday. My uncle is one and he barely gets by.
Hug him.
Let him know that his service is appreciated.
Blue lives matter.
@@thomaslawson8394 Most people would puke their guts out at some of what these people do all the time.
@sunrisespark I think theres nothing to be afraid of around police. I've encountered them alone at night, on a dark street and they pulled over and got out and walked up to me with their lights on and asked me things, but I was cool and respectful and friendly anyway and we parted ways with mutual respect and an understanding that this town has good people, working for the law and abiding by it too. Theres bad people, sure, but not everyone.
Thank him from US.
People would be surprised at how little most are paid. That needs to change. They risk thier lives daily, they are social workers and have many hats. They disserve respect pay raises, and lots of funding. No cop should today be by themselves in a car. Should be two.
Jack had a way with words, and he knew how to spit them out. Great actor, great human.
It an honor to have worn the Badge. I'm retired now and I sure do miss being a Police Officer, the greatest job in the World! 🇺🇸 ❤️ 👮
Thanks for your service brother..
@@navvet4518 Thank you, for your patriotism! ♰🇺🇸👨👩👧👦
Thank you for your Service sir...
Congrads for your services.
His dressing down of three punks is equally impressive. I love thus man.
When I was an immature, aimless youngster many years ago I was one of many who pooh-poohed & laughed at the words Joe Friday spoke in that scene.Then,I got older,became a father, and finally understood the realities of life. Sometimes it ain't pretty.When I look at this scene now,I nod my head in full agreement. I get it now. Right on the money Jack.
Poohed poohed?
Great speech!
I think we should all post this to our FB page. Jack actually has quite a few great speeches.
They don’t make tv shows like this anymore. I wish it was back on tv.
I loved his speeches. Nothing comes close to anything like it today.
Thank God it's Friday. Just the facts.
He’s got such a great voice. A couple years ago I listened to all the Dragnet radio dramas. Just as good, if not better than the TV show. Given the technology, filmmaking techniques and budget constraints of the time, the TV show doesn’t hold up as well today. But with the radio drama all the imagery is in your mind. Good stuff.
I miss this show.
the timing of this could not have been more apropos
Dragnet was so popular among law enforcement that the real-life LAPD retired Joe Friday's badge number, and this clip is a great example of why. He tells the truth about what it's like to be a police officer, including all the struggles and challenges they face. It's a valuable message for the public, who generally only deal with cops when they're in trouble.
They also gave him a full honors policeman burial
Qualudes...rohrer 714's
714
It's 7/2020.
Even more relevant today.
Harry Morgan and Jack Webb - Straight Man and So Straight You Could Set Your Watch to Him Man.
:P
Great comment
A few of the actors from MASH said Harry Morgan was really funny and always kept them laughing. He was a bit of a practical joker and was always telling them stories about being on Dragnet and working for Jack Webb.
I loved it when Harry Morgan injected a bit of humor into each episode.Jack only smiled once,if I saw each episode correctly.
Very timely video to come up on my feed today, Independence Day 2020. The year everyone hated cops..
I never knew it was any other way. There has always been a cop in my family. When I retired it was over 130 years someone from my family was a police officer.
I broke my neck and retired early, I have seen the hurt kids and the dead kids.
The officer who got my car after I retired, he was shot in the head a few months later. I am very tall, it would have hit me in the vest. A friend of mine made sure the shooter did not get away.
I don’t know if Sgt. Joe Friday would recognize the job today. I think there is still enough cop in officers today that Joe would know who we are when we meet walking down the street.
I don’t envy anyone the job today.
BLUE LIVES MATTER!
There are too many bad police giving GOOD cops a bad name.
Blue Lives DO Matter. I have my tailgate magnet to show support.
Whenever (which is rare) I get pulled over, I always roll the windows down, turn off the engine and keep my hands on the steering wheel to put them at ease.
A good friend I've known since kindergarten has told me about the job. Much respect and thanks to you!
Your response just showed up today, computers make things faster....
Thank you for keeping officers at ease during a traffic stop. If it is dark turning on the inside lights is also nice.
The difference between then and now, is a cop isn't just law enforcement, it's psychologist, social worker and a 100 other things. We need to reduce what they do, we need to stop outfitting all of them like they are the military. one Unit is all it takes, used as a last resort.
We need to hold them accountable for their actions, and they need to report those who violated the rules. Because let's be honest, those who abuse power, who violate the rules aren't cops, but crooks with a badge.
Actually Ray S, there are actually extremely few bad cops giving the massive majority of good cops in staggeringly massive numbers of interactions with citizens, a bad name. But unfortunately for all of us a small army of the agenda driven using media that never existed before to spread distortion and propaganda in order to convince the weak to give up true freedom and liberty for anarchy and some form of tyranny. One of the BEST ever cops... Charles A Attig, Jr. RIP EOW 6-10-1983 Ptlmn. SD(PA)PD, Killed in a senseless ambush. I miss you my friend. Snyder County, Unit 40 Attig, 10-42.
