8.5/1090 votesLoading...#1 - Beware the Dog
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1975
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Director: N/A
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- 8.5/1084 votesLoading...
8.4/10103 votesLoading...#3 - Friends Till Death
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/17/1974
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.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Robert Heverly
- 8.4/10102 votesLoading...
#4 - Death on Deposit
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/1974
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.
Director: Robert Douglas
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1094 votesLoading...
#5 - The Price of Terror
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1975
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Director: N/A
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8.3/10116 votesLoading...#6 - Dark Legacy
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/1974
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.
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: Robert W. Lenski
- 8.3/1090 votesLoading...
#7 - A Gathering of Thieves
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1974
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1091 votesLoading...
#8 - Dead Man's Run
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1974
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: N/A
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- 8.3/1078 votesLoading...
#9 - A Taste for Murder
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1975
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Director: N/A
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- 8.3/1078 votesLoading...
#10 - The Devil's Handmaiden
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/1977
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10112 votesLoading...#11 - Image in a Cracked Mirror
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/24/1974
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.
Director: William Hale
Writer: Gerald Sanford
- 8.2/1087 votesLoading...
#12 - Mystery Cycle
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1974
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1094 votesLoading...
#13 - The Last Contract
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1974
A contract killer after falling for a girl decides to quit. But his brother who idolizes him wishes he would go on. Barnaby is hired by the girl's family to find her. Eventually he asks about her boyfriend, the killer. When his brother learns of Barnaby, he tries to take care of it. But things get out of hand.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1088 votesLoading...
#14 - Counterfall
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/4/1975
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1077 votesLoading...
#15 - Blood Relations
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1975
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Director: N/A
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- 8.2/1089 votesLoading...
#16 - Band of Evil
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/1976
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Director: N/A
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- 8.2/1071 votesLoading...
#17 - Death of a Friendship
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/1978
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10149 votesLoading...#18 - Murder-Go-Round
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/15/1973
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
Writer: Steve Fisher
8.1/10128 votesLoading...#19 - Echo of a Murder
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1973
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.
Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Calvin Clements Jr.
8.1/1092 votesLoading...#20 - Fatal Flight
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1973
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.
Director: Michael Caffey
Writer: Calvin Clements Jr.
8.1/10108 votesLoading...#21 - Venus as in Flytrap
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1974
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.
Director: Corey Allen
Writer: Robert Heverly
8.1/10102 votesLoading...#22 - Woman in the Shadows
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/10/1974
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.
Director: Walter Doniger
Writer: B.W. Sandefur
- 8.1/1074 votesLoading...
#23 - Dangerous Summer
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/1975
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1077 votesLoading...
#24 - Flight to Danger
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1975
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1078 votesLoading...
#25 - Double Vengeance
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1975
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Barnaby Jones
Every episode of Barnaby Jones ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"Beware the Dog" is the best rated episode of "Barnaby Jones". It scored 8.5/10 based on 90 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/21/1975. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hostage".