Dragnet

Dragnet

  • 1951
  • 8 Seasons
  • 276 Episodes
  •  6.4  (32)
  •   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.

Dragnet
Seasons
The Big Red
39. The Big Red
August 23, 1959
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.
The Big Counterfeit
38. The Big Counterfeit
August 16, 1959
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.
The Big Byron
37. The Big Byron
August 09, 1959
A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
The Big .38
36. The Big .38
August 02, 1959
Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
The Big Appetite
35. The Big Appetite
July 26, 1959
Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
The Big Infant
34. The Big Infant
July 19, 1959
Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
The Big Bray
33. The Big Bray
July 12, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
The Big Operator
32. The Big Operator
July 07, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.
The Big Carnation
31. The Big Carnation
April 28, 1959
Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
The Big Picture
30. The Big Picture
April 21, 1959
A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.
The Big Squeeze
29. The Big Squeeze
April 14, 1959
Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
The Big Couple
28. The Big Couple
April 07, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
The Big Name
27. The Big Name
March 31, 1959
The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
The Big Holdup
26. The Big Holdup
March 24, 1959
A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
The Big Starlet
25. The Big Starlet
March 17, 1959
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
The Big Sour
24. The Big Sour
March 10, 1959
An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
The Big Thirteen
23. The Big Thirteen
February 24, 1959
An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
The Big Roll
22. The Big Roll
February 17, 1959
The Big Mailman
21. The Big Mailman
February 10, 1959
Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
The Big Accident
20. The Big Accident
February 03, 1959
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
The Big Signet
19. The Big Signet
January 27, 1959
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
The Big Doctor
18. The Big Doctor
January 20, 1959
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
The Big Smart Girl
17. The Big Smart Girl
January 13, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
The Big Malcolm
16. The Big Malcolm
January 06, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
The Big Donation
15. The Big Donation
December 30, 1958
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
The Big Maria
14. The Big Maria
December 23, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
The Big Hype
13. The Big Hype
December 16, 1958
Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
The Big Green Monkey
12. The Big Green Monkey
December 09, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
The Big Hot Rod
11. The Big Hot Rod
December 02, 1958
Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
The Big Nazi
10. The Big Nazi
November 25, 1958
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.
The Big Border
9. The Big Border
November 18, 1958
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
The Big Doll
8. The Big Doll
November 11, 1958
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.
The Big Jukebox
7. The Big Jukebox
November 04, 1958
Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
The Big Voice
6. The Big Voice
October 28, 1958
A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.
The Big Little Boy
5. The Big Little Boy
October 21, 1958
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.
The Big Oskar
4. The Big Oskar
October 14, 1958
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.
The Big Star
3. The Big Star
October 07, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
The Big Sweet Annie
2. The Big Sweet Annie
September 30, 1958
Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
The Big Beating
1. The Big Beating
September 23, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
Description
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.
  • Premiere Date
    December 16, 1951
  • Rating
    6.4  (32)