List of Dragnet (radio series) episodes
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Dragnet, the radio series, premiered on NBC on June 3, 1949 and ended on February 26, 1957. A set of 314 original episodes aired between June 1949 and September 1955 with ".22 Rifle For Christmas" and "The Big Little Jesus" usually re-run during Christmas time.[1] Re-runs were broadcast from the end of September 1955 to February 1957. The vast majority of the episodes are available free on various sites around the Internet.[2][3]
Contents
1949 season
| Episode # | Title | Partner | Department | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Production #1 Robbery" "George Slocum, Thief" |
Ben Romero | Robbery | June 3, 1949 |
| In this first episode LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero must keep an eye on George Slocum, a known thief whose escaped prosecution before. | ||||
| 2 | "Production #2 Homicide" "The Nickel Plated Gun" |
Ben Romero | Homicide | June 10, 1949 |
| A nickel-plated .44 caliber Smith & Wesson is used to shoot two cops as well as a lot more people. | ||||
| 3 | "Production #4 Robbery" "The Werewolf" |
Ben Romero | Robbery | June 17, 1949 |
| A criminal dubbed "The Werewolf" by the media has beaten up and robbed eighteen women. This big, ugly man always seems to be one step ahead of Friday, Romero and the other cops. | ||||
| 4 | "Production 4 Homicide" "Quick Trigger Gunmen" |
Ben Romero | Homicide | June 24, 1949 |
| A cop on a stake-out is killed by a shotgun blast from three quick-trigger gunmen in a bar. Friday, Romero and other members of the LAPD trap the killers in an apartment house. | ||||
| 5 | "The Helen Corday Murder" "Who Killed Helen Corday?" |
Ben Romero | Homicide | July 7, 1949 |
| A well-liked waitress named Helen Corday has been murdered with a steel pipe. | ||||
| 6 | "The Red Light Bandit" "The Impostor" |
Ben Romero | Robbery | July 14, 1949 |
| A ruthless fiend roams the streets of the city masquerading as a police officer. For months helpless citizens are being kidnapped, robbed and beaten senseless. The criminal is a twisted genius with cunning. It's up to Friday and Romero to get him. | ||||
| 7 | "Attempted City Hall Bombing" | Ben Romero | Not Assigned | July 21, 1949 |
| Friday has been off duty for 2 hours when he receives an emergency phone call from the Chief Detective. An entire block in the heart of the city has been threatened with complete destruction by Vernon Carney. He is threatening to blow up City Hall with a bomb if his brother isn't freed from jail by nine o'clock. | ||||
| 8 | "Missing Persons - Juanita Lasky" "The Big Missing" |
Ben Romero | Missing Persons | July 28, 1949 |
| Juanita Laskey is reported missing by her mother from another town. | ||||
| 9 | "Benny Trounsel - Narcotics" | Ben Romero | Narcotics | August 4, 1949 |
| A small-time narcotics user named Benny Trounsel has been beaten to death shortly after tipping the cops to a new narcotics ring in town. The criminals are experts, vicious and cunning, with only one purpose in mind: the theft of narcotics. Its Friday and Romero's job to get them. | ||||
| 10 | "Maniac Murderer" "A Mad Killer at Large" |
Ben Romero | Homicide | August 11, 1949 |
| A homicidal maniac has killed and mutilated several young women on a cold and rainy night in Los Angeles. A massive manhunt is launched to find the killer. | ||||
| 11 | "Sixteen Days of Jewel Thefts" "Master Jewel Thief" |
Ben Romero | Burglary | August 18, 1949 |
| A sudden wave of jewel thefts is sweeping the city. In sixteen days, sixteen burglaries have been committed, one each night. They bear the same trademark; thousands of dollars of jewels are missing. The thief is a master of his trade and it is Friday and Romero's job to get him. | ||||
| 12 | "Police Academy - Mario Koski" "The Blitz Bandits" |
Ben Romero | Robbery | August 25, 1949 |
| A gang of "blitz bandits" have started to work in Los Angeles. Their pace is fast, with three to four and even five robberies each night, including liquor stores and restaurants. The criminals are not amateurs; they are well armed and dangerous. | ||||
| 13 | "Auto Burglaries - Myra the Redhead" | Ben Romero | Traffic: Auto Theft | September 1, 1949 |
| The mysterious "Myra" has been using teams of youngsters to break into and steal valuables from parked automobiles. In three months, they have broken into two hundred and fifty cars, and property mounting well into the thousands of dollars has been stolen. Two useful members of the gang have been apprehended, but the all-important brains of the criminal ring are still at large. | ||||
| 14 | "Eric Kelby - Buried Body in Nursery" "Missing Woman" |
Ben Romero | Homicide | September 3, 1949 |
| Agnes Kelby has suddenly disappeared from her home, and on the surface, it appears only as a routine missing persons case. Friday starts to investigate and finds Eric Kelby, Agnes's husband acting suspiciously. There is evidence of possible foul play, and it's Friday's job to find the woman or find her murderer. | ||||
| 15 | "Sullivan Kidnapping - The Wolf" | Ben Romero | Homicide | September 10, 1949 |
| A twenty-two-year-old girl has disappeared and a letter has been received demanding $30,000 for the girls return. The letter is signed "The Wolf". | ||||
| 16 | "James Vickers - Cop Killing" | Ben Romero | Homicide | September 17, 1949 |
| A police officer, James Vickers, is shot and mortally wounded. One of the suspects is apprehended, the other is still at large. The officer dies, and the cop killer is shot and killed while attempting to escape during a transfer from the hospital to the county jail. The search for the other man in the car begins and leads to a major payroll holdup. | ||||
| 17 | "Brick-Bat Slayer" | Ben Romero | Homicide | September 24, 1949 |
| A homicidal maniac, Carlos Monterey, who uses a brick-bat, is loose in the city. In every instance he leaves the murder weapon behind and there are no finger prints or clues for the police to identify him. A 1,000 man dragnet slowly gets him cornered, and it's up to Friday and other members of the LAPD to get the killer before he strikes again. | ||||
| 18 | "Tom Laval - Truck Hi-jackers" | Ben Romero | Burglary | October 1, 1949 |
| A gang of hijackers has started to work in Los Angeles. Truckloads of valuable merchandise have vanished. The thieves are clever and seem to have a foolproof system. However, the cops have a lead on Thomas Laval, who admits to being involved in a truck hijacking. While in Friday and Romeo's custody, he jumps out of a window, but the 2 detectives are accused of pushing him to his death. | ||||
| 19 | "Second Hand Killer" | Ben Romero | Homicide | October 6, 1949 |
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| 20 | "The Big Buy - Narcotics" | Ben Romero | Narcotics | October 13, 1949 |
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| 21 | "The Big Lamp" "Conrad Buckley - Anthracene" |
Ben Romero | Burglary | October 20, 1949 |
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| 22 | "The Big Drink" "Hugh Taylor - Wife Murderer" |
Ben Romero | Homicide | October 27, 1949 |
| Unknown, Program not available. | ||||
| 23 | "Casco And Breen" "Forgery - Johnny Casco, Marty Breen" |
Ben Romero | Forgery | November 3, 1949 |
| Unknown, Program not available. | ||||
| 24 | "The Big Bar" "Robbery-Murder - Juan Pedillo, Wesley Guttridge" |
Ben Romero | Robbery | November 10, 1949 |
| Unknown, Program not available. | ||||
| 25 | "Bunco - Harry Girard" | Ben Romero | Bunco | November 17, 1949 |
| Unknown, Program not available. | ||||
| 26 | "Mrs. Rinard, Albert Barry – Mother-in-Law Murder" | Ben Romero | Homicide | November 24, 1949 |
