Season 5 poster

Season 5

(1955)

Cast

Jack Webb as Joe Friday
Jack Webb

as Joe Friday

Ben Alexander as Frank Smith
Ben Alexander

as Frank Smith

Episodes

The Big Pipe poster

The Big Pipe 0.0

September 2, 1955

A young woman is beaten to death with a led pipe and left in an empty office.

The Big Chet poster

The Big Chet 0.0

September 9, 1955

The Big No Rain poster

The Big No Rain 0.0

September 16, 1955

The Big Lift poster

The Big Lift 0.0

September 23, 1955

An organized gang of shoplifters is looting large department stores in the city.

The Big Confession poster

The Big Confession 0.0

September 30, 1955

A man walks into the station and tells Friday that he wants to confess to a murder, but the cops have a hard time varif…

The Big Gap poster

The Big Gap 0.0

October 7, 1955

A pawn shop owner alerts Friday and Smith when a man claimed to have purchased an expensive ring that turns out to be j…

The Big Look poster

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October 14, 1955

A woman is dragged from her home and badly beaten by an unknown attacker.

The Big Glasses poster

The Big Glasses 0.0

October 21, 1955

A housewife, Ella Ryburn, reports to Friday and Smith that she cannot contact her mother, who is married to Alfred Rudo…

The Big Bird poster

The Big Bird 0.0

October 28, 1955

Sgt. Friday investigates a robber who only targets pet stores and homes that have pet birds.

The Big Laugh poster

The Big Laugh 0.0

November 4, 1955

A con man makes lonely women fall for his charms, then steals their money and disappears.

The Big Smoke poster

The Big Smoke 0.0

November 11, 1955

An elderly couple is brutally beaten and the trail leads police to a former handy man.

The Big Bounce poster

The Big Bounce 0.0

November 18, 1955

Joe Friday searches for a check forger who has been using the name of the old-time movie villain Parker Allington... wh…

The Big Shot poster

The Big Shot 0.0

November 25, 1955

A night club owner is shot down and there are no witnesses to the crime.

The Big Locker poster

The Big Locker 0.0

December 2, 1955

Friday and Smith happen to catch a man trying to sell a stolen ring at a pawn shop.

The Big Note poster

The Big Note 0.0

December 9, 1955

An anonymous note leads Friday and Smith to a group of teenage drug users and their neglectful parents.

The Big Genius poster

The Big Genius 0.0

December 16, 1955

Friday and Smith investigate what seems to be the perfect crime.

The Big Reminisce poster

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December 30, 1955

During a quiet New Year's shift, Friday and Smith remember some of their past cases and why it is they became cops.

The Big Tour poster

The Big Tour 0.0

January 6, 1956

The Big Sisters poster

The Big Sisters 0.0

January 13, 1956

An elderly woman fakes a burglary report so she can get attention from the police and the media.

The Big Ruling poster

The Big Ruling 0.0

January 20, 1956

The Big Fall Guy poster

The Big Fall Guy 0.0

January 27, 1956

Friday and Smith are on the trail of a robbery suspect that has robbed two stores.

The Big Set poster

The Big Set 0.0

February 3, 1956

A city councilman is beaten and robbed by two men outside a bar. When he dies from his injuries, Friday and Smith feel …

The Big Child poster

The Big Child 0.0

February 10, 1956

A two-year-old child after drinking bleach from under the sink. Friday and Smith are unable to locate the mother for qu…

The Big Slug poster

The Big Slug 0.0

February 17, 1956

A liquor store owner is shot and killed during a botched robbery, but police can find no trace of the fatal bullet.

The Big Daughter poster

The Big Daughter 0.0

February 24, 1956

Friday and Smith investigate a missing persons report.

The Big No Suicide poster

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March 2, 1956

Friday gets a call from a former mental patient who is threatening to kill himself and his family.

The Big Siege poster

The Big Siege 0.0

March 9, 1956

Police find themselves in a stand-off when an armed bank robber takes a woman hostage in her home.

The Big Mama poster

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March 16, 1956

The Big Revision poster

The Big Revision 0.0

March 23, 1956

Friday and Smith hit a blank wall when a burglary suspect refuses to admit where he hid his stash.

The Big Ex-Blonde poster

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March 30, 1956

Friday goes undercover to catch brothers who steal people's money by posing as real-estate agents.

The Big Bobo poster

The Big Bobo 0.0

April 6, 1956

A police officer is suspended from duty when he is accused of taking a bribe in exchange for a prisoner's release.

The Big Rush poster

The Big Rush 0.0

April 13, 1956

Two bandits turn cop killer when they gun down an off-duty policeman during a tavern hold-up.

The Big Setup poster

The Big Setup 0.0

April 20, 1956

An informant tips off police to a shipment of heroin coming into the country. Friday goes under cover to bust open the …

The Big Deal poster

The Big Deal 0.0

April 27, 1956

Friday and Smith are investigating a rash of car thefts. The stolen cars are being sold with forged pink slips.

The Big Wish poster

The Big Wish 0.0

May 4, 1956

A teenage boy turns himself in and confesses to being an addict, but he refuses to give up the names of his friends who…

The Big Hat poster

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May 11, 1956

A young man is found hiding in an empty train car with the strangled body of an older woman next to him.

The Big Housemaid poster

The Big Housemaid 0.0

May 18, 1956

The Big Gift poster

The Big Gift 0.0

May 25, 1956

The Big Salvage poster

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June 1, 1956