The Best Episodes of Barnaby Jones Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(214 votes)

   #1 - Requiem for a Son

   S1:E11/28/1973

   Detective Barnaby Jones comes out of retirement to solve his son's murder with some help from fellow detective Frank Cannon.

   Director:Walter Grauman

   Writer:Edward Hume

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   Director:Walter Grauman

   Writer:Edward Hume
2. 

   7.7/10(204 votes)

   #2 - To Catch a Dead Man

   S1:E22/4/1973

   A sportsman's plans for a new life begin with murder.

   Director:William Hale

   Writer:Benjamin Masselink

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   Director:William Hale

   Writer:Benjamin Masselink
3. 

   7.6/10(172 votes)

   #3 - Sunday: Doomsday

   S1:E32/25/1973

   Barnaby engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with a murderer who blames him for his jail time

   Director:Michael Caffey

   Writers:Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin

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   Director:Michael Caffey

   Writers:Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin
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   7.8/10(160 votes)

   #4 - The Murdering Class

   S1:E43/4/1973

   Barnaby investigates a murder at a prep-school.

   Director:Ralph Senensky

   Writer:Robert Sherman

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   Director:Ralph Senensky

   Writer:Robert Sherman
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   7.5/10(141 votes)

   #5 - Perchance to Kill

   S1:E53/11/1973

   An affair leads to an accidental murder.

   Director:Walter Grauman

   Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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   Director:Walter Grauman

   Writer:Robert C. Dennis
6. 

   7.6/10(139 votes)

   #6 - The Loose Connection

   S1:E63/18/1973

   What's the perfect heroin-smuggling plot? Hide it in the radiator of a car owned by a tourist above suspicion--Barnaby Jones. When the shipment is replaced by sugar, Barnaby finds himself being threatened by both shipper and receiver, desperately trying to find the truth.

   Director:Virgil W. Vogel

   Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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   Director:Virgil W. Vogel

   Writer:Edward J. Lakso
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   7.6/10(154 votes)

   #7 - Murder in the Doll's House

   S1:E73/25/1973

   An author whose novels feature his hometown disappears; the publisher hires Barnaby to find the last chapter of the newest novel. A senile aunt introduces Barnaby to the "family" in her dollhouse, providing the clue to more than one murder.

   Director:Lawrence Dobkin

   Writer:Benjamin Masselink

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   Director:Lawrence Dobkin

   Writer:Benjamin Masselink
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   8.0/10(151 votes)

   #8 - Sing a Song of Murder

   S1:E84/1/1973

   "Rock star found with head smashed in empty pool" That headline would end the gravy train so his managers fake a kidnapping to salvage something, but they are unaware of a witness.

   Director:Virgil W. Vogel

   Writers:Martin Roth, Lou Shaw

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   Director:Virgil W. Vogel

   Writers:Martin Roth, Lou Shaw
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   7.7/10(145 votes)

   #9 - See Some Evil... Do Some Evil

   S1:E94/8/1973

   A blind pianist whose sight has been restored kills his blackmail victim just before Barnaby arrives. Barnaby suspects him but must prove he can see.

   Director:Lawrence Dobkin

   Writer:George F. Slavin

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   Director:Lawrence Dobkin

   Writer:George F. Slavin
10. 

    8.2/10(159 votes)

    #10 - Murder-Go-Round

    S1:E104/15/1973

    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

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    Director:Marc Daniels

    Writer:Steve Fisher
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    8.0/10(157 votes)

    #11 - To Denise, with Love and Murder

    S1:E114/22/1973

    A murdered mistress and a missing wife bring Barnaby Jones onto the case. The problem? Two weeks have passed, and the killer has covered his tracks.

    Director:Ralph Senensky

    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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    Director:Ralph Senensky

    Writer:Robert C. Dennis
12. 

    7.5/10(125 votes)

    #12 - A Little Glory, a Little Death

    S1:E124/29/1973

    Barnaby investigates the death of a woman who was killed in a car accident after the woman's daughter claims that it was no accident. An aging movie star with something to hide is Barnaby's number one suspect.

    Director:Robert Day

    Writer:Shirl Hendryx

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    Director:Robert Day

    Writer:Shirl Hendryx
13. 

    7.7/10(132 votes)

    #13 - Twenty Million Alibis

    S1:E135/6/1973

    Barnaby investigates the theft of a million dollar necklace and the murder of the butler who unwittingly walked in on the thief. The leading suspect is a retired jewel thief with a rock solid alibi-he was on TV at the time of the theft.

    Director:Michael Caffey

    Writer:Robert Hamner

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    Director:Michael Caffey

    Writer:Robert Hamner