Episode guide
Dragnet: Season 8
39 episodes · premiered Sep 23, 1958
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- Episode 1: The Big Beating Sep 23, 1958 · 30m Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
- Episode 2: The Big Sweet Annie Sep 30, 1958 · 30m Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
- Episode 3: The Big Star Oct 7, 1958 · 30m Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
- Episode 4: The Big Oskar Oct 14, 1958 · 30m 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…
- Episode 5: The Big Little Boy Oct 21, 1958 · 30m 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.
- Episode 6: The Big Voice Oct 28, 1958 · 30m A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.
- Episode 7: The Big Jukebox Nov 4, 1958 · 30m Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
- Episode 8: The Big Doll Nov 11, 1958 · 30m 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.
- Episode 9: The Big Border Nov 18, 1958 · 30m Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
- Episode 10: The Big Nazi Nov 25, 1958 · 30m 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.
- Episode 11: The Big Hot Rod Dec 2, 1958 · 30m Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
- Episode 12: The Big Green Monkey Dec 9, 1958 · 30m Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
- Episode 13: The Big Hype Dec 16, 1958 · 30m Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
- Episode 14: The Big Maria Dec 23, 1958 · 30m Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
- Episode 15: The Big Donation Dec 30, 1958 · 30m Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
- Episode 16: The Big Malcolm Jan 6, 1959 · 30m Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
- Episode 17: The Big Smart Girl Jan 13, 1959 · 30m Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
- Episode 18: The Big Doctor Jan 20, 1959 · 30m Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
- Episode 19: The Big Signet Jan 27, 1959 · 30m Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
- Episode 20: The Big Accident Feb 3, 1959 · 30m An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
- Episode 21: The Big Mailman Feb 10, 1959 · 30m Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
- Episode 22: The Big Roll Feb 17, 1959 · 30m
- Episode 23: The Big Thirteen Feb 24, 1959 · 30m An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
- Episode 24: The Big Sour Mar 10, 1959 · 30m An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
- Episode 25: The Big Starlet Mar 17, 1959 · 30m Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
- Episode 26: The Big Holdup Mar 24, 1959 · 30m A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
- Episode 27: The Big Name Mar 31, 1959 · 30m The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
- Episode 28: The Big Couple Apr 7, 1959 · 30m Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
- Episode 29: The Big Squeeze Apr 14, 1959 · 30m Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
- Episode 30: The Big Picture Apr 21, 1959 · 30m A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.
- Episode 31: The Big Carnation Apr 28, 1959 · 30m Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
- Episode 32: The Big Operator Jul 7, 1959 · 30m Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.
- Episode 33: The Big Bray Jul 12, 1959 · 30m Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
- Episode 34: The Big Infant Jul 19, 1959 · 30m Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
- Episode 35: The Big Appetite Jul 26, 1959 · 30m Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
- Episode 36: The Big .38 Aug 2, 1959 · 30m Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
- Episode 37: The Big Byron Aug 9, 1959 · 30m A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
- Episode 38: The Big Counterfeit Aug 16, 1959 · 30m 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.
- Episode 39: The Big Red Aug 23, 1959 · 30m An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.