I was born in 1975 and I love all the old tv shows! Adam-12, Emergency, Combat, Rat Patrol....I was definitely born waaaay too late! Life was so much better and a bit simpler back then.
My dad knew Broderick Crawford. They guy was a heavy drinker, but a nice guy. Saw him in his later years on Sat. Nite Live...though he'd be awful, but man, what a pro! Nailed every sketch perfectly. Made the regular cast look like the amateurs they were.
Growing up I wouldn’t miss this series ever. I loved it then and still do. I liked Broderick Crawford so much. I’m going to watch every episode you’ve shared. Thank you for letting us go back to our childhood. I watch old series and movies to escape the day and times we live in. I hate what America has become. I sit and look into the woods behind my house because when I see anything other than the woods I know I’m living in 2019 and hate it so much. Growing up then vs. now there is no comparison. It’s a difference of day and night. I’d go back in a heartbeat to relive those days. Not to be younger as I wouldn’t want to ever redo this life. People today have no idea what they have missed and will never know. It’s so very sad that people have become so selfish, dishonest, and evil. I’m waiting for my Lord to bring me back home...the sooner the better. Thank you again.
Agree with you 100%. I was born in Southern California June 1945. Living near the beach I walked there almost everyday during my youth. At the time I didn't appreciate how lucky I was back then. Drive-in movies Rock and Roll dances, real hamburgers, malt shops, girls who wore dresses to school, patriotism, wholesome tv shows. I hate so many things about the World today. I remember Superman's Moto growing up. Truth Justice and the American way. Sadly thats long gone. Single and coming up on my 79th birthday. I still have my music, cigars and older movies. Side note. I don't text or do social media. I hate cell phones, but enjoy my computer. Cheers.
Excellent episode. It had an almost Twilight Zone beginning and through the excellent acting etc. it segued into a heartwarming story of how a small community pulled together in a more than serious crisis to help a friend. Yes, technically they committed a crime but it was understandable and forgivable.
I swear that the old tv programs were better than anything they make today. They were character driven, not politically driven. And yes I grew up watching them.
Like most here as a kid I watched the show each week. In the late 1960's Broderick Crawford hit on hard times moving to Riverside CA. where I lived which is 50 miles S/E of LA. He was often seen around town at stores. He was always willing to share some time with fans. On-screen he came across as a hardnose don't brother me guy, but the truth was he was more of a teddy bear. His luck changed and he got a lead in a medical drama series called the Bold Ones and The country town of Riverside at least at that time lost their beloved hero back to Hollywood .
I wonder if Crawford's alcoholism played a part in his career decline? They say he was drinking buddies with another Hollywood icon & alcoholic, William Holden. Splendid actors, both of them.
A great episode. Although we did not have tv in Ireland back in the 50's, I must have watched some of the episodes on reruns in the 60's, when tv came. Great to see these episodes now. I always liked Broderick Crawford. I love watching old tv programmes from back then. They are way ahead of the rubbish programmes now.
TV in the 50s wasn't the greatest. I watched it in the 60s, laid on the carpet about three feet from the screen....mother yelling it would give me eye cancer. Anyway, now I have a great smartphone and tablet. I love old TV shows are classics.
@@tommytruth7595- In the 70's, I went to the Wisconsin State Fair and they had a midway complete with a freak show. Among the attractions was an old man with a pierced tongue (result of an accident) and a tattooed lady - a very old Carney woman, covered head to toe in tattoos, looking sad and worn out. Nothing attractive or glamorous about it - I felt sorry for her. Letting people pay to gawk at her is what her life had become. Now I see (insert derogatory adjective here) women everywhere equally tattooed and pierced, but I don't feel sorry for them. Maybe I will when the fad is over and they finally realize what a stupid and self-defeating thing they've done. On the plus side, at the midway was a pair of hula dancers - young, energetic, sexy, and smiling! Long hair, grass skirts, and coconut bras - Well worth the extra 10c!
My wife's a family Dr., now working in Emerg., and has met many women who, after getting a bit older, wider, and having kids, feel ashamed and stupid about their tattoos, and want them removed. Tattoos used to be unique and exotic, now they're just common and cheap.
What made this series so special (at least to me) is the location shooting. With the 30 Mile Zone (Studio Limit) measured from the intersection of Beverly and La Cienega Blvds., a compass draws an arc out to Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Val Verde, northward, then around to Glendora, Anaheim and Sunset Beach. However, since the studios were primarily located west of downtown LA, most of the locations seem to be in and around the San Fernando Valley and perhaps Simi Valley. That whole region had several small communities with vast areas of undeveloped land. Less congestion meant easier shooting schedules. I hope this was informative for viewers.
Yes, these shot-on-location shows are very enjoyable. Others like this include Route 66. Note that the actress who plays the cafe waitress "Jenny" is Kay Faylen who, at the time, was married to a 26-year-old radio station employee named Regis Philbin. Kay's father, Frank, played the role of Herbert Gillis, Dobie's dad.
***** It's called "progress." Unfortunately, whenever we advance forward ("progress") we lose vast quantities of our culture and our heritage. It seems to large portions of our nation that saving...and savoring...areas of our past is some sort of sacrilege...some sort of sin against our society. And "Time marches on."
pennyformethoughts Yes. I also love the set locations to see what has been razed and paved over: the Black Oak trees that used to dot rolling hills, wet spots where wild cilantro grew, and those water pumps...this stretched down into Irvine and Santiago Canyon. It is a heartbreak to see this destroyed land in Highway Patrol.
Thanks. I grew up in suburban LA. Besides the smog, and pollution, it was great back then. There were a comfortable 10 million living here back then. It has now ballooned to a crushing 40 million and growing. We bought our house in Whittier for $6,000 and my mom put in another $1000 for a new BR and BA. Today on Zillow, it's listed at $560,000! California is over - ruined by unbridled population growth and special interests. It's almost uninhabitable. Sad for this 1949 California native/ refugee.
