Dragnet

Dragnet

1951
Dragnet
Dragnet

Dragnet

7.5 | TV-PG | en | Drama

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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Seasons & Episodes

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EP39  The Big Red
Aug. 23,1959
The Big Red

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

EP38  The Big Counterfeit
Aug. 16,1959
The Big Counterfeit

A man impersonating a police officer is going to local businesses and asking for donations for the widows and orphans fund. Smith and Friday set out to stop the con man.

EP37  The Big Byron
Aug. 09,1959
The Big Byron

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

EP36  The Big .38
Aug. 02,1959
The Big .38

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

EP35  The Big Appetite
Jul. 26,1959
The Big Appetite

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

EP34  The Big Infant
Jul. 19,1959
The Big Infant

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

EP33  The Big Bray
Jul. 12,1959
The Big Bray

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

EP32  The Big Operator
Jul. 07,1959
The Big Operator

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

EP31  The Big Carnation
Apr. 28,1959
The Big Carnation

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

EP30  The Big Picture
Apr. 21,1959
The Big Picture

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

EP29  The Big Squeeze
Apr. 14,1959
The Big Squeeze

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

EP28  The Big Couple
Apr. 07,1959
The Big Couple

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

EP27  The Big Name
Mar. 31,1959
The Big Name

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

EP26  The Big Holdup
Mar. 24,1959
The Big Holdup

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

EP25  The Big Starlet
Mar. 17,1959
The Big Starlet

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.

EP24  The Big Sour
Mar. 10,1959
The Big Sour

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

EP23  The Big Thirteen
Feb. 24,1959
The Big Thirteen

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

EP22  The Big Roll
Feb. 17,1959
The Big Roll

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EP21  The Big Mailman
Feb. 10,1959
The Big Mailman

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

EP20  The Big Accident
Feb. 03,1959
The Big Accident

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

EP19  The Big Signet
Jan. 27,1959
The Big Signet

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

EP18  The Big Doctor
Jan. 20,1959
The Big Doctor

Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.

EP17  The Big Smart Girl
Jan. 13,1959
The Big Smart Girl

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

EP16  The Big Malcolm
Jan. 06,1959
The Big Malcolm

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

EP15  The Big Donation
Dec. 30,1958
The Big Donation

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

EP14  The Big Maria
Dec. 23,1958
The Big Maria

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

EP13  The Big Hype
Dec. 16,1958
The Big Hype

Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.

EP12  The Big Green Monkey
Dec. 09,1958
The Big Green Monkey

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

EP11  The Big Hot Rod
Dec. 02,1958
The Big Hot Rod

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

EP10  The Big Nazi
Nov. 25,1958
The Big Nazi

While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens involved wearing a Nazi uniform.

EP9  The Big Border
Nov. 18,1958
The Big Border

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

EP8  The Big Doll
Nov. 11,1958
The Big Doll

As Friday and Smith investigate a woman's death, they are disturbed to find that her daughter is more interested in discussing her collection of dolls.

EP7  The Big Jukebox
Nov. 04,1958
The Big Jukebox

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

EP6  The Big Voice
Oct. 28,1958
The Big Voice

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

EP5  The Big Little Boy
Oct. 21,1958
The Big Little Boy

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

EP4  The Big Oskar
Oct. 14,1958
The Big Oskar

The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect something is amiss when she starts talking about how she gets the "scoop" on crimes by being the first to report them to the local newspaper.

EP3  The Big Star
Oct. 07,1958
The Big Star

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

EP2  The Big Sweet Annie
Sep. 30,1958
The Big Sweet Annie

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

EP1  The Big Beating
Sep. 23,1958
The Big Beating

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

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7.5 | TV-PG | en | Drama , Crime
Synopsis

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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Cast

Jack Webb , Ben Alexander

Director

Jack Webb

Producted By

Mark VII Ltd. , Universal Television

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