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The Best Episodes of Barnaby Jones Season 7

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The Best Episodes of Barnaby Jones Season 7

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. 8.2/10(73 votes)

    #1 - Death of a Friendship

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    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.

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  2. 8.0/10(78 votes)

    #2 - Master of Deception

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    S7:E20

    A woman that is helping to develop a revolutionary new type of television set disappears without a trace, and the company that she works for asks Barnaby to find out what happened to her.

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  3. 8.0/10(73 votes)

    #3 - Target for a Wedding

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    S7:E24

    A young man tries to coerce the niece of gold prospector(and Barnaby's goddaughter)into marrying him after he learns that she is set to inherit the property his gold mine is located on. Barnaby suspects he has murdered the uncle as well.

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  4. 7.9/10(82 votes)

    #4 - Blind Jeopardy

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  5. 7.9/10(60 votes)

    #5 - Echo of a Distant Battle (2)

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  6. 7.9/10(66 votes)

    #6 - Temptation

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  8. 7.7/10(89 votes)

    #7 - A Dangerous Affair

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    S7:E2

    Barnaby and J.R. investigates an insurance case that was reported as a suicide, but J.R. has a feeling that it could actually be a murder stemming from a blackmail conspiracy.

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  9. 7.7/10(73 votes)

    #8 - Memory of a Nightmare

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    S7:E10

    Betty goes under hypnosis so she can remember the events that led up to a car accident that killed her friend and caused her to lose her memory-and realizes it was no accident.

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  10. 7.7/10(82 votes)

    #9 - Academy of Evil

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    S7:E12

    Betty investigates an academy for girls where a series of accidents have injured instructors and students alike. What she finds is a vicious group of girls who dominate the school through fear and intimidation tactics.

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  11. 7.7/10(65 votes)

    #10 - Echo of a Distant Battle (1)

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  12. 7.7/10(66 votes)

    #11 - Child of Love Child of Vengeance (1)

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  13. 7.7/10(60 votes)

    #12 - Child of Love Child of Vengeance (2)

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    S7:E23

    J.R. infiltrates a religious cult to help Barnaby get to the bottom of why a lawyer for a family run corporation was murdered, and why the identity of a young woman that is a member there is being kept so secret.

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  14. 7.6/10(77 votes)

    #13 - The Enslaved

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    S7:E16

    Betty goes undercover at a rehabilitation center for substance abuse addicts to investigate a suspicious death and discovers a sinister scheme where they administer dangerous drugs that keep patients coming back.

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  15. 7.5/10(74 votes)

    #14 - A Frame for Murder

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    Jedediah is set up on a phony rape charge and sets out to clear his name and find those responsible.

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  16. 7.5/10(81 votes)

    #15 - The Picture Pirates

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    S7:E11

    In the course of investigating the death of a film editor, Barnaby and J.R. uncover a movie pirating operation that could potentially cost the studio millions in lost revenue.

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  17. 7.5/10(74 votes)

    #16 - Dance with Death

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    S7:E17

    A beautiful disco dancer is harassed by numerous men from the disco where she dance's and her life is threatened. When her roommate is murdered she believes it was meant to be her and she asks J.R. to investigate.

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  18. 7.5/10(81 votes)

    #17 - The Protectors

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    S7:E18

    A high tech security team asks Barnaby to help them with a case in which a wealthy business narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt. Together they discover it was an inside job and the objective is not kidnapping, but murder.

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  19. 7.4/10(85 votes)

    #18 - Deadly Sanctuary

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    S7:E3

    While taking a couple of days vacation to help out a friend, Betty encounters a serial rapist who prays upon women who frequent a local bar- only to learn that a different man has already been sent to prison for earlier similar assaults.

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  20. 7.4/10(76 votes)

    #19 - Nest of Scorpions

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    S7:E5

    J.R. investigates the disappearance of a real estate agent at a resort lodge run by two sisters and their aunt.. The murders pile up as he begins to realize that he's in the midst of a nest of scorpions with these women.

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  21. 7.2/10(74 votes)

    #20 - The Medium

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    S7:E13

    J.R. investigates the disappearance of three women in a five week time period, and then gets involved with a psychic to help him when it looks like she might be his best chance of solving the case.

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  22. 7.1/10(77 votes)

    #21 - Hitch-Hike to Terror

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    Young Shelley Barrett tries to get to Barnaby, whom she believes is her father. She gets arrested on the way. Barnaby has to clear her, help her mother,and prove he is not the father.

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  23. 7.0/10(81 votes)

    #22 - Stages of Fear

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    S7:E8

    While Barnaby and J.R. are tied up working on another case, Betty takes a part in a stage production as a singer and dancer to find out who's terrorizing it's cast members. But when things turn deadly Barnaby and J.R. come running.

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  24. 7.0/10(66 votes)

    #23 - Victim of Love

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    S7:E9

    J.R. gets involved in a dangerous situation when an old friend tells him that her ex-husband is stalking her and their son and using his influence as a police officer to do it.

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  25. 6.7/10(72 votes)

    #24 - Fatal Overture

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    S7:E19

    Betty is asked to investigate the death of an inspiring young actress after she witnesses the deceased and another couple in a heated argument at the hotel across from her own on the very same night of her death.

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  26. 6.3/10(77 votes)

    #25 - A Short Happy Life

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    S7:E21

    Betty's cousin Foxey Dolan comes into town and sets her and Betty up for a night out on the town with a man she just met. He also happens to be on the run from crooks he's stolen from, and they'll kill to get their goods back.

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Death of a Friendship" is the best rated episode of "Barnaby Jones" season 7. It scored 8.2/10 based on 73 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/9/1978. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Master of Deception".