There’s something happening here — what it is ain’t exactly clear. Because the actors are reading off teleprompters, so there’s no emotional journey to track. Welcome to the baffling world of DRAGNET 67, the (first) reboot of the un-self-aware police procedural that will not quit! Join Andy, Chelsea, and Blue Boy as we learn about the terrifying dangers of LSD (overstated), the Sunset Strip Curfew Riots (fascinating) and actor/writer Jack Webb’s relationship with real LAPD cops (very chummy). Plus, we pitch our idea for a promising further reboot: RuPaul’s Dragnet!
Show: DRAGNET 67 \\ “The LSD Story,” Season 1, Episode 1
Air Date: January 12, 1967
Find it: on YouTube (series is in the public domain)
Snack: Klondike Neapolitan Ice Cream Bar
Further Reading:
- Dragnet (Franchise) | Wikipedia
- Thank God It’s Friday: 7 Reasons to Love Dragnet | Mental Floss
- The Dragnet Effect: How TV Has Obscured Police Brutality | The Atlantic
- “Whisk”-a-Go-Go Photo from 1966
- Are Acid Flashbacks a Myth? | Popular Science
- What Were the 1966 Sunset Strip Riots Really Like? Eyewitnesses Look Back | LA Weekly
- (Book) How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence | by Michael Pollan