Barney Miller
Barney Miller
TV Series
7.4
1975 8 Seasons

Barney Miller

One of the Funniest Police Shows Ever!

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Storyline

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

Season 1

Season 1

13 Episodes Aired 1975

The first season of Barney Miller aired on ABC from January 23 to May 1, 1975.

Ramon
min
E1

Ramon

Jan 23, 1975

Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage.

Experience
min
E2

Experience

Jan 30, 1975

A bomber targets the 12th Precinct, as Det. Fish contemplates retirement.

Snow Job
min
E3

Snow Job

Feb 06, 1975

The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom.

Graft
30 min
E4

Graft

Feb 13, 1975

An old friend of Barney's is assigned to investigate allegations of corruption in the squadroom; Chano is after an obscene phone caller.

The Courtesans
min
E5

The Courtesans

Feb 20, 1975

A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment.

Stakeout
min
E6

Stakeout

Feb 27, 1975

Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation.

Bureaucrat
min
E7

Bureaucrat

Mar 06, 1975

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.

Ms. Cop
min
E8

Ms. Cop

Mar 13, 1975

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.

Vigilante
min
E9

Vigilante

Mar 20, 1975

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.

The Guest
min
E10

The Guest

Mar 27, 1975

The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy.

Escape Artist
min
E11

Escape Artist

Apr 10, 1975

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.

Hair
min
E12

Hair

Apr 17, 1975

A scruffy ""Serpico""-type cop has good reason to hide behind unruly hair; Bernice discovers that Fish spent the afternoon in a massage parlor.

The Hero
min
E13

The Hero

May 01, 1975

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.

Season 2

Season 2

22 Episodes Aired 1975

The second season of Barney Miller aired on ABC from September 11, 1975 to March 18, 1976.

Doomsday
min
E1

Doomsday

Sep 11, 1975

A disgruntled man with a belt of dynamite threatens to blow himself and the squad room sky high unless President Nixon agrees to speak with him; the plumbing goes kaput; Wojo arrests a phony man-of-the-cloth.

The Social Worker
24 min
E2

The Social Worker

Sep 18, 1975

Weary of housework, Liz tries her hand at social work, to Barney's dismay; a master forger fascinates Harris.

The Layoff
25 min
E3

The Layoff

Sep 25, 1975

Barney, Fish and Yemana feel the crunch when a labor layoff forces them to do without Chano, Harris and Wojo; a manicurist goes deeper than the nail; a morose stockbroker takes to petty theft.

Ambush
25 min
E4

Ambush

Oct 02, 1975

Yemana is shot in full view of disinterested bystanders, and Barney is offered a job in Florida.

Heat Wave
25 min
E5

Heat Wave

Oct 09, 1975

A wife claims spousal abuse; Wojo and Wentworth are bait for a park rapist.

The Arsonist
25 min
E6

The Arsonist

Oct 16, 1975

The precinct is on the lookout for an arsonist; Chano brings in a man who used a deadly weapon on a vending machine.

Hotel
min
E7

Hotel

Oct 23, 1975

Wojo and Wentworth pose as marrieds in order to bust a burglary ring set in a posh hotel.

Discovery
min
E8

Discovery

Oct 30, 1975

Marty claims that a member of the 12th is harassing the gay community; the precinct computers think Fish is dead.

You Dirty Rat
min
E9

You Dirty Rat

Nov 13, 1975

Barney smells a rat when two pounds of confiscated marijuana disappears from the evidence locker, and a homeless man spends the night in a department store—apparently one of many.

Horse Thief
min
E10

Horse Thief

Nov 20, 1975

A hansom cab owner reports his horse missing. A man assaulted in his hotel room insists he was alone.

Rain
30 min
E11

Rain

Nov 27, 1975

During a very rainy day, the squad must endure both the precinct roof threatening to collapse, and VERY bad Bicentennial jokes from a nightclub comedian-the stationhouse roof literally groaning in response!!

Fish
min
E12

Fish

Dec 04, 1975

A glimpse at Detective Fish's home life ensues when the detective decides to go on restricted duty. Steve Landesberg bows as Arthur Dietrich; Doris Belack fills in for Florence Stanley as Bernice Fish.

Hot Dogs
min
E13

Hot Dogs

Dec 11, 1975

A man is convinced that a photo of Jean Harlow is his missing wife; a pair of lady cops makes an overzealous drug bust.

