Dragnet

Ep 281

In The Big Mug, Sgt. Friday and his partner are on the trail of a notorious strong arm robber who has escalated his attacks, now targeting victims in broad daylight. After a woman is brutally assaulted, they gather crucial information from witnesses and utilize a new gadget calle…

Ep 282

In The Big Complex, Detectives Friday and Smith are assigned to a juvenile detail investigating repeated vandalism at a junior high school. Over the past six weeks, the cafeteria has been particularly targeted, with extensive damage and stolen supplies. As they gather information…

Ep 283

In The Big Token, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are on the case of a brutal liquor store robbery that results in the death of a man named Claude. As they navigate the chaos of the crime scene, they gather information from witnesses, including a woman named Anita, who was…

Ep 284

In the Dragnet episode "The Big Bounce," detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are assigned to the forgery detail, where they uncover a con artist posing as an actor. The case begins when an elderly landlady, Mrs. Neskitt, unknowingly accepts a bad check from the fraudster, who e…

Ep 285

In this episode of Dragnet, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are assigned to a troubling case involving a string of burglaries in newly developed neighborhoods. The burglar not only steals valuables but also kills pet birds, leaving families devastated. As the detectives gat…

Ep 286

In The Big Gap, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are assigned to a bunko fugitive detail when a pawnbroker reports a potential swindle involving a man named Garfield Hunt. Hunt insists that a ring he tried to pawn is worth $5,000, but the pawnbroker suspects it is merely gla…

Ep 287

In this episode of Dragnet, detectives are called to investigate a bold robbery where a well-dressed man has stolen $80,000 worth of uncut diamonds from a merchant. As they delve into the case, they also uncover a murder linked to a jealous husband, complicating their investigati…

Ep 288

In The Big Slug, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are called to the scene of a liquor store shooting in East Los Angeles. The owner, Cecil Evendale, is found dead behind the counter, shot in the chest. As the detectives delve into the investigation, they uncover a series of…

Ep 289

In The Big Set-Up, detectives Friday and Smith face a troubling rise in juvenile crime linked to drug use in Los Angeles. With a steady flow of narcotics entering the city, they work tirelessly to identify the source, but their efforts yield little information. As they delve deep…

Ep 290

In The Big Father, Detective Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith are assigned to the burglary detail in Los Angeles, where a hot-prowl artist has been targeting homes during the day. As they delve into the case, they learn that the burglar has been posing as a utility worker t…

Ep 291

In Dragnet's episode titled The Big Set, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are on the case of a robbery detail involving two dangerous holdup men. As they interview witnesses, including a watch salesman whose sample case has been stolen, they piece together the suspects' desc…

Ep 292

In the Dragnet episode titled The Big Talk, a watch salesman named Russell Liggins reports the theft of his sample case, which contains valuable watches. He suspects two men he met at a bar the previous night, who offered to drive him to the airport. As Sergeant Friday and his pa…

Ep 293

In Dragnet: The Big Death, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are called to a cheap hotel where Arthur McNeil has been shot six times in the head. As they delve into the case, they discover that McNeil was working on a new explosive and had a quiet life, making the motive for…

Ep 294

In this episode of Dragnet, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are called to the scene of a robbery at the Brinton Hotel. A bandit has held up the establishment using a sawed-off shotgun, and the detectives must piece together the details from witnesses to catch him before he…

Ep 295

In The Big Tie, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are called to a necktie manufacturing company that has been robbed of over a hundred dozen hand-painted ties. The factory owner, George Prosper, believes that the thief is Morgan Gilroy, a young man he recently fired. Gilroy h…