Dragnet (1967 series) (season 4)
| Dragnet 1970 | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 18, 1969 – April 16, 1970 |
This is a list of episodes from the fourth and final season of the 1967 Dragnet series. The season was directed by Jack Webb.
Broadcast history
The season originally aired Thursday at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST).
DVD release
The DVD was released by Shout! Factory.
Episodes
| Nº | Ep | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 1 | "Personnel – The Shooting" | Michael Donovan | September 18, 1969 |
| Friday 5:05 PM and this weekend starts with a 211 (Robbery) of a liquor store with two officers shot (5 slugs in/through one and 2 inside the other). Friday and Gannon stay with the families, making their time easier, and deal with the outcome once the waiting is over. William Boyett of Adam-12 guest stars as a LAPD officer | ||||
| 74 | 2 | "Homicide – The Student" | Jack Smith | September 25, 1969 |
| The police go after a college student for a double homicide committed with a rifle. | ||||
| 75 | 3 | "S.I.U. – The Ring" | Robert C. Dennis | October 2, 1969 |
| Friday and Gannon, using an informant's "friendly tip," recruit a police woman to nab a burglar and then uncover $25,000 in stolen jewelry from a protected location. | ||||
| 76 | 4 | "D.H.Q. – Medical" | Robert C. Dennis | October 9, 1969 |
| Friday and Gannon investigate cases in a hospital emergency ward. | ||||
| 77 | 5 | "Burglary – Mister" | Burt Prelutsky | October 16, 1969 |
| Friday and Gannon investigate a home burglary where everything is missing, even a blind woman's cane. The case leads them to a plethora of thefts and other crimes committed by an insufferable man who insists he be called "Mister" by anyone associated with him. | ||||
| 78 | 6 | "Juvenile – The Little Pusher" | James Doherty | October 23, 1969 |
| Friday and Gannon investigate the drug overdose of a 12-year-old seventh-grader. The trail leads to a history class, a hippie's boarding house, and death. | ||||
| 79 | 7 | "Homicide – Cigarette Butt" | Alf Harris | October 30, 1969 |
| Self-defense or murder one? The title object plays a key part in determining which occurred when a man shot his girlfriend's lover during an argument. Vic Perrin guest stars as a murder suspect and Henry Corden plays the comic relief as a pompous ex-concert violinist/landlord | ||||
| 80 | 8 | "D.H.Q. – Missing Person" | Alf Harris | November 13, 1969 |
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A local high school student goes missing after being called to the vice principal's office to receive an honor. The student had not missed any days of school or been late, which worries the vice principal; she calls the police, who in turn have Friday and Gannon visit her. | ||||
| 81 | 9 | "Burglary Auto – Courtroom" | Jack Barrett | November 20, 1969 |
| Sgt. Friday and Officer Gannon testify in court against three burglary suspects, but their case is in jeopardy over technicalities and the temporary delay of the state's key witness in appearance. | ||||
| 82 | 10 | "Internal Affairs – Parolee" | Michael Donovan | November 27, 1969 |
| Friday and Gannon retrace a 14-year-old investigation to determine whether charges can be brought against a man up for parole, an investigation that takes a decisive turn when a businessman who had employed the suspect makes a startling admission about the original crime. | ||||
| 83 | 11 | "Burglary Auto – Juvenile Genius" | Michael Donovan | December 4, 1969 |
| Friday tracks down thieves responsible for a series of Los Angeles robberies. {Note: opening scene teaser of Friday and Gannon going to a house belongs to episode # 17 "The Big Bullet"!} | ||||
| 84 | 12 | "Bunco – $9,000" | Don Kilburn | December 11, 1969 |
| The search is on for a swindler who conned an old vaudevillian out of $9,000 he found on a sidewalk. | ||||
| 85 | 13 | "Narco – Missing Hype" | Michael Donovan | January 8, 1970 |
| This episode focuses on drugs, paying particular attention to addiction symptoms. Friday and Gannon take a special interest in a young addict whom Friday saved from an OD, when the addict was 16 years old. The guy has been out of rehab for six months and looks to be using again. Friday wants to get to him before it gets worse or the guy turns up dead. | ||||
