Episode
Dragnet: The Big Ad
Overview
An ex-con named Steve Deal contacts Friday and Gannon when a classified ad that he placed, offering to do "anything" for money, results in an offer to commit murder. Friday goes undercover as Deal.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1967-11-09
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Ad is Episode 9 in Dragnet 1968 of Dragnet. It aired on 1967-11-09. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 10: The Missing Realtor
A woman real-estate agent is missing and turns up dead in a vacant home. The detectives suspect her ex-boyfriend. Then credit card bills for purchases made after the woman's death start appearing.
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Episode 12: The Pyramid Swindle
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Episode 5: The Big Neighbor
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Episode 13: The Phony Police Racket
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