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Starring Jack Webb & Harry Morgan 
Season 1 (NBC) (Early 1967)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox, Mary Ciullo
references:
TV Guide /   Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

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NBC Thursdays

1.01 Dragnet 1967: THE BIG L.S.D. (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
12Jan67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: John Rudolph (Jack Webb pseudonym)
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Michael Burns ........ Benjie "Blue Boy" Carver
Art Balinger ......... Capt. Lou Richey
Olan Soule ........... Ray Murray
Robert Knapp ......... Mr. Eugene Carver
Eve Brent ............ Mrs. Carver
Jerry Douglas ........ Sgt. Eugene Zappey
Alfred Shelly ........ Sgt. Dominic Carr
Johnny Aladdin ....... The Painter
Shari Lee Bernath .... Sandra Quillan
Heather Menzies ...... Edna Mae Dixon
Synopsis:
The problem of LSD in the hands of teenagers.
LSD 25, discovered by accident in 1938. Called "ghost," "beast," or "acid,"
one kilo yields 5 to 10 million doses. It could turn everyone in Los Angeles
into a psycho. And Blue Boy is out there, selling it to any kid with a
couple of bucks to buy "the ticket."

1.02 Dragnet: THE BIG EXPLOSION (copyright title)
Dragnet Productions
19Jan67 NBC Thur
written by: Robert C. Dennis
Cast:
Don Dubbins as Donald L. Chapman
Olan Soule ........... Ray Murray
Bobby Troup .......... Al Amory
Harlan Warde ......... Capt. Henry Mack
Ralph Manza .......... Gene Ellis
Val Avery ............ Phil Masturian
Kent McWhirter ....... Officer (late known as Kent McCord)
Ralph Moody .......... Matt Kemper
John Nolan ........... Nelson Grove
Bert Holland ......... Car Salesman
Thora Randell ?
Synopsis:
400 pounds of dynamite are stolen from a construction site, and the
thieves throw a hand grenade at a security guard.

1.03 Dragnet 1967 : THE BIG KIDNAPPING (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
26Jan67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer , R.A. Cinader
Written by Preston Wood
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Peggy Webber ......... Janet Ohrmund
Harry Bartell ........ Ray Righetti
Art Balinger ......... Capt. Hugh Brown
Ronnie Rondell ....... Donald Joseph Albers
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon are called to a bank because a young retail
cosmetics executive (Peggy Webber) is trying to withdraw $75,000
to ransom her boss, who's being held hostage by a young gunman.

1.04 Dragnet: THE BIG INTERROGATION (copyright title)
Dragnet Productions
09Feb67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer , R.A. Cinader
Written by: Preston Wood
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Unknown as Captain Caldwell
Cast: (incomplete)
Kent McCord ........... Officer Paul Culver
Synopsis:
An undercover cop with the narcotics Division, who's only been on the
force for 144 days, is accused of robbing a liquor store on Sunset Strip.

1.05 Dragnet: THE BIG MASKED BANDITS (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
16Feb67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by David Vowell
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Guest Cast:
Ron Russell ........... Larry Hubbert
Virginia Vincent ...... Edna Hubbert
S. Jon Launer ......... Stanley Auerbach
Robert Brubaker ....... Al Tucker
Art Gilmore ........... Captain Mert Howe (Robbery division)(recurring)
Dirk Rambo ............ Fred Tiller
*
Sam Edwards as Ashton
Dave Carlile as Wilson
Tani Seitz as Waitress
Synopsis:
Four armed bandits disguised in red masks hold up six cocktail lounges
in as many weeks. One clue: an old black Cadillac is always the getaway car.

1.06 Dragnet 1967: THE BIG BANK EXAMINERS (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
23Feb67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb
Written by William O'Hallaren
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Nydia Westman .......... Mrs. Mary Burnside
Harriet MacGibbon ...... Flooelle Mirada
Lillian Powell ......... Mrs. Gray
Robert Knapp ........... Captain Lambert
Donald Barry ........... James Fremont
Howard Culver .......... Frank Albert Thomas
Bert Mustin ............ Fred Gregory
Clark Howat ............ Lt. John Bigham
Bert Holland ........... Harry Croft
Don Ross ............... Cameraman
Synopsis:
A unique scheme to bilk elderly citizens out of their savings
is succeeding until Sgt. Friday and Officer Gannon are called into play.

