Dragnet - Season 8

Dragnet - Season 8

Season 8

Network
Episodes39
DatesSep 23, 1958 - Aug 23, 1959
Previous Season

Episodes

The Big Beating
Season 8Episode 130 min

The Big Beating

Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
Sep 23, 1958
The Big Weet Annie
Season 8Episode 230 min

The Big Weet Annie

Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
Sep 30, 1958
The Big Star
Season 8Episode 330 min

The Big Star

Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
Oct 7, 1958
The Big Oskar
Season 8Episode 430 min

The Big Oskar

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 14, 1958
The Big Little Boy
Season 8Episode 530 min

The Big Little Boy

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 21, 1958
The Big Voice
Season 8Episode 630 min

The Big Voice

A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.
Oct 28, 1958
The Big Jukebox
Season 8Episode 730 min

The Big Jukebox

Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
Nov 4, 1958
The Big Doll
Season 8Episode 830 min

The Big Doll

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 11, 1958
The Big Border
Season 8Episode 930 min

The Big Border

Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
Nov 18, 1958
The Big Nazi
Season 8Episode 1030 min

The Big Nazi

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.
Nov 25, 1958
The Big Hot Rod
Season 8Episode 1130 min

The Big Hot Rod

Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
Dec 2, 1958
The Big Green Monkey
Season 8Episode 1230 min

The Big Green Monkey

Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
Dec 9, 1958
The Big Hype
Season 8Episode 1330 min

The Big Hype

Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
Dec 16, 1958
The Big Maria
Season 8Episode 1430 min

The Big Maria

Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
Dec 23, 1958
The Big Donation
Season 8Episode 1530 min

The Big Donation

Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
Dec 30, 1958
The Big Malcolm
Season 8Episode 1630 min

The Big Malcolm

Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
Jan 6, 1959
The Big Smart Girl
Season 8Episode 1730 min

The Big Smart Girl

Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
Jan 13, 1959
The Big Doctor
Season 8Episode 1830 min

The Big Doctor

Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
Jan 20, 1959
The Big Signet
Season 8Episode 1930 min

The Big Signet

Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
Jan 27, 1959
The Big Accident
Season 8Episode 2030 min

The Big Accident

An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
Feb 3, 1959
The Big Mailman
Season 8Episode 2130 min

The Big Mailman

Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
Feb 10, 1959
The Big Sour
Season 8Episode 2230 min

The Big Sour

Feb 17, 1959
The Big Roll
Season 8Episode 2330 min

The Big Roll

An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
Feb 24, 1959
The Big Thirteen
Season 8Episode 2430 min

The Big Thirteen

An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
Mar 10, 1959
The Big Starlet
Season 8Episode 2530 min

The Big Starlet

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
Mar 17, 1959
The Big Holdup
Season 8Episode 2630 min

The Big Holdup

A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
Mar 24, 1959
The Big Name
Season 8Episode 2730 min

The Big Name

The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
Mar 31, 1959
The Big Couple
Season 8Episode 2830 min

The Big Couple

Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
Apr 7, 1959
The Big Squeeze
Season 8Episode 2930 min

The Big Squeeze

Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
Apr 14, 1959
The Big Picture
Season 8Episode 3030 min

The Big Picture

A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.
Apr 21, 1959
The Big Carnation
Season 8Episode 3130 min

The Big Carnation

Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
Apr 28, 1959
The Big Bray
Season 8Episode 3230 min

The Big Bray

Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.
Jul 7, 1959
The Big Bray
Season 8Episode 3330 min

The Big Bray

Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
Jul 12, 1959
The Big Infant
Season 8Episode 3430 min

The Big Infant

Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
Jul 19, 1959
The Big Appetite
Season 8Episode 3530 min

The Big Appetite

Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
Jul 26, 1959
The Big Operator
Season 8Episode 3630 min

The Big Operator

Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
Aug 2, 1959
The Big .38
Season 8Episode 3730 min

The Big .38

A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
Aug 9, 1959
The Big Counterfeit
Season 8Episode 3830 min

The Big Counterfeit

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 16, 1959
The Big Red
Season 8Episode 3930 min

The Big Red

An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.
Aug 23, 1959

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