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Dragnet

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Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

Dec 16, 19518 seasons276 episodesEndedEN

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Jack Webb

Joe Friday

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Ben Alexander

Frank Smith

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Seasons

Season 1

14 episodes

Premiered Dec 16, 1951

Season 2

33 episodes

Premiered Sep 11, 1952

Season 3

39 episodes

Premiered Sep 3, 1953

Season 4

39 episodes

Premiered Aug 26, 1954

Season 5

39 episodes

Premiered Sep 2, 1955

Season 6

34 episodes

Premiered Sep 27, 1956

Season 7

39 episodes

Premiered Sep 26, 1957

Season 8

39 episodes

Premiered Sep 23, 1958

Episodes

1–6 of 14

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Ep 1

The Human Bomb

Dec 16, 1951

30m

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.

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Ep 2

The Big Actor

Jan 3, 1952

30m

Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.

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Ep 3

The Big Death

Jan 17, 1952

30m

Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.

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Ep 4

The Big Mother

Jan 31, 1952

30m

A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.

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Ep 5

The Big Cast

Feb 14, 1952

30m

The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.

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Ep 6

The Big Speech

Feb 28, 1952

30m

A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.

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