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Dragnet was a long-running, thirty-minute radio and
television police procedural. It featured actual cases taken from the
files of the Los Angeles Police Department. Jack Webb directed Dragnet and
also played Detective Sergeant Joe Friday, the star of the show, who had
remained a bachelor and still lived at home with his mother. It was one of
the first radio shows to break the silence against dramatizing sex crimes
and child murders. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a
"dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending
criminals or suspects.
It was first broadcast on June 3rd 1949, and last
broadcast on February 26th 1957. Jack Webb and Barton Yarboroug made up the
cast. Episodes began with announcer George Fenneman intoning
the series opening ("The story you are about to hear is true; only
the names have been changed to protect the innocent.") and Hal Gibney
describing the basic premise of the episode and telling us the fate of the
suspect at the end of the episode. The famous theme,
Dragnet March was written by Walter Schumann.
The now-defunct Fatima brand was the primary sponsor of
the early Dragnet radio episodes. In fact, Jack Webb was in an advertisement
for Fatima Cigarettes, ca. 1951. Dragnet debuted inauspiciously. The first
several months were bumpy, however, when Dragnet hit its stride, it became
one of radio’s top-rated shows. Webb was a stickler for accurate details,
and Dragnet used many authentic touches. While most radio shows used one or
two sound effects experts, Dragnet needed five; a script clocking in at just
under 30 minutes could require up to 300 separate effects.
Due in part to Webb’s fondness for radio drama, Dragnet
persisted on radio until 1957 as one of the last old time radio shows to
give way to television’s increasing popularity. In fact, the TV show would
prove to be effectively a visual version of the radio show, as the style was
virtually the same. The TV show could be listened to without watching it,
with no loss of understanding of the storyline. This 3 disc set has over
295 for over 147 hours of crime drama enjoyment.
Here is the list episodes presented for your listening pleasure. Enjoy, I know I did.
Dragnet 49-06-10 ep002 Homicide
Dragnet 49-06-17 ep003 The Werewolf
Dragnet 49-06-24 ep004 Homicide
Dragnet 49-07-07 ep005 Helen Corday
Dragnet 49-07-14 ep006 Red Light Bandit
Dragnet 49-07-21 ep007 City Hall Bombing
Dragnet 49-07-28 ep008 Big Missing
Dragnet 49-08-04 ep009 Benny Trounsel
Dragnet 49-08-11 ep010 Homicide
Dragnet 49-08-18 ep011 Sixteen Jewel Thieves
Dragnet 49-08-25 ep012 Police Academy-Mario Koski
Dragnet 49-09-01 ep013 Myra the Redhead
Dragnet 49-09-03 ep014 Eric Kelby
Dragnet 49-09-10 ep015 Sullivan Kidnapping - The Wolf
Dragnet 49-09-17 ep016 James Vickers
Dragnet 49-09-24 ep017 Brick-Bat Slayer
Dragnet 49-10-01 ep018 Tom Laval
Dragnet 49-10-06 ep019 Second Hand Killer
Dragnet 49-11-24 ep026 Mother-In-Law Murder
Dragnet 49-12-01 ep027 Spring Street Gang
Dragnet 49-12-08 ep028 Jade Thumb Rings
Dragnet 49-12-15 ep029 Garbage Chute
Dragnet 49-12-22 ep030 Twenty-Two Rifle for Christmas