Exactly.
Sergeant Friday was the epitome of what Chief Parker envisioned in an LAPD officer - Professional, Trustworthy, Honest, Focused, Fit, Fearless and Determined
a trully great speech and respect to all police officers and their families
Love the Talent Jack Webb and the truth behind the message
Well said Sir. I was a police officer for many years and he pretty well nailed it.
Very appropriate and needed today
Beautiful
I got my Associates Degree in Administration of Justice. My instructors used Dragnet and Adam 12 for my classes training on many occasions . Years after Jack Webb died .
That explains why we have such horrible cops. They are trained by a third rate television show. Rather than being instructed in the law.
WE DO NOT HAVE HORRIBLE COPS YOU JACKASS AND THESE WERE DAMN GOOD!!! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!@@billysmith8261
I just watched this and I was and am still impressed at Jack Webb's improvisation to fill time...Good stuff!
When Dragnet '66 came out I was all of 10 years old, and Sgt. Friday scared the living crap outta me. Guy was all business and gave no one safe quarter; had me so scared of the cops I never wanted to chance getting in trouble because with my luck Sgt. Friday would bust my ass and life as I knew it would be over. This episode and this scene had a lot to do with that. What Jack Webb did for LAPD at a time when the police were persona non grata can't be overstated. Webb pushed back against the "Pig" mentality of the time and between him and our new Governor (Reagan) they might have influenced my conservative views on law & order more than I realized.
I grew up watching dragnet also.but it wasn't sgt Friday who scared me.it was my mom and my grandmother. My grandma caught me when I was 8 trying to steal a candy bar. Man it got real ugly real fast.ive never stolen since. Even today af 61 years old I think her and mom would come out of the ground and get me
His definition of "pig" should actually be spot on. But we all know that it isn't in a lot of cases, then and now both.
Amen Jack, rookie candidate "Jim" Reed, what a great clip. He sang it the way it really was - when police work was honorable.
Wow! Full honor and respect.
He was a frikn actor... the cop your lionizing doesn't exist. He is a figment of some writers' imagination
This here is what today's cops are like
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Harry Morgan doesn't say a word. His bowed head, listening to the truth of Jack's words, says it all.
This just popped up on my utube feed. I saw this episode when it first came out, I was 10 years old. I remember Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, as (Detective) Sergeant 'Just the Facts, Ma'am, just the facts' Joe Friday and (Detective) Officer Bill Gannon. Later, Kent McCord played Officer Jim Reed on Adam 12 with his partner Pete Malloy, played by Martin Milner. I remember that episode and the powerful speech from Webb. Very meaningful, even today!
What makes it special...Jack Webb believed every word, He loved the police.
This is so truthfull.
Some things never change.
Great speech!!! RIP Jack Webb.
Absolutely perfect my show.
Joe Friday even solved the case of "Claude Cooper's couple of copped clappers kept in the closet" on the Johnny Carson Show. Best cop ever...
Don’t care what people say this was a damn good show. Jack Webb and Henry Morgan rocked. Like the men from Adam-12 great shows. Today they make the Police look like thugs and wusses.
No the news and the media make cops look like that, they are not. Hero's everyday and are not the enemy of us the people. They are our Hero's!!!!
joseph costello - Unlike Jack Webb, Harry Morgan could actually act. He had to dial it down so he wouldn’t make Webb look too bad.
Webb was a good actor but his real strength was as a creator producer of the 3 iterations of Dragnet I find the radio version the best Adam 12 was created for TV and was better suited to that medium and of course his Collaboration with RA Cinadar on Emergency was probably the pinnacle
I worked in police stations over 25 yrs. 98 % of the new cops are better people than most of us civilians
That's because the cops are thugs and murderers.
How relevant is this monologue today? 🥺💔
OkieTeacher , plenty of relevance, if one is a good cop. And the MAJORITY of them are. The bad ones can and will be weeded out.
Jerome Wysocki AMEN!! People aren’t shown the good, only the bad.
Amen, Joe - AMEN!
You know I have been working in the Law Enforcement field (security, police, military police, undercover, patrol supervisor, etc) for over 17 years now, this SGT Friday's speech on "what it like to be a policeman" somehow ring true in what we do in this kind of work
Legendary speech for sure
Pretty impresive speech for something that was done on a whim. Should have him teach at ever academy in the country if he were still alive that is.
Jack Webb was class president at Belmont High School, Los Angeles, Class of 1938. I was Class of 1976, and we were really damn proud of Jack. When he was at Mark VII Productions, he would gives us guys from Belmont a lot of EXTRA work.
Magnificent.
Dragnet was one of my favorite shows, couldn’t wait for the next episode. Rest in Pease Jack I really miss you.
