Season 2
(1952)
Cast
as Joe Friday
as Frank Smith
Episodes
The Big Jump 10.0
September 11, 1952
A man stands upon the ledge of a tall building and threatens to jump to his death below.
The Big Sorrow 8.0
September 25, 1952
Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.
The Big Elevator 0.0
October 9, 1952
Friday and Smith search for the person who left a dead woman in a hospital elevator.
The Big Seventeen 0.0
November 6, 1952
Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.
The Big Trio 0.0
November 20, 1952
Friday and Smith investigate three traffic accidents in one night.
The Big Imposter 0.0
December 4, 1952
A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspec…
The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas 4.0
December 18, 1952
Two small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.
The Big Cop 0.0
January 2, 1953
Friday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.
The Big Grandma 7.0
January 8, 1953
An elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.
The Big Whiff 0.0
January 15, 1953
A woman is murdered when she is given an overdose of chloroform.
The Big Show 5.0
January 22, 1953
A seven-week-old baby is found abandoned in a bus station.
The Big Safe 0.0
January 29, 1953
Friday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.
The Big Church 0.0
February 5, 1953
A woman receives threatening letters from an unknown stalker.
The Big Hate 7.0
February 12, 1953
Gordon Miller, a young pianist, is found near an abandoned freight car holding the dead body of a woman in his arms. He…
The Big Shakedown 0.0
February 20, 1953
Friday is looking for a crooked cop.
The Big Rose 0.0
February 26, 1953
Friday and Smith are looking for a missing woman that left her three children with her sister.
The Big Building 0.0
March 5, 1953
A prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.
The Big Run 0.0
March 12, 1953
Two elderly women are struck down by a hit-and-run driver.
The Big Break 10.0
March 19, 1953
Friday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.
The Big Light 8.0
March 26, 1953
Friday and Smith must decide between accident or murder when a crewman working on a movie set is killed by a falling li…
The Big Waiter 0.0
April 2, 1953
An immigrant is brutally beaten to death and the trail may lead to the victim's abused wife.
The Big Test 0.0
April 9, 1953
A young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.
The Big Lay-Out 0.0
April 16, 1953
A friend of Friday's asks him for help when he discovers that his son has been using drugs, and may be selling them as …
The Big Fire 0.0
April 23, 1953
A land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.
The Big Ray 0.0
April 30, 1953
A man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.
The Big Frank 10.0
May 7, 1953
While investigating a routine robbery with Friday, Smith suffers a critical gunshot wound. Sergeant Friday is out for v…
The Big Lease 0.0
May 14, 1953
An elderly widower is missing, so Friday and Smith retrace his actions before his disappearance. Things point to a long…
The Big Hands 0.0
May 21, 1953
Friday and Smith suspect a psycho killer when they find a woman with a broken neck in a hotel room.
The Big Fourth 0.0
May 28, 1953
Several babies are stolen in the city.
The Big Market 0.0
June 4, 1953
A bandit starts robbing people at local markets.
The Big Friend 0.0
June 11, 1953
Friday and Smith are torn between two suspects when a man reports that his wife has been strangled.
The Big Barrette 0.0
June 18, 1953
Friday and Smith search for the brutal killer of a 21-year-old woman.
The Big Dance 0.0
June 25, 1953
Friday and Smith are looking for two thugs that seem to have disappeared from the city.