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The Best Episodes of Barney Miller

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The Best Episodes of Barney Miller

Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast...

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  1. 9.5/10(251 votes)

    #1 - Jack Soo, a Retrospective

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    S5:E24

    The cast step out of character to offer a tribute to Jack Soo, who died during the show's fifth season.

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:N/A
  2. 9.3/10(395 votes)

    #2 - Hash

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    S3:E11

    Wojo brings hashish-laced brownies his new girlfriend made to the 12th Precinct, getting the detective squad stoned; while an actor and critic (""natural enemies"" says Harris) square off with dueling swords.

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:N/A
  3. 9.0/10(204 votes)

    #3 - Landmark (3)

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    S8:E22

    Friends, foes and felons alike drop by to pay their last respects as the detectives prepare to leave for new assignments; Harris contemplates his resignation when he's assigned to Flushing Meadows; Barney recalls friends departed before he turns out the squad room lights for the last time.

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  4. 8.8/10(226 votes)

    #4 - Escape Artist

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    S1:E11

    A self-avowed ""bird-man"" drops in; Barney holds a resourceful escaped prisoner for the FBI; Harris decides to write a novel, setting up one of the series' most durable storylines.

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  5. 8.7/10(214 votes)

    #5 - Werewolf

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    S3:E6

    A disturbance in the park turns out to be a man who claims to be a werewolf.

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  6. 8.6/10(210 votes)

    #6 - The Hero

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    S1:E13

    Chano is guilt-stricken when he shoots a holdup man; Liz makes a citizen's arrest, after being robbed at ""stickpoint"" by a twelve-year-old.

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  8. 8.6/10(152 votes)

    #7 - Goodbye, Mr. Fish (2)

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    S4:E2

    Fish finally shows up for work, but refuses to acknowledge his mandatory retirement.

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  9. 8.5/10(138 votes)

    #8 - The Vandal

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    S5:E9

    Barney has the uneasy feeling that it may have been Levitt that vandalized the precinct squad room; a TV programming executive is assaulted in a coffee shop.

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
  10. 8.5/10(146 votes)

    #9 - The Harris Incident

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    S5:E10

    A stockbroker leaves Wall Street to become a beggar; a rookie cop, assuming Harris to be a felon, shoots at him.

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  11. 8.5/10(117 votes)

    #10 - Vanished (2)

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    S6:E14

    Harris disappears while undercover as a vagrant; Luger elects to be demoted rather than to retire.

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  12. 8.5/10(130 votes)

    #11 - The Librarian

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    S7:E13

    A serious tone pervades this episode about a gypsy and his harassment of the owner of a novelty store; on the lighter side, a librarian takes extreme measures to ensure quiet amongst the stacks.

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  13. 8.5/10(116 votes)

    #12 - Lady and the Bomb

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    S7:E18

    The verdict is in on the Harris/Ripner libel suit, and a woman threatens to blow up the squad room with a homemade bomb. What better time for Detective Fish to drop by for a visit?

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:N/A
  14. 8.4/10(169 votes)

    #13 - Discovery

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    S2:E8

    Marty claims that a member of the 12th is harassing the gay community; the precinct computers think Fish is dead.

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    Director:N/A
  15. 8.4/10(128 votes)

    #14 - Chase

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    S4:E8

    A taxi company is irate when Wojo totals a borrowed cab while pursuing a robbery suspect; Lieutenant Scanlon tries to ferret out 12th Precinct corruption with a drug pusher.

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  16. 8.4/10(115 votes)

    #15 - Eviction (2)

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    S4:E17

    The hotel situation now involves a SWAT team, while Dietrich learns the identity of his amnesic ""girlfriend.""

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  17. 8.4/10(122 votes)

    #16 - Hostage

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    S4:E20

    Harris finally finds an apartment in the Village; a ventriloquist insists he's not responsible for his dummy's insensitive remarks; a prisoner holds the boys at gunpoint.

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    Director:Hal Linden
  18. 8.4/10(121 votes)

    #17 - Voice Analyzer

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    S5:E14

    Lieutenant Scanlon returns, this time attempting to ferret out corruption with a lie detector; Barney is suspicious of a furrier's robbery report.

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  19. 8.4/10(117 votes)

    #18 - The Photographer

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    S6:E2

    A tranquil prisoner claims to be Jesus Christ, which is timely for the drug dealer caught with an impressive stash; an elderly mugger poses as a photographer to ensnare lonely women.

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:N/A
  20. 8.4/10(130 votes)

    #19 - The Child Stealers

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    S6:E15

    A self-proclaimed time traveler tells Harris to fine tune his stock portfolio; Marty's divrorced gentleman friend Mr. Driscoll attempts to reclaim his son by abducting him from the playground.

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  21. 8.4/10(108 votes)

    #20 - The Psychic

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    S7:E11

    An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard.

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  22. 8.3/10(186 votes)

    #21 - The Guest

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    S1:E10

    The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy.

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  23. 8.3/10(157 votes)

    #22 - You Dirty Rat

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    S2:E9

    Barney smells a rat when two pounds of confiscated marijuana disappears from the evidence locker, and a homeless man spends the night in a department store—apparently one of many.

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  24. 8.3/10(150 votes)

    #23 - The Mole

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    S2:E22

    Fish considers an operation; a burglar known as ""The Mole"" leads Harris and Wojo on a merry chase through the city sewer system. Ron Carey plays the Mole, and returns as Levitt in the next season.

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  25. 8.3/10(148 votes)

    #24 - Quarantine (2)

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    S3:E3

    The quarantined 12th Precinct tries to make it through the night: Lugar has a 'talk' with Marty and Daryl Driscoll; and Harris has a loud rant in his sleep.

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  26. 8.3/10(133 votes)

    #25 - The Search

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    S5:E3

    Off goes the moustache, as it's Harris' turn for cross-dressing mugging detail; the host of a kids' science show goes off the deep end; Barney's men reopen a twenty-eight year old missing persons case.

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    Director:Noam Pitlik

Best Episodes Summary

"Jack Soo, a Retrospective" is the best rated episode of "Barney Miller". It scored 9.5/10 based on 251 votes. Directed by Noam Pitlik and written by N/A, it aired on 5/17/1979. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hash".