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hawaii five-o · 09-06-2003, 03:44 PM

Does anyone remember the episode where the hippie couple gets high and their baby accidentally drowns in a bathtub full of water???

ficlopri · 10-05-2003, 09:33 AM

Yes I recall it.

mister bluster · 10-06-2003, 03:08 AM

Yes, I remember that too.

twinkle44301 · 06-17-2005, 06:53 PM

It was episode #25..."The Big High."

I don't remember who the guest stars were, but I thought the father (of the child who drowned) was someone who went on to do other shows.

ClassicTube · 12-01-2005, 12:23 AM

THE BIG HIGH originally aired on November 2, 1967. The father, "Paul Shipley," was played by Tim Donnelly who was in many Dragnet episodes.

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dawsongirl · 12-10-2005, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ClassicTube

THE BIG HIGH originally aired on November 2, 1967. The father, "Paul Shipley," was played by Tim Donnelly who was in many Dragnet episodes.

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Dang...because he reminded me of the guy who play Chet on Emergency. Unless that guy's name was Tim Donnelly.

Loopie63 · 02-04-2009, 08:10 PM

I always thought he looked like "Meathead" from All in the Family.

MickeyMac · 02-04-2009, 09:45 PM

I always thought that episode was overdone by the fact that this couple would get so stoned they would forget about their kid. It it were acid it would be more believable, but then this was the 60's.

Loopie63 · 03-12-2009, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

Dang...because he reminded me of the guy who play Chet on Emergency. Unless that guy's name was Tim Donnelly.

He did play Chet Kelly.

TripperFan · 03-12-2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMac

I always thought that episode was overdone by the fact that this couple would get so stoned they would forget about their kid. It it were acid it would be more believable, but then this was the 60's.

Actually there's been way more cases of babies drowning in bathtubs when the parent(s) are perfectly sober. So yes, I agree that this ep was sensationalized - but again, as you say, it was the 60s and as we know, Friday was a bigtime narc wannabe!

I'm not sure if it's just an urban legend or truth, but there was a big story back then about a female (teenage) babysitter who supposedly was high on acid (LSD) and put the baby in the oven and a roast in the crib (mixing them up). Don't know if Dragnuts ever addressed it tho.

MickeyMac · 03-12-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

Actually there's been way more cases of babies drowning in bathtubs when the parent(s) are perfectly sober. So yes, I agree that this ep was sensationalized - but again, as you say, it was the 60s and as we know, Friday was a bigtime narc wannabe!

I'm not sure if it's just an urban legend or truth, but there was a big story back then about a female (teenage) babysitter who supposedly was high on acid (LSD) and put the baby in the oven and a roast in the crib (mixing them up). Don't know if Dragnuts ever addressed it tho.

could be true, but I suspect its a legend.

Bonniegirl · 07-14-2014, 09:41 PM

After watching that episode back than I guess all the people who smoked weed were supposed to gasp and go "OMG I'm never going to smoke this stuff again!!!!" LOL!!!

CosmicCharlie · 04-02-2023, 04:46 PM

I enjoy the late 60's Dragnet a lot but when that episode comes on I just turn it off ... in bad taste and just pushing for the ratings if you ask me +-

Tankeryanker · 01-17-2026, 01:44 PM

I just saw it last night. Its actually the first Dragnet that I have seen. I dont remember watching when I was a kid.

09-06-2003, 03:44 PM	#1
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	Baby Drowns in Bathtub??? Does anyone remember the episode where the hippie couple gets high and their baby accidentally drowns in a bathtub full of water???

10-05-2003, 09:33 AM	#2
ficlopri Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 27, 2001 Location: Methuen, Ma.USA Posts: 659	Yes I recall it.

10-06-2003, 03:08 AM	#3
mister bluster Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 24, 2002 Posts: 184	Yes, I remember that too.

06-17-2005, 06:53 PM	#4
twinkle44301 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 24, 2001 Posts: 351	It was episode #25..."The Big High." I don't remember who the guest stars were, but I thought the father (of the child who drowned) was someone who went on to do other shows.

12-01-2005, 12:23 AM	#5
ClassicTube Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 17, 2005 Posts: 33	THE BIG HIGH originally aired on November 2, 1967. The father, "Paul Shipley," was played by Tim Donnelly who was in many Dragnet episodes. -

02-04-2009, 08:10 PM	#7
Loopie63 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 06, 2008 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 250	I always thought he looked like "Meathead" from All in the Family.

02-04-2009, 09:45 PM	#8
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	I always thought that episode was overdone by the fact that this couple would get so stoned they would forget about their kid. It it were acid it would be more believable, but then this was the 60's.

07-14-2014, 09:41 PM	#12
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,417	After watching that episode back than I guess all the people who smoked weed were supposed to gasp and go "OMG I'm never going to smoke this stuff again!!!!" LOL!!!

04-02-2023, 04:46 PM	#13
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,419	I enjoy the late 60's Dragnet a lot but when that episode comes on I just turn it off ... in bad taste and just pushing for the ratings if you ask me +-

01-17-2026, 01:44 PM	#14
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,041	I just saw it last night. Its actually the first Dragnet that I have seen. I dont remember watching when I was a kid.