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The Best Episodes of Dragnet Season 2

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Network:NBC

Every episode of Dragnet Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dragnet Season 2!

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term...
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  • The Big Market
    8.8/10(27)
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    #1 - The Big Market

    Season 2 Episode 30

    Aired 6/4/1953

    A bandit starts robbing people at local markets.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Run
    8.7/10(37)
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    #2 - The Big Run

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 3/12/1953

    Two elderly women are struck down by a hit-and-run driver.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Lease
    8.1/10(55)
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    #3 - The Big Lease

    Season 2 Episode 27

    Aired 5/14/1953

    An elderly widower is missing, so Friday and Smith retrace his actions before his disappearance. Things point to a long vacation until the story of Mrs. Banner, who rented the man's house, doesn't add up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Sorrow
    8.0/10(58)
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    #4 - The Big Sorrow

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/25/1952

    Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.

    Director: Jack Webb

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Frank
    8.0/10(63)
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    #5 - The Big Frank

    Season 2 Episode 26

    Aired 5/7/1953

    While investigating a routine robbery with Friday, Smith suffers a critical gunshot wound. Sergeant Friday is out for vengeance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Barrette
    8.0/10(55)
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    #6 - The Big Barrette

    Season 2 Episode 32

    Aired 6/18/1953

    Friday and Smith search for the brutal killer of a 21-year-old woman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Show
    7.8/10(101)
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    #7 - The Big Show

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 1/22/1953

    A seven-week-old baby is found abandoned in a bus station.

    Director: Jack Webb

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Light
    7.8/10(48)
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    #8 - The Big Light

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 3/26/1953

    Friday and Smith must decide between accident or murder when a crewman working on a movie set is killed by a falling light.

    Director: Jack Webb

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Dance
    7.8/10(51)
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    #9 - The Big Dance

    Season 2 Episode 33

    Aired 6/25/1953

    Friday and Smith are looking for two thugs that seem to have disappeared from the city.

    Director: Jack Webb

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Jump
    7.7/10(61)
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    #10 - The Big Jump

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/11/1952

    A man stands upon the ledge of a tall building and threatens to jump to his death below.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
    7.7/10(120)
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    #11 - The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 12/18/1952

    Two small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.

    Director: Jack Webb

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Hate
    7.7/10(64)
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    #12 - The Big Hate

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 2/12/1953

    Gordon Miller, a young pianist, is found near an abandoned freight car holding the dead body of a woman in his arms. He claims he has killed her.

    Director: Jack Webb

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Test
    7.7/10(42)
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    #13 - The Big Test

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 4/9/1953

    A young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Grandma
    7.5/10(78)
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    #14 - The Big Grandma

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 1/8/1953

    An elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Break
    7.5/10(87)
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    #15 - The Big Break

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 3/19/1953

    Friday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Hands
    7.4/10(96)
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    #16 - The Big Hands

    Season 2 Episode 28

    Aired 5/21/1953

    Friday and Smith suspect a psycho killer when they find a woman with a broken neck in a hotel room.

    Director: Jack Webb

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Imposter
    7.1/10(32)
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    #17 - The Big Imposter

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 12/4/1952

    A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Seventeen
    7.0/10(117)
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    #18 - The Big Seventeen

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 11/6/1952

    Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.

    Director: Jack Webb

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Elevator
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    #19 - The Big Elevator

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 10/9/1952

    Friday and Smith search for the person who left a dead woman in a hospital elevator.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Trio
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    #20 - The Big Trio

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 11/20/1952

    Friday and Smith investigate three traffic accidents in one night.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Cop
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    #21 - The Big Cop

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 1/2/1953

    Friday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.

    Director: Jack Webb

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Whiff
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    #22 - The Big Whiff

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 1/15/1953

    A woman is murdered when she is given an overdose of chloroform.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Safe
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    #23 - The Big Safe

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 1/29/1953

    Friday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Church
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    #24 - The Big Church

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 2/5/1953

    A woman receives threatening letters from an unknown stalker.

    Director: Jack Webb

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Shakedown
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    #25 - The Big Shakedown

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 2/20/1953

    Friday is looking for a crooked cop.

    Director: Jack Webb

    Writer: N/A

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Big Market" is the best rated episode of "Dragnet" season 2. It scored 8.8/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/4/1953. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Big Run".