The Big Thirteen

1The Big Beating

30 minSep 23, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.

2The Big Sweet Annie

30 minSep 30, 1958

Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.

3The Big Star

30 minOct 7, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.

4The Big Oskar

30 minOct 14, 1958

The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect something is amiss when she starts talking about how she gets the "scoop" on crimes by being the first to report them to the local newspaper.

5The Big Little Boy

30 minOct 21, 1958

The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutive fifteen year old.

6The Big Voice

30 minOct 28, 1958

A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.

7The Big Jukebox

30 minNov 4, 1958

Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.

8The Big Doll

30 minNov 11, 1958

As Friday and Smith investigate a woman's death, they are disturbed to find that her daughter is more interested in discussing her collection of dolls.

9The Big Border

30 minNov 18, 1958

Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.

10The Big Nazi

30 minNov 25, 1958

While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens involved wearing a Nazi uniform.

11The Big Hot Rod

30 minDec 2, 1958

Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.

12The Big Green Monkey

30 minDec 9, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.

13The Big Hype

30 minDec 16, 1958

Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.

14The Big Maria

30 minDec 23, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.

15The Big Donation

30 minDec 30, 1958

Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.

16The Big Malcolm

30 minJan 6, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.

17The Big Smart Girl

30 minJan 13, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.

18The Big Doctor

30 minJan 20, 1959

Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.

19The Big Signet

30 minJan 27, 1959

Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.

20The Big Accident

30 minFeb 3, 1959

An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.

21The Big Mailman

30 minFeb 10, 1959

Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.

22The Big Roll

30 minFeb 17, 1959

23The Big Thirteen

30 minFeb 24, 1959Now viewing

An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.

24The Big Sour

30 minMar 10, 1959

An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.

25The Big Starlet

30 minMar 17, 1959

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.

26The Big Holdup

30 minMar 24, 1959

A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.

27The Big Name

30 minMar 31, 1959

The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.

28The Big Couple

30 minApr 7, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.

29The Big Squeeze

30 minApr 14, 1959

Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.

30The Big Picture

30 minApr 21, 1959

A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.

31The Big Carnation

30 minApr 28, 1959

Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.

32The Big Operator

30 minJul 7, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.

33The Big Bray

30 minJul 12, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.

34The Big Infant

30 minJul 19, 1959

Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.

35The Big Appetite

30 minJul 26, 1959

Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.

36The Big .38

30 minAug 2, 1959

Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.

37The Big Byron

30 minAug 9, 1959

A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.

38The Big Counterfeit

30 minAug 16, 1959

A man impersonating a police officer is going to local businesses and asking for donations for the widows and orphans fund. Smith and Friday set out to stop the con man.

39The Big Red

30 minAug 23, 1959

An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.