Protection
min
E14

Protection

Dec 18, 1975

The citizenry is in a panic amidst the rumors that the 12th Precinct is being shut down; a repentent hood can't prove that he committed a crime.

Happy New Year
min
E15

Happy New Year

Jan 08, 1976

On New Year's Eve, Fish tries to stop a jumper, and Wojo delivers a baby.

Sniper
30 min
E16

Sniper

Jan 22, 1976

A con man is selling charter flights to Saturn; Wojo and Luger are sniper targets.

Fear of Flying
30 min
E17

Fear of Flying

Jan 29, 1976

Wojo must escort a bigamist to Cleveland, even though he is (guess!) afraid of flying. Meanwhile,the bigamist's New York wife shows up. Also, a man turns in an unmarked envelope containing $3500 in cash.

Block Party
min
E18

Block Party

Feb 12, 1976

Wentworth is furious when Chano gets the credit for her bust of an assassin at a block party.

Massage Parlor
min
E19

Massage Parlor

Feb 19, 1976

Wentworth busts a dime-store cowboy in a massage parlor, and the detectives bust an octogenarian mugger.

The Psychiatrist
min
E20

The Psychiatrist

Feb 26, 1976

A department psychiatrist advises the department to confiscate Wojo's gun

The Kid
min
E21

The Kid

Mar 06, 1976

Fish is attracted to the mother of a young mugger; a man is a bit premature to obtain the unclaimed windfall he found on the street.

The Mole
min
E22

The Mole

Mar 18, 1976

Fish considers an operation; a burglar known as ""The Mole"" leads Harris and Wojo on a merry chase through the city sewer system. Ron Carey plays the Mole, and returns as Levitt in the next season.

Season 3

Season 3

22 Episodes Aired 1976

No overview available for this season.

Evacuation
min
E1

Evacuation

Sep 23, 1976

Wojo is dismayed to discover that the city doesn't have up-to-date evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency; Fish meets Jilly Pappalardo, a young thief who he will eventually care for in the ""Barney"" spin-off ""Fish.""

Quarantine (1)
min
E2

Quarantine (1)

Sep 30, 1976

Wojo brings in a sick perp who collapses on the floor...resulting in the 12th being put under quarantine,with the following personnel present:A lady of the evening [who gets friendly with Fish!], Marty and Mr Driscoll, and of course, Inspector Lugar....

Quarantine (2)
min
E3

Quarantine (2)

Oct 07, 1976

The quarantined 12th Precinct tries to make it through the night: Lugar has a 'talk' with Marty and Daryl Driscoll; and Harris has a loud rant in his sleep.

Bus Stop
30 min
E4

Bus Stop

Oct 14, 1976

Quarters are tight at the 12th when a holdup man is confined with his busload of victims.

The Election
min
E5

The Election

Oct 21, 1976

Election Day at the One-Two includes: A woman, being held from voting by her husband, throws a toilet seat into the street to get attention; a shoplifter gets escorted to vote by Wojo, who promptly 'loses' him; and Inspector Lugar comes electioneering for a old time political hack.

Werewolf
min
E6

Werewolf

Oct 28, 1976

A disturbance in the park turns out to be a man who claims to be a werewolf.

The Recluse
min
E7

The Recluse

Nov 11, 1976

A latter-day prophet claims the end is near - 5:30, to be precise; a man who hasn't left his apartment since World War II is brought in for refusing to serve jury duty. John Cassisi appears as Victor Kreutzer, a role he would continue to play on ""Fish.""

Noninvolvement
min
E8

Noninvolvement

Nov 18, 1976

Barney doesn't see a crime, but Wojo's brought in a man for refusing to aid a mugging victim.

Power Failure
min
E9

Power Failure

Dec 09, 1976

A power failure darkens spirits at the 12th, where they play host to a man with a split personality.

Christmas Story
min
E10

Christmas Story

Dec 23, 1976

Wojo wants to tell Yemana that his Christmas Eve date is a call girl; Fish dons a red suit to catch a mugger who's targeting Kris Kringles; Luger fishes for an invitation from Barney for Christmas Day.

Hash
min
E11

Hash

Dec 30, 1976

Wojo brings hashish-laced brownies his new girlfriend made to the 12th Precinct, getting the detective squad stoned; while an actor and critic (""natural enemies"" says Harris) square off with dueling swords.

