Dragnet
DRAGNET, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-
remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September,
1949 through February 1957, DRAGNET's 30 minute shows, broadcast on
NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary
style.
The origins of DRAGNET can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He
Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Mr. Webb had a small role. Both
employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser,
used actual police cases and presented the case in "just the facts"
manner that became a hallmark of DRAGNET. It is interesting to note
that Mr. Webb employed that format in other radio series, some pre-
dating the film mentioned above.
In the radio series, Mr. Webb starred as Sgt. Joe Friday and Barton
Yarborough played his partner. The success of the radio show led to 
the production of a Dragnet television pilot, which aired as an
episode of CHESTERFIELD SOUND OFF TIME in 1951 and ultimately the
DRAGNET television series on NBC in early 1952.
49/06/03 1 Production 1 aka Robbery 49/06/10 2 Production 2 aka Homicide aka The Nickel Plated Gun 49/06/17 3 Production 3 aka The Werewolf 49/06/24 4 Production 4 aka Homicide aka Quick Trigger Gun Men 49/07/07 5 The Helen Corday Murder 49/07/14 6 Red Light Bandit 49/07/21 7 Attempted City Hall Bombing 49/07/28 8 Missing Persons - Juanita Lasky 49/08/04 9 Benny Trounsel - Narcotics 49/08/11 10 Production 10 aka Homicide aka Maniac Murderer aka Mad Killer At Large 49/08/18 11 Production 11 aka Sixteen Jewel Thieves
49/08/25 12 Police Academy - Mario Koski
49/09/01 13 Auto Burglaries - Myra, the Redhead
49/09/03 14 Eric Kelby - Body Buried In Nursery
49/09/10 15 Sullivan Kidnapping
49/09/17 16 James Vickers - Cop Killing - Tunnel Chase
49/09/24 17 Brick-Bat Slayer
49/10/01 18 Truck Hi-jackers - Tom Laval
49/10/06 19 The Second Hand Killer
49/11/24 26 Mrs. Rinard, Albert Barry - Mother-In-Law Murder
49/12/01 27 Spring Street Gang - Juveniles
49/12/08 28 George Quan - The Jade Thumb Rings
49/12/15 29 The Garbage Chute Murder - Laura Barkley
49/12/22 30 22 Rifle for Christmas
49/12/29 31 The Roseland Roof Murders
50/01/05 32 Max Tyler - Escaped Convict
50/01/12 33 The Big Man Part 1 (Narcotics) 
50/01/19 34 The Big Man Part 2 (Narcotics)
50/02/02 35 Claude Jimmerson, Child Killer
50/02/09 36 The Big Girl
50/02/23 37 The Big Grifter
50/03/02 38 The Big Kill
50/03/09 39 The Big Thank You
50/03/16 40 The Big Boys
50/03/23 41 The Big Gangster Part 1
50/03/30 42 The Big Gangster Part 2
50/04/06 43 The Big Book
50/04/13 44 The Big Watch
50/04/20 45 The Big Trial
50/04/27 46 The Big Job
50/05/04 47 The Big Badge
50/05/11 48 The Big Knife
50/05/18 49 The Big Pug
50/05/25 50 The Big Key
50/06/01 51 The Big Fake 
50/06/08 52 The Big Smart Guy
50/06/15 53 The Big Press
50/06/22 54 The Big Mink
50/06/29 55 The Big Grab
50/07/06 56 The Big Frame
50/07/13 57 The Big Bomb
50/07/20 58 The Big Gent Part 1
50/07/27 59 The Big Gent Part 2
