Season 3
(1953)
Cast
as Joe Friday
as Frank Smith
Episodes
The Big White Rat 0.0
September 3, 1953
Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring.
The Big Revolt 0.0
September 10, 1953
A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.
The Big Bull 0.0
September 17, 1953
Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case.
The Big Betty 0.0
September 24, 1953
Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
The Big Sophomore 0.0
October 1, 1953
A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
The Big Pill 0.0
October 8, 1953
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.
The Big Lie 0.0
October 15, 1953
The Big Fake 0.0
October 22, 1953
A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
The Big Dream 0.0
October 29, 1953
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.
The Big Guilt 0.0
November 5, 1953
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.
The Big Will 0.0
November 12, 1953
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.
The Big In-Laws 0.0
November 19, 1953
Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.
The Big Lilly 0.0
November 26, 1953
The Big Kill 0.0
December 3, 1953
A cop is gunned down at home by a vengeful ex con. Friday must go under cover in prison to obtain a full confession.
The Big Lover 0.0
December 10, 1953
Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.
The Big Thief 0.0
December 17, 1953
Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs.
The Big Little Jesus 0.0
December 24, 1953
A statue of the Child Jesus is stolen from a church. Friday and Smith must find it before the paritioners miss it on Ch…
The Big Eavesdrop 0.0
December 31, 1953
Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
The Big Trunk 7.0
January 7, 1954
Three men are taken into custody for the murder of a former vaudeville actress who owned a large steamer trunk. The thr…
The Big Youngster 0.0
January 14, 1954
Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin…
The Big Boys 10.0
January 21, 1954
The cops must stake out a hotel lobby and deal with a drunken desk clerk as they wait for four juvenile armed robbers t…
The Big Ham 0.0
January 28, 1954
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder.
The Big Chance 0.0
February 4, 1954
Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
The Big Children 8.0
February 11, 1954
Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.
The Big Poison 0.0
February 18, 1954
An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood.
The Big Quack 0.0
February 25, 1954
A man posing as a doctor burgles the house of a woman who is mentally disturbed.
The Big Winchester 0.0
March 4, 1954
An elderly man appears to have killed himself with a rifle, but the cops soon learn that it was no accident.
The Big Shoplift 7.0
March 11, 1954
Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptoma…
The Big Hit-Run Killer 10.0
March 18, 1954
A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.
The Big Drink 0.0
March 25, 1954
The Big Girl 10.0
April 1, 1954
Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.
The Big Mattress 0.0
April 8, 1954
Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop.
The Big Pug 0.0
April 15, 1954
An elderly woman is badly beaten and robbed while on her way to the bank. The trail leads to an ex prize fighter.
The Big Frame 7.0
April 22, 1954
A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.
The Big Plant 0.0
April 29, 1954
A woman disappears and her husband is the prime suspect, but Friday and Smith will have a hard time getting past his fi…
The Big Check 0.0
May 6, 1954
A check forger is victimizing small businessmen in a particular neighborhood.
The Big Threat 0.0
May 13, 1954
A man is beaten and robbed, then the thieves intimidate him and his family so he'll refuse to testify against them.
The Big Dare 0.0
May 20, 1954
A single mother is stabbed to death in her home. The list of suspects includes her teenage son and her many boyfriends.
The Big False Make 10.0
May 27, 1954
Friday begins to question a local gardener, who has been arrested for holding up a grocery store. During the interrogat…