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Dragnet Season 8

Dragnet

Season 8

September 23, 1958 39 episodes

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The Big Beating
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E1. The Big Beating

30m Sep 23, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.

The Big Sweet Annie
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E2. The Big Sweet Annie

30m Sep 30, 1958

Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.

The Big Star
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E3. The Big Star

30m Oct 7, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.

The Big Oskar
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E4. The Big Oskar

30m Oct 14, 1958

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.

The Big Little Boy
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E5. The Big Little Boy

30m Oct 21, 1958

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.

The Big Voice
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E6. The Big Voice

30m Oct 28, 1958

A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.

The Big Jukebox
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E7. The Big Jukebox

30m Nov 4, 1958

Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.

The Big Doll
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E8. The Big Doll

30m Nov 11, 1958

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.

The Big Border
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E9. The Big Border

30m Nov 18, 1958

Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.

The Big Nazi
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E10. The Big Nazi

30m Nov 25, 1958

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.

The Big Hot Rod
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E11. The Big Hot Rod

30m Dec 2, 1958

Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.

The Big Green Monkey
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E12. The Big Green Monkey

30m Dec 9, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.

The Big Hype
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E13. The Big Hype

30m Dec 16, 1958

Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.

The Big Maria
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E14. The Big Maria

30m Dec 23, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.

The Big Donation
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E15. The Big Donation

30m Dec 30, 1958

Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.

The Big Malcolm
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E16. The Big Malcolm

30m Jan 6, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.

The Big Smart Girl
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E17. The Big Smart Girl

30m Jan 13, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.

The Big Doctor
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E18. The Big Doctor

30m Jan 20, 1959

Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.

The Big Signet
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E19. The Big Signet

30m Jan 27, 1959

Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.

The Big Accident
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E20. The Big Accident

30m Feb 3, 1959

An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.

The Big Mailman
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E21. The Big Mailman

30m Feb 10, 1959

Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.

The Big Roll
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E22. The Big Roll

30m Feb 17, 1959
The Big Thirteen
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E23. The Big Thirteen

30m Feb 24, 1959

An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.

The Big Sour
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E24. The Big Sour

30m Mar 10, 1959

An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.

The Big Starlet
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E25. The Big Starlet

30m Mar 17, 1959

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.

The Big Holdup
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E26. The Big Holdup

30m Mar 24, 1959

A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.

The Big Name
E27
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E27. The Big Name

30m Mar 31, 1959

The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.

The Big Couple
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E28. The Big Couple

30m Apr 7, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.

The Big Squeeze
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E29. The Big Squeeze

30m Apr 14, 1959

Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.

The Big Picture
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E30. The Big Picture

30m Apr 21, 1959

A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.

The Big Carnation
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E31. The Big Carnation

30m Apr 28, 1959

Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.

The Big Operator
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E32. The Big Operator

30m Jul 7, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.

The Big Bray
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E33. The Big Bray

30m Jul 12, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.

The Big Infant
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E34. The Big Infant

30m Jul 19, 1959

Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.

The Big Appetite
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E35. The Big Appetite

30m Jul 26, 1959

Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.

The Big .38
E36
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E36. The Big .38

30m Aug 2, 1959

Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.

The Big Byron
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E37. The Big Byron

30m Aug 9, 1959

A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.

The Big Counterfeit
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E38. The Big Counterfeit

30m Aug 16, 1959

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.

The Big Red
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E39. The Big Red

30m Aug 23, 1959

An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.

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