Smog Alert
min
E12

Smog Alert

Jan 06, 1977

All eyes are on Fish as the city undergoes a first-stage smog alert; an unlikely connection is made between a potential suicide victim and an obscene graffiti artist.

Community Relations
30 min
E13

Community Relations

Jan 13, 1977

An evicted tenant greets a landlord with a musket; Barney's charged with harassment when he books a blind shoplifter.

The Rand Report
30 min
E14

The Rand Report

Jan 20, 1977

Rather than return one week per month to uniformed patrol, Wojo quits the force.

Fire '77
min
E15

Fire '77

Jan 27, 1977

The 12th may go up in smoke, to the delight of a suicidal couple.

Abduction
min
E16

Abduction

Feb 03, 1977

Barney has his hands full with a couple who want his assistance with their cult-influenced daughter, and Nick's bookie who's arrested for his efforts.

Sex Surrogate
30 min
E17

Sex Surrogate

Feb 10, 1977

Weary of waiting for promotion, Levitt announces that he's quitting the force; Barney investigates a sex clinic that borders on brothel status; Harris investigates a rash of crimes ostensibly committed by a juvenile.

Moonlighting
min
E18

Moonlighting

Feb 17, 1977

Barney discovers that Harris has been moonlighting; Dietrich arrests a priest who's fencing stolen goods; a racketeer is using a retarded boy as an assistant.

Asylum
30 min
E19

Asylum

Feb 24, 1977

Marty is picked up for parole violation with a half ounce of marijuana; Wojo prematurely grants a Russian defector asylum.

Group Home
min
E20

Group Home

Mar 10, 1977

Yemana assists a bigoted Army officer when a bomber threatens a recruiting facility; it's Fish's turn for mugging detail as Victor and Jilly resurface with Bernice in tow.

Strike (1)
min
E21

Strike (1)

Mar 24, 1977

An impending strike is on everyone's mind, except the woman who was robbed by her computer date. (Part 1 of 2)

Strike (2)
min
E22

Strike (2)

Mar 31, 1977

Barney and Inspector Luger man the fort alone when the detectives go out on strike.

Season 4

Season 4

23 Episodes Aired 1977

No overview available for this season.

Goodbye, Mr. Fish (1)
min
E1

Goodbye, Mr. Fish (1)

Sep 15, 1977

A neighborhood vigilante group runs amok, and Fish is AWOL on the day of his retirement.

Goodbye, Mr. Fish (2)
min
E2

Goodbye, Mr. Fish (2)

Sep 22, 1977

Fish finally shows up for work, but refuses to acknowledge his mandatory retirement.

Bugs
min
E3

Bugs

Sep 29, 1977

Listening devices discovered in the squad room may have come from Internal Affairs - or the Nixon administration!

Corporation
min
E4

Corporation

Oct 06, 1977

A quixotic environmentalist faces the high-priced lawyer hired by the chemical plant he's been assaulting.

Burial
min
E5

Burial

Oct 20, 1977

Retired Sergeant Fish returns to assist Barney in locating a pilfered corpse.

Copy Cat
min
E6

Copy Cat

Oct 27, 1977

Yemana scours the TV Guide to try to second-guess the felon who's aping the prime-time lineup crime shows; a drunk forgets the most important element in a hold-up - a weapon.

Blizzard
30 min
E7

Blizzard

Nov 03, 1977

A blizzard holes up the 12th with an unwelcome guest—a corpse; a self-proclaimed prophet is sure that the weather is indicative of a new ice age.

Chase
min
E8

Chase

Nov 17, 1977

A taxi company is irate when Wojo totals a borrowed cab while pursuing a robbery suspect; Lieutenant Scanlon tries to ferret out 12th Precinct corruption with a drug pusher.

Thanksgiving Story
min
E9

Thanksgiving Story

Nov 24, 1977

The detectives clean up after three mental patients sit down to Thanksgiving dinner at an automat.

Tunnel
30 min
E10

Tunnel

Dec 01, 1977

Wojo is buried alive after a tunnel collapses on a burglar burrowing towards the diamond exchange; a homeless Harris is combing Manhattan for a new apartment.

Atomic Bomb
min
E11

Atomic Bomb

Dec 15, 1977

Neither the bomb squad nor the government recognizes a college student's physics project as a functional atomic bomb - but Detective Dietrich does.

