NaN/100 votes#1 - The Big Beating
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1958
Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#2 - The Big Sweet Annie
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1958
Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#3 - The Big Star
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1958
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1068 votes
#4 - The Big Oskar
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1958
The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect something is amiss when she starts talking about how she gets the "scoop" on crimes by being the first to report them to the local newspaper.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1024 votes
#5 - The Big Little Boy
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1958
The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutive fifteen year old.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#6 - The Big Voice
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1958
A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#7 - The Big Jukebox
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1958
Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#8 - The Big Doll
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1958
As Friday and Smith investigate a woman's death, they are disturbed to find that her daughter is more interested in discussing her collection of dolls.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#9 - The Big Border
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1958
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#10 - The Big Nazi
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1958
While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens involved wearing a Nazi uniform.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - The Big Hot Rod
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1958
Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#12 - The Big Green Monkey
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1958
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#13 - The Big Hype
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1958
Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#14 - The Big Maria
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 12/23/1958
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#15 - The Big Donation
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 12/30/1958
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#16 - The Big Malcolm
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/1959
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - The Big Smart Girl
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 1/13/1959
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#18 - The Big Doctor
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 1/20/1959
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#19 - The Big Signet
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 1/27/1959
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#20 - The Big Accident
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 2/3/1959
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#21 - The Big Mailman
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 2/10/1959
Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#22 - The Big Roll
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 2/17/1959
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Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#23 - The Big Thirteen
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 2/24/1959
An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#24 - The Big Sour
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 3/10/1959
An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1030 votes
#25 - The Big Starlet
Season 8 Episode 25 - Aired 3/17/1959
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Dragnet Season 8
Every episode of Dragnet Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dragnet Season 8!
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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Network:NBC
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"The Big Beating" is the best rated episode of "Dragnet" season 8. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Jack Webb and written by N/A, it aired on 9/23/1958. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "The Big Sweet Annie".