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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.
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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
When the NYPD restructures its precincts as specialty squads, Luger pulls some strings and gets the 12th assigned as a homicide squad. Business is good; a man murders his barber, and a woman hires a hit man to kill her husband, and then changes her mind.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars Jack Somack, James Gregory, Jack Dodson, Harold J. Stone, Tricia O'Neil, Al Ruscio, Marjorie Bennett, Johnny Silver
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Episode 2
Harris woos the precinct's crime photographer, while Dietrich tracks down the hit man's intended target; Barney's frustration boils over when the new homicide-only edict results in the death of an old friend.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars Jack Somack, James Gregory, Jack Dodson, Harold J. Stone, Tricia O'Neil, Allyn Ann McLerie, Michael Alaimo, Ben Piazza
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Episode 3
A drunk and disorderly turns out to be a delegate from the 1976 Democratic convention; Barney discovers a problem with the newly assigned Officer Nash - he's not a cop.
Directed by Noam PitlikGuest stars Bonnie Bartlett, Don Sherman, Tom Henschel, Bob Dishy, Phil Leeds
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Episode 4
The new detective is convinced that his compatriots are on the take and asks to be dealt out.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony SheehanGuest stars Darrell Zwerling, Andrew Bloch, Cal Gibson, Michael Lombard, Paul Lieber
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Episode 5
Another domestic dispute at the Brauer household occurs when their apartment building becomes ""clothing optional""; Wojo takes a personal interest in the plight of a fellow vet whose crime spree may be a result of the Agent Orange chemical.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony SheehanGuest stars Doris Roberts, Peter Hobbs, Paul Lieber, Michael Currie, Louis Giambalvo, Robert Phalen, Lyman Ward, Joe Regalbuto
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Episode 6
Dorsey takes a protective stance to a young prostitute; Harris is getting stock tips from another one; and Dietrich is tempted by all of them as he experiments with celibacy.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars Paul Lieber, Arthur Malet, Sarina C. Grant, Tasha Zemrus, Paul Kent, Nancy Bleier
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Episode 7
Dietrich, stricken with guilt when he shoots a felon, tenders his resignation; a playwright assaults an incompetent actor.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars Steve Franken, Peter Elbling, Mario Roccuzzo, Allan Rich
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Episode 8
Someone is sending specific information on transgressions of the men to Internal Affairs; Harris sets up a reunion between an elderly cat burglar and the wife who reported him missing years ago.
Directed by Noam PitlikGuest stars Jeffrey Tambor, Florence Halop, Ned Glass
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Episode 9
Harris is assigned to direct a pornographic movie; an old-time radio newsman assaults a vacuous television anchor.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars George Murdock, Dino Natali, Arny Freeman, Dennis Howard
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Episode 10
A blind mugging victim and an overzealous charity collector are among the disparate audience members at the screening of Harris' overbudget film.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars Ralph Manza, James Gregory, Jay Gerber, J.J. Barry, Norman Bartold
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Episode 11
An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony Sheehan, Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars James Gregory, Kenneth Tigar, Fred Sadoff, Rod Colbin, Larry Hankin, Robert Burgos
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Episode 12
A deaf woman is arrested for prostitution; Barney anxiously awaits news of Wojo, who dived into the Hudson River in pursuit of a looter.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Nat MauldinGuest stars Robert Costanzo, Seymour S. Bernstein, Peter Wolf, Phyllis Frelich
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Episode 13
A serious tone pervades this episode about a gypsy and his harassment of the owner of a novelty store; on the lighter side, a librarian takes extreme measures to ensure quiet amongst the stacks.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony Sheehan, Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars Allan Miller, Titos Vandis, Miriam Byrd-Nethery, Zachary Berger, James Gallery
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Episode 14
Ripner is suing Harris over the lawyer's portrayal in the detective's novel; Wojo asks Barney's daughter out on a date; a sporting-goods storeowner takes the law in his own hands.
Written by Tony Sheehan, Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars Alex Henteloff, Stanley Brock, Anne Wyndham, Chu Chu Malave
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Episode 15
A restaurant may have refused a man service because of his appearance; Barney won't name an informant so he's charged with contempt of court.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars John Dullaghan, Dale Robinette, Larry Gelman, Jack Murdock, Roy Andrews, William Windom, Maggie Brown
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Episode 16
When Barney spends the night in jail, the squad room is left in the natty hands of Sergeant Harris.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars John Dullaghan, J.J. Barry, Jack Murdock, William Windom, Maggie Brown
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Episode 17
An expensive doll is abducted for ransom; a man claims he was swindled in exchange for a ticket on the space shuttle; Luger informs Barney that he's in his will.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Tony SheehanGuest stars James Gregory, Oliver Clark, Dee Croxton, Philip Bruns, A Martinez
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Episode 18
The verdict is in on the Harris/Ripner libel suit, and a woman threatens to blow up the squad room with a homemade bomb. What better time for Detective Fish to drop by for a visit?
Directed by Noam PitlikGuest stars Peggy Pope, James Murtaugh, Judson Morgan, Ben Freedman, Howard Mann, Abe Vigoda
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Episode 19
Luger takes a small disturbance with the Hassidic community and turns it into a full-scale riot; the squad discovers a survivalist couple setting up housekeeping in the sewers.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars James Gregory, Nehemiah Persoff, Howard Platt, Susan Tolsky, Pat McNamara, Victor Brandt
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Episode 20
The detectives are reluctant to wear their new bulletproof vests; Luger interviews them in case of the need for a quick obituary.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Nat MauldinGuest stars James Gregory, Don Calfa, Alice Hirson, Warren Munson
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Episode 21
The officers arrest a rainmaker, only discover that he was hired by the drought-ridden city; Wojo, Harris and Dietrich each consider a job opening in vice.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars J. Pat O'Malley, Leonard Stone, Beatrice Colen, Bruce MacVittie
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Episode 22
Harris is forced to liquidate his possessions to pay off his lawsuit.
Directed by Noam PitlikWritten by Frank Dungan, Jeff SteinGuest stars Walter Olkewicz, James Cromwell, Martin Garner
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