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First Aired: 1975-01-23Length: 25 minStatus: Ended
Hal Linden stars in the title role as a NYPD captain in charge of a squad of oddball detectives and even stranger criminals. (Source: TheTVDB)
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| Season 8 (show/hide) | ||
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| 22 | Landmark (3) | 1982-05-20 |
| Friends, foes and felons alike drop by to pay their last respects as the detectives prepare to leave for new assignments; Harris contemplates his resignation when he's assigned to Flushing Meadows; Barney recalls friends departed before he turns out the squad room lights for the last time. Guest stars: Carina Afable, Earl Boen, F. William Parker, J.J. Barry, John Dullaghan, Judson Morgan, Mari Gorman, Meshach Taylor, Oliver Clark, Ralph Manza, Ray Stewart, Stanley Brock, Walter Janowitz | ||
| 21 | Landmark (2) | 1982-05-13 |
| The 12th Precinct is sold; Dietrich arrests the head of a crime school; Luger tries to duck out on his mail-order bride. Guest stars: Al Ruscio, Carina Afable, Florence Halop, Helen Verbit, James Murtaugh, Robert Costanzo | ||
| 20 | Landmark (1) | 1982-05-06 |
| Wojo's discover of an ancient weapon puts the 12th Precinct up for sale. Guest stars: Al Ruscio, James Gallery, Keith Langsdale, Pepe Serna, Philip Sterling, Susan Tolsky | ||
| 19 | Bones | 1982-04-29 |
| A museum presses charges when an Indian retrieves his tribe's ancestral bones from an exhibit; a scoutmaster catches a mugger. Guest stars: Howard Platt, Ivor Francis, Luis Avalos, Mark Banks, Panchito Gomez | ||
| 18 | Altercation | 1982-04-09 |
| Harris and Arnold come to blows; a mugging victim confesses to a twenty-five year old crush on Barney. Guest stars: Miriam Byrd-Nethery, Robert Pastorelli, Rod Colbin, Todd Susman | ||
| 17 | Old Love | 1982-04-02 |
| Dietrich's old flame pays a visit; a former child actor clubs an agent with a telephone. Guest stars: Audrey Christie, Ben Hammer, Mario Roccuzzo, Mitch Kreindel, Sharon Spelman | ||
| 16 | Inquiry | 1982-03-26 |
| Internal Affairs is called in when a charge of excessive force is leveled against Wojo; an angry parent takes action when his child is declined admission into an exclusive kindergarten. Guest stars: Allan Rich, Barry Gordon, Bonnie Bartlett, Joe Mantell, Michael Lombard, Norman Bartold, Sal Viscuso | ||
| 15 | Obituary | 1982-03-11 |
| A newspaper obituary causes a stir when the subject turns up alive; the detectives snag a modern-day chicken thief. Guest stars: Barney Martin, Peggy Pope, Phil Diskin, Richard Stahl, Will Seltzer | ||
| 14 | Arrival | 1982-02-25 |
| Luger's mail-order bride arrives; an elderly woman mugs a man. Guest stars: Alan Oppenheimer, Andrew Bloch, Carina Afable, Mario Roccuzzo | ||
| 13 | Hunger Strike | 1982-02-18 |
| Dietrich aids an elderly psychiatric patient who may be speaking a foreign language; a nuclear activist goes on a hunger strike to end nuclear arms; Barney declines a deputy inspector nomination. Guest stars: Ion Teodorescu, Larry Gelman, Nora Meerbaum, Stanley Kamel | ||
| 12 | Chinatown (2) | 1982-02-11 |
| Unless he confesses soon, Harris and Dietrich's unwilling roommate may witness another murder. Meanwhile, harassment charges are pressed against Lieutenant Scanlon. Guest stars: Chao-Li Chi, Joanna Barnes, Peter Pan, Phil Diskin | ||
| 11 | Chinatown (1) | 1982-02-04 |
| A murder witness is uncooperative, so he, Harris and Dietrich are forced to share an apartment in seclusion until he talks; Lieutenant Scanlon falls for a wealthy mugging victim. Guest stars: Chao-Li Chi, Fred Sadoff1, Joanna Barnes, Leonard Stone | ||
| 10 | The Clown | 1982-01-21 |
| Street clowns fall prey to a serial mugger; a hundred inmates are sneaked out of holding in the middle of the night. Guest stars: Howard Platt, J.J. Barry, Michael Tucci, Philip Bruns, Walter Olkewicz | ||
| 9 | Examination Day | 1982-01-14 |
| The detectives don uniforms while Levitt and the others take sergeant's exams; Luger, working with the squad, is overly rough with a collar, and later with Barney. Guest stars: Jack Kruschen, Louis Giambalvo, Lyman Ward | ||
| 8 | The Tontine | 1982-01-07 |
| The penultimate survivor of a tontine attempts suicide in order to concede the money to his cousin. Guest stars: Dennis Lipscomb, Ian Wolfe, Ivor Francis, Jane Dulo, Jay Robinson, Lou Cutell | ||
| 7 | Homeless | 1981-12-17 |
| The 12th is overrun with homeless vagrants on Christmas; a greeting-card writer snaps; a cattle prod is the weapon of choice for a local merchant. Guest stars: Ben Piassa, David Clennon, Don Calfa, Mari Gorman, Paul Stolasky, Stanley Brock, Walter Janowitz, Zane Buzby | ||
