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* How Gannon and Friday bust the phony bank examiners:
-->'''Phony Bank Examiner:''' We always carry our badges!
-->''(Shows his badge from his case. Cut to Friday's palm with his own badge in it.)''
-->'''Friday:''' So do we! You're under arrest!
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** The 2003 version has an incredibly awesome remix of the theme tune. It is gorgeous.
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* In #7, "Attempted City Hall Bombing", the final plan for Romero to get the bomb away from the terrorist: [[spoiler:Romero climbs along the ledge of the building -- with no safety ropes, and the wind blowing hard -- from the next room over to the unlocked window behind the perpetrator in order to knock him out before he can pull the trigger on the bomb]].

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* In #7, "Attempted City Hall Bombing", the final plan for Romero to get the bomb away from the terrorist: [[spoiler:Romero climbs along the ledge of the building -- with no safety ropes, and the wind blowing hard -- from the next room over to the unlocked window behind the perpetrator in order to knock him out before he can pull the trigger on the bomb]]. (The episode was remade twice: first as "The Big Bomb" on the radio, then as "The Human Bomb" for the first episode of the TV version.)
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* Friday's famous speech to Paul Culver in "The Interrogation," which fans have given the title "To Be a Cop" See the quotes page or watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW0RAiVuBL8 here.]]

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* Friday's famous speech to Paul Culver in "The Interrogation," which fans have given the title "To Be a Cop" Cop." See the quotes page or watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW0RAiVuBL8 here.]]
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* Friday's famous speech to Paul Culver in "The Interrogation," which fans have given the title "To Be a Cop" See the quotes page or watch it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7COcohB9n3w here.]]

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* Friday's famous speech to Paul Culver in "The Interrogation," which fans have given the title "To Be a Cop" See the quotes page or watch it [[http://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7COcohB9n3w com/watch?v=OW0RAiVuBL8 here.]]
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* Friday's famous speech to Paul Culver in "The Interrogation," which fans have given the title "What a Cop Is." See the quotes page or watch it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7COcohB9n3w here.]]

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* Friday's famous speech to Paul Culver in "The Interrogation," which fans have given the title "What "To Be a Cop Is." Cop" See the quotes page or watch it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7COcohB9n3w here.]]
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** When they raid the flophouse where the suspects have been holed up, one of them reaches for a sawed-off shotgun. He doesn't get very far as Friday sticks his own shotgun in the mook's face.
-->'''Friday:''' Flinch - and you'll be chasing your head down Fifth Street!
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* In ''The Bank Jobs'' a robber has been forcing women at gunpoint to aid him in robberies. This works until he unwittingly picks a karate instructor. As soon as she has a chance to think, she knocks the gun out of his hand and then proceeds to beat the living daylights out of him.

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* In ''The "The Bank Jobs'' Jobs" a robber has been forcing women at gunpoint to aid him in robberies. This works until he unwittingly picks a karate instructor. As soon as she has a chance to think, she knocks the gun out of his hand and then proceeds to beat the living daylights out of him.
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* In ''The Bank Jobs'' a robber has been forcing women at gunpoint to aid him in robberies. This works until he unwittingly picks a karate instructor. As soon as she has a chance to think, she knocks the gun out of his hand and then proceeds to beat the living daylights out of him.

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* Friday and Gannon have two ex-cons in custody on suspicion that they knocked over a liquor store and seriously wounded a police officer in the process. Both of them smugly claim the cops have nothing to connect them to either crime. Friday opens the door to interrogation to reveal the police officer standing there, alive and well. One of the perps immediately confesses. Afterwards, the police officer tells Friday he still doesn't remember anything about being shot.

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* At the end of "The Shooting," Friday and Gannon have two ex-cons in custody on suspicion that they knocked over a liquor store and seriously wounded shot a police officer in after holding up a liquor store. Believing the process. Both police officer dead, both of them smugly claim that with no witnesses, the cops have nothing to connect them to either crime. Friday opens the door to interrogation to reveal the police officer standing there, alive and well. One of the perps immediately confesses. Afterwards, the police officer tells Friday he still doesn't remember anything about being shot. Friday tells him that thanks to the confession, recorded on tape, there's now no need for him to remember.

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* In "Burglary - Mister," Friday telling SmugSnake Mister Daniel Lumis that where he's going, there are no 'Misters,' only numbers.

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* In "Burglary - Mister," Friday telling SmugSnake Mister Daniel Lumis Loomis that where he's going, there are no 'Misters,' 'Misters', only numbers.




