Dragnet (radio series)
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Dragnet (radio series) is a pioneering American police procedural drama that followed the realistic investigations of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday and helped define the crime genre in mid-20th-century broadcasting.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2276049 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Dragnet (radio series) Context triple: [Dragnet (television series), adaptationOf, Dragnet (radio series)]
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Dragnet (television series)
Dragnet is a pioneering American police procedural television series that follows the methodical investigations of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday in Los Angeles.
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The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files is a 1970s American television series following private investigator Jim Rockford, known for its character-driven storytelling, humor, and influential take on the detective genre.
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NYPD 84th Precinct
The NYPD 84th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Brooklyn neighborhoods including Brooklyn Heights and its surrounding areas.
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Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch is a 2004 action-comedy film adaptation of the 1970s TV series, starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as mismatched detectives in a stylized, humorous take on buddy-cop crime fighting.
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NYPD 94th Precinct
The NYPD 94th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood and parts of Williamsburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Dragnet (radio series) Target entity description: Dragnet (radio series) is a pioneering American police procedural drama that followed the realistic investigations of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday and helped define the crime genre in mid-20th-century broadcasting.
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A.
Dragnet (television series)
Dragnet is a pioneering American police procedural television series that follows the methodical investigations of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday in Los Angeles.
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B.
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files is a 1970s American television series following private investigator Jim Rockford, known for its character-driven storytelling, humor, and influential take on the detective genre.
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C.
NYPD 84th Precinct
The NYPD 84th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Brooklyn neighborhoods including Brooklyn Heights and its surrounding areas.
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D.
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch is a 2004 action-comedy film adaptation of the 1970s TV series, starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as mismatched detectives in a stylized, humorous take on buddy-cop crime fighting.
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E.
NYPD 94th Precinct
The NYPD 94th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood and parts of Williamsburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ radio series ⓘ |
| aimedFor | realistic depiction of law enforcement procedures ⓘ |
| announcer |
George Fenneman
ⓘ
Hal Gibney ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Dragnet (radio series)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
“Dragnet” (1948 radio series audition program “Joe Friday, Detective”) by Jack Webb
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| broadcastMedium | network radio ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday
ⓘ
surface form:
Sergeant Joe Friday
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| closingNarrationBy | Hal Gibney ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Jack Webb ⓘ |
| developer | Jack Webb ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1949-06-03 ⓘ |
| format | half-hour episodic drama ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| helpedDefine | mid-20th-century American crime genre in broadcasting ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dragnet (television series)
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surface form:
Dragnet (1951 TV series)
later American police procedural dramas ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1957-02-26 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Officer Ben Romero
ⓘ
Officer Bill Lockwood ⓘ Officer Frank Smith ⓘ LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday ⓘ
surface form:
Sergeant Joe Friday
|
| musicBy | Walter Schumann ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | semi-documentary ⓘ |
| notableCatchphrase |
Just the facts, ma’am
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surface form:
“Just the facts, ma’am.”
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| openingNarrationBy | Jack Webb ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC Radio ⓘ |
| policeDepartmentDepicted | Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jack Webb ⓘ |
| portrays | day-to-day investigations of LAPD detectives ⓘ |
| producedBy | Jack Webb ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mark VII Limited ⓘ |
| setIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| style |
realistic portrayal of police work
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use of documentary-style narration ⓘ |
| tagline | “The story you are about to hear is true.” ⓘ |
| themeMusic | “Danger Ahead” ⓘ |
| themeMusicComposer | Walter Schumann ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPopularity | 1950s ⓘ |
| typicalEpisodeStructure | investigation from crime report to arrest and trial outcome ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Jack Webb
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James E. Moser ⓘ Richard L. Breen ⓘ |
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Subject: Dragnet (radio series) Description of subject: Dragnet (radio series) is a pioneering American police procedural drama that followed the realistic investigations of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday and helped define the crime genre in mid-20th-century broadcasting.
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Dragnet
subject surface form:
Joe Friday
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Dragnet radio series
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Dragnet radio series
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Dragnet universe
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Dragnet (radio and television series)
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Dragnet (radio and television series)
this entity surface form:
“Dragnet” (1948 radio series audition program “Joe Friday, Detective”) by Jack Webb