EPISODETBThe Big Search1968
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The Big Search
From Dragnet
A 30-minute action/adventure episode from Dragnet, Season 2, Episode 17.
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Series Progress: Episode 37 of 13128% Completed
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Sgt. Friday (Jack Webb) and Officer Gannon (Harry Morgan) hit the streets to investigate after panicked mother Marian Stanley (Peggy Webber) reports that her two daughters are missing. Mentioning that her alcoholic ex-husband may be the kidnapper, Friday and Gannon drop in on him only to discover that not only has he reformed, but he's held up at his home with a bad case of the flu. A series of neighbors are interviewed leading to a confrontation with convicted child molester Vernon Hall (Vic Perrin), but it's a mysterious dog that ultimately hold the key to solving the case. Though the dog's owner had recently moved out of the neighborhood, the homesick pup found its way back to the old neighborhood and the girls took a shine to it. When the dog decided to return to its new home, the girls followed it back and fell asleep in the house.
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FAQ
How long is The Big Search?
The Big Search runs for 30m for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under action/adventure, police.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 131 episodes across 6 seasons.
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 65 hours 27 minutes (131 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Epic Binge A massive saga. Set aside dedicated weekends for this run.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 131 days
3 episodes/day: 44 days
5 episodes/day: 27 days
Episodes (131)
- S01E01 - The Human Bomb
- S01E01 - The LSD Story
- S01E10 - The Jade Story
- S01E11 - The Big September Man
- S01E11 - The Big Shooting
- S01E12 - The Big Phone Call
- S01E12 - The Hit-and-Run Driver
- S01E13 - The Big Casing
- S01E13 - The Big Bookie
- S01E14 - The Big Lamp
- S01E14 - The Subscription Racket
- S01E15 - The Big Gun
- S01E16 - The Big Kids
- S01E17 - The Bullet
- S01E02 - The Big Explosion
- S01E02 - The Big Actor
- S01E03 - The Kidnapping
- S01E04 - The Big Mother
- S01E04 - The Interrogation
- S01E05 - The Masked Bandits
- S01E05 - The Big Cast
- S01E06 - The Bank Examiner Swindle
- S01E07 - The Hammer
- S01E08 - The Candy Store Robberies
- S01E09 - The Fur Job
- S02E01 - The Big Jump
- S02E01 - The Grenade
- S02E10 - The Missing Realtor
- S02E11 - The Big Show
- S02E11 - The Big Dog
- S02E12 - The Pyramid Swindle
- S02E13 - The Phony Police Racket
- S02E14 - The Big Hate
- S02E14 - The Trial Board
- S02E15 - The Christmas Story
- S02E16 - The Big Shipment
- S02E17 - The Big Search Viewing
- S02E18 - The Big Prophet
- S02E19 - The Big Break
- S02E19 - The Big Amateur
- S02E02 - The Shooting Board
- S02E20 - The Starlet
- S02E20 - The Big Light
- S02E21 - The Big Clan
- S02E22 - The Little Victim
- S02E23 - The Squeeze
- S02E24 - The Suicide Attempt
- S02E25 - The Big Departure
- S02E26 - The Big Investigation
- S02E27 - The Big Lease
- S02E27 - The Big Gambler
- S02E28 - The Big Problem
- S02E28 - The Big Hands
- S02E03 - The Badge Racket
- S02E04 - The Bank Jobs
- S02E04 - The Big Seventeen
- S02E05 - The Big Neighbor
- S02E06 - The Big Frustration
- S02E07 - The Senior Citizen
- S02E08 - The Big High
- S02E09 - The Big Ad
- S02E09 - The Big Grandma
- S03E01 - Public Affairs - DR-07
- S03E10 - Public Affairs - DR-14
- S03E11 - Narcotics - DR-16
- S03E12 - Internal Affairs - DR-20
- S03E13 - Community Relations - DR-17
- S03E14 - Homicide - DR-22
- S03E15 - BOD - DR-27
- S03E16 - The Big Thief
- S03E16 - Narcotics - DR-21
- S03E17 - The Big Little Jesus
- S03E17 - Administrative Vice - DR-29
- S03E19 - Frauds - DR-28
- S03E19 - The Big Trunk
- S03E02 - Juvenile - DR-05
- S03E20 - Juvenile - DR-19
- S03E21 - The Big Boys
- S03E21 - Burglary - DR-31
- S03E22 - The Big Ham
- S03E22 - Vice - DR-30
- S03E23 - Forgery - DR-33
- S03E24 - Juvenile - DR-32
- S03E25 - Juvenile - DR-35
- S03E26 - Frauds - DR-36
- S03E27 - The Big Winchester
- S03E27 - Intelligence - DR-34
- S03E28 - The Big Shoplift
- S03E29 - The Big Hit and Run Killer
- S03E03 - Community Relations - DR-10
- S03E31 - The Big Girl
- S03E34 - The Big Frame
- S03E39 - The Big False Make
- S03E04 - Management Services - DR-11
- S03E04 - The Big Betty
- S03E05 - Police Commission - DR-13
- S03E06 - Homicide - DR-06
- S03E07 - Robbery - DR-15
- S03E08 - Public Affairs - DR-12
- S03E09 - Training - DR-18
- S04E01 - Personnel - The Shooting
- S04E10 - Internal Affairs - Parolee
- S04E11 - Burglary Auto - Juvenile Genius
- S04E12 - Bunco - $9000
- S04E13 - Narco - Missing Hype
- S04E14 - Burglary - Helpful Woman
- S04E15 - Homicide - Who Killed Who?
- S04E16 - Burglary - The Son
- S04E17 - IAD - The Weekend
- S04E18 - Narco - Pill Maker
- S04E19 - Burglary - The Dognappers
- S04E02 - Homicide - The Student
- S04E20 - Missing Persons - The Body
- S04E21 - Forgery - The Ranger
- S04E22 - DHQ - Night School
- S04E23 - IAD - The Receipt
- S04E24 - Robbery - The Harassing Wife
- S04E25 - Burglary - Baseball
- S04E26 - DHQ - The Victims
- S04E03 - The Big Crime
- S04E03 - SIU - The Ring
- S04E04 - The Big Pair
- S04E04 - DHQ - Medical
- S04E05 - Burglary - Mister
- S04E06 - Juvenile - Little Pusher
- S04E07 - Homicide - Cigarette Butt
- S04E08 - DHQ - Missing Person
- S04E09 - The Big Present
- S04E09 - Burglary Auto - Courtroom
- S07E28 - The Big War
- S08E04 - The Big Oskar
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