| Mr. Reynard's mother has been murdered; his wife is suspected of being the killer, but Friday and Romero aren't sure about how she did it. | ||||
| 27 | "Spring Street Gang - Juveniles" | Ben Romero | Juvenile | December 1, 1949 |
| A rash of crimes has broken out in the city and suspicion points to an organized gang of juveniles hanging out on Spring Street. One of the gang members has been wounded and another is shot by a night watchman while committing a robbery. | ||||
| 28 | "George Quan – The Jade Thumb Rings" | Ben Romero | Robbery | December 8, 1949 |
| A Chinaman has been badly beaten and eight thousand dollars worth of valuable Chinese jade has been stolen. The criminal is vicious: his weapon is a handful of buckshot in a handkerchief. The needed clue is known by an observant six-year-old boy with a wild imagination. | ||||
| 29 | "The Garbage Chute Murder – Laura Barkley" | Ben Romero | Homicide | December 15, 1949 |
| A young woman named Laura Barkley has been murdered—strangled with a lamp cord—and her body was discovered behind locked doors. The killer seems to have entered through an unused garbage chute and is still at large. | ||||
| 30 | ".22 Rifle for Christmas" | Ben Romero | Homicide | December 22, 1949 |
| A young boy, aged 9 years old, named Stanley Johnstone is reported missing from his home, and so is the .22 caliber rifle he was going to get for Christmas. Foul play is suspected. | ||||
| 31 | "The Roseland Roof Murders" | Ben Romero | Robbery | December 29, 1949 |
| A gang of holdup men have been running loose in Los Angeles. They have committed more than a dozen robberies, usually drugstores, but one night they rob and kill the manager of a dance hall. They're heavily armed and quick to shoot. A stake-out in a garage yields results and a total of twelve guns. After a trial, two of the gang break out of jail and have to be recaptured. | ||||
1950 season
| Episode # | Title | Partner | Department | Original air date |
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| 32 | "Max Tyler – Escaped Convict" "The Big Escape" |
Ben Romero | Robbery | January 5, 1950 |
| Two armed bandits have robbed large jewelery stores in the city. One suspect escapes but one is apprehended and identified as a friend of Friday's, Max Tyler. However, Tyler escapes from jail, and shoots Ben Romero. It's Friday's job to recapture him again. | ||||
| 33 | "The Big Man Part 1 (Narcotics)" | Ben Romero | Narcotics | January 12, 1950 |
| A vicious criminal has resumed narcotics operations in the city. The police know his name and know he's guilty, so Friday goes undercover to try to get evidence on him by infiltrating a Flats gang of narcotics pushers. | ||||
| 34 | "The Big Man Part 2 (Narcotics)" | Ben Romero | Narcotics | January 19, 1950 |
| For seven months, Friday's been working with federal and state agents in breaking a narcotics ring. After returning to active duty from his undercover assignment (from part 1), he helped apprehended a small fry in the narcotics trade. The police then turn their attention to the number one man in the narcotics business on the west coast, the big man, Arthur Z. Belmont. A stakeout begins in Manhattan Beach. | ||||
| 35 | "Claude Jimmerson - Child Killer" | Ben Romero | Homicide | February 2, 1950 |
| Two little girls, aged seven and eleven, are reported missing at about 3:45pm. Somewhere between their homes and the neighborhood grocery store they dropped from sight. Foul play is suspected when their pet Collie is later found beaten to death. | ||||
| 36 | "The Big Girl" | Ben Romero | Robbery | February 9, 1950 |
| The cops search for a big blonde who shoots her victims in cold blood. So far sixteen persons have been robbed and beaten senseless. The victims describe the assailant as a tall, beautiful woman, but there is a possibility it could be a man wearing woman's clothing. | ||||
| 37 | "The Big Grifter" | Ben Romero | Bunco | February 23, 1950 |
| An expert confidence man, "Gentleman Wallace", has resumed operations in Los Angeles. His criminal record dates back thirty-five years. He's a born con-man, a master in the art of the gentle swindle whose taken advantage of two used-car dealers, and many others. | ||||
| 38 | "The Big Kill" | Ben Romero | Homicide | March 2, 1950 |
| A police officer is shot down on the front steps of his home. There's no apparent motive for the shooting and the assailant escaped in a blue sedan. Jack Carver, just out of Folsom, is later suspected of killing the cop for revenge for sending him to prison. Friday poses as a criminal in jail to find the missing murder weapon. | ||||
| 39 | "The Big Thank You" | Ben Romero | Homicide | March 9, 1950 |
| A confessed murderer, Annie Johnson, is paroled from the state prison for women from a murder conviction. After seven months the parole office loses contact with her. She is then suspected of harming Laura Muller, the woman responsible for her parole and has since disappeared. Foul play is suspected. | ||||
| 40 | "The Big Boys" | Ben Romero | Robbery | March 16, 1950 |
| A gang of four young hoodlums and their puppy have come to Los Angeles from San Francisco. They are already wanted for a series of robberies in San Francisco and are planning to pull a big job in Los Angeles. They're armed, reckless and cold-blooded, but a long stake-out with an alcoholic desk clerk might provide results. | ||||
| 41 | "The Big Gangster Part 1" | Ben Romero | Homicide | March 23, 1950 |
| Attempts have been made on the life of a notorious gangster, Gus Valentine. If he dies, it could mean an open gang war. Even though he is on the wrong side of the law, the cops must protect him. | ||||
| 42 | "The Big Gangster Part 2" | Ben Romero | Homicide | March 30, 1950 |
| Notorious gangster Gus Valentine has been shot to death, a gang war is threatened, and his gang members seek revenge. It is Friday and Romero's job to find his killers before the other gangsters do. | ||||
| 43 | "The Big Book" "The Big Smut Press" |
Ben Romero | Juvenile | April 6, 1950 |
| High schools have been flooded with obscene, filthy, pornographic "comic" book literature. The Police stamp out one source and a dozen more spring up. Friday and Romero make a presentation to the local PTA and a lead brings them to a cigar stand downtown and a man called "Barney" and then eventually to the printer. | ||||
| 44 | "The Big Watch" | Ben Romero | Robbery | April 13, 1950 |
| A gang of vicious "Hitch-Hike Bandits" are committing assaults, robberies and attempted murders. Their victims are army officers stationed in the city. After one of the victims is killed by the gunmen, a manhunt is on. | ||||
| 45 | "The Big Trial" | Ben Romero | Traffic: Accident Investigation (Hit and Run Felony Detail) |
April 20, 1950 |
| In the early hours of the morning Sheila Gordon is struck down by a hit-and-run driver. After three months of grueling police work, she takes a payoff not to show up for the trial of the guy who struck her down. Friday and Romero have to chase her down. | ||||
| 46 | "The Big Job" | Ben Romero | Homicide | April 27, 1950 |
| The Police receive information that an escaped criminal, called Alfred Garvey, is hiding out in the City. While searching for him at a hotel Garvey shoots an off-duty cop, and friend of Friday and Romero, John Maxwell. He was about to go on vacation but decided to visit Friday and Romero first. Soon a Police manhunt is launched to find Garvey. | ||||
| 47 | "The Big Badge" | Ben Romero | Homicide | May 4, 1950 |
| For two months, "The Badge Bandit", a depraved criminal who pretends to be a police officer, has struck fifteen times. Men and women have been robbed, brutally attacked. Friday and Policewoman Dorothy Rivers go on stake out to catch him, along with several other members of the LAPD. | ||||
