Season 8

1. The Big Beating

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

1958-09-23 • 30 min

2. The Big Sweet Annie

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

1958-09-30 • 30 min

3. The Big Star

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

1958-10-07 • 30 min

4. The Big Oskar

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.

1958-10-14 • 30 min

5. The Big Little Boy

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.

1958-10-21 • 30 min

6. The Big Voice

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

1958-10-28 • 30 min

7. The Big Jukebox

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

1958-11-04 • 30 min

8. The Big Doll

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.

1958-11-11 • 30 min

9. The Big Border

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

1958-11-18 • 30 min

10. The Big Nazi

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.

1958-11-25 • 30 min

11. The Big Hot Rod

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

1958-12-02 • 30 min

12. The Big Green Monkey

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

1958-12-09 • 30 min

13. The Big Hype

Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.

1958-12-16 • 30 min

14. The Big Maria

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

1958-12-23 • 30 min

15. The Big Donation

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

1958-12-30 • 30 min

16. The Big Malcolm

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

1959-01-06 • 30 min

17. The Big Smart Girl

Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.

1959-01-13 • 30 min

18. The Big Doctor

Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.

1959-01-20 • 30 min

19. The Big Signet

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

1959-01-27 • 30 min

20. The Big Accident

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

1959-02-03 • 30 min

21. The Big Mailman

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

1959-02-10 • 30 min

22. The Big Roll

1959-02-17 • 30 min

23. The Big Thirteen

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

1959-02-24 • 30 min

24. The Big Sour

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

1959-03-10 • 30 min

25. The Big Starlet

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.

1959-03-17 • 30 min

26. The Big Holdup

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

1959-03-24 • 30 min

27. The Big Name

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

1959-03-31 • 30 min

28. The Big Couple

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

1959-04-07 • 30 min

29. The Big Squeeze

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

1959-04-14 • 30 min

30. The Big Picture

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

1959-04-21 • 30 min

31. The Big Carnation

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

1959-04-28 • 30 min

32. The Big Operator

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

1959-07-07 • 30 min

33. The Big Bray

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

1959-07-12 • 30 min

34. The Big Infant

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

1959-07-19 • 30 min

35. The Big Appetite

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

1959-07-26 • 30 min

36. The Big .38

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

1959-08-02 • 30 min

37. The Big Byron

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

1959-08-09 • 30 min

38. The Big Counterfeit

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.

1959-08-16 • 30 min

39. The Big Red

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

1959-08-23 • 30 min