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These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.
Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners.The show took its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Highway Patrol is a 156-episode action crime drama series produced for syndication from 1955 to 1959. It was "one of the most popular syndicated series in television history", [1] and it was the first American series broadcast in West Germany on that country's commercial TV channel.
Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from September 23, 1986, to February 12, 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, [1] a caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character.
The episodes are announced as "the highly-esteemed" or sometimes "the wireless, all-leather" Goon Show. Regularly one-liners are responded to with the music hall catchphrase: "I don't wish to know that!" Moriarty (but sometimes other characters) exclaims "Sapristi" followed by a second word.
'East New York' features a reformer at the head of a New York police precinct. Real-life advocates tell The Times it needs to do more to reflect reality.
The show was created by Abby Mann, an Academy Award–winning film writer best known for his work on drama anthologies such as Robert Montgomery Presents and Playhouse 90. Universal Television approached him to do a story based on the 1963 Wylie-Hoffert murders , the brutal rape and murder of two young professional women in Manhattan .
Shows that are not dramatic programming are indicated (e.g. reality television, comedy or comedy drama). The film genre related to police television show (law enforcement, rescue, and military dramas) are reality television workplace television series ( list ).