Dragnet · S8 · E5
The Big Little Boy
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.
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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.
Season 8
1The Big Beating
30 minSep 23, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
2The Big Sweet Annie
30 minSep 30, 1958
Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
3The Big Star
30 minOct 7, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
4The Big Oskar
30 minOct 14, 1958
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.
5The Big Little Boy
30 minOct 21, 1958Now viewing
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.
6The Big Voice
30 minOct 28, 1958
A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.
7The Big Jukebox
30 minNov 4, 1958
Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
8The Big Doll
30 minNov 11, 1958
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.
9The Big Border
30 minNov 18, 1958
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
10The Big Nazi
30 minNov 25, 1958
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.
11The Big Hot Rod
30 minDec 2, 1958
Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
12The Big Green Monkey
30 minDec 9, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
13The Big Hype
30 minDec 16, 1958
Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
14The Big Maria
30 minDec 23, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
15The Big Donation
30 minDec 30, 1958
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
16The Big Malcolm
30 minJan 6, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
17The Big Smart Girl
30 minJan 13, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
18The Big Doctor
30 minJan 20, 1959
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
19The Big Signet
30 minJan 27, 1959
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
20The Big Accident
30 minFeb 3, 1959
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
21The Big Mailman
30 minFeb 10, 1959
Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
22The Big Roll
30 minFeb 17, 1959
23The Big Thirteen
30 minFeb 24, 1959
An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
24The Big Sour
30 minMar 10, 1959
An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
25The Big Starlet
30 minMar 17, 1959
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
26The Big Holdup
30 minMar 24, 1959
A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
27The Big Name
30 minMar 31, 1959
The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
28The Big Couple
30 minApr 7, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
29The Big Squeeze
30 minApr 14, 1959
Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
30The Big Picture
30 minApr 21, 1959
A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.
31The Big Carnation
30 minApr 28, 1959
Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
32The Big Operator
30 minJul 7, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.
33The Big Bray
30 minJul 12, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
34The Big Infant
30 minJul 19, 1959
Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
35The Big Appetite
30 minJul 26, 1959
Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
36The Big .38
30 minAug 2, 1959
Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
37The Big Byron
30 minAug 9, 1959
A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
38The Big Counterfeit
30 minAug 16, 1959
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.
39The Big Red
30 minAug 23, 1959
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.