Do you remember Dragnet? A TV show
back in the 50's...we all loved it. The
following is a spoof of that show that
was seen on Johnny Carson......
This is Jack Webb, he 
played Sgt. Joe Friday.

The Copper Clapper Caper

The story you are about to see is true .Only the
names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Joe Friday: "This is the city. Los Angeles, 
California. I work here... I'm a cop." 

"It was Tuesday, February 9. It was raining in 
Los Angeles. We were working robbery.
Some people rob for pleasure. Some people rob 
because it's there. You never know. 
  I was working the day watch out of robbery  when
  I got a call from the Acme School Bell Company." 

 Victim: "There's been a robbery."

 Friday:  "Yes sir! What was it?"

Victim: "My clappers!"

 Friday: "Your clappers?"

Victim: "Yeah, you know those things 
inside a bell that makes them clang."

 Friday: "The clangers?"

Victim: "That's right! We call them 
the clappers in the business."

 Friday: "A clapper caper."

Victim: "What's that?"

Friday: "Nothing sir! Now can I have the facts?
 What kinds of clappers were stolen on this clapper caper?"

Victim: "They were copper clappers!"

 Friday: "And where were they kept?"

Victim:" In the closet!"

 Friday: "Uh huh, do you have 
any ideas who might have taken your 
copper clappers from the closet?"

Victim: "Well , I fired a
 man and he swore he'd get even!"

 Friday: "What was his name?"

Victim: "Claude Cooper!"

 Friday: "You think it was him then?"

Victim: " That's right! I think Claude Cooper
  copped my copper Clapper kept in a closet."

 Friday: " You know where this Claude Cooper is from?"

Victim: "Yep! Cleveland."

Friday: "That figures!"

Victim: "What makes it worse is that they were clean!"

 Friday: "Clean copper clappers? Why do you think
 that Claude Cooper would cop your clean 
copper clappers kept in your closet?"

Victim: "Only one reason!"

 Friday: "What's that?"

Victim: "He's a kleptomaniac."

 Friday: "Who first discovered the

 copper clappers were copped?"

Victim: "My cleaning woman Clara Clifford!"

 Friday: "That figures! Now let me see

 if I got the facts straight here?

 Cleaning woman Clara Clifford discovered

 your clean copper clappers

 kept in a closet were copped by Claude Cooper 

 a kleptomaniac from Cleveland. Now is that about it?"

Victim: "One more thing. If I ever catch kleptomaniac 

Claude Cooper from Cleveland who copped my 

 clean copper clappers from the closet…."

 Friday: "Yes?"

Victim: "I'll clobber him!"

Breaking news....Breaking news....

"We are reporting live from the county jail.

Claude Cooper the kleptomaniac from

Cleveland has been arrested and charged

with the copper clapper caper. He has

been put in a cell."

Update:

Claude Cooper, the criminal from Cleveland,
has been sentenced to six years for
the copper clapper caper.

Remember....crime doesn't pay!

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