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SeasonSep 23, 1958 · 39 Episodes

Season 8

Episodes: 39 / 39

E1
1. The Big Beating

Sep 23, 1958 · 30 min

Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.

E2
2. The Big Sweet Annie

Sep 30, 1958 · 30 min

Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.

E3
3. The Big Star

Oct 7, 1958 · 30 min

Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.

E4
4. The Big Oskar

Oct 14, 1958 · 30 min

The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect something is amiss when she starts talking about how she gets the "scoop" on crimes by being the first to report them to the local newspaper.

E5
5. The Big Little Boy

Oct 21, 1958 · 30 min

The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutive fifteen year old.

E6
6. The Big Voice

Oct 28, 1958 · 30 min

A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.

E7
7. The Big Jukebox

Nov 4, 1958 · 30 min

Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.

E8
8. The Big Doll

Nov 11, 1958 · 30 min

As Friday and Smith investigate a woman's death, they are disturbed to find that her daughter is more interested in discussing her collection of dolls.

E9
9. The Big Border

Nov 18, 1958 · 30 min

Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.

E10
10. The Big Nazi

Nov 25, 1958 · 30 min

While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens involved wearing a Nazi uniform.

E11
11. The Big Hot Rod

Dec 2, 1958 · 30 min

Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.

E12
12. The Big Green Monkey

Dec 9, 1958 · 30 min

Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.

E14
14. The Big Maria

Dec 23, 1958 · 30 min

Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.

E15
15. The Big Donation

Dec 30, 1958 · 30 min

Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.

E16
16. The Big Malcolm

Jan 6, 1959 · 30 min

Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.

E19
19. The Big Signet

Jan 27, 1959 · 30 min

Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.

E20
20. The Big Accident

Feb 3, 1959 · 30 min

An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.

E21
21. The Big Mailman

Feb 10, 1959 · 30 min

Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.

E23
23. The Big Thirteen

Feb 24, 1959 · 30 min

An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.

E24
24. The Big Sour

Mar 10, 1959 · 30 min

An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.

E25
25. The Big Starlet

Mar 17, 1959 · 30 min

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.

E26
26. The Big Holdup

Mar 24, 1959 · 30 min

A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.

E27
27. The Big Name

Mar 31, 1959 · 30 min

The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.

E28
28. The Big Couple

Apr 7, 1959 · 30 min

Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.

E29
29. The Big Squeeze

Apr 14, 1959 · 30 min

Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.

E30
30. The Big Picture

Apr 21, 1959 · 30 min

A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.

E31
31. The Big Carnation

Apr 28, 1959 · 30 min

Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.

E32
32. The Big Operator

Jul 7, 1959 · 30 min

Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.

E33
33. The Big Bray

Jul 12, 1959 · 30 min

Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.

E34
34. The Big Infant

Jul 19, 1959 · 30 min

Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.

E35
35. The Big Appetite

Jul 26, 1959 · 30 min

Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.

E36
36. The Big .38

Aug 2, 1959 · 30 min

Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.

E37
37. The Big Byron

Aug 9, 1959 · 30 min

A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.

E38
38. The Big Counterfeit

Aug 16, 1959 · 30 min

A man impersonating a police officer is going to local businesses and asking for donations for the widows and orphans fund. Smith and Friday set out to stop the con man.

E39
39. The Big Red

Aug 23, 1959 · 30 min

An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.

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