Dragnet
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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.

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Season 8 Episodes

E1
The Big Beating
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.

E2
The Big Sweet Annie
30 min 1958

Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.

E3
The Big Star
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.

E4
The Big Oskar
30 min 1958

The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect s…

E5
The Big Little Boy
30 min 1958

The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutive…

E6
The Big Voice
30 min 1958

A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's…

E7
The Big Jukebox
30 min 1958

Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.

E8
The Big Doll
30 min 1958

As Friday and Smith investigate a woman's death, they are disturbed to find that her daughter is more interested in disc…

E9
The Big Border
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.

E10
The Big Nazi
30 min 1958

While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens i…

E11
The Big Hot Rod
30 min 1958

Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.

E12
The Big Green Monkey
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.

E13
The Big Hype
30 min 1958

Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.

E14
The Big Maria
30 min 1958

Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.

E15
The Big Donation
30 min 1958

Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.

E16
The Big Malcolm
30 min 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.

E17
The Big Smart Girl
30 min 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.

E18
The Big Doctor
30 min 1959

Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.

E19
The Big Signet
30 min 1959

Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.

E20
The Big Accident
30 min 1959

An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.

E21
The Big Mailman
30 min 1959

Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.

E22
The Big Roll
30 min 1959
E23
The Big Thirteen
30 min 1959

An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must in…

E24
The Big Sour
30 min 1959

An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.

E25
The Big Starlet
30 min 1959

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.

E26
The Big Holdup
30 min 1959

A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.

E27
The Big Name
30 min 1959

The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.

E28
The Big Couple
30 min 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.

E29
The Big Squeeze
30 min 1959

Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.

E30
The Big Picture
30 min 1959

A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostituti…

E31
The Big Carnation
30 min 1959

Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.

E32
The Big Operator
30 min 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow inv…

E33
The Big Bray
30 min 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.

E34
The Big Infant
30 min 1959

Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.

E35
The Big Appetite
30 min 1959

Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.

E36
The Big .38
30 min 1959

Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.

E37
The Big Byron
30 min 1959

A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.

E38
The Big Counterfeit
30 min 1959

A man impersonating a police officer is going to local businesses and asking for donations for the widows and orphans fu…

E39
The Big Red
30 min 1959

An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.

Cast

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

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