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Dragnet, the radio series, premiered on NBC on June 3, 1949, and ended on February 26, 1957. A set of 314 original episodes aired between June 1949 and September 1955 with “.22 Rifle For Christmas” and “The Big Little Jesus” usually re-run during Christmas time.^[1] Re-runs were broadcast from the end of September 1955 to February 1957. The vast majority of the episodes are available free on various sites around the Internet.^[2]^[3]^[4]

1949 season

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It's up to Friday to recapture him again.”}},”i”:0}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”33″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Man Part 1 (Narcotics)”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Narcotics (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Thursday January 21st Cold”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|01|12}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A vicious criminal has resumed his narcotics operations in the city. The police know his name and know he's guilty, so Friday goes undercover to try to get evidence on him by infiltrating a Flats gang of narcotics pushers.”}},”i”:1}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”34″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Man Part 2 (Narcotics)”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Narcotics (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Wednesday July 9th Warm”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|01|19}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”For seven months, Friday's been working with federal and state agents in breaking a narcotics ring. After returning to active duty from his undercover assignment (from part 1), he helped apprehend a small fry in the narcotics trade. The police then turn their attention to the number one man in the narcotics business on the west coast, the big man, Arthur Z. Belmont. A stakeout begins in Manhattan Beach.”}},”i”:2}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”35″},”Title”:{“wt”:”Claude Jimmerson – Child Killer”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Monday October 27th Cloudy”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|02|02}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”Two little girls, aged seven and eleven, are reported missing at about 3:45pm. Somewhere between their homes and the neighbourhood grocery store they dropped from sight. Foul play is suspected when their pet Collie is later found beaten to death.\n\n* Jack Webb gives a disclaimer about this episode not being suitable for children.”}},”i”:3}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”36″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Girl”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Robbery (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Wednesday October 3rd Warm”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|02|09}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”The cops search for a big blonde who shoots her victims in cold blood. So far sixteen persons have been robbed and beaten senseless. The victims describe the assailant as a tall, beautiful woman, but there is a possibility it could be a man wearing woman's clothing.”}},”i”:4}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”37″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Grifter”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Bunco (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Tuesday July 28th Warm”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|02|23}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”An expert confidence man, \”Gentleman Wallace\”, has resumed operations in Los Angeles. His criminal record dates back thirty-five years. He's a born con-man, a master in the art of the gentle swindle whose taken advantage of two used-car dealers, and many others.”}},”i”:5}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”38″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Kill”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Sunday May 23rd Warm”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|03|02}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A police officer is shot down on the front steps of his home. There's no apparent motive for the shooting and the assailant escaped in a blue sedan. Jack Carver, just out of Folsom, is later suspected of killing the cop for revenge for sending him to prison. Friday poses as a criminal in jail to find the missing murder weapon.”}},”i”:6}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”39″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Thank You”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Thursday March 9th Foggy”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|03|09}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A confessed murderer, Annie Johnson, is paroled from the state prison for women following a murder conviction. After seven months, the parole office loses contact with her. She is then suspected of harming Laura Muller, the woman responsible for her parole and has since disappeared. Foul play is suspected. Based on the story of [[Louise Peete]].”}},”i”:7}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”40″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Boys”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Robbery (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Friday December 10th Cold”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|03|16}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A gang of four young hoodlums and their puppy have come to Los Angeles from San Francisco. They are already wanted for a series of robberies in San Francisco and are planning to pull a big job in Los Angeles. They're armed, reckless and cold-blooded, but a long stake-out with an alcoholic desk clerk might provide results.”}},”i”:8}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”41″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Gangster Part 1″},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Tuesday July 18th Hot”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|03|23}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”Attempts have been made on the life of a notorious gangster, Gus Valentine. If he dies, it could mean an open gang war. Even though he is on the wrong side of the law, the cops must protect him.”}},”i”:9}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”42″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Gangster Part 2″},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Saturday July 22nd Hot”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|03|30}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”Notorious gangster Gus Valentine has been shot to death, a gang war is threatened, and his gang members seek revenge. It is Friday and Romero's job to find his killers before the other gangsters do.”}},”i”:10}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”43″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Book”},”AltTitle”:{“wt”:”The Big Smut Press”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Inspector Lester Juvenile (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Monday October 21st Cool”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|04|06}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”High schools have been flooded with obscene, filthy, pornographic \”comic\” book literature. The Police stamp out one source and a dozen more spring up. Friday and Romero make a presentation to the local PTA and a lead brings them to a cigar stand downtown and a man called \”Barney\” and then eventually to the printer.”}},”i”:11}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”44″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Watch”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Robbery (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Wednesday February 3rd Cold”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|04|13}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A gang of vicious \”Hitch-Hike Bandits\” are committing assaults, robberies and attempted murders. Their victims are army officers stationed in the city. After one of the victims is killed by the gunmen, a manhunt is on.”