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The Best Episodes of Dragnet Season 2

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

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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 "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dragnet Season 2 Episode 12 - The Big Safe
    9.0/10(22 votes)

    S2:E12

    Friday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 16 - The Big Rose
    8.6/10(21 votes)

    S2:E16

    Friday and Smith are looking for a missing woman that left her three children with her sister.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 21 - The Big Waiter
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    S2:E21

    An immigrant is brutally beaten to death and the trail may lead to the victim's abused wife.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 27 - The Big Lease
    8.2/10(58 votes)

    S2:E27

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 2 - The Big Sorrow
    8.1/10(60 votes)

    S2:E2

    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:Unknown

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  6. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 8 - The Big Cop
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 15 - The Big Shakedown
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    S2:E15

    Friday is looking for a crooked cop.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 18 - The Big Run
    8.0/10(39 votes)

    S2:E18

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 30 - The Big Market
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    S2:E30

    A bandit starts robbing people at local markets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 32 - The Big Barrette
    7.9/10(58 votes)

    S2:E32

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 7 - The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
    7.8/10(130 votes)

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown

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  12. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 11 - The Big Show
    7.8/10(108 votes)

    S2:E11

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 20 - The Big Light
    7.8/10(55 votes)

    S2:E20

    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:Unknown

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  14. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 26 - The Big Frank
    7.8/10(72 votes)

    S2:E26

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 14 - The Big Hate
    7.6/10(69 votes)

    S2:E14

    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:Unknown

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  16. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 19 - The Big Break
    7.6/10(92 votes)

    S2:E19

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 22 - The Big Test
    7.6/10(46 votes)

    S2:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 33 - The Big Dance
    7.6/10(54 votes)

    S2:E33

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 1 - The Big Jump
    7.5/10(64 votes)

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 9 - The Big Grandma
    7.5/10(87 votes)

    S2:E9

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 28 - The Big Hands
    7.4/10(101 votes)

    S2:E28

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 6 - The Big Imposter
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    S2:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 4 - The Big Seventeen
    7.0/10(126 votes)

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 10 - The Big Whiff
    7.0/10(21 votes)

    S2:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 3 - The Big Elevator
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Big Safe" is the best rated episode of "Dragnet" season 2. It scored 9/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/29/1953. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Big Rose".