Customer Rating: 
Summary: Solid collection of early "Dragnet"
Comment: This is a good collection of early "Dragnet" episodes. The ones on tape one ("The Big 17" and "The Big Producer") contain original cigarette commercials. The other four episodes are "The Big Counterfeit," "The Big Deal," "The Big Rod" and "The Big Crime." The last one is especially dark: two little girls are kidnapped, molested and released, and there's some unexpected violence when Joe and Frank collar the "perp." I had no problems with the tapes, and it was a very pleasant surprise to find they were all at SP, instead of the usual EP speed for budget tapes. Only complaints: the misleading packaging which shows Bill Gannon (sorry, he's not here) and claims the shows are in color. It's 50's B&W all the way, but that's not a bad thing. Picture and sound quality are fine.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Be Warned - This Box Set Is Not Quite What It Appears To Be
Comment: If you have already collected some "Dragnet" episodes in the past, then be warned. The box carries a 60's colour photo of Jack Webb, and - in the background - a photo of Jack with Harry Morgan, who played Friday's partner in the late Sixties. The contents, however, are all from the original Fifties series. That's well and good if the shows are new to you - but they have all been available from other sources for some years.
The box contains six shows: 1. The big seventeen (1952)
2. The big producer (1954) 3. The big counterfeit (1958) 4. The big car thieves (1955) 5. The big run (1954) 6. The big crime (1953)
I had problems with my box set. The flap which protects the tape was broken on Tape 2; and Tape 3 does not track properly. This gives me strong doubts about quality control on this product. As I said at the top, be warned!
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Summary: Dragnet Vol.1-3
Comment: This is without doubt a premier video of Joe Friday at his best. The videos are great, and have some of the best shows of Dragnet on them. If you love Joe Friday and Bill Gannon then this is a must buy video pack!