}},”i”:12}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”45″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Trial”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Sullivan Traffic: Accident Investigation- Hit and Run Felony Detail (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Monday September 4th Hot”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|04|20}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”In the early hours of the morning Sheila Gordon is struck down by a hit-and-run driver. After three months of grueling police work, she takes a payoff not to show up for the trial of the guy who struck her down. Friday and Romero have to chase her down.”}},”i”:13}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”46″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Job”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Blane Steve Bunco-Fugitive (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Thursday April 27th Warm”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|04|27}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”The Police receive information that an escaped criminal, called Alfred Garvey, is hiding out in the City. While searching for him at a hotel Garvey shoots an off-duty cop, and friend of Friday and Romero, John Maxwell. He was about to go on vacation but decided to visit Friday and Romero first. Soon a Police manhunt is launched to find Garvey.”}},”i”:14}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”47″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Badge”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Wednesday March 7th Cloudy”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|05|04}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”For two months, \”The Badge Bandit\”, a depraved criminal who pretends to be a police officer, has struck fifteen times. Men and women have been robbed, brutally attacked. Friday and Policewoman Dorothy Rivers go on a stakeout to catch him, along with several other members of the LAPD.”}},”i”:15}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”48″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Knife”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Bowling Juvenile (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Thursday November 4th Windy”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|05|11}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”Twenty one girls have been knifed while at a high school. So far there's only been assaults, no murders, but with a potential killer roaming the halls of the high school, the Police are called in.”}},”i”:16}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”49″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Pug”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Ed Walker Robbery (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Saturday August 9th Hot”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|05|18}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”Two criminals rob and beat up Myrtle Shaw, an elderly woman, who was on her way to the bank. The suspects are cruel and ruthless, so it's the police and Friday's job to find them.”}},”i”:17}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”50″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Key”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Blane Steve Homicide”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Sunday December 25th Raining”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|05|25}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”Maria Comacho is found murdered in a churchyard; her body shows the marks of a savage attack. The clues are meager: a key, a pen, and some shoe polish smear.”}},”i”:18}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”51″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Fake”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Deputy Chief Coleman Personnel (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Wednesday April 9th Foggy”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|06|01}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A drunk files a report of robbery and assault (including breaking his arm) against a rookie police officer. The Rookie cop denies the accusations.”}},”i”:19}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”52″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Smart Guy”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Friday March 16th Damp”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|06|08}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”Elizabeth Benham has been shot to death. The apparent motive, according to her husband, was a robbery. The killer, Jack Morrison, also known as Tommy Kane, is suspected to have committed the murder, but it is believed that he had help.”}},”i”:20}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”53″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Purse”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Ed Walker Robbery (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Monday July 1st Mild”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|06|15}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”Scores of lone women have been beaten and robbed by two young purse-snatchers working in a downtown neighbourhood. The victims have been unable to identify the two young hoodlums.”}},”i”:21}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”54″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Mink”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Blane Steve Homicide (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Saturday November 23rd Warm”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|06|22}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”The owner of a fur store, Albert Criver, has been shot and killed; his wife found the body. The only lead is a missing mink fur coat which had been taken before the murder. Albert's 1940 Oldsmobile is also missing and his wife mentions the license keychain tag distributed by the Veteran's Administration.”}},”i”:22}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”55″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Grab”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Tuesday April 4th Warm”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|06|29}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A woman, Mrs. Kessell, has been kidnapped, taken from her home by a man posing as a police officer. Friday, Romero, and Brown join Professor Kessell for a Passover Seder.”}},”i”:23}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”56″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Frame”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Lieutenant Calfy Traffic: Accident Investigation - Hit and Run Felony Detail (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Monday April 19th Windy”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|07|06}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A dead body is found in the streets in the early hours of the morning. He is later identified as Edward Stokes, a victim of a hit and run driver.”}},”i”:24}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”57″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Bomb”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Deputy Chief Lin White Unassigned”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Tuesday November 15th Raining”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|07|13}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”Friday has been off-duty for 2 hours when he receives an emergency phone call from the Deputy Chief of Police. An entire block in the heart of the city has been threatened with complete destruction by Vernon Carney. He is threatening to blow up City Hall with a bomb if his brother, Elwood Carney, isn't freed from jail by nine o'clock.\n\n* Remake of \”Attempted City Hall Bombing\”.”}},”i”:25}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”58″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Gent Part 1″},”AltTitle”:{“wt”:”Frank Chaney – The Gentleman Bandit: Part 1″},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Ed Walker Robbery (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Tuesday October 6th Cool”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|07|20}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A hold-up has been committed in a neighbouring city where a bystander is shot to death and two others are wounded. The bandits are ruthless, well armed and currently known to be in the area. Friday and Romero identify one of them as Frank Cheney, The Gentleman Bandit, a rich man who robs and kills for fun, even after an eighteen year stay in Folsom State Prison. Soon, Stanley Turk Webber, Cheney's partner in crime, is captured, but Cheney remains at large.”