Dragnet 1967 - Season 3

This is probably the worst season of 1967 Dragnet. I only found about 8 episodes that are worth re-watching. Another 10 were unwatchable, and the rest were passable timewasters. At times, Dragnet season 3 seems like a public service program with episodes instructing people to not be bigoted, abuse  kids, or do drugs. We also get a lot of Pro-police propaganda, with Sgt Friday dueling with those who don't like "the fuzz". Or dull episodes about the inner workings of the police department like how (1) policewomen are trained or (2) the LA PD coordinates with the secret service . Solving crimes takes a backseat.

50 years later, this is very all dated and very boring.

On the plus side, Harry Morgan gets to show off his comedic talents, and Friday does solve a few crimes. Probably the best is Herb Mustin showing up as murder suspect. 

 Top Episodes:

1. S0306 - The Boys investigate a muder - but the witnesses wont talk
2. S0307 -  Friday/Gannon are assigned the Robbery Division Desk for a night
3. S0312 -  Investigation of Police Brutality -  Adam 12 leads show up
4. S0314 -  Herb Mustin is involved in Murder
5. S0317 -  Friday is under suspicion for corruption
6. S0320 -  A fraudster is cashing disability checks sent to dead people
7. S0321 -  Someone is stealing comic books and movie memorabilia
8. S0322 -  Friday/Gannon go undercover to break up an illegal gambling scam

Worst Episodes

S0301 -  Friday guests on a TV talk show with the topic "Who needs the police?"
S0303 -  Recruiting Blacks to the LA PD

S0304 -  Friday mans the command post when riots are forecast

S0308 -  Friday provides LA PD protection for the President

S0309 -  A reporter and Friday talk to Female police Cadets  

S0310 -  Small businessmen want to prevent crime - Friday helps out

S0311 -  Teens organize a club to stop drug use

S0313 -  Gannon /Friday attend a conference dealing with Predjudice

S0316 -  The boys help train a dog to sniff out MJ and other drugs

S0319 -  Friday lectures a Women's club about battered children