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* Friday and Gannon have two ex-cons in custody on suspicion that they knocked over a liquor store and seriously wounded a police officer in the process. Both of them smugly claim the cops have nothing to connect them to either crime. Friday opens the door to interrogation to reveal the police officer standing there, alive and well. One of the perps immediately confesses. Afterwards, the police officer tells Friday he still doesn't remember anything about being shot.
* Friday is working a bookmaking case with a Lieutenant from another division, when he discovers the other detective is a DirtyCop. He plays along, working with the captain to get enough evidence to bust him. At the end of the episode Friday hands the Lieutenant his notebook and asks him to read the back of it, which is where the ''Miranda'' warning was placed at the time. Incredulous, the Lieutenant does. Friday asks if he understands it. The Lieutenant snaps that of course he does, at which point the Captain places him under arrest.
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** And at the very end, when he tells his partner he had a very nice evening with said girlfriend, Connie Swale, Streebek says "Don't you mean the [[RunningGag virgin Connie Swale]]?". Friday merely raises one eyebrow, and Streebek reacts in shock. Bum-da-bumbum!
* Pep goes DrillSergeantNasty [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness on an unkempt uniformed cop]] who fails to properly address him as "[[TheyCallMeMrTibbs Detective]]" while stressing over Friday and The Virgin Connie Swail going missing. Seeing Pep suddenly light up the guy and put the fear of the Almighty into him had a great degree of CatharisisFactor.

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** And at the very end, when he tells his partner he had a very nice evening with said girlfriend, Connie Swale, Streebek says "Don't you mean '[[RunningGag the [[RunningGag virgin Connie Swale]]?".Swale]]'?". Friday merely raises one eyebrow, and Streebek reacts in shock. Bum-da-bumbum!
* Pep goes DrillSergeantNasty [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness on an unkempt uniformed cop]] who fails to properly address him as "[[TheyCallMeMrTibbs Detective]]" while stressing over Friday and The Virgin Connie Swail going missing. Seeing Pep suddenly light up the guy and put the fear of the Almighty into him had a great degree of CatharisisFactor.CatharsisFactor.
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** And at the very end, when he tells his partner he had a very nice evening with said girlfriend, Connie Swale, Streebek says "Don't you mean the [[RunningGag virgin Connie Swale]]?". Friday merely raises one eyebrow, and Streebek reacts in shock. Bum-da-bumbum!

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** And at the very end, when he tells his partner he had a very nice evening with said girlfriend, Connie Swale, Streebek says "Don't you mean the [[RunningGag virgin Connie Swale]]?". Friday merely raises one eyebrow, and Streebek reacts in shock. Bum-da-bumbum!Bum-da-bumbum!
* Pep goes DrillSergeantNasty [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness on an unkempt uniformed cop]] who fails to properly address him as "[[TheyCallMeMrTibbs Detective]]" while stressing over Friday and The Virgin Connie Swail going missing. Seeing Pep suddenly light up the guy and put the fear of the Almighty into him had a great degree of CatharisisFactor.
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* In #7, "Attempted City Hall Bombing", the final plan for Romero to get the bomb away from the terrorist.

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* In #7, "Attempted City Hall Bombing", the final plan for Romero to get the bomb away from the terrorist.terrorist: [[spoiler:Romero climbs along the ledge of the building -- with no safety ropes, and the wind blowing hard -- from the next room over to the unlocked window behind the perpetrator in order to knock him out before he can pull the trigger on the bomb]].
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* In 'Mister', Friday telling SmugSnake Mister Daniel Lumis that where he's going, there are no 'Misters,' only numbers.

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* In 'Mister', "Burglary - Mister," Friday telling SmugSnake Mister Daniel Lumis that where he's going, there are no 'Misters,' only numbers.




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* Friday's famous speech to Paul Culver in "The Interrogation," which fans have given the title "What a Cop Is." See the quotes page or watch it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7COcohB9n3w here.]]
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* [[EarWorm You know the tune.]] You know you love it.
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* In 'Mister, Friday telling SmugSnake Mister Daniel Lumis that where he's going, there are no 'Misters,' only numbers.

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* In 'Mister, 'Mister', Friday telling SmugSnake Mister Daniel Lumis that where he's going, there are no 'Misters,' only numbers.
* Friday warning a mother who has been abusing her child that he has her eye on her.
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* In 'Mister, Friday telling smugsnake Mister Daniel Lumis that where he's going, there are no 'Misters,' only numbers.