}},”i”:26}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”59″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Gent Part 2″},”AltTitle”:{“wt”:”Frank Chaney – The Gentleman Bandit: Part 2″},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Ed Walker Robbery (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Tuesday June 6th Cloudy”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|07|27}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”Three persons are shot down in a twelve thousand dollar hold up. One of the bandits, Stanley Turk Webber, is apprehended, convicted and sent to prison for life. The other one, Frank Chaney, is still at large. But thanks to a tip from Cheney's father, he is captured at a freighter loading dynamite in the harbor. Meanwhile, in an unrelated subplot, Friday calls fellow officer, Dorothy Rivers, about her lost purse and their date at the movies the previous night. Friday works up the courage to ask her to have dinner with him at his mother's next week.”}},”i”:27}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”60″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Dare”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Blane Steve Homicide (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Wednesday September 29th Warm”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|08|03}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A woman is knifed to death, and her body bears the mark of a brutally slain attack. The Police are called in by the woman's son who had found the body. During the investigation, it's revealed the mom had several boyfriends, and one of her current boyfriends was jealous of her having other boyfriends. As the Dragnet closes in on the killer, his sister arranges for the suspect to surrender.”}},”i”:28}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”61″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Actor”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Curney Narcotics (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Monday October 23rd Foggy”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|08|10}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”St. Christopher's Hospital pharmacy is held up and $10,000 worth of high grade narcotics are stolen. The Police are called but the bandits escape.”}},”i”:29}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”62″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Youngster”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Inspector Bowling Juvenile (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Tuesday April 10th Cool”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|08|17}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A vicious case of wanton and willful destruction of private property occurs to a lawyers office and suspicion points to a juvenile. The police try to find out who did it and why. Meanwhile, a young boy named Arnold Waterman confesses to a murder. When no body is found, Waterman is suspected of being the vandal Friday is looking for.”}},”i”:30}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”63″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Chance”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Early Morning Watch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Monday June 4th Sultry”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|08|24}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A highway patrolman has disappeared from his cruiser, out in the countryside. 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The police know his MO but not his identity; soon they get a name Harry Johansson and the Dragnet closes in.”}},”i”:32}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”65″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Poison”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Blane Steve Homicide (Daywatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Saturday September 30th Warm”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|09|07}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”Mr. and Mrs. Apperson, an elderly couple, living in a fashionable neighborhood of the city, have disappeared. There is no trace of them; not a clue to their whereabouts. Foul play is suspected and soon a bottle of cyanide points to a grim conclusion, involving the live-in nephew.”}},”i”:33}},”\n”,{“template”:{“target”:{“wt”:”Episode list\n “,”href”:”./Template:Episode_list”},”params”:{“EpisodeNumber”:{“wt”:”66″},”Title”:{“wt”:”The Big Make”},”Aux1″:{“wt”:”Ben Romero Captain Ed Walker Robbery (Nightwatch)”},”Aux2″:{“wt”:”Tuesday November 3rd Chilly”},”OriginalAirDate”:{“wt”:”{{Start date|1950|09|14}}”},”ShortSummary”:{“wt”:”A small bakery, \”Stendahl's Bakery Shop\”, is held up. 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Episode #	Title	Case Details (Partner/Boss/Department)	Background information (Date/Weather)	Original air date
32	“Max Tyler – Escaped Convict” “The Big Escape”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Robbery (Nightwatch)	Tuesday February 8th Cold	January 5, 1950 (1950-01-05)
Two armed bandits have robbed large jewelry stores in the city. One suspect escapes but one is apprehended and identified as a friend of Friday’s, Max Tyler. However, Tyler escapes from jail, and shoots and injures Romero. It’s up to Friday to recapture him again.
33	“The Big Man Part 1 (Narcotics)”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Narcotics (Nightwatch)	Thursday January 21st Cold	January 12, 1950 (1950-01-12)
A vicious criminal has resumed his narcotics operations in the city. The police know his name and know he’s guilty, so Friday goes undercover to try to get evidence on him by infiltrating a Flats gang of narcotics pushers.
34	“The Big Man Part 2 (Narcotics)”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Narcotics (Nightwatch)	Wednesday July 9th Warm	January 19, 1950 (1950-01-19)
For seven months, Friday’s been working with federal and state agents in breaking a narcotics ring. After returning to active duty from his undercover assignment (from part 1), he helped apprehend a small fry in the narcotics trade. The police then turn their attention to the number one man in the narcotics business on the west coast, the big man, Arthur Z. Belmont. A stakeout begins in Manhattan Beach.
35	“Claude Jimmerson – Child Killer”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)	Monday October 27th Cloudy	February 2, 1950 (1950-02-02)
Two little girls, aged seven and eleven, are reported missing at about 3:45pm. Somewhere between their homes and the neighbourhood grocery store they dropped from sight. Foul play is suspected when their pet Collie is later found beaten to death. Jack Webb gives a disclaimer about this episode not being suitable for children.
36	“The Big Girl”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Robbery (Nightwatch)	Wednesday October 3rd Warm	February 9, 1950 (1950-02-09)
The cops search for a big blonde who shoots her victims in cold blood. So far sixteen persons have been robbed and beaten senseless. The victims describe the assailant as a tall, beautiful woman, but there is a possibility it could be a man wearing woman’s clothing.
37	“The Big Grifter”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Bunco (Daywatch)	Tuesday July 28th Warm	February 23, 1950 (1950-02-23)
An expert confidence man, “Gentleman Wallace”, has resumed operations in Los Angeles. His criminal record dates back thirty-five years. He’s a born con-man, a master in the art of the gentle swindle whose taken advantage of two used-car dealers, and many others.
38	“The Big Kill”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Daywatch)	Sunday May 23rd Warm	March 2, 1950 (1950-03-02)
A police officer is shot down on the front steps of his home. There’s no apparent motive for the shooting and the assailant escaped in a blue sedan. Jack Carver, just out of Folsom, is later suspected of killing the cop for revenge for sending him to prison. Friday poses as a criminal in jail to find the missing murder weapon.
