Well, it's Friday. How about a post featuring Joe Friday? Jack Webb, that is.
He's the main feature on this TV page from the Journal back on June 4, 1962. The first run of his classic series Dragnet had been off the air for a few years, and Jack Webb was keeping busy as a producer and director.
As the caption notes, "Jack Webb returns to the television scene this fall in a new series of factual dramatic shows sponsored by General Electric, beginning Sunday, Sept. 30, on the CBS Television Network.
"In the new series, Webb will serve as host and narrator, will star in about one third of the programs and will direct many of the dramatizations."
Although the series (entitled GE True received good reviews for some of its episodes, it apparently was no match for Bonanza, the show it was up against on the schedule. GE True lasted only one season, and Webb was back playing Sgt. Joe Friday in a new, color version of Dragnet by 1967.
Jack Webb has appeared on this blog before (here and here)
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Be sure to check out the Television Programs grid. It's a lot of fun to look at.
I can actually remember watching Huckleberry Hound after dinner (it came on at 7:00 pm on Channel 3).
4 comments:
"B'wana Don"! A name to conjure with, for us old codgers.
Maytag washing machine $218 with trade in. Today you have to pay extra to have them take the old one away.
Seeing the old Jaworski Aluminum ad will sure bring a tear to your eye.That area is like East Cleveland.Don't drive through there at night much less in the day time unless you are asking for trouble.I don't even think a tuff dude like Jack Webb would patrol a neighborhood like that.These are just the facts,ma'am!
It's interesting how many ads from the 1960's start with the word "Yes." In the Maytag ad, "Yes, Maytags are pretty..." and in Thursday's Hills Dept. store ad, "Yes, that's how much less Hills prices are..." Or, "That's right!" We don't see that type of word usage in ads these days.
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