TV series

Barney Miller

Name: Barney Miller
Released: 1975
Cast: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Ron Carey, Steve Landesberg

1975–1982· 8 seasons· 25 min episodesTV-PG★ 7.4Ended

On ABC — From Four D Productions · Sony Pictures Television

One of the Funniest Police Shows Ever!

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

new york city social commentary police detective police station manhattan, new york city greenwich village sitcom workplace comedy race relations

Episodes

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E1 RamonNext upJan 23, 1975
Synopsis
Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage.
Guest stars: Chu Chu Malave (Ramon Santos), Anne Wyndham (Rachel Miller), Mike Moore (Stanley Mankowitz), Michael Tessier (Davey Miller), Buddy Lester (Harry the Bookie), John Hawker (Radio Announcer)
E2 ExperienceJan 30, 1975
Synopsis
A bomber targets the 12th Precinct, as Det. Fish contemplates retirement.
Guest stars: Alex Henteloff (Arnold Ripner), Milt Kogan (Officer Kogan), Jack DeLeon (Marty Morrison), Rod Perry (Sgt. Wilson), Jane Dulo (Purse Owner), Ray Sharkey (Hold-Up Man), Stuart Pankin (Donald (uncredited)), Noam Pitlik (Man with Briefcase (uncredited))
E3 Snow JobFeb 6, 1975
Synopsis
The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom.
Guest stars: Ron Feinberg (Lyle W. Farber), Reid Cruickshanks (Bellevue Attendant #1), Richard Stahl (Gross - Accountant from Siegel's), Paul Lichtman (Charlie - Bellevue Attendant with Oxygen), Jeffrey Kramer (Stick-Up Man (as Jeff Kramer)), Ted Noose (Pete)
E4 GraftFeb 13, 1975 · 30 min
Synopsis
An old friend of Barney's is assigned to investigate allegations of corruption in the squadroom; Chano is after an obscene phone caller.
Guest stars: Dick O'Neill (Det. Kelly), Buddy Lester (Harry the Bookie), Derrel Maury (Newsboy)
E5 The CourtesansFeb 20, 1975
Synopsis
A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment.
Guest stars: Naomi Stevens (Donna's Mother), Audrey Christie (Rose), Nancy Dussault (Linda Fuller), Lavelle Roby (Miss Duquette (as Lavell Roby)), Shannon Christie (Donna), Rosanna DeSoto (Miss del Fuego (as Rosana Soto)), Anne Wyndham (Rachel Miller (uncredited))
E6 StakeoutFeb 27, 1975
Synopsis
Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation.
Guest stars: Marjorie Bennett (Mrs. Richline), Florence Stanley (Bernice Fish), Lou Jacobi (Harry Tannenbaum), Vic Tayback (Mr. Stavochek), Eddie Barth (Detective DeLuca (as Ed Barth)), Brett Somers (Mrs. Stavochek (as Brett Sommers)), Lucille Meredith (Prospective Tenant), Peter Carew (Prospective Tenant)
E7 BureaucratMar 6, 1975
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Milt Kogan (Officer Kogan), Milton Selzer (Murray Grossman), David Wayne (E.J. Heiss), Claudio Martínez (Manolo Reyes), Elliott Reid (Wayne Boley)
E8 Ms. CopMar 13, 1975
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Howard Platt (Charles Hackman), Wynn Irwin (Earl Schmidt), Linda Lavin (Det. Janice Wentworth)
E9 VigilanteMar 20, 1975
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Gabriel Dell (Al Shreiber), Marla Gibbs (Mrs. McBee), Milt Kogan (Officer Kogan), James Gregory (Inspector Frank Luger), Titos Vandis (Jacinto Escobar), Lee de Broux (Charlie), Nick Holt (Thief)
E10 The GuestMar 27, 1975
Synopsis
The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy.
Guest stars: Herb Edelman (Alan Schuster), Milt Kogan (Officer Kogan), Jack DeLeon (Marty Morrison), Ed McCready (Telephone Repairman), Lee Ross (Fake Policeman)
E11 Escape ArtistApr 10, 1975
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Danny Dayton (Harry), Roscoe Lee Browne (Charlie Evans Jeffers), Leonard Frey (Roland Gusik), Judson Pratt (Lt. Faraday), Reid Cruickshanks (Bellevue Attendant)
E12 HairApr 17, 1975
Synopsis
A scruffy ""Serpico""-type cop has good reason to hide behind unruly hair; Bernice discovers that Fish spent the afternoon in a massage parlor.
Guest stars: Florence Stanley (Bernice Fish), Charles Fleischer (Floyd), Michael Lembeck (Det. Paul Gardeno), Henry Beckman (Lyman Cooper)
E13 The HeroMay 1, 1975
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Todd Bridges (Truman Jackson), Cal Gibson (Mayflower/Richard), James Gregory (Inspector Frank Luger)