39	“The Big Thank You”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Daywatch)	Thursday March 9th Foggy	March 9, 1950 (1950-03-09)
A confessed murderer, Annie Johnson, is paroled from the state prison for women following a murder conviction. After seven months, the parole office loses contact with her. She is then suspected of harming Laura Muller, the woman responsible for her parole and has since disappeared. Foul play is suspected. Based on the story of Louise Peete.
40	“The Big Boys”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Robbery (Daywatch)	Friday December 10th Cold	March 16, 1950 (1950-03-16)
A gang of four young hoodlums and their puppy have come to Los Angeles from San Francisco. They are already wanted for a series of robberies in San Francisco and are planning to pull a big job in Los Angeles. They’re armed, reckless and cold-blooded, but a long stake-out with an alcoholic desk clerk might provide results.
41	“The Big Gangster Part 1”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)	Tuesday July 18th Hot	March 23, 1950 (1950-03-23)
Attempts have been made on the life of a notorious gangster, Gus Valentine. If he dies, it could mean an open gang war. Even though he is on the wrong side of the law, the cops must protect him.
42	“The Big Gangster Part 2”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)	Saturday July 22nd Hot	March 30, 1950 (1950-03-30)
Notorious gangster Gus Valentine has been shot to death, a gang war is threatened, and his gang members seek revenge. It is Friday and Romero’s job to find his killers before the other gangsters do.
43	“The Big Book” “The Big Smut Press”	Ben Romero Inspector Lester Juvenile (Daywatch)	Monday October 21st Cool	April 6, 1950 (1950-04-06)
High schools have been flooded with obscene, filthy, pornographic “comic” book literature. The Police stamp out one source and a dozen more spring up. Friday and Romero make a presentation to the local PTA and a lead brings them to a cigar stand downtown and a man called “Barney” and then eventually to the printer.
44	“The Big Watch”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Robbery (Nightwatch)	Wednesday February 3rd Cold	April 13, 1950 (1950-04-13)
A gang of vicious “Hitch-Hike Bandits” are committing assaults, robberies and attempted murders. Their victims are army officers stationed in the city. After one of the victims is killed by the gunmen, a manhunt is on.
45	“The Big Trial”	Ben Romero Captain Sullivan Traffic: Accident Investigation- Hit and Run Felony Detail (Nightwatch)	Monday September 4th Hot	April 20, 1950 (1950-04-20)
In the early hours of the morning Sheila Gordon is struck down by a hit-and-run driver. After three months of grueling police work, she takes a payoff not to show up for the trial of the guy who struck her down. Friday and Romero have to chase her down.
46	“The Big Job”	Ben Romero Captain Blane Steve Bunco-Fugitive (Nightwatch)	Thursday April 27th Warm	April 27, 1950 (1950-04-27)
The Police receive information that an escaped criminal, called Alfred Garvey, is hiding out in the City. While searching for him at a hotel Garvey shoots an off-duty cop, and friend of Friday and Romero, John Maxwell. He was about to go on vacation but decided to visit Friday and Romero first. Soon a Police manhunt is launched to find Garvey.
47	“The Big Badge”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)	Wednesday March 7th Cloudy	May 4, 1950 (1950-05-04)
For two months, “The Badge Bandit”, a depraved criminal who pretends to be a police officer, has struck fifteen times. Men and women have been robbed, brutally attacked. Friday and Policewoman Dorothy Rivers go on a stakeout to catch him, along with several other members of the LAPD.
48	“The Big Knife”	Ben Romero Captain Bowling Juvenile (Daywatch)	Thursday November 4th Windy	May 11, 1950 (1950-05-11)
Twenty one girls have been knifed while at a high school. So far there’s only been assaults, no murders, but with a potential killer roaming the halls of the high school, the Police are called in.
49	“The Big Pug”	Ben Romero Captain Ed Walker Robbery (Daywatch)	Saturday August 9th Hot	May 18, 1950 (1950-05-18)
Two criminals rob and beat up Myrtle Shaw, an elderly woman, who was on her way to the bank. The suspects are cruel and ruthless, so it’s the police and Friday’s job to find them.
50	“The Big Key”	Ben Romero Captain Blane Steve Homicide	Sunday December 25th Raining	May 25, 1950 (1950-05-25)
Maria Comacho is found murdered in a churchyard; her body shows the marks of a savage attack. The clues are meager: a key, a pen, and some shoe polish smear.
51	“The Big Fake”	Ben Romero Deputy Chief Coleman Personnel (Daywatch)	Wednesday April 9th Foggy	June 1, 1950 (1950-06-01)
A drunk files a report of robbery and assault (including breaking his arm) against a rookie police officer. The Rookie cop denies the accusations.
52	“The Big Smart Guy”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)	Friday March 16th Damp	June 8, 1950 (1950-06-08)
Elizabeth Benham has been shot to death. The apparent motive, according to her husband, was a robbery. The killer, Jack Morrison, also known as Tommy Kane, is suspected to have committed the murder, but it is believed that he had help.
53	“The Big Purse”	Ben Romero Captain Ed Walker Robbery (Nightwatch)	Monday July 1st Mild	June 15, 1950 (1950-06-15)
Scores of lone women have been beaten and robbed by two young purse-snatchers working in a downtown neighbourhood. The victims have been unable to identify the two young hoodlums.
54	“The Big Mink”	Ben Romero Captain Blane Steve Homicide (Nightwatch)	Saturday November 23rd Warm	June 22, 1950 (1950-06-22)
The owner of a fur store, Albert Criver, has been shot and killed; his wife found the body. The only lead is a missing mink fur coat which had been taken before the murder. Albert’s 1940 Oldsmobile is also missing and his wife mentions the license keychain tag distributed by the Veteran’s Administration.
55	“The Big Grab”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)	Tuesday April 4th Warm	June 29, 1950 (1950-06-29)
A woman, Mrs. Kessell, has been kidnapped, taken from her home by a man posing as a police officer. Friday, Romero, and Brown join Professor Kessell for a Passover Seder.
56	“The Big Frame”	Ben Romero Lieutenant Calfy Traffic: Accident Investigation – Hit and Run Felony Detail (Daywatch)	Monday April 19th Windy	July 6, 1950 (1950-07-06)
A dead body is found in the streets in the early hours of the morning. He is later identified as Edward Stokes, a victim of a hit and run driver.
57	“The Big Bomb”	Ben Romero Deputy Chief Lin White Unassigned	Tuesday November 15th Raining	July 13, 1950 (1950-07-13)
Friday has been off-duty for 2 hours when he receives an emergency phone call from the Deputy Chief of Police. An entire block in the heart of the city has been threatened with complete destruction by Vernon Carney. He is threatening to blow up City Hall with a bomb if his brother, Elwood Carney, isn’t freed from jail by nine o’clock. Remake of “Attempted City Hall Bombing”.
58	“The Big Gent Part 1” “Frank Chaney – The Gentleman Bandit: Part 1”	Ben Romero Captain Ed Walker Robbery (Daywatch)	Tuesday October 6th Cool	July 20, 1950 (1950-07-20)
A hold-up has been committed in a neighbouring city where a bystander is shot to death and two others are wounded. The bandits are ruthless, well armed and currently known to be in the area. Friday and Romero identify one of them as Frank Cheney, The Gentleman Bandit, a rich man who robs and kills for fun, even after an eighteen year stay in Folsom State Prison. Soon, Stanley Turk Webber, Cheney’s partner in crime, is captured, but Cheney remains at large.
59	“The Big Gent Part 2” “Frank Chaney – The Gentleman Bandit: Part 2”	Ben Romero Captain Ed Walker Robbery (Daywatch)	Tuesday June 6th Cloudy	July 27, 1950 (1950-07-27)
Three persons are shot down in a twelve thousand dollar hold up. One of the bandits, Stanley Turk Webber, is apprehended, convicted and sent to prison for life. The other one, Frank Chaney, is still at large. But thanks to a tip from Cheney’s father, he is captured at a freighter loading dynamite in the harbor. Meanwhile, in an unrelated subplot, Friday calls fellow officer, Dorothy Rivers, about her lost purse and their date at the movies the previous night. Friday works up the courage to ask her to have dinner with him at his mother’s next week.