The Bank
min
E12

The Bank

Jan 05, 1978

A man charges a sperm bank with murder after the lab unwittingly destroys the man's last sample.

The Ghost
min
E13

The Ghost

Jan 12, 1978

The detectives are unimpressed with a man who claims he's being visited by a poltergeist - that is, until they lock the man up and strange events begin occurring about the squad room.

Appendicitis
min
E14

Appendicitis

Jan 19, 1978

Yemana is hospitalized with appendicitis; the cage is a stopping-off place for a sugar addict and an aging bounty hunter.

Rape
30 min
E15

Rape

Jan 26, 1978

The city legalizes off-track gambling, to the delight of Yemana; a woman wants her husband arrested on a rape charge; a master of disguise perpetuates a crime spree.

Eviction (1)
30 min
E16

Eviction (1)

Feb 02, 1978

Barney puts his career on the line by refusing to forcibly evict the tenants of a condemned hotel, while Lugar tries to figure out what to do with his vacation time.

Eviction (2)
30 min
E17

Eviction (2)

Feb 09, 1978

The hotel situation now involves a SWAT team, while Dietrich learns the identity of his amnesic ""girlfriend.""

Wojo's Problem
30 min
E18

Wojo's Problem

Feb 23, 1978

Wojo comes to Barney with a problem his superior would rather not know about; the 12th's new female detective has a very jealous husband, suspicious of her all-male co-workers; somehow a shoplifter escapes - in a wheelchair.

'Quo Vadis?'
30 min
E19

'Quo Vadis?'

Mar 02, 1978

Barney uncovers, if you will, the real reason behind a woman's vehement insistence that a nude-painting exhibit at a local art gallery be shut down; the Millers may be heading for divorce.

Hostage
30 min
E20

Hostage

Mar 23, 1978

Harris finally finds an apartment in the Village; a ventriloquist insists he's not responsible for his dummy's insensitive remarks; a prisoner holds the boys at gunpoint.

Evaluation
30 min
E21

Evaluation

May 04, 1978

The members of the squad nervously await Barney filling out their evaluation forms. Meanwhile, Harris arrests a numerologist who will only give his name as ""1223,"" and a porno shop reporting vandalism turns out to be a mom and pop operation being hassled by their kids.

The Sighting
30 min
E22

The Sighting

May 11, 1978

A man liquidates all of his assets into gold, much to his wife's dismay; Wojo claims he saw a UFO over Staten Island.

Inauguration
30 min
E23

Inauguration

May 18, 1978

Harris does some extensive soul searching when he's offered a job on the mayor's security team.

Season 5

Season 5

24 Episodes Aired 1978

No overview available for this season.

Kidnapping (1)
min
E1

Kidnapping (1)

Sep 14, 1978

A political activist abducts a department store magnate; Wojo arrests a prostitute and her Arkansan business manager.

Kidnapping (2)
min
E2

Kidnapping (2)

Sep 14, 1978

Wojo delivers the ransom money for the department store owner, while the prostitute charms both Wojo and the victim's nebbish son.

The Search
30 min
E3

The Search

Sep 21, 1978

Off goes the moustache, as it's Harris' turn for cross-dressing mugging detail; the host of a kids' science show goes off the deep end; Barney's men reopen a twenty-eight year old missing persons case.

Dog Days
30 min
E4

Dog Days

Sep 28, 1978

The German Shepherd that bit Wojo may be rabid; Barney and Liz prepare for their impending separation.

The Baby Broker
30 min
E5

The Baby Broker

Oct 05, 1978

A German girl attempts to flee the country rather than surrender her baby to a broker's clients; Levitt turns to stimulants to aid in his self-imposed thirty-six hour shift.

Accusation
min
E6

Accusation

Oct 12, 1978

An accusation of an indiscretion on the part of Dietrich leads to a visit from the gleeful Lieutenant Scanlon of Internal Affairs; Yemana books a rabbi who is running a gambling casino in his synagogue.

The Prisoner
min
E7

The Prisoner

Oct 19, 1978

A released prisoner can't adjust to civilian life; the widow of a cat burglar elects to perpetuate the family business.

