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Dragnet: The Big Parrot

Dragnet · November 16, 1950 · 29 min · 4,968 words

The transcript of “The Big Parrot”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast November 16, 1950. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Thanksgiving Radio plays Dragnet free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fatima cigarettes. Best of all, long cigarettes. Brings you, dragnet. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a homicide detail.

A man and his wife are found dead in a rooming house. A dead parrot lies on the floor beside them. The killer is set fire to the room to cover his tracks. Your job. Get him.

You'll be amazed when you compare Fatima with other long cigarettes. You'll find they now cost the same. But in Fatima, the difference is quality. You see, Fatima is the quality king-sized cigarette because it contains the finest Turkish and domestic tobacco superbly blended.

And Fatima is extra mild with a much different, much better flavor and aroma than any other long cigarette. Because of its quality, its extra mildness, its better flavor and aroma, Fatima has more than doubled its smokers coast to coast.

So try comparing Fatima yourself. Fatima's now cost the same as other long cigarettes, but your first puff will tell you... Ah, that's different. Yes, in Fatima, the difference is quality. Ask your dealer for Fatima, the quality king-size cigarette. Best of all, long cigarettes.

Start enjoying for teama tomorrow. Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. All the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official police files.

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Wednesday, April 2nd, it was Windian, Los Angeles. We were working in the early morning watch on a homicide.

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