Dragnet

Episode 1

The Big Producer

Thu, Aug 26, 1954 30 mins

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.

Episode 2

The Big Fraud

Thu, Sep 2, 1954 30 mins

Three men swindle, two posing as cops, Friday nabs them at their game.

Episode 3

The Big Crime

Thu, Sep 9, 1954 30 mins

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.

Episode 4

The Big Pair

Thu, Sep 16, 1954 30 mins

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.

Episode 5

The Big Escape

Thu, Sep 23, 1954 30 mins

A man Joe Friday knew in the US Army is arrested for armed robbery. Joe helps as best he can, and looks after the man's wife and two sons. But, a month before his parole, the man escapes with the help of his wife.

Episode 6

The Big Kid

Thu, Sep 30, 1954 30 mins

When Friday and Smith learn that a showdown between two teenage gangs is about to take place within 48 hours, they do their utmost to prevent it. But for all their efforts a drama occurs: an eleven-year-old boy is killed.

Episode 7

The Big Missing

Thu, Oct 7, 1954 30 mins

Joe Friday receives a call from a worried mother who has not heard from her daughter in over a month.

Episode 8

The Big Bar

Thu, Oct 14, 1954 30 mins

A holdup man is sticking up bars. After he takes the money he kills many of his victims. Sargeant Friday has few leads other than that the holdup man likes a certain song on the jukebox and likes to drink scotch and water.

Episode 9

The Big Present

Thu, Oct 21, 1954 30 mins

Someone is burglarizing businesses but only taking part of the money and leaving an empty milk bottle. When officers Friday and Smith apprehend the young Elroy they discover he's not doing it for monetary reasons.

Episode 10

The Big Gangster: Part 1

Thu, Oct 28, 1954 30 mins

Episode 11

The Big Gangster: Part 2

Thu, Nov 4, 1954 30 mins

Episode 12

The Big New Year

Thu, Nov 11, 1954 30 mins

On New Year's Eve, Detectives Friday and Smith must investigate a cop killing.

Episode 13

The Big Want Ad

Thu, Nov 18, 1954 30 mins

Episode 14

The Big Affair

Thu, Nov 25, 1954 30 mins

Episode 15

The Big Bible

Thu, Dec 2, 1954 30 mins

Episode 16

The Big Bindle

Thu, Dec 9, 1954 30 mins

Episode 17

The Big Office

Thu, Dec 16, 1954 30 mins

Episode 18

The Big Rod

Thu, Dec 30, 1954 30 mins

A pregnant woman is run down by teens out joyriding leaving Sgt Friday and his fellow officer Smith to track down those responsible. They find that kids are uncooperative, refusing to inform on their friends.

Episode 19

The Big Rescue

Thu, Jan 6, 1955 30 mins

Episode 20

The Big Family

Thu, Jan 13, 1955 30 mins

Executive leaves suicide note in his car with pistol, two bullets spent and no trace of the body. Friday and Smith working Homicide, Missing Persons Detail, begin their search for the man.

Episode 21

The Big Shock

Thu, Jan 20, 1955 30 mins

Episode 22

The Big Screen

Thu, Jan 27, 1955 30 mins

This story is based on real life LAPD cases and real LAPD Officers, written by Jack Webb. In 1954 Los Angeles California was the center of development on the West Coast, bristling with growth, new suburbs and citrus field abound. With this vast development brought dreams of new jobs, new beginnings and new crimes, particularly Consumer Fraud Schemes. Dave Rotbart, a WWII Veteran Army Communications Tech, was now a Los Angeles Police Crime Lab Technician. It was Dave's job to combat crime by using his technical knowledge, working behinds the scenes to give Detectives the upper hand in solving crimes on the streets of L.A. Detectives seek Dave's help during a one-of-kind Bunko Investigation. Only Dave's behind the scene's police technical investigative skills make the case. WHERE'S DAVE ROTBART: In real life and after working almost decade for the City of LA, Dave became a very successful Satellite Communications Engineer working for Hughes Aircraft, he has since retired and is an avid ARRL Volunteer Examiner, teaching ham radio to high school and holds an "Extra Class Amateur Radio Operator with the Call Sign of W6ODF and resides in Murrieta, CA.).

Episode 23

The Big TV

Thu, Feb 3, 1955 30 mins

The detectives search for a missing mother and child at the behest of her mother-in-law, unaware that the girl's husband has died in action and is not overseas as the woman had claimed.

Episode 24

The Big Dog

Thu, Feb 10, 1955 30 mins

Dogs are stealing women's purses.

Episode 25

The Big Underground

Thu, Feb 17, 1955 30 mins

Episode 26

The Big Key

Thu, Feb 24, 1955 30 mins

Episode 27

The Big Mailman

Thu, Mar 3, 1955 30 mins

Episode 28

The Big Customer

Thu, Mar 10, 1955 30 mins

Episode 29

The Big Tar Baby

Thu, Mar 17, 1955 30 mins

A man calls to report his wife has been kidnapped. Friday, Smith go to his place, he has changed his mind. When the wife is found in a hospital, beaten, tarred, the husband cannot be found.

Episode 30

The Big Number

Thu, Mar 24, 1955 30 mins

Friday, Smith respond to a bank robbery in progress. Car description, partial plate leaves many cars to check.

Episode 31

The Big Mask

Thu, Mar 31, 1955 30 mins

Episode 32

The Big Sucker

Thu, Apr 7, 1955 30 mins

Episode 33

The Big Mustache

Thu, Apr 14, 1955 30 mins

Episode 34

The Big Heel

Thu, Apr 21, 1955 30 mins

Episode 35

The Big Gone

Thu, Apr 28, 1955 30 mins

Episode 36

The Big Note

Thu, May 5, 1955 30 mins

Episode 37

The Big Watch

Thu, May 12, 1955 30 mins

Episode 38

The Big Dig

Thu, May 19, 1955 30 mins

Episode 39

The Big Mug

Thu, May 26, 1955 30 mins