Otterlover95 -Which is why, in 1963, at age 14,after reading Malthus and Ehrlich's Population Bomb, I understood clearly what I had to do, what all of us female baby boomers HAD TO DO to save the planet - - forgo having kids for just a couple generations (and the newly discovered and sanctioned birth control pills would allow us to do just that!!) Sadly, it was like ME and two or three other women (intentional hyperbole-sorry) in the world who understood this. And now it's too late...(bravo ladies!) ...past the tipping point...and just as predicted...the planet and all future generations of every single species ever evolved...are now doomed....because a generation of baby boomers in the late 20th century demanded selfishness!!
Hmm....I recall Sea Hunt. I watched it all the time. Don't know why we didn't watch Highway Patrol. Must have been something else on another station I guess. Only ABC, CBS, NBC back then.
Dad and a buddy both decided to join the California Highway Patrol after WWII. When looking at requirements they both were to short. Dad ended up as an investigator for US Attorney. His buddy 3/4 of an inch too short took a rubber mallet and kept tapping on his head until he made lumps. He passed height requirement lol. Now I have a son majored in criminology. Joined Navy like his grandpa and myself. When his enliistment was up he was recruited by Texas to apply. He made it out of 4,000 applicants only 140 something made it and less than that finished training. Texas physical and mental training is the toughest of all law enforcement agencies including the FBI and CIA. It has several weeks equal to Navy SEALS hell week. I was absolutely amazed when I heard he was doing 18 weeks with no outside contact for the first 13 of those weeks, They had no cell phones use of internet tv radio . They are totally focused on training. These troopers in Texas face some of the toughest gangs. They have to patrol in some cases hundreds of square miles alone with back up not always that close.
I love Highway Patrol and as a kid coming up, We never missed it. I know that I seen them all but can't recall, I'm so glad I can't so I can enjoy them all over again with out knowing the out come.....I plan to watch as many as I can if not all...I enjoy them very much and thanks for Posting it....I lived back then I was born 1946 ....What I like also is the comments on all the shows I've watch so far how the young people is loving this show and loving looking at the simple life as it was and the things we had like the phone they talked about and other things....I just love it and I reminisce about My brother and Sisters and Parents always watched this and others shows together, they are mostly all gone except My 2 sister and a brother out of 7 kids and mom and dad.....Thanks for listening!!!
+mendon lezine Thank you for the story. I am a little younger than you. I remember most folks had a tv back in the 1960s than those with a phone and yes, even a bathroom. Some had that tv, but no phone and no bathroom, just the outhouse and chamber pot. haha We had one in the yard that was used until around 1975. Then it came down. I love the computer access we have today and the ability to use them as a video phone, but I do miss the freedoms we once had. I miss the innocence too. What I really miss, are the prices. I have a time machine here ready to go except for one little cog. If you have it, bring it. There is plenty of room. We will take today's cash and bring some goodies back. Oh, I do have a spot that will hold 2 cars too. If you have that cog, bring it. It'll take 5 minutes to pop in and we're are off. haha
This episode had some of the best writing for this show that I can remember seeing. It had a plot line along with a mystery element. It is quite different from the usual procedural format of most of these episodes.
Yeah, I was a "cold open" from where the story evolved. I recall these show came in on 16mm reels at the TV station I worked at in the early 60s. In those days, stations had a film editor whose job it was to insert commercials or PSAs into the reels. The half hour shows were on one reel with spaces left between acts for commercials. Sometimes the shows were re-run. Each time a spot was inserted, you'd lose a frame or two on each end. So there would be a jump cut going back to the show. That is why you see these episodes awkwardly jump cut. (Someone has taken the spot breaks out of what we are watching here.) Also the spots would lose a frame or two on either end. So there were several copies of the commercials and PSAs. Then full length movies would be on three reels, just like in the theater where we engineers would segue from one reel to another in 1-2-3 order. There were some hilarious screw ups like running reels 1, 3 and 2! Once the inversion was done, we'd had to find a space to segue to for the 2nd reel. If anybody is interested, I can post a lot more ins and outs of working as a TV engineer in the early 60s. ###
the eye popping clarity of today's 'hi def' video is a mixed blessing. it lacks the charm and warmth of b&w. who wants to see the pores on an actor's nose?
I'm a cop in Florida; still use those 10 Codes! 6:24 he advises his 10-20 = location. At 10:22, he asks for a 10-28 & 29. 10-28 = registration information (who is the car registered to). 10-29 = hit check (check if it's stolen). Rather than say "Run a 10-28, 10-29 on Florida tag ABC123," we say it the way he did. And the 1955 Buick Century Broderick Crawford is driving... Buick placed their larger engine in the smaller Buick body which made them quite fast. Buick named them Century since they were capable of at least 100 mph stock off the showroom floor (Century meaning 100).
No car company in the world made better assembly line cars than the US did in the ‘50’s. Take your pick, Buick, Ford, Chevy, those were AUTOMOBILES! And they were relatively affordable! And you didn’t need a college degree to maintain them yourself. Oh well, everything changes, cars today are safer, more reliable, fuel efficient and leave a much smaller carbon footprint. But I couldn’t afford to buy one😏
Ahh - vintage telly: a complete story in half an hour, moral included. And still time for a couple of long-shots, pans and nice outdoor location work. What's not to like? Many thanks for sharing. Oh - and some great vintage cars...
WoW! What a great piece of tv history. Incredible work by all the actors involved. A well written and gripping plot, that ends with impact. And easy to watch camera work, especially at the end. Quality stuff!!!
I was 7 years old in 1955 when Highway Patrol debuted on TV. It was a favorite show of mine. I've been trying to watch one or two episodes each evening on RUclips. Looking at some of the actors, I decided to look up their ages on imdb. I was totally surprised to learn that two of the charaters in this episode, Charlie Barrett and Doc Taylor were only 64 years old at the time. To me, they look much older. No way did I look as old as these two when I was 64. In fact, I'm almost 72 and still don't look as old as these two guys. I guess we all age differently, some hard, some not so hard.
