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".
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
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
Air Date:
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