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