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===''Dragnet'' (1987)===
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In 1987, a comedy film version of ''Dragnet'' was released starring [[Dan Aykroyd]] as the stiff Joe Friday (nephew of the original Sergeant Joe Friday), and [[Tom Hanks]] as his partner, Detective Pep Streebeck. The film contrasted the terse, clipped character of Friday, a hero from an earlier age, with the "real world" of Los Angeles in 1987 to broad comedic effect. Apart from Aykroyd's spot-on imitation of Webb's Joe Friday and Harry Morgan reprising his role of Bill Gannon (now Captain), the film version has few similarities with previous incarnations. This ''Dragnet''  parody was a hit with audiences, though no sequel was produced. LAPD Lieutenant Dan Cooke, who had served as technical advisor for the Jack Webb series, was also technical advisor for this production.