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This Dragnet episode originally aired on October 19, 1950.

This Dragnet episode originally aired on September 6, 1951.

This Dragnet episode originally aired on May 1, 1952.

This Dragnet episode originally aired on October 5, 1952.

This Dragnet episode originally aired on August 21, 1952.

This Dragnet episode originally aired on May 25, 1950.

This Dragnet episode originally aired on October 20, 1953.

This Dragnet episode originally aired on September 15, 1953.

Overview"Dragnet" is an American radio, television, and motion picture series that first premiered on radio in 1949. Created by Jack Webb, who also starred as the main character, Sergeant Joe Friday, the show set the standard for police procedural drama. Initially a radio series, "Dragnet" was pioneering in its focus on realism and procedural detail, borrowing heavily from actual police case files and terminology. Its simple, almost documentary-style narrative form became an archetype for many subsequent police dramas that followed in its footsteps.The show begins with the iconic opening line,...