The BEST episodes of Dragnet (1951) season 2
Every episode of Dragnet (1951) season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dragnet (1951) season 2!
"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.
#2 - The Big Test
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/9/1953
A young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - The Big Grandma
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/1953
An elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/18/1952
Two small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.
#6 - The Big Seventeen
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/1952
Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.
#7 - The Big Break
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/19/1953
Friday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - The Big Jump
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1952
A man stands upon the ledge of a tall building and threatens to jump to his death below.
#9 - The Big Show
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/22/1953
A seven-week-old baby is found abandoned in a bus station.
#10 - The Big Hands
Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/21/1953
Friday and Smith suspect a psycho killer when they find a woman with a broken neck in a hotel room.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - The Big Lay-Out
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/16/1953
A friend of Friday's asks him for help when he discovers that his son has been using drugs, and may be selling them as well.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - The Big Ray
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/30/1953
A man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - The Big Fire
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/23/1953
A land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - The Big Building
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/5/1953
A prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.
Watch Now:Amazon#17 - The Big Imposter
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/1952
A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - The Big Sorrow
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1952
Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.
#21 - The Big Friend
Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/11/1953
Friday and Smith are torn between two suspects when a man reports that his wife has been strangled.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - The Big Waiter
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/2/1953
An immigrant is brutally beaten to death and the trail may lead to the victim's abused wife.
Watch Now:Amazon#25 - The Big Light
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/26/1953
Friday and Smith must decide between accident or murder when a crewman working on a movie set is killed by a falling light.
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