8x1 - The Big Beating

September 23, 1958

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

8x2 - The Big Sweet Annie

September 30, 1958

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

8x3 - The Big Star

October 7, 1958

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

8x4 - The Big Oskar

October 14, 1958

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.

8x5 - The Big Little Boy

October 21, 1958

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.

8x6 - The Big Voice

October 28, 1958

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

8x7 - The Big Jukebox

November 4, 1958

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

8x8 - The Big Doll

November 11, 1958

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.

8x9 - The Big Border

November 18, 1958

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

8x10 - The Big Nazi

November 25, 1958

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.

8x11 - The Big Hot Rod

December 2, 1958

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

8x12 - The Big Green Monkey

December 9, 1958

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

8x13 - The Big Hype

December 16, 1958

Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.

8x14 - The Big Maria

December 23, 1958

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

8x15 - The Big Donation

December 30, 1958

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

8x16 - The Big Malcolm

January 6, 1959

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

8x18 - The Big Doctor

January 20, 1959

Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.

8x19 - The Big Signet

January 27, 1959

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

8x20 - The Big Accident

February 3, 1959

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

8x21 - The Big Mailman

February 10, 1959

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

8x22 - The Big Roll

February 17, 1959

8x23 - The Big Thirteen

February 24, 1959

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

8x24 - The Big Sour

March 10, 1959

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

8x25 - The Big Starlet

March 17, 1959

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.

8x26 - The Big Holdup

March 24, 1959

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

8x27 - The Big Name

March 31, 1959

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

8x28 - The Big Couple

April 7, 1959

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

8x29 - The Big Squeeze

April 14, 1959

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

8x30 - The Big Picture

April 21, 1959

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

8x31 - The Big Carnation

April 28, 1959

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

8x32 - The Big Operator

July 7, 1959

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

8x33 - The Big Bray

July 12, 1959

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

8x34 - The Big Infant

July 19, 1959

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

8x35 - The Big Appetite

July 26, 1959

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

8x36 - The Big .38

August 2, 1959

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

8x37 - The Big Byron

August 9, 1959

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

8x38 - The Big Counterfeit

August 16, 1959

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.

8x39 - The Big Red

August 23, 1959

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