This is all kinds of fantastic.

This surreal lost Dragnet episode was made by Frank Conniff of Mystery Science Theater and former Mr Show and Chris Rock Show writer Mike Upchurch as a presentation pilot for Adult Swim. They’ve digitally inserted popular alt-comedians into the 1967 cop show Dragnet, and turned it into a story about bad cops trying to eradicate a powerful strain of medical marijuana. It’s technically stunning, exceeding Forrest Gump and Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid in both ambition and outcome, while being produced in a living room for only $200.00. (NSFW due to language.)

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In 1967, I hitchhiked from Washington D.C. to the Haight-Ashbury to get in on some groovy hippie shit.

As a former acidhead who took multiple trips in many different settings, I never encountered anything remotely like ‘Blue Boy’. But,  I’m glad that I didn’t see this episode of Dragnet when it aired in 1967. Talk about a bummer. This probably triggered a few bad trips.

I remember the anti-acid hysteria that dominated the media of the time, from chromosome damage to people jumping out of windows to kids staring at the sun until they went blind. All of which were lies. It seems there’s a renewed interest in LSD and MDMA among psychologists and therapists. I’m looking forward to the day when pharmaceutical grade LSD is made available to those of us who respect it. I haven’t done acid since 1970 and I’m about due. But, it’s gotta be the real deal.

Warning: this video could trigger flashbacks and/or serious injury due to laughter-induced hyperventilation.

Starring Michael Burns as Benjie “Blue Boy” Carver.