Barney Miller (1975)
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Danny Arnold — Writer
Episodes 41
The Courtesans
A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment.
Read MoreBureaucrat
Guests to the 12th include a drunken bureaucrat and the 12-year-old who robbed Chano's apartment; Wojo closes the precinct's favorite delicatessen for minor health-code infractions.
Read MoreEscape Artist
A self-avowed ""bird-man"" drops in; Barney holds a resourceful escaped prisoner for the FBI; Harris decides to write a novel, setting up one of the series' most durable storylines.
Read MoreThe Social Worker
Weary of housework, Liz tries her hand at social work, to Barney's dismay; a master forger fascinates Harris.
Read MoreThe Layoff
Barney, Fish and Yemana feel the crunch when a labor layoff forces them to do without Chano, Harris and Wojo; a manicurist goes deeper than the nail; a morose stockbroker takes to petty theft.
Read MoreYou Dirty Rat
Barney smells a rat when two pounds of confiscated marijuana disappears from the evidence locker, and a homeless man spends the night in a department store—apparently one of many.
Read MoreHappy New Year
On New Year's Eve, Fish tries to stop a jumper, and Wojo delivers a baby.
Read MoreThe Psychiatrist
A department psychiatrist advises the department to confiscate Wojo's gun
Read MoreEvacuation
Wojo is dismayed to discover that the city doesn't have up-to-date evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency; Fish meets Jilly Pappalardo, a young thief who he will eventually care for in the ""Barney"" spin-off ""Fish.""
Read MoreQuarantine (2)
The quarantined 12th Precinct tries to make it through the night: Lugar has a 'talk' with Marty and Daryl Driscoll; and Harris has a loud rant in his sleep.
Read MoreThe Recluse
A latter-day prophet claims the end is near - 5:30, to be precise; a man who hasn't left his apartment since World War II is brought in for refusing to serve jury duty. John Cassisi appears as Victor Kreutzer, a role he would continue to play on ""Fish.""
Read MorePower Failure
A power failure darkens spirits at the 12th, where they play host to a man with a split personality.
Read MoreGroup Home
Yemana assists a bigoted Army officer when a bomber threatens a recruiting facility; it's Fish's turn for mugging detail as Victor and Jilly resurface with Bernice in tow.
Read MoreStrike (2)
Barney and Inspector Luger man the fort alone when the detectives go out on strike.
Read MoreGoodbye, Mr. Fish (1)
A neighborhood vigilante group runs amok, and Fish is AWOL on the day of his retirement.
Read MoreCorporation
A quixotic environmentalist faces the high-priced lawyer hired by the chemical plant he's been assaulting.
Read MoreKidnapping (1)
A political activist abducts a department store magnate; Wojo arrests a prostitute and her Arkansan business manager.
Read MoreWojo's Girl (1)
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.
Read MoreMiddle Age
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.
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