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Racket Squad

TV·1951–1953·3 seasons, 98 episodes·CBS·Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime·30m

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Racket Squad is an American TV crime drama series starring Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock, a fictional detective working for the San Francisco, California Police Department. The show aired in syndication for a season before being picked up by CBS for three seasons. The series was filmed at Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, California, and was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris, hence there was a pack of the sponsor's brand on Braddock's desk at the beginning and end of the episode, as well as occasional scenes of him or other characters "lighting up".

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes1951AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Don't Be a SuckerJune 7, 1951
  2. S01E02The Case of the Slightly Used CarJune 14, 1951
  3. S01E03Big PunchJune 21, 1951
  4. S01E04The Case of the Two Little Country GirlsJune 28, 1951
  5. S01E05Heaven for SaleJuly 5, 1951
  6. S01E06The Case of the Spanish PrisonerJuly 12, 1951
  7. S01E07The Case of the Not-So-Old MastersJuly 19, 1951
  8. S01E08The Fabulous Mr. JamesJuly 26, 1951
  9. S01E09Racket Squad S01E09The Case of Just a Little LarcenyAugust 2, 1951
  10. S01E10The Diamond That Wasn'tAugust 9, 1951
  11. S01E11The StarmakerAugust 16, 1951
  12. S01E12Night BankAugust 23, 1951
  13. S01E13The Case of the Perpetual PelletAugust 30, 1951

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0249Episodes1951–52AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Kite HighSeptember 6, 1951A private Las Vegas casino operator alters his customers' checks before they are deposited.
  2. S02E02Sick Old ManSeptember 13, 1951
  3. S02E03The Case of the Miracle MudSeptember 20, 1951
  4. S02E04Skin GameSeptember 27, 1951
  5. S02E05The Raccoon HuntOctober 4, 1951
  6. S02E06The Case of the Old FlameOctober 11, 1951
  7. S02E07Big SecretOctober 18, 1951
  8. S02E08The Perfect MatchOctober 25, 1951
  9. S02E09Two for OneNovember 1, 1951
  10. S02E10Babies for SaleNovember 8, 1951
  11. S02E11The Salted MineNovember 15, 1951
  12. S02E12The Vain WomanNovember 22, 1951
  13. S02E13The Bill of Sale RacketNovember 29, 1951A young couple who own a gas station get taken in by an escrow scam that resells their station and leaves them with nothing.
  14. S02E14Five Star SwindleDecember 6, 1951
  15. S02E15The Case of the Widow's MiteDecember 13, 1951
  16. S02E16The Case of the Condemned CattleDecember 20, 1951
  17. S02E17The KnockoutDecember 27, 1951
  18. S02E18Accidentally on PurposeJanuary 3, 1952
  19. S02E19Romance MarketJanuary 10, 1952
  20. S02E20Big TrapJanuary 17, 1952
  21. S02E21Desperate MoneyJanuary 24, 1952Captain Braddock investigates a ruthless loanshark harassing an immigrant tailor.
  22. S02E22Three Ring CircusJanuary 31, 1952
  23. S02E23One Angel Too ManyFebruary 7, 1952
  24. S02E24Fair ExchangeFebruary 14, 1952
  25. S02E25title unknownFebruary 21, 1952
  26. S02E26The Case of the Hearse ChasersFebruary 28, 1952Capt. Braddock tries to locate a pair of swindlers who are trying to fleece a recently widowed lady out of three thousand dollars for a wort
  27. S02E27Accidentally on PurposeJanuary 3, 1952
  28. S02E28The Home WreckersMarch 13, 1952A phony lawyer takes advantage of bickering couples by encouraging divorce and then charging exorbitant fees to arrange things.
  29. S02E29The Case of the MatchmakerMarch 20, 1952
  30. S02E30The Staff of LifeMarch 27, 1952
  31. S02E31The Case of the Cold NeckApril 3, 1952
  32. S02E32The Phanton BibleApril 10, 1952
  33. S02E33The Case of the Empty HouseApril 17, 1952
  34. S02E34Serenade for a SuckerApril 24, 1952
  35. S02E35The Soft TouchMay 1, 1952
  36. S02E36Small Town RacketMay 8, 1952
  37. S02E37One for the BooksMay 15, 1952
  38. S02E38ShakedownMay 22, 1952
  39. S02E39The Fabulous FraudMay 29, 1952
  40. S02E40The Case of the Frightened ManJune 5, 1952
  41. S02E41A Place for GrandmaJune 12, 1952
  42. S02E42Money to BurnJune 19, 1952
  43. S02E43Blood MoneyJune 26, 1952
  44. S02E44The Long ShotJuly 3, 1952
  45. S02E46Anyone Can Be a SuckerJuly 31, 1952A small time crook squeals on a gangster who runs a gambling ring.
  46. S02E47The Strange Case of James DoyleAugust 7, 1952
  47. S02E48Pick a NumberAugust 14, 1952
  48. S02E49Know Your Family TreeAugust 21, 1952
  49. S02E50One More DreamAugust 2, 1952A phony scientist who invents a "machine" bilks a greedy investor.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0336Episodes1952AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Check and Double CheckSeptember 4, 1952
  2. S03E02Lost and FoundSeptember 11, 1952
  3. S03E03Charge It, PleaseSeptember 18, 1952
  4. S03E04A Letter from TessieSeptember 25, 1952
  5. S03E05The Expensive TumbleOctober 2, 1952
  6. S03E06Beauty for HIreOctober 9, 1952
  7. S03E07The Suit ClubOctober 23, 1952
  8. S03E08The Front ManOctober 30, 1952
  9. S03E09At Your ServiceNovember 6, 1952
  10. S03E10The Label SwitchersNovember 13, 1952
  11. S03E11Blessed ExpenseNovember 20, 1952
  12. S03E12Strictly LegalNovember 27, 1952
  13. S03E13The Elephant in StockingsDecember 11, 1952
  14. S03E14False TapeDecember 18, 1952
  15. S03E15The Christmas CaperDecember 25, 1952
  16. S03E16The SystemJanuary 1, 1953Using his smokin' hot daughter as bait, a con man sells a system for betting on horses to a man who has the hots for the daughter.
  17. S03E17The Baby-Faced ConJanuary 29, 1953
  18. S03E18The Case of the Dancing LadyFebruary 12, 1953
  19. S03E19His Borther's KeeperFebruary 26, 1953Braddock starts a crackdown on an organized begging racket.
  20. S03E20Friend of the PeopleMarch 12, 1953
  21. S03E21Antique RacketMarch 19, 1953
  22. S03E22Girl in the Mink CoatApril 9, 1953
  23. S03E23The Big TouchApril 23, 1953
  24. S03E24The White CarnationJune 18, 1953
  25. S03E25Take a Little, Leave a LittleJuly 2, 1953Several businessmen get conned into participating in a phony oil deal.
  26. S03E26The Case of Lady LuckJuly 6, 1953
  27. S03E27The Gentler SexJuly 13, 1953
  28. S03E28Sale ValueJuly 20, 1953
  29. S03E29The Phony Photo ContestJuly 27, 1953
  30. S03E30Fraudulent Nursery SchoolAugust 3, 1953
  31. S03E31Romance UnlimitedAugust 10, 1953
  32. S03E32The Impatient HeirAugust 17, 1953
  33. S03E33The Diamond SmugglersAugust 24, 1953
  34. S03E34Sting of FateAugust 31, 1953
  35. S03E35The Sure ThingSeptember 7, 1953
  36. S03E36Flight of the Flying FishDecember 4, 1952

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