Those were the days. And not really that long ago. I remember them well. Standard transmissions, no air conditioning, no power anything - not even for the cops. The old Buick Century was a tank. No handling at all but they had big V-8's. That's what counted.
My dad bought a '57 Chevy Bel Air brand new with no power steering & brakes & no push button radio. Not even wide whites. That's how most of them were. I think Buicks came standard with power steering & brakes they were more expensive better built cars. The Century, Super & Roadmasters came standard with power windows except the Specials.
@@nestanesta9366 To paraphrase a song I heard : "Somebody said it, somebody believed it and look what we have done so far". So not so sad. We are doing ok, granted we have some bad years and good years but that is just life.
@Milton Holley If there is one, he'd teach you punctuation and how to spell. Whenever l get judgement, l'm sure it'll be positive. I'm a good (if a little sarcastic) human being.
@alberto sobieski ..... Back then gas was real cheap. Maybe .25 or .30 a gallon but even at that price at that time, it was expensive to drive those gas hogs. I remember the solid feeling those cars had. So heavy. Good times. I'm not sure the exact year but I do remember the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was a hit on all the radio stations. AM of course. I loved that song. I played it over and over all day until everybody got sick of it.
Reading a book about making silent movies of DW Griffith where they talk about bldg sets on a vacant lot off Hollwood Blvd. Must have been lovely territory before all the people settled there.
I remember this Diner when I was small, in Butler Pa. It looked like a big Trailer with seats at the counter and booth seats. My Grandfather used to take Me in , and We sat at the counter, would eat Chili dogs. I can't really remember to this day where it actually was, but U recall a smoke shop nearby (Tobacco) because I remember the smell, and the 15 cent Comic Books!
My old man could find episodes of Highway Patrol, and Sea Hunt on the snowiest UHF Channel, from 5 states away, and watch them. Musta had stock in ZIV!
I remember my parents spending almost $200.00 on an amplified antenna system, just to watch Johnny Unitas, and the Colts; 90 miles to our south. By the time they had the TV and Winegard antenna system they wanted, they had spent almost $1,200; the TV and system lasted until 1980, 14 years, not really a bad deal. I installed a new CRT in the set at that time. It's stored in the parts stock area of my Motorola Comm business.
I appreciate the feedback. And yes Route 66 did that a lot. Many other crime dramas, regardless of the stories' locale, used the LA vicinity extensively. TV was new and Fred Ziv, who did a great many of these shows, pioneered syndication. Low cost but good production values helped sell his product. Location shooting could be much cheaper than studio. Plus that feel of on-the-spot locales for the action was a real plus.
And the 1955 Buick Century he's driving... Buick placed their larger engine in the smaller Buick body which made them quite fast. Buick named them Century since they were capable of at least 100 mph stock off the showroom floor (Century meaning 100).
a pack of cigarettes 2 bits, that would be a quarter. I quit when they were, I think $ 3.50 13 years ago, and now they are $ 7.00 in some places around my small community. great show
The car is a Buick Century, so named because it was a production car that could do 100 miles from the factory. It was a four door and two doors were only produced for the Highway Patrol.
I love Kay Faylen, who played Jenny. She didn't rate her own Wikipedia bio but got one line in her Father's. It said she was a retired actress, but didn't say when she retired. Her last IMDb acting credit was in 1957. She died in 2011. Her bio also mentioned that she was Regis Philbin's first wife, but it didn't say when they divorced. Maybe she retired from acting when she got married. A lot of women quit working when they got married in the 50s.
*The blonde diner waitress was played by Kay Faylen, who was the daughter of actor Frank Faylen, who appeared in the classic "It's A Wonderful Life" and some years later as the father of "Dobie Gillis".*
Mr,Mathews reminds me of my own father who was a no-nonsense policeman in the 50s and 60s armed with a truncheon and a pair of handcuffs . No side arms necessary !
I remembet the early 1960s - better days. A lot less stress, plenty of ways to enjoy life. People left people alone - no one telling you how to think or live. People looked out for each othet.
Best bits: (a) The almost non-existant shocks. The cars bounce like they're on a trampoline! (b) Pats down ol' Charlie then lets him ride...un-cuffed...in the front seat. (c) The "log cabin" wall painting in the general store.
This is all shot at the corner of Agoura Road and Cornell Rd in Agoura. The "Stage Coach Cafe" is long gone, but the General Store house is still there. My third grade teacher lived in that house. They shot several episodes there.
The writer for this episode did a great job. Interesting storyline with a twist. I see from Stuart Jerome's bio in IMDB that he really cranked out a huge number of episodes for many popular TV shows in the 50;s and 60's. Although the list of shows does not include the Highway Patrol!
Someone mentioned earlier that Jenny the Waitress was played by Catherine "Kay" Faylen. She was Regis Philbin's 1st wife. But she is also the daughter of actor Frank Faylen who was Ernie the cabbie in It's a Wonderful Life.
Broderick Crawford, cool dude . I do not believe he had a driver license at the time due to a DWI. I believe that I read that t he opening sequence was filmed on a highway that was still under construction at the time due to that...Club steak dinner, $1.25, wow...
I like the Doc’s old clunker, and Jenny the waitress is a real hot toddy! I remember seeing her in a very good Perry Mason episode about a corrupt cop. This is also a very good episode - quite suspenseful.
Why did the waitress in the diner get so upset? All Chief Matthews wanted was some breakfast. Legally speaking they were wrong in what they did but I can not understand why Wilkins couldn't accept the reward and Matthews understood it too. Good episode. After 50 years it's good to see these shows again.
But if she hadn't gotten upset there wouldn't of been a story. As far as the reward it would be strange to accept the reward for turning in your son, and turning in your dead son for a reward would raise a lot of questions.
@Horse237. I recognized her from an excellent Perry Mason episode called "The Case of the Disappearing Mink" where she played waitress Dixie Dalton. Very attractive looking actress in my opinion but one who retired early in order to raise a family.
