Dragnet

Detectives investigate clues to solve crimes.
Management Services (DR-11)
S11 E4

Friday and Gannon work in the LAPD's Emergency Control Center following the assassination of Martin Luther King.

Police Commission (DR-13)
S11 E5

Friday and Gannon are called in to track down tow-truck racketeers operating on Los Angeles' freeways.

Homicide (DR-06)
S11 E6

When Friday invites Gannon and his wife to dinner, the evening is interrupted by neighbors and a burglary.

Robbery (DR-15)
S11 E7

Friday and Gannon meet a wide variety of clients when they work the robbery detail desk.

Public Affairs (DR-12)
S11 E8

Friday and Gannon work with the Secret Service in making precautionary arrangements for the arrival of the president.

Training (DR-18)
S11 E9

Friday sets an anti-police magazine writer straight on the functions of policewomen and how they are trained.

The Big Oskar
S8 E4

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.

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

The customer of a pawn shop appears to have been victimized by con men.

The Big Bird
S5 E9

Joe and Frank investigate a series of burglaries in new housing developments where the suspect's signature is the killing of pet birds.

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The Big Deal
S5 E34

Friday and Smith struggle with their investigation of a car-theft ring.

The Big Producer
S4 E1

Obscene literature and pictures are spread among youngster at a school in Los Angeles. The supplier of this illegal stuff turns out to be a former film producer from the days of silent movies.

The Big Crime
S4 E3

When two four year old twin girls turn up missing, Sgt. Friday and Officer Smith are called in. The girls are found, but were molested. The officers continue to investigate until they locate the perpetrator.

The Big Pair
S4 E4

Sgt. Friday, Smith and newly married Sgt. Austin investigate a string of robberies taking place when people are on vacation. They track some of the property and learn of a moving van that appears at the empty houses.

The Big Bar
S4 E8

Friday hunts for a holdup man who is targeting bars and killing some of his victims.

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 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 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.

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The Big Boys
S3 E21

Friday seeks four robbers who have escaped from San Francisco.

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.

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The Big Frame
S3 E34

Frank and Joe suspect a hit-and-run victim was murdered. With Carolyn Jones.

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.

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The Big Break
S2 E19

A convict escapes from San Quentin and goes on a crime spree.

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).