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* In 'Mister, Friday telling smugsnake SmugSnake Mister Daniel Lumis that where he's going, there are no 'Misters,' only numbers.
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* In 'Mister, Friday telling SmugSnake smugsnake Mister Daniel Lumis that where he's going, there are no 'Misters,' only numbers.
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* In 'Mister, Friday telling [[SmugSnake]] Mister Daniel Lumis that where he's going, there are no 'Misters,' only numbers.

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* In 'Mister, Friday telling [[SmugSnake]] SmugSnake Mister Daniel Lumis that where he's going, there are no 'Misters,' only numbers.
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* In 'Mister, Friday telling [[SmugSnake]] Mister Daniel Lumis that where he's going, there are no 'Misters,' only numbers.

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* In the 1980s movie remake of ''{{Dragnet}}'', Joe Friday is for the most part presented as a figure of fun; a hopelessly out-of-touch and out-of-date humourless killjoy whose only real purpose is to be mocked. And then, confronted with a street gang filled with psychotic kids and armed with various weapons (including one with nunchucks), he single-handedly hands every single of them their asses without breaking into a sweat. And then, once they've fled in complete terror, he merely shakes his head and sadly mutters "...And on a school night, too."

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* In Art of Noise's rendition of the 1980s movie remake of ''{{Dragnet}}'', famous theme song, used for the opening credits. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcZwiVbZ4Kw Seriously, just listen.]]
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Joe Friday is for the most part presented as a figure of fun; a hopelessly out-of-touch and out-of-date humourless killjoy whose only real purpose is to be mocked. And then, confronted with a street gang filled with psychotic kids and armed with various weapons (including one with nunchucks), he single-handedly hands every single of them their asses without breaking into a sweat. And then, once they've fled in complete terror, he merely shakes his head and sadly mutters "...And on a school night, too."
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* Real Life example: After ".22 Rifle for Christmas" (about the accidental shooting of a child), the NRA complained. In response, both the LAPD and Webb refused to back down and said they were willing to put on more episodes preaching against giving guns to children.
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* In #72, "The Big Meet", when Friday manages to smuggle a gun into the meet without breaking cover, and thereby get the drop on the suppliers.

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** And then, at the final fight, he provides a one-man cavalry charging to the rescue of the cops storming the bad guys' headquarters by bursting through the gates of their mansion. ''In a tank''.

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** And then, at the final fight, he provides a one-man cavalry charging to the rescue of the cops storming the bad guys' headquarters by bursting through the gates of their mansion. ''In ''[[TankGoodness In a tank''.tank]]''.



** And at the very end, when he tells his partner he had a very nice evening with said girlfriend, Connie Swale, Streebek says "Don't you mean the [[RunningGag virgin Connie Swale]]?". Friday merely raises one eyebrow, and Streebek reacts in shock. Bum-da-bumbum!
* [[GeneHuntInterrogationTechnique The whole interrogation scene.]]
--> "Well, Emil, I guess it's just you and... me and... '''''[[GroinAttack your balls]]'''''... and this drawer."

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** And at the very end, when he tells his partner he had a very nice evening with said girlfriend, Connie Swale, Streebek says "Don't you mean the [[RunningGag virgin Connie Swale]]?". Friday merely raises one eyebrow, and Streebek reacts in shock. Bum-da-bumbum!
* [[GeneHuntInterrogationTechnique The whole interrogation scene.]]
--> "Well, Emil, I guess it's just you and... me and... '''''[[GroinAttack your balls]]'''''... and this drawer."
Bum-da-bumbum!
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* The whole [[GeneHuntInterrogationScene interrogation scene]].

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* [[GeneHuntInterrogationTechnique The whole [[GeneHuntInterrogationScene interrogation scene]]. scene.]]

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* "Well... it's just you... and me... ''your balls''... [pulls open a desk drawer] and this drawer!"

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* "Well... The whole [[GeneHuntInterrogationScene interrogation scene]].
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it's just you... and me... ''your balls''... [pulls open a desk drawer] you and... me and... '''''[[GroinAttack your balls]]'''''... and this drawer!"drawer."
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* "Well... it's just you... and me... *your balls*... [pulls open a desk drawer] and this drawer!"

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* "Well... it's just you... and me... *your balls*...''your balls''... [pulls open a desk drawer] and this drawer!"
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* In #7, "Attempted City Hall Bombing", the final plan for Romero to get the bomb away from the terrorist.
* In #61, "The Big Actor", when Friday and Romero are PerpSweating their lead suspect on the set of a film crew doing [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall a cop movie]].

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