60	“The Big Dare”	Ben Romero Captain Blane Steve Homicide (Nightwatch)	Wednesday September 29th Warm	August 3, 1950 (1950-08-03)
A woman is knifed to death, and her body bears the mark of a brutally slain attack. The Police are called in by the woman’s son who had found the body. During the investigation, it’s revealed the mom had several boyfriends, and one of her current boyfriends was jealous of her having other boyfriends. As the Dragnet closes in on the killer, his sister arranges for the suspect to surrender.
61	“The Big Actor”	Ben Romero Captain Curney Narcotics (Daywatch)	Monday October 23rd Foggy	August 10, 1950 (1950-08-10)
St. Christopher’s Hospital pharmacy is held up and $10,000 worth of high grade narcotics are stolen. The Police are called but the bandits escape.
62	“The Big Youngster”	Ben Romero Inspector Bowling Juvenile (Daywatch)	Tuesday April 10th Cool	August 17, 1950 (1950-08-17)
A vicious case of wanton and willful destruction of private property occurs to a lawyers office and suspicion points to a juvenile. The police try to find out who did it and why. Meanwhile, a young boy named Arnold Waterman confesses to a murder. When no body is found, Waterman is suspected of being the vandal Friday is looking for.
63	“The Big Chance”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Early Morning Watch)	Monday June 4th Sultry	August 24, 1950 (1950-08-24)
A highway patrolman has disappeared from his cruiser, out in the countryside. His cruiser was found with the motor running and lights on.
64	“The Big Check”	Ben Romero Captain Elliot Forgery (Daywatch)	Monday February 4th Cold	August 31, 1950 (1950-08-31)
Friday and Romero must track down an accomplished check forger who passes dozens of small checks—all of them bad. He has started working the city and his victims are small businessmen. The police know his MO but not his identity; soon they get a name Harry Johansson and the Dragnet closes in.
65	“The Big Poison”	Ben Romero Captain Blane Steve Homicide (Daywatch)	Saturday September 30th Warm	September 7, 1950 (1950-09-07)
Mr. and Mrs. Apperson, an elderly couple, living in a fashionable neighborhood of the city, have disappeared. There is no trace of them; not a clue to their whereabouts. Foul play is suspected and soon a bottle of cyanide points to a grim conclusion, involving the live-in nephew.
66	“The Big Make”	Ben Romero Captain Ed Walker Robbery (Nightwatch)	Tuesday November 3rd Chilly	September 14, 1950 (1950-09-14)
A small bakery, “Stendahl’s Bakery Shop”, is held up. The perpetrator shot the shop owner and his daughter down without reason.
67	“The Big Pair”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Burglary (Daywatch)	Monday August 3rd Warm	September 21, 1950 (1950-09-21)
A couple of unidentified thieves start a campaign of burglaries in the city. Homes are broken into and stripped of their furnishings, with the thieves selling all the furniture from the homes they break into, to families out of town, starting with the house of a little girl and her grandfather.
68	“The Big Death”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Daywatch)	Monday February 17th Raining	September 28, 1950 (1950-09-28)
A socially prominent man decides to plot to kill his wife and hires Joe Friday for the job.
69	“The Big 38”	Ben Romero Captain Walker Robbery (Nightwatch)	Friday August 17th Hot	October 5, 1950 (1950-10-05)
A store clerk has been murdered, shot to death in a robbery. The holdup man is described as tall, well dressed. Witnesses say he escaped in a taxi cab. The Number of the cab was covered up some way. Seven other armed robberies have been committed in the past 16 days by the same man with the same M.O.
70	“The Big Quack”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Burglary (Daywatch)	Sunday November 22nd Chilly	October 12, 1950 (1950-10-12)
A man posing as a doctor is burglarizing homes in the city. Marla Hutchins commits suicide after being robbed by the phony Dr. Schulte, owner of the Los Angeles College of Psychotherapeutics. The police have his description and must find him.
71	“The Big Grandma”	Ben Romero Captain Elliot Forgery (Daywatch)	Monday April 17th Warm	October 19, 1950 (1950-10-19)
An elderly woman has been passing bad checks for the last nine years. She is an accomplished forger and looks like everyone’s grandmother, and never passes a bad check between May and October. She’s written more than twenty thousand dollars in bad checks.
72	“The Big Meet”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Narcotics	Wednesday June 24th Sultry	October 26, 1950 (1950-10-26)
A gang of veteran dope peddlers moves into LA. They offer a hundred thousand dollars’ worth of heroin for sale. Sergeant Friday tries to trap Howard Scully, a careful narcotics wholesaler, who leads the gang. Friday goes undercover and poses as a buyer; he meets the leaders contacts and they’re ready to do business.
73	“The Big Church”	Ben Romero Captain Steve Homicide (Nightwatch)	Tuesday March 8th Cold	November 2, 1950 (1950-11-02)
A new member of the congregation receives anonymous letters and phone calls threatening her with murder. The notes bear the mark of a fanatic, but police suspect fraud until a faked attack confirms their suspicion. The Second Reformed Church of the Holy Book is the name of the church.
74	“The Big Mother”	Ben Romero Captain Steve Homicide (Nightwatch)	Thursday January 28th Raining	November 9, 1950 (1950-11-09)
A newborn, one of the three-day-old Striker baby twins, has been stolen from Mercy Hospital nursery. There is no trace of the infant and there is no trace of the abductor.
75	“The Big Parrot”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Early Morning Watch)	Wednesday April 2nd Windy	November 16, 1950 (1950-11-16)
A man and his wife are found strangled to death in a rooming house, and the killer has set fire to the room to cover his tracks. Also a dead parrot, who’s also been strangled, lies on the floor beside the bodies.
76	“The Big Betty”	Ben Romero Captain McCally Bunco (Daywatch)	Tuesday December 14th Cold	November 23, 1950 (1950-11-23)
A bunco gang of petty swindlers have set up operations in the city. They work the obituary racket, selling worthless merchandise to the relatives of the deceased. They’re experienced, cunning and they work fast.
77	“The Big Car”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Robbery (Nightwatch)	Monday February 12th Cold	November 30, 1950 (1950-11-30)
In four months, fifteen food markets in Los Angeles have been held up and robbed. The bandit is well-dressed and well-armed, and a bright red Pontiac looks like a clue for the police.
78	“The Big Picture”	Ben Romero Inspector Bowling Juvenile (Daywatch)	Tuesday May 7th Mild	December 7, 1950 (1950-12-07)
A pair of fake talent scouts are at work in the city; their victims are young girls seeking careers in Hollywood. The criminals are vicious and relentless.
79	“The Big Break”	Ben Romero Ed Walker Robbery (Nightwatch)	Wednesday March 18th Cold	December 14, 1950 (1950-12-14)
Friday and Romero have been tracking a hold up man for months. They finally get a line on where he’s hiding but he’s dangerous and well armed. After a shoot-out, the criminal, George Hoffman, is arrested but escapes at his arraignment by climbing down the side of a building.
80–30	“.22 Rifle for Christmas”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)	Thursday December 22nd Cold	December 21, 1950 (1950-12-21) (Re-recording of December 22, 1949 (1949-12-22))
A young boy, aged 9 years old, named Stanley Johnstone is reported missing from his home and so is the .22 caliber rifle he was going to get for Christmas. Foul play is suspected. This is a re-recording of the previous year’s Christmas episode.
81	“The Big Family”	Ben Romero Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Missing Persons (Daywatch)	Saturday February 6th Foggy	December 28, 1950 (1950-12-28)
A wealthy businessman in the city drops from sight. His car is found on the dock—an apparent suicide scenario—but there’s no body. Friday and Romero start to search for him, but after a lot of missing persons police work, no laws are broken and the man is found just trying to get away from it all.