This episode reminds me of a few desert towns in Arizona way back that were only slightly bigger. My uncle took me down Route 66 in California before I-40 bypassed it and the little towns of Ludlow, Amboy and Essex were just fuel stops, tire repair or a place to get a bite to eat and not much else. Amboy had the big Roy's motel. This episode falls along the human interest side like some others. The old man trying to start the '55 Chrysler probably wasn't used to automatic transmissions (long ago I knew some who never had an automatic in their lives) The transmission had to be in neutral before it would start. I had a couple of old Fords that wouldn't start in Park. Pretty Jenny is Kay Faylen (1930-2011). Her father Frank (1905-1985) was a long time supporting actor from the mid 1930s until he retired in 1978. The very grim look on Wilkin's face after he had to kill his own son is so realistic. Most remember Clark Howat (the patrolman) as one of Jack Webb's stock players.
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Anyone else wish we still had those roadside diners?
Yes, I miss them, especially the old ones that looked like old railway cars.
That was from a time the government encouraged economic growth!
In New Jersey you can still find them.
Frank's Diner in Spokane. 2 locations, both original railroad cars. Excellent food.
Wolff's Diner, near Dillsburg PA. U.S. 15 north of Gettysburg.
I was born in 1975 and I love all the old tv shows! Adam-12, Emergency, Combat, Rat Patrol....I was definitely born waaaay too late! Life was so much better and a bit simpler back then.
You two were born 40 years too late.
God bless you! Jesus saves sinners
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@@gregsimmons694 Amen.
I have the DVD of Emergency! The Complete Series 😊❤😊❤😊❤
My dad knew Broderick Crawford. They guy was a heavy drinker, but a nice guy. Saw him in his later years on Sat. Nite Live...though he'd be awful, but man, what a pro! Nailed every sketch perfectly. Made the regular cast look like the amateurs they were.
10-4,2150 bye
Except when Clint Eastwood made an appearance.
Mr Crawford was a very kind, troubled man.
Lon Chainey Jr too.
Very kind, troubled, professional men.
With alcohol running in their veins.
Same as Spencer Tracy, in fact it's hard to find anyone in the acting business who wasn't an alcoholic, drug addict or child abuser
sad but very true ! @@adrinathegreat3095
Growing up I wouldn’t miss this series ever. I loved it then and still do. I liked Broderick Crawford so much. I’m going to watch every episode you’ve shared. Thank you for letting us go back to our childhood. I watch old series and movies to escape the day and times we live in. I hate what America has become. I sit and look into the woods behind my house because when I see anything other than the woods I know I’m living in 2019 and hate it so much. Growing up then vs. now there is no comparison. It’s a difference of day and night. I’d go back in a heartbeat to relive those days. Not to be younger as I wouldn’t want to ever redo this life. People today have no idea what they have missed and will never know. It’s so very sad that people have become so selfish, dishonest, and evil. I’m waiting for my Lord to bring me back home...the sooner the better. Thank you again.
So do I ,
I like highway patrol -
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Agree with you 100%. I was born in Southern California June 1945. Living near the beach I walked there almost everyday during my youth. At the time I didn't appreciate how lucky I was back then. Drive-in movies Rock and Roll dances, real hamburgers, malt shops, girls who wore dresses to school, patriotism, wholesome tv shows. I hate so many things about the World today. I remember Superman's Moto growing up. Truth Justice and the American way. Sadly thats long gone. Single and coming up on my 79th birthday. I still have my music, cigars and older movies. Side note. I don't text or do social media. I hate cell phones, but enjoy my computer. Cheers.
@peace-yv4qd God. Bless you. Jesus saves sinners like you and I
God bless you! Jesus saves sinners like you and I!
Excellent episode. It had an almost Twilight Zone beginning and through the excellent acting etc. it segued into a heartwarming story of how a small community pulled together in a more than serious crisis to help a friend. Yes, technically they committed a crime but it was understandable and forgivable.
I swear that the old tv programs were better than anything they make today. They were character driven, not politically driven. And yes I grew up watching them.
People were hired for their talent and not just to fill quotas.
Better than 2 and a half man.show.
Those last 8 or so minutes were superb. The quality of the film, the lighting, the sound, the cinemaphotography, etc.
Like most here as a kid I watched the show each week. In the late 1960's Broderick Crawford hit on hard times moving to Riverside CA. where I lived which is 50 miles S/E of LA. He was often seen around town at stores. He was always willing to share some time with fans. On-screen he came across as a hardnose don't brother me guy, but the truth was he was more of a teddy bear. His luck changed and he got a lead in a medical drama series called the Bold Ones and The country town of Riverside at least at that time lost their beloved hero back to Hollywood
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I thought it was the INTERNS?
Thankyou I did not know of the bold ones after I watch all of highway patrol 🚓 I will watch the bold ones,I see some of the cars I rode in as a kid.
I wonder if Crawford's alcoholism played a part in his career decline? They say he was drinking buddies with another Hollywood icon & alcoholic, William Holden. Splendid actors, both of them.
Ptsd. He was ww11 vet. Just a theory. @shanew.williams
A great episode. Although we did not have tv in Ireland back in the 50's, I must have watched some of the episodes on reruns in the 60's, when tv came. Great to see these episodes now. I always liked Broderick Crawford. I love watching old tv programmes from back then. They are way ahead of the rubbish programmes now.
TV in the 50s wasn't the greatest. I watched it in the 60s, laid on the carpet about three feet from the screen....mother yelling it would give me eye cancer. Anyway, now I have a great smartphone and tablet. I love old TV shows are classics.
Broderick sure could treat microphone and a car rough and bark orders like a dill sergeant. A real man of action!
I couldn't get enough of Highway Patrol when I was a kid.
I cant get enough of it now.
Pretty wholesome looking women with no tattoos or piercings wearing a dress. I miss those times.
Back then, at tattooed woman was only to be found in a carnival freak show. And that is where they still belong.
@@tommytruth7595- In the 70's, I went to the Wisconsin State Fair and they had a midway complete with a freak show. Among the attractions was an old man with a pierced tongue (result of an accident) and a tattooed lady - a very old Carney woman, covered head to toe in tattoos, looking sad and worn out. Nothing attractive or glamorous about it - I felt sorry for her. Letting people pay to gawk at her is what her life had become.
