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 23, 1958 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
Sep 30, 1958 - 30m
Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
Oct 7, 1958 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
Oct 14, 1958 - 30m
The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect something is amiss when she starts talking about how she gets the "scoop" on crimes by being the first to report them to the local newspaper.
Oct 21, 1958 - 30m
The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutive fifteen year old.
Oct 28, 1958 - 30m
A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.
Nov 4, 1958 - 30m
Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
Nov 11, 1958 - 30m
As Friday and Smith investigate a woman's death, they are disturbed to find that her daughter is more interested in discussing her collection of dolls.
Nov 18, 1958 - 30m
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
Nov 25, 1958 - 30m
While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens involved wearing a Nazi uniform.
Dec 2, 1958 - 30m
Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
Dec 9, 1958 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
Dec 16, 1958 - 30m
Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
Dec 23, 1958 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
Dec 30, 1958 - 30m
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
Jan 6, 1959 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
Jan 13, 1959 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
Jan 20, 1959 - 30m
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
Jan 27, 1959 - 30m
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
Feb 3, 1959 - 30m
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
Feb 10, 1959 - 30m
Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
Feb 17, 1959 - 30m
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Feb 24, 1959 - 30m
An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
Mar 10, 1959 - 30m
An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
Mar 17, 1959 - 30m
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
Mar 24, 1959 - 30m
A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
Mar 31, 1959 - 30m
The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
Apr 7, 1959 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
Apr 14, 1959 - 30m
Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
Apr 21, 1959 - 30m
A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.
Apr 28, 1959 - 30m
Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
Jul 7, 1959 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.
Jul 12, 1959 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
Jul 19, 1959 - 30m
Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
Jul 26, 1959 - 30m
Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
Aug 2, 1959 - 30m
Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
Aug 9, 1959 - 30m
A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
Aug 16, 1959 - 30m
A man impersonating a police officer is going to local businesses and asking for donations for the widows and orphans fund. Smith and Friday set out to stop the con man.
Aug 23, 1959 - 30m
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.
