Dragnet (1951)

Season 2

TV-PG

"The story you are about to see is true", "Just the facts, ma'am", "We were working the day watch" - phrases which became so popular as to inspire much parody - set the realistic tone of this early police drama. The show emphasized careful police work and the interweaving of policemen's professional and personal lives.

33 Episodes

The Big Jump
E1
The Big JumpA man stands upon the ledge of a tall building and threatens to jump to his death below.
The Big Sorrow
E2
The Big SorrowFriday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.
The Big Elevator
E3
The Big ElevatorFriday and Smith search for the person who left a dead woman in a hospital elevator.
The Big Seventeen
E4
The Big SeventeenUpper middle-class teenagers in Los Angeles are going crazy. They trash a movie theater, beating up the manager and pushing a young man through a plate glass window. Sergeant Friday must get to the bottom of what is causing this to happen.
The Big Trio
E5
The Big TrioFriday and Smith investigate three traffic accidents in one night.
The Big Imposter
E6
The Big ImposterA missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.
The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
E7
The Big .22 Rifle for ChristmasFriday and Smith search for a missing boy. The first sign that the case is serious is when blood is found. Further probing reveals the boy's parents had purchased him a .22-caliber rifle for Christmas -- and the weapon is missing, removed from its wrapped package.
The Big Cop
E8
The Big CopFriday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.
The Big Grandma
E9
The Big GrandmaAn elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.
The Big Whiff
E10
The Big WhiffA woman is murdered when she is given an overdose of chloroform.
The Big Show
E11
The Big ShowA seven-week-old baby is found abandoned in a bus station.
The Big Safe
E12
The Big SafeFriday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.
The Big Church
E13
The Big ChurchA woman receives threatening letters from an unknown stalker.
The Big Hate
E14
The Big HateGordon Miller, a young pianist, is found near an abandoned freight car holding the dead body of a woman in his arms. He claims he has killed her. Called to interrogate him, Friday and Smith remain skeptical.
The Big Shakedown
E15
The Big ShakedownFriday is looking for a crooked cop.
The Big Rose
E16
The Big RoseFriday and Smith are looking for a missing woman that left her three children with her sister.
The Big Building
E17
The Big BuildingA prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.
The Big Run
E18
The Big RunFriday pursues the elusive armed robber Mark Hoffman after the man repeatedly escapes from both State and military prisons. Can Friday convince the man to surrender or will he go down in a hail of bullets.
The Big Break
E19
The Big BreakFriday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.
The Big Light
E20
The Big LightHenry Wilson, a Hollywood movie director, has been killed by a falling arc light. Was it really an accident? To answer this question, Friday and Smith go Hollywood with a wonderful excuse to visit the studios. But the two men do not fail to mix business with pleasure and they will wind up solving the mystery.
The Big Waiter
E21
The Big WaiterAn immigrant is brutally beaten to death and the trail may lead to the victim's abused wife.
The Big Test
E22
The Big TestA young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.
The Big Lay-Out
E23
The Big Lay-OutJoe Friday's old friend and his wife suspect their son is using drugs so they ask the police sergeant to look into it as a favor. As Joe and his partner check it out they suspect the son is also a dealer.
The Big Fire
E24
The Big FireA land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.
The Big Ray
E25
The Big RayA man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.
The Big Frank
E26
The Big FrankWhile investigating a routine robbery with Friday, Smith suffers a critical gunshot wound. Sergeant Friday is out for vengeance.
The Big Lease
E27
The Big LeaseAn elderly widower is missing, so Friday and Smith retrace his actions before his disappearance. Things point to a long vacation until the story of Mrs. Banner, who rented the man's house, doesn't add up.
The Big Hands
E28
The Big HandsFriday and Smith are assigned to investigate the strangulation of an unidentified woman in a hotel room. With no leads and no clues, and no idea of who she is, they must start from scratch to find her killer.
The Big Fourth
E29
The Big FourthSeveral babies are stolen in the city.
The Big Market
E30
The Big MarketA bandit starts robbing people at local markets.
The Big Friend
E31
The Big FriendFriday and Smith are torn between two suspects when a man reports that his wife has been strangled.
The Big Barrette
E32
The Big BarretteFriday and Smith search for the brutal killer of a 21-year-old woman.
The Big Dance
E33
The Big DanceFriday and Smith are looking for two thugs that seem to have disappeared from the city.