Dragnet
The Human Bomb
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1951-12-16
Synopsis
The Human Bomb — Season 1, Episode 1 of Dragnet. Aired 1951-12-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Dragnet opens its catalog run with “The Human Bomb” (1951-12-16). Police procedural grammar starts here; every badge drama owes the cadence. Jack Webb's control-freak production legend is half the show's mystique.
In the series
This episode is part of Dragnet (1951–1959) on NBC.
Just the facts — procedural minimalism that still sounds like authority.
Key cast
- Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday
- Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith
- Harry Morgan as Officer Bill Gannon