Category: Dragnet

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Dragnet: The Big Parrot (EP4610)

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Today’s Mystery:

A married couple is found murdered in their room with a dead parrot.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 16, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Stacy Harris

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Dragnet: The Big Mother (EP4604)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for a three-day-old baby who was kidnapped from a local hospital.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 9, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield

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Dragnet: The Big Church (EP4586)

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Today’s Mystery:

A woman reports receiving threats for attending a new church.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 2, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Virginia Gregg

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Dragnet: Production 8 (aka the Big Missing/Juanita Lasky) (EP4580)

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Todays Mystery:

At Christmastime, Joe Friday and Ben Romero try to find a missing daughter from Utah.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 28, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Sergeant Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield

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Dragnet: The Big Meet (EP4574)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday goes undercover to complete a large drug buy.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 26, 1950

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Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris; Herb Butterfield

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Dragnet: The Big Grandma (EP4568)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero are assigned to investigate the case of a motherly lady who has written more than a thousand bad checks over nine years.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 19, 1950

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Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero

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Dragnet: The Big Quack (EP4562)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a phony psychiatrist who burgled the house of a patient he’d hypnotized.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 12, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Jack Kruschen; William Johnstone

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Dragnet: The Big .38 (EP4556)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for an armed robber who shot and killed a clerk.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 5, 1950

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Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Jack Kruschen

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Dragnet: The Big Death (EP4550)

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Today’s Mystery:

A man reports that his ex-boss tried to hire him to murder his wife.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 28, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero

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Dragnet: The Big Pair (EP4544)

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Today’s Mystery:

A twelve-year-old and a grandfather return from a trip to Indiana to find all their belongings from their home stolen.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 21, 1950

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Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero

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Dragnet: The Big Make (EP4538)

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Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Romero investigate a robbery and shooting at a bakery.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 14, 1950

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Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield

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Dragnet: The Big Poison (EP4532)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero are called in when an elderly couple disappears.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 7, 1950

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Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero

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Dragnet: The Big Check (EP4526)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for a check forger who’s been passing checks at small businesses.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 31, 1950

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Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Peggy Webber; Herb Butterfield

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Dragnet: The Big Chance (EP4520)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero join an inter-agency search for a missing Highway Patrol Officer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 24, 1950

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Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr; Herb Butterfield; Stacy Harris

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Dragnet: The Big Youngster (EP4514)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate when a young lawyer’s office is vandalized.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 17, 1950

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Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield

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