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The Best Episodes of Dragnet Season 1

Every episode of Dragnet Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dragnet Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Dragnet Season 1

Police Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.

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  1. 8.3/10(241 votes)

    #1 - The Interrogation

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    S1:E4

    A new officer has been arrested for robbing a liquor store while on an undercover assignment.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.1/10(361 votes)

    #2 - The LSD Story

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    S1:E1

    Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Bill Gannon encounter a freaked-out young LSD user calling himself "Blue Boy"; before long, Blue Boy is "turning on" schoolchildren with the mysterious new drug.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Jack Webb
  3. 7.8/10(169 votes)

    #3 - The Shooting

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    S1:E11

    A police officer is shot while making a routine check on a pair of paroled convicts that are parked near a liquor store.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.8/10(193 votes)

    #4 - The Gun

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    S1:E15

    A Japanese widow is senselessly murdered, leaving her small daughter an orphan. Friday has a hard time controlling his emotions while seeking the killer.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.7/10(246 votes)

    #5 - The Big Explosion

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    S1:E2

    A neo-Nazi psycho has planted a bomb somewhere in L.A. Friday and Gannon have to find it.

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  6. 7.7/10(184 votes)

    #6 - The Fur Job

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    S1:E9

    Gannon goes undercover as a buyer in order to trap fur theives.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.7/10(175 votes)

    #7 - The Hit and Run Driver

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    S1:E12

    Friday and Gannon use newspapers, radio and TV to seek the public's help in identifying a hit and run driver.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.7/10(169 votes)

    #8 - The Bullet

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    S1:E17

    A dead man has been found in a locked room, along with a gun that could not have been the murder weapon.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.6/10(196 votes)

    #9 - The Kidnapping

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    S1:E3

    Friday and Gannon help an employee rescue her kidnapped boss.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.6/10(190 votes)

    #10 - The Bank Examiner Swindle

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    S1:E6

    Two con men, posing as bank examiners, are bilking the elderly out of their life savings.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.5/10(183 votes)

    #11 - The Hammer

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    S1:E7

    An elderly apartment manager is found to have been beaten to death with a hammer.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.5/10(174 votes)

    #12 - The Bookie

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    S1:E13

    Friday goes undercover with the Department's chaplain in order to break up a gambling ring.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.4/10(188 votes)

    #13 - The Candy Store Robberies

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    S1:E8

    Friday and Gannon try to figure out a pattern to a series of candy store hold-ups.

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  15. 7.3/10(171 votes)

    #14 - The Subscription Racket

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    S1:E14

    Friday learns about a scam artist with a novel twist: he uses an authentic Congressional Medal of Honor to solicit magazine subscriptions.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.1/10(173 votes)

    #15 - The Jade Story

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    S1:E10

    Over $200,000 worth of Imperial Jade is reported stolen in a burglary, and Friday and Gannon are on the case.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.1/10(171 votes)

    #16 - The Big Kids

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    S1:E16

    A gang of juvenile thieves have been stealing petty items in order to gain membership into an exclusive club.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.0/10(184 votes)

    #17 - The Masked Bandits

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    S1:E5

    Four bandits wearing red masks commit a series of robberies.

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:N/A

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Interrogation" is the best rated episode of "Dragnet" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 241 votes. Directed by Jack Webb and written by N/A, it aired on 2/9/1967. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The LSD Story".