Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
"The story you are about to see is true", "Just the facts, ma'am", "We were working the day watch" - phrases which became so popular as to inspire much parody - set the realistic tone of this early police drama. The show emphasized careful police work and the interweaving of policemen's professional and personal lives.
Aired: Sep 26, 1957
Aired: Oct 3, 1957
Aired: Oct 10, 1957
Aired: Oct 17, 1957
Aired: Oct 24, 1957
Aired: Oct 30, 1957
Aired: Nov 6, 1957 Friday and Smith investigate money being taken from a department store's regi...
Aired: Nov 13, 1957
Aired: Nov 20, 1957 A bunch of forged checks are popping up all over the city and it's up to Frid...
Aired: Nov 27, 1957
Aired: Dec 24, 1957 A man reports that his wife ran off with his little girl and the man she was ...
Aired: Dec 11, 1957
Aired: Dec 18, 1957 Mrs. Eileen Multon picks up the wrong prescription. Now it's up to Friday and...
Aired: Dec 25, 1957
Aired: Jan 1, 1958 Friday and Smith investigate a series of jade robberies.
Aired: Jan 8, 1958
Aired: Jan 15, 1958
Aired: Jan 22, 1958
Aired: Jan 29, 1958 Friday and Smith are on the trail of a hit-and-run driver.
Aired: Feb 12, 1958 Friday and Smith investigate a home invasion and their only clue is a boot pr...
Aired: Feb 19, 1958 A man accuses his son of stabbing him, but Friday and Smith find out that his...
Aired: Feb 26, 1958
Aired: Mar 2, 1958
Aired: Mar 12, 1958
Aired: Mar 19, 1958 Friday and Smith are trying to bring down a street gang but are having a hard...
Aired: Mar 26, 1958 An ex con called The Gentleman Bandit begins working again when he holds up a...
Aired: Apr 2, 1958 Sgt. Friday and Officer Smith are on the trail of a bad-check artist who buys...
Aired: Apr 9, 1958 Friday and Smith attempt to get ahold of the leaders of several street gangs ...
Aired: Apr 16, 1958 Friday and Smith stalk a dapper confidence man who drugged a 37 year old lady...
Aired: Apr 23, 1958 A man reports that a police officer blackmailed him for money and then beat h...
Aired: May 1, 1958
Aired: May 8, 1958 Friday and Smith are looking for a man who sells fake honeymoon trips to unsu...
Aired: May 15, 1958
Aired: May 22, 1958 Friday and Smith investigate a rash of supermarket robberies, and the burglar...
Aired: May 29, 1958 A unique and costly perfume bottle is taken from an upscale home and it's up ...
Aired: Jun 5, 1958
Aired: Jun 12, 1958 A disgruntled ex-con helps Friday and Smith take down a forgery ring that has...
Aired: Jun 19, 1958 A con artist operating in the gentle swindle steals money from grieving relat...
Aired: Jun 26, 1958 Friday and Smith investigate a murder-suicide of a husband and wife.
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