Dragnet
Drama • Series

Dragnet

6.4/10 1951 8 Seasons 276 Episodes Ended

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Season 7 Episodes

E1
The Big Constitution
30 min 1957
E2
The Big Candy Box
30 min 1957
E3
The Big Button
30 min 1957
E4
The Big Yak
30 min 1957
E5
The Big Howard
30 min 1957
E6
The Big Tomato Cans
30 min 1957
E7
The Big Dip
30 min 1957

Friday and Smith investigate money being taken from a department store's registers with the help of store security.

E8
The Big License Plates
30 min 1957
E9
The Big Blank
30 min 1957

A bunch of forged checks are popping up all over the city and it's up to Friday and Smith to catch the forger.

E10
The Big Tease
30 min 1957
E11
The Big Love
30 min 1957

A man reports that his wife ran off with his little girl and the man she was having an affair with. The trail leads Frid…

E12
The Big Red Wagon
30 min 1957
E13
The Big Prescription
30 min 1957

Mrs. Eileen Multon picks up the wrong prescription. Now it's up to Friday and Smith to find her before it's too late.

E14
The Big Full Moon
30 min 1957
E15
The Big Jade
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a series of jade robberies.

E16
The Big Tip
30 min 1958
E17
The Big Stubby
30 min 1958
E18
The Big Baby Face
30 min 1958
E19
The Big Lip
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith are on the trail of a hit-and-run driver.

E20
The Big Boot
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a home invasion and their only clue is a boot print in the mud by a window.

E21
The Big Rip
30 min 1958

A man accuses his son of stabbing him, but Friday and Smith find out that his son has an airtight alibi.

E22
The Big Excuse
30 min 1958
E23
The Big Knot
30 min 1958
E24
The Big Hobby
30 min 1958
E25
The Big Organizer
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith are trying to bring down a street gang but are having a hard time getting to the top man known as The O…

E26
The Big Gent
30 min 1958

An ex con called The Gentleman Bandit begins working again when he holds up a bank with two helpers.

E27
The Big Wardrobe
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith track a man who writes bad checks for expensive clothes and then sells the clothes for a profit.

E28
The Big War
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a report of a teen gang war in the middle of Los Angeles.

E29
The Big Bad Count
30 min 1958
E30
The Big Evans
30 min 1958

A man reports that a police officer blackmailed him for money and then beat him up, and he has the bruises to prove his …

E31
The Big Pack Rat
30 min 1958
E32
The Big Honeymoon
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith are looking for a man who sells fake honeymoon trips to unsuspecting couples.

E33
The Big Eyes
30 min 1958
E34
The Big Cracker Box
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a rash of supermarket robberies, and the burglar's calling card is leaving crackers scatter…

E35
The Big Perfume Bottle
30 min 1958

A unique and costly perfume bottle is taken from an upscale home and it's up to Friday and Smith to get it back.

E36
The Big Bed
30 min 1958
E37
The Big Ruthie
30 min 1958

A disgruntled ex-con helps Friday and Smith take down a forgery ring that has cashed thousands of dollars in forged payr…

E38
The Big Grifter
30 min 1958

A con artist operating in the gentle swindle steals money from grieving relatives after their loved ones die.

E39
The Big Irony
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a murder-suicide of a husband and wife.

Cast

Jack Webb
Jack Webb
Joe Friday
Ben Alexander
Ben Alexander
Frank Smith

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