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. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices