7.8/10172 votes#1 - Doomsday
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1975
A disgruntled man with a belt of dynamite threatens to blow himself and the squad room sky high unless President Nixon agrees to speak with him; the plumbing goes kaput; Wojo arrests a phony man-of-the-cloth.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
7.6/10156 votes#2 - The Social Worker
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1975
Weary of housework, Liz tries her hand at social work, to Barney's dismay; a master forger fascinates Harris.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
8.0/10153 votes#3 - The Layoff
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1975
Barney, Fish and Yemana feel the crunch when a labor layoff forces them to do without Chano, Harris and Wojo; a manicurist goes deeper than the nail; a morose stockbroker takes to petty theft.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
7.6/10148 votes#4 - Ambush
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1975
Yemana is shot in full view of disinterested bystanders, and Barney is offered a job in Florida.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
8.1/10156 votes#5 - Heat Wave
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1975
A wife claims spousal abuse; Wojo and Wentworth are bait for a park rapist.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
7.7/10131 votes#6 - The Arsonist
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1975
The precinct is on the lookout for an arsonist; Chano brings in a man who used a deadly weapon on a vending machine.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan
8.0/10163 votes#7 - Hotel
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1975
Wojo and Wentworth pose as marrieds in order to bust a burglary ring set in a posh hotel.
Director: Noam Pitlik, Danny Arnold
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
8.3/10162 votes#8 - Discovery
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1975
Marty claims that a member of the 12th is harassing the gay community; the precinct computers think Fish is dead.
Director: N/A
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
8.3/10152 votes#9 - You Dirty Rat
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1975
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.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
8.0/10145 votes#10 - Horse Thief
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1975
A hansom cab owner reports his horse missing. A man assaulted in his hotel room insists he was alone.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan
8.2/10147 votes#11 - Rain
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1975
During a very rainy day, the squad must endure both the precinct roof threatening to collapse, and VERY bad Bicentennial jokes from a nightclub comedian-the stationhouse roof literally groaning in response!!
Director: Noam Pitlik, Danny Arnold
Writer: Tony Sheehan
8.0/10164 votes#12 - Fish
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1975
A glimpse at Detective Fish's home life ensues when the detective decides to go on restricted duty. Steve Landesberg bows as Arthur Dietrich; Doris Belack fills in for Florence Stanley as Bernice Fish.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, Herbert Baker
7.7/10147 votes#13 - Hot Dogs
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1975
A man is convinced that a photo of Jean Harlow is his missing wife; a pair of lady cops makes an overzealous drug bust.
Director: Danny Arnold
Writer: Tony Sheehan
7.6/10133 votes#14 - Protection
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/18/1975
The citizenry is in a panic amidst the rumors that the 12th Precinct is being shut down; a repentent hood can't prove that he committed a crime.
Director: Noam Pitlik, Danny Arnold
Writer: N/A
7.9/10135 votes#15 - Happy New Year
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1976
On New Year's Eve, Fish tries to stop a jumper, and Wojo delivers a baby.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
7.8/10135 votes#16 - Sniper
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1976
A con man is selling charter flights to Saturn; Wojo and Luger are sniper targets.
Director: N/A
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
7.9/10128 votes#17 - Fear of Flying
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1976
Wojo must escort a bigamist to Cleveland, even though he is (guess!) afraid of flying. Meanwhile,the bigamist's New York wife shows up. Also, a man turns in an unmarked envelope containing $3500 in cash.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10124 votes#18 - Block Party
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/1976
Wentworth is furious when Chano gets the credit for her bust of an assassin at a block party.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan
7.7/10130 votes#19 - Massage Parlor
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1976
Wentworth busts a dime-store cowboy in a massage parlor, and the detectives bust an octogenarian mugger.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tony Sheehan
7.5/10132 votes#20 - The Psychiatrist
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1976
A department psychiatrist advises the department to confiscate Wojo's gun
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, Tony Sheehan
7.9/10129 votes#21 - The Kid
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/6/1976
Fish is attracted to the mother of a young mugger; a man is a bit premature to obtain the unclaimed windfall he found on the street.
Director: Stan Lathan
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, Tony Sheehan
8.2/10141 votes#22 - The Mole
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/18/1976
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.
Director: Mark Warren
Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, Reinhold Weege
The Best Episodes of Barney Miller Season 2
Every episode of Barney Miller Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Barney Miller Season 2!
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Doomsday" is the best rated episode of "Barney Miller" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 172 votes. Directed by Noam Pitlik and written by Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, it aired on 9/11/1975. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Social Worker".