Loan Shark
min
E8

Loan Shark

Nov 02, 1978

Barney notes some uncharacteristic behavior from Yemana; a client can't get a tattoo artist to remove his work; Harris books a youthful loan shark

The Vandal
min
E9

The Vandal

Nov 09, 1978

Barney has the uneasy feeling that it may have been Levitt that vandalized the precinct squad room; a TV programming executive is assaulted in a coffee shop.

The Harris Incident
min
E10

The Harris Incident

Nov 30, 1978

A stockbroker leaves Wall Street to become a beggar; a rookie cop, assuming Harris to be a felon, shoots at him.

The Radical
min
E11

The Radical

Dec 07, 1978

Luger faces off against a 60s radical, and Harris arrests a portly second story man.

Toys
min
E12

Toys

Dec 14, 1978

Feuding toy makers create a disturbance; Barney faces his first holiday as a separated man; a claustrophobic prisoner has an understandable problem with the cage.

The Indian
min
E13

The Indian

Jan 04, 1979

A woman has her shoes stolen - from her feet; Wojo is forced to arrest an aging Indian who only wants to die in the park.

Voice Analyzer
min
E14

Voice Analyzer

Jan 11, 1979

Lieutenant Scanlon returns, this time attempting to ferret out corruption with a lie detector; Barney is suspicious of a furrier's robbery report.

The Spy
min
E15

The Spy

Jan 18, 1979

A paranoid spy holds the precinct house at bay; the men bring in a disorderly mime.

Wojo's Girl (1)
min
E16

Wojo's Girl (1)

Jan 25, 1979

Wojo decides to move in with his girlfriend; Mr. Brauer tells his wife that he's leaving to become a mercenary. This was a pilot for a potential spin-off series, each week focusing on one of the cops' off-duty lives.

Wojo's Girl (2)
min
E17

Wojo's Girl (2)

Jan 25, 1979

Wojo struggles to co-habitate with his ex-prostitute girlfriend.

Middle Age
min
E18

Middle Age

Feb 01, 1979

Barney feels the onrush of Father Time; Dietrich books an Olympic hopeful who practices his javelin toss in Central Park; a Hassidic Jew is the target of a diamond thief.

The Counterfeiter
min
E19

The Counterfeiter

Feb 08, 1979

Harris milks a wily counterfeiter for his life story; a man takes exception to a plastic surgeon's work on his wife.

Open House
min
E20

Open House

Feb 15, 1979

The 12th Precinct hosts an open house, attracting only vagrants; Barney's joy at moving back home is cut short by the hotel manager that refuses to refund him his upcoming month's rent; Wojo and Harris try to get a lead on an arsonist.

Identity
min
E21

Identity

Mar 01, 1979

Harris quickly regrets the fact that Dietrich has saved his life; the 12th is asked to assist a thief who has been granted entry into a witness-relocation program.

Computer Crime
min
E22

Computer Crime

Mar 15, 1979

A computer firm has difficulty retrieving embezzled funds; an educated young man claims to be under the influence of a voodoo curse.

Graveyard Shift
min
E23

Graveyard Shift

May 10, 1979

Barney and his crew face the late shift with a man who believes that he is being frequented by a succubus and an irate tourist.

Jack Soo, a Retrospective
min
E24

Jack Soo, a Retrospective

May 17, 1979

The cast step out of character to offer a tribute to Jack Soo, who died during the show's fifth season.

Season 6

Season 6

22 Episodes Aired 1979

No overview available for this season.

Inquisition
min
E1

Inquisition

Sep 13, 1979

When an anonymous letter identifies a member of the 12th Precinct as a homosexual, it buys the boys a visit from Lieutenant Scanlon, who proceeds to make a witch hunt out of his search for the author. Meanwhile, a disgruntled shopper takes a fire axe to an elevator's MUZAK machine.

The Photographer
min
E2

The Photographer

Sep 20, 1979

A tranquil prisoner claims to be Jesus Christ, which is timely for the drug dealer caught with an impressive stash; an elderly mugger poses as a photographer to ensnare lonely women.

Vacation
min
E3

Vacation

Sep 27, 1979

A string of false alarms suggests that a sniper may be after a cop, but the detectives are preoccupied with Barney's posted vacation schedules and the case of a man who won't donate a kidney to his ailing brother.

The Brother
min
E4

The Brother

Oct 04, 1979

A visiting monk opts for a quick dalliance with a lady of the streets; Barney discovers to his horror that Dietrich may not be cut out for mugging detail—especially since it must be done in drag.

