Category Archives: Dragnet

Recommended Series For First Time OTR Listeners

Posted on March 30 by oldradioshows

There are so many facets to the world of Old Time Radio, it is hard to know where to start enjoying it. The truth is there is so much to enjoy in OTR, it is easy to imagine that almost … Continue reading →






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Supermoon Sunday: Dragnet’s “Werewolf” Old Time Radio Episode

Posted on June 22 by oldradioshows

With the Supermoon coming on Sunday, we remember one of our all time favorite werewolf stories. Dragnet‘s “Werewolf” aired June 17, 1949. The women are left half-dead, victims of robbery and horrible attacks. “The Werewolf” as dubbed by the local … Continue reading →






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Sgt Joe Friday’s Dragnet Christmas

Posted on December 20 by oldradioshows

“TUM de Dumdum, Tum de Dum Dum DUMMM!” Christmas is found on the mean streets of Los Angeles. One of the saddest possible Christmas stories is Dragnet‘s “Twenty Two Rifle for Christmas.” The story about an unsupervised boy whose friend … Continue reading →






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21st Precinct and Dragnet, East and West Coast Cop Shows

Posted on November 13 by oldradioshows

The phenomenal success of Dragnet, premiering in 1949, was bound to have imitators. One of the Columbia network’s answers was 21st Precinct. Comparisons between the two police procedural dramas are interesting. Both shows emphasize the human reality of police work. … Continue reading →






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Fatal Females in Old Time Radio

Posted on October 17 by oldradioshows

  If you’ll check the record, the first Femme Fatale was a lady named Eve. Since then, Fatal Females have come in all shapes and sizes. It is fun to list the famous ones: Salome, Jezebel, the Sirens, Delilah, Morgan … Continue reading →






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Old Time Radio Father’s Day Shows

Posted on June 13 by oldradioshows

Mom gets all the credit. Maybe that’s fair; she had the really tough part for the first nine months of the project. It seems like Dad is there mostly for the fun parts. Learning to ride a bike, going to … Continue reading →






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Happy Mothers Day, Even to Mother in Law

Posted on May 2 by oldradioshows

“Never depend on the glory of the Morning or the Smiles of your Mother In Law.” -Japanese proverb In the world of Old Time Radio,  Amos ‘n’ Andy Kingfish’s Mother in law comes to stay with him when Sapphire goes … Continue reading →






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