Jack Webb & Johnny Carson – Dragnet Clapper Caper
An evening pause: Another sketch from the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. This routine, as funny as it is on its own, is even funnier if you ever watched the TV show Dragnet with Jack Webb. It plays on that show’s very very dry delivery style.
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Clearly Classic !!
Alex-
There is also a 30 minute Bob Hope radio show from the late 50’s featuring Jack Webb spoofing Dragnet.
going darkly tangential…..
Jack Webb & Harry Morgan playing the bad guys…..
“Appointment With Danger.” (1951)
https://youtu.be/0XjZF-OJRp4
2:28
(been on a massive film-noir-fest the last few weeks)
down the rabbit hole…..
Sid Caesar, Jack Webb Dragnet spoof
Milton Berle Buick Show (December 1, 1953)
https://youtu.be/PVAAuASSO88
4:54
Wayne:
A local radio station airs a radio nostalgia program Sunday evenings. They will occasionally air ‘Dragmet’ episodes.
“3:15 pm. I was on Homicide . . .”
Good days…who did Senior Wensus… I have an early memory of kids fare that is shaky. I also liked Don Winslow of the Navy…
To me, the best part of the bit was the extreme effort the guys put in to somehow avoid smiling. They were almost successful!
Webb’s partner made it big AfterMASH:
Harry Morgan and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Col. Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Jeff–
rimshot
https://youtu.be/YNkzmP4ypOk
0:03
Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)
A Filmcraft Serial in 12 Chapters
https://archive.org/details/don_winslow_of_the_navy_ep1