| 48 | "The Big Knife" | Ben Romero | Juvenile | May 11, 1950 |
| Twenty one girls have been knifed while at a high school. So far there's only been assaults, no murders, but with a potential killer roaming the halls of the high school, the Police are called in. | ||||
| 49 | "The Big Pug" | Ben Romero | Robbery | May 18, 1950 |
| Two criminals rob and beat up Myrtle Shaw, an elderly woman, who was on her way to the bank. The suspects are cruel and ruthless, so it's the police and Friday's job to find them. | ||||
| 50 | "The Big Key" | Ben Romero | Homicide | May 25, 1950 |
| Maria Comacho is found murdered in a churchyard; her body shows the marks of a savage attack. The clues are meager: a key, a pen, and some shoe polish smear. | ||||
| 51 | "The Big Fake" | Ben Romero | Personnel | June 1, 1950 |
| A drunk files a report of robbery and assault (including breaking his arm) against a rookie police officer. The Rookie cop denies the accusations. | ||||
| 52 | "The Big Smart Guy" | Ben Romero | Homicide | June 8, 1950 |
| Elizabeth Benham has been shot to death. The apparent motive, according to her husband, was robbery. The killer, Jack Morrison, also known as Tommy Kane, is suspected to have committed the murder, but it is believed that he had help. | ||||
| 53 | "The Big Purse" | Ben Romero | Robbery | June 15, 1950 |
| Scores of lone women have been beaten and robbed by two young purse-snatchers working in a downtown neighborhood. The victims have been unable to identify the two young hoodlums. | ||||
| 54 | "The Big Mink" | Ben Romero | Homicide | June 22, 1950 |
| The owner of a fur store, Albert Criver, has been shot and killed; his wife found the body. The only lead is a missing mink fur coat which had been taken before the murder. Albert's 1940 Oldsmobile is also missing and his wife mentions the license keychain tag distributed by the Veteran's Administration. | ||||
| 55 | "The Big Grab" | Ben Romero | Homicide | June 29, 1950 |
| A woman, Mrs. Kessell, has been kidnapped, taken from her home by a man posing as a police officer. | ||||
| 56 | "The Big Frame" | Ben Romero | Traffic: Accident Investigation (Hit and Run Felony Detail) |
July 6, 1950 |
| A dead body is found in the streets in the early hours of the morning. He is later identified as Edward Stokes, a victim of a hit and run driver. | ||||
| 57 | "The Big Bomb" | Ben Romero | Unassigned | July 13, 1950 |
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Friday has been off-duty for 2 hours when he receives an emergency phone call from the Deputy Chief of Police. An entire block in the heart of the city has been threatened with complete destruction by Vernon Carney. He is threatening to blow up City Hall with a bomb if his brother, Elwood Carney, isn't freed from jail by nine o'clock.
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| 58 | "The Big Gent Part 1" "Frank Chaney - The Gentleman Bandit: Part 1" |
Ben Romero | Robbery | July 20, 1950 |
| A hold-up has been committed in a neighbouring city where a bystander is shot to death and two others are wounded. The bandits are ruthless, well armed and currently known to be in the area. Friday and Romero identify one of them as Frank Cheney, The Gentleman Bandit, a rich man who robs and kills for fun, even after an eighteen year stay in Folsom State Prison. Soon, Stanley Turk Webber, Cheney's partner in crime, is captured, but Cheney remains at large. | ||||
| 59 | "The Big Gent Part 2" "Frank Chaney - The Gentleman Bandit: Part 2" |
Ben Romero | Robbery | July 27, 1950 |
| Three persons are shot down in a twelve thousand dollar hold up. One of the bandits, Stanley Turk Webber, is apprehended, convicted and sent to prison for life. The other one, Frank Chaney, is still at large. But thanks to a tip from Cheney's father, he is captured at a freighter loading dynamite in the harbor. Meanwhile in a unrelated subplot, Friday calls fellow officer, Dorothy Rivers, about her lost purse and their date at the movies the previous night. Friday works up the courage to ask her to have dinner with him at his mothers next week. | ||||
| 60 | "The Big Dare" | Ben Romero | Homicide | August 3, 1950 |
| A woman is knifed to death, and her body bears the mark of a brutally slain attack. The Police are called in by the woman's son who had found the body. During the investigation, it's revealed the mom had several boyfriends, and one of her current boyfriends was jealous of her having other boyfriends. As the Dragnet closes in on the killer, his sister arranges for the suspects surrender. | ||||
| 61 | "The Big Actor" | Ben Romero | Narcotics | August 10, 1950 |
| St. Christopher's Hospital pharmacy is held up and $10,000 worth of high grade narcotics are stolen. The Police are called but the bandits escape. | ||||
| 62 | "The Big Youngster" | Ben Romero | Juvenile | August 17, 1950 |
| A vicious case of wanton and willful destruction of private property occurs to a lawyers office and suspicion points to a juvenile. The police try to find out who did it and why. Meanwhile, a young boy named Arnold Waterman confesses to a murder. When no body is found, Waterman is suspected of being the vandal Friday is looking for. | ||||
| 63 | "The Big Chance" | Ben Romero | Homicide | August 24, 1950 |
| A highway patrolman has disappeared from his cruiser, out in the countryside. His cruiser was found with the motor running and lights on. | ||||
| 64 | "The Big Check" | Ben Romero | Forgery | August 31, 1950 |
| Friday and Romero must track down an accomplished check forger who passes dozens of small checks—all of them bad. He has started working the city and his victims are small businessmen. The police know his MO but not his identity; soon they get a name Harry Johansson and the Dragnet closes in. | ||||
| 65 | "The Big Poison" | Ben Romero | Homicide | September 7, 1950 |
| Mr. and Mrs. Apperson, an elderly couple, living in a fashionable neighborhood of the city, have disappeared. There is no trace of them; not a clue to their whereabouts. Foul play is suspected and soon a bottle of cyanide points to a grim conclusion, involving the live-in nephew. | ||||
| 66 | "The Big Make" | Ben Romero | Robbery | September 14, 1950 |
| A small bakery, "Stendahl's Bakery Shop", is held up. The perpetrator shot the shop owner and his daughter down without reason. | ||||
| 67 | "The Big Pair" | Ben Romero | Burglary | September 21, 1950 |
| A couple of unidentified thieves start a campaign of burglaries in the city. Homes are broken into and stripped of their furnishings, with the thieves selling all the furniture from the homes they break into to families out of town, starting with the house of a little girl and her grandfather. | ||||
| 68 | "The Big Death" | Ben Romero | Homicide | September 28, 1950 |
| A socially prominent man decides to plot to kill his wife and hires Joe Friday for the job. | ||||
| 69 | "The Big 38" | Ben Romero | Robbery | October 5, 1950 |
| A store clerk has been murdered, shot to death in a robbery. The holdup man is described as tall, well dressed. Witnesses say he escaped in a taxi cab. The Number of the cab was covered up some way. Seven other armed robberies have been committed in the past 16 days by the same man with the same M.O. | ||||
| 70 | "The Big Quack" | Ben Romero | Burglary | October 12, 1950 |
| A man posing as a doctor is burglarizing homes in the city. Marla Hutchins commits suicide after being robbed by the phony Dr. Schulte, owner of the Los Angeles College of Psychotherapeutics. The police have his description and must find him. | ||||
