Dragnet (1951): Season 4

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Dragnet

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: August 26, 1954

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 4 Episodes

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S4:E39. The Big Mug
Air Date: May 26, 1955
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S4:E38. The Big Dig
Air Date: May 19, 1955
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S4:E37. The Big Watch
Air Date: May 12, 1955

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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
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  S4:E39. The Big Mug
  Air Date: May 26, 1955
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  S4:E38. The Big Dig
  Air Date: May 19, 1955
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  S4:E37. The Big Watch
  Air Date: May 12, 1955
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  S4:E36. The Big Student
  Air Date: May 5, 1955
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  S4:E35. The Big Gone
  Air Date: April 28, 1955
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  S4:E34. The Big Heel
  Air Date: April 21, 1955
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  S4:E33. The Big Mustache
  Air Date: April 14, 1955
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  S4:E32. The Big Sucker
  Air Date: April 7, 1955
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  S4:E31. The Big Mask
  Air Date: March 31, 1955
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  S4:E31. The Big Show
  Air Date: December 25, 2018
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  S4:E30. The Big Number
  Air Date: March 24, 1955
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  S4:E30. The Big Thief
  Air Date: December 25, 2018
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  S4:E29. The Big Tar Baby
  Air Date: March 17, 1955
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  S4:E29. The Big Seventeen
  Air Date: December 25, 2018
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  S4:E28. The Big Customer
  Air Date: March 10, 1955
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  S4:E28. The Big Betty
  Air Date: December 25, 2018
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  S4:E27. The Big Mailman
  Air Date: March 3, 1955
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  S4:E27. The Big Trunk
  Air Date: December 25, 2018
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  S4:E26. The Big Key
  Air Date: February 24, 1955
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  S4:E25. The Big Underground
  Air Date: February 17, 1955
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  S4:E24. The Big Dog
  Air Date: February 10, 1955
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  S4:E23. The Big TV
  Air Date: February 3, 1955
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  S4:E22. The Big Screen
  Air Date: January 27, 1955
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  S4:E21. The Big Shock
  Air Date: January 20, 1955
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  S4:E20. The Big Family
  Air Date: January 13, 1955
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  S4:E19. The Big Rescue
  Air Date: January 6, 1955
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  S4:E18. The Big Rod
  Air Date: December 30, 1954
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  S4:E17. The Big Office
  Air Date: December 16, 1954
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  S4:E16. The Big Bundle
  Air Date: December 9, 1954
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  S4:E15. The Big Bible
  Air Date: December 2, 1954
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  S4:E14. The Big Affair
  Air Date: November 25, 1954
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  S4:E13. The Big Want Ad
  Air Date: November 18, 1954
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  S4:E12. The Big New Years
  Air Date: November 11, 1954
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  S4:E11. The Big Gangster (Part 2)
  Air Date: November 4, 1954
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  S4:E10. The Big Gangster (Part 1)
  Air Date: October 28, 1954
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  S4:E9. The Big Present
  Air Date: October 21, 1954
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  S4:E8. The Big Bar
  Air Date: October 14, 1954
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  S4:E7. The Big Missing
  Air Date: October 7, 1954
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  S4:E6. The Big Kid
  Air Date: September 30, 1954
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  S4:E5. The Big Escape
  Air Date: September 23, 1954
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  S4:E4. The Big Pair
  Air Date: September 16, 1954
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  S4:E3. The Big Crime
  Air Date: September 9, 1954
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  S4:E2. The Big Fraud
  Air Date: September 2, 1954
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  S4:E1. The Big Producer
  Air Date: August 26, 1954
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  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