Dragnet - Season 8
Season 8
Network
Episodes39
DatesSep 23, 1958 - Aug 23, 1959
Episodes
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
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
Season 8Episode 330 min
The Big Star
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
Oct 7, 1958
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
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
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
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
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
Season 8Episode 930 min
The Big Border
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
Nov 18, 1958
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
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
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
Season 8Episode 1330 min
The Big Hype
Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
Dec 16, 1958
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
Season 8Episode 1530 min
The Big Donation
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
Dec 30, 1958
Season 8Episode 1630 min
The Big Malcolm
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
Jan 6, 1959
Season 8Episode 1730 min
The Big Smart Girl
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
Jan 13, 1959
Season 8Episode 1830 min
The Big Doctor
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
Jan 20, 1959
Season 8Episode 1930 min
The Big Signet
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
Jan 27, 1959
Season 8Episode 2030 min
The Big Accident
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
Feb 3, 1959
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
Season 8Episode 2230 min
The Big Sour
Feb 17, 1959
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
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
Season 8Episode 2530 min
The Big Starlet
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
Mar 17, 1959
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Season 8Episode 3730 min
The Big .38
A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
Aug 9, 1959
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
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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