| 71 | "The Big Grandma" | Ben Romero | Forgery | October 19, 1950 |
| An elderly woman has been passing bad checks for the last nine years. She is an accomplished forger and looks like everyone's grandmother, and never passes a bad check between May and October. She's written more than twenty thousand dollars in bad checks. | ||||
| 72 | "The Big Meet" | Ben Romero | Narcotics | October 26, 1950 |
| A gang of veteran dope peddlers moves in to LA. They offer a hundred thousand dollars worth of heroin for sale. Sergeant Friday tries to trap Howard Scully, a careful narcotics wholesaler, who leads the gang. Friday goes undercover and poses as a buyer; he meets the leaders contacts and they're ready to do business. | ||||
| 73 | "The Big Church" | Ben Romero | Homicide | November 2, 1950 |
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A new member of the congregation receives anonymous letters and phone calls threatening her with murder. The notes bear the mark of a fanatic, but police suspect fraud until a faked attack confirms their suspicion.
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| 74 | "The Big Mother" | Ben Romero | Homicide | November 9, 1950 |
| A newborn, one of the three day old Striker baby twins, has been stolen from Mercy Hospital nursery. There is no trace of the infant and there is no trace of the abductor. | ||||
| 75 | "The Big Parrot" | Ben Romero | Homicide | November 16, 1950 |
| A man and his wife are found strangled to death in a rooming house, and the killer has set fire to the room to cover his tracks. Also a dead parrot, who's also been strangled, lies on the floor beside the bodies. | ||||
| 76 | "The Big Betty" | Ben Romero | Bunco | November 23, 1950 |
| A bunco gang of petty swindlers have set up operations in the city. They work the obituary racket, selling worthless merchandise to the relatives of the deceased. They're experienced, cunning and they work fast. | ||||
| 77 | "The Big Car" | Ben Romero | Robbery | November 30, 1950 |
| In four months, fifteen food markets in Los Angeles have been held up and robbed. The bandit is well-dressed and well-armed, and a bright red Pontiac looks like a clue for the police. | ||||
| 78 | "The Big Picture" | Ben Romero | Juvenile | December 7, 1950 |
| A pair of fake talent scouts are at work in the city; their victims are young girls seeking careers in Hollywood. The criminals are vicious and relentless. | ||||
| 79 | "The Big Break" | Ben Romero | Robbery | December 14, 1950 |
| Friday and Romero have been tracking a hold up man for months. They finally get a line on where he's hiding but he's dangerous and well armed. After a shoot-out, the criminal, George Hoffman, is arrested but escapes at his arraignment by climbing down the side of a building. | ||||
| 80/30 | ".22 Rifle for Christmas" | Ben Romero | Homicide | December 21, 1950 (Repeated from December 22, 1949) |
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A young boy, aged 9 years old, named Stanley Johnstone is reported missing from his home and so is the .22 caliber rifle he was going to get for Christmas. Foul play is suspected.
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| 81 | "The Big Family" | Ben Romero | Missing Persons | December 28, 1950 |
| A wealthy businessman in the city drops from sight. His car is found on the dock—an apparent suicide scenario—but there's no body. Friday and Romero start to search for him, but after a lot of missing persons police work, no laws are broken and the man is found just trying to get away from it all. | ||||
1951 season
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| 82 | "The Big Holdup" | Ben Romero | Homicide | January 4, 1951 |
| A potential killer is on the loose; he's robbed six people. Nicknamed "The Rattlesnake Bandit", he takes great pleasure in beating his victims senseless before shooting them. There's no reason at all for these senseless beatings, and he moves fast and is well armed. | ||||
| 83 | "The Big Jump" | Ben Romero | Homicide | January 11, 1951 |
| Walter Harrison crouches on the window ledge of a downtown building, thirteen stories above the street. He threatens to leap to his death within the hour. | ||||
| 84 | "The Big Dance" | Ben Romero | Robbery | January 18, 1951 |
| For three months Friday's been tracking a pair of hold-up men, "The Kid Bandits", who are robbing and beating their victims. There is no pattern to their operation. They're young and they're brutal, but a pack of matches leads Friday to Fred Guenther. | ||||
| 85 | "The Big Tomato" | Ben Romero | Narcotics | January 25, 1951 |
| A high school boy named Kenneth Morrow is killed in an auto accident. He had been using marijuana. It looks as if a band of dope peddlers have launched a full scale operation in the city and are selling their merchandise to high school students. Friday and the cops have to track down the man known as "The Big Tomato." | ||||
| 86 | "The Big Children" | Ben Romero | Juvenile | February 1, 1951 |
| Friday and Romero receive a complaint about an eight year old boy and his sister. A neighbor reports they've been going from door to door begging for food. Supposedly the children are from well to do parents. Friday and Romero investigate and find that the children's mother, Mrs. Kessler, is missing. Meanwhile, one of the children soon dies at only 22-months-old. | ||||
| 87 | "The Big Cast" | Ben Romero | Homicide | February 8, 1951 |
| Twelve men drop completely from sight over a short period of time. One of them is Paul Davis. There's evidence of foul play. Four months pass before Friday and Romero finally locate the main suspect in the case. As they interview him, they realize they may have found a serial killer. | ||||
| 88 | "The Big Crime" | Ben Romero | Juvenile | February 15, 1951 |
| A worried mother calls the police and reports her four-year-old twins girls as missing. Hours pass and the children fail to turn up. A neighborhood search commences but soon the girls come home and reveal they have been molested. Friday and the other cops become determined to convict the sick fiend. | ||||
| 89 | "The Big Couple" | Ben Romero | Bunco | February 22, 1951 |
| Mr. and Mrs. Herbert are a husband and wife confidence team specializing in victimizing churches and clergymen. Their criminal records date back 17 years and they are masters in the art of swindling. As the pair start hitting churches in LA, Friday and Romero are assigned to bring them in. | ||||
| 90 | "The Big Partner" | Ben Romero | Robbery | March 1, 1951 |
| A lone bandit robs a jewelry store in broad daylight and takes five thousand dollars in precious stones. The bandit is reckless and well armed but soon gets caught by the police after causing a traffic collision during his attempted escape. Then the robber escapes from the lockup and must be recaptured again. | ||||
| 91 | "The Big New Years" | Ben Romero | Homicide | March 8, 1951 |
| It's New Years Eve in Los Angeles and Friday's on special duty. Thousands of people crowd the downtown streets and one of them is a killer after a veteran cop is found murdered. Friday notifies his wife, and a club owner later identifies a drug addict as the probable suspect. The killer is convicted of manslaughter and paroled in 6 years. | ||||
| 92 | "The Big Ben" | Ben Romero | Robbery | March 15, 1951 |
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A man named Harvey Kimbrel is on his way to work when he is pulled from his car on a deserted street, robbed, and beaten viciously before his car is stolen. The criminal makes good his escape. In the course of the investigation, Friday is shot by the main suspect.
