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39 Episodes 1954 - 1955
Episode 1
Thu, Aug 26, 195430 mins
Obscene literature and pictures are spread among youngster at a school in Los Angeles. The supplier of this illegal stuff turns out to be a former film producer from the days of silent movies.

Episode 2
Thu, Sep 2, 195430 mins
Three men swindle, two posing as cops, Friday nabs them at their game.
Episode 3
Thu, Sep 9, 195430 mins
When two four year old twin girls turn up missing, Sgt. Friday and Officer Smith are called in. The girls are found, but were molested. The officers continue to investigate until they locate the perpetrator.

Episode 4
Thu, Sep 16, 195430 mins
Sgt. Friday, Smith and newly married Sgt. Austin investigate a string of robberies taking place when people are on vacation. They track some of the property and learn of a moving van that appears at the empty houses.

Episode 5
Thu, Sep 23, 195430 mins
A man Joe Friday knew in the US Army is arrested for armed robbery. Joe helps as best he can, and looks after the man's wife and two sons. But, a month before his parole, the man escapes with the help of his wife.
Episode 6
Thu, Sep 30, 195430 mins
When Friday and Smith learn that a showdown between two teenage gangs is about to take place within 48 hours, they do their utmost to prevent it. But for all their efforts a drama occurs: an eleven-year-old boy is killed.
Episode 7
Thu, Oct 7, 195430 mins
Joe Friday receives a call from a worried mother who has not heard from her daughter in over a month.
Episode 8
Thu, Oct 14, 195430 mins
A holdup man is sticking up bars. After he takes the money he kills many of his victims. Sargeant Friday has few leads other than that the holdup man likes a certain song on the jukebox and likes to drink scotch and water.

Episode 9
Thu, Oct 21, 195430 mins
Someone is burglarizing businesses but only taking part of the money and leaving an empty milk bottle. When officers Friday and Smith apprehend the young Elroy they discover he's not doing it for monetary reasons.
Episode 10
Thu, Oct 28, 195430 mins
Episode 11
Thu, Nov 4, 195430 mins
Episode 12
Thu, Nov 11, 195430 mins
On New Year's Eve, Detectives Friday and Smith must investigate a cop killing.
Episode 13
Thu, Nov 18, 195430 mins
Episode 14
Thu, Nov 25, 195430 mins
Episode 15
Thu, Dec 2, 195430 mins
Episode 16
Thu, Dec 9, 195430 mins
Episode 17
Thu, Dec 16, 195430 mins
Episode 18
Thu, Dec 30, 195430 mins
A pregnant woman is run down by teens out joyriding leaving Sgt Friday and his fellow officer Smith to track down those responsible. They find that kids are uncooperative, refusing to inform on their friends.
Episode 19
Thu, Jan 6, 195530 mins
Episode 20
Thu, Jan 13, 195530 mins
Executive leaves suicide note in his car with pistol, two bullets spent and no trace of the body. Friday and Smith working Homicide, Missing Persons Detail, begin their search for the man.

Episode 21
Thu, Jan 20, 195530 mins
Episode 22
Thu, Jan 27, 195530 mins
This story is based on real life LAPD cases and real LAPD Officers, written by Jack Webb. In 1954 Los Angeles California was the center of development on the West Coast, bristling with growth, new suburbs and citrus field abound. With this vast development brought dreams of new jobs, new beginnings and new crimes, particularly Consumer Fraud Schemes. Dave Rotbart, a WWII Veteran Army Communications Tech, was now a Los Angeles Police Crime Lab Technician. It was Dave's job to combat crime by using his technical knowledge, working behinds the scenes to give Detectives the upper hand in solving crimes on the streets of L.A. Detectives seek Dave's help during a one-of-kind Bunko Investigation. Only Dave's behind the scene's police technical investigative skills make the case. WHERE'S DAVE ROTBART: In real life and after working almost decade for the City of LA, Dave became a very successful Satellite Communications Engineer working for Hughes Aircraft, he has since retired and is an avid ARRL Volunteer Examiner, teaching ham radio to high school and holds an "Extra Class Amateur Radio Operator with the Call Sign of W6ODF and resides in Murrieta, CA.).
Episode 23
Thu, Feb 3, 195530 mins
The detectives search for a missing mother and child at the behest of her mother-in-law, unaware that the girl's husband has died in action and is not overseas as the woman had claimed.
Episode 24
Thu, Feb 10, 195530 mins
Dogs are stealing women's purses.
Episode 25
Thu, Feb 17, 195530 mins
Episode 26
Thu, Feb 24, 195530 mins
Episode 27
Thu, Mar 3, 195530 mins
Episode 28
Thu, Mar 10, 195530 mins
Episode 29
Thu, Mar 17, 195530 mins
A man calls to report his wife has been kidnapped. Friday, Smith go to his place, he has changed his mind. When the wife is found in a hospital, beaten, tarred, the husband cannot be found.
Episode 30
Thu, Mar 24, 195530 mins
Friday, Smith respond to a bank robbery in progress. Car description, partial plate leaves many cars to check.

Episode 31
Thu, Mar 31, 195530 mins
Episode 32
Thu, Apr 7, 195530 mins
Episode 33
Thu, Apr 14, 195530 mins
Episode 34
Thu, Apr 21, 195530 mins
Episode 35
Thu, Apr 28, 195530 mins
Episode 36
Thu, May 5, 195530 mins
Episode 37
Thu, May 12, 195530 mins
Episode 38
Thu, May 19, 195530 mins
Episode 39
Thu, May 26, 195530 mins