The BEST episodes of Dragnet (1951)
Every episode of Dragnet (1951) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dragnet (1951)!
"This is the city, Los Angeles, California. I work here, I carry a badge." The granddaddy of all TV cop shows which ran on NBC from 1951-1959. Jack Webb starred as Sgt. Joe Friday, a plainclothes detective who solved crimes for the Los Angeles Police Department. Ben Alexander played Friday's partner, Officer Frank Smith. The story lines were taken from real life case files of the LAPD and the names were always changed to protect the innocent.
#1 - The Big Phone Call
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/22/1952
Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
#2 - The Big Cast
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/14/1952
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
#3 - The Big September Man
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/1952
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
#4 - The Big Truck
Season 6 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/28/1957
#5 - The Big Talk
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1956
A watch salesman reports that he was robbed by two men whom he drank with the night before.
#6 - The Big Cup
Season 6 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/21/1957
A howling dog leads to the unearthing of the battered body of an old woman in her garden.
#7 - The Big Tie
Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/14/1957
#8 - The Big Close
Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/7/1957
#9 - The Big Coins
Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/28/1957
#10 - The Big Game
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1957
#11 - The Big Fin
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/14/1957
#12 - The Big Skip
Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/7/1957
#13 - The Big No Tooth
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/31/1957
A bandit carrying a sawed-off shotgun is robbing hotels in the down town area.
#14 - The Big Manikin
Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/24/1957
A woman reports that her husband has failed to come home after going out with is business partner.
#15 - The Big Steal
Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/17/1957
#17 - The Big Father
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1957
A father works as a day burglar so he can buy presents for his kids, now living with his ex wife.
#18 - The Big Handcuffs
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/1956
#19 - The Big Doting Mother
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1956