| 6 | Games | 1981-12-10 |
| A manufacturer of computer game processors is accused of espionage; a WAC supplements her income on the street. Guest stars: Carol Rossen, John O'Leary, Philip Sterling, Sarah Kennedy, Trinidad Silva, Vernon Weddle, Warren Munson | ||
| 5 | Stress Analyzer | 1981-11-26 |
| A job fair brings out the worst in a Peace Corps recruiter; Dietrich volunteers for a department stress experiment. Guest stars: Ann Morgan Guilbert, Florence Halop, James Cromwell, James Murtaugh, Phil Leeds, Rod Colbin | ||
| 4 | Possession | 1981-11-19 |
| A husband is assaulted for forcing his wife into designer jeans; a disorderly conduct report leads to a man who swears he's possessed by an evil spirit. Guest stars: Allan Miller, Kenneth Tigar, Phil Rubenstein, Susan Peretz | ||
| 3 | The Car | 1981-11-12 |
| A car thief's conscience gets the better of him ... after twenty-five years; Levitt saves a child from a precarious fate; an overzealous sanitation officer goes to extremes. Guest stars: Alice Backe, Joe Regalbuto, Larry Gelman, Patrick McNamara | ||
| 2 | Advancement | 1981-11-05 |
| Luger wants Barney to pen a letter for his mail-order bride; a lottery winner seeks revenge when the ticket seller loses his winning entry; Harris gets a new book deal. Guest stars: Anna Berger, Howard Honig, Mario Roccuzzo, Martin Garner, Phil Simms | ||
| 1 | Paternity | 1981-10-29 |
| Wojo's proven innocent of a paternity suit, but at a cost; a beauty queen is robbed; an irate theater patron vandalizes the theater. Guest stars: Dana Gladstone, Rebecca Holden, Stephen Gierasch | ||
| Season 7 (show/hide) | ||
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| 22 | Liquidation | 1981-05-21 |
| Harris is forced to liquidate his possessions to pay off his lawsuit. Guest stars: James Cromwell, Martin Garner, Walter Olkewicz | ||
| 21 | The Rainmaker | 1981-05-14 |
| 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. Guest stars: Beatrice Colen, Bruce MacVittie, J. Pat O'Malley, Leonard Stone | ||
| 20 | The Vests | 1981-05-07 |
| The detectives are reluctant to wear their new bulletproof vests; Luger interviews them in case of the need for a quick obituary. Guest stars: Alice Hirson, Don Calfa, Warren Munson | ||
| 19 | Riot | 1981-04-30 |
| 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. Guest stars: Howard Platt, Nehemiah Persoff, Pat Namera, Susan Tolsky, Victor Brandt | ||
| 18 | Lady and the Bomb | 1981-04-09 |
| 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? Guest stars: Abe Vigoda, Howard Mann, James Murtaugh, Judson Morgan, Peggy Pope | ||
| 17 | The Doll | 1981-03-26 |
| 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. Guest stars: A Martinez, Dee Croxton, Oliver Clark, Philip Bruns | ||
| 16 | Contempt (2) | 1981-03-19 |
| When Barney spends the night in jail, the squad room is left in the natty hands of Sergeant Harris. Guest stars: J.J. Barry, Maggie Brown, William Windom | ||
| 15 | Contempt (1) | 1981-03-12 |
| 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. Guest stars: Dale Robinette, Jack Murdock, Larry Gelman, Maggie Brown, Roy Andrews, William Windom | ||
| 14 | Rachel | 1981-02-26 |
| 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. Guest stars: Anne Wyndham, Chu Chu Malave, Stanley Brock | ||
| 13 | The Librarian | 1981-02-19 |
| 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. Guest stars: Allan Miller, James Gallery, Miriam Byrd-Nethery, Titos Vandis, Zachary Berger | ||
| 12 | Stormy Weather | 1981-02-12 |
| A deaf woman is arrested for prostitution; Barney anxiously awaits news of Wojo, who dived into the Hudson River in pursuit of a looter. Guest stars: Phyllis Frelich, Robert Costanzo, Seymour S. Bernstein | ||
| 11 | The Psychic | 1981-02-05 |
| An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard. Guest stars: Fred Sadoff1, Kenneth Tigar, Larry Hankin, Robert Burgos, Rod Colbin | ||
| 10 | Movie (2) | 1981-01-29 |
| A blind mugging victim and an overzealous charity collector are among the disparate audience members at the screening of Harris' overbudget film. Guest stars: J.J. Barry, Jay Gerber, Norman Bartold, Ralph Manza | ||
| 9 | Movie (1) | 1981-01-22 |
Guest stars: Arny Freeman, Dennis Howard, Dino Natali | ||
| 8 | Field Associate | 1981-01-15 |
| 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. Guest stars: Florence Halop, Jeffrey Tambor, Ned Glass | ||
| 7 | Resignation | 1981-01-08 |
| Dietrich, stricken with guilt when he shoots a felon, tenders his resignation; a playwright assaults an incompetent actor. | ||
| 6 | Call Girl | 1980-12-18 |
| 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. | ||
| 5 | Agent Orange | 1980-12-11 |
