Dragnet
Season 8
1958 • 39 Episodes
Episodes
1. The Big Beating
September 23, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
2. The Big Sweet Annie
September 30, 1958
Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
3. The Big Star
October 7, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
4. The Big Oskar
October 14, 1958
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.
5. The Big Little Boy
October 21, 1958
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.
6. The Big Voice
October 28, 1958
A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.
7. The Big Jukebox
November 4, 1958
Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
8. The Big Doll
November 11, 1958
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.
9. The Big Border
November 18, 1958
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
10. The Big Nazi
November 25, 1958
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.
11. The Big Hot Rod
December 2, 1958
Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
12. The Big Green Monkey
December 9, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
13. The Big Hype
December 16, 1958
Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
14. The Big Maria
December 23, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
15. The Big Donation
December 30, 1958
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
16. The Big Malcolm
January 6, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
17. The Big Smart Girl
January 13, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
18. The Big Doctor
January 20, 1959
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
19. The Big Signet
January 27, 1959
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
20. The Big Accident
February 3, 1959
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
21. The Big Mailman
February 10, 1959
Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
22. The Big Roll
February 17, 1959
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23. The Big Thirteen
February 24, 1959
An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
24. The Big Sour
March 10, 1959
An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
25. The Big Starlet
March 17, 1959
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
26. The Big Holdup
March 24, 1959
A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
27. The Big Name
March 31, 1959
The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
28. The Big Couple
April 7, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
29. The Big Squeeze
April 14, 1959
Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
30. The Big Picture
April 21, 1959
A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.
31. The Big Carnation
April 28, 1959
Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
32. The Big Operator
July 7, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.
33. The Big Bray
July 12, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
34. The Big Infant
July 19, 1959
Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
35. The Big Appetite
July 26, 1959
Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
36. The Big .38
August 2, 1959
Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
37. The Big Byron
August 9, 1959
A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
38. The Big Counterfeit
August 16, 1959
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.
39. The Big Red
August 23, 1959
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.