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The Best Episodes of Dragnet Season 5

Every episode of Dragnet Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dragnet Season 5!

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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 5 Episode 38 - The Big Gift
    8.7/10(20 votes)

    S5:E38

    No description available

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 8 - The Big Glasses
    8.4/10(35 votes)

    S5:E8

    A housewife, Ella Ryburn, reports to Friday and Smith that she cannot contact her mother, who is married to Alfred Rudolph Shroder. When he is questioned, Shroder claims his wife left him and that, out of shame, he sold their house and put her items in storage.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 10 - The Big Laugh
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    S5:E10

    A con man makes lonely women fall for his charms, then steals their money and disappears.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 12 - The Big Bounce
    8.4/10(32 votes)

    S5:E12

    Joe Friday searches for a check forger who has been using the name of the old-time movie villain Parker Allington... who died three years ago.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 2 - The Big Chet
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    S5:E2

    No description available

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 11 - The Big Smoke
    8.0/10(44 votes)

    S5:E11

    An elderly couple is brutally beaten and the trail leads police to a former handy man.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 13 - The Big Shot
    8.0/10(20 votes)

    S5:E13

    A night club owner is shot down and there are no witnesses to the crime.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 34 - The Big Deal
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    S5:E34

    Friday and Smith are investigating a rash of car thefts. The stolen cars are being sold with forged pink slips.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 35 - The Big Wish
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    S5:E35

    A teenage boy turns himself in and confesses to being an addict, but he refuses to give up the names of his friends who supplied him.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 15 - The Big Note
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    S5:E15

    An anonymous note leads Friday and Smith to a group of teenage drug users and their neglectful parents.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 5 - The Big Confession
    7.6/10(38 votes)

    S5:E5

    A man walks into the station and tells Friday that he wants to confess to a murder, but the cops have a hard time varifying his story.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 4 - The Big Lift
    7.4/10(63 votes)

    S5:E4

    An organized gang of shoplifters is looting large department stores in the city.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 6 - The Big Gap
    7.4/10(58 votes)

    S5:E6

    A pawn shop owner alerts Friday and Smith when a man claimed to have purchased an expensive ring that turns out to be junk and then asked the pawn shop owner to sell him a gun.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 7 - The Big Look
    7.4/10(64 votes)

    S5:E7

    A woman is dragged from her home and badly beaten by an unknown attacker.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 1 - The Big Pipe
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    S5:E1

    A young woman is beaten to death with a led pipe and left in an empty office.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 3 - The Big No Rain
    7.3/10(42 votes)

    S5:E3

    No description available

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 9 - The Big Bird
    7.3/10(63 votes)

    S5:E9

    Sgt. Friday investigates a robber who only targets pet stores and homes that have pet birds.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 14 - The Big Locker
    6.9/10(23 votes)

    S5:E14

    Friday and Smith happen to catch a man trying to sell a stolen ring at a pawn shop.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 16 - The Big Genius
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E16

    Friday and Smith investigate what seems to be the perfect crime.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 17 - The Big Reminisce
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E17

    During a quiet New Year's shift, Friday and Smith remember some of their past cases and why it is they became cops.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 18 - The Big Tour
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E18

    No description available

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 19 - The Big Sisters
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E19

    An elderly woman fakes a burglary report so she can get attention from the police and the media.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 20 - The Big Ruling
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E20

    No description available

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 21 - The Big Fall Guy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E21

    Friday and Smith are on the trail of a robbery suspect that has robbed two stores.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 22 - The Big Set
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E22

    A city councilman is beaten and robbed by two men outside a bar. When he dies from his injuries, Friday and Smith feel pressure to find the killers.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Big Gift" is the best rated episode of "Dragnet" season 5. It scored 8.7/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Jack Webb and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/25/1956. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Big Glasses".