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The Best Episodes of L.A. Dragnet Season 1

Every episode of L.A. Dragnet Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of L.A. Dragnet Season 1!

The Best Episodes of L.A. Dragnet Season 1

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...

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  1. Background image for The Little Guy
    8.3/10(34 votes)

    #1 - The Little Guy

    S1:E12

    While trying to protect an innocent suspect linked to the Sanchez brothers, Friday puts his career on the line by killing a cop.

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    Director:Donna Deitch
    Writer:N/A
  2. Background image for The Cutting of the Swath
    7.9/10(37 votes)

    #2 - The Cutting of the Swath

    S1:E5

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  3. Background image for Redemption
    7.9/10(43 votes)

    #3 - Redemption

    S1:E9

    Detective Friday and Detective Beltran find out a hidden secret behind a run of the mill suicide.

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    Writer:N/A
  4. Background image for All That Glitters
    7.8/10(58 votes)

    #4 - All That Glitters

    S1:E3

    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  5. Background image for Well Endowed
    7.8/10(62 votes)

    #5 - Well Endowed

    S1:E4

    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.

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    Director:Andy Wolk
  6. Background image for Sticks and Stones
    7.8/10(36 votes)

    #6 - Sticks and Stones

    S1:E8

    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.

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  8. Background image for The Artful Dodger
    7.7/10(35 votes)

    #7 - The Artful Dodger

    S1:E7

    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  9. Background image for The Brass Ring
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    #8 - The Brass Ring

    S1:E6

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  10. Background image for Let's Make a Deal
    7.5/10(32 votes)

    #9 - Let's Make a Deal

    S1:E10

    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  11. Background image for The Silver Slayer
    7.4/10(75 votes)

    #10 - The Silver Slayer

    S1:E1

    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  12. Background image for The Big Ruckus
    7.3/10(67 votes)

    #11 - The Big Ruckus

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:N/A
  13. Background image for For Whom the Whistle Blows
    7.0/10(31 votes)

    #12 - For Whom the Whistle Blows

    S1:E11

    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.

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    Director:N/A

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Little Guy" is the best rated episode of "L.A. Dragnet" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Donna Deitch and written by N/A, it aired on 5/11/2003. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Cutting of the Swath".