TV series
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".
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Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".
Season 5 episodes
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Episode 3
Sins of Thy Father
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Guest stars Patrick O'Neal, Daniel J. Travanti, Mark Goddard, Loni Anderson
Episode 6
Band of Evil
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Guest stars Annette O'Toole, Len Wayland, Kenneth Tobey, Josh Taylor, Richard Derr, Bob Harks
Episode 8
The Bounty Hunter
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Guest stars Carl Weathers, Barbara Baldavin, Paul Sorensen
Episode 9
Renegade's Child
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Guest stars Don Johnson, Bettye Ackerman, Victor Mohica, Gary Sandy
Episode 11
Sister of Death
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Guest stars Katherine Justice, Jack Ging, Jonathan Goldsmith, Laurel Barnett
Episode 13
Testament of Power
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Guest stars Michael Alaimo
Episode 15
A Simple Case of Terror
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Guest stars Jerry Douglas, Robert Yuro, Michael V. Gazzo, Paul Bryar
Episode 16
The Marathon Murders
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Guest stars Lynne Marta, Robert Hogan, Lynnette Mettey, Alex Henteloff, Paul Mantee
Episode 18
Circle of Treachery
Barnaby and J.R. try to protect a man who is on the run from gangsters who want to kill him before he can testify against them. But a femme fatal gets close to unsuspecting J.R. in order to find him first.
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Guest stars Joe E. Tata, Van Williams, Read Morgan, Eve McVeagh
Episode 22
Duet for Danger
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Guest stars Mark Thomas, Quinn K. Redeker, Paul Picerni
Episode 24
Run Away to Terror
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Guest stars Linden Chiles, Richard Evans
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Barnaby Jones
Cast
Buddy EbsenBarnaby Jones
Lee MeriwetherBetty Jones
Mark SheraJR Jones
Sharon AckerGail Bloom
Tony ColtiMike Wolfe
A MartinezCarlos Rojas / Tomas Aguilar / Tony Sierra
Mark GoddardRoger ClarkCredits
- Created by
- Edward Hume
- Written by
- Robert W. Lenski, Calvin Clements Jr., B.W. Sandefur, Robert Heverly, Benjamin Masselink, Robert C. Dennis, Lou Shaw, Robert Hamner, Edward J. Lakso
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 178
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States
