Episode 1
The Big Cat
30m
A circus man reports that a tiger escaped from his truck and is now on the loose in Los Angeles.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Will Wright
TV series
Dragnet
1951TV-PG8 seasons6.5 / 10
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.
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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.
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Episode 2
The Big Misses
30m
A frightened wife tells Friday and Smith that she's worried her husband is planning to pull a hold-up.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Joel Fluellen, Maidie Norman
Episode 3
The Big Beer
30m
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Fay Spain, Frank Sully, Lucien Littlefield
Episode 4
The Big Net
30m
A group of police women act as decoys to draw a stick-up man out into the open.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Judd Holdren, Peter Brocco, Martha Wentworth, Don C. Harvey
Episode 5
The Big Convertable
30m
A man forges checks to keep himself and his wife in an expensive lifestyle, but he goes too far when he buys a slick convertable.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars William Benedict, Frank Fenton, Myrna Dell
Episode 6
The Big Limp
30m
A teenage boy under arrest admits to police that his brother is planning to rob a loan company.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Mary Beth Hughes, Don C. Harvey, Art Balinger
Episode 7
The Big Tattoo
30m
Friday and Smith are looking for a robber with an unusual tattoo.
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Directed by Jack Webb
Episode 8
The Big Odd
30m
Friday and Smith investigate a gambling racket.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Dennis Moore, Don C. Harvey, Billy Nelson, Robert Patten
Episode 9
The Big Bill
30m
Friday and Smith investigate reports of counterfeit money appearing all over the city.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Harry Harvey
Episode 10
The Big Search
30m
A distraught father reports that his teenage daughter is missing, and things look more bleak when her murdered pet is discovered in her room.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Bobby Jordan, Virginia Carroll, Tom Brown, Art Balinger
Episode 11
The Big Talk
30m
A watch salesman reports that he was robbed by two men whom he drank with the night before.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Steve Wayne, Kort Falkenberg, Eddie Marr
Episode 12
The Big Doting Mother
30m
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Julie Bennett
Episode 13
The Big Handcuffs
30m
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Jesslyn Fax, Art Balinger, Jack Mather, Clarence Straight
Episode 14
The Big Father
30m
A father works as a day burglar so he can buy presents for his kids, now living with his ex wife.
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Directed by Jack Webb
Episode 15
The Big Switch
30m
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Kathryn Minner, Jimmy Weldon, Sue George
Episode 16
The Big Steal
30m
Friday and Smith investigate a rash of burglaries.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars George Sawaya
Episode 17
The Big Manikin
30m
A woman reports that her husband has failed to come home after going out with is business partner.
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Directed by Jack Webb
Episode 18
The Big No Tooth
30m
A bandit carrying a sawed-off shotgun is robbing hotels in the down town area.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Tol Avery, Richard Devon
Episode 19
The Big Skip
30m
A man is reported missing, by two different women, the description matches, but the names are different. He is married to these two and has apparently skipped out on both. Friday searches for him at various places.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Lyn Thomas
Episode 20
The Big Fin
30m
A tourist leaves her purse in the back of a cab and it's up to Friday and Smith to track it down.
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Directed by Jack Webb
Episode 21
The Big Game
30m
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Taylor Holmes, Olan Soule, Hal Taggart
Episode 22
The Big Coins
30m
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a robber/arsonist that takes nothing of value and then sets the house on fire.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Bill Edwards, Sid Melton
Episode 23
The Big Close
30m
Friday and Smith reopen a closed case because a tip leads them to believe they have the wrong person.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Len Lesser
Episode 24
The Big Tie
30m
Friday and Smith investigate the former employee of a tie manufacturing company.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars James Douglas, Jess Kirkpatrick
Episode 25
The Big Cup
30m
A howling dog leads to the unearthing of the battered body of an old woman in her garden.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Earle Hodgins, Ken Terrell
Episode 26
The Big Truck
30m
Friday and Smith investigate the hit and run of a little girl.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Joby Baker
Episode 27
The Big Saint
30m
Friday and Smith try to prove that a salvage yard operator is using his business to fix up stolen cars.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars George Barrows, Robert Brubaker, Art Balinger
Episode 28
The Big Match
30m
An auction house is held up and the only clue to the bandits lies in a dropped matchbook.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Coleman Francis, Preston Hanson
Episode 29
The Big Help
30m
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Dorothy Arnold
Episode 30
The Big Celebration
30m
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a thief whose victims are attending weddings and funerals.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Don C. Harvey
Episode 31
The Big Cry Baby
30m
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars John Pinette, Tiny Brauer
Episode 32
The Big Lesson
30m
Friday and Smith are on the trail of three masked men responsible for over thirty robberies.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Mary Shipp, Ralph Votrian, Don C. Harvey
Episode 33
The Big Soldier
30m
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Virginia Carroll
Episode 34
The Big Make
30mfinale
A bakery owner and his daughter are shot down during a robbery.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars William Benedict, Greta Thyssen, Natalie Masters, Joey Ray
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
More about Dragnet
Cast
Jack WebbJoe Friday
Ben AlexanderFrank SmithHarlan Warde
Howard Culver
Dennis Moore
George Sawaya
Allene Roberts
Frances BavierCredits
- Created by
- Jack Webb
- Written by
- Ben Alexander, John Robinson
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 276
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States- Mark VIIUnited States
Universal TelevisionUnited States
Themes
detectivelapdlos angeles, californiamysterypolicepolice detective