Now I see (insert derogatory adjective here) women everywhere equally tattooed and pierced, but I don't feel sorry for them. Maybe I will when the fad is over and they finally realize what a stupid and self-defeating thing they've done.
On the plus side, at the midway was a pair of hula dancers - young, energetic, sexy, and smiling! Long hair, grass skirts, and coconut bras - Well worth the extra 10c!
Yes. Women look bizarre now.
My wife's a family Dr., now working in Emerg., and has met many women who, after getting a bit older, wider, and having kids, feel ashamed and stupid about their tattoos, and want them removed. Tattoos used to be unique and exotic, now they're just common and cheap.
Yeah, you don't even have to wonder if she has a tally-wake hanging or in her dresser drawer. I still love women wearing dresses.
What made this series so special (at least to me) is the location shooting. With the 30 Mile Zone (Studio Limit) measured from the intersection of Beverly and La Cienega Blvds., a compass draws an arc out to Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Val Verde, northward, then around to Glendora, Anaheim and Sunset Beach. However, since the studios were primarily located west of downtown LA, most of the locations seem to be in and around the San Fernando Valley and perhaps Simi Valley. That whole region had several small communities with vast areas of undeveloped land. Less congestion meant easier shooting schedules. I hope this was informative for viewers.
Yes, these shot-on-location shows are very enjoyable. Others like this include Route 66. Note that the actress who plays the cafe waitress "Jenny" is Kay Faylen who, at the time, was married to a 26-year-old radio station employee named Regis Philbin. Kay's father, Frank, played the role of Herbert Gillis, Dobie's dad.
***** It's called "progress." Unfortunately, whenever we advance forward ("progress") we lose vast quantities of our culture and our heritage. It seems to large portions of our nation that saving...and savoring...areas of our past is some sort of sacrilege...some sort of sin against our society. And "Time marches on."
pennyformethoughts Yes. I also love the set locations to see what has been razed and paved over: the Black Oak trees that used to dot rolling hills, wet spots where wild cilantro grew, and those water pumps...this stretched down into Irvine and Santiago Canyon. It is a heartbreak to see this destroyed land in Highway Patrol.
Thanks. I grew up in suburban LA. Besides the smog, and pollution, it was great back then. There were a comfortable 10 million living here back then. It has now ballooned to a crushing 40 million and growing. We bought our house in Whittier for $6,000 and my mom put in another $1000 for a new BR and BA. Today on Zillow, it's listed at $560,000! California is over - ruined by unbridled population growth and special interests. It's almost uninhabitable. Sad for this 1949 California native/ refugee.
Otterlover95 -Which is why, in 1963, at age 14,after reading Malthus and Ehrlich's Population Bomb, I understood clearly what I had to do, what all of us female baby boomers HAD TO DO to save the planet - - forgo having kids for just a couple generations (and the newly discovered and sanctioned birth control pills would allow us to do just that!!) Sadly, it was like ME and two or three other women (intentional hyperbole-sorry) in the world who understood this.
And now it's too late...(bravo ladies!) ...past the tipping point...and just as predicted...the planet and all future generations of every single species ever evolved...are now doomed....because a generation of baby boomers in the late 20th century demanded selfishness!!
Quite possibly the best episode of HP ever made.
anything is possible......
I agree. This one had me thinking who did it right until the end.
Yeah. Almost seems more like an episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" than HP
Dan Matthews certainly got riled up at the end. Great acting Broderick, great episode too.
Loved this show as a kid. Then right after Highway Patrol I watched Sea Hunt with Lloyd Bridges. It is great to watch these episodes again!
Hmm....I recall Sea Hunt. I watched it all the time. Don't know why we didn't watch Highway Patrol. Must have been something else on another station I guess. Only ABC, CBS, NBC back then.
Sea Hunt!!! What a GREAT show that was! Thanks for reminding me!!
This was one of the best,,I've seen,,best camera work,,best direction,,!!
Dad and a buddy both decided to join the California Highway Patrol after WWII. When looking at requirements they both were to short. Dad ended up as an investigator for US Attorney. His buddy 3/4 of an inch too short took a rubber mallet and kept tapping on his head until he made lumps. He passed height requirement lol. Now I have a son majored in criminology. Joined Navy like his grandpa and myself. When his enliistment was up he was recruited by Texas to apply. He made it out of 4,000 applicants only 140 something made it and less than that finished training. Texas physical and mental training is the toughest of all law enforcement agencies including the FBI and CIA. It has several weeks equal to Navy SEALS hell week. I was absolutely amazed when I heard he was doing 18 weeks with no outside contact for the first 13 of those weeks, They had no cell phones use of internet tv radio . They are totally focused on training. These troopers in Texas face some of the toughest gangs. They have to patrol in some cases hundreds of square miles alone with back up not always that close.
I love Highway Patrol and as a kid coming up, We never missed it. I know that I seen them all but can't recall, I'm so glad I can't so I can enjoy them all over again with out knowing the out come.....I plan to watch as many as I can if not all...I enjoy them very much and thanks for Posting it....I lived back then I was born 1946 ....What I like also is the comments on all the shows I've watch so far how the young people is loving this show and loving looking at the simple life as it was and the things we had like the phone they talked about and other things....I just love it and I reminisce about My brother and Sisters and Parents always watched this and others shows together, they are mostly all gone except My 2 sister and a brother out of 7 kids and mom and dad.....Thanks for listening!!!
+mendon lezine Thank you for the story. I am a little younger than you. I remember most folks had a tv back in the 1960s than those with a phone and yes, even a bathroom. Some had that tv, but no phone and no bathroom, just the outhouse and chamber pot. haha We had one in the yard that was used until around 1975. Then it came down. I love the computer access we have today and the ability to use them as a video phone, but I do miss the freedoms we once had. I miss the innocence too. What I really miss, are the prices. I have a time machine here ready to go except for one little cog. If you have it, bring it. There is plenty of room. We will take today's cash and bring some goodies back. Oh, I do have a spot that will hold 2 cars too. If you have that cog, bring it. It'll take 5 minutes to pop in and we're are off. haha
Thanks for the story. I hope you're still around enjoying the shows!
hang in there
Well hello there youngster😀. I sure miss those old black and white tv shows
Gosh, you folks are awesome! 1962.