The Slave
min
E5

The Slave

Oct 18, 1979

Harris bristles when he learns that the Burmese chauffeur being booked for a traffic accident is actually an indentured servant.

Strip Joint
min
E6

Strip Joint

Nov 01, 1979

A bookstore owner is infuriated when a strip club opens near his place of business; and man is convinced that he is on the verge of spontaneous combustion.

The Bird
min
E7

The Bird

Nov 08, 1979

Harris' book publication hits a snag when Dietrich refuses to sign a release; a suicide hot line operator becomes suicidal; the clerk that sold Wojo a sick bird changes his strict no-return policy when he learns that the detective is a cop.

The Desk
min
E8

The Desk

Nov 22, 1979

A former master criminal becomes a walking zombie following his lobotomy; a man is unable to use the telephone after being mugged because he's Amish. Jeff Corey, who appeared previously as ""The Prisoner,"" was a renowned acting teacher.

The Judge
min
E9

The Judge

Dec 06, 1979

A judge provides an attorney with the ultimate over-ruling—a gavel on the noggin; the crimes reported by a lonely woman emanate from daytime television soap operas.

The DNA Story
min
E10

The DNA Story

Dec 13, 1979

The detectives search for a missing viral strain stolen from a lab; a woman is convinced that her husband is actually a clone.

The Dentist
min
E11

The Dentist

Dec 27, 1979

One man's hands are a musical instrument to himself and a nuisance to others; a detective goes undercover to trap a dentist with wandering instruments.

People's Court
min
E12

People's Court

Jan 03, 1980

Weary of an uncooperative populace, a census taker goes to drastic measures to make a head count; beleaguered apartment dwellers band together and capture a burglar.

Vanished (1)
min
E13

Vanished (1)

Jan 10, 1980

Vagrant Ray returns to report his fellow bums' disappearances; a woman wishes to have a child with a surrogate and is focusing in on Dietrich and Wojo.

Vanished (2)
min
E14

Vanished (2)

Jan 17, 1980

Harris disappears while undercover as a vagrant; Luger elects to be demoted rather than to retire.

The Child Stealers
min
E15

The Child Stealers

Jan 24, 1980

A self-proclaimed time traveler tells Harris to fine tune his stock portfolio; Marty's divrorced gentleman friend Mr. Driscoll attempts to reclaim his son by abducting him from the playground.

Guns
min
E16

Guns

Jan 31, 1980

Wojo fears that a despondent Luger is planning to do himself in; a man seeking to reclaim his television set robs the police vault; a rash of bizarre robberies leads to an eccentric gun collector.

Uniform Days
min
E17

Uniform Days

Feb 07, 1980

The cops observe the annual department-mandated ritual of wearing their uniforms - except for Harris who shows up in his usual natty street clothes.

Dietrich's Arrest (1)
min
E18

Dietrich's Arrest (1)

Feb 28, 1980

A lottery winner dispenses of the prize money by tossing it out a window; Sgt. Dietrich is arrested for his off-duty participation at an anti-nuclear rally; Barney discovers he can't afford his condo-converted apartment.

Dietrich's Arrest (2)
min
E19

Dietrich's Arrest (2)

Mar 06, 1980

Harris gets the unenviable task of booking his colleague Dietrich, whose arrest prompts a visit from Internal Affairs; meanwhile, a nuclear engineer is brought in for dousing the participants with atomic water.

The Architect
min
E20

The Architect

Mar 27, 1980

A disgruntled architect decides to improve on his building—by blowing it up.

The Inventor
min
E21

The Inventor

May 01, 1980

The squad tries hypnosis to uncover the name of a felon that Wojo has forgotten; an inventor steals the plans for his own creation.

Fog
min
E22

Fog

May 08, 1980

Barney is down in the dumps when he is passed over again for deputy inspector

Season 7

Season 7

22 Episodes Aired 1980

No overview available for this season.

Homicide (1)
30 min
E1

Homicide (1)

Oct 30, 1980

When the NYPD restructures its precincts as specialty squads, Luger pulls some strings and gets the 12th assigned as a homicide squad. Business is good; a man murders his barber, and a woman hires a hit man to kill her husband, and then changes her mind.

