On this day, December 21, 1967, "The Christmas Story" episode of "Dragnet 1967" was aired.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Mon Dec 21, 2020: On this day, December 21, 1967, "The Christmas Story" episode of "Dragnet 1967" was aired.

The Christmas Story

Dragnet 1967 (1967–1970); The Christmas Story

TV-G | 30min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Episode aired 21 December 1967

Summaries

Friday and Gannon investigate the theft of a statue of the baby Jesus from a church's nativity scene on Christmas Eve. The figure itself has little monetary value. Father Xavier Rojas explains this Jesus statue has been at the church for decades and has great sentimental value to the parishioners. The detectives pursue a lead but come up empty. As they return to Father Rojas, a small boy is pulling a wagon with the statue in it. The boy had prayed for a new wagon and promised the baby Jesus the first ride if he received it. The episode is a remake of "The Big Little Baby Jesus" from the original series, with three cast members (in addition to Jack Webb) reprising their original roles.

—Bill Koenig

Dragnet S02E15 The Christmas Story

Neil Martin
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29,067 views Aug 16, 2020

Why stop now? Let's go back to the original time this storyline was aired.

Dragnet (1951–1959)

The Big Little Jesus

Not Rated | 30min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Episode aired 24 December 1953

Summaries

It's Christmas Eve when Father Rojas at the Old Mission Plaza Church in Los Angeles discovers that the statue of the Infant Jesus is stolen from the crib. The statue's worth is only a few dollars, but it is of great sentimental value for the parish. Friday and Smith promise to try to get it back before mass on Christmas Day, but this means that they have less than 24 hours to catch the thief.

—Maths Jesperson {[e-mail]}

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DRAGNET S2E15 - The Christmas Story

Retro Toons
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Friday and Gannon investigate the theft of a statue of the baby Jesus from a church's nativity scene on Christmas Eve. The figure itself has little monetary value. Father Xavier Rojas explains this Jesus statue has been at the church for decades and has great sentimental value to the parishioners. The detectives pursue a lead but come up empty. As they return to Father Rojas, a small boy is pulling a wagon with the statue in it. The boy had prayed for a new wagon and promised the baby Jesus the first ride if he received it. The episode is a remake of "The Big Little Baby Jesus" from the original series, with three cast members (in addition to Jack Webb) reprising their original roles.

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[twodogsbarking]

1. Dragnet wasn't a comedy but it was funny.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. "Mmm-hmm. Why would you say that, sir?" (Spoken in the voice of Joe Friday) NT

[twodogsbarking]

3. So bad it was funny. Shaking my head up and down twenty times.

[doc03]

4. Joe Friday addressing Christmas cards while on duty, I am shocked.

I remember that episode, of course I watch Dragnet nearly every morning. But they don't play the
real early ones from the 50s.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. I've seen those on TV recently, IIRC. That might be a different network; Antenna TV, maybe. NT