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Season 3 – Dragnet

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Just the facts, ma'am. Every week, Sgt. Joe Friday follows the clues, interviews witnesses and spews a lot of crime jargon as he tries to catch one perp or another. For the majority of the show's 1950s run, he was partnered with Officer Smith, but when the show was brought back in 1967, he had Officer Gannon as a partner.
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Jack Webb

Creator

Jack Webb

Sgt. Joe Friday

Ben Alexander

Officer Frank Smith

Phillip Barnes

Actor

Harry Bartell

Father Rojas

Barton Yarborough

Sgt. Ben Romero

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 3, 1953 The Big White Rat Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 10, 1953 The Big Revolt Friday and Smith investigate when a women reports her husband missing. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 17, 1953 The Big Bull A crook under investigation threatens to harm Smith's family if he doesn't drop the case. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 24, 1953 The Big Betty Friday must catch con artists who use the names of dead people in their crimes. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 1, 1953 The Big Sophomore The police find that a teenager is stealing food in order to feed his family. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 8, 1953 The Big Pill Friday and Smith hunt for a gang suspected of robbing area drugstores. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 15, 1953 The Big Lie A woman calmly reports her son's murder; Friday and Smith investigate the unusual circumstances. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 22, 1953 The Big Fake Investigation of a rookie cop who has been accused of assault and theft. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 29, 1953 The Big Dream Friday and Smith investigate when a girl with dreams of stardom is found murdered. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 5, 1953 The Big Guilt A man is found dead in an alley; Friday and Smith investigate. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 12, 1953 The Big Will A rich man is murdered; Friday and Smith investigate the case. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 19, 1953 The Big In-Laws Friday and Smith hunt for a gang of hijackers who target trucks. Details Episode 13 Aired Nov 26, 1953 The Big Lilly A tip starts Friday and Smith's investigation of a woman's mysterious death. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 3, 1953 The Big Kill Friday goes under cover in a prison, hoping to get a convict to confess to killing a cop. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 10, 1953 The Big Lover Investigation of a con man who marries rich women to get their money. Details Episode 16 Aired Dec 17, 1953 The Big Thief Friday feels shaken after killing a drug thief in a shootout. Details Episode 17 Aired Dec 24, 1953 The Big Little Jesus A statue of the infant Jesus is missing from an impoverished church's creche. Details Episode 18 Aired Dec 31, 1953 The Big Eavesdrop Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation during a coffee break. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 7, 1954 The Big Trunk A woman is found murdered in her apartment and the only clue is a trunk that she never opened. Details Episode 20 Aired Jan 14, 1954 The Big Youngster After catching a young vandal, Friday and Smith realize the boy's problems begin at home. Details Episode 21 Aired Jan 21, 1954 The Big Boys Friday seeks four robbers who have escaped from San Francisco. Details Episode 22 Aired Jan 28, 1954 The Big Ham Friday and Smith investigate a girl's suicide that seems suspicious. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 4, 1954 The Big Chance A highway patrolman disappears on a deserted stretch of road, and all signs point to foul play. Details Episode 24 Aired Feb 11, 1954 The Big Children A mother faces charges of neglect when her three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Details Episode 25 Aired Feb 18, 1954 The Big Poison An elderly couple disappears from a fashionable neighborhood. Details Episode 26 Aired Feb 25, 1954 The Big Quack A woman commits suicide after being duped by a con man posing as a doctor. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 4, 1954 The Big Winchester An elderly man apparently committed suicide by shooting himself with a rifle but Friday and Smith soon discover that it was actually a homicide. Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 11, 1954 The Big Shoplift An investigation into a shoplifting spree leads Friday to suspect a mentally unstable woman. Details Episode 29 Aired Mar 18, 1954 The Big Hit-Run Killer Friday searches for a delivery truck involved in a hit-and-run homicide. Details Episode 30 Aired Mar 25, 1954 The Big Drink A dead woman is found in an empty lot; her husband comes under suspicion. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 1, 1954 The Big Girl A gun leads Friday to a hitchhiker committing violent robberies. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 8, 1954 The Big Mattress Friday and Smith begin the investigation of a cop accused of corruption. Details Episode 33 Aired Apr 15, 1954 The Big Pug An elderly woman is beaten and robbed as she heads to the bank. Details Episode 34 Aired Apr 22, 1954 The Big Frame Frank and Joe suspect a hit-and-run victim was murdered. With Carolyn Jones. Details Episode 35 Aired Apr 29, 1954 The Big Plant A woman disappears, and her husband is the prime suspect in the case. Details Episode 36 Aired May 6, 1954 The Big Check A check forger focuses on businesses in a small neighborhood. Details Episode 37 Aired May 13, 1954 The Big Threat Thieves intimidate their victim and his family to keep him from testifying against them. Details Episode 38 Aired May 20, 1954 The Big Dare A single mother is stabbed in her home, and her multiple boyfriends come under suspicion. Details Episode 39 Aired May 27, 1954 The Big False Make Friday has doubts about the guilt of a gardener who has confessed to a crime. Details
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Season Info

Director
Jack Webb
Creator
Jack Webb
Screenwriter
James E. Moser, Paul Coates, Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, James E. Moser, Chan Hadlock, John Robinson
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 3, 1953