The BEST episodes of Dragnet (1951) season 4

Every episode of Dragnet (1951) season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dragnet (1951) season 4!

"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.

Last Updated: 9/29/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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#1 - The Big Family

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/13/1955

Directors: Jack Webb
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#2 - The Big Crime

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/9/1954

When two four year old twin girls turn up missing, Sgt. Friday and Officer Smith are called in. The girls are found, but were molested. The officers continue to investigate until they locate the perpetrator.

Directors: Jack Webb
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#3 - The Big Bar

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/14/1954

A holdup man is sticking up bars. After he takes the money he kills many of his victims. Sargeant Friday has few leads other than that the holdup man likes a certain song on the jukebox and likes to drink scotch and water.

Directors: Jack Webb
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#4 - The Big Pair

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/16/1954

An old man and his granddaughter are burglarized, leaving them broke and starving.

Directors: Jack Webb
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#5 - The Big New Year

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/11/1954

On New Year's Eve, Detectives Friday and Smith must investigate a cop killing.

Directors: Jack Webb
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#6 - The Big Office

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/16/1954

Friday and Smith are assigned to the business office, where they must deal with the paperwork on a busy weekend.

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#7 - The Big Number

Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 3/24/1955

Directors: Jack Webb
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#8 - The Big Fraud

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/1954

A group of con artists are posing as cops and victimizing out-of-town businessmen in fashionable hotels.

Directors: Jack Webb
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#9 - The Big Producer

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/26/1954

A man claims to be a big Hollywood producer, but Friday and Smith discover that he's merely the leader of a pornography ring.

Directors: Jack Webb
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#10 - The Big Rescue

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/6/1955

A group of bandits arm themselves and break their comrades out of jail.

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#11 - The Big TV

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/3/1955

The detectives search for a missing mother and child at the behest of her mother-in-law, unaware that the girl's husband has died in action and is not overseas as the woman had claimed.

Directors: Jack Webb
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#12 - The Big Shock

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/20/1955

Friday and Smith go after a burglar who plans to break into a bank through an underground tunnel.

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The Big Rod
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#13 - The Big Rod

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/30/1954

A pregnant woman is run down by teens out joyriding leaving Sgt Friday and his fellow officer Smith to track down those responsible. They find that kids are uncooperative, refusing to inform on their friends.

Directors: Jack Webb
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#14 - The Big Bindle

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/9/1954

Friday goes under cover to bust a drug ring that is operating out of a high-class hotel.

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#15 - The Big Bible

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/2/1954

A man locks himself in his study and threatens suicide if his wife leaves him.

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#16 - The Big Want Ad

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/18/1954

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#17 - The Big Gangster (1)

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/28/1954

An attempt is made on the life of a gang leader. Friday and Smith must find the shooters before his followers seek revenge.

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#18 - The Big Mug

Season 4 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/26/1955

Two hold-up men are robbing and beating pedestrians in the down town area.

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#19 - The Big Dig

Season 4 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/19/1955

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#20 - The Big Watch

Season 4 - Episode 37 - Aired 5/12/1955

Bandits are offering rides to hitch-hiking soldiers, then robbing and beating them.

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#21 - The Big Student

Season 4 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/5/1955

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#22 - The Big Gone

Season 4 - Episode 35 - Aired 4/28/1955

The owner of a flower shop kills a man who is trying to rob him, but the corpse mysteriously vanishes.

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#23 - The Big Heel

Season 4 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/21/1955

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#24 - The Big Mustache

Season 4 - Episode 33 - Aired 4/14/1955

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#25 - The Big Sucker

Season 4 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/7/1955

A con artist is swindling jewelers using fake diamonds.