Dragnet's Upbeat Christmas Episode

From December 2013: "The Big Little Jesus," the second of two Christmas episodes that Jack Webb produced for Dragnet, aired on Dec. 24, 1953, both on television as well as for the radio version of Dragnet. "The Big Little Jesus" was reimagined for Dragnet 1967 as "The Christmas Story," airing on Dec. 21, 1967, and featuring many of the cast members from the 1953 episode. Also in this segment: Tony notes that, on Dec. 22, 1953, Dragnet became the first network TV series with a regular sponsor, Fatima cigarettes.

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