Season 3 (1953)

The Big White Rat
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September 3, 1953 • 30m

Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring.

The Big Revolt
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September 10, 1953 • 30m

A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.

The Big Bull
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September 17, 1953 • 30m

Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case.

The Big Betty
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September 24, 1953 • 30m

Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.

The Big Sophomore
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October 1, 1953 • 30m

A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.

The Big Pill
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October 8, 1953 • 30m

Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.

The Big Lie
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October 15, 1953 • 30m

Episode 7 of Season 3 premiered on October 15, 1953

The Big Fake
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October 22, 1953 • 30m

A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.

The Big Dream
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October 29, 1953 • 30m

Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.

The Big Guilt
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November 5, 1953 • 30m

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
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November 12, 1953 • 30m

Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.

The Big In-Laws
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November 19, 1953 • 30m

Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.

The Big Lilly
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November 26, 1953 • 30m

Episode 13 of Season 3 premiered on November 26, 1953

The Big Kill
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December 3, 1953 • 30m

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
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December 10, 1953 • 30m

Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.

The Big Thief
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December 17, 1953 • 30m

Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs.

The Big Little Jesus
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December 24, 1953 • 30m

A statue of the Child Jesus is stolen from a church. Friday and Smith must find it before the paritioners miss it on Christmas morning.

The Big Eavesdrop
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December 31, 1953 • 30m

Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.

The Big Trunk
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January 7, 1954 • 30m

Three men are taken into custody for the murder of a former vaudeville actress who owned a large steamer trunk. The three men maintain innocence.

The Big Youngster
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January 14, 1954 • 30m

Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home.

The Big Boys
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January 21, 1954 • 30m

The cops must stake out a hotel lobby and deal with a drunken desk clerk as they wait for four juvenile armed robbers to show up.

The Big Ham
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January 28, 1954 • 30m

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
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February 4, 1954 • 30m

Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.

The Big Children
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February 11, 1954 • 30m

Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.

The Big Poison
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February 18, 1954 • 30m

An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood.

The Big Quack
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February 25, 1954 • 30m

A man posing as a doctor burgles the house of a woman who is mentally disturbed.

The Big Winchester
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March 4, 1954 • 30m

An elderly man appears to have killed himself with a rifle, but the cops soon learn that it was no accident.

The Big Shoplift
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March 11, 1954 • 30m

Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptomaniac.

The Big Hit-Run Killer
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March 18, 1954 • 30m

A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.

The Big Drink
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March 25, 1954 • 30m

Episode 30 of Season 3 premiered on March 25, 1954

The Big Girl
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April 1, 1954 • 30m

Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.

The Big Mattress
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April 8, 1954 • 30m

Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop.

The Big Pug
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April 15, 1954 • 30m

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
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April 22, 1954 • 30m

A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.

The Big Plant
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April 29, 1954 • 30m

A woman disappears and her husband is the prime suspect, but Friday and Smith will have a hard time getting past his fierce guard dogs.

The Big Check
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May 6, 1954 • 30m

A check forger is victimizing small businessmen in a particular neighborhood.

The Big Threat
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May 13, 1954 • 30m

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
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May 20, 1954 • 30m

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
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May 27, 1954 • 30m

Friday begins to question a local gardener, who has been arrested for holding up a grocery store. During the interrogation Friday ...Read more