*The actor who played "John Daggett" - the gray-haired crime boss, was played by actor Byron Morrow, and yet he was not given any credit in the list of guest actors at the end. Even so, he had over 230 screen credits, from Highway Patrol to The Andy Griffith Show to Perry Mason to I Dream of Jeannie, from drama to comedy and everything in between. He is also credited as the first actor to ever play an "admiral" on Star Trek, appearing in that famous TV series twice. And yes, he even turned up on Lost In Space. His acting career stretched all the way from the 1950's to the 1990's, and he lived all the way to see the 21st century. And yet, he wasn't even given credit in this episode....*
RON: I couldn't agree more; I feel like todays Hollywood is trying to "run faster" by using things like CG and blaring music. It may satisfy children with attention deficit but for the rest of us a good script, and good acting by actors who made it their passion. Not just any idiot who does enough favors. There used to be Class in the world. Its dwindling fast. Thank god we have people with enough of it to cherish these old shows and to post them for all of our enjoyment. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I love the cars! I wish people today could see them, but the only way to do that, is at an auto show, or in Cuba. The way the Cubans take care of their cars is amazing. Excellent show. I love the shows my parents wouldn't let me watch, as a 3 year old.
Cool when the crime boss tells Matthews that he doesn't even know what Matthews is looking for and Matthews answers, "Uranium". Such a believable tone of voice. WTG, Dan.
Back when it was broadcast -- the uranium mania was still in the collective memory. Because of The Bomb, uranium was the gold rush of that era. You had folks running all over creation with Geiger counters -- hunting for it. The race was as intense as Social Media start-ups -- today.
But sadly, he was rarely sober. I loved the show but it turned out he lost his license for DUI. Many of their driving scenes had to b done on private roads. He couldn’t legally drive the highways.
I wonder if extortion is under control this day and age sad that this went on in America people giving up their hard earned money for so called protection.God will Judge
That CAR looked like a '57 Desoto. Nice Fins. That Bad guy hit it big on the Soap Operas also. Didn't recognize Ted Knight, at first, so young and still a newspaper man.(ls)
One thing too, I don't miss the blood, guts , gore and foul language as today. One knows it's there to make a great episode. We know the language and blood would have been as it is today, it's the story and plot which counts. RIP Crawford. Wonder if Joe Friday took that all fire dialogue from Crawford on Dragnet.
+Patrick TheBaptist Yeah, Dan was the greatest! He was an alcoholic, but so are a lot of others, including myself. I don't drink now, but can definitely understand it.
David Maslow I've been dry just over 6 years, not a drop. I was a every day drunk myself, just kills me how he gives the biggest hypocritical speeches at the end of the show talking about caring the drive while he couldn't care less. I've been off TV for a few years too, I can't stand anything remotely new, I had gotten into watching Dragnet when I came across this and had never heard of it (then again I'm just 33). This show cracks me up, I imagine the law in real life would love to have that music playing to help pump them up LOL. Glad to hear you don't drink now, I threw alot of my life down the pisser with the booze.
David Maslow It took my now 6 year old coming into my life, I wasn't interested until she came along, I also had a pain pill problem on top of the booze. If my 6 year old wasn't here it's untelling what else I would be up to. I also now have a 1 year old and another on the way in Aug.
Pretty good episode. I liked the reporter character. That motel was in at least 1 other episode i have seen, as were many other locations. I think William Boyett is my favorite supporting character. I remember him from Adam 12 as well
Ted Knight also played the guy guarding the room where Norman Bates was being held in the last scene in Psycho. Makes you feel kind of uneasy seeing the only guy between Norman being a free man is Ted Baxter.
Yes, such a great Desoto ragtop which the beating witness couldn't even identify as being a convertible. The side trim on that reporter's car was a little strange to me though. My guess is a '58 Chrysler Hardtop.
It's nice to see a shootout in the suburbs. And with well-dressed criminals, too! This is the second suburban shootout I've seen on this show. Refreshing.
After watching that 1983 movie "Christine" I can never look at a '57 or '59 Plymouth Fury or In this case a Dodge and feel comfortable. The movie shows the '58 Plymouth. Very similar years for cars in the mid to late 50's.
