Jack Webb
Director
Dragnet (1951)
Season 8
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
S8E1 - The Big Beating
Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
Sept. 23, 1958, midnight
S8E2 - The Big Sweet Annie
Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
Sept. 30, 1958, midnight
S8E3 - The Big Star
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
Oct. 7, 1958, midnight
S8E4 - 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.
Oct. 14, 1958, midnight
S8E5 - 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.
Oct. 21, 1958, midnight
S8E6 - 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.
Oct. 28, 1958, midnight
S8E7 - The Big Jukebox
Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
Nov. 4, 1958, midnight
S8E8 - 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.
Nov. 11, 1958, midnight
S8E9 - The Big Border
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
Nov. 18, 1958, midnight
S8E10 - 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.
Nov. 25, 1958, midnight
S8E11 - The Big Hot Rod
Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
Dec. 2, 1958, midnight
S8E12 - The Big Green Monkey
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
Dec. 9, 1958, midnight
S8E13 - The Big Hype
Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
Dec. 16, 1958, midnight
S8E14 - The Big Maria
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
Dec. 23, 1958, midnight
S8E15 - The Big Donation
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
Dec. 30, 1958, midnight
S8E16 - The Big Malcolm
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
Jan. 6, 1959, midnight
S8E17 - The Big Smart Girl
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
Jan. 13, 1959, midnight
S8E18 - The Big Doctor
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
Jan. 20, 1959, midnight
S8E19 - The Big Signet
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
Jan. 27, 1959, midnight
S8E20 - The Big Accident
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
Feb. 3, 1959, midnight
S8E21 - The Big Mailman
Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
Feb. 10, 1959, midnight
S8E22 - The Big Roll
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Feb. 17, 1959, midnight
S8E23 - 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.
Feb. 24, 1959, midnight
S8E24 - 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.
March 10, 1959, midnight
S8E25 - The Big Starlet
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
March 17, 1959, midnight
S8E26 - The Big Holdup
A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
March 24, 1959, midnight
S8E27 - The Big Name
The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
March 31, 1959, midnight
S8E28 - The Big Couple
Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
April 7, 1959, midnight
S8E29 - The Big Squeeze
Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
April 14, 1959, midnight
S8E30 - 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.
April 21, 1959, midnight
S8E31 - The Big Carnation
Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
April 28, 1959, midnight
S8E32 - 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.
July 7, 1959, midnight
S8E33 - The Big Bray
Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
July 12, 1959, midnight
S8E34 - The Big Infant
Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
July 19, 1959, midnight
S8E35 - The Big Appetite
Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
July 26, 1959, midnight
S8E36 - The Big .38
Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
Aug. 2, 1959, midnight
S8E37 - The Big Byron
A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
Aug. 9, 1959, midnight
S8E38 - 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.
Aug. 16, 1959, midnight
S8E39 - The Big Red
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.
Aug. 23, 1959, 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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