Episode list

Barney Miller

Inquisition

Wed, Sep 12, 1979
Lieutenant Scanlon investigates an anonymous letter that identifies a member of the precinct as a homosexual. An angry shopper destroys to an elevator's MUZAK machine.
8.3 /10
The Photographer
A prisoner claims to be Jesus Christ. A drug dealer is caught with a large stash. An elderly mugger poses as a photographer to entice lonely women.
8.3 /10
Vacation

Wed, Sep 26, 1979
The detectives are preoccupied with Barney's posted vacation schedules. A string of false alarms suggests that a sniper may be after a cop. A man won't donate a kidney to his ailing brother.
8 /10
The Brother

Wed, Oct 03, 1979
A monk suffers a transgression with a prostitute. Dietrich may not be ideal for mugging detail, especially if in drag.
7.7 /10
The Slave

Wed, Oct 17, 1979
Harris objects to the fact that the Burmese chauffeur being arrested for a traffic accident is actually an indentured servant.
7.9 /10
Strip Joint

Wed, Oct 31, 1979
A bookstore owner is angry when a strip club opens near his store. A man is convinced that he is on the verge of spontaneous combustion.
7.9 /10
The Bird

Wed, Nov 07, 1979
The clerk that sold Wojo a sick bird changes his strict no-return policy when he learns that the detective is a police officer. A suicide hot line operator becomes suicidal. Harris's book publication is interrupted when Dietrich refuses to sign a release.
8 /10
The Desk

Wed, Nov 21, 1979
A former master criminal becomes incoherent following his lobotomy. A victim is unable to use the telephone to report being mugged because he's Amish.
8.2 /10
The Judge

Wed, Dec 05, 1979
A judge overrules an attorney by hitting him on the head with a gavel. A woman reports crimes that actually happen on soap operas.
8.1 /10
The DNA Story

Wed, Dec 12, 1979
The squad searches for a viral strain stolen from a lab. A woman is convinced that her husband is really a clone.
8 /10
The Dentist

Wed, Dec 26, 1979
A detective goes undercover to trap a dentist with instruments that seem to go missing. One man's hands are a nuisance to others and a musical instrument to himself.
8.1 /10
People's Court

Wed, Jan 02, 1980
Weary apartment dwellers band together to catch a burglar. A census taker takes drastic measures to count an unco-operative target.
7.9 /10
Vanished: Part 1
Harris poses as a vagrant to go undercover to solve a string of crimes, and then he disappears. A woman wants Wojo or Dietrich to make a baby with her.
8.3 /10
Vanished: Part 2
Harris disappears while going undercover as a vagrant. Luger chooses to be demoted rather than to retire.
8.5 /10
The Child Stealers
Marty's friend Mr. Driscoll tries to reclaim his son by kidnapping him from a playground. A self-proclaimed time traveler advises Harris to adjust his stock portfolio.
8.4 /10
Guns

Wed, Jan 30, 1980
A rash of unusual robberies leads to an eccentric gun collector. A man who is trying to recover his television set robs the police vault. Wojo fears that a depressed Luger is planning to commit suicide.
8.1 /10
Uniform Day

Wed, Feb 06, 1980
The staff serves the annual department-mandated ritual day in uniform, except Harris who wears his customary high-end clothes.
8 /10
Dietrich's Arrest: Part 1
Dietrich is arrested for participating in an anti-nuclear rally. A lottery winner dispenses of his prize money by throwing it out a window. Barney discovers he can't afford his apartment now that it is being converted into a condominium.
8.2 /10
Dietrich's Arrest: Part 2
Harris is assigned to book Dietrich, whose arrest earns a visit from Internal Affairs. A nuclear engineer is arrested for splashing participants with atomic water.
8.2 /10
The Inventor

Wed, Apr 30, 1980
An inventor steals the plans for his own invention. The squad tries hypnosis to uncover the name of a criminal that Wojo can't remember.
8.3 /10
Fog

Wed, May 07, 1980
Barney is discouraged at being passed over yet again for promotion to the rank of deputy inspector.
8.5 /10

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