@@jorgecallico9177 I know the movie well. A friend back in 1985 even had some of the movie car parts on his 1958 Plymouth. Christine only hurt one person that didn't hurt her first, as far as I can tell and he was the guy on the assembly line that had his hand in the hood where she closed it. Everybody else hurt her first.
Great life lessons I began my law enforcement career watching these programs. Our society needs to see these examples of tyranny... Now the bad guys are politicians!!!!
You gotta pay for protection😎 ...... Every does..... You could get a broken window..... Or that leg could get busted...... you never know when you need that exact insurance.......along this street everyone is taking out the policy.....you do understand......😠
When you know you are about to be hit in the gut, if you clench the stomach muscles then the punch will have almost no effect. When I see these shows I always wonder.. why don't they clench those stomach muscles when they know that the punch is coming?
@@tralfazy because the blow is fake😂 and you notice the bad guy didn't even touched the reporter's face but it was bloody then later the wounds have disappeared, regardless it was a fun show, good luck.
Clint Eastwood made his debut TV appearance as a young motorcycle "punk" and was a great looking guy. From there he went on to scenes in early cop movies until he made it big in Misty and the Dirty Harry movies and westerns. I wonder if Highway Patrol had an influence on him. I had a 57 Buick Special once for upteem yrs. Loaded, power everything. Tell ya' , like riding on air, but the handling was HORRIBLE. Guess the speed factor played a role in rolling up to the perps vehicles, as it had great get up for it's day and could easily bury the speedometer at 120.
Ron M , yeah I had a 59 Buick 225 flattop 4dr. It had plenty of hammer, road like a cloud but one day the brake just mushed to the floor , and it seemed to pick up speed , scared the poop out of me , and I spent over a grand to have 2 different shops try and fix it , seems the brake system was only made for that year . But man was that car pretty ! It’s still one of my all time favorites!
Eastwood was paying his dues as a young actor in Hollywood. I think his first role was in the sci-fi giant ant movie "Them", playing the fighter jet pilot, but because he was wearing an oxygen mask, we never saw his face. Rawhide was his first big break, then he broke big into the movies as the Man With No Name in Sergio Leone westerns. His first leading role in America was Hang 'em High. He broke into directing in '71 with Play Misty For Me.
1 Adam 12, see the man, see the man in the grass with a bullit up his....don't be alarmed, it's only his arm. Sorry folks, dunno where that came from, but I just had to get it off my chest. My apologies again.
I like to say " 1ADAM12, see the Warden" when I get guff at home for listening to the West Bromwich Blues Band to much. I'll never stop. LedHed Steven 🎸 🎹 🎸
Reporter Merl Hartman gets the same treatment as Walters did from those thugs who work for a protections racketeer. His bleeding face is not consistent to the beating he got. All he did was get punched in the stomach numerous times, never did show him getting hit in the face.
I couldn't help but notice a certain street address mentioned in this episode: 420 Crestview Drive! I thought: Just down the road from Jed Clampett's mansion! (518 Crestview drive!)
*The actor who played "John Daggett" - the gray-haired crime boss, was played by actor Byron Morrow, and yet he was not given any credit in the list of guest actors at the end. Even so, he had over 230 screen credits, from Highway Patrol to The Andy Griffith Show to Perry Mason to I Dream of Jeannie, from drama to comedy and everything in between. He is also credited as the first actor to ever play an "admiral" on Star Trek, appearing in that famous TV series twice. And yes, he even turned up on Lost In Space. His acting career stretched all the way from the 1950's to the 1990's, and he lived all the way to see the 21st century. And yet, he wasn't even given credit in this episode....*
Maybe under an alias actor name?
Which guy was it?
Proof that crime doesn’t pay.
Thanks.
You're mistaken. Dagget was played by Cool Hand Luke.
RON: I couldn't agree more; I feel like todays Hollywood is trying to "run faster" by using things like CG and blaring music. It may satisfy children with attention deficit but for the rest of us a good script, and good acting by actors who made it their passion. Not just any idiot who does enough favors. There used to be Class in the world. Its dwindling fast. Thank god we have people with enough of it to cherish these old shows and to post them for all of our enjoyment.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
YT is tops for this reason!!
