Dragnet

9 seasons available

Detectives investigate clues to solve crimes.

Burglary: Mister

S12 E5

When Friday and Gannon apprehend a burglary suspect, they discover he is also guilty of forgery and bigamy.

Juvenile: The Little Pusher

S12 E6

While tracking down a narcotics supplier, Friday and Gannon are led to a hippie's pad.

Homicide: Cigarette Butt

S12 E7

The smoking habits of a murder victim help Friday and Gannon nab the suspect.

D.H.Q. -- Missing Persons

S12 E8

Friday and Gannon follow an unusual trail in search of a missing juvenile.

Burglary Auto: Courtroom

S12 E9

Friday and Gannon find that their case against three burglars is in jeopardy over technicalities.

Juvenile Genius

S12 E11

Friday and Gannon discover a Fagin-like gang in operation while probing a series of business burglaries.

Bunco: $9,000

S12 E12

A vaudevillian-turned-wino claims that he was bilked out of money he found on the street.

Internal Affairs (DR-20)

S11 E12

A police officer recommended for the LAPD's Medal of Valor is accused of assaulting a civilian.

The Big Oskar

S8 E4

After a suspect turns himself in, Friday begins to question the man's guilt.

The Big Net

S6 E4

Friday and Smith must hunt for a man who beats and robs women.

The Big Lift

S5 E4

Sgt Joe Friday and officer Smith struggle to crack a case involving a cat burglar. With all their leads going nowhere and evidence scarce the case seems to be leading to a dead end. Then their luck changes.

The Big Gap

S5 E6

A man swindled out of $1,500 life savings from a familiar bunco scam, substitute jewelry for cash, jewelry is imitation.

The Big Producer

S4 E1

Joe Friday investigates a case of obscene literature being sold to children in public schools.

The Big Pair

S4 E4

Burglars posing as a couple pawn items taken from vacationers' homes.

The Big Rod

S4 E18

When a pregnant woman is is run down by joyriding teens, Friday and Smith look for those responsible.

The Big Family

S4 E20

A suicide note, along with a pistol and two spent bullets, is found in a car, but the body is nowhere to be seen. Friday and Smith begin searching for the missing man.

The Big Number

S4 E30

When Friday and Smith respond to a bank robbery in progress, the car description and partial plate leaves them with numerous cars to check.

The Big Betty

S3 E4

A gang of con artists checks the obituary section of the daily newspaper, then uses the information they gather to prey on the grief-stricken families of those who have recently died.

The Big Little Jesus

S3 E17

It's Christmas Eve when Father Rojas at the Old Mission Plaza Church in Los Angeles discovers that the statue of the Infant Jesus is stolen from the crib. The statue's worth is only a few dollars, but it is of great sentimental value for the parish. Friday and Smith promise to try to get it back before mass on Christmas Day, but this means that they have less than 24 hours to catch the thief.

The Big Trunk

S3 E19

Three men are the suspects in the beating death of a former vaudevillian actress found in her apartment. The possible reason for her murder could be among the contents of an old steamer trunk which she kept locked in her room. Surveillance equipment is used to solve the mystery.

The Big Boys

S3 E21

Friday and Smith receive a bulletin about an armed four-man gang, two of whom are army deserters, who have committed a series of robberies and auto thefts in San Francisco and are on their way to Los Angeles.

The Big Shoplift

S3 E28

Friday and his partner try to find the person responsible for a number of retail store thefts.

The Big Hit-Run Killer

S3 E29

A truck kills an old lady and her little grandson at a crossing and drives away. The owner of the truck asserts that he let a man called Paul lend the truck for one hour, but he doesn't know the last name of this man or where he lives. The police must investigate all circumstances, but should Friday and Smith really spend lots of resources on trying to find a man they hardly believe exists at all?

The Big Girl

S3 E31

The detectives try to track down a tall, beautiful woman who has been terrorizing the city by robbing men, beating them up and in some cases shooting them. Their job is made more difficult by the fact that there are many inconsistencies in the victims' reports.

The Big Frame

S3 E34

A man is found dead in the gutter. At first it seems as a hit-run case, but Friday and Smith become suspicious when all witnesses from the night before give exactly the same story. Usually witnesses are at variance in some respects.

The Big False Make

S3 E39

Friday 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 guilt, and sets out to discover why the man has confessed to a crime Friday believes he didn't commit.

The Big Seventeen

S2 E4

Upper middle-class teenagers in Los Angeles are going crazy. They trash a movie theater, beating up the manager and pushing a young man through a plate glass window. Sergeant Friday must get to the bottom of what is causing this to happen.

The Big Show

S2 E11

A lady reports an abandoned baby at a bus depot. Officers Friday and Smith investigate, and realize her story doesn't quite hold water.

The Big Hands

S2 E28

Friday and Smith are assigned to investigate the strangulation of an unidentified woman in a hotel room. With no leads and no clues, and no idea of who she is, they must start from scratch to find her killer.

The Big Deal

S1 E8

This episode: "The Big Deal." Friday and Smith attempt to solve a series of car thefts but are getting nowhere. FInally, they learn the car thieves are selling the stolen cars. Starring Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Dick Ryan, Thomas E. Jackson, Eric Bond, Joe Corey, and Katherine Barrett. Created by Jack Webb, this popular NBC series won five Primetime Emmy Awards and ran for an incredible 277 episodes (1951-1959).