This episode had some of the best writing for this show that I can remember seeing. It had a plot line along with a mystery element. It is quite different from the usual procedural format of most of these episodes.
Yeah, I was a "cold open" from where the story evolved. I recall these show came in on 16mm reels at the TV station I worked at in the early 60s. In those days, stations had a film editor whose job it was to insert commercials or PSAs into the reels. The half hour shows were on one reel with spaces left between acts for commercials. Sometimes the shows were re-run. Each time a spot was inserted, you'd lose a frame or two on each end. So there would be a jump cut going back to the show. That is why you see these episodes awkwardly jump cut. (Someone has taken the spot breaks out of what we are watching here.) Also the spots would lose a frame or two on either end. So there were several copies of the commercials and PSAs. Then full length movies would be on three reels, just like in the theater where we engineers would segue from one reel to another in 1-2-3 order. There were some hilarious screw ups like running reels 1, 3 and 2! Once the inversion was done, we'd had to find a space to segue to for the 2nd reel. If anybody is interested, I can post a lot more ins and outs of working as a TV engineer in the early 60s. ###
AHA! Tube days and Image Orth cameras.
More primitive times for audio and picture technology. But better times in many ways.
the eye popping clarity of today's 'hi def' video is a mixed blessing. it lacks the charm and warmth of b&w. who wants to see the pores on an actor's nose?
@@jimstokes6742 "TV engineer"? You mean, TV station operator?
Man that was better. Than some shows/movies. I've seen in 2022.
Absolutely the best Highway Patrol episode I've ever seen.
beautiful photography, especially the close up portraits of the 2 old men
This is one of the best episodes. Great story and great acting! So sad....Everybody is dead, now!
I was born in 1950 and do not recall watching this at all. But now, I watch every episode that I can find.
The golden era of TV. Oh boy, do I miss those days !!!
I remember rushing home after school everyday in the early sixties to watch this show on channel 6, San Diego
Xetv channel 6,used to watch okie bob too.and radio station Xerb,Wolf man jack,,,baby.
I have watched about sixty of these and so far this was the best one.
I'm a cop in Florida; still use those 10 Codes! 6:24 he advises his 10-20 = location. At 10:22, he asks for a 10-28 & 29. 10-28 = registration information (who is the car registered to). 10-29 = hit check (check if it's stolen). Rather than say "Run a 10-28, 10-29 on Florida tag ABC123," we say it the way he did.
And the 1955 Buick Century Broderick Crawford is driving... Buick placed their larger engine in the smaller Buick body which made them quite fast. Buick named them Century since they were capable of at least 100 mph stock off the showroom floor (Century meaning 100).
I use another one, 10-2.
As in '10-2 your own business!'
No car company in the world made better assembly line cars than the US did in the ‘50’s.
Take your pick, Buick, Ford, Chevy, those were AUTOMOBILES!
And they were relatively affordable!
And you didn’t need a college degree to maintain them yourself.
Oh well, everything changes, cars today are safer, more reliable, fuel efficient and leave a much smaller carbon footprint.
But I couldn’t afford to buy one😏
UK, Sunday nights, 14" TV screen, Dan Matthews great stuff! Thanks for posting. Ten Four.
They showed this program in England? Amazing..
@@stevehoffman9735 Yes, we watched H.Patrol in the UK.We enjoyed it.
Ahh - vintage telly: a complete story in half an hour, moral included. And still time for a couple of long-shots, pans and nice outdoor location work. What's not to like? Many thanks for sharing. Oh - and some great vintage cars...
Gosh what an episode this was. Especially the end, wow. Best episode yet, thank you for uploading.
Notice how he puts the crook in the front seat, with no cuffs on. My haven't times changed!
WoW! What a great piece of tv history. Incredible work by all the actors involved. A well written and gripping plot, that ends with impact. And easy to watch camera work, especially at the end. Quality stuff!!!
I remember the Valley before the freeways - when there were wheat fields, orange groves, olive groves - even a zoo on Ventura Blvd.
Jungleand in Thousand Oaks.
WOW!
bd C then the illegals invaded LA
@@hounddog946 You did?
Dang how old are you?
I don't recall this series since I was born in 1962 but I'm watching now
I still have memories of rural California from this time. I even remember actually rural areas of LA County. Good episode here
She should have fed the man and let him leave. Thank you for uploading this episode.
True, but then there wouldn't be a plot.
@@musket-hc1fc Correct. Oh, what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive.
Kay Faylen played the waitress. At one time she was married to Regis Filbin.
But that wasn't in the script!
Paranoia will destroy 'ya
This episode is one of the best.
I was 7 years old in 1955 when Highway Patrol debuted on TV. It was a favorite show of mine. I've been trying to watch one or two episodes each evening on RUclips. Looking at some of the actors, I decided to look up their ages on imdb. I was totally surprised to learn that two of the charaters in this episode, Charlie Barrett and Doc Taylor were only 64 years old at the time. To me, they look much older. No way did I look as old as these two when I was 64. In fact, I'm almost 72 and still don't look as old as these two guys. I guess we all age differently, some hard, some not so hard.
I was 4
@@JohnPMitten I was 2...lol..
I was 5,,, Doc is at least 80,, I'm 71, And I' look a good 10 years younger than him,,
I'm almost 68 and don't look that old either. I remember when I was younger that people over 60 really did look it.
Those were the days. And not really that long ago. I remember them well. Standard transmissions, no air conditioning, no power anything - not even for the cops. The old Buick Century was a tank. No handling at all but they had big V-8's. That's what counted.
We had a 54 Buick Special.
My dad bought a '57 Chevy Bel Air brand new with no power steering & brakes & no push button radio. Not even wide whites. That's how most of them were.
