Season 8
(1958)
Cast
as Joe Friday
as Frank Smith
Episodes
The Big Beating 0.0
September 23, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
The Big Sweet Annie 0.0
September 30, 1958
Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
The Big Star 0.0
October 7, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
The Big Oskar 0.0
October 14, 1958
The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect …
The Big Little Boy 0.0
October 21, 1958
The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutiv…
The Big Voice 0.0
October 28, 1958
A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it'…
The Big Jukebox 0.0
November 4, 1958
Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
The Big Doll 0.0
November 11, 1958
As Friday and Smith investigate a woman's death, they are disturbed to find that her daughter is more interested in dis…
The Big Border 0.0
November 18, 1958
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
The Big Nazi 0.0
November 25, 1958
While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens …
The Big Hot Rod 0.0
December 2, 1958
Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
The Big Green Monkey 0.0
December 9, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
The Big Hype 0.0
December 16, 1958
Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
The Big Maria 0.0
December 23, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
The Big Donation 0.0
December 30, 1958
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
The Big Malcolm 0.0
January 6, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
The Big Smart Girl 0.0
January 13, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
The Big Doctor 0.0
January 20, 1959
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
The Big Signet 0.0
January 27, 1959
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
The Big Accident 0.0
February 3, 1959
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
The Big Mailman 0.0
February 10, 1959
Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
The Big Roll 0.0
February 17, 1959
The Big Thirteen 0.0
February 24, 1959
An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must i…
The Big Sour 0.0
March 10, 1959
An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
The Big Starlet 0.0
March 17, 1959
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
The Big Holdup 0.0
March 24, 1959
A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
The Big Name 0.0
March 31, 1959
The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
The Big Couple 0.0
April 7, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
The Big Squeeze 0.0
April 14, 1959
Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
The Big Picture 0.0
April 21, 1959
A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitut…
The Big Carnation 0.0
April 28, 1959
Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
The Big Operator 0.0
July 7, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow in…
The Big Bray 0.0
July 12, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
The Big Infant 0.0
July 19, 1959
Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
The Big Appetite 0.0
July 26, 1959
Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
The Big .38 0.0
August 2, 1959
Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
The Big Byron 0.0
August 9, 1959
A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
The Big Counterfeit 0.0
August 16, 1959
A man impersonating a police officer is going to local businesses and asking for donations for the widows and orphans f…
The Big Red 0.0
August 23, 1959
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.