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| 93 | "The Big Trunk" | Ben Romero | Homicide | March 22, 1951 |
| An attractive divorcée named Josephine Allen disappears from her home. She was last seen hanging up clothes in her back yard. There's no lead to her whereabouts and there's evidence of foul play. | ||||
| 94 | "The Big Lover" | Ben Romero | Bunco | March 29, 1951 |
| For the past year a confidence man named Benton has been cheating women in LA by proposing marriage to them and then stealing their money. Mrs. Harris is the latest victim of his crime and was fleeced out of $100. She reports it to Friday and Romero who try to get a lead on him. | ||||
| 95 | "The Big Friend" | Ben Romero | Homicide | April 5, 1951 |
| A phone call comes into the police from a Mr. Gray, who tells them his wife Hazel has been murdered. He's not sure who the killer is, but when questioned he can't tell the same story twice about how it happened. | ||||
| 96 | "The Big Threat" | Ben Romero | Robbery | April 12, 1951 |
| A middle aged businessman, Louis Butler, is robbed and beaten senseless. The hold-up men escape but Mr. Butler doesn't want to tell the police about it, and even refuses to report the crime because of threats against his family. | ||||
| 97 | "The Big Speech" | Ben Romero | Robbery | April 19, 1951 |
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A young narcotics addict pistol-whips a doctor leaving him in critical condition, he also steals a large quantity of narcotics from him. Meanwhile, Sergeant Friday is asked by his old high school to give a talk. After the young addict is caught, Friday delivers a speech about the use of narcotics by teenagers.
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| 98 | "The Big Saint" | Ben Romero | Traffic: Auto Theft | April 26, 1951 |
| A well organized ring of car thieves comes to town. A 1949 Cadillac is stolen, Friday and Romero find it at Herman Lester's salvage yard. Plus Lester's salvage business is busy but shouldn't be due to the Korean War. Friday and Romero try to break the stolen car racket. | ||||
| 99 | "The Big Casing" | Ben Romero | Homicide | May 3, 1951 |
| Friday and Romero go to an apartment house in answer to a shooting and dead body call. The woman, Marie Robertson, has been shot dead with a .45 automatic. Her husband, Andrew, tells them it's suicide but it looks more like murder. Friday and Romero investigate the truth. | ||||
| 100 | "The Big Drills" | Ben Romero | Burglary | May 10, 1951 |
| For the past eighteen weeks, a gang of safe men have been breaking in to large grocery stores, the Wilson Bros Markets, all over the city. They work fast and have stolen over $100,000, and the police can't localize their operations. Friday and Romero are assigned to bring them in. | ||||
| 101 | "The Big Blast" | Ben Romero | Homicide | May 17, 1951 |
| 102 | "The Big Mailman" | Ben Romero | Forgery | May 24, 1951 |
| 103 | "The Big Bindle" | Ben Romero | Narcotics | May 31, 1951 |
| 104 | "The Big Imposter" | Ben Romero | Missing Persons | June 7, 1951 |
| 105 | "The Big Building" | Ben Romero | Homicide | June 14, 1951 |
| 106 | "The Big Run" | Ben Romero | Traffic: Accident investigation (Hit and Run Felony Detail) |
June 21, 1951 |
| 107 | "The Big Cliff" | Ben Romero | Homicide | June 28, 1951 |
| 108 | "The Big Love" | Ben Romero | Homicide | July 5, 1951 |
| 109 | "The Big Set-Up" | Ben Romero | Burglary | July 12, 1951 |
| 110 | "The Big Sophomore" | Ben Romero | Juvenile | July 19, 1951 |
| 111 | "The Big Late Script" | Ben Romero | Homicide | July 26, 1951 |
| 112 | "The Big Cop" | Ben Romero | Unknown | August 2, 1951 |
| 113 | "The Big Screen" | Ben Romero | Bunco | August 9, 1951 |
| 114 | "The Big Winchester" | Ben Romero | Homicide | August 16, 1951 |
| 115 | "The Big In-Laws" | Ben Romero | Robbery | August 23, 1951 |
| 116 | "The Big Crazy" | Ben Romero | Homicide | August 30, 1951 |
| 117 | "The Big Seventeen" | Ben Romero | Juvenile | September 6, 1951 |
| 118 | "The Big Waiter" | Ben Romero | Homicide | September 13, 1951 |
| 119 | "The Big Sour" | Ben Romero | Robbery | September 20, 1951 |
| 120 | "The Big September Man" | Ben Romero | Homicide | September 27, 1951 |
| 121 | "The Big Want Ad" | Ben Romero | Traffic: Auto Theft | October 4, 1951 |
| 122 | "The Big Shoplift" | Ben Romero | Burglary | October 11, 1951 |
| 123 | "The Big Story Man" | Ben Romero | Burglary | October 18, 1951 |
| 124 | "The Big Market" | Ben Romero | Robbery | October 25, 1951 |
| 125 | "The Big Lease" | Ben Romero | Homicide | November 1, 1951 |
| 126 | "The Big Hit and Run Killer" | Ben Romero | Traffic: Accident Investigation, (Hit-Run Felony Detail) |
November 8, 1951 |
| 127 | "The Big Bungalow" | Ben Romero | Burglary | November 15, 1951 |
| 128 | "The Big Hands" | Ben Romero | Homicide | November 22, 1951 |
| 129 | "The Big Affair" | Ben Romero | Robbery | November 29, 1951 |
| 130 | "The Big Canaries" | Ben Romero | Homicide | December 6, 1951 |
| 131 | "The Big Overtime" | Ben Romero | Homicide | December 13, 1951 |