I think Buicks came standard with power steering & brakes they were more expensive better built cars. The Century, Super & Roadmasters came standard with power windows except the Specials.
The safest job on Highway Patrol was that of the narrator: Art Gilmore lived to the ripe old age of 98 (1912 - 2010).
God Bless him!
@@jeremybear573 If you really feel he is deserving of it, Jeremy, I suppose I can....
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If only there was a god. Sadly, there is not.
@@nestanesta9366 To paraphrase a song I heard : "Somebody said it, somebody believed it and look what we have done so far". So not so sad. We are doing ok, granted we have some bad years and good years but that is just life.
@Milton Holley If there is one, he'd teach you punctuation and how to spell. Whenever l get judgement, l'm sure it'll be positive. I'm a good (if a little sarcastic) human being.
He played a tough guy but Broderick was one the the nicest guys in the business.
This is a Twilight Zone style episode. Very different from the normal episode.
Brod was an accomplished actor. He played the role well, with a dynamic personality..Great orator.Trinidad
Awesome. Thanks for posting. Love to see America and the cars and fashion of the era in reality.
Kell
New Zealand 🇳🇿
Kell Bray..... I lived it as a 10 year old. Good times as I look back. It sure is different now. I guess my great grand parents said the same thing.
@alberto sobieski ...55 Buick, yes. My mom had a 56 Buick that was red and white two/tone.
@alberto sobieski ..... Back then gas was real cheap. Maybe .25 or .30 a gallon but even at that price at that time, it was expensive to drive those gas hogs. I remember the solid feeling those cars had. So heavy. Good times. I'm not sure the exact year but I do remember the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was a hit on all the radio stations. AM of course. I loved that song. I played it over and over all day until everybody got sick of it.
@@condeerogers5858 "So heavy"? Modern cars same size are heavier. SUVs more so.
Wow. Great writing. Surprising like some of the earliest Gunsmoke's.
Decent episode and the location is pleasant. Thanks
i like seeing rural calif way back at that time
ME TOO It was great!
Reading a book about making silent movies of DW Griffith where they talk about bldg sets on a vacant lot off Hollwood Blvd. Must have been lovely territory before all the people settled there.
This particular episode included some of the best acting ever filmed. Every character played his or her role with exceptional talent.
Love the opening diner setting!
I remember this Diner when I was small, in Butler Pa. It looked like a big Trailer with seats at the counter and booth seats. My Grandfather used to take Me in , and We sat at the counter, would eat Chili dogs. I can't really remember to this day where it actually was, but U recall a smoke shop nearby (Tobacco) because I remember the smell, and the 15 cent Comic Books!
My old man could find episodes of Highway Patrol, and Sea Hunt on the snowiest UHF Channel, from 5 states away, and watch them. Musta had stock in ZIV!
I remember my parents spending almost $200.00 on an amplified antenna system, just to watch Johnny Unitas, and the Colts; 90 miles to our south. By the time they had the TV and Winegard antenna system they wanted, they had spent almost $1,200; the TV and system lasted until 1980, 14 years, not really a bad deal. I installed a new CRT in the set at that time. It's stored in the parts stock area of my Motorola Comm business.
I appreciate the feedback. And yes Route 66 did that a lot. Many other crime dramas, regardless of the stories' locale, used the LA vicinity extensively. TV was new and Fred Ziv, who did a great many of these shows, pioneered syndication. Low cost but good production values helped sell his product. Location shooting could be much cheaper than studio. Plus that feel of on-the-spot locales for the action was a real plus.
That Buick Special was a hell of a car.
Could be you're right.
We had a 4 holer back in 60s.
Great roomy car!
And the 1955 Buick Century he's driving... Buick placed their larger engine in the smaller Buick body which made them quite fast. Buick named them Century since they were capable of at least 100 mph stock off the showroom floor (Century meaning 100).
@@gabriel.954 How big was the engine (cubic inches) ?
@@shanew.williams The Specials came with a 264 cu in. The Century had the 322 cu in from the larger Buick models, but in the smaller Special body.
a pack of cigarettes 2 bits, that would be a quarter. I quit when they were, I think $ 3.50 13 years ago, and now they are $ 7.00 in some places around my small community.
great show
@Kirk Moore That was where the 1955 double die Lincoln Cents first appeared, in an Encino, California, cigarette vending machine as you described.
@Ed Miller Yep. One dollar got you a gallon of gas, a pack of smokes, and a hamburger, french fries and a soda at McDonald's.
Generic, no-name cigarettes.
Cigs just went up here to 14.79 a pack, pretty sick.
I love this old TV series, it had believable stories!
The car is a Buick Century, so named because it was a production car that could do 100 miles from the factory. It was a four door and two doors were only produced for the Highway Patrol.
I love Kay Faylen, who played Jenny. She didn't rate her own Wikipedia bio but got one line in her Father's. It said she was a retired actress, but didn't say when she retired. Her last IMDb acting credit was in 1957. She died in 2011. Her bio also mentioned that she was Regis Philbin's first wife, but it didn't say when they divorced. Maybe she retired from acting when she got married. A lot of women quit working when they got married in the 50s.
At 76 I remember it all. I used the cash register, jute boxes, cars I used to own. Now my car is mostly plastic.
Most interesting episode so far. Thanks Foxeema for the upload.
One of the best episodes in the series.
*The blonde diner waitress was played by Kay Faylen, who was the daughter of actor Frank Faylen, who appeared in the classic "It's A Wonderful Life" and some years later as the father of "Dobie Gillis".*
Hey Hey. I love factoids. Thanks. MAYNARD !!!!!! She must have got her looks from her Mom, she was a goooood looking woman.
Wow and in Lost Weekend.
She was also Regis Philbin's (sp?) first wife. They had two children together.
The father of the bank robber is Forrest Taylor who appeared in dozens of old Westerns. He wasn't listed in the credits.
Great show, I love the old cars.❤
Ziv made wonderful television programs during that time!