| 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. Guest stars: Doris Roberts, Joe Regalbuto, Louis Giambalvo, Michael Currie, Paul Lieber, Peter Hobbs, Robert Phalen | ||
| 4 | Dorsey | 1980-11-27 |
| The new detective is convinced that his compatriots are on the take and asks to be dealt out. Guest stars: Andrew Bloch, Cal Gibson, Darrell Zwerling, Michael Lombard, Paul Lieber | ||
| 3 | The Delegate | 1980-11-13 |
| 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. | ||
| 2 | Homicide (2) | 1980-11-06 |
| 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. | ||
| 1 | Homicide (1) | 1980-10-30 |
| 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. | ||
| Season 6 (show/hide) | ||
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| 22 | Fog | 1980-05-08 |
| Barney is down in the dumps when he is passed over again for deputy inspector Guest stars: J.J. Barry, Robert Levine, Sydney Lassick, William Dillard | ||
| 21 | The Inventor | 1980-05-01 |
| The squad tries hypnosis to uncover the name of a felon that Wojo has forgotten; an inventor steals the plans for his own creation. Guest stars: Arny Freeman, Ben Piazza, Dan Frazier | ||
| 20 | The Architect | 1980-03-27 |
| A disgruntled architect decides to improve on his building—by blowing it up. Guest stars: Chu Chu Malave, David Clennon, Jesse Aragon, Norman Bartold, Paul Lieber | ||
| 19 | Dietrich's Arrest (2) | 1980-03-06 |
| Harris gets the unenviable task of booking his colleague Dietrich, whose arrest prompts a visit from Internal Affairs; meanwhile, a nuclear engineer is brought in for dousing the participants with atomic water. Guest stars: Allan Miller, Kay Medford | ||
| 18 | Dietrich's Arrest (1) | 1980-02-28 |
| A lottery winner dispenses of the prize money by tossing it out a window; Sgt. Dietrich is arrested for his off-duty participation at an anti-nuclear rally; Barney discovers he can't afford his condo-converted apartment. Guest stars: Candy Azzara, Peter Hobbs | ||
| 17 | Uniform Days | 1980-02-07 |
| The cops observe the annual department-mandated ritual of wearing their uniforms - except for Harris who shows up in his usual natty street clothes. Guest stars: Leonard Stone, Michael Alaimo, Stuart Pankin | ||
| 16 | Guns | 1980-01-31 |
| Wojo fears that a despondent Luger is planning to do himself in; a man seeking to reclaim his television set robs the police vault; a rash of bizarre robberies leads to an eccentric gun collector. Guest stars: David Paymer, Jack Dodson, Madison Arnold, Mario Roccuzzo | ||
| 15 | The Child Stealers | 1980-01-24 |
| A self-proclaimed time traveler tells Harris to fine tune his stock portfolio; Marty's divrorced gentleman friend Mr. Driscoll attempts to reclaim his son by abducting him from the playground. Guest stars: Dino Natali, Joanna Miles, Ray Stewart, Richard Libertini | ||
| 14 | Vanished (2) | 1980-01-17 |
| Harris disappears while undercover as a vagrant; Luger elects to be demoted rather than to retire. Guest stars: David Fresco, John Dullaghan, Leonard Frey | ||
| 13 | Vanished (1) | 1980-01-10 |
| Vagrant Ray returns to report his fellow bums' disappearances; a woman wishes to have a child with a surrogate and is focusing in on Dietrich and Wojo. Guest stars: Elaine Giftos, John Dullaghan | ||
| 12 | People's Court | 1980-01-03 |
| Weary of an uncooperative populace, a census taker goes to drastic measures to make a head count; beleaguered apartment dwellers band together and capture a burglar. Guest stars: Helen Verbit, Howard Honig, Michael Tucci, Ralph Manza, Rod Colbin | ||
| 11 | The Dentist | 1979-12-27 |
| One man's hands are a musical instrument to himself and a nuisance to others; a detective goes undercover to trap a dentist with wandering instruments. Guest stars: Arthur Malet, Estelle Omens, Jenny O'Hara, Oliver Clark | ||
| 10 | The DNA Story | 1979-12-13 |
| The detectives search for a missing viral strain stolen from a lab; a woman is convinced that her husband is actually a clone. Guest stars: A Martinez, Jack Kruschen, Kay Medford, Raymond Singer, Stefan Gierasch | ||
| 9 | The Judge | 1979-12-06 |
| A judge provides an attorney with the ultimate over-ruling—a gavel on the noggin; the crimes reported by a lonely woman emanate from daytime television soap operas. Guest stars: Peggy Pope, Philip Sterling, Ron Carey | ||
| 8 | The Desk | 1979-11-22 |
| A former master criminal becomes a walking zombie following his lobotomy; a man is unable to use the telephone after being mugged because he's Amish. Jeff Corey, who appeared previously as ""The Prisoner,"" was a renowned acting teacher. Guest stars: Don Calfa, Fred Sadoff1, Jeff Corey | ||
| 7 | The Bird | 1979-11-08 |
