Movie connections for
"Dragnet" (1951)

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Followed by

Dragnet (1954)
"Dragnet 1967" (1967)
Dragnet 1966 (1969) (TV)
Dragnet (1987)
"Dragnet" (1989)
"Dragnet" (2003)

Version of

"Stahlnetz" (1958)

Referenced in

Witness to Murder (1954)
Grin and Bear It (1954)
The Young Stranger (1957)
"The Monkees: Mijacogeo (#2.26)" (1968)
 -  Mentioned by the Cop
Please Don't Eat My Mother (1973)
"Saturday Night Live: Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge (#1.24)" (1976)
 -  Mentioned in the intro to 'Police State'
Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
 -  dialogue
The Stunt Man (1980)
"The A-Team: A Small and Deadly War (#1.5)" (1983)
 -  mentioned by Faceman
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Stand by Me (1986)
Tap (1989)
 -  "What is this, 'Dragnet'?"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: 'Manos' the Hands of Fate (#5.24)" (1993)
 -  Joel: And in a moment, the results of that trial.
Striking Distance (1993)
Reality Bites (1994)
Cops and Robbersons (1994)
"Married with Children: Sleepless in Chicago (#9.8)" (1994)
 -  Talking about memoribilia Al says to Jefferson: "I live my life in the present. [then, suddenly excited] Oh, 'Dragnet' is on!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)
 -  "I'm a school teacher" Mike: I carry a badge.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredible Melting Man (#8.4)" (1996)
 -  Mike: In a moment, the results of that trial.
"Sliders: Time Again and World (#2.6)" (1996)
 -  Magazine cover features "Dragnet: The Next Generation"
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
 -  Crow: Exeter died on impact. Brak was arraigned in the Superior Court, County of Los Angeles. In a moment the results of that trial.
Men in Black (1997)
Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes (2000) (TV)
 -  Musical theme played
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) (V)
These Old Broads (2001) (TV)
 -  When these old broads are having their mugshots shot, the dragnet theme playes
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003) (TV)
 -  One of the cops compares real life cops to movie cops and specifically mentions how it's not like "LA Confidential, Heat or Joe Friday (Dragnet)."
Out of Time (2003/I)
 -  Joe Friday mentioned in conversation.
True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) (VG)
 -  George's badge number is 714, like Joe Friday's in Dragnet.
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
 -  The theme song is played
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: UnSEALed (#1.18)" (2004)
 -  Foley tells Gibbs that a comment he made is "very Jack Webb." Webb starred as Detective Joe Friday on the 1950s series "Dragnet."
City of Heroes (2004) (VG)
 -  Detective Freitag in King's Row talks like Joe Friday.
Destroy All Humans! (2005) (VG)
 -  One policeman mentions Dragnet and the character Joe Friday.
"The West Wing: The Mommy Problem (#7.2)" (2005)
 -  Toby talks about "Arnold Vinick's plan to turn the federal government into an episode of Dragnet"

Featured in

I Married a Monster (1998) (TV)
Influences: From Yesterday to Today (1999) (TV)
 -  clips from this show are used in this special
The Life of David Gale (2003)
"TV Land Moguls" (2004)
 -  Shows it on the 50's part
The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess (2004) (TV)
 -  shown on tv monitor
Charlie Bartlett (2007)
 -  theme heard on TV

Spoofed in

Under the Counter Spy (1954)
 -  Spoofs certain catch-praises and character's names.
Blunder Boys (1955)
Rocket Squad (1956)
Tree Cornered Tweety (1956)
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
"Saturday Night Live: Eric Idle/Joe Cocker/Stuff (#2.3)" (1976)
 -  Spoofed in Dragnet skit
The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
 -  One of the Men in Black, who may have learned earth culture from TV shows, says, "Just the facts, ma'am."
"The A-Team: Sheriffs of Rivertown (#3.10)" (1984)
 -  Murdock does a monologue a la Joe Friday
Dragnet (1987)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
 -  Dialogue: "Just the fax, ma'am."
"The Simpsons: Marge on the Lam (#5.6)" (1993)
 -  The conclusion of this episode spoofs the conclusion format of every episode of this series.
"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Don't Tug on Superman's Cape (#3.6)" (1995)
 -  Dream sequence with Jimmy, Clark and Perry
L.A. Confidential (1997)
 -  The series "Badge of Honor" is an imitation of "Dragnet", with the lead character using the phrase "Just the facts"

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