Respect!
"Your rookie partner orders his first coffee, he says "can I get a cup of coffee?". I tell him it's not a cup of coffee. It's a Jug of Java, Lug of Lava, Mug of Mud, Cup of Crud..."
Thank you very much for finding this sharing it whatever it takes, this should be on national TV every Channel Wherever it can go.
Jack Webb is a boss. This scene is important for anyone considering Law Enforcement, if anything the purpose of this scene is a powerful life lesson. When you make a decision on a long term investment, you need to consider the CONS vs the PROS, because unfortunately the CONS do matter.
Dailly Motivator .....
It is the truth especially from the family , of the cops
Still relevant today. Except, the overtime and the dept will pay for a new uniform.
Jennifer Doyle How true your comment is. I’m from the family of a cop. Btw my mother’s maiden name was Doyle.
Uniforms aren't cheap, either. $47.00 for a single, long-sleeve uniform with the zipper, pants just shy of $100.00, and don't get me started on the leather. Uniform allowances are your friend (if you're lucky enough to have one)
@@DET832 not everywhere. NYC cops still buy their own uniforms
I spent 3500 dollars for all of my equipment and uniforms after I after I graduated the NYC Police Academy on 1986. 5 pairs of uniform pants, a pair of dress uniform pants, 5 short sleeve and 5 long sleeve iniform shirts, a duty jacket, summer and a winter dress uniform jackets, 2 pairs of uniform shoes, and 5 uniform pairs of socks, my duty belt and my service revolver. My parents bought my off duty revolver as a graduation present and the PBA bought me my body armor since the city would not....I almost had a stroke when I added up the bills...LOL! Fortunately my father was a CPA and I got a hell of a return on my taxes that year...😊
Joe Friday: Keeping the Faith, Baby!!🤗🤗🤗
An accurate way of life for the men and women in blue protecting us, Mr. Webb depicts this well. Even is like this today, bless those that protect us 🚔👍
I can remember this speech not in its entirety but for the show as an ad. This is what should be mentioned in today’s world considering all that’s been going on with the police and the chaos occurring since time began because these words really mean business and Dragnet as well as Adam 12 showed a side of life that’s not bright lights and glamour
When I was a teenager, me and everyone my age thought it was hilarious watching Friday chasing hippies and druggies (like "Blueboy) and giving them lectures on right and wrong. Here's another tight-ass, establishment cop who doesn't "understand". But when I watch this show now, I get it. Jack Webb risked looking foolish and uptight because he really cared. He was acting out of compassion and a sense of responsibility. He hated seeing a whole generation fry their brains on drugs and he wanted to use his position in the media to fix what he saw as a serious problem. He could have stuck to conventional crime stories but chose not to. Getting wasted in the '60's was cool, before anyone knew better. No one disputes the evils of drug abuse now. His message has stood the test of time.
+Duff Mason Well said!
+Duff Mason Well put. It takes a lot of experience and maturity to understand what Gannon is saying here. We live in an imperfect, broken world and the cop is the one society expects to pick up the busted pieces.
Well put. It takes a lot of experience and maturity to understand what Friday is saying here. We live in an imperfect, broken world and the cop is the one society expects to pick up the busted pieces.
@duff mason, well said
I remember "Blue Boy"
Just the facts mam.!!!
Jack Webb. the facts only the facts was his catch phrase. He was the man!!!!! RIP. Much respect ✊🏿
Probably the most well-written encapsulation of police work ever.
When I was a kid in the 70's I was told that "Dragnet" episodes were used as training films in police academies. I don't know if it true, but it should have been!
Avenger 280 Hahaha,I'd definitely say so... I just saw Jack narrate a CHP police film. He was a great guy to educate people... R.I.P.
He also narrated an LASD driver training video from the 70s...cool stuff.
I saw a few in the academy.
True. Saw a couple in my police academy. Not for the purpose of showing techniques or procedures, but rather for the morality lessons in some episodes.
That is one of the greatest performances in the history of television. Webb, Peter Falk and Ralph Waite were the finest actors in t.v.
I would add Robert stack of the old untouchables police show if you like 1950s tv. If you haven't seen it check it out.
Powerful, and needs to be heard by everyone today.
Great Scene!
This IS what it’s like, today AND back then.
@M W
Yea, the world would look like this
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They are paid much better today.
That is my favorite scene from Dragnet!
My favorite JW line: Now you listen to me mister and you listen good.....
From watching Kent McCord in his days from Ozzie & Harriet, I never thought of him as a good actor but I was in front of my every Friday night watching Officer Jim Reed & Officer Pete Malloy.
I thought it was a treat when Jack Webb would be on a cross over event before they were called cross over events.
Well his speech worked. Jim Reed became Malloy's partner on Adam 12.
Growing up, I loved to watch Dragnet and the other Jack Webb police shows. He was perfect for the role.