1.07 Dragnet: THE BIG HAMMER (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
02Mar67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb
Written by: Henry Irving
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Merry Anders ........ Policewoman Dorothy Miller (recurring)
Brian Avery ......... Terry Ridges
Art Balinger ........ Capt. Hugh Brown (recurring)
Natalie Masters ..... Mrs. Ridges
Chet Stratton ....... Chesney Guthrie
Richard Simmons ..... Marcus Denner
Ralph Moody ......... Lou Adams
Jill Banner ......... Camille Gearhardt
James Oliver ........ Fred Tosca
Don Stewart ......... Officer Carl Goldman
Ben Chandler ........ Chief Everett Snoddy
Jeff Scott .......... Officer Chulik
Vince Williams ...... Ambulance Attendant
Synopsis:
A 62-year-old apartment building manager man is found beaten to death
with a hammer in his apartment, with a few dollars in rent money and
his dead wife's wedding ring missing.

1.08 Dragnet: THE BIG CANDY STORE (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
09Mar67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Merry Anders .......... Policewoman Dorothy Miller (recurring)
Art Gilmore ........... Captain Mert Howe (Robbery division)(recurring)
Virginia Gregg ........ Mrs. Jean Hardy
Austin Green .......... Claude Thibodeau
David Bond ............ George Watson
Don Stewart ........... Carl Goldman
Alfred Shelly ......... Sgt. Al Vietti
John McCann ........... Officer #2
Dan Currie ............ Officer #1
Vince Howard .......... Officer Bondi
Synopsis:
Ten stores in a confectionery chain are robbed at gunpoint, always
using the same method of operation.

1.09 Dragnet: THE BIG FUR BURGLARY (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
16Mar67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: David Vowell
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
with:
Merry Anders ........ Policewoman Dorothy Miller (recurring)
Clark Howat ......... Capt. Henry O. Mack (recurring)
Henry Corden ........ Emile Hartman
Herb Ellis .......... Norm Landon
John Nolan .......... Floyd Sinclair
Frank Gerstle ....... Albert Marks
Jody Gilbert ........ Mrs. Hilliard
Joanne Medley ....... Miss Hilliard
John McCann ......... Lt. Danny Bowser
Robert Cleaves ...... Roger Brucker
Renny McEvoy ........ John Cartwright
Alfred Shelly ....... Detective
Synopsis:
$100,000 worth of fine furs are stolen from an exclusive store.

1.10 Dragnet 1967 : THE BIG JADE (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
23Mar67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by William O'Hallaren
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Guest Cast:
Virginia Gregg ........... Mrs Francine Graham
Eddie Firestone .......... Ben Martin
Clark Howat .............. Captain Mack (Burglary Division)
Harry Hickox ............. John Benjamin
Keye Luke ................ Lin Fong
Don Stewart .............. Officer Art MacAndrews
Don Ross ................. Officer Bill Walmsley
William Boyett ........... Sgt. Edward H. Barr
Annazette ................ Mary Carstairs
Yoneo Iguchi ............. Henry Morito
Synopsis:
$200,000 worth of jewelry, including imperial jade, is reported missing
from the wall safe of a luxurious Los Angeles home. .

1.11 Dragnet: THE BIG SHOOTING (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
30-Mar-1967 NBC Thur (rerun 06Jul67)
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by David Vowell
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Don Marshall ....... Officer Dave Roberts
Art Balinger ....... Captain Brown (recurring)
Hal Baylor ......... Roger Kensington
Dick Miller ........ Harry Johnson
Alfred Shelly ...... Sgt. Al Vietti
David Bond ......... Virgil Hicks
Harry Bartell ...... Dr. Anderson
Dick Whittinghill... Clerk
Bert Holland ....... Carl Wilson
Howard Culver ...... Pete Stuart
Synopsis 1:
Police Officer Dave Roberts is shot with a sawed-off shotgun while making
a routine check on a team of paroled convicts parked near a liquor store.
He suffers a complete blackout after the shooting and cannot remember what the criminals look like.
Synopsis 2:
Friday and Gannon seek a pair of gunmen who blasted a policeman with a
shotgun. Their search is hampered by a lack of witnesses - and the officer's mental blackout. [RF]

