Sept. 23, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E1 - The Big Beating
Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
Sept. 30, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E2 - The Big Sweet Annie
Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
Oct. 7, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E3 - The Big Star
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
Oct. 14, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E4 - 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.
Oct. 21, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E5 - 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.
Oct. 28, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E6 - 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.
Nov. 4, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E7 - The Big Jukebox
Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
Nov. 11, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E8 - 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.
Nov. 18, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E9 - The Big Border
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
Nov. 25, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E10 - 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.
Dec. 2, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E11 - The Big Hot Rod
Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
Dec. 9, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E12 - The Big Green Monkey
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
Dec. 16, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E13 - The Big Hype
Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
Dec. 23, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E14 - The Big Maria
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
Dec. 30, 1958, midnight 0.0
S8E15 - The Big Donation
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
Jan. 6, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E16 - The Big Malcolm
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
Jan. 13, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E17 - The Big Smart Girl
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
Jan. 20, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E18 - The Big Doctor
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
Jan. 27, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E19 - The Big Signet
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
Feb. 3, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E20 - The Big Accident
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
Feb. 10, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E21 - The Big Mailman
Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
Feb. 17, 1959, midnight 0.0
Feb. 24, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E23 - 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.
March 10, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E24 - 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.
March 17, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E25 - The Big Starlet
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
March 24, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E26 - The Big Holdup
A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
March 31, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E27 - The Big Name
The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
April 7, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E28 - The Big Couple
Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
April 14, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E29 - The Big Squeeze
Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
April 21, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E30 - 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.
April 28, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E31 - The Big Carnation
Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
July 7, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E32 - 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.
July 12, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E33 - The Big Bray
Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
July 19, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E34 - The Big Infant
Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
July 26, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E35 - The Big Appetite
Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
Aug. 2, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E36 - The Big .38
Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
Aug. 9, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E37 - The Big Byron
A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
Aug. 16, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E38 - 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.
Aug. 23, 1959, midnight 0.0
S8E39 - The Big Red
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.