| Harris' book publication hits a snag when Dietrich refuses to sign a release; a suicide hot line operator becomes suicidal; the clerk that sold Wojo a sick bird changes his strict no-return policy when he learns that the detective is a cop. Guest stars: Martin Garner, Michael Lombard, Miriam Byrd-Nethery | ||
| 6 | Strip Joint | 1979-11-01 |
| A bookstore owner is infuriated when a strip club opens near his place of business; and man is convinced that he is on the verge of spontaneous combustion. Guest stars: Diana Canova, James Cromwell, Rosanna DeSoto, Todd Susman, Walter Janowitz | ||
| 5 | The Slave | 1979-10-18 |
| Harris bristles when he learns that the Burmese chauffeur being booked for a traffic accident is actually an indentured servant. Guest stars: Manu Tupou, Peg Shirley, Stanley Kamel, Sumant | ||
| 4 | The Brother | 1979-10-04 |
| A visiting monk opts for a quick dalliance with a lady of the streets; Barney discovers to his horror that Dietrich may not be cut out for mugging detail—especially since it must be done in drag. Guest stars: Elise Caitlin, Gary Imhoff, John Christy Ewing | ||
| 3 | Vacation | 1979-09-27 |
| A string of false alarms suggests that a sniper may be after a cop, but the detectives are preoccupied with Barney's posted vacation schedules and the case of a man who won't donate a kidney to his ailing brother. Guest stars: Bruce Kirby, Jack Bernardi | ||
| 2 | The Photographer | 1979-09-20 |
| A tranquil prisoner claims to be Jesus Christ, which is timely for the drug dealer caught with an impressive stash; an elderly mugger poses as a photographer to ensnare lonely women. Guest stars: Anita Dangler, Ben Slack, Jack Bernardi, Kenneth Tigar, Phil Leeds, Sal Viscuo | ||
| 1 | Inquisition | 1979-09-13 |
| When an anonymous letter identifies a member of the 12th Precinct as a homosexual, it buys the boys a visit from Lieutenant Scanlon, who proceeds to make a witch hunt out of his search for the author. Meanwhile, a disgruntled shopper takes a fire axe to an elevator's MUZAK machine. Guest stars: David Darlow, Dino Natali, Norman Bartold, Peter Jurasik | ||
| Season 5 (show/hide) | ||
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| 24 | Jack Soo, a Retrospective | 1979-05-17 |
| The cast step out of character to offer a tribute to Jack Soo, who died during the show's fifth season. Guest stars: Ray Stewart | ||
| 23 | Graveyard Shift | 1979-05-10 |
| 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. Guest stars: Lee Kessler, Paul L. Smith, Raymond Singer | ||
| 22 | Computer Crime | 1979-03-15 |
| A computer firm has difficulty retrieving embezzled funds; an educated young man claims to be under the influence of a voodoo curse. Guest stars: Barry Gordon, Mabel King, Rod Colbin, Roger Aaron Brown | ||
| 21 | Identity | 1979-03-01 |
| 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. | ||
| 20 | Open House | 1979-02-15 |
| 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. Guest stars: Allan Miller, Carmen Filpi, Christopher Lloyd, David Fresco, John Dullaghan | ||
| 19 | The Counterfeiter | 1979-02-08 |
| Harris milks a wily counterfeiter for his life story; a man takes exception to a plastic surgeon's work on his wife. Guest stars: Al Ruscio, George Pentecost, J. Pat O'Malley, Jack Riley, Susan Davis | ||
| 18 | Middle Age | 1979-02-01 |
| 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. Guest stars: Kres Merksy, Nehemiah Persoff, Raleigh Bond, Richard Libertini | ||
| 17 | Wojo's Girl (2) | 1979-01-25 |
| Wojo struggles to co-habitate with his ex-prostitute girlfriend. | ||
| 16 | Wojo's Girl (1) | 1979-01-25 |
| 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. Guest stars: Darlene Parks, Doris Roberts, Lewis Arquette, Michael Conrad, Peter Hobbs, Philip Bruns | ||
| 15 | The Spy | 1979-01-18 |
| A paranoid spy holds the precinct house at bay; the men bring in a disorderly mime. Guest stars: Estelle Omens, Flip Reade, Philip Sterling, Phillip Sterling, Stanley Brock | ||
| 14 | Voice Analyzer | 1979-01-11 |
| Lieutenant Scanlon returns, this time attempting to ferret out corruption with a lie detector; Barney is suspicious of a furrier's robbery report. Guest stars: Allan Rich, Barry Pearl, Philip Roth | ||
| 13 | The Indian | 1979-01-04 |
| 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. Guest stars: Alix Elias, Charles White-Eagle, Dino Natali, Phil Leeds, Richard Stahl | ||
| 12 | Toys | 1978-12-14 |
| 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. Guest stars: Barbara Barrie, Gregory V. Karliss, Sydney Lassick, Walter Janowitz, Zachary Berger | ||
| 11 | The Radical | 1978-12-07 |
| Luger faces off against a 60s radical, and Harris arrests a portly second story man. | ||
| 10 | The Harris Incident | 1978-11-30 |