| 132/30 | ".22 Rifle for Christmas" | Ben Romero | Homicide | December 20, 1951 (Repeated from December 22, 1949) |
| 133 | "The Big Sorrow" | Ed Jacobs | Robbery | December 27, 1951 |
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1952 season
| # | Title | Original air date | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | "The Big Red Part 1" | January 3, 1952 | 1952-01-03 |
| 133 | "The Big Red Part 2" | January 10, 1952 | 1952-01-10 |
| 134 | "The Big Juvenile Division" | January 17, 1952 | 1952-01-17 |
| 135 | "The Big Court" | January 24, 1952 | 1952-01-24 |
| 136 | "The Big Almost No-Show" | January 31, 1952 | 1952-01-31 |
| 137 | "The Big Honeymoon" | February 7, 1952 | 1952-02-07 |
| 138 | "The Big Phone Call" | February 14, 1952 | 1952-02-14 |
| 139 | "The Big Producer" | February 21, 1952 | 1952-02-21 |
| 140 | "The Big Plant" | February 28, 1952 | 1952-02-28 |
| 141 | "The Big Evans" | March 6, 1952 | 1952-03-06 |
| 142 | "The Big Fire" | March 13, 1952 | 1952-03-13 |
| 143 | "The Big Border" | March 20, 1952 | 1952-03-20 |
| 144 | "The Big Rose" | March 27, 1952 | 1952-03-27 |
| 145 | "The Big Streetcar" | April 3, 1952 | 1952-04-03 |
| 146 | "The Big Show" | April 10, 1952 | 1952-04-10 |
| 147 | "The Big Bunco" | April 17, 1952 | 1952-04-17 |
| 148 | "The Big Elevator" | April 24, 1952 | 1952-04-24 |
| 149 | "The Big Safe" | May 1, 1952 | 1952-05-01 |
| 150 | "The Big Gamble" | May 8, 1952 | 1952-05-08 |
| 151 | "The Big Mail" | May 15, 1952 | 1952-05-15 |
| 152 | "The Big Shakedown" | May 22, 1952 | 1952-05-22 |
| 153 | "The Big Fourth" | May 29, 1952 | 1952-05-29 |
| 154 | "The Big Whiff" | June 5, 1952 | 1952-06-05 |
| 155 | "The Big Donation" | June 12, 1952 | 1952-06-12 |
| 156 | "The Big Jules" | June 19, 1952 | 1952-06-19 |
| 157 | "The Big Roll" | June 26, 1952 | 1952-06-26 |
| 158 | "The Big Trio" | July 3, 1952 | 1952-07-03 |
| 159 | "The Big Hate" | July 10, 1952 | 1952-07-10 |
| 160 | "The Big Signet" | July 31, 1952 | 1952-07-31 |
| 161 | "The Big Impression" | August 7, 1952 | 1952-08-07 |
| 162 | "The Big Drive" | August 14, 1952 | 1952-08-14 |
| 163 | "The Big Paper" | August 21, 1952 | 1952-08-21 |
| 164 | "The Big Test" | August 28, 1952 | 1952-08-28 |
| 165 | "The Big Ray" | September 4, 1952 | 1952-09-04 |
| 166 | "The Big Tear" | September 11, 1952 | 1952-09-11 |
| 167 | "The Big Bull" | September 14, 1952 | 1952-09-14 |
| 168 | "The Big Shot" | September 21, 1952 | 1952-09-21 |
| 169 | "The Big Brain" | September 28, 1952 | 1952-09-28 |
| 170 | "The Big Jolt" | October 5, 1952 | 1952-10-05 |
| 171 | "The Big Lie" | October 12, 1952 | 1952-10-12 |
| 172 | "The Big Pill" | October 19, 1952 | 1952-10-19 |
| 173 | "The Big Number" | October 26, 1952 | 1952-10-26 |
| 174 | "The Big Light" | November 2, 1952 | 1952-11-02 |
| 175 | "The Big Dive" | November 9, 1952 | 1952-11-09 |
| 176 | "The Big Walk" | November 16, 1952 | 1952-11-16 |
| 177 | "The Big Guilt" | November 23, 1952 | 1952-11-23 |
| 178 | "The Big Shirt" | November 30, 1952 | 1952-11-30 |
| 179 | "The Big Mole" | December 7, 1952 | 1952-12-07 |
| 180 | "The Big Eavesdrop" | December 14, 1952 | 1952-12-14 |
| 30 | ".22 Rifle for Christmas" | December 22, 1949 | 1952-12-21 |
| 181 | "The Big Mask Part 1" | December 28, 1952 | 1952-12-28 |
1953 season
| # | Title | Original air date | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | "The Big Mask Part 2" | January 4, 1953 | 1953-01-04 |
| 183 | "The Big Small" | January 11, 1953 | 1953-01-11 |
| 184 | "The Big String" | January 18, 1953 | 1953-01-18 |
| 185 | "The Big Lay-Out" | January 25, 1953 | 1953-01-25 |
| 186 | "The Big Strip" | February 1, 1953 | 1953-02-01 |
| 187 | "The Big Press" | February 8, 1953 | 1953-02-08 |
| 188 | "The Big Tooth" | February 15, 1953 | 1953-02-15 |
| 189 | "The Big Smoke" | February 22, 1953 | 1953-02-22 |
| 190 | "The Big Want" | March 1, 1953 | 1953-03-01 |
| 191 | "The Big Laugh" | March 8, 1953 | 1953-03-08 |
| 192 | "The Big Impossible" | March 15, 1953 | 1953-03-15 |
| 193 | "The Big Informant" | March 22, 1953 | 1953-03-22 |
| 194 | "The Big Dream" | March 29, 1953 | 1953-03-29 |
| 195 | "The Big Chet" | April 5, 1953 | 1953-04-05 |
| 196 | "The Big Compulsion" | April 12, 1953 | 1953-04-12 |
| 197 | "The Big Rip" | April 19, 1953 | 1953-04-19 |
| 198 | "The Big Scrapbook" | April 26, 1953 | 1953-04-26 |
| 199 | "The Big Carney" | May 3, 1953 | 1953-05-03 |
| 200 | "The Big Joke" | May 10, 1953 | 1953-05-10 |
| 201 | "The Big False Move" | May 17, 1953 | 1953-05-17 |
| 202 | "The Big Gun Part 1" | May 24, 1953 | 1953-05-24 |
| 203 | "The Big Gun Part 2" | May 31, 1953 | 1953-05-31 |
| 204 | "The Big Will" | June 7, 1953 | 1953-06-07 |
| 205 | "The Big Lilly" | June 14, 1953 | 1953-06-14 |
| 206 | "The Big Revolt" | June 21, 1953 | 1953-06-21 |
| 207 | "The Big Ham" | June 28, 1953 | 1953-06-28 |
| 208 | "The Big Bop" | September 1, 1953 | 1953-09-01 |
| 209 | "The Big Lift" | September 8, 1953 | 1953-09-08 |
| 210 | "The Big Cab" | September 15, 1953 | 1953-09-15 |
| 211 | "The Big Slip" | September 22, 1953 | 1953-09-22 |
| 212 | "The Big Try" | September 29, 1953 | 1953-09-29 |
