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 Beating
Release Date: 1958-09-23Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
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Episode 2 - The Big Sweet Annie
Release Date: 1958-09-30Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
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Episode 3 - The Big Star
Release Date: 1958-10-07Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
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Episode 4 - The Big Oskar
Release Date: 1958-10-14The 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.
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Episode 5 - The Big Little Boy
Release Date: 1958-10-21The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutive fifteen year old.
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Episode 6 - The Big Voice
Release Date: 1958-10-28A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.
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Episode 7 - The Big Jukebox
Release Date: 1958-11-04Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
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Episode 8 - The Big Doll
Release Date: 1958-11-11As 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.
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Episode 9 - The Big Border
Release Date: 1958-11-18Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
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Episode 10 - The Big Nazi
Release Date: 1958-11-25While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens involved wearing a Nazi uniform.
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Episode 11 - The Big Hot Rod
Release Date: 1958-12-02Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
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Episode 12 - The Big Green Monkey
Release Date: 1958-12-09Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
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Episode 13 - The Big Hype
Release Date: 1958-12-16Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
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Episode 14 - The Big Maria
Release Date: 1958-12-23Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
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Episode 15 - The Big Donation
Release Date: 1958-12-30Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
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Episode 16 - The Big Malcolm
Release Date: 1959-01-06Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
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Episode 17 - The Big Smart Girl
Release Date: 1959-01-13Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
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Episode 18 - The Big Doctor
Release Date: 1959-01-20Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
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Episode 19 - The Big Signet
Release Date: 1959-01-27Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
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Episode 20 - The Big Accident
Release Date: 1959-02-03An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
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Episode 21 - The Big Mailman
Release Date: 1959-02-10Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
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Episode 22 - The Big Roll
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Episode 23 - The Big Thirteen
Release Date: 1959-02-24An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
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Episode 24 - The Big Sour
Release Date: 1959-03-10An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
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Episode 25 - The Big Starlet
Release Date: 1959-03-17Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
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Episode 26 - The Big Holdup
Release Date: 1959-03-24A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
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Episode 27 - The Big Name
Release Date: 1959-03-31The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
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Episode 28 - The Big Couple
Release Date: 1959-04-07Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
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Episode 29 - The Big Squeeze
Release Date: 1959-04-14Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
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Episode 30 - The Big Picture
Release Date: 1959-04-21A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.
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Episode 31 - The Big Carnation
Release Date: 1959-04-28Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
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Episode 32 - The Big Operator
Release Date: 1959-07-07Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.
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Episode 33 - The Big Bray
Release Date: 1959-07-12Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
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Episode 34 - The Big Infant
Release Date: 1959-07-19Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
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Episode 35 - The Big Appetite
Release Date: 1959-07-26Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
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Episode 36 - The Big .38
Release Date: 1959-08-02Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
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Episode 37 - The Big Byron
Release Date: 1959-08-09A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
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Episode 38 - The Big Counterfeit
Release Date: 1959-08-16A 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.
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Episode 39 - The Big Red
Release Date: 1959-08-23An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.