Dragnet (1951): Season 3

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Dragnet

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: September 3, 1953

Starring: Jack Webb, George Fenneman, Ben Alexander

Summary: The program opened each week with these words from
Det. Sgt. Joe Friday: "This is the city, Los Angeles,
California. I work here, I carry a badge." Then that arresting theme music began to play ("Dum-de-dum-dum"). Probably the most successful police drama in television history. Dragnet's hallmark was its appearance of realism, fromThe program opened each week with these words from
Det. Sgt. Joe Friday: "This is the city, Los Angeles,
California. I work here, I carry a badge." Then that
arresting theme music began to play ("Dum-de-dum-dum").
Probably the most successful police drama in television
history. Dragnet's hallmark was its appearance of realism,
from the documentary-style narration by Joe Friday, to the
cases drawn from the files of the real L.A.P.D., to its
attention to the details of police work ("It was 3:55. . .
We were working the day watch out of homocide"). Viewers
were reminded of the unglamorous dead ends and the constant
interruptions of their private lives that plague real policemen,
and this made the final shoot-out and capture of the criminal
all the more exciting. At the end of each episode, after the
criminal was apprehanded, an announcer would describe what
happened at the subsequent trial and the severity of the sentence.
The series was created and directed by Jack Webb himself.
It's catchphrases and devices became national bywords and
were widely satirized. There was Webb's terse "My name is
Friday--I'm a cop," and "Just the facts, ma'am" It was revived in 1967 as Dragnet 1967 and again in 1989 as "The New Dragnet". This was followed by a short-lived revival in 2002 with Ed O' Neill as Joe Friday. The series was renamed L.A. Dragnet in 2003 and canceled shortly thereafter. A theatrical film in 1987 with Dan Ackroyd and Tom Hanks also surfaced. Other spinoffs included Adam-12 (1968-75) and Emergency (1972-77).… Expand

Creator: Jack Webb

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3:E39. The Big False Make
Air Date: May 27, 1954
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S3:E38. The Big Dare
Air Date: May 20, 1954
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S3:E37. The Big Threat
Air Date: May 13, 1954

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1958
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 1957
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 1956
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 19, 1955
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: August 26, 1954
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 3, 1953
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  S3:E39. The Big False Make
  Air Date: May 27, 1954
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  S3:E38. The Big Dare
  Air Date: May 20, 1954
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  S3:E37. The Big Threat
  Air Date: May 13, 1954
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  S3:E36. The Big Check
  Air Date: May 6, 1954
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  S3:E35. The Big Plant
  Air Date: April 29, 1954
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  S3:E34. The Big Frame
  Air Date: April 22, 1954
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  S3:E33. The Big Pug
  Air Date: April 15, 1954
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  S3:E32. The Big Mattress
  Air Date: April 8, 1954
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  S3:E31. The Big Girl
  Air Date: April 1, 1954
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  S3:E30. The Big Drink
  Air Date: March 25, 1954
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  S3:E29. The Big Hit-Run Killer
  Air Date: March 18, 1954
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  S3:E28. The Big Shoplift
  Air Date: March 11, 1954
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  S3:E27. The Big Winchester
  Air Date: March 4, 1954
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  S3:E26. The Big Quack
  Air Date: February 25, 1954
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  S3:E25. The Big Poison
  Air Date: February 18, 1954
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  S3:E24. The Big Children
  Air Date: February 11, 1954
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  S3:E23. The Big Chance
  Air Date: February 4, 1954
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  S3:E22. The Big Ham
  Air Date: January 28, 1954
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  S3:E21. The Big Boys
  Air Date: January 21, 1954
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  S3:E20. The Big Youngster
  Air Date: January 14, 1954
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  S3:E19. The Big Trunk
  Air Date: January 7, 1954
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  S3:E18. The Big Eavesdrop
  Air Date: December 31, 1953
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  S3:E17. The Big Little Jesus
  Air Date: December 24, 1953
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  S3:E16. The Big Thief
  Air Date: December 17, 1953
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  S3:E15. The Big Lover
  Air Date: December 10, 1953
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  S3:E14. The Big Kill
  Air Date: December 3, 1953
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  S3:E13. The Big Lilly
  Air Date: November 26, 1953
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  S3:E12. The Big In-Laws
  Air Date: November 19, 1953
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  S3:E11. The Big Will
  Air Date: November 12, 1953
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  S3:E10. The Big Guilt
  Air Date: November 5, 1953
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  S3:E9. The Big Dream
  Air Date: October 29, 1953
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  S3:E8. The Big Fake
  Air Date: October 22, 1953
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  S3:E7. The Big Lie
  Air Date: October 15, 1953
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  S3:E6. The Big Pill
  Air Date: October 8, 1953
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  S3:E5. The Big Sophomore
  Air Date: October 1, 1953
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  S3:E4. The Big Betty
  Air Date: September 24, 1953
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  S3:E3. The Big Bull
  Air Date: September 17, 1953
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  S3:E2. The Big Revolt
  Air Date: September 10, 1953
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  S3:E1. The Big White Rat
  Air Date: September 3, 1953
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 11, 1952
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: December 16, 1951