Homicide (2)
min
E2

Homicide (2)

Nov 06, 1980

Harris woos the precinct's crime photographer, while Dietrich tracks down the hit man's intended target; Barney's frustration boils over when the new homicide-only edict results in the death of an old friend.

The Delegate
min
E3

The Delegate

Nov 13, 1980

A drunk and disorderly turns out to be a delegate from the 1976 Democratic convention; Barney discovers a problem with the newly assigned Officer Nash - he's not a cop.

Dorsey
min
E4

Dorsey

Nov 27, 1980

The new detective is convinced that his compatriots are on the take and asks to be dealt out.

Agent Orange
min
E5

Agent Orange

Dec 11, 1980

Another domestic dispute at the Brauer household occurs when their apartment building becomes ""clothing optional""; Wojo takes a personal interest in the plight of a fellow vet whose crime spree may be a result of the Agent Orange chemical.

Call Girl
min
E6

Call Girl

Dec 18, 1980

Dorsey takes a protective stance to a young prostitute; Harris is getting stock tips from another one; and Dietrich is tempted by all of them as he experiments with celibacy.

Resignation
min
E7

Resignation

Jan 08, 1981

Dietrich, stricken with guilt when he shoots a felon, tenders his resignation; a playwright assaults an incompetent actor.

Field Associate
min
E8

Field Associate

Jan 15, 1981

Someone is sending specific information on transgressions of the men to Internal Affairs; Harris sets up a reunion between an elderly cat burglar and the wife who reported him missing years ago.

Movie (1)
min
E9

Movie (1)

Jan 22, 1981

Harris is assigned to direct a pornographic movie; an old-time radio newsman assaults a vacuous television anchor.

Movie (2)
min
E10

Movie (2)

Jan 29, 1981

A blind mugging victim and an overzealous charity collector are among the disparate audience members at the screening of Harris' overbudget film.

The Psychic
min
E11

The Psychic

Feb 05, 1981

An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard.

Stormy Weather
30 min
E12

Stormy Weather

Feb 12, 1981

A deaf woman is arrested for prostitution; Barney anxiously awaits news of Wojo, who dived into the Hudson River in pursuit of a looter.

The Librarian
30 min
E13

The Librarian

Feb 19, 1981

A serious tone pervades this episode about a gypsy and his harassment of the owner of a novelty store; on the lighter side, a librarian takes extreme measures to ensure quiet amongst the stacks.

Rachel
30 min
E14

Rachel

Feb 26, 1981

Ripner is suing Harris over the lawyer's portrayal in the detective's novel; Wojo asks Barney's daughter out on a date; a sporting-goods storeowner takes the law in his own hands.

Contempt (1)
min
E15

Contempt (1)

Mar 12, 1981

A restaurant may have refused a man service because of his appearance; Barney won't name an informant so he's charged with contempt of court.

Contempt (2)
min
E16

Contempt (2)

Mar 19, 1981

When Barney spends the night in jail, the squad room is left in the natty hands of Sergeant Harris.

The Doll
30 min
E17

The Doll

Mar 26, 1981

An expensive doll is abducted for ransom; a man claims he was swindled in exchange for a ticket on the space shuttle; Luger informs Barney that he's in his will.

Lady and the Bomb
30 min
E18

Lady and the Bomb

Apr 09, 1981

The verdict is in on the Harris/Ripner libel suit, and a woman threatens to blow up the squad room with a homemade bomb. What better time for Detective Fish to drop by for a visit?

Riot
30 min
E19

Riot

Apr 30, 1981

Luger takes a small disturbance with the Hassidic community and turns it into a full-scale riot; the squad discovers a survivalist couple setting up housekeeping in the sewers.

The Vests
30 min
E20

The Vests

May 07, 1981

The detectives are reluctant to wear their new bulletproof vests; Luger interviews them in case of the need for a quick obituary.

The Rainmaker
30 min
E21

The Rainmaker

May 14, 1981

The officers arrest a rainmaker, only discover that he was hired by the drought-ridden city; Wojo, Harris and Dietrich each consider a job opening in vice.

Liquidation
30 min
E22

Liquidation

May 21, 1981

Harris is forced to liquidate his possessions to pay off his lawsuit.

Season 8

Season 8

22 Episodes Aired 1981

No overview available for this season.

Paternity
30 min
E1

Paternity

Oct 29, 1981

Wojo's proven innocent of a paternity suit, but at a cost; a beauty queen is robbed; an irate theater patron vandalizes the theater.