50/08/03 60 The Big Dare
50/08/10 61 The Big Actor
50/08/17 62 The Big Youngster
50/08/24 63 The Big Chance
50/08/31 64 The Big Check
50/09/07 65 The Big Poison 
50/09/14 66 The Big Make
50/09/21 67 The Big Pair
50/09/28 68 The Big Death
50/10/05 69 The Big 38
50/10/12 70 The Big Quack
50/10/19 71 The Big Grandma
50/10/26 72 The Big Meet
50/11/02 73 The Big Church
50/11/09 74 The Big Mother
50/11/16 75 The Big Parrot
50/11/23 76 The Big Betty
50/11/30 77 The Big Car
50/12/07 78 The Big Picture
50/12/14 79 The Big Break
50/12/21 80 22 Rifle for Christmas
51/01/04 82 The Big Holdup 
51/01/11 83 The Big Jump
51/01/18 84 The Big Dance
51/01/25 85 The Big Tomato
51/02/01 86 The Big Children
51/02/08 87 The Big Cast
51/02/15 88 The Big Crime
51/02/22 89 The Big Couple
51/03/01 90 The Big Partner
51/03/08 91 The Big New Years
51/03/15 92 The Big Ben
51/03/29 94 The Big Lover
51/04/05 95 The Big Friend
51/04/12 96 The Big Threat
51/04/19 97 The Big Speech
51/04/26 98 The Big Saint
51/05/03 99 The Big Casing 
51/05/10 100 The Big Drills
51/05/17 101 The Big Blast
51/05/24 102 The Big Mailman
51/05/31 103 The Big Bindle
51/06/07 104 The Big Imposter
51/06/14 105 The Big Building
51/06/21 106 The Big Run
51/06/28 107 The Big Cliff
51/07/05 108 The Big Love
51/07/12 109 The Big Set-Up
51/07/19 110 The Big Sophomore
51/07/26 111 The Big Late Script
51/08/02 112 The Big Cop
51/08/09 113 The Big Screen
51/08/16 114 The Big Winchester
51/08/23 115 The Big In-Laws 
51/08/30 116 The Big Crazy
51/09/06 117 The Big 17
51/09/13 118 The Big Waiter
51/09/20 119 The Big Sour
51/09/27 120 The Big September Man
51/10/04 121 The Big Want Ad
51/10/11 122 The Big Shoplift
51/10/18 123 The Big Story Man
51/10/25 124 The Big Market
51/11/01 125 The Big Lease
51/11/08 126 The Big Hit and Run Killer
51/11/15 127 The Big Bungalow
51/11/22 128 The Big Hands
51/11/29 129 The Big Affair
51/12/06 130 The Big Canaries
51/12/13 131 The Big Overtime 
51/12/20 132 22 Rifle for Christmas
51/12/27 133 The Big Sorrow
52/01/03 134 The Big Red Part 1
52/01/10 135 The Big Red Part 2
52/01/17 136 The Big Juvenile Division
52/01/24 137 The Big Court
52/01/31 138 The Big Almost No Show
52/02/07 139 The Big Honeymoon
52/02/14 140 The Big Phone Call
52/02/21 141 The Big Producer
52/02/28 142 The Big Plant
52/03/06 143 The Big Evans
52/03/13 144 The Big Fire
52/03/20 145 The Big Border
52/03/27 146 The Big Rose
52/04/03 147 The Big Streetcar 
52/04/10 148 The Big Show
52/04/17 149 The Big Bunco
52/04/24 150 The Big Elevator
52/05/01 151 The Big Safe
52/05/08 152 The Big Gamble
52/05/15 153 The Big Mail
52/05/22 154 The Big Shakedown
52/05/29 155 The Big Fourth
52/06/05 156 The Big Whiff
52/06/12 157 The Big Donation
52/06/19 158 The Big Jules
52/06/26 159 The Big Roll
52/07/03 160 The Big Trio
52/07/10 161 The Big Hate
52/07/31 162 The Big Signet
52/08/07 163 The Big Impression 
52/08/14 164 The Big Drive
52/08/21 165 The Big Paper
52/08/28 166 The Big Test
52/09/04 167 The Big Ray
