Seasons & episodes
S3 · E1The Big White Rat 1953-09-03 · 30 min
Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring.
S3 · E2The Big Revolt 1953-09-10 · 30 min
A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.
S3 · E3The Big Bull 1953-09-17 · 30 min
Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case.
S3 · E4The Big Betty 1953-09-24 · 30 min
Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
S3 · E5The Big Sophomore 1953-10-01 · 30 min
A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
S3 · E6The Big Pill 1953-10-08 · 30 min
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.
S3 · E7The Big Lie 1953-10-15 · 30 min
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S3 · E8The Big Fake 1953-10-22 · 30 min
A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
S3 · E9The Big Dream 1953-10-29 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.
S3 · E10The Big Guilt 1953-11-05 · 30 min
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.
S3 · E11The Big Will 1953-11-12 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.
S3 · E12The Big In-Laws 1953-11-19 · 30 min
Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.
S3 · E13The Big Lilly 1953-11-26 · 30 min
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S3 · E14The Big Kill 1953-12-03 · 30 min
A cop is gunned down at home by a vengeful ex con. Friday must go under cover in prison to obtain a full confession.
S3 · E15The Big Lover 1953-12-10 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.
S3 · E16The Big Thief 1953-12-17 · 30 min
Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs.
S3 · E17The Big Little Jesus 1953-12-24 · 30 min
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.
S3 · E18The Big Eavesdrop 1953-12-31 · 30 min
Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
S3 · E19The Big Trunk 1954-01-07 · 30 min
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.
S3 · E20The Big Youngster 1954-01-14 · 30 min
Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home.
S3 · E21The Big Boys 1954-01-21 · 30 min
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.
S3 · E22The Big Ham 1954-01-28 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder.
S3 · E23The Big Chance 1954-02-04 · 30 min
Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
S3 · E24The Big Children 1954-02-11 · 30 min
Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.