The Great Detectives Present Dragnet

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Host Adam Graham makes his second journey through every episode of Dragnet as well as quite a few bonus episodes and programs.

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    • Aug 22, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 316 EPISODES


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    EP3224: Dragnet: The Big Close

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 34:33


    ‘ Friday and Smith investigate a murdered man found in a motel room. Original Air Date: September 20, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3218: Dragnet: The Big Daughter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 31:01


    Friday and Smith investigate a house after getting a tip that the occupant has obtained 32 caps of Heroin. Original Air Date: September 13, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3212: Dragnet: The Big Ruling

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 33:45


    Friday and Smith search for the new source of heroin on the street. Original Air Date: September 6, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3200: Dragnet: The Big Fellow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 29:59


    Friday and Smith search for dangerous wanted criminals who are also drug addicts. Original Air Date: August 30, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3194: Dragnet: The Big Blonde

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 34:25


    A businessman reports that a blonde woman and two accomplices conned him out of $40,000 Original Air Date: August 23, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3188: Dragnet: The Big Beer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 29:23


    Friday and Smith are called in when a night watchman finds a live-in employee murdered. Original Air Date: August 16, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3182: Dragnet: The Big Missus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 29:54


    The wife of a man who broke parole in Michigan wants the police to bring her husband in before he returns to a life of robbery. Original Air Date: August 9, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3176: Dragnet: The Big Sheet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 30:01


    Friday and Smith investigate a drug store robbery. Original Air Date: August 2, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3170: Dragnet: The Big Housemaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 38:51


    An elderly woman who’s known Frank Smith all her life has had her jewelry stolen by a housemaid. Original Air Date: July 26, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3164: Dragnet: The Big Bobo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 48:49


    A woman reports that a police officer shook her down for $5,000 in order to get her husband out of prison. Original Air Date: July 19, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3158: Dragnet: The Big Genius

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 30:10


    Friday and Smith investigate a report of a teenage boy stealing food. Original Air Date: July 12, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3152: Dragnet: The Big Rush

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2020 28:30


    Friday and Smith investigate a series of tavern robberies. Original Air Date: July 5, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3146: Dragnet: The Big Convertible

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2020 33:45


    The only clue Friday and Smith have to a check forger is he left the scene of the crime driving a late model Ford convertible. Original Air Date: June 28, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3140 Dragnet: The Big Grab

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 28:55


    Friday and Smith try to help catch the kidnapper of a six-year-old girl but have to deal with parents who are reluctant to call the police in. Original Air Date:June 21, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3134: Dragnet: The Big Fall Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 30:05


    Friday and Smith search for a man who robbed two separate stores. Original Air Date: June 14, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3128: Dragnet: The Big Limp

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 31:07


    Friday and Smith search for burglars who broke into a jewelry store and stole several valuable watches. Original Air Date: June 7, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3122: Dragnet: The Big Sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 31:43


    An elderly woman reports a daring daylight burglary. Original Air Date: May 31, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3116: Dragnet: The Big Siege

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 32:31


    Friday and Smith search for a bank robber. Original Air Date: May 24, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3110: Dragnet: The Big Squealer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 34:48


    Friday and Smith investigate when a high schooler is knifed and won’t reveal who did it. Original Air Date: May 17, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3098: Dragnet: The Big Revision

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 30:36


    Friday and Smith investigate a $200,000 house burglary. Original Air Date: May 10, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3092: Dragnet: The Big Mamma

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020 29:45


    A secretary reports her boss missing. Friday and Smith suspect he’s a crooked promoter. Original Air Date:May 3, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3086: Dragnet: The Big Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 33:38


    Friday and Smith investigate the suspicious death of a two year old child. Original Air Date: April 26, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3080: Dragnet: The Big Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2020 31:54


    ‘ Friday and Smith investigate a series of car thefts. Original Air Date: April 19, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3074: Dragnet: The Big Tie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 31:54


    Friday and Smith investigate a burglary where several hand-painted ties were stolen. Original Air Date: April 12, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3068: Dragnet: The Big No Tooth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 29:06


    Friday and Smith investigate a series of Sunday hold-ups of hotels. Original Air Date: April 5, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3062: Dragnet: The Big Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020