| A stockbroker leaves Wall Street to become a beggar; a rookie cop, assuming Harris to be a felon, shoots at him. | ||
| 9 | The Vandal | 1978-11-09 |
| 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. | ||
| 8 | Loan Shark | 1978-11-02 |
| 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 | ||
| 7 | The Prisoner | 1978-10-19 |
| A released prisoner can't adjust to civilian life; the widow of a cat burglar elects to perpetuate the family business. | ||
| 6 | Accusation | 1978-10-12 |
| 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. | ||
| 5 | The Baby Broker | 1978-10-05 |
| 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. | ||
| 4 | Dog Days | 1978-09-28 |
| The German Shepherd that bit Wojo may be rabid; Barney and Liz prepare for their impending separation. | ||
| 3 | The Search | 1978-09-21 |
| 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. | ||
| 2 | Kidnapping (2) | 1978-09-14 |
| Wojo delivers the ransom money for the department store owner, while the prostitute charms both Wojo and the victim's nebbish son. | ||
| 1 | Kidnapping (1) | 1978-09-14 |
| A political activist abducts a department store magnate; Wojo arrests a prostitute and her Arkansan business manager. | ||
| Season 4 (show/hide) | ||
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| 23 | Inauguration | 1978-05-18 |
| Harris does some extensive soul searching when he's offered a job on the mayor's security team. | ||
| 22 | The Sighting | 1978-05-11 |
| A man liquidates all of his assets into gold, much to his wife's dismay; Wojo claims he saw a UFO over Staten Island. | ||
| 21 | Evaluation | 1978-05-04 |
| The members of the squad nervously await Barney filling out their evaluation forms. Meanwhile, Harris arrests a numerologist who will only give his name as "1223," and a porno shop reporting vandalism turns out to be a mom and pop operation being hassled by their kids. | ||
| 20 | Hostage | 1978-03-23 |
| Harris finally finds an apartment in the Village; a ventriloquist insists he's not responsible for his dummy's insensitive remarks; a prisoner holds the boys at gunpoint. | ||
| 19 | 'Quo Vadis?' | 1978-03-02 |
| Barney uncovers, if you will, the real reason behind a woman's vehement insistence that a nude-painting exhibit at a local art gallery be shut down; the Millers may be heading for divorce. | ||
| 18 | Wojo's Problem | 1978-02-23 |
| Wojo comes to Barney with a problem his superior would rather not know about; the 12th's new female detective has a very jealous husband, suspicious of her all-male co-workers; somehow a shoplifter escapes - in a wheelchair. | ||
| 17 | Eviction (2) | 1978-02-09 |
| The hotel situation now involves a SWAT team, while Dietrich learns the identity of his amnesic "girlfriend." Guest stars: Bruce Kirby, Dave Madden, Donna Bacalla, Donna Baccala, Felipe Turich, John Clavin, Rosanna DeSoto | ||
| 16 | Eviction (1) | 1978-02-02 |
| Barney puts his career on the line by refusing to forcibly evict the tenants of a condemned hotel, while Lugar tries to figure out what to do with his vacation time. Guest stars: Dave Madden, Donna Baccala, Felipe Turich, Rosanna DeSoto | ||
| 15 | Rape | 1978-01-26 |
| The city legalizes off-track gambling, to the delight of Yemana; a woman wants her husband arrested on a rape charge; a master of disguise perpetuates a crime spree. | ||
| 14 | Appendicitis | 1978-01-19 |
| Yemana is hospitalized with appendicitis; the cage is a stopping-off place for a sugar addict and an aging bounty hunter. | ||
| 13 | The Ghost | 1978-01-12 |
| The detectives are unimpressed with a man who claims he's being visited by a poltergeist - that is, until they lock the man up and strange events begin occurring about the squad room. | ||
| 12 | The Bank | 1978-01-05 |
| A man charges a sperm bank with murder after the lab unwittingly destroys the man's last sample. | ||
| 11 | Atomic Bomb | 1977-12-15 |
| Neither the bomb squad nor the government recognizes a college student's physics project as a functional atomic bomb - but Detective Dietrich does. Guest stars: Al Ruscio, Helen Verbit, John Getz, Karl Bruck, Phil Leeds, Ron Colbin, Stephen Pearlman, Will Seltzer | ||
| 10 | The Tunnel | 1977-12-01 |
| Wojo is buried alive after a tunnel collapses on a burglar burrowing towards the diamond exchange; a homeless Harris is combing Manhattan for a new apartment. | ||
| 9 | Thanksgiving Story | 1977-11-24 |
| The detectives clean up after three mental patients sit down to Thanksgiving dinner at an automat. | ||
| 8 | Chase | 1977-11-17 |
| A taxi company is irate when Wojo totals a borrowed cab while pursuing a robbery suspect; Lieutenant Scanlon tries to ferret out 12th Precinct corruption with a drug pusher. | ||
| 7 | Blizzard | 1977-11-03 |
