• Air date: 03 Sep '53 39 episodes
      Dragnet is a radio, television and motion picture series, enacting 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.
  • List of Episodes (39)
    • 1. The Big White Rat

      03 Sep '53
    • 2. The Big Revolt

      10 Sep '53
    • 3. The Big Bull

      17 Sep '53
      Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case.
    • 4. The Big Betty

      24 Sep '53
      Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
    • 5. The Big Sophomore

      01 Oct '53
      A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
    • 6. The Big Pill

      08 Oct '53
    • 7. The Big Lie

      15 Oct '53
    • 8. The Big Fake

      22 Oct '53
      A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
    • 9. The Big Dream

      29 Oct '53
    • 10. The Big Guilt

      05 Nov '53
    • 11. The Big Will

      12 Nov '53
    • 12. The Big In-Laws

      19 Nov '53
      Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.
    • 13. The Big Lilly

      26 Nov '53
    • 14. The Big Kill

      03 Dec '53
      A cop is gunned down at home by a vengeful ex con. Friday must go under cover in prison to obtain a full confession.
    • 15. The Big Lover

      10 Dec '53
    • 16. The Big Thief

      17 Dec '53
    • 17. The Big Little Jesus

      24 Dec '53
      A statue of the Child Jesus is stolen from a church. Friday and Smith must find it before the paritioners miss it on Christmas morning.
    • 18. The Big Eavesdrop

      31 Dec '53
      Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
    • 19. The Big Trunk

      07 Jan '54
    • 20. The Big Youngster

      14 Jan '54
      Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home.
    • 21. The Big Boys

      21 Jan '54
      The 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.
    • 22. The Big Ham

      28 Jan '54
    • 23. The Big Chance

      04 Feb '54
      Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
    • 24. The Big Children

      11 Feb '54
      Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.
    • 25. The Big Poison

      18 Feb '54
      An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood.