The BEST episodes of Dragnet (1951) season 1
Every episode of Dragnet (1951) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dragnet (1951) season 1!
"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 Actor
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/1952
Friday and Romero track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
#5 - The Human Bomb
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/16/1951
A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
#8 - The Big Lamp
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/19/1952
Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.
#10 - The Big Mother
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/1952
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.