1.12 Dragnet: THE BIG ACCIDENT (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
a.k.a. "The Big Hit-and-Run Driver"
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 3Apr67; OREG: LP35437)
06Apr67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: David Vowell
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Music: Lyn Murray
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Audrey Dalton ........ Patricia Filmore
Robert Clarke ........ Clayton Fillmore
Harlan Warde ......... Capt. Tom Janes
(Felony Accident Investigations Division)
Buddy Lester ......... Bob Dugan
Olan Soulé ........... Ray Murray
Stuart Nisbet ........ Gus Archer
Dennis McCarthy ...... Norman Jacoby
King Moody ........... Norton Bernard
Julian Burton ........ Ed Neiman
James Seay ........... Paul Bateman
Morgan Jones ......... Bill Wheelock
Rhoda Williams ....... Alice Bronson
Synopsis:
Two pedestrians are killed by a drunk-driving hit-and-run motorist,
but the eyewitnesses tell conflicting stories of the type of car involved. [RF]

1.13 Dragnet: THE BIG BOOKIE (copyright title)(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions (oDAT: 10Apr67; OREG: LP35438)
13Apr67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Preston Wood
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Music: Lyn Murray
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
William Reynolds ..... Sgt. William Riddle
Luana Patten ......... Angie
Sidney Miller ........ Jay Simmons
Bobby Troup .......... Richard Clinger
Art Gilmore .......... Capt. Harry Nelson (Administrative Vice Division)
Synopsis:
In a drive to break up a gambling ring, Friday goes undercover in
Administrative Vice with the LAPD chaplain.

1.14 Dragnet: THE BIG SOLICITOR (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
a.k.a. "The Subscription Racket"
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 17Apr67; OREG: LP35439)
20Apr67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Henry Irving
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Brian Avery .......... Glenn Procustan
Marianne Gordon ...... Norma Bryant
Art Balinger ......... Capt. Lambert (recurring)
Jerry Dexter ......... Jerry Dexter (could be a titles error)
Larry D. Mann ........ Pete Benson
Sarah Selby .......... Marilyn Tate
Doodles Weaver ......... Cliff Tate
Synopsis:
Friday makes a public-service appearance on a local TV station and
learns of a new racket: a swindling magazine-subscription salesman
who uses an authentic Congressional Medal of Honor for his credentials.

1.15 Dragnet: THE BIG GUN (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 24Apr67; OREG: LP35440)
27-Apr-1967 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Henry Irving
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Art Balinger ....... Capt. Hugh Brown (recurring)
Anne Loos .......... Agatha Edney
Kathleen Freeman ... Mrs. Sunshine Pound
Leonard Stone ...... Det. Charlie Higbie
Olan Soulé ......... Ray Murray (recurring)
Herbert Anderson ... Robert Blake (character)
Lois Yoshiko Kiuchi .. Mrs. Watanabe
Don Ross ............ Sgt. Dean Bergman
Sharann Hisamoto .... Miko
Synopsis 1:
A beautiful Japanese-born widow, whose Nisei husband was killed in
Vietnam, is murdered. A young girl was assaulted a week earlier
in the same neighborhood.
Synopsis 2:
Friday and Gannon wrestle with the disturbing prospect of a killer's
escape from justice. A young widowed mother has been murdered, and
the police investigation is adding up to zero. [RF]

1.16 Dragnet: THE BIG KIDS (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 1May67; OREG: LP35441)
04May67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by David Vowell
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Roger Mobley ........ Audie Fulton
Andrea King ......... Mrs. Lisa Fulton
Peggy Webber ........ Mrs. Peggy Lassin
Richard Crane ....... Sgt. John Pearson
Art Balinger ........ Capt. Lou Richey
Mickey Sholdar ...... Robert Lassin
Russell Arms ........ David Carroll
Alan Dexter ......... Hal Rosten
Synopsis:
A gang of juvenile shoplifters is stealing odd things like diapers,
paper clips, and a hair dryer. Friday and Gannon find the reason in
a mod-clad club with a unique set of entrance requirements.

1.17 Dragnet: THE BIG BULLET (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 8May67; OREG: LP35442)
11May67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by John Robinson
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Carol Byron .......... Nora Hamlin
Mabel Albertson ...... Jessie Gaynor
Olan Soulé ........... Ray Murray (recurring)
Synopsis:
All the physical evidence in Nora Hamlin's home indicates that
her estranged husband, Carl Martin, 43, killed himself in a locked
room. It's just a routine suicide deal until a chemist sends Friday
and Gannon back for a second look after it's discovered that the bullet
that killed him wasn't from the gun he was holding.

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Summer Reruns
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06Jul67 rerun of "The Big Shooting" (first aired 30Mar67)

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