Dragnet: Season 8

Episode 1: The Big Beating 1958-09-23 | 30 min Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child. Episode 2: The Big Sweet Annie 1958-09-30 | 30 min Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody. Episode 3: The Big Star 1958-10-07 | 30 min Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress. Episode 4: The Big Oskar 1958-10-14 | 30 min 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. Episode 5: The Big Little Boy 1958-10-21 | 30 min 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. Episode 6: The Big Voice 1958-10-28 | 30 min A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late. Episode 7: The Big Jukebox 1958-11-04 | 30 min Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation. Episode 8: The Big Doll 1958-11-11 | 30 min 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. Episode 9: The Big Border 1958-11-18 | 30 min Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border. Episode 10: The Big Nazi 1958-11-25 | 30 min 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. Episode 11: The Big Hot Rod 1958-12-02 | 30 min Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars. Episode 12: The Big Green Monkey 1958-12-09 | 30 min Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey. Episode 13: The Big Hype 1958-12-16 | 30 min Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher. Episode 14: The Big Maria 1958-12-23 | 30 min Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve. Episode 15: The Big Donation 1958-12-30 | 30 min Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers. Episode 16: The Big Malcolm 1959-01-06 | 30 min Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants. Episode 17: The Big Smart Girl 1959-01-13 | 30 min Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes. Episode 18: The Big Doctor 1959-01-20 | 30 min Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation. Episode 19: The Big Signet 1959-01-27 | 30 min Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork. Episode 20: The Big Accident 1959-02-03 | 30 min An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims. Episode 21: The Big Mailman 1959-02-10 | 30 min Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people. Episode 22: The Big Roll 1959-02-17 | 30 min Episode 23: The Big Thirteen 1959-02-24 | 30 min An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate. Episode 24: The Big Sour 1959-03-10 | 30 min An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender. Episode 25: The Big Starlet 1959-03-17 | 30 min Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery. Episode 26: The Big Holdup 1959-03-24 | 30 min A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money. Episode 27: The Big Name 1959-03-31 | 30 min The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle. Episode 28: The Big Couple 1959-04-07 | 30 min Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record. Episode 29: The Big Squeeze 1959-04-14 | 30 min Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay. Episode 30: The Big Picture 1959-04-21 | 30 min A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring. Episode 31: The Big Carnation 1959-04-28 | 30 min Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries. Episode 32: The Big Operator 1959-07-07 | 30 min Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved. Episode 33: The Big Bray 1959-07-12 | 30 min Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman. Episode 34: The Big Infant 1959-07-19 | 30 min Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects. Episode 35: The Big Appetite 1959-07-26 | 30 min Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items. Episode 36: The Big .38 1959-08-02 | 30 min Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match. Episode 37: The Big Byron 1959-08-09 | 30 min A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him. Episode 38: The Big Counterfeit 1959-08-16 | 30 min 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. Episode 39: The Big Red 1959-08-23 | 30 min An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.