Dragnet Old Time Radio 1953-54

Dragnet debuted inauspiciously. The first several months were bumpy, as Webb and company worked out the program’s format and eventually became comfortable with their characters (Friday was originally portrayed as more brash and forceful than his later usually relaxed demeanor). Gradually, Friday’s deadpan, fast-talking persona emerged, described by John Dunning as "a cop's cop, tough but not hard, conservative but caring." (Dunning, 210) Friday’s first partner was Sgt. Ben Romero, portrayed by Barton Yarborough, a longtime radio actor. When Dragnet hit its stride, it became one of radio’s top-rated shows.

At the end of the episode, announcer Hal Gibney would relate the fate of the suspect. They were usually convicted of a crime and sent to "the State Penitentiary" or a state mental hospital. Murderers were often "executed in the manner prescribed by law." Occasionally, police pursued the wrong suspect, and criminals sometimes avoided justice or escaped, at least on the radio version of Dragnet. In 1950, Time quoted Webb: "We don’t even try to prove that crime doesn’t pay ... sometimes it does".

Each episode is about 1/2 hour long. This Android app has 95 Episodes:

• Big Mask Part 2
  
• Big Small
  
• Big String
  
• Big Lay-Out
  
• Big Strip
  
• Big Press
  
• Big Tooth
  
• Big Smoke
  
• Big Want
  
• Big Laugh
  
• Big Impossible
  
• Big Informant
  
• Big Dream
  
• Big Chet
  
• Big Compulsion
  
• Big Rip
  
• Big Scrapbook
  
• Big Carney
  
• Big Joke
  
• Big False Move
  
• Big Gun Part 1
  
• Big Gun Part 2
  
• Big Will
  
• Big Lilly
  
• Big Revolt
  
• Big Ham
  
• Big Bop
  
• Big Lift
  
• Big Cab
  
• Big Slip
  
• Big Try
  
• Big Little Mother
  
• Big Plea
  
• Big Paint
  
• Big Fraud
  
• Big Rain
  
• Big Kid
  
• Big Flight
  
• Big Present
  
• Big Odd
  
• Big Pick
  
• Big Brink
  
• Big Little Jesus
  
• Big Steal
  
• Big Listen
  
• Big Switch
  
• Big Bill
  
• Big Bid
  
• Big Filth
  
• Big Broad
  
• Big Sucker
  
• Big Pipe
  
• Big TV
  
• Big Cup
  
• Big Rod
  
• Big Mustache
  
• Big Confession
  
• Big Saw
  
• Big Note
  
• Big Net
  
• Big Lift
  
• Big Stop
  
• Big Look
  
• Big Help
  
• Big Watch
  
• Big Cowboy
  
• Big Student
  
• Big Cat
  
• Big Chick
  
• Big Search
  
• Big Rescue
  
• Big Heel
  
• Big Match
  
• Big Stand
  
• Big Wish
  
• Big Cad
  
• Big Shock
  
• Big Office
  
• Big Trunk
  
• Big Cut
  
• Big Try
  
• Big Bible
  
• Big Handsome Bandit
  
• Big Tar Baby
  
• Big Manikin
  
• Big Key
  
• Big Locker
  
• Big Coins
  
• Big Dog
  
• Big Switch
  
• Big Gone
  
• Big Dig
  
• Big Lens
  
• Big Little Jesus
  
• Big Underground

The Android App "Dragnet Radio Program" is a full featured media player with:

• Selectable Table of Contents to allow to jump to the start on any of the chapters.
  
• Adjustable Progress Bar to allow to jump to any spot in the current playing chapter
  
• Previous Chapter Button
  
• Rewind Button
  
• Play / Pause Button
  
• Fast Forward Button
  
• Next Chapter Button
  
  
  The "Dragnet Radio Program" App will not use up your data plan's minutes by downloading the audio files (mp3) over and over. You will download load all the data when you install the App. The "Dragnet Radio Program" App works even in airplane mode and in places without Wi-Fi or phone network access! So you can listen to Dragnet OTR anywhere anytime! The "Dragnet Radio Program" App automatically pauses when you make or receive a phone call and automatically resumes after the call ends. The "Dragnet Radio Program" App will continue to play until you exit the App or pause the reading so it is perfect for listen in bed, at the gym, or while driving into work.