Dragnet 49-12-29 ep031 Roseland Murder
Dragnet 50-01-05 ep032 Big Escape
Dragnet 50-01-12 ep033 Big Man Part 1
Dragnet 50-01-19 ep034 Big Man Part 2
Dragnet 50-02-02 ep035 Claude Jimmerson Child Killer
Dragnet 50-02-09 ep036 Big Girl
Dragnet 50-02-23 ep037 Big Grifter
Dragnet 50-03-02 ep038 Big Kill
Dragnet 50-03-09 ep039 Big Thank You
Dragnet 50-03-16 ep040 Big Boys
Dragnet 50-03-23 ep041 Big Gangster Part 1
Dragnet 50-03-30 ep042 Big Gangster Part 2
Dragnet 50-04-06 ep043 Big Book
Dragnet 50-04-13 ep044 Big Watch
Dragnet 50-04-20 ep045 Big Trial
Dragnet 50-04-27 ep046 Big Job
Dragnet 50-05-04 ep047 Big Badge
Dragnet 50-05-11 ep048 Big Knife
Dragnet 50-05-18 ep049 Big Pug
Dragnet 50-05-25 ep050 Big Key
Dragnet 50-06-01 ep051 Big Fake
Dragnet 50-06-08 ep052 Big Smart Guy
Dragnet 50-06-15 ep053 Big Press
Dragnet 50-06-22 ep054 Big Mink
Dragnet 50-06-29 ep055 Big Grab
Dragnet 50-07-06 ep056 Big Frame
Dragnet 50-07-13 ep057 Big Bomb
Dragnet 50-07-20 ep058 Big Gent Part 1
Dragnet 50-07-27 ep059 Big Gent Part 2
Dragnet 50-08-03 ep060 Big Dare
Dragnet 50-08-10 ep061 Big Actor
Dragnet 50-08-17 ep062 Big Youngster
Dragnet 50-08-24 ep063 Big Chance
Dragnet 50-08-31 ep064 Big Check
Dragnet 50-09-07 ep065 Big Poisen
Dragnet 50-09-14 ep066 Big Make
Dragnet 50-09-21 ep067 Big Pair
Dragnet 50-09-28 ep068 Big Death
Dragnet 50-10-05 ep069 Big 38
Dragnet 50-10-12 ep070 Big Quack
Dragnet 50-10-19 ep071 Big Grandma
Dragnet 50-10-26 ep072 Big Meet
Dragnet 50-11-02 ep073 Big Church
Dragnet 50-11-09 ep074 Big Mother
Dragnet 50-11-16 ep075 Big Parrot
Dragnet 50-11-23 ep076 Big Betty
Dragnet 50-11-30 ep077 Big Car
Dragnet 50-12-07 ep078 Big Picture
Dragnet 50-12-14 ep079 Big Break
Dragnet 50-12-21 ep080 Twenty-Two Rifle for Christmas
Dragnet 51-01-04 ep082 Big Holdup
Dragnet 51-01-11 ep083 Big Jump
Dragnet 51-01-18 ep084 Big Dance
Dragnet 51-01-25 ep085 Big Tomato
Dragnet 51-02-01 ep086 Big Children
Dragnet 51-02-08 ep087 Big Cast
Dragnet 51-02-22 ep089 Big Couple
Dragnet 51-03-01 ep090 Big Partner
Dragnet 51-03-08 ep091 Big New Years
Dragnet 51-03-15 ep092 Big Ben
Dragnet 51-04-05 ep095 Big Friend
Dragnet 51-04-12 ep096 Big Threat
Dragnet 51-04-19 ep097 Big Speech
Dragnet 51-04-26 ep098 Big Saint
Dragnet 51-05-03 ep099 Big Casing
Dragnet 51-05-17 ep101 Big Blast
Dragnet 51-05-24 ep102 Big Mailman
Dragnet 51-05-31 ep103 Big Bindle
Dragnet 51-06-07 ep104 Big Imposter
Dragnet 51-06-14 ep105 Big Building
Dragnet 51-06-21 ep106 Big Run
Dragnet 51-06-28 ep107 Big Cliff
Dragnet 51-07-05 ep108 Big Love
Dragnet 51-07-12 ep109 Big Set-Up
Dragnet 51-07-19 ep110 Big Sophomore
Dragnet 51-07-26 ep111 Big Late Script
Dragnet 51-08-09 ep113 Big Screen
Dragnet 51-08-16 ep114 Big Winchester
Dragnet 51-08-23 ep115 Big In-Laws
Dragnet 51-08-30 ep116 Big Crazy
Dragnet 51-09-06 ep117 Big Seventeen
Dragnet 51-09-13 ep118 Big Waiter
Dragnet 51-09-20 ep119 Big Sour
Dragnet 51-09-27 ep120 Big September Man
Dragnet 51-10-11 ep122 Big Shoplift
Dragnet 51-11-01 ep125 Big Lease
Dragnet 51-11-08 ep126 Big Hit and Run Killer
Dragnet 51-11-15 ep127 Big Bungalow
Dragnet 51-11-22 ep128 Big Hands
Dragnet 51-11-29 ep129 Big Affair
Dragnet 51-12-06 ep130 Big Canaries
