Odd thing is the anti-drug Dragnet shows from the black and white through the final color ones tended to be hilariously funny in retrospect. The sitars, gurus with long beards, lava lamps, silly “yeah,man, I dig it” dialog. And the sternly harsh father figure police overseeing it all.
Probably the most dated of the shows.
Btw, that show was basically a recruiting tool for LAPD, as was 1 Adam 12 etc. And except for some of the drama, was likely the most realistic cop show ever. And much of it was filmed at Parker Center, which named after William “Bill” Parker, the former LAPD Chief of Police.
Almost like a “Reefer Madness” vibe.
And btw, during the early filming, LAPD was not referred to as Parker Center, but “Headquarters” or something to that effect. See, during much of the filming, Bill Parker was still alive and the building had not been dedicated to him yet.