1951 season

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Episode #	Title	Case Details (Partner/Boss/Department)	Background information (Date/Weather)	Original air date
134	“The Big Red Part 1”	Ed Jacobs Captain Curney Narcotics (Special Detail)	Tuesday August 9th Hot	January 3, 1952 (1952-01-03)
135	“The Big Red Part 2”	Ed Jacobs Captain Curney Narcotics (Special Detail)	Sunday August 14th Cool	January 10, 1952 (1952-01-10)
136	“The Big Juvenile Division”	Ed Jacobs Captain Lohrman Homicide (Special Detail)	Tuesday October 14th Cloudy	January 17, 1952 (1952-01-17)
137	“The Big Court”	Ed Jacobs Captain Didian Robbery (Daywatch)	Wednesday March 12th Cold	January 24, 1952 (1952-01-24)
138	“The Big Almost No-Show”	Ed Jacobs Captain Lohrman Homicide (Daywatch)	Wednesday November 14th Overcast	January 31, 1952 (1952-01-31)
139	“The Big Honeymoon”	Ed Jacobs Captain Steve Bunco*	Unknown	February 7, 1952 (1952-02-07)
Due to technical difficulties at the time of its broadcast, we are not told what division Friday & Jacobs are working, but they mention that the culprit they are pursuing is a bunco suspect.
140	“The Big Phone Call”	Ed Jacobs Captain Didan Robbery (Daywatch)	Thursday July 18th Sultry	February 14, 1952 (1952-02-14)
141	“The Big Producer”	Ed Jacobs Captain Stien Juvenile (Daywatch)	Wednesday November 8th Windy	February 21, 1952 (1952-02-21)
142	“The Big Plant”	Ed Jacobs Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Daywatch)	Wednesday September 15th Hot	February 28, 1952 (1952-02-28)
The episode is a remake of Episode 14 “Eric Kelby – Buried Body in Nursery” with new names, and Ed Jacobs as Joe’s partner.
143	“The Big Evans”	Ed Jacobs Lieutenant Jesop Personnel (Daywatch)	Tuesday June 11th Mild	March 6, 1952 (1952-03-06)
144	“The Big Fire”	Ed Jacobs Captain Lohrman Homicide (Nightwatch)	Wednesday May 9th Hot	March 13, 1952 (1952-03-13)
145	“The Big Border”	Ed Jacobs Captain Didian Robbery (Daywatch)	Wednesday October 6th Cloudy	March 20, 1952 (1952-03-20)
146	“The Big Rose”	Ed Jacobs Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Daywatch)	Monday June 3rd Overcast	March 27, 1952 (1952-03-27)
147	“The Big Streetcar”	Ed Jacobs Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)	Thursday January 20th Mild	April 3, 1952 (1952-04-03)
148	“The Big Show”	Ed Jacobs Captain Stien Juvenile (Daywatch)	Wednesday August 14th Hot	April 10, 1952 (1952-04-10)
149	“The Big Bunco”	Bill Lockwood * Captain Steve Bunco (Daywatch)	Tuesday September 9th	April 17, 1952 (1952-04-17)
Ed Jacobs becomes an instructor for the police academy, and Ben Romero’s nephew, Officer Bill Lockwood^[a] (Martin Milner, future star of Route 66 and Adam-12), becomes Joe’s new partner for the next few episodes.
150	“The Big Elevator”	Bill Lockwood Captain Lohrman Homicide (Nightwatch)	Wednesday November 9th Foggy	April 24, 1952 (1952-04-24)
151	“The Big Safe”	Frank Smith Captain Wisdom Burglary-Safe Detail (Daywatch)	Sunday June 8th Warm	May 1, 1952 (1952-05-01)
Bill Lockwood is out with a sprained ankle, and Frank Smith^[b] works with Joe, portrayed by Harry Bartell.
152	“The Big Gamble”	Bill Lockwood Lieutenant Bingham Vice (Daywatch)	Monday February 9th Foggy	May 8, 1952 (1952-05-08)
153	“The Big Mail”	Frank Smith Captain Didian Robbery (Nightwatch)	Monday August 4th	May 15, 1952 (1952-05-15)
Friday and new partner Frank Smith are after a trio of robbers who hijacked a Registered Mail truck for its cash. Actor Herb Ellis takes over as Frank Smith for four episodes. This case marks the second appearance of Frank Smith, who would be Joe’s partner for the rest of the radio series
154	“The Big Shakedown”	Frank Smith Captain Hayes Vice (Daywatch)	Tuesday October 18th Hot	May 22, 1952 (1952-05-22)
155	“The Big Fourth”	Frank Smith Captain Stien Juvenile (Daywatch)	Wednesday June 18th Warm	May 29, 1952 (1952-05-29)
156	“The Big Whiff”	Frank Smith Captain Lohrman Homicide (Nightwatch)	Thursday October 16th Cloudy	June 5, 1952 (1952-06-05)
157	“The Big Donation”	Bill Lockwood Captain Steve Bunco (Daywatch)	Tuesday February 16th Cold	June 12, 1952 (1952-06-12)
Ken Peters portrays Bill Lockwood instead of Martin Milner.
158	“The Big Jules”	Frank Smith Captain Curney Narcotics (Daywatch)	Thursday October 8th Hot	June 19, 1952 (1952-06-19)
Vic Perrin takes over as Frank Smith for six episodes.
159	“The Big Roll”	Frank Smith Captain Lohrman Homicide (Nightwatch)	Monday March 18th Overcast	June 26, 1952 (1952-06-26)
160	“The Big Trio”	Frank Smith Deputy Chief Coldwell Traffic: Accident Investigation (Nightwatch)	Thursday July 3rd Warm	July 3, 1952 (1952-07-03)
161	“The Big Hate”	Frank Smith Captain Lohrman Homicide (Nightwatch)	Tuesday January 18th Cold	July 10, 1952 (1952-07-10)
162	“The Big Signet”	Frank Smith Captain Didian Robbery (Daywatch)	Monday June 2nd Smoggy	July 31, 1952 (1952-07-31)
163	“The Big Impression”	Frank Smith Captain Didan Robbery (Daywatch)	Tuesday July 12th Hot	August 7, 1952 (1952-08-07)
164	“The Big Drive”	Frank Smith Captain Lohrman Homicide (Daywatch)	Wednesday February 6th Cold	August 14, 1952 (1952-08-14)
Ken Patterson portrays Frank Smith in this episode.
165	“The Big Paper”	Frank Smith Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Forgery (Daywatch)	Tuesday July 22nd Hot	August 21, 1952 (1952-08-21)
Herb Ellis returns to the role of Frank Smith for five more episodes.
166	“The Big Test”	Frank Smith Captain Lohrman Homicide (Daywatch)	Monday August 9th Warm	August 28, 1952 (1952-08-28)
167	“The Big Ray”	Frank Smith Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Nightwatch)	Wednesday September 4th Warm	September 4, 1952 (1952-09-04)
168	“The Big Tear”	Frank Smith Captain Wisdom Burglary (Daywatch)	Tuesday July 10th Hot	September 11, 1952 (1952-09-11)
169	“The Big Bull”	Frank Smith Captain Didian Robbery (Daywatch)	Tuesday March 6th Windy	September 14, 1952 (1952-09-14)
170	“The Big Shot”	Frank Smith Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Daywatch)	Wednesday April 7th Warm	September 21, 1952 (1952-09-21)
Ben Alexander takes over the role of Frank Smith and will remain for the rest of the radio series.
171	“The Big Brain”	Frank Smith Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Robbery (Daywatch)	Wednesday February 18th Raining	September 28, 1952 (1952-09-28)
172	“The Big Jolt”	Frank Smith Captain Stien Juvenile (Daywatch)	Wednesday October 3rd Warm	October 5, 1952 (1952-10-05)
173	“The Big Lie”	Frank Smith Captain Lohrman Homicide (Daywatch)	Saturday May 12th Warm	October 12, 1952 (1952-10-12)
174	“The Big Pill”	Frank Smith Captain Lohrman Homicide (Daywatch)	Tuesday July 10th Hot	October 19, 1952 (1952-10-19)
175	“The Big Number”	Frank Smith Captain Didian Robbery (Daywatch)	Monday January 21st Cold	October 26, 1952 (1952-10-26)
176	“The Big Light”	Frank Smith Captain Lohrman Homicide (Daywatch)	Friday August 5th Warm	November 2, 1952 (1952-11-02)
177	“The Big Dive”	Frank Smith Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide (Daywatch)	Thursday April 17th Warm	November 9, 1952 (1952-11-09)
178	“The Big Walk”	Frank Smith Captain Curney Narcotics (Daywatch)	Tuesday August 3rd Warm	November 16, 1952 (1952-11-16)
179	“The Big Guilt”	Frank Smith Chief of Detectives Thad Brown Homicide	Sunday February 10th Cold	November 23, 1952 (1952-11-23)
180	“The Big Shirt”	Frank Smith Captain Lohrman Homicide (Daywatch)	Monday July 5th Hot	November 30, 1952 (1952-11-30)
181	“The Big Mole”	Frank Smith Captain Wisdom Burglary (Daywatch)	Wednesday January 23rd Cold	December 7, 1952 (1952-12-07)
182	“The Big Eavesdrop”	Frank Smith Captain Curney Narcotics (Nightwatch)	Tuesday April 8th Windy	December 14, 1952 (1952-12-14)
183	“.22 Rifle for Christmas”	Frank Smith Captain Lohrman Homicide (Nightwatch)	Thursday December 22nd Cold	December 21, 1952 (1952-12-21)
A new recording of the same story aired in the past 3 Christmases, with Frank Smith as Joe’s partner.
184	“The Big Mask Part 1”	Frank Smith Captain Didian Robbery (Daywatch)	Thursday February 7th Raining	December 28, 1952 (1952-12-28)