Dragnet 51-12-13 ep131 Big Overtime
Dragnet 51-12-20 ep132 Twenty-Two Rifle for Christmas
Dragnet 51-12-27 ep133 Big Sorrow
Dragnet 52-01-03 ep134 Big Red Part 1
Dragnet 52-01-10 ep135 Big Red Part 2
Dragnet 52-01-17 ep136 Big Juvenile Division
Dragnet 52-01-24 ep137 Big Court
Dragnet 52-01-31 ep138 Big Almost No-Show
Dragnet 52-02-07 ep139 Big Honeymoon
Dragnet 52-02-14 ep140 Big Phone Call
Dragnet 52-02-21 ep141 Big Producer
Dragnet 52-02-28 ep142 Big Plant
Dragnet 52-03-06 ep143 Big Evans
Dragnet 52-03-13 ep144 Big Fire
Dragnet 52-03-20 ep145 Big Border
Dragnet 52-03-27 ep146 Big Rose
Dragnet 52-04-03 ep147 Big Streetcar
Dragnet 52-04-10 ep148 Big Show
Dragnet 52-04-17 ep149 Big Bunco
Dragnet 52-04-24 ep150 Big Elevator
Dragnet 52-05-01 ep151 Big Safe
Dragnet 52-05-08 ep152 Big Gamble
Dragnet 52-05-15 ep153 Big Mail
Dragnet 52-05-22 ep154 Big Shakedown
Dragnet 52-05-29 ep155 Big Fourth
Dragnet 52-06-05 ep156 Big Whiff
Dragnet 52-06-12 ep157 Big Donation
Dragnet 52-06-26 ep159 Big Roll
Dragnet 52-07-03 ep160 Big Trio
Dragnet 52-07-10 ep161 Big Hate
Dragnet 52-07-31 ep162 Big Signet
Dragnet 52-08-07 ep163 Big Impression
Dragnet 52-08-14 ep164 Big Drive
Dragnet 52-08-21 ep165 Big Paper
Dragnet 52-08-28 ep166 Big Test
Dragnet 52-09-04 ep167 Big Ray
Dragnet 52-09-14 ep169 Big Bull
Dragnet 52-09-21 ep170 Big Shot
Dragnet 52-09-28 ep171 Big Brain
Dragnet 52-10-05 ep172 Big Jolt
Dragnet 52-10-12 ep173 Big Lie
Dragnet 52-10-19 ep174 Big Pill
Dragnet 52-10-26 ep175 Big Number
Dragnet 52-11-02 ep176 Big Light
Dragnet 52-11-09 ep177 Big Dive
Dragnet 52-11-16 ep178 Big Walk
Dragnet 52-11-23 ep179 Big Guilt
Dragnet 52-11-30 ep180 Big Shirt
Dragnet 52-12-07 ep181 Big Mole
Dragnet 52-12-14 ep182 Big Eavesdrop
Dragnet 52-12-21 ep183 Twenty-Two Rifle for Christmas
Dragnet 52-12-28 ep184 Big Mask Part 1
Dragnet 53-01-04 ep185 Big Mask Part 2
Dragnet 53-01-11 ep186 Big Small
Dragnet 53-01-18 ep187 Big String
Dragnet 53-01-25 ep188 Big Lay-Out
Dragnet 53-02-01 ep189 Big Strip
Dragnet 53-02-08 ep190 Big Press
Dragnet 53-02-15 ep191 Big Tooth
Dragnet 53-02-22 ep192 Big Smoke
Dragnet 53-03-01 ep193 Big Want
Dragnet 53-03-08 ep194 Big Laugh
Dragnet 53-03-15 ep195 Big Impossible
Dragnet 53-03-22 ep196 Big Informant
Dragnet 53-03-29 ep197 Big Dream
Dragnet 53-04-05 ep198 Big Chet
Dragnet 53-04-12 ep199 Big Compulsion
Dragnet 53-04-19 ep200 Big Rip
Dragnet 53-04-26 ep201 Big Scrapbook
Dragnet 53-05-03 ep202 Big Carney
Dragnet 53-05-10 ep203 Big Joke
Dragnet 53-05-17 ep204 Big False Move
Dragnet 53-05-24 ep205 Big Gun Part 1
Dragnet 53-05-31 ep206 Big Gun Part 2
Dragnet 53-06-07 ep207 Big Will
Dragnet 53-06-14 ep208 Big Lilly
Dragnet 53-06-21 ep209 Big Revolt
Dragnet 53-06-28 ep210 Big Ham
Dragnet 53-09-01 ep211 Big Bop
Dragnet 53-09-08 ep212 Big Lift
Dragnet 53-09-15 ep213 Big Cab
Dragnet 53-09-22 ep214 Big Slip
Dragnet 53-09-29 ep215 Big Try
Dragnet 53-10-06 ep216 Big Little Mother
Dragnet 53-10-13 ep217 Big Plea
Dragnet 53-10-20 ep218 Big Paint
Dragnet 53-10-27 ep219 Big Fraud
Dragnet 53-11-03 ep220 Big Rain
Dragnet 53-11-10 ep221 Big Kid
Dragnet 53-11-17 ep222 Big Flight
Dragnet 53-11-24 ep223 Big Present
Dragnet 53-12-01 ep224 Big Odd
