#1 | 09/23/1958The Big Beating
Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
#2 | 09/30/1958The Big Sweet Annie
Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
#3 | 10/07/1958The Big Star
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
#4 | 10/14/1958The 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.
#5 | 10/21/1958The 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.
#6 | 10/28/1958The 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.
#7 | 11/04/1958The Big Jukebox
Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
#8 | 11/11/1958The 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.
#9 | 11/18/1958The Big Border
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
#10 | 11/25/1958The 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.
#11 | 12/02/1958The Big Hot Rod
Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
#12 | 12/09/1958The Big Green Monkey
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
#13 | 12/16/1958The Big Hype
#14 | 12/23/1958The Big Maria
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
#15 | 12/30/1958The Big Donation
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
#16 | 01/06/1959The Big Malcolm
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
#17 | 01/13/1959The Big Smart Girl
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
#18 | 01/20/1959The Big Doctor
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
#19 | 01/27/1959The Big Signet
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
#20 | 02/03/1959The Big Accident
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
#21 | 02/10/1959The Big Mailman
Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
#22 | 02/17/1959The Big Roll
#23 | 02/24/1959The Big Thirteen
An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
#24 | 03/10/1959The Big Sour
An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
#25 | 03/17/1959The Big Starlet
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
#26 | 03/24/1959The Big Holdup
A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
#27 | 03/31/1959The Big Name
The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
#28 | 04/07/1959The Big Couple
Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
#29 | 04/14/1959The Big Squeeze
Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
#30 | 04/21/1959The 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.
#31 | 04/28/1959The Big Carnation
Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
#32 | 07/07/1959The 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.
#33 | 07/12/1959The Big Bray
Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
#34 | 07/19/1959The Big Infant
Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
#35 | 07/26/1959The Big Appetite
Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
#36 | 08/02/1959The Big .38
Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
#37 | 08/09/1959The Big Byron
A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
#38 | 08/16/1959The 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.
#39 | 08/23/1959The Big Red
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.