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The Best Episodes of Barnaby Jones

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The Best Episodes of Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los...

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  1. Background image for Hostage
    8.6/10(85 votes)

    #1 - Hostage

    S4:E17

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Beware the Dog
    8.5/10(93 votes)

    #2 - Beware the Dog

    S4:E10

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Friends Till Death
    8.4/10(106 votes)

    #3 - Friends Till Death

    S2:E19

    Betty urges Barnaby to look into the death of an old girlfriend, and they soon discover that another old girlfriend of Betty's is directly involved in her death.

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  4. Background image for The Price of Terror
    8.4/10(94 votes)

    #4 - The Price of Terror

    S4:E4

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for The Devil's Handmaiden
    8.4/10(79 votes)

    #5 - The Devil's Handmaiden

    S6:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Dark Legacy
    8.3/10(121 votes)

    #6 - Dark Legacy

    S2:E21

    A young widow hires Barnaby to investigate the "accidental" death of her husband of only four weeks. While investigating the case another young man who was once a suitor to the same woman winds up dead under mysterious circumstances, leaving Barnaby to believe neither death was accidental.

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  8. Background image for Image in a Cracked Mirror
    8.3/10(117 votes)

    #7 - Image in a Cracked Mirror

    S2:E23

    Barnaby is hired by a woman to locate her fiancé; who disappeared along with some her valuables. The man who is a conman, has moved on to his next mark but one of his former victims finds him and threatens to reveal all to his latest mark so he kills her. At the same time some of the woman's friends catches him in a lie.

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  9. Background image for A Gathering of Thieves
    8.3/10(94 votes)

    #8 - A Gathering of Thieves

    S3:E1

    Barnaby uncovers a trail of lies, deceit, and murder as he investigates the death of a real estate investor on the behalf of his grieving daughter - who is convinced it was not accidental.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Dead Man's Run
    8.3/10(96 votes)

    #9 - Dead Man's Run

    S3:E2

    While investigating the whereabouts of some missing embezzlement money, Barnaby uncovers fraud, blackmail, and a couple of murders committed by a man who's suppose to be dead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Death on Deposit
    8.3/10(106 votes)

    #10 - Death on Deposit

    S3:E11

    Barnaby is hired to look into the mysterious death of a man who was planning to sell his ranch and move. It seems he was planning to withdraw his money from the bank. Meanwhile the banker seems to be dipping into the accounts and the man's plans threaten to expose her so the banker and her boyfriend killed him.

    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Counterfall
    8.3/10(98 votes)

    #11 - Counterfall

    S3:E16

    A man was given a phony subpoena to appear in court so that he could be framed for the assassination of a judge who had been nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court. Barnaby takes up the case after the man proclaims his innocence-and gives him $5,000..

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Blood Relations
    8.3/10(79 votes)

    #12 - Blood Relations

    S4:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for A Taste for Murder
    8.3/10(82 votes)

    #13 - A Taste for Murder

    S4:E12

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Mystery Cycle
    8.2/10(89 votes)

    #14 - Mystery Cycle

    S3:E8

    An insurance company hires Barnaby to investigate the death of the owner of a motor corporation who drove his motorcycle off a cliff during testing. After Jones hears rumors of an affair, and then learns of another mysterious motorcyclist in the area that day, he suspects it was no accident.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Dangerous Summer
    8.2/10(75 votes)

    #15 - Dangerous Summer

    S3:E17

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Flight to Danger
    8.2/10(81 votes)

    #16 - Flight to Danger

    S4:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Double Vengeance
    8.2/10(80 votes)

    #17 - Double Vengeance

    S4:E8

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Dangerous Gambit
    8.2/10(87 votes)

    #18 - Dangerous Gambit

    S4:E21

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Band of Evil
    8.2/10(92 votes)

    #19 - Band of Evil

    S5:E6

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Death of a Friendship
    8.2/10(75 votes)

    #20 - Death of a Friendship

    S7:E6

    Barnaby and J.R. get involved in a kidnapping for ransom that goes bad and a former associate gets killed during the drop off -or so it appears. Barnaby has a hunch that it was an inside job, then quickly gets wise to the whole scheme.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Murder-Go-Round
    8.1/10(153 votes)

    #21 - Murder-Go-Round

    S1:E10

    A suspicious hit and run brings Barnaby to a little town where sudden riches are obvious. "Town council meetings" are a cover for plotting murder, and Barnaby is in their sights.

    Director:Marc Daniels
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  23. Background image for Echo of a Murder
    8.1/10(134 votes)

    #22 - Echo of a Murder

    S2:E3

    At the request of his late son Hal's friend, Barnaby investigates a lodge owner who is suspected of murdering his wife. Even though he finds conclusive evidence to exonerate the man, Jones suspects that all is not as it appears.

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  24. Background image for Fatal Flight
    8.1/10(93 votes)

    #23 - Fatal Flight

    S2:E12

    The owner of a company calls Barnaby in to investigate after one of the members of the Board of Directors dies in a plane crash, shortly after leaving him a mysterious message hinting at possible troubles within his company.

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  25. Background image for Venus as in Flytrap
    8.1/10(112 votes)

    #24 - Venus as in Flytrap

    S2:E14

    Barnaby looks into the suicide of a woman who was married to a famous writer. Digging deeper into the case he discovers that the writers worst critic may actually be his biggest fan, and that his wife's suicide is looking more like murder.

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  26. Background image for Woman in the Shadows
    8.1/10(107 votes)

    #25 - Woman in the Shadows

    S2:E22

    While investigating a deadly auto accident that killed two people including the chauffeur of a wealthy woman who herself was also seriously injured Barnaby suspects a sinister cover-up involving the woman's plastic surgeon and his nurse.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Hostage" is the best rated episode of "Barnaby Jones". It scored 8.6/10 based on 85 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/15/1976. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Beware the Dog".