The Subscription Racket

Episode aired Apr 20, 1967
TV-14
30m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

167

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Crime Drama Mystery

A man signs up people to a magazine subscription, showing them his Congressional Medal of Honor to prove his honesty. However, it is a scam as there is no magazine.A man signs up people to a magazine subscription, showing them his Congressional Medal of Honor to prove his honesty. However, it is a scam as there is no magazine.A man signs up people to a magazine subscription, showing them his Congressional Medal of Honor to prove his honesty. However, it is a scam as there is no magazine.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

167

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Trivia
The "New Griffith Park Zoo" Friday refers to opened in 1966 and was actually called the Los Angeles [or LA] Zoo. It replaced the Griffith Park Zoo, which was located about two miles south.

The new zoo was very innovative for its time. It utilized more-natural features such as boulders, waterfalls, and natural-looking bodies of water, striving to closely simulate the animals' natural habitats. The animals roamed large, grassy enclosures; they swam and played in pools of water resembling lakes and rivers. This was in stark contrast to the old zoo, with its concrete and steel cages.

Goofs
The Medal of Honor shown is the Army version. The Marines use the Naval design.

Quotes
Sergeant Joe Friday: This is the city, Los Angeles, California. It's a big city with a big heart, and it offers a lot: museums, libraries, galleries, playgrounds, beaches, valleys and mountains. Angelenos are proud of our new Griffith Park Zoo, which houses animals from all over the world: the king of beasts, and his jester, the proud, and the profane. Not all of the wolves and jackals who come to Los Angeles are in the zoo. A lot of them wind up in the city jail; my job is to put 'em there. I carry a badge.

Connections
References Tarzan of the Apes (1918)

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Featured review

7/10

Poor accuracy

During the show, they said that the man who received the Medal of Honor was a Marine. However, at the very end of the show, when they showed the metal in the suspects hands, the medal was an Army medal.