NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Requiem for a Son
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/28/1973
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
NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - To Catch a Dead Man
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/1973
A sportsman's plans for a new life begin with murder.
Director: William Hale
Writer: Benjamin Masselink
NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Sunday: Doomsday
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/25/1973
Barnaby engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with a murderer who blames him for his jail time
Director: Michael Caffey
Writer: Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin
NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - The Murdering Class
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/4/1973
Barnaby investigates a murder at a prep-school.
Director: Ralph Senensky
Writer: Robert Sherman
NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Perchance to Kill
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/11/1973
An affair leads to an accidental murder.
Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - The Loose Connection
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/18/1973
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
NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - Murder in the Doll's House
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/25/1973
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
NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Sing a Song of Murder
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/1/1973
"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
Writer: Martin Roth, Lou Shaw
NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - See Some Evil... Do Some Evil
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/8/1973
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
NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - 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
NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - To Denise, with Love and Murder
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/22/1973
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
NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - A Little Glory, a Little Death
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/29/1973
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
NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Twenty Million Alibis
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/6/1973
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
NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - Blind Terror
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1973
Barnaby's investigation into the disappearance of a young girl hinges on a roommate who may have witnessed what happened to her. But the roommate herself now suffers from hysterical blindness because of the traumatic event. Barnaby must find a way to crack the case before the roommate becomes the next victim.
Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Robert M. Young
NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - Death Leap
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1973
While investigating the death of an apparent suicide jumper Barnaby learns there was a jewel robbery in the building next door at the very same time the man jumped. Following his gut instinct he suspects the two incidents are connected.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: Benjamin Masselink
NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - 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.
NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - Day of the Viper
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1973
While investigating the death of a man bitten by a rattlesnake, Barnaby soon suspects that there is more than one snake involved...and it's one that wears cowboy boots and has a prison record.
Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Barry Oringer
NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - Trial Run for Death
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1973
A race car driver gets caught cheating on his wife by his brother-in-law, and in order to keep his indiscretions secret he resorts to murder. Barnaby is hired to investigate by the father-in-law who thinks competitors killed his son.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Writer: Robert W. Lenski
NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - Catch Me if You Can
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1973
A detective friend of Barnaby who is intent on catching a murderer, has been receiving letters from the man who is taunting him. But when he gave him too much information the man kills him and Barnaby sets out to find him.
Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: George Schenck
NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - Divorce - Murderer's Style
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1973
After a woman's niece is shot and killed in a botched robbery attempt, she suspects that she was intentionally murdered and hires Barnaby Jones to investigate.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Writer: Robert Heverly
NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - The Deadly Prize
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1973
After an overseas shipping worker is killed on a dock under some suspicious circumstances Barnaby Jones investigates the death for an insurance company and discovers a trail of death on his way to uncovering the truth.
Director: Michael Caffey
Writer: B.W. Sandefur
NaN/100 votesLoading...#22 - Stand-In for Death
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1973
Barnaby investigates a jealous husband who he believes murdered a man for having an affair with his wife. But did he murder the wrong man?
Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Robert W. Lenski
NaN/100 votesLoading...#23 - The Black Art of Dying
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1973
A man dies under suspicious circumstances after being warned by a psychic and Barnaby Jones is hired to investigate. Barnaby doesn't buy the psychic mumbo-jumbo and suspects that once again money is at the root of all evil.
Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Mark Weingart
NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - The Killing Defense
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1973
Barnaby Jones investigates the disappearance of a man he believes was involved in the theft of one million dollars in precious jewels. It isn't long before Barnaby suspects the man met with foul play and that the wife and defense lawyer of the man are involved.
Director: Michael Caffey
Writer: Dick Nelson
NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - 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.
The Worst Episodes of Barnaby Jones
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Requiem for a Son" is the worst rated episode of "Barnaby Jones". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Walter Grauman and written by Edward Hume, it aired on 1/28/1973. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "To Catch a Dead Man".