7.4·1975·8 Seasons
One of the Funniest Police Shows Ever!
Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. Always sensible, he maintains order over a band of detectives who gamble, hit on anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.
Episodes
1. Ramon
Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage.
2. Experience
A bomber targets the 12th Precinct, as Det. Fish contemplates retirement.
3. Snow Job
The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom.
4. Graft
30mAn old friend of Barney's is assigned to investigate allegations of corruption in the squadroom; Chano is after an obscene phone caller.
5. The Courtesans
A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment.
6. Stakeout
Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation.
7. Bureaucrat
Guests to the 12th include a drunken bureaucrat and the 12-year-old who robbed Chano's apartment; Wojo closes the precinct's favorite delicatessen for minor health-code infractions.
8. Ms. Cop
An overzealous lady cop ruffles the feathers of the testosterone-run 12th; Chano nabs an obscene phone caller. Linda Lavin (""Alice"") debuts as Detective Janice Wentworth.
9. Vigilante
Barney is visited by Inspector Luger, who complains that his men aren't disliked enough by the public; a neighborhood vigilante is well into his twilight years; Wojo collars a cross-dressing teamster.
10. The Guest
The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy.
11. Escape Artist
A self-avowed ""bird-man"" drops in; Barney holds a resourceful escaped prisoner for the FBI; Harris decides to write a novel, setting up one of the series' most durable storylines.
12. Hair
A scruffy ""Serpico""-type cop has good reason to hide behind unruly hair; Bernice discovers that Fish spent the afternoon in a massage parlor.
13. The Hero
Chano is guilt-stricken when he shoots a holdup man; Liz makes a citizen's arrest, after being robbed at ""stickpoint"" by a twelve-year-old.
Cast
Hal Linden
Barney Miller
Max Gail
Stan Wojciehowicz
Ron Glass
Ron Harris
Ron Carey
Carl Levitt
Steve Landesberg
Arthur Dietrich
