Dragnet (1951): Season 5

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Dragnet

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: September 19, 1955

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 5 Episodes

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S5:E39. The Big Salvage
Air Date: May 31, 1956
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S5:E38. The Big Gift
Air Date: May 24, 1956
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S5:E37. The Big Housemaid
Air Date: May 17, 1956

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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
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  S5:E39. The Big Salvage
  Air Date: May 31, 1956
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  S5:E38. The Big Gift
  Air Date: May 24, 1956
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  S5:E37. The Big Housemaid
  Air Date: May 17, 1956
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  S5:E36. The Big Hat
  Air Date: May 10, 1956
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  S5:E35. The Big Wish
  Air Date: May 3, 1956
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  S5:E34. The Big Deal
  Air Date: April 26, 1956
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  S5:E33. The Big Setup
  Air Date: April 19, 1956
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  S5:E32. The Big Rush
  Air Date: April 12, 1956
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  S5:E31. The Big Bobo
  Air Date: April 5, 1956
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  S5:E30. The Big Ex-Blonde
  Air Date: March 29, 1956
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  S5:E29. The Big Revision
  Air Date: March 22, 1956
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  S5:E28. The Big Mama
  Air Date: March 15, 1956
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  S5:E27. The Big Siege
  Air Date: March 8, 1956
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  S5:E26. The Big No Suicide
  Air Date: March 1, 1956
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  S5:E25. The Big Daughter
  Air Date: February 23, 1956
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  S5:E24. The Big Slug
  Air Date: February 16, 1956
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  S5:E23. The Big Child
  Air Date: February 9, 1956
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  S5:E22. The Big Set
  Air Date: February 2, 1956
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  S5:E21. The Big Fall Guy
  Air Date: January 26, 1956
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  S5:E20. The Big Ruling
  Air Date: January 19, 1956
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  S5:E19. The Big Sisters
  Air Date: January 12, 1956
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  S5:E18. The Big Tour
  Air Date: January 5, 1956
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  S5:E17. The Big Reminisce
  Air Date: December 29, 1955
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  S5:E16. The Big Genius
  Air Date: December 15, 1955
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  S5:E15. The Big Note
  Air Date: December 8, 1955
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  S5:E14. The Big Locker
  Air Date: December 1, 1955
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  S5:E13. The Big Shot
  Air Date: November 24, 1955
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  S5:E12. The Big Bounce
  Air Date: November 17, 1955
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  S5:E11. The Big Smoke
  Air Date: November 10, 1955
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  S5:E10. The Big Laugh
  Air Date: November 3, 1955
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  S5:E9. The Big Bird
  Air Date: October 27, 1955
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  S5:E8. The Big Glasses
  Air Date: October 20, 1955
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  S5:E7. The Big Look
  Air Date: October 13, 1955
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  S5:E6. The Big Gap
  Air Date: October 6, 1955
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  S5:E5. The Big Confession
  Air Date: September 29, 1955
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  S5:E4. The Big Lift
  Air Date: September 22, 1955
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  S5:E3. The Big No Rain
  Air Date: September 15, 1955
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  S5:E2. The Big Chet
  Air Date: September 8, 1955
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  S5:E1. The Big Pipe
  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
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