Advancement
30 min
E2

Advancement

Nov 05, 1981

Luger wants Barney to pen a letter for his mail-order bride; a lottery winner seeks revenge when the ticket seller loses his winning entry; Harris gets a new book deal.

The Car
30 min
E3

The Car

Nov 12, 1981

A car thief's conscience gets the better of him ... after twenty-five years; Levitt saves a child from a precarious fate; an overzealous sanitation officer goes to extremes.

Possession
30 min
E4

Possession

Nov 19, 1981

A husband is assaulted for forcing his wife into designer jeans; a disorderly conduct report leads to a man who swears he's possessed by an evil spirit.

Stress Analyzer
30 min
E5

Stress Analyzer

Nov 26, 1981

A job fair brings out the worst in a Peace Corps recruiter; Dietrich volunteers for a department stress experiment.

Games
min
E6

Games

Dec 10, 1981

A manufacturer of computer game processors is accused of espionage; a WAC supplements her income on the street.

Homeless
30 min
E7

Homeless

Dec 17, 1981

The 12th is overrun with homeless vagrants on Christmas; a greeting-card writer snaps; a cattle prod is the weapon of choice for a local merchant.

The Tontine
min
E8

The Tontine

Jan 07, 1982

The penultimate survivor of a tontine attempts suicide in order to concede the money to his cousin.

Examination Day
min
E9

Examination Day

Jan 14, 1982

The detectives don uniforms while Levitt and the others take sergeant's exams; Luger, working with the squad, is overly rough with a collar, and later with Barney.

The Clown
30 min
E10

The Clown

Jan 21, 1982

Street clowns fall prey to a serial mugger; a hundred inmates are sneaked out of holding in the middle of the night.

Chinatown (1)
min
E11

Chinatown (1)

Feb 04, 1982

A murder witness is uncooperative, so he, Harris and Dietrich are forced to share an apartment in seclusion until he talks; Lieutenant Scanlon falls for a wealthy mugging victim.

Chinatown (2)
min
E12

Chinatown (2)

Feb 11, 1982

Unless he confesses soon, Harris and Dietrich's unwilling roommate may witness another murder. Meanwhile, harassment charges are pressed against Lieutenant Scanlon.

Hunger Strike
min
E13

Hunger Strike

Feb 18, 1982

Dietrich aids an elderly psychiatric patient who may be speaking a foreign language; a nuclear activist goes on a hunger strike to end nuclear arms; Barney declines a deputy inspector nomination.

Arrival
min
E14

Arrival

Feb 25, 1982

Luger's mail-order bride arrives; an elderly woman mugs a man.

Obituary
30 min
E15

Obituary

Mar 11, 1982

A newspaper obituary causes a stir when the subject turns up alive; the detectives snag a modern-day chicken thief.

Inquiry
30 min
E16

Inquiry

Mar 26, 1982

Internal Affairs is called in when a charge of excessive force is leveled against Wojo; an angry parent takes action when his child is declined admission into an exclusive kindergarten.

Old Love
30 min
E17

Old Love

Apr 02, 1982

Dietrich's old flame pays a visit; a former child actor clubs an agent with a telephone.

Altercation
30 min
E18

Altercation

Apr 09, 1982

Harris and Arnold come to blows; a mugging victim confesses to a twenty-five year old crush on Barney.

Bones
30 min
E19

Bones

Apr 29, 1982

A museum presses charges when an Indian retrieves his tribe's ancestral bones from an exhibit; a scoutmaster catches a mugger.

Landmark (1)
min
E20

Landmark (1)

May 06, 1982

Wojo's discover of an ancient weapon puts the 12th Precinct up for sale.

Landmark (2)
min
E21

Landmark (2)

May 13, 1982

The 12th Precinct is sold; Dietrich arrests the head of a crime school; Luger tries to duck out on his mail-order bride.

Landmark (3)
min
E22

Landmark (3)

May 20, 1982

Friends, foes and felons alike drop by to pay their last respects as the detectives prepare to leave for new assignments; Harris contemplates his resignation when he's assigned to Flushing Meadows; Barney recalls friends departed before he turns out the squad room lights for the last time.

Series Info

Status

Ended

Seasons

8

Episodes

170

Language

en

Networks

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