Enjoy this series immensely. Not like the garbage ladled out to-day. Thank you.
Lol. Ted was in the news biz even back then. Awesome
Excellent episode! Love the cars from back then! 👌 I really enjoy these shows!
ted knight did a lot of tv,he was a ventriloquist,lassie, a bad ass,peter gunn,newspaper writer,highway patrol.had a family to feed......
A true television pioneer!
The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Too Close For Comfort.
He was also in the movie "Psycho" as an extra.
Ted Knight lived in the next town over from me in Terryville Connecticut..
@@TerryM-eu5ouno kidding. I’m from Bristol
I love the cars! I wish people today could see them, but the only way to do that, is at an auto show, or in Cuba. The way the Cubans take care of their cars is amazing.
Excellent show. I love the shows my parents wouldn't let me watch, as a 3 year old.
Journalists were still heroes in this time, helping the police, law and justice.... O lucky years !
A very good series, thanks.
Sometimes journalists gave their names and other times articles were published as anonymous.
We really like Highway Patrol. Thank you.
+9675775 The question is Why are all the Cops White and Male!
+Connie Lewis It was the 1950's that's why.
@11:42 that 1954 VW bug would be worth 30K now
Cool when the crime boss tells Matthews that he doesn't even know what Matthews is looking for and Matthews answers, "Uranium". Such a believable tone of voice. WTG, Dan.
Back when it was broadcast -- the uranium mania was still in the collective memory.
Because of The Bomb, uranium was the gold rush of that era.
You had folks running all over creation with Geiger counters -- hunting for it.
The race was as intense as Social Media start-ups -- today.
Excellent vintage episode !
I loved Broderick Crawford!!! Brave, honest, intelligent, everything a Peace Officer should exhibit.
You forgot sober!
@@21stcenturyfossil7 I was only 6 years old. Didn't apply to me.
But sadly, he was rarely sober. I loved the show but it turned out he lost his license for DUI. Many of their driving scenes had to b done on private roads. He couldn’t legally drive the highways.
@@davidrussell4104lExplain in what way his personal life affects enjoyment of the show. Idiot.
Man, those land yacht convertibles.
Fave show when I was a kid and it made me consider a police career, for about 30 seconds when I was 7 or 8.
I love the old cars!
That's why I watch the shows!
Tougher then a german tank those cars were
Bill, Yup, love the 1958 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500.
@@auletjohnast03638?????????????
Yes
They are beautiful and classic
Maple Leaf Motel now is Mc Donalds parking lot on Ventura Blvd.
The punk doing the punching was a good actor, he made me hate his guts lol!
I wonder if extortion is under control this day and age sad that this went on in America people giving up their hard earned money for so called protection.God will Judge
@@danielsnader6549 Nope. Trump is extorting people daily.
That CAR looked like a '57 Desoto. Nice Fins. That Bad guy hit it big on the Soap Operas also. Didn't recognize Ted Knight, at first, so young and still a newspaper man.(ls)
This is a 1958 DeSoto Fireflite convertible with 361cid V-8 of 305 hp. This engine was called the "Golden Commando Power" when in a Plymouth.
One thing too, I don't miss the blood, guts , gore and foul language as today. One knows it's there to make a great episode. We know the language and blood would have been as it is today, it's the story and plot which counts. RIP Crawford. Wonder if Joe Friday took that all fire dialogue from Crawford on Dragnet.
+Ron M I agree 100% with you, Ron, in the whole series you don't hear the so common four letter word "SH*T". Regards
+Ron M Did you know Crawford was known as "502"? In real life.
@@Lazarus0357 "SHUT" isn't too shocking.
@@Lazarus0357 You said it. I agree too. Not a single dirty word.
Really good show. What a couple of punks.
“Now do me a favor, go home and sell your typewriter.” - brilliant writing and great actor!
Good advice to most of the
Love this time machine to the past.
Dan had some great one liners in this episode
the maple leaf motel... a little bit of the great white north in southern california.
complimentary breakfast by tim horten. have a good day, eh?
