Dragnet

E1 Episode 1: The Big Beating

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• 30m
• Sep 23, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.

E2 Episode 2: The Big Sweet Annie

• 30m
• Sep 30, 1958

Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.

E3 Episode 3: The Big Star

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• Oct 7, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.

E4 Episode 4: The Big Oskar

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• Oct 14, 1958

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.

E5 Episode 5: The Big Little Boy

• 30m
• Oct 21, 1958

The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutive fifteen year old.

E6 Episode 6: The Big Voice

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• Oct 28, 1958

A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.

E7 Episode 7: The Big Jukebox

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• Nov 4, 1958

Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.

E8 Episode 8: The Big Doll

• 30m
• Nov 11, 1958

As 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.

E9 Episode 9: The Big Border

• 30m
• Nov 18, 1958

Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.

E10 Episode 10: The Big Nazi

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• Nov 25, 1958

While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens involved wearing a Nazi uniform.

E11 Episode 11: The Big Hot Rod

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• Dec 2, 1958

Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.

E12 Episode 12: The Big Green Monkey

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• Dec 9, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.

E13 Episode 13: The Big Hype

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• Dec 16, 1958

Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.

E14 Episode 14: The Big Maria

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• Dec 23, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.

E15 Episode 15: The Big Donation

• 30m
• Dec 30, 1958

Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.

E16 Episode 16: The Big Malcolm

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• Jan 6, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.

E17 Episode 17: The Big Smart Girl

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• Jan 13, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.

E18 Episode 18: The Big Doctor

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• Jan 20, 1959

Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.

E19 Episode 19: The Big Signet

• 30m
• Jan 27, 1959

Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.

E20 Episode 20: The Big Accident

• 30m
• Feb 3, 1959

An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.

E21 Episode 21: The Big Mailman

• 30m
• Feb 10, 1959

Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.

E22 Episode 22: The Big Roll

• 30m
• Feb 17, 1959

E23 Episode 23: The Big Thirteen

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• Feb 24, 1959

An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.

E24 Episode 24: The Big Sour

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• Mar 10, 1959

An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.

E25 Episode 25: The Big Starlet

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• Mar 17, 1959

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.

E26 Episode 26: The Big Holdup

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• Mar 24, 1959

A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.

E27 Episode 27: The Big Name

• 30m
• Mar 31, 1959

The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.

E28 Episode 28: The Big Couple

• 30m
• Apr 7, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.

E29 Episode 29: The Big Squeeze

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• Apr 14, 1959

Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.

E30 Episode 30: The Big Picture

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• Apr 21, 1959

A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.

E31 Episode 31: The Big Carnation

• 30m
• Apr 28, 1959

Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.

E32 Episode 32: The Big Operator

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• Jul 7, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.

E33 Episode 33: The Big Bray

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• Jul 12, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.

E34 Episode 34: The Big Infant

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• Jul 19, 1959

Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.

E35 Episode 35: The Big Appetite

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• Jul 26, 1959

Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.

E36 Episode 36: The Big .38

• 30m
• Aug 2, 1959

Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.

E37 Episode 37: The Big Byron

• 30m
• Aug 9, 1959

A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.

E38 Episode 38: The Big Counterfeit

• 30m
• Aug 16, 1959

A 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.

E39 Episode 39: The Big Red

• 30m
• Aug 23, 1959

An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.