1953 season

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#	Title	Original air date	Air date
229	“The Big Listen”	January 5, 1954 (1954-01-05)	1954-01-05
230	“The Big Switch”	January 12, 1954 (1954-01-12)	1954-01-12
231	“The Big Bill”	January 19, 1954 (1954-01-19)	1954-01-19
232	“The Big Bid”	January 26, 1954 (1954-01-26)	1954-01-26
233	“The Big Filth”	February 2, 1954 (1954-02-02)	1954-02-02
234	“The Big Broad”	February 9, 1954 (1954-02-09)	1954-02-09
235	“The Big Sucker”	February 16, 1954 (1954-02-16)	1954-02-16
236	“The Big Pipe”	February 23, 1954 (1954-02-23)	1954-02-23
237	“The Big TV”	March 2, 1954 (1954-03-02)	1954-03-02
238	“The Big Cup”	March 9, 1954 (1954-03-09)	1954-03-09
239	“The Big Rod”	March 16, 1954 (1954-03-16)	1954-03-16
240	“The Big Mustache”	March 23, 1954 (1954-03-23)	1954-03-23
241	“The Big Confession”	March 30, 1954 (1954-03-30)	1954-03-30
242	“The Big Saw”	April 6, 1954 (1954-04-06)	1954-04-06
243	“The Big Note”	April 13, 1954 (1954-04-13)	1954-04-13
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244	“The Big Net”	April 20, 1954 (1954-04-20)	1954-04-20
245	“The Big Lift”	April 27, 1954 (1954-04-27)	1954-04-27
246	“The Big Stop”	May 4, 1954 (1954-05-04)	1954-05-04
247	“The Big Look”	May 11, 1954 (1954-05-11)	1954-05-11
248	“The Big Help”	May 18, 1954 (1954-05-18)	1954-05-18
249	“The Big Watch”	May 25, 1954 (1954-05-25)	1954-05-25
250	“The Big Cowboy”	June 1, 1954 (1954-06-01)	1954-06-01
251	“The Big Student”	June 8, 1954 (1954-06-08)	1954-06-08
252	“The Big Cat”	June 15, 1954 (1954-06-15)	1954-06-15
253	“The Big Customer”	June 22, 1954 (1954-06-22)	1954-06-22
254	“The Big Chick”	June 29, 1954 (1954-06-29)	1954-06-29
255	“The Big Search”	July 6, 1954 (1954-07-06)	1954-07-06
256	“The Big Rescue”	July 13, 1954 (1954-07-13)	1954-07-13
257	“The Big Heel”	July 20, 1954 (1954-07-20)	1954-07-20
258	“The Big Match”	July 27, 1954 (1954-07-27)	1954-07-27
259	“The Big Stand”	August 3, 1954 (1954-08-03)	1954-08-03
260	“The Big Wish”	August 10, 1954 (1954-08-10)	1954-08-10
261	“The Big Cad”	August 17, 1954 (1954-08-17)	1954-08-17
262	“The Big Shock”	August 24, 1954 (1954-08-24)	1954-08-24
263	“The Big Office”	August 31, 1954 (1954-08-31)	1954-08-31
264	“The Big Trunk”	September 7, 1954 (1954-09-07)	1954-09-07
265	“The Big Cut”	September 14, 1954 (1954-09-14)	1954-09-14
266	“The Big Try”	September 21, 1954 (1954-09-21)	1954-09-21
267	“The Big Bible”	September 28, 1954 (1954-09-28)	1954-09-28
268	“The Big Handsome Bandit”	October 5, 1954 (1954-10-05)	1954-10-05
269	“The Big Tar Baby”	October 12, 1954 (1954-10-12)	1954-10-12
270	“The Big Mannequin”	October 19, 1954 (1954-10-19)	1954-10-19
271	“The Big Key”	October 26, 1954 (1954-10-26)	1954-10-26
272	“The Big Locker”	November 2, 1954 (1954-11-02)	1954-11-02
273	“The Big Coins”	November 9, 1954 (1954-11-09)	1954-11-09
274	“The Big Dog”	November 16, 1954 (1954-11-16)	1954-11-16
275	“The Big Switch”	November 23, 1954 (1954-11-23)	1954-11-23
276	“The Big Gone”	November 30, 1954 (1954-11-30)	1954-11-30
277	“The Big Dig”	December 7, 1954 (1954-12-07)	1954-12-07
278	“The Big Lens”	December 14, 1954 (1954-12-14)	1954-12-14
279–227	“The Big Little Jesus”	December 22, 1953 (1953-12-22)	1954-12-21
280	“The Big Underground”	December 28, 1954 (1954-12-28)	1954-12-28