Broderick never once put his suit jacket on but kept fetching it out of his car and carrying it throughout the whole episode. LOL
Probably filmed in San Fernando valley during summer where it hits 100 degrees
looks like the same panel van from some of the other episodes
Of all the cars in the various seasons, this 1955 Buick Century is my favorite. It's a classic. The 1956 Mercury is next.
One well written, tight drama. Easily stretched to a 110 minute movie, if they ever wanted to steal a plot. No pun intended.
Mr,Mathews reminds me of my own father who was a no-nonsense policeman in the 50s and 60s armed with a truncheon and a pair of handcuffs . No side arms necessary !
25:09 "the laws are made and administered by people like your selves, they are human beings"
In 1955 Yes, but not today.
Then laws may be flawed like people who made or administered them.
You'll do as you're TOLD!
All of the HP episodes are great, & this one was one of the greatest.
I remembet the early 1960s - better days. A lot less stress, plenty of ways to enjoy life. People left people alone - no one telling you how to think or live. People looked out for each othet.
CLASSIC STUFF BEFORE MY TIME.
Best bits: (a) The almost non-existant shocks. The cars bounce like they're on a trampoline! (b) Pats down ol' Charlie then lets him ride...un-cuffed...in the front seat. (c) The "log cabin" wall painting in the general store.
This is all shot at the corner of Agoura Road and Cornell Rd in Agoura. The "Stage
Coach Cafe" is long gone, but the General Store house is still there. My third grade teacher lived in that house. They shot several episodes there.
Nothing like benge watching Highway Patrol. I've done it before. I like the old cars and for sure that Bell helicopter. 10-4? 10-4.
This one of the best HP episodes.
I've taken to speaking to select people in my life like Dan does....Straight to the point and no misunderstandings.... Get Me?
The writer for this episode did a great job. Interesting storyline with a twist. I see from Stuart Jerome's bio in IMDB that he really cranked out a huge number of episodes for many popular TV shows in the 50;s and 60's. Although the list of shows does not include the Highway Patrol!
This was the best one so far!
Love that Buick Century…!
Someone mentioned earlier that Jenny the Waitress was played by Catherine "Kay" Faylen. She was Regis Philbin's 1st wife. But she is also the daughter of actor Frank Faylen who was Ernie the cabbie in It's a Wonderful Life.
As well as Dobie Gillis' dad...
So...Kay Faylen is Dobie Gillis' sister???
Frank Faylen played Dobbie's dad
I think she might be Jenny _Craig_ because you can't get anything to eat at the restaurant.
@@williamdegnan4718 😀
This was one of there best episodes
Broderick Crawford, cool dude . I do not believe he had a driver license at the time due to a DWI. I believe that I read that t he opening sequence was filmed on a highway that was still under construction at the time due to that...Club steak dinner, $1.25, wow...
*Driver's* license.
Driver's licence
Drivers license
Best episode in the whole series; IMO !!
Great comedy ! Laughable scripts, mediocre acting, and lots of laughs !! Hope it stays on YT forever !!
The hell are you talking about? These episodes for the most part were very well written. The acting ranged from mediocre to pretty good.
I rember this tv program,when I was a kid,nice to see this again,xxx
Great episode: the 'ol spooky town mystery. So well pulled off in such a short program.
I like the Doc’s old clunker, and Jenny the waitress is a real hot toddy! I remember seeing her in a very good Perry Mason episode about a corrupt cop. This is also a very good episode - quite suspenseful.
Robbie The Robot Juke Box in the back ground.Too Cool.I can hear Gene Vincent's #1 smash hit 'Bee-Bop-A-Lula' right now!
Why did the waitress in the diner get so upset? All Chief Matthews wanted was some breakfast. Legally speaking they were wrong in what they did but I can not understand why Wilkins couldn't accept the reward and Matthews understood it too. Good episode. After 50 years it's good to see these shows again.
But if she hadn't gotten upset there wouldn't of been a story. As far as the reward it would be strange to accept the reward for turning in your son, and turning in your dead son for a reward would raise a lot of questions.
Love the old cars
The blonde is Kay Faylen, She was married to Regis Philbin and had 2 children. Her father was actor Frank Faylen.
@Horse237. I recognized her from an excellent Perry Mason episode called "The Case of the Disappearing Mink" where she played waitress Dixie Dalton.
Very attractive looking actress in my opinion but one who retired early in order to raise a family.
He first husband was Dick Faylen . She divorced him.
She was 26.
She was 26.
26
That was a really great one. Thanks!
Love this episode , one of H P `s best.
This episode reminds me of a few desert towns in Arizona way back that were only slightly bigger. My uncle took me down Route 66 in California before I-40 bypassed it and the little towns of Ludlow, Amboy and Essex were just fuel stops, tire repair or a place to get a bite to eat and not much else. Amboy had the big Roy's motel.
This episode falls along the human interest side like some others.
The old man trying to start the '55 Chrysler probably wasn't used to automatic transmissions (long ago I knew some who never had an automatic in their lives) The transmission had to be in neutral before it would start. I had a couple of old Fords that wouldn't start in Park.
Pretty Jenny is Kay Faylen (1930-2011). Her father Frank (1905-1985) was a long time supporting actor from the mid 1930s until he retired in 1978.
The very grim look on Wilkin's face after he had to kill his own son is so realistic.
Most remember Clark Howat (the patrolman) as one of Jack Webb's stock players.
Broderick Crawford won a academy award in 1950 before he did Highway Patrol.
And he was arrested for drunk driving.
@@Hercules718
He won an Academy Award. Shove it.
@@Hercules718 Yes, and his old drinking buddy William Holden was convicted of vehicular manslaughter (drunk driving) in Italy.
This was a weird one, for sure !
Totally different from the rest.
The series is famous for the use of 10-4.. I heard it only once in this episode.
10-4!
Excellent show. Suspenseful from the start. Great acting.
Why does he have to carry his jacket with him all the time...? Loved this show, thanks Foxeema
A prop just to show how hot it is.
It matches the fedora, and everyone’s face.