Episodes List
Ep.1 The Big White Rat
Air Date: 1953-09-03
Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring.
Ep.2 The Big Revolt
Air Date: 1953-09-10
A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.
Ep.3 The Big Bull
Air Date: 1953-09-17
Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case.
Ep.4 The Big Betty
Air Date: 1953-09-24
Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
Ep.5 The Big Sophomore
Air Date: 1953-10-01
A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
Ep.6 The Big Pill
Air Date: 1953-10-08
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.
Ep.7 The Big Lie
Air Date: 1953-10-15
Ep.8 The Big Fake
Air Date: 1953-10-22
A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
Ep.9 The Big Dream
Air Date: 1953-10-29
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.
Ep.10 The Big Guilt
Air Date: 1953-11-05
A man is found dead in an alley and it's up to Friday and Smith to find his killer and notify the man's wife.
Ep.11 The Big Will
Air Date: 1953-11-12
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.
Ep.12 The Big In-Laws
Air Date: 1953-11-19
Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.
Ep.13 The Big Lilly
Air Date: 1953-11-26
Ep.14 The Big Kill
Air Date: 1953-12-03
A cop is gunned down at home by a vengeful ex con. Friday must go under cover in prison to obtain a full confession.
Ep.15 The Big Lover
Air Date: 1953-12-10
Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.
Ep.16 The Big Thief
Air Date: 1953-12-17
Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs.
Ep.17 The Big Little Jesus
Air Date: 1953-12-24
A statue of the Child Jesus is stolen from a church. Friday and Smith must find it before the paritioners miss it on Christmas morning.
Ep.18 The Big Eavesdrop
Air Date: 1953-12-31
Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
Ep.19 The Big Trunk
Air Date: 1954-01-07
Three men are taken into custody for the murder of a former vaudeville actress who owned a large steamer trunk. The three men maintain innocence.
Ep.20 The Big Youngster
Air Date: 1954-01-14
Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home.
Ep.21 The Big Boys
Air Date: 1954-01-21
The cops must stake out a hotel lobby and deal with a drunken desk clerk as they wait for four juvenile armed robbers to show up.
Ep.22 The Big Ham
Air Date: 1954-01-28
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder.
Ep.23 The Big Chance
Air Date: 1954-02-04
Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
Ep.24 The Big Children
Air Date: 1954-02-11
Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.
Ep.25 The Big Poison
Air Date: 1954-02-18
An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood.
Ep.26 The Big Quack
Air Date: 1954-02-25
A man posing as a doctor burgles the house of a woman who is mentally disturbed.
Ep.27 The Big Winchester
Air Date: 1954-03-04
An elderly man appears to have killed himself with a rifle, but the cops soon learn that it was no accident.
Ep.28 The Big Shoplift
Air Date: 1954-03-11
Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptomaniac.
Ep.29 The Big Hit-Run Killer
Air Date: 1954-03-18
A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.
Ep.30 The Big Drink
Air Date: 1954-03-25
Ep.31 The Big Girl
Air Date: 1954-04-01
Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.
Ep.32 The Big Mattress
Air Date: 1954-04-08
Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop.
Ep.33 The Big Pug
Air Date: 1954-04-15
An elderly woman is badly beaten and robbed while on her way to the bank. The trail leads to an ex prize fighter.
Ep.34 The Big Frame
Air Date: 1954-04-22
A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.
Ep.35 The Big Plant
Air Date: 1954-04-29
A woman disappears and her husband is the prime suspect, but Friday and Smith will have a hard time getting past his fierce guard dogs.
Ep.36 The Big Check
Air Date: 1954-05-06
A check forger is victimizing small businessmen in a particular neighborhood.
Ep.37 The Big Threat
Air Date: 1954-05-13
A man is beaten and robbed, then the thieves intimidate him and his family so he'll refuse to testify against them.
Ep.38 The Big Dare
Air Date: 1954-05-20
A single mother is stabbed to death in her home. The list of suspects includes her teenage son and her many boyfriends.
Ep.39 The Big False Make
Air Date: 1954-05-27
Friday begins to question a local gardener, who has been arrested for holding up a grocery store. During the interrogation Friday begins to have strong doubts about the man's confession.