| A blizzard holes up the 12th with an unwelcome guest--a corpse; a self-proclaimed prophet is sure that the weather is indicative of a new ice age. | ||
| 6 | Copy Cat | 1977-10-27 |
| Yemana scours the TV Guide to try to second-guess the felon who's aping the prime-time lineup crime shows; a drunk forgets the most important element in a hold-up - a weapon. Guest stars: Don Calfa, Don Sherman, John Dullaghan, Norman Bartold | ||
| 5 | Burial | 1977-10-20 |
| Retired Sergeant Fish returns to assist Barney in locating a pilfered corpse. Guest stars: Abe Vigoda, Jack Kruschen, Sy Kramer | ||
| 4 | Corporation | 1977-10-06 |
| A quixotic environmentalist faces the high-priced lawyer hired by the chemical plant he's been assaulting. Guest stars: David Dukes, Fran Ryan, Vernon Weddle | ||
| 3 | Bugs | 1977-09-29 |
| Listening devices discovered in the squad room may have come from Internal Affairs - or the Nixon administration! Guest stars: Lavelle Roby, Mari Gorman, Paula Shaw, Robert Costanzo, Sammy Smith | ||
| 2 | Goodbye, Mr. Fish (2) | 1977-09-22 |
| Fish finally shows up for work, but refuses to acknowledge his mandatory retirement. Guest stars: Larry Gelman, Timothy Jerome | ||
| 1 | Goodbye, Mr. Fish (1) | 1977-09-15 |
| A neighborhood vigilante group runs amok, and Fish is AWOL on the day of his retirement. Guest stars: Arny Freeman, Gregory V. Karliss, Jack Somack, Stanley Brock | ||
| Season 3 (show/hide) | ||
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| 22 | Strike (2) | 1977-03-31 |
| Barney and Inspector Luger man the fort alone when the detectives go out on strike. Guest stars: Joe George, Peggy Pope, Peter Hobbs | ||
| 21 | Strike (1) | 1977-03-24 |
| An impending strike is on everyone's mind, except the woman who was robbed by her computer date. (Part 1 of 2) Guest stars: Peggy Pope, Peter Hobbs | ||
| 20 | Group Home | 1977-03-10 |
| 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. Guest stars: Denise Miller, Don Calfa, George Murdock, James Cromwell, John Cassisi, Phil Leeds | ||
| 19 | Asylum | 1977-02-24 |
| Marty is picked up for parole violation with a half ounce of marijuana; Wojo prematurely grants a Russian defector asylum. Guest stars: David Clennon, Ion Teodorescu, Louis Zito, Michael Panaieff | ||
| 18 | Moonlighting | 1977-02-17 |
| Barney discovers that Harris has been moonlighting; Dietrich arrests a priest who's fencing stolen goods; a racketeer is using a retarded boy as an assistant. Guest stars: Cal Gibson, George Pentecost, Jan Stuart Schwartz, John Dullaghan | ||
| 17 | Sex Surrogate | 1977-02-10 |
| Weary of waiting for promotion, Levitt announces that he's quitting the force; Barney investigates a sex clinic that borders on brothel status; Harris investigates a rash of crimes ostensibly committed by a juvenile. Guest stars: Billy Barty, Doris Roberts, Eugene Elman, Marilyn Sokol | ||
| 16 | The Abduction | 1977-02-03 |
| Barney has his hands full with a couple who want his assistance with their cult-influenced daughter, and Nick's bookie who's arrested for his efforts. Guest stars: Buddy Lester, David Clennon, Jane Alice Brandon, Rod Colbin, Vivi Janiss | ||
| 15 | Fire '77 | 1977-01-27 |
| The 12th may go up in smoke, to the delight of a suicidal couple. Guest stars: Howard Platt, K Callan, Russell Shanon, Sal Viscuso | ||
| 14 | The RAND Report | 1977-01-20 |
| Rather than return one week per month to uniformed patrol, Wojo quits the force. | ||
| 13 | Community Relations | 1977-01-13 |
| An evicted tenant greets a landlord with a musket; Barney's charged with harassment when he books a blind shoplifter. Guest stars: David Tress, Joseph Perry, Judson Morgan, Ralph Manza | ||
| 12 | Smog Alert | 1977-01-06 |
| All eyes are on Fish as the city undergoes a first-stage smog alert; an unlikely connection is made between a potential suicide victim and an obscene graffiti artist. | ||
| 11 | Hash | 1976-12-30 |
| Wojo brings hashish-laced brownies his new girlfriend made to the 12th Precinct, getting the detective squad stoned; while an actor and critic ("natural enemies" says Harris) square off with dueling swords. | ||
| 10 | Christmas Story | 1976-12-23 |
| Wojo wants to tell Yemana that his Christmas Eve date is a call girl; Fish dons a red suit to catch a mugger who's targeting Kris Kringles; Luger fishes for an invitation from Barney for Christmas Day. Guest stars: Jay Gerber, John Morgan Evans, Nobu McCarthy | ||
| 9 | Power Failure | 1976-12-09 |
| A power failure darkens spirits at the 12th, where they play host to a man with a split personality. | ||
| 8 | Non-Involvement | 1976-11-18 |
| Barney doesn't see a crime, but Wojo's brought in a man for refusing to aid a mugging victim. | ||
| 7 | Recluse | 1976-11-11 |
