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Dragnet was first aired in December 1951 as a special episode of the NBC program Sound-Off Time.
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Friday's original partner, Sgt. Ben Romero, was played by Barton Yarborough who died after 3 episodes were filmed. He was replaced by Barney Phillips as Detective Sergeant Ed Jacobs.
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Reruns were aired in syndication under the title Badge 714, which was Joe Friday's badge number.
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Jack Webb later worked on the 1982 Dragnet remake, serving as a writer and producer for the series.
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Upon Webb's death, the Los Angeles Police Department retired badge 714 in his honor.
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In the beginning of the series, the radio show and the TV series ran simultaneously.
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Dragnet was the first TV show to be remade into a movie, as well as the first TV show to have a theatrical version released while the TV series was currently airing.
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Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was one of many real-life police officers who submitted a story idea for the series.
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Dragnet was the first American series to be imported by British Independent Television.
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