Dragnet
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Drama
Crime
Seasons | 8
Episodes | 276
avg.Runtime | 30 min
First EP | 1951-12-16
Last EP | 1959-08-23
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Rating : 6.4
Overview
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Follows 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.
Created by
Produced by
Mark VII Ltd.
Universal Television
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1951-12-16
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The Human Bomb
1951-12-16
A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
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The Big Actor
1952-01-03
Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
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The Big Death
1952-01-17
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
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The Big Mother
1952-01-31
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
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The Big Cast
1952-02-14
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
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The Big Speech
1952-02-28
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
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The Big Parrot
1952-03-13
A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.
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The Big Moody
1952-03-27
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The Big Blast
1952-04-10
A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
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The Big Trial
1952-04-24
Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
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The Big September Man
1952-05-08
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
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The Big Phone Call
1952-05-22
Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
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The Big Casing
1952-06-05
A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
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The Big Lamp
1952-06-19
Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.
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“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney