Dragnet: Season 8
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dragnet Season 7.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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The Big Beating
Sep 23, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
The Big Sweet Annie
Sep 30, 1958 · 30 min
Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
The Big Star
Oct 7, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
The Big Oskar
Oct 14, 1958 · 30 min
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 Big Little Boy
Oct 21, 1958 · 30 min
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.
The Big Voice
Oct 28, 1958 · 30 min
A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.
The Big Jukebox
Nov 4, 1958 · 30 min
Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
The Big Doll
Nov 11, 1958 · 30 min
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.
The Big Border
Nov 18, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
The Big Nazi
Nov 25, 1958 · 30 min
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.
The Big Hot Rod
Dec 2, 1958 · 30 min
Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
The Big Green Monkey
Dec 9, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
The Big Maria
Dec 23, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
The Big Donation
Dec 30, 1958 · 30 min
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
The Big Malcolm
Jan 6, 1959 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
The Big Smart Girl
Jan 13, 1959 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
The Big Doctor
Jan 20, 1959 · 30 min
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
The Big Signet
Jan 27, 1959 · 30 min
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
The Big Accident
Feb 3, 1959 · 30 min
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
The Big Mailman
Feb 10, 1959 · 30 min
Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
The Big Thirteen
Feb 24, 1959 · 30 min
An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
The Big Sour
Mar 10, 1959 · 30 min
An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
The Big Starlet
Mar 17, 1959 · 30 min
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
The Big Holdup
Mar 24, 1959 · 30 min
A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
The Big Name
Mar 31, 1959 · 30 min
The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
The Big Couple
Apr 7, 1959 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
The Big Squeeze
Apr 14, 1959 · 30 min
Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
The Big Picture
Apr 21, 1959 · 30 min
A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.
The Big Carnation
Apr 28, 1959 · 30 min
Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
The Big Operator
Jul 7, 1959 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.
The Big Bray
Jul 12, 1959 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
The Big Infant
Jul 19, 1959 · 30 min
Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
The Big Appetite
Jul 26, 1959 · 30 min
Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
The Big .38
Aug 2, 1959 · 30 min
Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
The Big Byron
Aug 9, 1959 · 30 min
A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
The Big Counterfeit
Aug 16, 1959 · 30 min
A man impersonating a police officer is going to local businesses and asking for donations for the widows and orphans fund. Smith and Friday set out to stop the con man.
The Big Red
Aug 23, 1959 · 30 min
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.