Ain't it amazing that whenever someone call for Matthews he is always in the office?
Plenty of time to babysit the phone when he had to solve only one crime a week.
... and no matter where, he's only ever 15 minutes away.
Joe Friday couldn't hold a candle to Dan. Dan was the Best!
+David Maslow Good ol 502 they called him.
+Patrick TheBaptist Yeah, Dan was the greatest! He was an alcoholic, but so are a lot of others, including myself. I don't drink now, but can definitely understand it.
David Maslow
I've been dry just over 6 years, not a drop.
I was a every day drunk myself, just kills me how he gives the biggest hypocritical speeches at the end of the show talking about caring the drive while he couldn't care less.
I've been off TV for a few years too, I can't stand anything remotely new, I had gotten into watching Dragnet when I came across this and had never heard of it (then again I'm just 33).
This show cracks me up, I imagine the law in real life would love to have that music playing to help pump them up LOL.
Glad to hear you don't drink now, I threw alot of my life down the pisser with the booze.
+Patrick TheBaptist Hang in there bro. It took me a long time to wake up concerning alcohol.
David Maslow
It took my now 6 year old coming into my life, I wasn't interested until she came along, I also had a pain pill problem on top of the booze. If my 6 year old wasn't here it's untelling what else I would be up to.
I also now have a 1 year old and another on the way in Aug.
Incredible and double incredible!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Good story and some solid writing and acting; story told all in 20 minutes.
Awesome thanks for putting this on
Pretty good episode. I liked the reporter character. That motel was in at least 1 other episode i have seen, as were many other locations. I think William Boyett is my favorite supporting character. I remember him from Adam 12 as well
William Boyett played Sgt. McDonald in Adam-12.
Yeah, I recognize it from "Double Cross" and "Mistaken Identity" episodes.
Agreed indeed.
The Chrysler convertible was in several different episodes too
Do they always have to leave their cars unlocked?
Ted knight was also in a Seahunt episode as a scuba diving government agent
Ted Knight also did a one episode gig on McHale's Navy as the young admiral "Go Go Grainger"
The late great Ted Knight.
+MrUhwoody I didn't reconize Ted unil I saw his name in the Credits!
I hardly recognized Ted. He didn't start putting on weight & having his familiar face until the mid 1960s.
Connie Lewis -Me neither. Good to see him
Yeah, he was equally adept at comedy and drama. Under-appreciated, yet unforgettable.
Ted Knight also played the guy guarding the room where Norman Bates was being held in the last scene in Psycho. Makes you feel kind of uneasy seeing the only guy between Norman being a free man is Ted Baxter.
1958 DeSoto, beautiful car. Probably close to $4,000.00 then.
Yes, such a great Desoto ragtop which the beating witness couldn't even identify as being a convertible. The side trim on that reporter's car was a little strange to me though. My guess is a '58 Chrysler Hardtop.
Robert Tiscione DeSoto was history by the end of 1960.
Yes, a '58 Windsor. The entry-level Chrysler that used the Dodge brows over the headlamps. The DeSoto Firesweep that year was similar in that aspect.
@Brian Salomon I agree.
@@billdescoteaux I agree
A young, Ted Knight, from Mary Tyer Moore Show.
Ted Knight was a Nazi in Combat too.
Ted knight was great in 'Caddy Shack'
Judge Smails,Caddyshack
@Nuclear Christian I thought he looked familiar.
What a beating fast and brutal they come each week to make a withdrawal on that batch
It's nice to see a shootout in the suburbs. And with well-dressed criminals, too! This is the second suburban shootout I've seen on this show. Refreshing.
Nobody could growl like Dan and when he got crossed.... LOOK OUT !!!
Yes, THEE Ted Knight was the reporter. Got top billing in the credits.
wow TED BAXTER helping DAN MATHEWS! and then he moves on to MARY TYLER MOORE ! lucky guy!
Did everyone get in a car via the passenger side in the 50,s ?
Actually it was illegal to enter on the drivers side. The theory was when parked on a street it was dangerous to exit the car and step into traffic
I love this show.
