Dragnet — Season 8

01 The Big Beating

Sep 23, 195830m

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

02 The Big Sweet Annie

Sep 30, 195830m

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

03 The Big Star

Oct 7, 195830m

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

04 The Big Oskar

Oct 14, 195830m

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.

05 The Big Little Boy

Oct 21, 195830m

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.

06 The Big Voice

Oct 28, 195830m

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

07 The Big Jukebox

Nov 4, 195830m

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

08 The Big Doll

Nov 11, 195830m

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.

09 The Big Border

Nov 18, 195830m

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

10 The Big Nazi

Nov 25, 195830m

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.

11 The Big Hot Rod

Dec 2, 195830m

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

12 The Big Green Monkey

Dec 9, 195830m

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

13 The Big Hype

Dec 16, 195830m

Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.

14 The Big Maria

Dec 23, 195830m

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

15 The Big Donation

Dec 30, 195830m

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

16 The Big Malcolm

Jan 6, 195930m

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

17 The Big Smart Girl

Jan 13, 195930m

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

18 The Big Doctor

Jan 20, 195930m

Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.

19 The Big Signet

Jan 27, 195930m

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

20 The Big Accident

Feb 3, 195930m

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

21 The Big Mailman

Feb 10, 195930m

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

22 The Big Roll

Feb 17, 195930m

23 The Big Thirteen

Feb 24, 195930m

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

24 The Big Sour

Mar 10, 195930m

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

25 The Big Starlet

Mar 17, 195930m

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.

26 The Big Holdup

Mar 24, 195930m

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

27 The Big Name

Mar 31, 195930m

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

28 The Big Couple

Apr 7, 195930m

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

29 The Big Squeeze

Apr 14, 195930m

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

30 The Big Picture

Apr 21, 195930m

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

31 The Big Carnation

Apr 28, 195930m

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

32 The Big Operator

Jul 7, 195930m

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

33 The Big Bray

Jul 12, 195930m

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

34 The Big Infant

Jul 19, 195930m

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

35 The Big Appetite

Jul 26, 195930m

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

36 The Big .38

Aug 2, 195930m

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

37 The Big Byron

Aug 9, 195930m

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

38 The Big Counterfeit

Aug 16, 195930m

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.

39 The Big Red

Aug 23, 195930m

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