Racket Squad

Racket Squad

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".

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Seasons

1. Don't Be a Sucker

Air Date: 1951-06-07

2. The Case of the Slightly Used Car

Air Date: 1951-06-14

3. Big Punch

Air Date: 1951-06-21

4. The Case of the Two Little Country Girls

Air Date: 1951-06-28

5. Heaven for Sale

Air Date: 1951-07-05

6. The Case of the Spanish Prisoner

Air Date: 1951-07-12

7. The Case of the Not-So-Old Masters

Air Date: 1951-07-19

8. The Fabulous Mr. James

Air Date: 1951-07-26

The Case of Just a Little Larceny

9. The Case of Just a Little Larceny

Air Date: 1951-08-02

10. The Diamond That Wasn't

Air Date: 1951-08-09

11. The Starmaker

Air Date: 1951-08-16

12. Night Bank

Air Date: 1951-08-23

13. The Case of the Perpetual Pellet

Air Date: 1951-08-30

1. Kite High

Air Date: 1951-09-06

A private Las Vegas casino operator alters his customers' checks before they are deposited.

2. Sick Old Man

Air Date: 1951-09-13

3. The Case of the Miracle Mud

Air Date: 1951-09-20

4. Skin Game

Air Date: 1951-09-27

5. The Raccoon Hunt

Air Date: 1951-10-04

6. The Case of the Old Flame

Air Date: 1951-10-11

7. Big Secret

Air Date: 1951-10-18

8. The Perfect Match

Air Date: 1951-10-25

9. Two for One

Air Date: 1951-11-01

10. Babies for Sale

Air Date: 1951-11-08

11. The Salted Mine

Air Date: 1951-11-15

12. The Vain Woman

Air Date: 1951-11-22

13. The Bill of Sale Racket

Air Date: 1951-11-29

A young couple who own a gas station get taken in by an escrow scam that resells their station and leaves them with nothing.

14. Five Star Swindle

Air Date: 1951-12-06

15. The Case of the Widow's Mite

Air Date: 1951-12-13

16. The Case of the Condemned Cattle

Air Date: 1951-12-20

17. The Knockout

Air Date: 1951-12-27

18. Accidentally on Purpose

Air Date: 1952-01-03

19. Romance Market

Air Date: 1952-01-10

20. Big Trap

Air Date: 1952-01-17

21. Desperate Money

Air Date: 1952-01-24

Captain Braddock investigates a ruthless loanshark harassing an immigrant tailor.

22. Three Ring Circus

Air Date: 1952-01-31

23. One Angel Too Many

Air Date: 1952-02-07

24. Fair Exchange

Air Date: 1952-02-14

25. title unknown

Air Date: 1952-02-21

26. The Case of the Hearse Chasers

Air Date: 1952-02-28

Capt. Braddock tries to locate a pair of swindlers who are trying to fleece a recently widowed lady out of three thousand dollars for a worthless portrait of her late husband.

27. Accidentally on Purpose

Air Date: 1952-01-03

28. The Home Wreckers

Air Date: 1952-03-13

A phony lawyer takes advantage of bickering couples by encouraging divorce and then charging exorbitant fees to arrange things.

29. The Case of the Matchmaker

Air Date: 1952-03-20

30. The Staff of Life

Air Date: 1952-03-27

31. The Case of the Cold Neck

Air Date: 1952-04-03

32. The Phanton Bible

Air Date: 1952-04-10

33. The Case of the Empty House

Air Date: 1952-04-17

34. Serenade for a Sucker

Air Date: 1952-04-24

35. The Soft Touch

Air Date: 1952-05-01

36. Small Town Racket

Air Date: 1952-05-08

37. One for the Books

Air Date: 1952-05-15

38. Shakedown

Air Date: 1952-05-22

39. The Fabulous Fraud

Air Date: 1952-05-29

40. The Case of the Frightened Man

Air Date: 1952-06-05

41. A Place for Grandma

Air Date: 1952-06-12

42. Money to Burn

Air Date: 1952-06-19

43. Blood Money

Air Date: 1952-06-26

44. The Long Shot

Air Date: 1952-07-03

46. Anyone Can Be a Sucker

Air Date: 1952-07-31

A small time crook squeals on a gangster who runs a gambling ring.

47. The Strange Case of James Doyle

Air Date: 1952-08-07

48. Pick a Number

Air Date: 1952-08-14

49. Know Your Family Tree

Air Date: 1952-08-21

50. One More Dream

Air Date: 1952-08-02

A phony scientist who invents a "machine" bilks a greedy investor.

0. The Case of Sweet Charity

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Braddock investigates a suspicious charity organization.

1. Check and Double Check

Air Date: 1952-09-04

2. Lost and Found

Air Date: 1952-09-11

3. Charge It, Please

Air Date: 1952-09-18

4. A Letter from Tessie

Air Date: 1952-09-25

5. The Expensive Tumble

Air Date: 1952-10-02

6. Beauty for HIre

Air Date: 1952-10-09

7. The Suit Club

Air Date: 1952-10-23

8. The Front Man

Air Date: 1952-10-30

9. At Your Service

Air Date: 1952-11-06

10. The Label Switchers

Air Date: 1952-11-13

11. Blessed Expense

Air Date: 1952-11-20

12. Strictly Legal

Air Date: 1952-11-27

13. The Elephant in Stockings

Air Date: 1952-12-11

14. False Tape

Air Date: 1952-12-18

15. The Christmas Caper

Air Date: 1952-12-25

16. The System

Air Date: 1953-01-01

Using 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. The Baby-Faced Con

Air Date: 1953-01-29

18. The Case of the Dancing Lady

Air Date: 1953-02-12

19. His Borther's Keeper

Air Date: 1953-02-26

Braddock starts a crackdown on an organized begging racket.

20. Friend of the People

Air Date: 1953-03-12

21. Antique Racket

Air Date: 1953-03-19

22. Girl in the Mink Coat

Air Date: 1953-04-09

23. The Big Touch

Air Date: 1953-04-23

24. The White Carnation

Air Date: 1953-06-18

25. Take a Little, Leave a Little

Air Date: 1953-07-02

Several businessmen get conned into participating in a phony oil deal.

26. The Case of Lady Luck

Air Date: 1953-07-06

27. The Gentler Sex

Air Date: 1953-07-13

28. Sale Value

Air Date: 1953-07-20

29. The Phony Photo Contest

Air Date: 1953-07-27

30. Fraudulent Nursery School

Air Date: 1953-08-03

31. Romance Unlimited

Air Date: 1953-08-10

32. The Impatient Heir

Air Date: 1953-08-17

33. The Diamond Smugglers

Air Date: 1953-08-24

34. Sting of Fate

Air Date: 1953-08-31

35. The Sure Thing

Air Date: 1953-09-07

36. Flight of the Flying Fish

Air Date: 1952-12-04

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Rating

6.0/10

Release Date

1951-06-07

Episodes

99 (3 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Hal Roach Studios