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[Landpimp]

think he ment Adam 12 spun off FROM Dragnet, correct or not I dont know

Originally posted by Arkhog:

Originally posted by hikerbum:
Loved Dragnet, which spun off Adam 12, which I liked also.

When I was very young, I though Car 54 was hilarious.

fred Gwynn was a great actor.

Dragnet started many years before Adam 12. It didn't "spin off" from any tv show. In fact, Dragnet originated on radio as a drama series before making the jump to tv.

I had to correct you on this, otherwise, Jack Webb will rise out of his grave on Halloween and come looking for you.

Chuck Norris is afraid of Jack Webb.

 

[Massad Ayoob]

I've heard folks who've seen Barney with an M&P, but I mostly remember a Colt OP, sometimes 4" barrel and sometimes longer, or maybe it was a 4" in a 6" swivel holster.

"There's a holdup in the Bronx,
Brooklyn's broken out in fights.
There's a traffic jam in Harlem
That's backed up to Jackson Heights.
There's a scout troop short a child,
Kruschev's due at Idlewi-i-ild --
Car 54, where ARE yo-o-ou?"

Whoever did the theme song apparently didn't have much concept of precincts, and Toody and Muldoon must have been the only RMP cops in the city to be on call to cover all the boroughs...

 

[Arkhog]

I may have read the "spun off" wrong. Oops!
I apologize. I will let Jack Webb know that I was wrong. He can be very intimidating.

 

[Gunhacker]

Ok... as long as were dredging up great old TV cop shows... for the bonus round, Broderick Crawford and "Highway Patrol", what did he carry? I vaguely remember a snubbie of some sort.

 

[shawn mccarver]

Originally posted by Nframe_is_no1:

In the SWAT episode (remember, SWAT was started by LAPD about that time), they also had M16s.

SWAT using model 16s? I didn't know that such a rare gun was used as a prop. Also, aren't 32s a little small for SWAT?

I was referring to the military M16 rifle, .223 caliber, not the Model 16 S&W K32 masterpiece. Duh.

 

[Iggy]

In the first episode he carried a 4" service revolver, in the rest I believe he carried a Colt snubbie.

I won't put any money on that however.

 

[claygrazer]

Jack Webb, the original Spider Man. This thread has certainly deteriorated!

 

[Tom M]

Originally posted by Arkhog:
I may have read the "spun off" wrong. Oops!
I apologize. I will let Jack Webb know that I was wrong. He can be very intimidating.

Here's Webb at his best...
Jack Webb

 

[likestoshoot2]

Originally posted by JayCeeNC:
You might also note that Martin Milner has a set of Fuzzy Farrant grips on his 6" Model 14 starting about the second episode.
They also used clamshell holsters later on in the series.

I just bought a Colt Python with Fuzzy grips on it. They are great looking grips.
Sorry did not mean to hijack thread, we now return you to it.

 

[hikerbum]

Posted 13 October 2008 11:23 AM Hide Post
think he ment Adam 12 spun off FROM Dragnet, correct or not I dont know

quote:
Originally posted by Arkhog:

quote:
Originally posted by hikerbum:
Loved Dragnet, which spun off Adam 12, which I liked also.

When I was very young, I though Car 54 was hilarious.

fred Gwynn was a great actor.



Dragnet started many years before Adam 12. It didn't "spin off" from any tv show. In fact, Dragnet originated on radio as a drama series before making the jump to tv.

I had to correct you on this, otherwise, Jack Webb will rise out of his grave on Halloween and come looking for you.

Chuck Norris is afraid of Jack Webb.

yep, that is what I meant. probalby a comma or so would have clarified that. Jack Webb produced Adam 12, and was in several episodes also along with Harry Morgan.

 

[wheelgun1958]

Been watching the re-runs of both Adam-12 AND Dragnet on local channel 52 lately. They were and still are great shows. TIVO is my friend. I think the police academies should require viewing of these shows by the recruits.

 

[SG-688]

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Adam 12 was usually pretty good on doctrine, but not always...as here,
or that warehouse shoot-out where Malloy faces down two burglars KNOWING that his revolver is empty. It is on HULU now, but I never saw that episode run again after the original airing. Always wondered if the LAPD nixed it.


"Enraged at never being allowed to drive, Reed wings Malloy in the arm and then threatens to shoot him in the leg."

(Edit to make a better joke.)

 

[JayCeeNC]

Originally posted by SG-688:

Reed (on the right) is using a clamshell holster, probably Safety Speed, and looks like he has Fuzzy Farrant grips on his revolver.

 

[claygrazer]

Originally posted by SG-688:


Adam 12 was usually pretty good on doctrine, but not always...as here

I love how they have their fingers on the trigger, and Malloy appears to have the muzzle pointed at the damsel in distress. I think Jeff Cooper would give those boys a good talkin' to for breaking the 2nd and 3rd rule.

 

[Black Knight]

If anyone is interested you can get the first and second season of Adam-12 on Amazon.com. It was my favorite cop show in the 60s and 70s.

 

[Jellybean]

I know I'm going to regret this...but, Did the LAPD have a "doctrine" on keeping your finger off the trigger back in the 60's and 70's?

 

[Sistema1927]

I am surprised that no mention has yet been made of CHiPs.

Did Ponch and Jon carry the 67, or possibly the 68?

 

[TxShooter]

I thought the opening credits for CHiPs showed a blued K frame in the holster. I was thinking 4" M15.

 

[Massad Ayoob]

Sistema 27, I don't remember CHiPs ever showing any of them with their guns out of the holsters.

Jellybean, you make an excellent point.

 

[smith revolver cop]

Originally posted by Jellybean:
I recall they also carried the regulation L.A.P.D. baton too. My favorite impact weapon, in spite of being an ASP instructor.

+1. There's something to be said for good old-fashioned simplicity!!!