Episode
Dragnet: The Joy Riders
Overview
A 15-year-old car thief is given a tour of the jail in an attempt to impress him of the consequences for choosing crime. Unfortunately, it doesn't work - the young man later kills someone with a shotgun.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1969-02-13
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Joy Riders is Episode 18 in Dragnet 1969 of Dragnet. It aired on 1969-02-13. The runtime is 30 min.
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