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Barney Miller
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.
- Created by:
- Theodore J. Flicker, Danny Arnold
- Cast:
- Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Ron Carey
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- ABC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 5
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
Kidnapping (1)
1978-09-14A political activist abducts a department store magnate; Wojo arrests a prostitute and her Arkansan business manager.
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E02
Episode 2
Kidnapping (2)
1978-09-14Wojo delivers the ransom money for the department store owner, while the prostitute charms both Wojo and the victim's nebbish son.
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E03
Episode 3
The Search
1978-09-21 · 30mOff 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.
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E04
Episode 4
Dog Days
1978-09-28 · 30mThe German Shepherd that bit Wojo may be rabid; Barney and Liz prepare for their impending separation.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 9.0The Baby Broker
1978-10-05 · 30mA 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.
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E06
Episode 6
Accusation
1978-10-12An 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.
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E07
Episode 7
The Prisoner
1978-10-19A released prisoner can't adjust to civilian life; the widow of a cat burglar elects to perpetuate the family business.
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E08
Episode 8
Loan Shark
1978-11-02Barney notes some uncharacteristic behavior from Yemana; a client can't get a tattoo artist to remove his work; Harris books a youthful loan shark
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E09
Episode 9
The Vandal
1978-11-09Barney 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.
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E10
Episode 10
The Harris Incident
1978-11-30A stockbroker leaves Wall Street to become a beggar; a rookie cop, assuming Harris to be a felon, shoots at him.
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E11
Episode 11
The Radical
1978-12-07Luger faces off against a 60s radical, and Harris arrests a portly second story man.
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E12
Episode 12
Toys
1978-12-14Feuding toy makers create a disturbance; Barney faces his first holiday as a separated man; a claustrophobic prisoner has an understandable problem with the cage.
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E13
Episode 13
The Indian
1979-01-04A woman has her shoes stolen - from her feet; Wojo is forced to arrest an aging Indian who only wants to die in the park.
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E14
Episode 14
Voice Analyzer
1979-01-11Lieutenant Scanlon returns, this time attempting to ferret out corruption with a lie detector; Barney is suspicious of a furrier's robbery report.
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E15
Episode 15
The Spy
1979-01-18A paranoid spy holds the precinct house at bay; the men bring in a disorderly mime.
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E16
Episode 16
Wojo's Girl (1)
1979-01-25Wojo 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.
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E17
Episode 17
Wojo's Girl (2)
1979-01-25Wojo struggles to co-habitate with his ex-prostitute girlfriend.
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E18
Episode 18
Middle Age
1979-02-01Barney 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.
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E19
Episode 19
The Counterfeiter
1979-02-08Harris milks a wily counterfeiter for his life story; a man takes exception to a plastic surgeon's work on his wife.
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E20
Episode 20
Open House
1979-02-15The 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.
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E21
Episode 21
Identity
1979-03-01Harris 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.
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E22
Episode 22
Computer Crime
1979-03-15A computer firm has difficulty retrieving embezzled funds; an educated young man claims to be under the influence of a voodoo curse.
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E23
Episode 23
Graveyard Shift
1979-05-10Barney and his crew face the late shift with a man who believes that he is being frequented by a succubus and an irate tourist.
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E24
Episode 24
Jack Soo, a Retrospective
1979-05-17The cast step out of character to offer a tribute to Jack Soo, who died during the show's fifth season.
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Hal Linden
Barney Miller
Max Gail
Stan Wojciehowicz
Ron Glass
Ron Harris
Ron Carey
Carl Levitt
Steve Landesberg
Arthur Dietrich
