Jack Webb
Joe Friday
Series SeasonSeason 3 episodes1953
Dragnet
Season 3
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Episode 130 min1953-09-03
The Big White Rat
Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring.
Episode 230 min1953-09-10
The Big Revolt
A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.
Episode 330 min1953-09-17
The Big Bull
Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case.
Episode 430 min1953-09-24
The Big Betty
Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
Episode 530 min1953-10-01
The Big Sophomore
A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
Episode 630 min1953-10-08
The Big Pill
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.
Episode 730 min1953-10-15
The Big Lie
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Episode 830 min1953-10-22
The Big Fake
A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
Episode 930 min1953-10-29
The Big Dream
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.
Episode 1030 min1953-11-05
The Big Guilt
A man is found dead in an alley and it's up to Friday and Smith to find his killer and notify the man's wife.
Episode 1130 min1953-11-12
The Big Will
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.
Episode 1230 min1953-11-19
The Big In-Laws
Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.
Episode 1330 min1953-11-26
The Big Lilly
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Episode 1430 min1953-12-03
The Big Kill
A cop is gunned down at home by a vengeful ex con. Friday must go under cover in prison to obtain a full confession.
Episode 1530 min1953-12-10
The Big Lover
Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.
Episode 1630 min1953-12-17
The Big Thief
Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs.
Episode 1730 min1953-12-24
The Big Little Jesus
A statue of the Child Jesus is stolen from a church. Friday and Smith must find it before the paritioners miss it on Christmas morning.
Episode 1830 min1953-12-31
The Big Eavesdrop
Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
Episode 1930 min1954-01-07
The Big Trunk
Three men are taken into custody for the murder of a former vaudeville actress who owned a large steamer trunk. The three men maintain innocence.
Episode 2030 min1954-01-14
The Big Youngster
Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home.
Episode 2130 min1954-01-21
The Big Boys
The cops must stake out a hotel lobby and deal with a drunken desk clerk as they wait for four juvenile armed robbers to show up.
Episode 2230 min1954-01-28
The Big Ham
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder.
Episode 2330 min1954-02-04
The Big Chance
Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
Episode 2430 min1954-02-11
The Big Children
Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.
Episode 2530 min1954-02-18
The Big Poison
An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood.
Episode 2630 min1954-02-25
The Big Quack
A man posing as a doctor burgles the house of a woman who is mentally disturbed.
Episode 2730 min1954-03-04
The Big Winchester
An elderly man appears to have killed himself with a rifle, but the cops soon learn that it was no accident.
Episode 2830 min1954-03-11
The Big Shoplift
Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptomaniac.
Episode 2930 min1954-03-18
The Big Hit-Run Killer
A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.
Episode 3030 min1954-03-25
The Big Drink
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Episode 3130 min1954-04-01
The Big Girl
Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.
Episode 3230 min1954-04-08
The Big Mattress
Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop.
Episode 3330 min1954-04-15
The Big Pug
An elderly woman is badly beaten and robbed while on her way to the bank. The trail leads to an ex prize fighter.
Episode 3430 min1954-04-22
The Big Frame
A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.
Episode 3530 min1954-04-29
The Big Plant
A woman disappears and her husband is the prime suspect, but Friday and Smith will have a hard time getting past his fierce guard dogs.
Episode 3630 min1954-05-06
The Big Check
A check forger is victimizing small businessmen in a particular neighborhood.
Episode 3730 min1954-05-13
The Big Threat
A man is beaten and robbed, then the thieves intimidate him and his family so he'll refuse to testify against them.
Episode 3830 min1954-05-20
The Big Dare
A single mother is stabbed to death in her home. The list of suspects includes her teenage son and her many boyfriends.
Episode 3930 min1954-05-27
The Big False Make
Friday begins to question a local gardener, who has been arrested for holding up a grocery store. During the interrogation Friday begins to have strong doubts about the man's confession.
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