Dragnet 53-12-08 ep225 Big Pick
Dragnet 53-12-15 ep226 Big Brink
Dragnet 53-12-22 ep227 Big Little Jesus
Dragnet 53-12-29 ep228 Big Steal
Dragnet 54-01-05 ep229 Big Listen
Dragnet 54-01-12 ep230 Big Switch
Dragnet 54-01-19 ep231 Elderly Woman Disappears
Dragnet 54-01-26 ep232 Big Bid
Dragnet 54-02-02 ep233 Big Filth
Dragnet 54-02-09 ep234 Big Broad
Dragnet 54-02-16 ep235 Big Sucker
Dragnet 54-02-23 ep236 Big Pipe
Dragnet 54-03-02 ep237 Big TV
Dragnet 54-03-09 ep238 Big Cup
Dragnet 54-03-16 ep239 Big Rod
Dragnet 54-03-23 ep240 Big Mustache
Dragnet 54-03-30 ep241 Big Confession
Dragnet 54-04-06 ep242 Big Saw
Dragnet 54-04-13 ep243 Big Note
Dragnet 54-04-20 ep244 Big Net
Dragnet 54-04-27 ep245 Big Lift
Dragnet 54-05-04 ep246 Big Stop
Dragnet 54-05-11 ep247 Big Look
Dragnet 54-05-18 ep248 Big Help
Dragnet 54-05-25 ep249 Big Watch
Dragnet 54-06-01 ep250 Big Cowboy
Dragnet 54-06-08 ep251 Big Student
Dragnet 54-06-15 ep252 Big Cat
Dragnet 54-06-29 ep254 Big Chick
Dragnet 54-07-06 ep255 Big Search
Dragnet 54-07-13 ep256 Big Rescue
Dragnet 54-07-20 ep257 Big Heel
Dragnet 54-07-27 ep258 Big Match
Dragnet 54-08-03 ep259 Big Stand
Dragnet 54-08-10 ep260 Big Wish
Dragnet 54-08-17 ep261 Big Cad
Dragnet 54-08-24 ep262 Big Shock
Dragnet 54-08-31 ep263 Big Office
Dragnet 54-09-07 ep264 Big Trunk
Dragnet 54-09-14 ep265 Big Cut
Dragnet 54-09-21 ep266 Big Try
Dragnet 54-09-28 ep267 Big Bible
Dragnet 54-10-05 ep268 Big Handsome Bandit
Dragnet 54-10-12 ep269 Big Tar Baby
Dragnet 54-10-19 ep270 Big Manikin
Dragnet 54-10-26 ep271 Big Key
Dragnet 54-11-02 ep272 Big Locker
Dragnet 54-11-09 ep273 Big Coins
Dragnet 54-11-16 ep274 Big Dog
Dragnet 54-11-23 ep275 Big Switch
Dragnet 54-11-30 ep276 Big Gone
Dragnet 54-12-07 ep277 Big Dig
Dragnet 54-12-14 ep278 Big Lens
Dragnet 54-12-21 ep279 Big Little Jesus
Dragnet 54-12-28 ep280 Big Underground
Dragnet 55-01-04 ep281 Big Mug
Dragnet 55-01-11 ep282 Big Complex
Dragnet 55-01-18 ep283 Big Token
Dragnet 55-01-25 ep284 Big Bounce
Dragnet 55-02-01 ep285 Big Bird
Dragnet 55-02-08 ep286 Big Gap
Dragnet 55-02-15 ep287 Big Hat
Dragnet 55-02-22 ep288 Big Slug
Dragnet 55-03-01 ep289 Big Set-Up
Dragnet 55-03-08 ep290 Big Father
Dragnet 55-03-15 ep291 Big Set
Dragnet 55-03-22 ep292 Watch Salesman Is Robbed
Dragnet 55-03-29 ep293 Big Death
Dragnet 55-04-05 ep294 Big No Tooth
Dragnet 55-04-12 ep295 Big Tie
Dragnet 55-04-19 ep296 Big Deal
Dragnet 55-04-26 ep297 Big Child
Dragnet 55-05-03 ep298 Big Momma
Dragnet 55-05-10 ep299 Big Revision
Dragnet 55-05-17 ep300 Big Squealer
Dragnet 55-05-24 ep301 Big Siege
Dragnet 55-05-31 ep302 Big Sisters
Dragnet 55-06-07 ep303 Big Limp
Dragnet 55-06-14 ep304 Big Fall Guy
Dragnet 55-06-21 ep305 Big Grab
Dragnet 55-06-28 ep306 Big Convertible
Dragnet 55-07-05 ep307 Big Rush
Dragnet 55-07-12 ep308 Big Genius
Dragnet 55-07-19 ep309 Big Bobo
Dragnet 55-07-26 ep310 Big Housemaid
Dragnet 55-08-02 ep311 Big Sheet
Dragnet 55-08-09 ep312 Big Missus
Dragnet 55-08-16 ep313 Big Beer
Dragnet 55-08-23 ep314 Big Blonde
Dragnet 55-08-30 ep315 Big Fellow
Dragnet 55-09-13 ep317 Big Daughter
Dragnet 55-09-20 ep318 Big Close
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