Dragnet (1951)
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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Episode 1 - The Big White Rat
Release Date: 1953-09-03Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring.
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Episode 2 - The Big Revolt
Release Date: 1953-09-10A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.
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Episode 3 - The Big Bull
Release Date: 1953-09-17Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case.
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Episode 4 - The Big Betty
Release Date: 1953-09-24Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
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Episode 5 - The Big Sophomore
Release Date: 1953-10-01A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
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Episode 6 - The Big Pill
Release Date: 1953-10-08Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.
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Episode 7 - The Big Lie
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Episode 8 - The Big Fake
Release Date: 1953-10-22A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
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Episode 9 - The Big Dream
Release Date: 1953-10-29Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.
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Episode 10 - The Big Guilt
Release Date: 1953-11-05A 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.
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Episode 11 - The Big Will
Release Date: 1953-11-12Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.
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Episode 12 - The Big In-Laws
Release Date: 1953-11-19Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.
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Episode 13 - The Big Lilly
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Episode 14 - The Big Kill
Release Date: 1953-12-03A cop is gunned down at home by a vengeful ex con. Friday must go under cover in prison to obtain a full confession.
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Episode 15 - The Big Lover
Release Date: 1953-12-10Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.
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Episode 16 - The Big Thief
Release Date: 1953-12-17Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs.
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Episode 17 - The Big Little Jesus
Release Date: 1953-12-24A statue of the Child Jesus is stolen from a church. Friday and Smith must find it before the paritioners miss it on Christmas morning.
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Episode 18 - The Big Eavesdrop
Release Date: 1953-12-31Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
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Episode 19 - The Big Trunk
Release Date: 1954-01-07Three men are taken into custody for the murder of a former vaudeville actress who owned a large steamer trunk. The three men maintain innocence.
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Episode 20 - The Big Youngster
Release Date: 1954-01-14Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home.
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Episode 21 - The Big Boys
Release Date: 1954-01-21The 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.
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Episode 22 - The Big Ham
Release Date: 1954-01-28Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder.
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Episode 23 - The Big Chance
Release Date: 1954-02-04Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
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Episode 24 - The Big Children
Release Date: 1954-02-11Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.
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Episode 25 - The Big Poison
Release Date: 1954-02-18An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood.
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Episode 26 - The Big Quack
Release Date: 1954-02-25A man posing as a doctor burgles the house of a woman who is mentally disturbed.
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Episode 27 - The Big Winchester
Release Date: 1954-03-04An elderly man appears to have killed himself with a rifle, but the cops soon learn that it was no accident.
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Episode 28 - The Big Shoplift
Release Date: 1954-03-11Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptomaniac.
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Episode 29 - The Big Hit-Run Killer
Release Date: 1954-03-18A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.
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Episode 30 - The Big Drink
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Episode 31 - The Big Girl
Release Date: 1954-04-01Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.
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Episode 32 - The Big Mattress
Release Date: 1954-04-08Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop.
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Episode 33 - The Big Pug
Release Date: 1954-04-15An elderly woman is badly beaten and robbed while on her way to the bank. The trail leads to an ex prize fighter.
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Episode 34 - The Big Frame
Release Date: 1954-04-22A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.
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Episode 35 - The Big Plant
Release Date: 1954-04-29A woman disappears and her husband is the prime suspect, but Friday and Smith will have a hard time getting past his fierce guard dogs.
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Episode 36 - The Big Check
Release Date: 1954-05-06A check forger is victimizing small businessmen in a particular neighborhood.
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Episode 37 - The Big Threat
Release Date: 1954-05-13A man is beaten and robbed, then the thieves intimidate him and his family so he'll refuse to testify against them.
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Episode 38 - The Big Dare
Release Date: 1954-05-20A single mother is stabbed to death in her home. The list of suspects includes her teenage son and her many boyfriends.
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Episode 39 - The Big False Make
Release Date: 1954-05-27Friday 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.