| 213 | "The Big Little Mother" | October 6, 1953 | 1953-10-06 |
| 214 | "The Big Plea" | October 13, 1953 | 1953-10-13 |
| 215 | "The Big Paint" | October 20, 1953 | 1953-10-20 |
| 216 | "The Big Fraud" | October 27, 1953 | 1953-10-27 |
| 217 | "The Big Rain" | November 3, 1953 | 1953-11-03 |
| 218 | "The Big Kid" | November 10, 1953 | 1953-11-10 |
| 219 | "The Big Flight" | November 17, 1953 | 1953-11-17 |
| 220 | "The Big Present" | November 24, 1953 | 1953-11-24 |
| 221 | "The Big Odd" | December 1, 1953 | 1953-12-01 |
| 222 | "The Big Pick" | December 8, 1953 | 1953-12-08 |
| 223 | "The Big Brink" | December 15, 1953 | 1953-12-15 |
| 224 | "The Big Little Jesus" | December 22, 1953 | 1953-12-22 |
| 225 | "The Big Steal" | December 29, 1953 | 1953-12-29 |
1954 season
| # | Title | Original air date | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | "The Big Listen" | January 5, 1954 | 1954-01-05 |
| 227 | "The Big Switch" | January 12, 1954 | 1954-01-12 |
| 228 | "The Big Bill" | January 19, 1954 | 1954-01-19 |
| 229 | "The Big Bid" | January 26, 1954 | 1954-01-26 |
| 230 | "The Big Filth" | February 2, 1954 | 1954-02-02 |
| 231 | "The Big Broad" | February 9, 1954 | 1954-02-09 |
| 232 | "The Big Sucker" | February 16, 1954 | 1954-02-16 |
| 233 | "The Big Pipe" | February 23, 1954 | 1954-02-23 |
| 234 | "The Big TV" | March 2, 1954 | 1954-03-02 |
| 235 | "The Big Cup" | March 9, 1954 | 1954-03-09 |
| 236 | "The Big Rod" | March 16, 1954 | 1954-03-16 |
| 237 | "The Big Mustache" | March 23, 1954 | 1954-03-23 |
| 238 | "The Big Confession" | March 30, 1954 | 1954-03-30 |
| 239 | "The Big Saw" | April 6, 1954 | 1954-04-06 |
| 240 | "The Big Note" | April 13, 1954 | 1954-04-13 |
| 241 | "The Big Net" | April 20, 1954 | 1954-04-20 |
| 242 | "The Big Lift" | April 27, 1954 | 1954-04-27 |
| 243 | "The Big Stop" | May 4, 1954 | 1954-05-04 |
| 244 | "The Big Look" | May 11, 1954 | 1954-05-11 |
| 245 | "The Big Help" | May 18, 1954 | 1954-05-18 |
| 246 | "The Big Watch" | May 25, 1954 | 1954-05-25 |
| 247 | "The Big Cowboy" | June 1, 1954 | 1954-06-01 |
| 248 | "The Big Student" | June 8, 1954 | 1954-06-08 |
| 249 | "The Big Cat" | June 15, 1954 | 1954-06-15 |
| 250 | "The Big Customer" | June 22, 1954 | 1954-06-22 |
| 251 | "The Big Chick" | June 29, 1954 | 1954-06-29 |
| 252 | "The Big Search" | July 6, 1954 | 1954-07-06 |
| 253 | "The Big Rescue" | July 13, 1954 | 1954-07-13 |
| 254 | "The Big Heel" | July 20, 1954 | 1954-07-20 |
| 255 | "The Big Match" | July 27, 1954 | 1954-07-27 |
| 256 | "The Big Stand" | August 3, 1954 | 1954-08-03 |
| 257 | "The Big Wish" | August 10, 1954 | 1954-08-10 |
| 258 | "The Big Cad" | August 17, 1954 | 1954-08-17 |
| 259 | "The Big Shock" | August 24, 1954 | 1954-08-24 |
| 260 | "The Big Office" | August 31, 1954 | 1954-08-31 |
| 261 | "The Big Trunk" | September 7, 1954 | 1954-09-07 |
| 262 | "The Big Cut" | September 14, 1954 | 1954-09-14 |
| 263 | "The Big Try" | September 21, 1954 | 1954-09-21 |
| 264 | "The Big Bible" | September 28, 1954 | 1954-09-28 |
| 265 | "The Big Handsome Bandit" | October 5, 1954 | 1954-10-05 |
| 266 | "The Big Tar Baby" | October 12, 1954 | 1954-10-12 |
| 267 | "The Big Mannequin" | October 19, 1954 | 1954-10-19 |
| 268 | "The Big Key" | October 26, 1954 | 1954-10-26 |
| 269 | "The Big Locker" | November 2, 1954 | 1954-11-02 |
| 270 | "The Big Coins" | November 9, 1954 | 1954-11-09 |
| 271 | "The Big Dog" | November 16, 1954 | 1954-11-16 |
| 272 | "The Big Switch" | November 23, 1954 | 1954-11-23 |
| 273 | "The Big Gone" | November 30, 1954 | 1954-11-30 |
| 274 | "The Big Dig" | December 7, 1954 | 1954-12-07 |
| 275 | "The Big Lens" | December 14, 1954 | 1954-12-14 |
| 224 | "The Big Little Jesus" | December 22, 1953 | 1954-12-21 |
| 276 | "The Big Underground" | December 28, 1954 | 1954-12-28 |
1955 season
| # | Title | Original air date | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 277 | "The Big Mug" | January 4, 1955 | 1955-01-04 |
| 278 | "The Big Complex" | January 11, 1955 | 1955-01-11 |
| 279 | "The Big Token" | January 18, 1955 | 1955-01-18 |
| 280 | "The Big Bounce" | January 25, 1955 | 1955-01-25 |
| 281 | "The Big Bird" | February 1, 1955 | 1955-02-01 |
| 282 | "The Big Gap" | February 8, 1955 | 1955-02-08 |
| 283 | "The Big Hat" | February 15, 1955 | 1955-02-15 |
| 284 | "The Big Slug" | February 22, 1955 | 1955-02-22 |
| 285 | "The Big Set-Up" | March 1, 1955 | 1955-03-01 |
| 286 | "The Big Father" | March 8, 1955 | 1955-03-08 |
| 287 | "The Big Set" | March 15, 1955 | 1955-03-15 |
| 288 | "The Big Talk" | March 22, 1955 | 1955-03-22 |
| 289 | "The Big Death" | March 29, 1955 | 1955-03-29 |
| 290 | "The Big No Tooth" | April 5, 1955 | 1955-04-05 |
| 291 | "The Big Tie" | April 12, 1955 | 1955-04-12 |
| 292 | "The Big Deal" | April 19, 1955 | 1955-04-19 |
| 293 | "The Big Child" | April 26, 1955 | 1955-04-26 |
| 294 | "The Big Momma" | May 3, 1955 | 1955-05-03 |
| 295 | "The Big Revision" | May 10, 1955 | 1955-05-10 |
| 296 | "The Big Squealer" | May 17, 1955 | 1955-05-17 |
| 297 | "The Big Siege" | May 24, 1955 | 1955-05-24 |
