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Barney Miller
"One of the Funniest Police Shows Ever!"
Overview
Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker. Noam Pitlik directed the majority of the episodes.
Status
Ended
Created By
Theodore J. Flicker, Danny Arnold
Network
ABC
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
The first season of Barney Miller aired on ABC from January 23 to May 1, 1975.
Episodes
Ramon
Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage.
Experience
A bomber targets the 12th Precinct, as Det. Fish contemplates retirement.
Snow Job
The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom.
Graft
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
A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment.
Stakeout
Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation.
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.
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.
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.
The Guest
The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy.
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.
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.
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.
Top Cast
Hal Linden
Barney Miller
Max Gail
Stan Wojciehowicz
Ron Glass
Ron Harris
Ron Carey
Carl Levitt
Steve Landesberg
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich
