Dragnet

Name: Dragnet
Genre: Drama, Crime
Cast: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander

195130m8 seasons276 episodesTV-PGDrama, Crime

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.

Episodes

Sep 23, 195830m

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

Sep 30, 195830m

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

Oct 7, 195830m

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

Oct 14, 195830m

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.

Oct 21, 195830m

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.

Oct 28, 195830m

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

Nov 4, 195830m

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

Nov 11, 195830m

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.

Nov 18, 195830m

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

Nov 25, 195830m

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.

Dec 2, 195830m

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

Dec 9, 195830m

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

Dec 16, 195830m

Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.

Dec 23, 195830m

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

Dec 30, 195830m

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

Jan 6, 195930m

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

Jan 13, 195930m

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

Jan 20, 195930m

Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.

Jan 27, 195930m

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

Feb 3, 195930m

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

Feb 10, 195930m

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

Feb 17, 195930m

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Feb 24, 195930m

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

Mar 10, 195930m

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

Mar 17, 195930m

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.

Mar 24, 195930m

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

Mar 31, 195930m

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

Apr 7, 195930m

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

Apr 14, 195930m

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

Apr 21, 195930m

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

Apr 28, 195930m

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

Jul 7, 195930m

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

Jul 12, 195930m

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

Jul 19, 195930m

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

Jul 26, 195930m

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

Aug 2, 195930m

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

Aug 9, 195930m

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

Aug 16, 195930m

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.

Aug 23, 195930m

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

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