1974

S5.E1 ∙ Kidnapping: Part 1

Wed, Sep 13, 1978

A political activist kidnaps a department store magnate. Wojo arrests a prostitute and her business manager.

8.2 /10

S5.E2 ∙ Kidnapping: Part 2

Wed, Sep 13, 1978

Wojo delivers the ransom money for the kidnapped department store owner. The prostitute charms Wojo and the victim's son.

8.2 /10

S5.E3 ∙ The Search

Wed, Sep 20, 1978

The officers reopen a 28-year-old missing persons case. The host of a children's science show goes berserk. Harris takes a turn at cross-dressing mugging detail.

8.3 /10

S5.E4 ∙ Dog Days

Wed, Sep 27, 1978

Wojo is bitten by a German Shepherd that may be rabid. The Millers prepare for their impending separation.

8 /10

S5.E5 ∙ The Baby Broker

Wed, Oct 04, 1978

A German woman attempts to escape the country rather than surrender her baby to a baby broker's clients. Levitt resorts to stimulants to maintain his self-imposed thirty-six-hour shift.

7.9 /10

S5.E6 ∙ The Accusation

Wed, Oct 11, 1978

An accusation against Dietrich leads to a visit from Lieutenant Scanlon of Internal Affairs. Yemana arrests a rabbi who is running a gambling casino in his synagogue.

8.2 /10

S5.E7 ∙ The Prisoner

Wed, Oct 18, 1978

A prisoner released after serving his sentence has difficulty adjusting to civilian life. A cat burglar's widow continues the family business.

7.9 /10

S5.E8 ∙ Loan Shark

Wed, Nov 01, 1978

Harris arrests a young loan shark. Barney notes some uncharacteristic behavior from Yemana. A tattoo artist refuses to remove his work from a client.

8.2 /10

S5.E9 ∙ The Vandal

Wed, Nov 08, 1978

Barney suspects Levitt of vandalizing the squad room. A TV programming executive is assaulted in a coffee shop.

8.5 /10

S5.E10 ∙ The Harris Incident

Wed, Nov 29, 1978

A rookie cop assumes Harris is a felon and shoots at him. A stockbroker leaves Wall Street to become a beggar.

8.5 /10

S5.E11 ∙ The Radical

Wed, Dec 06, 1978

A shoplifting suspect turns out to be a wanted 1960s-era radical, whose raging about the Vietnam War stirs up passions and polarizes the precinct. An overweight burglar becomes the butt of jokes.

7.8 /10

S5.E12 ∙ Toys

Wed, Dec 13, 1978

Combatting toy makers create a disturbance. A claustrophobic prisoner has a problem with the jail cell. Barney faces his first holiday as a separated man.

8 /10

S5.E13 ∙ The Indian

Wed, Jan 03, 1979

Wojo is forced to arrest an aging Indian who only wants to die in the park. A woman's shoes are stolen-from her feet.

8.4 /10

S5.E14 ∙ Voice Analyzer

Wed, Jan 10, 1979

Lieutenant Scanlon tries to hunt corruption with a lie detector. Barney suspects a furrier's robbery report.

8.5 /10

S5.E15 ∙ The Spy

Wed, Jan 17, 1979

A paranoid spy holds the squad room at bay. The officers bring in a disorderly mime.

8 /10

S5.E16 ∙ Wojo's Girl: Part 1

Wed, Jan 24, 1979

Wojo decides to move in with his girlfriend. A man tells his wife that he's leaving to become a mercenary.

7.5 /10

S5.E17 ∙ Wojo's Girl: Part 2

Wed, Jan 24, 1979

Wojo struggles to co-exist with his girlfriend, a former prostitute.

6.1 /10

S5.E18 ∙ Middle Age

Wed, Jan 31, 1979

Barney feels the aging process. Dietrich arrests an aging Olympic hopeful who practices his javelin toss in Central Park. A Hassidic Jew is the target of a diamond thief.

7.9 /10

S5.E19 ∙ The Counterfeiter

Wed, Feb 07, 1979

Harris pumps a counterfeiter for his life story. A man takes exception to a cosmetic surgeon's work on his wife.

8.2 /10

The precinct hosts an open house that attracts only vagrants. Wojo and Harris try to get a lead on an arsonist. Barney's enthusiasm in moving back home is tempered by the hotel manager who refuses to refund him his upcoming month's rent.

8.2 /10

S5.E21 ∙ Identity

Wed, Feb 28, 1979

The precinct is asked to assist a thief who is entering a witness relocation program. Harris quickly regrets the fact that Dietrich has saved his life.

7.8 /10

S5.E22 ∙ Computer Crime

Wed, Mar 14, 1979

A computer firm has difficulty retrieving embezzled funds. An educated young man claims to be under the influence of a voodoo curse.

7.7 /10

S5.E23 ∙ Graveyard Shift

Wed, May 09, 1979

The squad face the late shift with an irate tourist and a man who believes that he is being frequented by a succubus.

7.8 /10

S5.E24 ∙ Jack Soo, a Retrospective

Wed, May 16, 1979

The death of Jack Soo in 1979 marked the passing of both a fine comedy actor and one of TV's most memorable characters: Nick Yemana, the deadpan detective known for his dry wit and wretched coffee. This tribute to Soo features reminiscences by the series regulars as well as some notable Yemana vignettes--Nick's curious response to an ink-blot test administered by a police psychiatrist; his attraction to a Japanese woman who turns out to be a hooker; and his inability to stop singing after he innocently eats brownies laced with hashish.

9.5 /10