52/09/11 168 The Big Tear
52/09/14 169 The Big Bull
52/09/21 170 The Big Shot
52/09/28 171 The Big Brain
52/10/05 172 The Big Jolt
52/10/12 173 The Big Lie
52/10/19 174 The Big Pill
52/10/26 175 The Big Number
52/11/02 176 The Big Light
52/11/09 177 The Big Dive
52/11/16 178 The Big Walk
52/11/23 179 The Big Guilt
52/11/30 180 The Big Shirt
52/12/07 181 The Big Mole
52/12/14 182 The Big Eavesdrop
52/12/21 183 22 Rifle for Christmas
52/12/28 184 The Big Mask Part 1
53/01/04 185 The Big Mask Part 2
53/01/11 186 The Big Small
53/01/18 187 The Big String
53/01/25 188 The Big Lay-Out
53/02/01 189 The Big Strip
53/02/08 190 The Big Press
53/02/15 191 The Big Tooth
53/02/22 192 The Big Smoke
53/03/01 193 The Big Want
53/03/08 194 The Big Laugh
53/03/15 195 The Big Impossible
53/03/22 196 The Big Informant
53/03/29 197 The Big Dream
53/04/05 198 The Big Chet
53/04/12 199 The Big Compulsion
53/04/19 200 The Big Rip
53/04/26 201 The Big Scrapbook
53/05/03 202 The Big Carney
53/05/10 203 The Big Joke
53/05/17 204 The Big False Move
53/05/24 205 The Big Gun Part 1
53/05/31 206 The Big Gun Part 2
53/06/07 207 The Big Will
53/06/14 208 The Big Lilly
53/06/21 209 The Big Revolt
53/06/28 210 The Big Ham
53/09/01 211 The Big Bop
53/09/08 212 The Big Lift
53/09/15 213 The Big Cab
53/09/22 214 The Big Slip
53/09/29 215 The Big Try
53/10/06 216 The Big Little Mother
53/10/13 217 The Big Plea
53/10/20 218 The Big Paint
53/10/27 219 The Big Fraud
53/11/03 220 The Big Rain
53/11/10 221 The Big Kid
53/11/17 222 The Big Flight
53/11/24 223 The Big Present
53/12/01 224 The Big Odd
53/12/08 225 The Big Pick
53/12/15 226 The Big Brink
53/12/22 227 The Big Little Jesus
53/12/29 228 The Big Steal
54/01/05 229 The Big Listen
54/01/12 230 The Big Switch
54/01/19 231 The Big Bill
54/01/26 232 The Big Bid
54/02/02 233 The Big Filth
54/02/09 234 The Big Broad
54/02/16 235 The Big Sucker
54/02/23 236 The Big Pipe
54/03/02 237 The Big TV
54/03/09 238 The Big Cup
54/03/16 239 The Big Rod
54/03/23 240 The Big Mustache
54/03/30 241 The Big Confession
54/04/06 242 The Big Saw
54/04/13 243 The Big Note
54/04/20 244 The Big Net
54/04/27 245 The Big Lift
54/05/04 246 The Big Stop
54/05/11 247 The Big Look
54/05/18 248 The Big Help
54/05/25 249 The Big Watch
54/06/01 250 The Big Cowboy
54/06/08 251 The Big Student
54/06/15 252 The Big Cat
54/06/22 253 The Big Customer
54/06/29 254 The Big Chick
54/07/06 255 The Big Search
54/07/13 256 The Big Rescue
54/07/20 257 The Big Heel
54/07/27 258 The Big Match
54/08/03 259 The Big Stand
54/08/10 260 The Big Wish
54/08/17 261 The Big Cad
54/08/24 262 The Big Shock
54/08/31 263 The Big Office
54/09/07 264 The Big Trunk
54/09/14 265 The Big Cut
54/09/21 266 The Big Try (different from September 29, 1953)
54/09/28 267 The Big Bible
54/10/05 268 The Big Handsome Bandit
54/10/12 269 The Big Tarbaby
54/10/19 270 The Big Manikin
54/10/26 271 The Big Key
54/11/02 272 The Big Locker
54/11/09 273 The Big Coins
54/11/16 274 The Big Dog
