Jack Webb
Director
Dragnet (1951)
Season 6
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
S6E1 - The Big Cat
A circus man reports that a tiger escaped from his truck and is now on the loose in Los Angeles.
Sept. 27, 1956, midnight
S6E2 - The Big Misses
A frightened wife tells Friday and Smith that she's worried her husband is planning to pull a hold-up.
Oct. 11, 1956, midnight
S6E3 - The Big Beer
None
Oct. 18, 1956, midnight
S6E4 - The Big Net
A group of police women act as decoys to draw a stick-up man out into the open.
Oct. 25, 1956, midnight
S6E5 - The Big Convertable
A man forges checks to keep himself and his wife in an expensive lifestyle, but he goes too far when he buys a slick convertable.
Nov. 1, 1956, midnight
S6E6 - The Big Limp
A teenage boy under arrest admits to police that his brother is planning to rob a loan company.
Nov. 8, 1956, midnight
S6E7 - The Big Tattoo
Friday and Smith are looking for a robber with an unusual tattoo.
Nov. 15, 1956, midnight
S6E8 - The Big Odd
Friday and Smith investigate a gambling racket.
Nov. 22, 1956, midnight
S6E9 - The Big Bill
Friday and Smith investigate reports of counterfeit money appearing all over the city.
Nov. 29, 1956, midnight
S6E10 - The Big Search
A distraught father reports that his teenage daughter is missing, and things look more bleak when her murdered pet is discovered in her room.
Dec. 6, 1956, midnight
S6E11 - The Big Talk
A watch salesman reports that he was robbed by two men whom he drank with the night before.
Dec. 13, 1956, midnight
S6E12 - The Big Doting Mother
None
Dec. 20, 1956, midnight
S6E13 - The Big Handcuffs
None
Dec. 27, 1956, midnight
S6E14 - The Big Father
A father works as a day burglar so he can buy presents for his kids, now living with his ex wife.
Jan. 3, 1957, midnight
S6E15 - The Big Switch
None
Jan. 10, 1957, midnight
S6E16 - The Big Steal
Friday and Smith investigate a rash of burglaries.
Jan. 17, 1957, midnight
S6E17 - The Big Manikin
A woman reports that her husband has failed to come home after going out with is business partner.
Jan. 24, 1957, midnight
S6E18 - The Big No Tooth
A bandit carrying a sawed-off shotgun is robbing hotels in the down town area.
Jan. 31, 1957, midnight
S6E19 - The Big Skip
A man is reported missing, by two different women, the description matches, but the names are different. He is married to these two and has apparently skipped out on both. Friday searches for him at various places.
Feb. 7, 1957, midnight
S6E20 - The Big Fin
A tourist leaves her purse in the back of a cab and it's up to Friday and Smith to track it down.
Feb. 14, 1957, midnight
S6E21 - The Big Game
None
Feb. 21, 1957, midnight
S6E22 - The Big Coins
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a robber/arsonist that takes nothing of value and then sets the house on fire.
Feb. 28, 1957, midnight
S6E23 - The Big Close
Friday and Smith reopen a closed case because a tip leads them to believe they have the wrong person.
March 7, 1957, midnight
S6E24 - The Big Tie
Friday and Smith investigate the former employee of a tie manufacturing company.
March 14, 1957, midnight
S6E25 - The Big Cup
A howling dog leads to the unearthing of the battered body of an old woman in her garden.
March 21, 1957, midnight
S6E26 - The Big Truck
Friday and Smith investigate the hit and run of a little girl.
March 28, 1957, midnight
S6E27 - The Big Saint
Friday and Smith try to prove that a salvage yard operator is using his business to fix up stolen cars.
April 4, 1957, midnight
S6E28 - The Big Match
An auction house is held up and the only clue to the bandits lies in a dropped matchbook.
April 11, 1957, midnight
S6E29 - The Big Help
None
April 18, 1957, midnight
S6E30 - The Big Celebration
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a thief whose victims are attending weddings and funerals.
April 25, 1957, midnight
S6E31 - The Big Cry Baby
None
May 2, 1957, midnight
S6E32 - The Big Lesson
Friday and Smith are on the trail of three masked men responsible for over thirty robberies.
May 9, 1957, midnight
S6E33 - The Big Soldier
None
May 16, 1957, midnight
S6E34 - The Big Make
A bakery owner and his daughter are shot down during a robbery.
May 23, 1957, 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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