1954
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- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderRobert CrossonJoe Friday interrogates a local gardener who's been arrested for holding up a grocery store. While questioning the suspect, Friday begins to doubt the man's guilt, even though he's identified as the robber by the woman who manages the store, and sets out to discover why the gardener has confessed to a crime he apparently did not commit.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderJames AndersonA truck kills an old lady and her little grandson at a crossing and drives away. The owner of the truck asserts that he let a man called Paul borrow the truck for one hour, but he doesn't know the last name of this man or where he lives. The police must investigate all circumstances, but should Friday and Smith really spend lots of resources on trying to find a man they hardly believe exists at all?
- DirectorLew LandersStarsBarbara BrittonRichard DenningFrancis De SalesA friend of the Norths has a change of heart after making arrangements to murder his wife's secret lover. Will they be able to stop the assassin in time before the murder takes place?
- DirectorLew LandersStarsBarbara BrittonRichard DenningFrancis De SalesGordon Lane, a suicidal invalid, is bitter about his life and jealous of his wife's lover. Marion Lane feels trapped in an unhappy marriage and wants her lover, Barry, to kill her bed-ridden husband. When Barry turns up dead in the Lane's home, Marion is the only logical suspect But when the Norths visit, Pam discovers the truth behind Gordon's disabilities and finds her own life in jeopardy.
- DirectorPaul LandresStarsRichard DenningBarbara BrittonFrancis De SalesPam enrolls in a modeling school and discovers that fencing class isn't the only place where she can get stuck by a sword.
- DirectorJack GageStarsRonald HowardHoward Marion-CrawfordArchie DuncanDr. John Watson meets private detective Sherlock Holmes, and assists him in solving a case that has confused Inspector Lestrade.
- DirectorRoy KellinoStarsDavid NivenAnthony CarusoNestor PaivaA disillusioned Hollywood screenwriter returns to his old neighborhood bar, where he meets an alcoholic genius and undergoes an epiphany.
- DirectorLewis AllenStarsAnn BakerMary BrianJohn EldredgeCorliss Archer and her goofy steady Dexter resolve to make gifts for everyone as Mr. and Mrs. Archer takes charge of decorating the house. Unfortunately others don't cooperate and even though the decorations, gifts, and Christmas tree are ruined, everyone ends up in the high spirits of the season.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderClarence CassellOn New Year's Eve, Detectives Friday and Smith must investigate a cop killing.
- DirectorWill JasonStarsWalter GreazaEduard FranzHarry LandersA prison gang discovers an ingenious way to print and distribute counterfeit money, even though they're behind bars.
- DirectorLew LandersStarsBarbara BrittonRichard DenningFrancis De SalesAmelia Little, someone Pam hasn't seen since childhood, comes for a visit. Pam believes her odd behavior is simply a case of being overwhelmed by the big city. The truth is she's an impostor who tossed Amelia off the train and assumed her identity. She's actually Violet Budge, a killer on the run for murdering a wealthy old woman. Pam's in danger of become her next victim after determining the supposed friend is actually a phony.
- DirectorLew LandersStarsRichard DenningBarbara BrittonFrancis De SalesEven if the best iron safe may be broken by the best safe-cracker it only takes one untimely cough for the best laid criminal plan to evaporate into thin air in a blink of an eye.
- DirectorPaul LandresStarsRichard DenningBarbara BrittonFrancis De SalesPam and Jerry plan to have a nice quiet picnic at the beach, but a sniper quickly changes those plans.
- DirectorPaul LandresStarsRichard DenningBarbara BrittonSteve BrodieThe Norths are driving to a party when they're stopped on the street by an injured man. He turns out to be a wounded criminal, and he gets in their car and tells them to drive him to Canada.
- DirectorPaul LandresStarsRichard DenningBarbara BrittonFrancis De SalesA beautiful blonde turns up dead on a train going from Miami to New York. The Norths investigate.
- DirectorPaul LandresStarsBarbara BrittonRichard DenningFrancis De SalesPam and Jerry go after thieves who have stolen secret government documents.
- DirectorPaul GuilfoyleStarsReed HadleyHarry Carey Jr.Sally FraserBart Matthews remembers a young, anxious police officer who made a mistake while still a rookie as they lay him to rest.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsReed HadleySkip HomeierPatrick O'NealAn assistant public defender must defend the man who is accused of killing his best friend, a police officer, and leave behind a grieving widow and son.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsReed HadleyJoan CamdenKing DonovanThe public defender takes on a case to investigate the truth behind a young recovering alcoholic who is in jail for murdering her land lord. This episode is based on a real case won by an attorney named James Cosgrove.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderCarolyn JonesA man is found dead in the gutter. At first it seems as a hit-run case, but Friday and Smith become suspicious when all witnesses from the night before give exactly the same story. Usually witnesses are at variance in some respects.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderRalph MoodyObscene 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.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderJack KruschenWhen 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.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderHarry BartellFriday and Smith receive a bulletin about an armed four-man gang, two of whom are army deserters, who have committed a series of robberies and auto thefts in San Francisco and are on their way to Los Angeles.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderPeggy WebberThere's a spate of recent theft at retail stores in the city and Joe Friday and his partner are on the case. The detectives question a salesgirl from a big department store downtown, but she denies any involvement. They talk to a witness who saw another woman leave a parcel containing an expensive fur coat at a local bus station. Friday then talks to a teenage girl who saw a woman discard boxes of new items in a vacant lot. The girl knows the woman's identity and soon the officers are interrogating the shoplifter, a doctor's wife with a lot of time on her hands.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderArt GilmoreThe detectives try to track down a tall, beautiful woman who has been terrorizing the city by robbing men, beating them up and in some cases shooting them. Their job is made more difficult by the fact that there are many inconsistencies in the victims' reports.