The BEST episodes of Dragnet (1951) season 6
Every episode of Dragnet (1951) season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dragnet (1951) season 6!
"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 Saint
Season 6 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/4/1957
Friday and Smith try to prove that a salvage yard operator is using his business to fix up stolen cars.
#2 - The Big Skip
Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/7/1957
#3 - The Big Fin
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/14/1957
#4 - The Big Game
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1957
#5 - The Big Coins
Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/28/1957
#6 - The Big Close
Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/7/1957
#7 - The Big Tie
Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/14/1957
#8 - 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.
#9 - The Big Truck
Season 6 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/28/1957
#10 - 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.
#11 - The Big Match
Season 6 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/11/1957
An auction house is held up and the only clue to the bandits lies in a dropped matchbook.
#12 - The Big Help
Season 6 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/18/1957
#13 - The Big Celebration
Season 6 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/25/1957
#14 - The Big Cry Baby
Season 6 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/2/1957
#15 - The Big Lesson
Season 6 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/9/1957
#16 - The Big Soldier
Season 6 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/16/1957
#17 - The Big Make
Season 6 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/23/1957
A bakery owner and his daughter are shot down during a robbery.
#18 - The Big Search
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1956
A distraught father reports that his teenage daughter is missing, and things look more bleak when her murdered pet is discovered in her room.
#19 - The Big Misses
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/1956
A frightened wife tells Friday and Smith that she's worried her husband is planning to pull a hold-up.
#20 - The Big Beer
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/1956
#21 - The Big Net
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1956
A group of police women act as decoys to draw a stick-up man out into the open.
#22 - The Big Convertable
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/1956
A man forges checks to keep himself and his wife in an expensive lifestyle, but he goes too far when he buys a slick convertable.
#23 - The Big Limp
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1956
A teenage boy under arrest admits to police that his brother is planning to rob a loan company.
#24 - The Big Tattoo
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1956