| 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." | ||
| 6 | Werewolf | 1976-10-28 |
| A disturbance in the park turns out to be a man who claims to be a werewolf. | ||
| 5 | The Election | 1976-10-21 |
| Election Day at the One-Two includes: A woman, being held from voting by her husband, throws a toilet seat into the street to get attention; a shoplifter gets escorted to vote by Wojo, who promptly 'loses' him; and Inspector Lugar comes electioneering for a old time political hack. | ||
| 4 | Bus Stop | 1976-10-14 |
| Quarters are tight at the 12th when a holdup man is confined with his busload of victims. | ||
| 3 | Quarantine (2) | 1976-10-07 |
| 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. | ||
| 2 | Quarantine (1) | 1976-09-30 |
| Wojo brings in a sick perp who collapses on the floor...resulting in the 12th being put under quarantine,with the following personnel present:A lady of the evening [who gets friendly with Fish!], Marty and Mr Driscoll, and of course, Inspector Lugar.... | ||
| 1 | Evacuation | 1976-09-23 |
| 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." Guest stars: Denise Miller, Joe Petrulllo, Kenneth Mars, Paul Lichtman | ||
| Season 2 (show/hide) | ||
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| 22 | The Mole | 1976-03-18 |
| Fish considers an operation; a burglar known as "The Mole" leads Harris and Wojo on a merry chase through the city sewer system. Ron Carey plays the Mole, and returns as Levitt in the next season. | ||
| 21 | The Kid | 1976-03-06 |
| Fish is attracted to the mother of a young mugger; a man is a bit premature to obtain the unclaimed windfall he found on the street. | ||
| 20 | The Psychiatrist | 1976-02-26 |
| A department psychiatrist advises the department to confiscate Wojo's gun. | ||
| 19 | Massage Parlor | 1976-02-19 |
| Wentworth busts a dime-store cowboy in a massage parlor, and the detectives bust an octogenarian mugger. | ||
| 18 | Block Party | 1976-02-12 |
| Wentworth is furious when Chano gets the credit for her bust of an assassin at a block party. Guest stars: Larry Bishop, Stanley Brock | ||
| 17 | Fear of Flying | 1976-01-29 |
| Wojo must escort a bigamist to Cleveland, even though he is (guess!) afraid of flying. Meanwhile,the bigamist's New York wife shows up. Also, a man turns in an unmarked envelope containing $3500 in cash. Guest stars: Charles Murphy, Jack Riley, Valerie Curtin | ||
| 16 | The Sniper | 1976-01-22 |
| A con man is selling charter flights to Saturn; Wojo and Luger are sniper targets. | ||
| 15 | Happy New Year | 1976-01-08 |
| On New Year's Eve, Fish tries to stop a jumper, and Wojo delivers a baby. | ||
| 14 | Protection | 1975-12-18 |
| The citizenry is in a panic amidst the rumors that the 12th Precinct is being shut down; a repentent hood can't prove that he committed a crime. | ||
| 13 | Hot Dogs | 1975-12-11 |
| A man is convinced that a photo of Jean Harlow is his missing wife; a pair of lady cops makes an overzealous drug bust. | ||
| 12 | Fish | 1975-12-04 |
| A glimpse at Detective Fish's home life ensues when the detective decides to go on restricted duty. Steve Landesberg bows as Arthur Dietrich; Doris Belack fills in for Florence Stanley as Bernice Fish. Guest stars: Darryl Seman, Doris Belack, Emily Levine, Steve Landesberg | ||
| 11 | Rain | 1975-11-27 |
| During a very rainy day, the squad must endure both the precinct roof threatening to collapse, and VERY bad Bicentennial jokes from a nightclub comedian-the stationhouse roof literally groaning in response!! | ||
| 10 | The Horse Thief | 1975-11-20 |
| A hansom cab owner reports his horse missing. A man assaulted in his hotel room insists he was alone. | ||
| 9 | You Dirty Rat | 1975-11-13 |
| 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. | ||
| 8 | Discovery | 1975-10-30 |
| Marty claims that a member of the 12th is harassing the gay community; the precinct computers think Fish is dead. Guest stars: Norman Rice, Philip Sterling, Ray Stewart | ||
| 7 | Grand Hotel | 1975-10-23 |
| Wojo and Wentworth pose as marrieds in order to bust a burglary ring set in a posh hotel. Guest stars: Adam Arkin, Arnold Soboloff, Beatrice Colen, Joe Medalis, Queenie Smith, Robert Mandan | ||
| 6 | Arsonist | 1975-10-16 |
| The precinct is on the lookout for an arsonist; Chano brings in a man who used a deadly weapon on a vending machine. Guest stars: Jack Somack, Leonard Stone, Roger Bowen, Steve Franken | ||
| 5 | Heat Wave | 1975-10-09 |
| A wife claims spousal abuse; Wojo and Wentworth are bait for a park rapist. Guest stars: Angelo Gnazzo, Gloria Calomee, Harold Oblong, Janet Ward, Paul Lichtman | ||
| 4 | Ambush | 1975-10-02 |
