Philip Baker Hall appeared in a memorable episode of Seinfeld as Lt. Joe Bookman, and he based the sleuth off another famous ...

Hawaii Five-O's Detective Steve McGarrett constantly implored Danno to "book 'em". Joe Friday from Dragnet insisted on "Just the facts, ma'am" and Kojak tended to say "Who loves ya, baby?" ...

In 1954, the barriers that separated the world of TV and movies began to blur when the hit television crime drama Dragnet, directed by creator Jack Webb (who also starred) was made into a movie.