Dragnet was created and produced by Jack Webb, who starred as the terse Sgt. Friday. Webb had starred in a few mostly short-lived radio programs, but Dragnet would make him one of the major media personalities of his era.Webb was a stickler for accurate details, and Dragnet used many authentic touches, such as the LAPD's actual radio call sign (KMA-367), and the names of many real department officials, such as Ray Pinker and Lee Jones of the crime lab or Chief of Detectives Thad Brown. Dragn ...
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Dragnet Podcasts
From 2007-2013, Adam Graham hosted the Old Time Dragnet Program, playing through every episode of Dragnet along with supplementary materials including episodes of Pat Novak and Jeff Regan.
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Original Release Date: September 27, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for an armed and dangerous carjacker. Original Air Date: March 15, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take…
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Big_Friend
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Original Release Date: September 20, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero search hunt for an an escaped robber. Original Air Date: March 8, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the lis…
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Big_Lover
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Big_Trunk
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Original Release Date: September 13, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero search hunt for an an escaped robber. Original Air Date: March 1, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the lis…
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Big_Ben
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Original Release Date: September 6, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for a husband and wife con artist team. Original Air Date: February 15, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 …
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Big_New_Years
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Big_Partner
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Original Release Date: September 2, 2008 Friday and Romero question a man they suspect of being a serial killer. Original Air Date: February 8, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Ta…
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Big_Cast
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Big_Couple
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Original Release Date: August 23, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a case of neglected children in one of Los Angeles’ wealthiest neighborhoods. Original Air Date: February 1, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam G…
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Big_Crime
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Big_Children
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Original Release Date: August 17, 2008 A high schooler in a car accident sends Joe Friday and Ben Romero up the narcotics foodchain in search of an elusive Drug Kingpin known only by his odd nickname. Original Air Date: January 25, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.gr…
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Big_Tomato
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Original Release Date: August 9, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero hunt for 2 young hold up men. Original Air Date: January 18, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener sur…
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Big_Dance
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Big_Family
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Big_Jump
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A_Rifle_for_Christmas
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Original Release Date: August 2, 2008 Friday and Romero try to talk a suicidal man off a ledge. Original Air Date: January 11, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener s…
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Big_Holdup
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Big_Break
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Original Release Date: July 26, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero capture a dangerous armed robber who tries to prove no jail can hold him. Original Air Date: January 4, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913…
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Big_Picture
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Big_Car
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Original Release Date: July 19, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero capture a dangerous armed robber who tries to prove no jail can hold him. Original Air Date: December 14, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 159…
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Big_Betty
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Original Release Date: July 13, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero track down two phony talent scouts who are victimizing teenage girls with Hollywood dreams. Original Air Date: December 7, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam G…
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Big_Parrot
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Big_Mother
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Original Release Date: July 5, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for an Armed robber with an exotic taste in cars. Original Air Date: November 30, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 8…
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Big_Church
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Original Release Date: June 28, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero go after a gang of conmen who are victimizing the families of recently deceased people. Original Air Date: November 23, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Grah…
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Big_Meet
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Big_Grandma
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Original Release Date: June 21, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a murder that’s covered up by an arson. Original Air Date: November 16, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715…
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Big_Quack
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Original Release Date: June 14, 2008 A baby is kidnapped in the dead of night from a local maternity ward and Friday and Romero must find him. Original Air Date: November 9, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Bo…
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Big_38
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Big_Death
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Big_Pair
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Original Release Date: June 7, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero look into threats on the life of a woman after she recently began attending a new church. Original Air Date: November 2, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Grah…
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Original Release Date: June 1, 2008 Joe Friday goes undercover to catch a big time drug smuggler. Original Air Date: October 26, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener…
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Big_Make
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Big_Poison
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Original Release Date: May 25, 2008 Joe Friday and Ben Romero are on the trail of a serial check forger whose been in operation for 9 years. Original Air Date: October 19, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box …
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