Jack Webb
Director
Dragnet (1951)
Season 3
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.
Released Dec. 16, 1951
Episode 30 min
10+
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Production Companies: Mark VII Ltd., Universal Television
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - The Big White Rat
Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring.
Sept. 3, 1953, midnight
S3E2 - The Big Revolt
A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.
Sept. 10, 1953, midnight
S3E3 - The Big Bull
Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case.
Sept. 17, 1953, midnight
S3E4 - The Big Betty
Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
Sept. 24, 1953, midnight
S3E5 - The Big Sophomore
A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
Oct. 1, 1953, midnight
S3E6 - The Big Pill
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.
Oct. 8, 1953, midnight
S3E7 - The Big Lie
None
Oct. 15, 1953, midnight
S3E8 - The Big Fake
A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
Oct. 22, 1953, midnight
S3E9 - The Big Dream
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.
Oct. 29, 1953, midnight
S3E10 - The Big Guilt
A man is found dead in an alley and it's up to Friday and Smith to find his killer and notify the man's wife.
Nov. 5, 1953, midnight
S3E11 - The Big Will
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.
Nov. 12, 1953, midnight
S3E12 - The Big In-Laws
Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.
Nov. 19, 1953, midnight
S3E13 - The Big Lilly
None
Nov. 26, 1953, midnight
S3E14 - The Big Kill
A cop is gunned down at home by a vengeful ex con. Friday must go under cover in prison to obtain a full confession.
Dec. 3, 1953, midnight
S3E15 - The Big Lover
Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.
Dec. 10, 1953, midnight
S3E16 - The Big Thief
Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs.
Dec. 17, 1953, midnight
7.0
S3E17 - The Big Little Jesus
A statue of the Child Jesus is stolen from a church. Friday and Smith must find it before the paritioners miss it on Christmas morning.
Dec. 24, 1953, midnight
S3E18 - The Big Eavesdrop
Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
Dec. 31, 1953, midnight
7.0
S3E19 - The Big Trunk
Three men are taken into custody for the murder of a former vaudeville actress who owned a large steamer trunk. The three men maintain innocence.
Jan. 7, 1954, midnight
S3E20 - The Big Youngster
Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home.
Jan. 14, 1954, midnight
10.0
S3E21 - The Big Boys
The cops must stake out a hotel lobby and deal with a drunken desk clerk as they wait for four juvenile armed robbers to show up.
Jan. 21, 1954, midnight
S3E22 - The Big Ham
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder.
Jan. 28, 1954, midnight
S3E23 - The Big Chance
Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
Feb. 4, 1954, midnight
8.0
S3E24 - The Big Children
Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.
Feb. 11, 1954, midnight
S3E25 - The Big Poison
An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood.
Feb. 18, 1954, midnight
S3E26 - The Big Quack
A man posing as a doctor burgles the house of a woman who is mentally disturbed.
Feb. 25, 1954, midnight
S3E27 - The Big Winchester
An elderly man appears to have killed himself with a rifle, but the cops soon learn that it was no accident.
March 4, 1954, midnight
7.0
S3E28 - The Big Shoplift
Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptomaniac.
March 11, 1954, midnight
10.0
S3E29 - The Big Hit-Run Killer
A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.
March 18, 1954, midnight
S3E30 - The Big Drink
None
March 25, 1954, midnight
10.0
S3E31 - The Big Girl
Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.
April 1, 1954, midnight
S3E32 - The Big Mattress
Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop.
April 8, 1954, midnight
S3E33 - The Big Pug
An elderly woman is badly beaten and robbed while on her way to the bank. The trail leads to an ex prize fighter.
April 15, 1954, midnight
7.0
S3E34 - The Big Frame
A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.
April 22, 1954, midnight
S3E35 - The Big Plant
A woman disappears and her husband is the prime suspect, but Friday and Smith will have a hard time getting past his fierce guard dogs.
April 29, 1954, midnight
S3E36 - The Big Check
A check forger is victimizing small businessmen in a particular neighborhood.
May 6, 1954, midnight
S3E37 - The Big Threat
A man is beaten and robbed, then the thieves intimidate him and his family so he'll refuse to testify against them.
May 13, 1954, midnight
S3E38 - The Big Dare
A single mother is stabbed to death in her home. The list of suspects includes her teenage son and her many boyfriends.
May 20, 1954, midnight
10.0
S3E39 - The Big False Make
Friday begins to question a local gardener, who has been arrested for holding up a grocery store. During the interrogation Friday begins to have strong doubts about the man's confession.
May 27, 1954, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 8280 min.
Released: Dec. 16, 1951
Last Air Date: Aug. 23, 1959, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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