Dragnet

Dragnet is a famous radio and TV police drama created by Jack Webb.
== Background ==
It began as a radio show on 3 June 1949. Two years later, it premiered on TV, and lasted until 1959. 
Then in 1967, it returned to network television, focusing not only on crime, but also on current issues of the day, such as hippies, the counterculture, etc. In all of these, Webb's character, Sgt. Joe Friday, narrated the cases. His most well known partner was Bill Gannon, played by Harry Morgan. The show is also famous for its memorable opening theme music and the tune played during the end credits. In 1987, there was a movie version starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. Stan Freberg recorded a spoof called "St. George and the Dragonet", which went to number one on Billboard in 1953. And the PBS children's show Square One Television had its own take on the series, "Mathnet", in which Kate Monday, George Frankly, and later, Pat Tuesday, used math to solve crimes.
Hanna-Barbera occasionally spoofed the series in their animated series.
== The Flintstones ==
* "Wilma's Vanishing Money": Barney Rubble improvises the Dragnet theme.
== Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ==
* The show's underscore includes a snippet of the Dragnet theme music, often when Fred Jones provides the summation.
== Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch ==
* "Dragster Net": This episode is narrated by Captain Tough as he and Officer Fishtail set out to nab a thief. It even has a parody of Jack Webb's Mark VII Production logo at the end.
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