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Dragnet - Single Episodes

by Old Time Radio

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 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 Webb employed that format in other radio series, some pre-dating the film mentioned above. Dragnet was a long running radio and television police procedural drama, about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measure

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  1. Dragnet 56-10-30 365 The Big Present

  2. Dragnet 56-05-01 350 The Big Scrapbook

  3. Dragnet 56-04-03 346 The Big Dream

  4. Dragnet 55-12-20 331 22 Rifle for Christmas

  5. Dragnet 55-09-20 318 The Big Close

  6. Dragnet 55-09-13 317 The Big Daughter

  7. Dragnet 55-09-06 316 The Big Ruling

  8. Dragnet 55-08-30 315 The Big Fellow

  9. Dragnet 55-08-23 314 The Big Blonde

  10. Dragnet 55-08-16 313 The Big Beer

  11. Dragnet 55-08-09 312 The Big Missus

  12. Dragnet 55-08-02 311 The Big Sheet

  13. Dragnet 55-07-26 310 The Big Housemaid

  14. Dragnet 55-07-19 309 The Big Bobo

  15. Dragnet 55-07-12 308 The Big Genius

  16. Dragnet 55-07-05 307 The Big Rush

  17. Dragnet 55-06-28 306 The Big Convertible

  18. Dragnet 55-06-21 305 The Big Grab

  19. Dragnet 55-06-14 304 The Big Fall Guy

  20. Dragnet 55-06-07 303 The Big Limp

  21. Dragnet 55-05-31 302 The Big Sisters AFRS

  22. Dragnet 55-05-31 302 The Big Sisters

  23. Dragnet 55-05-24 301 The Big Siege

  24. Dragnet 55-05-17 300 The Big Squealer

  25. Dragnet 55-05-10 299 The Big Revision

  26. Dragnet 55-05-03 298 The Big Momma

  27. Dragnet 55-04-26 297 The Big Child

  28. Dragnet 55-04-19 296 The Big Deal

  29. Dragnet 55-04-12 295 The Big Tie

  30. Dragnet 55-04-05 294 The Big No Tooth

  31. Dragnet 55-03-29 293 The Big Death

  32. Dragnet 55-03-22 292 The Big Talk AFRS

  33. Dragnet 55-03-22 292 The Big Talk

  34. Dragnet 55-03-15 291 The Big Set AFRS

  35. Dragnet 55-03-15 291 The Big Set

  36. Dragnet 55-03-08 290 The Big Father

  37. Dragnet 55-03-01 289 The Big Set-Up

  38. Dragnet 55-02-22 288 The Big Slug

  39. Dragnet 55-02-15 287 The Big Hat

  40. Dragnet 55-02-08 286 The Big Gap

  41. Dragnet 55-02-01 285 The Big Bird

  42. Dragnet 55-01-25 284 The Big Bounce

  43. Dragnet 55-01-18 283 The Big Token

  44. Dragnet 55-01-11 282 The Big Complex

  45. Dragnet 55-01-04 281 The Big Mug

  46. Dragnet 54-12-28 280 The Big Underground

  47. Dragnet 54-12-21 279 The Big Little Jesus

  48. Dragnet 54-12-14 278 The Big Lens

  49. Dragnet 54-12-07 277 The Big Dig

  50. Dragnet 54-11-30 276 The Big Gone

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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 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 Webb employed that format in other radio series, some pre-dating the film mentioned above. Dragnet was a long running radio and television police procedural drama, about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measure

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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...

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