8.3/1032 votesLoading...#1 - The Little Guy
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/11/2003
While trying to protect an innocent suspect linked to the Sanchez brothers, Friday puts his career on the line by killing a cop.
Director: Donna Deitch
Writer: N/A
8.2/1032 votesLoading...#2 - Retribution
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/5/2004
Detectives suspect an alleged victim of sexual abuse is responsible for decapitating an Orthodox priest.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Philippe Browning
8.2/1038 votesLoading...#3 - Killing Field
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2004
When a man is arrested for shoplift, using a missing person's car, police finds in the car the belongings of two other missing people. While in custody the suspect kills himself. Soon after, the detectives find in his house not only torture elements and videos but also human bones and several graves. One of the videos indicates that there was an accomplice.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1031 votesLoading...#4 - Frame of Mind
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/28/2004
The killing of a travelling salesman maybe connected to the unsolved murder of an adult movie star's father.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1036 votesLoading...#5 - The Cutting of the Swath
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/2003
Detectives Friday and Smith race to find the young son of a deranged man who's on a rampage to kill his entire family; and Smith takes the case a little too personally.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1034 votesLoading...#6 - Sticks and Stones
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/30/2003
Detectives Friday and Smith investigate the satanic ritual killing of a teen girl. They look at her classmates including one who admits he should be the prime suspect.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: Shannon Goss
7.9/1042 votesLoading...#7 - Redemption
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/6/2003
Detective Friday and Detective Beltran find out a hidden secret behind a run of the mill suicide.
Director: Darnell Martin
Writer: N/A
7.8/1057 votesLoading...#8 - All That Glitters
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2003
Detective Friday is concerned that a small-time movie executive isn't telling all she knows regarding her investors and the gangland style murder in Malibu of one of her co-workers.
Director: Darnell Martin
Writer: N/A
7.8/1060 votesLoading...#9 - Well Endowed
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/23/2003
While investigating the brutal murder of a little-known actress, Detectives Friday and Smith come across a number of people who might have information including a tabloid journalist, a wannabe porn star and a socially prominent Los Angeles family.
Director: Andy Wolk
Writer: Walon Green
7.7/1034 votesLoading...#10 - The Artful Dodger
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/16/2003
A customer is killed during a multimillion dollar jewelry robbery. During the investigation, Friday and Smith meet a British insurance company P.I. who attempts to use them to recover the stolen jewels. Friday also knocks heads with the arrogant owner of a private security company.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: N/A
7.7/1035 votesLoading...#11 - The Magic Bullet
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2003
The death of a fan at a wild Hollywood party lead the detectives to a record producer with a gun fetish.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: N/A
7.6/1039 votesLoading...#12 - Coyote
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2003
The detectives discover a major prostitution ring while investigating a woman's murder.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: David Wilcox
7.6/1038 votesLoading...#13 - Slice of Life
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2003
When fishermen find a woman's headless body offshore, detectives discover she had recently given birth, but there was no sign of the baby.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1073 votesLoading...#14 - The Silver Slayer
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/2003
There is a series of murders involving woman and silver found on their bodies. Detectives Friday and Smith think that they have their killer, a man they caught near the second crime scene but he is greatly wounded during the chase. He dies soon after.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: N/A
7.5/1044 votesLoading...#15 - The Brass Ring
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/9/2003
The fiancé of a rising young Hollywood actress is found stabbed to death in the Hollywood Hills. Detectives Friday and Smith visit a movie studio head and a drug dealer to look for clues and find a shocking secret.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1031 votesLoading...#16 - Let's Make a Deal
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/13/2003
A Hollywood super-agent's infant son is kidnapped. It is discovered that the infant is the nanny's. That is the least of the problems for the Detectives on this case.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: N/A
7.5/1035 votesLoading...#17 - Daddy's Girl
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2003
Joe and his crew investigate the murder of a teenager who was burned and left for dead. Family honor is put to the test when the victom's father wants justice while assailant's father protects his child from the law.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Carter Harris
7.4/1043 votesLoading...#18 - Abduction
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/21/2004
The detectives investagate the abduction and killing of the son of a couple involved in an alternative lifestyle.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: N/A
7.3/1066 votesLoading...#19 - The Big Ruckus
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/2003
Friday and Smith are assigned to a case which involves a body found at MacArthur Park. The body is a rich college student. They figure that it was a drug deal that had gone bad but as they find more clues, they find that it had nothing to do with drugs.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: N/A
7.3/1039 votesLoading...#20 - Riddance
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2004
The deaths of an artist an his girlfriend leads the detectives to a case of poisoned drugs. when they arrest the dealer they have to prevent more people from dying and find the man who made the drugs.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1030 votesLoading...#21 - For Whom the Whistle Blows
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/27/2003
A woman, missing for six years, is found dead in her car in a canyon. The suspects in her death include her son, her husband, a lawyer, and the company she worked for.
Director: N/A
Writer: Walon Green
6.8/1032 votesLoading...#22 - 17 in 6
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2003
Detective Cooper looks for help to find those involved in a deadly gang war.
Director: Paul Shapiro
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of L.A. Dragnet
Every episode of L.A. Dragnet ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of L.A. Dragnet!
Within L.A. incredibly diverse landscape, two dedicated cops are relentless when it comes to solving crime. Detective Joe Friday is a seasoned veteran who has...
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"The Little Guy" is the best rated episode of "L.A. Dragnet". It scored 8.3/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Donna Deitch and written by N/A, it aired on 5/11/2003. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Retribution".