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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!

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dragnet Season 1 Episode 4 - The Interrogation
    8.4/10(265 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Preston Wood

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  2. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 1 - The LSD Story
    8.1/10(402 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Jack Webb

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  3. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 11 - The Shooting
    8.0/10(167 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 15 - The Gun
    8.0/10(200 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 2 - The Big Explosion
    7.9/10(263 votes)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  6. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 3 - The Kidnapping
    7.8/10(213 votes)

    S1:E3

    Friday and Gannon help an employee rescue her kidnapped boss.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Preston Wood

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  7. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 9 - The Fur Job
    7.8/10(189 votes)

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 12 - The Hit and Run Driver
    7.8/10(179 votes)

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 17 - The Bullet
    7.8/10(173 votes)

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 6 - The Bank Examiner Swindle
    7.7/10(197 votes)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 7 - The Hammer
    7.7/10(189 votes)

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 13 - The Bookie
    7.6/10(175 votes)

    S1:E13

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 8 - The Candy Store Robberies
    7.5/10(192 votes)

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  14. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 14 - The Subscription Racket
    7.4/10(171 votes)

    S1:E14

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 10 - The Jade Story
    7.3/10(176 votes)

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 16 - The Big Kids
    7.3/10(175 votes)

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 5 - The Masked Bandits
    7.1/10(198 votes)

    S1:E5

    Four bandits wearing red masks commit a series of robberies.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Interrogation" is the best rated episode of "Dragnet" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 265 votes. Directed by Jack Webb and written by Preston Wood, it aired on 2/9/1967. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The LSD Story".