When Walters is taking a beating, the top button of his shirt is buttoned up and after the beating, it is unbottoned.
The guy that played the undercover plain clothes officer was in a couple of episodes of the Andy Griffith show
Love the DeSoto convertble.
I see TED BAXTER
I hear him saying It all started in 5,00 watt radio station .In FRENSO CALIFORNIA .
An armed society is a polite society.
i love this series.. never seen tile a year ago..
And I'm Dick Tracy. Love the punchlines
Euro 42 Saved.
Wednesday, September 27 - 2029.
@ 1:20 "maple Leaf Motel" was in another episode.
you don't see too many 2-door police cars anymore
When I was a kid in Washington DC the police patrol cars were 2 door Chevy and Ford coupes. Early 50s. A relative of mine was on the force.
The "Maple Leaf Motel" again!...a real crime hotspot.
After watching that 1983 movie "Christine" I can never look at a '57 or '59 Plymouth Fury or In this case a Dodge and feel comfortable. The movie shows the '58 Plymouth. Very similar years for cars in the mid to late 50's.
One of the traffic safety messages at the end of each episode starts with, "Cars don't kill people..." and I always think of "Christine"....
What makes you upset about those cars?
@@mexicanspec
Watch the movie "Christine" And you'll understand.
@@jorgecallico9177 I know the movie well. A friend back in 1985 even had some of the movie car parts on his 1958 Plymouth. Christine only hurt one person that didn't hurt her first, as far as I can tell and he was the guy on the assembly line that had his hand in the hood where she closed it. Everybody else hurt her first.
@@mexicanspecexcept Darnell. He even supplied parts for her from his sh**hole out back.
@0:36 Dan moves like a stealthy cat
Great life lessons
I began my law enforcement career watching these programs. Our society needs to see these examples of tyranny...
Now the bad guys are politicians!!!!
I recognized William Boyett from ADAM-12 (sergeant) and Ted Knight (THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW) as the reporter.
What’re you looking for ? Uranium. Awesome replay. Thanks 🙏 for posting
Ted Knight from the Mary Tyler Moore Show was in this episode.
that first convertible did look like a sppedboat!
Desoto was a flashy beautiful design. Too bad the 58 recession sunk it by 60 with a horrible design.
Ted Baxter sold his typewriter and was banished to the cold north, WJM-TV Minneapolis.
Funny how they call the highway patrol for everything. Before 911 it was "get me the police" or, "get me the sheriff"
Thats not the name of the show.
I wonder why they didn't think about finger printing that motel office.
Organized crime running protection in a small town in the San Fernando Valley?
First ever episode of One Step Beyond, "TheBride Possessed", had one of those DeSotos. It may have been one of these same ones.
That 58 Buick patrol car is as big as an aircraft carrier.
1958,,when the cars were cool, you could shoot the bad guy, and no one ever heard of Maranda rights
Dan is mostly a stickler for the law. I dont feel he ever makes an unjustified killing. He just shoots well; one ot two shots at the most.
You gotta pay for protection😎 ...... Every does..... You could get a broken window..... Or that leg could get busted...... you never know when you need that exact insurance.......along this street everyone is taking out the policy.....you do understand......😠
the reporter looks like ted baxter from mary tyler moore show
It is.
So many G rated shows. My favorite.
Season 4, Episode 15
Exposé (Jan. 1959)
A streetside motel with no parking-lot... and several dozen mail-slots behind the desk. It's all soooooo wrong. But beautiful.
the bad guy really enjoys giving it on the belly not the face like other bad guys do😂, great show in fact one of my favorites!
When you know you are about to be hit in the gut, if you clench the stomach muscles then the punch will have almost no effect. When I see these shows I always wonder.. why don't they clench those stomach muscles when they know that the punch is coming?
@@tralfazy because the blow is fake😂 and you notice the bad guy didn't even touched the reporter's face but it was bloody then later the wounds have disappeared, regardless it was a fun show, good luck.
