Episode
Dragnet: The Big Youngster
Overview
Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1954-01-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Youngster is Episode 20 in Season 3 of Dragnet. It aired on 1954-01-14. The runtime is 30 min.
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