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One of the Funniest Police Shows Ever!
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.
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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.
Cast, crew and production details
Hal LindenBarney Miller
Max GailStan Wojciehowicz
Barbara BarrieElizabeth Miller
Ron GlassRon Harris
Gregory SierraMiguel Amenguale
Steve LandesbergDet. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich
Jack SooNick Yemana
Ron CareyCarl Levitt
ABCUnited States
Sony Pictures TelevisionUnited StatesWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
A political activist abducts a department store magnate; Wojo arrests a prostitute and her Arkansan business manager.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Danny Arnold, Reinhold Weege, Tony SheehanGuest stars Ralph Manza, Fred Sadoff, Beverly Sanders, Todd Susman, Barrie Youngfellow, John O'Connell, Stefan Gierasch, Jack Soo
Where to watch Barney MillerEpisode 2
Wojo delivers the ransom money for the department store owner, while the prostitute charms both Wojo and the victim's nebbish son.
Guest stars Ralph Manza, Fred Sadoff, James Gregory, Beverly Sanders, Todd Susman, Barrie Youngfellow, Stefan Gierasch, John O'Connell
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Episode 3
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.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony SheehanGuest stars Jenny O'Hara, Bruce Kirby, Arny Freeman, Jack Soo
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Episode 4
The German Shepherd that bit Wojo may be rabid; Barney and Liz prepare for their impending separation.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Reinhold WeegeGuest stars Rosalind Cash, Joseph V. Perry, John Lawlor, Jack Soo
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Episode 5
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.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony SheehanGuest stars Ivor Francis, Phoebe Dorin, Fredric Cook, Michael Durrell, Gisela Getty, Jack Soo
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Episode 6
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.
Directed by Max GailGuest stars George Murdock, Miriam Byrd-Nethery, Michael Tucci, Eugene Elman, Ruth Warshawsky, Jack Soo
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Episode 7
A released prisoner can't adjust to civilian life; the widow of a cat burglar elects to perpetuate the family business.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Reinhold WeegeGuest stars Peggy Pope, James Gregory, Jeff Corey, Bruce Glover, Henry Jones, Jack Soo
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Episode 8
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
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony Sheehan, Mario RoccuzzoGuest stars Boris Aplon, Mario Roccuzzo, Lewis Charles, Larry B. Scott, Jack Soo
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Episode 9
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.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony SheehanGuest stars Howard Honig, Jay Gerber, Christopher Lloyd, Jack Soo
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Episode 10
A stockbroker leaves Wall Street to become a beggar; a rookie cop, assuming Harris to be a felon, shoots at him.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Reinhold WeegeGuest stars Michael Lombard, Ed Peck, Rick Waln, Marilyn Chris
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Episode 11
Luger faces off against a 60s radical, and Harris arrests a portly second story man.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony SheehanGuest stars James Gregory, Corey Fischer, Stuart Pankin, Craig Richard Nelson, Sam Ingraffia
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Episode 12
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.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony SheehanGuest stars Barbara Barrie, Sydney Lassick, Gregory V. Karliss, Walter Janovitz, Zachary Berger
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Episode 13
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.
Directed by Reinhold Weege, Noam PitlikWritten by Reinhold WeegeGuest stars Dino Natali, Charles White-Eagle, Alix Elias, Phil Leeds, Richard Stahl
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Episode 14
Lieutenant Scanlon returns, this time attempting to ferret out corruption with a lie detector; Barney is suspicious of a furrier's robbery report.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Reinhold WeegeGuest stars George Murdock, Allan Rich, Philip Roth, Barry Pearl
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Episode 15
A paranoid spy holds the precinct house at bay; the men bring in a disorderly mime.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony SheehanGuest stars Stanley Brock, Philip Sterling, Estelle Omens, Flip Reade
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Episode 16
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.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Danny Arnold, Tony SheehanGuest stars Doris Roberts, Peter Hobbs, Darlene Parks, Lewis Arquette, Philip Bruns, Michael Conrad
Where to watch Barney MillerEpisode 17
Wojo struggles to co-habitate with his ex-prostitute girlfriend.
Guest stars Darlene Parks
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Episode 18
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.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Danny Arnold, Reinhold WeegeGuest stars Richard Libertini, Raleigh Bond, Kres Mersky, Nehemiah Persoff
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Episode 19
Harris milks a wily counterfeiter for his life story; a man takes exception to a plastic surgeon's work on his wife.
Directed by Max GailWritten by Reinhold Weege, Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars James Gregory, J. Pat O'Malley, Jack Riley, George Pentecost, Al Ruscio, Susan Davis
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Episode 20
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.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony SheehanGuest stars Allan Miller, John Dullaghan, Carmen Filpi, David Fresco, Christopher Lloyd
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Episode 21
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.
Directed by Noam PitlikGuest stars Jack Somack, Don Calfa, David Clennon, Kip King
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Episode 22
A computer firm has difficulty retrieving embezzled funds; an educated young man claims to be under the influence of a voodoo curse.
Directed by Max GailGuest stars Mabel King, Barry Gordon, Rod Colbin, Roger Aaron Brown
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Episode 23
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.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony SheehanGuest stars James Gregory, Lee Kessler, Raymond Singer, Paul L. Smith
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Episode 24
The cast step out of character to offer a tribute to Jack Soo, who died during the show's fifth season.
Directed by Noam PitlikGuest stars James Gregory
Where to watch Barney MillerEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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