Hasn't the Maple Leaf motel been featured in other episodes?
williams actor plays a great cop
Clint Eastwood made his debut TV appearance as a young motorcycle "punk" and was a great looking guy. From there he went on to scenes in early cop movies until he made it big in Misty and the Dirty Harry movies and westerns. I wonder if Highway Patrol had an influence on him. I had a 57 Buick Special once for upteem yrs. Loaded, power everything. Tell ya' , like riding on air, but the handling was HORRIBLE. Guess the speed factor played a role in rolling up to the perps vehicles, as it had great get up for it's day and could easily bury the speedometer at 120.
Don't forget Rawhide.
Ron M , yeah I had a 59 Buick 225 flattop 4dr. It had plenty of hammer, road like a cloud but one day the brake just mushed to the floor , and it seemed to pick up speed , scared the poop out of me , and I spent over a grand to have 2 different shops try and fix it , seems the brake system was only made for that year . But man was that car pretty ! It’s still one of my all time favorites!
I think Clint's son looks just like him.
@@davidclapper9517 Electra 225 because it was 225 inches long. With 401 cid V-8 with an output of 325bhp.
Eastwood was paying his dues as a young actor in Hollywood. I think his first role was in the sci-fi giant ant movie "Them", playing the fighter jet pilot, but because he was wearing an oxygen mask, we never saw his face. Rawhide was his first big break, then he broke big into the movies as the Man With No Name in Sergio Leone westerns. His first leading role in America was Hang 'em High. He broke into directing in '71 with Play Misty For Me.
Ted Baxter - Beat Reporter: 5:17
Walter's does not have a loaded 44 for the two Mr. Ugly Mos.
Either Get down!!! $$$$ or Laydown (busted up or dead)
Yes
1 Adam 12, see the man, see the man in the grass with a bullit up his....don't be alarmed, it's only his arm. Sorry folks, dunno where that came from, but I just had to get it off my chest. My apologies again.
I like to say " 1ADAM12, see the Warden" when I get guff at home for listening to the West Bromwich Blues Band to much. I'll never stop. LedHed Steven 🎸 🎹 🎸
Anyone who got punched in the gut like that, would have internal damage!
Mr. Walters looks like Jerry Lee Lewis!
Why do they ALWAYS put in a coin to the pay phone when they dial Zero? Calling the operator was free.
It was free where I lived.
@@billhowes7937 Exactly,, free all over, and if you accidentally put money in, it would return it.
Reporter Merl Hartman gets the same treatment as Walters did from those thugs who work for a protections racketeer. His bleeding face is not consistent to the beating he got. All he did was get punched in the stomach numerous times, never did show him getting hit in the face.
21:04 Wow, you don't see many Cadillac Eldorado Bairritz Convertibles around.
A 1957 or 1958. I vote for 1957 from what I see from the exhaust tips. Cadillac is really far on the other side of the street.
Between Highway Patrol & Dragnet, which of the two shows is more compelling?
Both are pretty formulaic so, neither, is the answer to your question. It takes quite a bit to compel me, like, for example, the movie Killdozer. :)
I love both. With an edge to Dragnet.
@@jessstone7486
GivesAShit what compels you?
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If you care to drive . . . .Be sure to fill the tank after you finish. .!
Sometimes it is Ken Williams and other times Ken Johnson!
Ted Baxter from WKRP Cincinnati,aged gracefully!
+Robert Walton Mary Tyler Moore
+D. M. Bell oops...
Best Police Show Of All Times.I Think That Gangster Was On The Rifleman. I Forgot His Name.Does Anyone Know who He Is?
A lot of cool cars from the 1950,’S Dodge Chylers super cool gas .25 a gallon Cigarette s .25 a pack 1950’S super cool
I Think In Later Years That Gangster Was On General Hospital As A Chrime Boss
4:14, Bullseye, it’s a ZIV Sting. .
I couldn't help but notice a certain street address mentioned in this episode: 420 Crestview Drive!
I thought: Just down the road from Jed Clampett's mansion! (518 Crestview drive!)
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How did the Cop .Who had the gun pulled in him.
How did he escape ?
Ted knight in the credits!
Here is a young Ted Knight from Mary Tyler Moore show, etc.
Every now and again an episode has the jumping around TCF logo bottom right of the screen... this literally makes me seasick!! It is very off putting