    Friday and Smith investigate the death of an unassuming man in a hotel. Original Air Date: March 29, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3056: Dragnet: The Big Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020 30:51


    An out of town watch salesman reports being robbed of his entire case. Original Air Date: March 22, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3050: Dragnet: The Big Set

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2020 28:13


    Friday and Smith search for muggers who pick men coming up to bars as their victims. Original Air Date: March 15, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3044: Dragnet: The Big Father

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2020 29:51


    Friday and Smith get a clue from a postman in a series of daylight burglaries. Original Air Date: March 8, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3038: Dragnet: The Big Set-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 27:58


    Friday and Smith try to break up a drug ring. Original Air Date: March 1, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3032: Dragnet: The Big Slug

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 27:23


    Friday and Smith search for a robber who was shot while committing the crime. Original Air Date: February 22, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3020: Dragnet: The Big Hat

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2019 31:00


    Friday and Smith search for a diamond robber. Original Air Date: February 15, 1955 ‘ Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3014: Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2019 34:38


    Friday and Smith try to find a statue of the child Jesus stolen from a natvity scene on Christmas Eve. Original Air Date: December 22, 1953 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP3002: Dragnet: The Big Bar (TV Soundtrack)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2019 31:09


    Friday and Smith hunt for an armed robber who often kills his victims. Soundtrack of a TV episode aired on October 14, 1954 based on a radio play that aired November 10, 1949. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2996: Dragnet: The Big Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 29:38


    Friday and Smith search for a burglar who breaks into homes and kills any pet birds. Original Air Date: February 1, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://suppor Read more ...

    EP2990: Dragnet: The Big Bounce

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2019 32:09


    Friday and Smith search for a man passing bad checks using the name of a dead actor. Original Air Date: January 25, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2984: Dragnet: The Big Token

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2019 31:07


    Friday and Smith search for a robber who shot and killed a man during a robbery. Original Air Date: January 18, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2978: Dragnet: The Big Complex

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2019 31:38


    Friday and Smith find a series of burglaries was committed by a troubled youth. Original Air Date: January 11, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2972: Dragnet: The Big Mug

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2019 35:29


    Friday and Smith search for the men behind a series of strong-arm robberies. Original Air Date: January 4, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2966: Dragnet: The Big Underground

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2019 30:48


    Friday and Smith investigate a series of inexplicable burglaries Original Air Date: December 28, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2960: Dragnet: The Big Lens

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2019 30:40


    Friday and Smith go to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital to investigate the case of a woman who was kidnapped. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2954: Dragnet: The Big Dig

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2019


    A woman reports her sister missing and suspects her brother-in-law of being responsible. Original Air Date: December 7, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2948: Dragnet: The Big Gone

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 35:32


    Friday and Smith investigate a robbery where a security man shot and apparently killed one of two robbers. However, the apparently dead man disappears. Original Air Date: November 30, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2942: Dragnet: The Big Switch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2019 29:38


    Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a man whose watch and ring were stolen Original Air Date: November 23, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2936: Dragnet: The Big Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2019 31:45


    An elderly man sits on a porch brandishing a shotgun and promising to kill the man who poisoned his fourteen year-old dog. Original Air Date: November 16, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2930: Dragnet: The Big Coins

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2019 31:43


    Friday and Smith search for a burglar who sets houses on fire after stealing items of minimal value. Original Air Date: November 9, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2924: Dragnet: The Big Locker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2019


    Friday and Smith catch a man outside a pawn shop with a thousand dollar emerald ring. Original Air Date: November 2, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2918: Dragnet: The Big Key

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2019 29:46


    Friday and Smith investigate a series of drug store robberies. Original Air Date: October 26, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2912: Dragnet: The Big Mannikin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2019 34:44


    A woman reports her husband missing. Original Air Date: October 19, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2906: Dragnet: The Big Tar Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2019 30:41


    A man reports his wife kidnapped but withdraws the report in a way that makes Friday suspicious. Original Air Date: October 12, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

    EP2900: Dragnet: The Big Handsome Bandit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2019


    Friday and Smith investigate a series of hold ups. Original Air Date: October 5, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

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