Dragnet was not a serious that indulged in many happy endings - their first major Christmas episode - "A .22 Rifle for Christmas" - is definitely not a happy time. Yet "The Big Little Jesus" offers a rare easygoing Christmas crime; a church's state of baby Jesus has been stolen from their Nativity display. It's a small, inexpensive thing, but important to the community.
"The Big Little Jesus" originally aired December 22, 1953. It was written by Jack Webb's good friend (and frequent Dragnet writer) Richard L. Breen. It appeared on the Dragnet television series just three days after the radio version.
Tomorrow: The Whistler!
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