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.
Sep 27, 1956 - 30m
A circus man reports that a tiger escaped from his truck and is now on the loose in Los Angeles.
Oct 11, 1956 - 30m
A frightened wife tells Friday and Smith that she's worried her husband is planning to pull a hold-up.
Oct 18, 1956 - 30m
No overview available.
Oct 25, 1956 - 30m
A group of police women act as decoys to draw a stick-up man out into the open.
Nov 1, 1956 - 30m
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.
Nov 8, 1956 - 30m
A teenage boy under arrest admits to police that his brother is planning to rob a loan company.
Nov 15, 1956 - 30m
Friday and Smith are looking for a robber with an unusual tattoo.
Nov 22, 1956 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate a gambling racket.
Nov 29, 1956 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate reports of counterfeit money appearing all over the city.
Dec 6, 1956 - 30m
A distraught father reports that his teenage daughter is missing, and things look more bleak when her murdered pet is discovered in her room.
Dec 13, 1956 - 30m
A watch salesman reports that he was robbed by two men whom he drank with the night before.
Dec 20, 1956 - 30m
No overview available.
Dec 27, 1956 - 30m
No overview available.
Jan 3, 1957 - 30m
A father works as a day burglar so he can buy presents for his kids, now living with his ex wife.
Jan 10, 1957 - 30m
No overview available.
Jan 17, 1957 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate a rash of burglaries.
Jan 24, 1957 - 30m
A woman reports that her husband has failed to come home after going out with is business partner.
Jan 31, 1957 - 30m
A bandit carrying a sawed-off shotgun is robbing hotels in the down town area.
Feb 7, 1957 - 30m
A man is reported missing, by two different women, the description matches, but the names are different. He is married to these two and has apparently skipped out on both. Friday searches for him at various places.
Feb 14, 1957 - 30m
A tourist leaves her purse in the back of a cab and it's up to Friday and Smith to track it down.
Feb 21, 1957 - 30m
No overview available.
Feb 28, 1957 - 30m
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a robber/arsonist that takes nothing of value and then sets the house on fire.
Mar 7, 1957 - 30m
Friday and Smith reopen a closed case because a tip leads them to believe they have the wrong person.
Mar 14, 1957 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate the former employee of a tie manufacturing company.
Mar 21, 1957 - 30m
A howling dog leads to the unearthing of the battered body of an old woman in her garden.
Mar 28, 1957 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate the hit and run of a little girl.
Apr 4, 1957 - 30m
Friday and Smith try to prove that a salvage yard operator is using his business to fix up stolen cars.
Apr 11, 1957 - 30m
An auction house is held up and the only clue to the bandits lies in a dropped matchbook.
Apr 18, 1957 - 30m
No overview available.
Apr 25, 1957 - 30m
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a thief whose victims are attending weddings and funerals.
May 2, 1957 - 30m
No overview available.
May 9, 1957 - 30m
Friday and Smith are on the trail of three masked men responsible for over thirty robberies.
May 16, 1957 - 30m
No overview available.
May 23, 1957 - 30m
A bakery owner and his daughter are shot down during a robbery.
