Episode
Dragnet: The Big Clan
Overview
Sgt. Friday is offered a bribe to assist a gypsy family trying to gain control of the gypsy community.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 1968-02-08
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Clan is Episode 21 in Dragnet 1968 of Dragnet. It aired on 1968-02-08. The runtime is 30 min.
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