| Yemana is shot in full view of disinterested bystanders, and Barney is offered a job in Florida. Guest stars: David Doyle, Dick O'Neill | ||
| 3 | The Layoff | 1975-09-25 |
| 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. Guest stars: Bob Dishy, Candy Azzara, Oliver Clark, Sandra Deel | ||
| 2 | Social Worker | 1975-09-18 |
| Weary of housework, Liz tries her hand at social work, to Barney's dismay; a master forger fascinates Harris. Guest stars: Art Metrano, Herbie Faye | ||
| 1 | Doomsday | 1975-09-11 |
| A disgruntled man with a belt of dynamite threatens to blow himself and the squad room ky high unless President Nixon agrees to speak with him; the plumbing goes kaput; Wojo arrests a phony man-of-the-cloth. Guest stars: J.J. Barry, Steve Landesberg, William Windom | ||
| Season 1 (show/hide) | ||
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| 22 | The Mole | |
| No description available. | ||
| 21 | The Kid | |
| No description available. | ||
| 20 | The Psychiatrist | |
| No description available. | ||
| 19 | Massage Parlor | |
| No description available. | ||
| 18 | Block Party | |
| No description available. | ||
| 17 | Fear Of Flying | 1976-01-29 |
| No description available. | ||
| 16 | The Sniper | 1976-01-22 |
| No description available. | ||
| 15 | Happy New Year | 1976-01-08 |
| No description available. | ||
| 14 | Protection | 1975-12-18 |
| No description available. | ||
| 13 | The Hero | 1975-05-01 |
| Chano is guilt-stricken when he shoots a holdup man; Liz makes a citizen's arrest, after being robbed at "stickpoint" by a twelve-year-old. | ||
| 12 | Hair | 1975-04-17 |
| A scruffy "Serpico"-type cop has good reason to hide behind unruly hair; Bernice discovers that Fish spent the afternoon in a massage parlor. Guest stars: Charles Fleischer, Henry Beckman, Michael Lembeck | ||
| 11 | The Escape Artist | 1975-04-10 |
| 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. Guest stars: Danny Dayton, Judson Pratt, Leonard Frey, Reid Cruickshanks, Roscoe Lee Browne | ||
| 10 | The Guest | 1975-03-27 |
| The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy. Guest stars: Ed McCready, Herb Edelman | ||
| 9 | The Vigilante | 1975-03-20 |
| Barney is visited by Inspector Luger, who complains that his men aren't disliked enough by the public; a neighborhood vigilante is well into his twilight years; Wojo collars a cross-dressing teamster. Guest stars: Gabriel Dell, Lee de Broux, Marla Gibbs, Nick Holt, Titos Vandis | ||
| 8 | Ms. Cop | 1975-03-13 |
| An overzealous lady cop ruffles the feathers of the testosterone-run 12th; Chano nabs an obscene phone caller. Linda Lavin ("Alice") debuts as Detective Janice Wentworth. Guest stars: Howard Platt, Wynn Irwin | ||
| 7 | The Bureaucrat | 1975-03-06 |
| 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. Guest stars: Claudio Martinez, David Wayne, Elliot Reid, Milton Selzer | ||
| 6 | The Stakeout | 1975-02-27 |
| Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation. Guest stars: Brett Sommers, Eddie Barth, Jo Jo Malone, Lou Jacobi, Lucille Meredith, Marjorie Bennett, Peter Carew, Vic Tayback | ||
| 5 | The Courtesans | 1975-02-20 |
| A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment. Guest stars: Audrey Christie, Lavell Roby, Nancy Dussault, Naomi Stevens, Rosanna DeSoto, Shannon Christie | ||
| 4 | Graft | 1975-02-13 |
| An old friend of Barney's is assigned to investigate allegations of corruption in the squadroom; Chano is after an obscene phone caller. Guest stars: Buddy Lester, Derrel Maury, Dick O'Neill | ||
| 3 | Snow Job | 1975-02-06 |
| The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom. Guest stars: Jeffrey Kramer, Paul Lichtman, Reid Cruickshanks, Richard Stahl, Ronald Feinberg, Ted Noose | ||
| 2 | The Experience | 1975-01-30 |
| A bomber targets the 12th Precinct, as Det. Fish contemplates retirement. Guest stars: Jane Dulo, Noam Pitlik, Ray Sharkey, Rod Perry | ||
| 1 | Ramon | 1975-01-23 |
| Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage. Guest stars: Buddy Lester, Chu Chu Mulave, John Hawker, Michael Moore | ||
| 0 | Extras | |
| No description available. | ||
| Season 0 (show/hide) | ||
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| 6 | 'You Don't Know Jack' Excerpt From The Jack Soo Documentary | |
| No description available. | ||
| 5 | Season 1 Episode 1 'Ramon' (uncut) | |
| No description available. | ||
| 4 | 'The Life and Times of Captain Barney Miller' Original Pilot | |
| No description available. | ||
| 3 | Inside the Writers Room | |
| No description available. | ||
| 2 | Salute to the Old One Two | |
| No description available. | ||
| 1 | Inside the 12th Precinct | |
| No description available. | ||
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