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#	Title	Original air date	Air date
185	“The Big Mask Part 2”	January 4, 1953 (1953-01-04)	1956-01-03
186	“The Big Small”	January 11, 1953 (1953-01-11)	1956-01-10
187	“The Big String”	January 18, 1953 (1953-01-18)	1956-01-17
188	“The Big Lay-Out”	January 25, 1953 (1953-01-25)	1956-01-24
189	“The Big Strip”	February 1, 1953 (1953-02-01)	1956-01-31
190	“The Big Press”	February 8, 1953 (1953-02-08)	1956-02-07
191	“The Big Tooth”	February 15, 1953 (1953-02-15)	1956-02-14
192	“The Big Smoke”	February 22, 1953 (1953-02-22)	1956-02-21
193	“The Big Want”	March 1, 1953 (1953-03-01)	1956-02-28
194	“The Big Laugh”	March 8, 1953 (1953-03-08)	1956-03-06
195	“The Big Impossible”	March 15, 1953 (1953-03-15)	1956-03-13
30	“.22 Rifle for Christmas”	December 22, 1949 (1949-12-22)	1956-03-20
196	“The Big Informant”	March 22, 1953 (1953-03-22)	1956-03-27
197	“The Big Dream”	March 29, 1953 (1953-03-29)	1956-04-03
198	“The Big Chet”	April 5, 1953 (1953-04-05)	1956-04-10
199	“The Big Compulsion”	April 12, 1953 (1953-04-12)	1956-04-17
200	“The Big Rip”	April 19, 1953 (1953-04-19)	1956-04-24
201	“The Big Scrapbook”	April 26, 1953 (1953-04-26)	1956-05-01
202	“The Big Carney”	May 3, 1953 (1953-05-03)	1956-05-08
203	“The Big Joke”	May 10, 1953 (1953-05-10)	1956-05-15
204	“The Big False Move”	May 17, 1953 (1953-05-17)	1956-05-22
205	“The Big Gun Part 1”	May 24, 1953 (1953-05-24)	1956-05-29
206	“The Big Gun Part 2”	May 31, 1953 (1953-05-31)	1956-06-05
207	“The Big Will”	June 7, 1953 (1953-06-07)	1956-06-12
208	“The Big Lilly”	June 14, 1953 (1953-06-14)	1956-06-19
209	“The Big Revolt”	June 21, 1953 (1953-06-21)	1956-06-26
210	“The Big Ham”	June 28, 1953 (1953-06-28)	1956-09-18
211	“The Big Bop”	September 1, 1953 (1953-09-01)	1956-09-25
212	“The Big Lift”	September 8, 1953 (1953-09-08)	1956-10-02
213	“The Big Cab”	September 15, 1953 (1953-09-15)	1956-10-09
214	“The Big Slip”	September 22, 1953 (1953-09-22)	1956-10-16
215	“The Big Try”	September 29, 1953 (1953-09-29)	1956-10-23
223	“The Big Present”	November 24, 1953 (1953-11-24)	1956-10-30
224	“The Big Odd”	December 1, 1953 (1953-12-01)	1956-11-06
225	“The Big Pick”	December 8, 1953 (1953-12-08)	1956-11-13
226	“The Big Brink”	December 15, 1953 (1953-12-15)	1956-11-20
228	“The Big Steal”	December 29, 1953 (1953-12-29)	1956-11-27
229	“The Big Listen”	January 5, 1954 (1954-01-05)	1956-12-04
230	“The Big Switch”	January 12, 1954 (1954-01-12)	1956-12-11
231	“The Big Bill”	January 19, 1954 (1954-01-19)	1956-12-18
227	“The Big Little Jesus”	December 22, 1953 (1953-12-22)	1956-12-25

1957 season

↑ Martin Milner portrayed Bill Lockwood in Episodes 149, 150, and 152. Ken Peters would portray Bill in episode 157. Ken Patterson portrayed Bill in his only television episode.
↑ Frank Smith would be portrayed by several actors in the radio series: Harry Bartell – Episode 151, Herb Ellis – Episodes 153-156 and 165-169, Vic Perrin – Episodes 158-163, Ken Patterson Episode 164, Ben Alexander Episodes 170-318. Herb Ellis and Ben Alexander would also portray Frank in the 1951-1958 television series.

References

↑ Passage, Frank M. (May 2004). “Dragnet 1949–1957”. Old Time Radio Program Logs. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
↑ “Dragnet the 50s radio show”. Old Time Radio. Internet Archive. 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
↑ “Dragnet – Old Time Radio Shows – OTR”. Old Radio World. 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
↑ “Dragnet”. www.radioechoes.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

Sources

John Dunning, On The Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, Oxford University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-19-507678-8.

[5] Martin Milner portrayed Bill Lockwood in Episodes 149, 150, and 152. Ken Peters would portray Bill in episode 157. Ken Patterson portrayed Bill in his only television episode.

[6] Frank Smith would be portrayed by several actors in the radio series: Harry Bartell – Episode 151, Herb Ellis – Episodes 153-156 and 165-169, Vic Perrin – Episodes 158-163, Ken Patterson Episode 164, Ben Alexander Episodes 170-318. Herb Ellis and Ben Alexander would also portray Frank in the 1951-1958 television series.

[1] Passage, Frank M. (May 2004). “Dragnet 1949–1957”. Old Time Radio Program Logs. Retrieved May 14, 2010.

[2] “Dragnet the 50s radio show”. Old Time Radio. Internet Archive. 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.

[3] “Dragnet – Old Time Radio Shows – OTR”. Old Radio World. 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010.

[4] “Dragnet”. www.radioechoes.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

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