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