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The Worst Episodes of Dragnet

Every episode of Dragnet ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Dragnet!

Worst episode
S8E4 The Big Oskar
6.573 votes
Best episode
S2E12 The Big Safe
9.022 votes
Top season
Season 6
8.1avg
Binge time
5d 18h
276 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dragnet Season 8 Episode 4 - The Big Oskar
    6.5/10(73 votes)

    S8:E4

    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:Unknown

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  2. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 4 - The Big Seventeen
    7.0/10(125 votes)

    S2:E4

    Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dragnet Season 3 Episode 21 - The Big Boys
    7.2/10(106 votes)

    S3:E21

    The cops must stake out a hotel lobby and deal with a drunken desk clerk as they wait for four juvenile armed robbers to show up.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dragnet Season 3 Episode 34 - The Big Frame
    7.2/10(91 votes)

    S3:E34

    A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 14 - The Big Locker
    6.9/10(23 votes)

    S5:E14

    Friday and Smith happen to catch a man trying to sell a stolen ring at a pawn shop.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dragnet Season 4 Episode 8 - The Big Bar
    7.2/10(78 votes)

    S4:E8

    A holdup man is sticking up bars. After he takes the money he kills many of his victims. Sergeant Friday has few leads other than that the holdup man likes a certain song on the jukebox.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 11 - The Big September Man
    7.3/10(138 votes)

    S1:E11

    A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 10 - The Big Whiff
    7.0/10(21 votes)

    S2:E10

    A woman is murdered when she is given an overdose of chloroform.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dragnet Season 3 Episode 2 - The Big Revolt
    7.0/10(21 votes)

    S3:E2

    A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dragnet Season 3 Episode 39 - The Big False Make
    7.3/10(84 votes)

    S3:E39

    Friday begins to question a local gardener, who has been arrested for holding up a grocery store. During the interrogation Friday begins to have strong doubts about the man's confession.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dragnet Season 3 Episode 37 - The Big Threat
    7.2/10(41 votes)

    S3:E37

    A man is beaten and robbed, then the thieves intimidate him and his family so he'll refuse to testify against them.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 6 - The Big Imposter
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    S2:E6

    A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dragnet Season 7 Episode 28 - The Big War
    7.3/10(65 votes)

    S7:E28

    Friday and Smith investigate a report of a teen gang war in the middle of Los Angeles.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 9 - The Big Bird
    7.3/10(63 votes)

    S5:E9

    Sgt. Friday investigates a robber who only targets pet stores and homes that have pet birds.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 3 - The Big No Rain
    7.3/10(42 votes)

    S5:E3

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    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 12 - The Big Phone Call
    7.4/10(103 votes)

    S1:E12

    Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dragnet Season 2 Episode 28 - The Big Hands
    7.4/10(101 votes)

    S2:E28

    Friday and Smith suspect a psycho killer when they find a woman with a broken neck in a hotel room.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dragnet Season 3 Episode 31 - The Big Girl
    7.4/10(100 votes)

    S3:E31

    Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dragnet Season 3 Episode 29 - The Big Hit-Run Killer
    7.4/10(92 votes)

    S3:E29

    A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 4 - The Big Mother
    7.4/10(85 votes)

    S1:E4

    A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 7 - The Big Look
    7.4/10(64 votes)

    S5:E7

    A woman is dragged from her home and badly beaten by an unknown attacker.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 4 - The Big Lift
    7.4/10(63 votes)

    S5:E4

    An organized gang of shoplifters is looting large department stores in the city.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dragnet Season 5 Episode 6 - The Big Gap
    7.4/10(58 votes)

    S5:E6

    A pawn shop owner alerts Friday and Smith when a man claimed to have purchased an expensive ring that turns out to be junk and then asked the pawn shop owner to sell him a gun.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dragnet Season 3 Episode 22 - The Big Ham
    7.4/10(51 votes)

    S3:E22

    Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dragnet Season 1 Episode 1 - The Human Bomb
    7.5/10(166 votes)

    S1:E1

    A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.

    Director:Jack Webb
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Big Oskar" is the worst rated episode of Dragnet. It scored 6.5/10 from 73 votes. Directed by Jack Webb and written by Unknown, it aired on October 14, 1958. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Big Seventeen".

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