| 298 | "The Big Sisters" | May 31, 1955 | 1955-05-31 |
| 299 | "The Big Limp" | June 7, 1955 | 1955-06-07 |
| 300 | "The Big Fall Guy" | June 14, 1955 | 1955-06-14 |
| 301 | "The Big Grab" | June 21, 1955 | 1955-06-21 |
| 302 | "The Big Convertible" | June 28, 1955 | 1955-06-28 |
| 303 | "The Big Rush" | July 5, 1955 | 1955-07-05 |
| 304 | "The Big Genius" | July 12, 1955 | 1955-07-12 |
| 305 | "The Big Bobo" | July 19, 1955 | 1955-07-19 |
| 306 | "The Big Housemaid" | July 26, 1955 | 1955-07-26 |
| 307 | "The Big Sheet" | August 2, 1955 | 1955-08-02 |
| 308 | "The Big Missus" | August 9, 1955 | 1955-08-09 |
| 309 | "The Big Beer" | August 16, 1955 | 1955-08-16 |
| 310 | "The Big Blonde" | August 23, 1955 | 1955-08-23 |
| 311 | "The Big Fellow" | August 30, 1955 | 1955-08-30 |
| 312 | "The Big Ruling" | September 6, 1955 | 1955-09-06 |
| 313 | "The Big Daughter" | September 13, 1955 | 1955-09-13 |
| 314 | "The Big Close" | September 20, 1955 | 1955-09-20 |
| 168 | "The Big Shot" | September 21, 1952 | 1955-09-27 |
| 169 | "The Big Brain" | September 28, 1952 | 1955-10-04 |
| 170 | "The Big Jolt" | October 5, 1952 | 1955-10-11 |
| 171 | "The Big Lie" | October 12, 1952 | 1955-10-18 |
| 172 | "The Big Pill" | October 19, 1952 | 1955-10-25 |
| 173 | "The Big Number" | October 26, 1952 | 1955-11-01 |
| 174 | "The Big Light" | November 2, 1952 | 1955-11-08 |
| 175 | "The Big Dive" | November 9, 1952 | 1955-11-15 |
| 176 | "The Big Walk" | November 16, 1952 | 1955-11-22 |
| 177 | "The Big Guilt" | November 23, 1952 | 1955-11-29 |
| 178 | "The Big Shirt" | November 30, 1952 | 1955-12-06 |
| 179 | "The Big Mole" | December 7, 1952 | 1955-12-13 |
| 30 | ".22 Rifle for Christmas" | December 22, 1949 | 1955-12-20 |
| 181 | "The Big Mask Part 1" | December 28, 1952 | 1955-12-27 |
1956 season
| # | Title | Original air date | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | "The Big Mask Part 2" | January 4, 1953 | 1956-01-03 |
| 183 | "The Big Small" | January 11, 1953 | 1956-01-10 |
| 184 | "The Big String" | January 18, 1953 | 1956-01-17 |
| 185 | "The Big Lay-Out" | January 25, 1953 | 1956-01-24 |
| 186 | "The Big Strip" | February 1, 1953 | 1956-01-31 |
| 187 | "The Big Press" | February 8, 1953 | 1956-02-07 |
| 188 | "The Big Tooth" | February 15, 1953 | 1956-02-14 |
| 189 | "The Big Smoke" | February 22, 1953 | 1956-02-21 |
| 190 | "The Big Want" | March 1, 1953 | 1956-02-28 |
| 191 | "The Big Laugh" | March 8, 1953 | 1956-03-06 |
| 192 | "The Big Impossible" | March 15, 1953 | 1956-03-13 |
| 30 | ".22 Rifle for Christmas" | December 22, 1949 | 1956-03-20 |
| 193 | "The Big Informant" | March 22, 1953 | 1956-03-27 |
| 194 | "The Big Dream" | March 29, 1953 | 1956-04-03 |
| 195 | "The Big Chet" | April 5, 1953 | 1956-04-10 |
| 196 | "The Big Compulsion" | April 12, 1953 | 1956-04-17 |
| 197 | "The Big Rip" | April 19, 1953 | 1956-04-24 |
| 198 | "The Big Scrapbook" | April 26, 1953 | 1956-05-01 |
| 199 | "The Big Carney" | May 3, 1953 | 1956-05-08 |
| 200 | "The Big Joke" | May 10, 1953 | 1956-05-15 |
| 201 | "The Big False Move" | May 17, 1953 | 1956-05-22 |
| 202 | "The Big Gun Part 1" | May 24, 1953 | 1956-05-29 |
| 203 | "The Big Gun Part 2" | May 31, 1953 | 1956-06-05 |
| 204 | "The Big Will" | June 7, 1953 | 1956-06-12 |
| 205 | "The Big Lilly" | June 14, 1953 | 1956-06-19 |
| 206 | "The Big Revolt" | June 21, 1953 | 1956-06-26 |
| 207 | "The Big Ham" | June 28, 1953 | 1956-09-18 |
| 208 | "The Big Bop" | September 1, 1953 | 1956-09-25 |
| 209 | "The Big Lift" | September 8, 1953 | 1956-10-02 |
| 210 | "The Big Cab" | September 15, 1953 | 1956-10-09 |
| 211 | "The Big Slip" | September 22, 1953 | 1956-10-16 |
| 212 | "The Big Try" | September 29, 1953 | 1956-10-23 |
| 220 | "The Big Present" | November 24, 1953 | 1956-10-30 |
| 221 | "The Big Odd" | December 1, 1953 | 1956-11-06 |
| 222 | "The Big Pick" | December 8, 1953 | 1956-11-13 |
| 223 | "The Big Brink" | December 15, 1953 | 1956-11-20 |
| 225 | "The Big Steal" | December 29, 1953 | 1956-11-27 |
| 226 | "The Big Listen" | January 5, 1954 | 1956-12-04 |
| 227 | "The Big Switch" | January 12, 1954 | 1956-12-11 |
| 228 | "The Big Bill" | January 19, 1954 | 1956-12-18 |
| 224 | "The Big Little Jesus" | December 22, 1953 | 1956-12-25 |
1957 season
| # | Title | Original air date | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | "The Big Bid" | January 26, 1954 | 1957-01-01 |
| 230 | "The Big Filth" | February 2, 1954 | 1957-01-08 |
| 231 | "The Big Broad" | February 9, 1954 | 1957-01-15 |
| 232 | "The Big Sucker" | February 16, 1954 | 1957-01-22 |
| 233 | "The Big Pipe" | February 23, 1954 | 1957-01-29 |
| 234 | "The Big TV" | March 2, 1954 | 1957-02-05 |
| 235 | "The Big Cup" | March 9, 1954 | 1957-02-12 |
| 236 | "The Big Rod" | March 16, 1954 | 1957-02-19 |
| 237 | "The Big Mustache" | March 23, 1954 | 1957-02-26 |
References
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Sources
- John Dunning, On The Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, Oxford University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-19-507678-8.
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