Dragnet Episodes
Friday had joined the police shortly before World War II; Ben Romero was his first partner. After Friday was discharged from the U.S. Army, he returned to the police and the pair eventually reunited in the Detective Division, prior to the events of the series.
Joe Friday is a fictional character created and portrayed by Jack Webb as the lead for his series Dragnet. Friday is a detective in the Los Angeles Police Department. The character first appeared on June 3, 1949, in the premiere of the NBC radio drama that launched the series. Webb played the character on radio and later television from 1949 to 1959 and again from 1967 to 1970, also appearing as Friday in a 1954 theatrical release and a 1966 made-for-TV film.
Joe Friday is a fictional character created and portrayed by Jack Webb as the lead for his series Dragnet. Friday is a detective in the Los Angeles Police Department. The character first appeared on June 3, 1949, in the premiere of the NBC radio drama that launched the series. Webb played the character on radio and later television from 1949 to 1959 and again from 1967 to 1970, also appearing as Friday in a 1954 theatrical release and a 1966 made-for-TV film.
Aug. 11, 2024
THE BIG LOCKER and THE BIG COINS
The top-taed cop/detective radio show of the 50's and 60's continues with two more episodes. Today Friday and his partner catch a bad guy and immediatly grab a rope and start looking for a tall oak tree. Wait- thats Gunsmoke over at 1001 Stories From...
Aug. 7, 2024
THE BIG GRANDMA and THE BIG MEET DRAGNET
Dragnet was the #1 cop/detective radio show of the 50's and early 60's. Meticulous detail was used to recreate all the background sounds and effects- for instance- they used the actual phones located in the Los Angeles police building to get the sound...
July 24, 2024
THE BIG MAKE and THE BIG PAIR DRAGNET
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July 21, 2024
THE BIG CHECK and THE BIG POISON DRAGNET
One of old time radio's most popular shows, Dragnet, starring Jack Webb, was a dramatized police procedure show showing as accurately as possible the real work of Los Angeles police detectives at work in the 50's. Join us at our website at and get...