54/11/23 275 The Big Switch
54/11/30 276 The Big Gone
54/12/07 277 The Big Dig
54/12/14 278 The Big Lens
54/12/21 279 The Big Little Jesus
54/12/28 280 The Big Underground
55/01/04 281 The Big Mug
55/01/11 282 The Big Complex
55/01/18 283 The Big Token
55/01/25 284 The Big Bounce
55/02/01 285 The Big Bird
55/02/08 286 The Big Gap
55/02/15 287 The Big Hat
55/02/22 288 The Big Slug
55/03/01 289 The Big Set-Up
55/03/08 290 The Big Father
55/03/15 291 The Big Set
55/03/22 292 The Big Talk
55/03/29 293 The Big Death
55/04/05 294 The Big No Tooth
55/04/12 295 The Big Tie
55/04/19 296 The Big Deal
55/04/26 297 The Big Child
55/05/03 298 The Big Momma
55/05/10 299 The Big Revision
55/05/17 300 The Big Squealer
55/05/24 301 The Big Siege
55/05/31 302 The Big Sisters
55/06/07 303 The Big Limp
55/06/14 304 The Big Fall Guy
55/06/21 305 The Big Grab
55/06/28 306 The Big Convertible
55/07/05 307 The Big Rush
55/07/12 308 The Big Genius
55/07/19 309 The Big Bobo
55/07/26 310 The Big Housemaid
55/08/02 311 The Big Sheet
55/08/09 312 The Big Missus
55/08/16 313 The Big Beer
55/08/23 314 The Big Blonde
55/08/30 315 The Big Fellow
55/09/06 316 The Big Ruling
55/09/13 317 The Big Daughter
55/09/20 318 The Big Close
55/09/27 319 The Big Shot
55/10/04 320 The Big Brain
55/10/11 321 The Big Jolt
55/10/18 322 The Big Lie
55/10/25 323 The Big Pill
55/11/01 324 The Big Number
55/11/08 325 The Big Light
55/11/15 326 The Big Dive
55/11/22 327 The Big Walk
55/11/29 328 The Big Guilt
55/12/06 329 The Big Shirt
55/12/13 330 The Big Mole
55/12/20 331 22 Rifle for Christmas
55/12/27 332 The Big Mask Part 1
56/01/03 333 The Big Mask Part 2
56/01/10 334 The Big Small
56/01/17 335 The Big String
56/01/24 336 The Big Lay-Out
56/01/31 337 The Big Strip
56/02/07 338 The Big Press
56/02/14 339 The Big Tooth
56/02/21 340 The Big Smoke
56/02/28 341 The Big Want
56/03/06 342 The Big Laugh
56/03/13 343 The Big Impossible
56/03/20 344 22 Rifle for Christmas
56/03/27 345 The Big Informant
56/04/03 346 The Big Dream
56/04/10 347 The Big Chet
56/04/17 348 The Big Compulsion
56/04/24 349 The Big Rip
56/05/01 350 The Big Scrapbook
56/05/08 351 The Big Carney
56/05/15 352 The Big Joke
56/05/22 353 The Big False Move
56/05/29 354 The Big Gun Part 1
56/06/05 355 The Big Gun Part 2
56/06/12 356 The Big Will
56/06/19 357 The Big Lilly
56/06/26 358 The Big Revolt
56/09/18 359 The Big Ham
56/09/25 360 The Big Bop
56/10/02 361 The Big Lift
56/10/09 362 The Big Cab
56/10/16 363 The Big Slip
56/10/23 364 The Big Flight
56/10/30 365 The Big Present
56/11/06 366 The Big Odd
56/11/13 367 The Big Pick
56/11/20 368 The Big Brink
56/11/27 369 The Big Steal
56/12/04 370 The Big Listen
56/12/11 371 The Big Switch
56/12/18 372 The Big Bill
56/12/25 373 The Big Little Jesus
57/01/01 374 The Big Bid
57/01/08 375 The Big Filth
57/01/15 376 The Big Broad
57/01/22 377 The Big Sucker
57/01/29 378 The Big Pipe
57/02/05 379 The Big TV
57/02/12 380 The Big Cup
57/02/19 381 The Big Rod
57/02/26 382 The Big Mustache