Episodes
- 1
1. The Big White Rat
3 Sept 1953 · 30 min
Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring.
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2. The Big Revolt
10 Sept 1953 · 30 min
A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.
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3. The Big Bull
17 Sept 1953 · 30 min
Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case.
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4. The Big Betty
24 Sept 1953 · 30 min
Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
- 5
5. The Big Sophomore
1 Oct 1953 · 30 min
A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
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6. The Big Pill
8 Oct 1953 · 30 min
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.
- 7
7. The Big Lie
15 Oct 1953 · 30 min
- 8
8. The Big Fake
22 Oct 1953 · 30 min
A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
- 9
9. The Big Dream
29 Oct 1953 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.
- 10
10. The Big Guilt
5 Nov 1953 · 30 min
A man is found dead in an alley and it's up to Friday and Smith to find his killer and notify the man's wife.
- 11
11. The Big Will
12 Nov 1953 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.
- 12
12. The Big In-Laws
19 Nov 1953 · 30 min
Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.
- 13
13. The Big Lilly
26 Nov 1953 · 30 min
- 14
14. The Big Kill
3 Dec 1953 · 30 min
A cop is gunned down at home by a vengeful ex con. Friday must go under cover in prison to obtain a full confession.
- 15
15. The Big Lover
10 Dec 1953 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.
- 16
16. The Big Thief
17 Dec 1953 · 30 min
Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs.
- 17
17. The Big Little Jesus
24 Dec 1953 · 30 min · 7.0/10
A statue of the Child Jesus is stolen from a church. Friday and Smith must find it before the paritioners miss it on Christmas morning.
- 18
18. The Big Eavesdrop
31 Dec 1953 · 30 min
Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
- 19
19. The Big Trunk
7 Jan 1954 · 30 min · 7.0/10
Three men are taken into custody for the murder of a former vaudeville actress who owned a large steamer trunk. The three men maintain innocence.
- 20
20. The Big Youngster
14 Jan 1954 · 30 min
Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home.
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21. The Big Boys
21 Jan 1954 · 30 min · 10.0/10
The cops must stake out a hotel lobby and deal with a drunken desk clerk as they wait for four juvenile armed robbers to show up.
- 22
22. The Big Ham
28 Jan 1954 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder.
- 23
23. The Big Chance
4 Feb 1954 · 30 min
Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
- 24
24. The Big Children
11 Feb 1954 · 30 min · 8.0/10
Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.
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25. The Big Poison
18 Feb 1954 · 30 min
An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood.
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26. The Big Quack
25 Feb 1954 · 30 min
A man posing as a doctor burgles the house of a woman who is mentally disturbed.
- 27
27. The Big Winchester
4 Mar 1954 · 30 min
An elderly man appears to have killed himself with a rifle, but the cops soon learn that it was no accident.
- 28
28. The Big Shoplift
11 Mar 1954 · 30 min · 7.0/10
Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptomaniac.
- 29
29. The Big Hit-Run Killer
18 Mar 1954 · 30 min · 10.0/10
A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.
- 30
30. The Big Drink
25 Mar 1954 · 30 min
- 31
31. The Big Girl
1 Apr 1954 · 30 min · 10.0/10
Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.
- 32
32. The Big Mattress
8 Apr 1954 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop.
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33. The Big Pug
15 Apr 1954 · 30 min
An elderly woman is badly beaten and robbed while on her way to the bank. The trail leads to an ex prize fighter.
- 34
34. The Big Frame
22 Apr 1954 · 30 min · 7.0/10
A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.
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35. The Big Plant
29 Apr 1954 · 30 min
A woman disappears and her husband is the prime suspect, but Friday and Smith will have a hard time getting past his fierce guard dogs.
- 36
36. The Big Check
6 May 1954 · 30 min
A check forger is victimizing small businessmen in a particular neighborhood.
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37. The Big Threat
13 May 1954 · 30 min
A man is beaten and robbed, then the thieves intimidate him and his family so he'll refuse to testify against them.
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38. The Big Dare
20 May 1954 · 30 min
A single mother is stabbed to death in her home. The list of suspects includes her teenage son and her many boyfriends.
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39. The Big False Make
27 May 1954 · 30 min · 10.0/10
Friday begins to question a local gardener, who has been arrested for holding up a grocery store. During the interrogation Friday begins to have strong doubts about the man's confession.
Dragnet Season 3: quick answers
How many episodes are in Dragnet Season 3?
Season 3 of Dragnet has 39 episodes, about 20 hours in total.
When did Dragnet Season 3 come out?
Season 3 premiered on 3 Sept 1953.