| 86 | 14 | "Burglary – Helpful Woman" | Michael Donovan | January 22, 1970 |
| Police track down a woman thief who specializes in elderly people. | ||||
| 87 | 15 | "Homicide – Who Killed Who?" | Michael Donovan | January 29, 1970 |
| Friday and Gannon investigate a multiple homicide shooting (four people and one TV set dead). Who killed who, why, and is the killer or killers alive or dead? | ||||
| 88 | 16 | "Burglary – The Son" | Robert C. Dennis | February 5, 1970 |
| Friday and Gannon track goods stolen from an upper middle class home through several sources (pawn shop, narcotic users and sellers) to find the burglar. | ||||
| 89 | 17 | "A.I.D. – The Weekend" | Richard Morgan | February 12, 1970 |
| Friday and Gannon spend the weekend together at Bill's home in Eagle Rock. A magazine saleswoman stops by, as suggested by one of Bill's neighbors. (NOTE: This is the infamous "Garlic Nut-Butter Sandwich" episode.) | ||||
| 90 | 18 | "Narco – Pill Maker" | Alf Harris | February 19, 1970 |
| Friday and Gannon investigate the manufacturing (from a private home) and distribution of pills in this episode. In the end, they must find the flaws in the big man's defense or, most likely, only convict the hired help. | ||||
| 91 | 19 | "Burglary – The Dognappers" | Michael Donovan | February 26, 1970 |
| Brought to their attention by a member of the Department of Animal Regulation, and with an okay from the Captain, Friday and Gannon investigate a rash of reports of lost dogs from a shopping center. Since only one lost dog had been previously reported from the same area, Friday and Gannon suspect criminal activity. | ||||
| 92 | 20 | "Missing Persons – The Body" | Robert C. Dennis | March 5, 1970 |
| Friday and Gannon spend this episode trying to track down the identity of Jane Doe #37. A ring is about all they have to go on. | ||||
| 93 | 21 | "Forgery – The Ranger" | Don Kilburn | March 12, 1970 |
| A forest ranger is brought in when checks and credit cards bearing other names than his own are found in his possession after he is stopped for a traffic violation. Even though he seems to be knowledgeable on the subject of forestry, his answers about the cards and checks lead Friday and Gannon to suspect he is a thief just posing as a ranger. | ||||
| 94 | 22 | "D.H.Q. – Night School" | Dick Morgan | March 19, 1970 |
| Friday arrests a fellow student for possession of marijuana after their night school class; this incurs the wrath of Professor Grant, who expels Friday after a vote among the other students at their next meeting. Friday demands a chance to plead his case to the students before a second vote is taken; Grant says he must garner 2/3 of the votes to be reinstated, until one of the other students objects to Grant's tactics. | ||||
| 95 | 23 | "I.A.D. – The Receipt" | Michael Donovan | March 26, 1970 |
| Friday and Gannon investigate two homicide detectives. A caretaker is accusing them of stealing $800 from a dead man's funeral money, leaving only $200 to bury him. | ||||
| 96 | 24 | "Robbery – The Harassing Wife" | Alf Harris | April 2, 1970 |
| As Friday and Gannon investigate a series of robberies, a vindictive woman, Jean Sawyer, makes a pest of herself by calling headquarters repeatedly to accuse her husband of the thefts. The detectives investigate John Sawyer and find no evidence against him, but the man responsible for three of the robberies is found and arrested. | ||||
| 97 | 25 | "Burglary – Baseball" | Robert C. Dennis | April 9, 1970 |
| Friday and Gannon investigate a safecracking job worth $1,900 and discover an interesting springtime motive. | ||||
| 98 | 26 | "D.H.Q. – The Victims" | Michael Donovan | April 16, 1970 |
| Friday and Gannon are working the night watch out of the Detective Headquarters, Field Investigative Section on this, the last episode of Dragnet. They show us and a new cop the importance of field officers and help us feel the pain of the victims and their friends. The plot lines include two robbery/murders, a purse snatching, and the robbery of a man who lost all the money he had in the world. Gannon shows us how large and tender his heart is for his fellow man. | ||||
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