8.3/10115 votes#1 - Inquisition
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1979
When an anonymous letter identifies a member of the 12th Precinct as a homosexual, it buys the boys a visit from Lieutenant Scanlon, who proceeds to make a witch hunt out of his search for the author. Meanwhile, a disgruntled shopper takes a fire axe to an elevator's MUZAK machine.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan
8.3/10112 votes#2 - The Photographer
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1979
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.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: N/A
8.0/10100 votes#3 - Vacation
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1979
A string of false alarms suggests that a sniper may be after a cop, but the detectives are preoccupied with Barney's posted vacation schedules and the case of a man who won't donate a kidney to his ailing brother.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
7.7/10117 votes#4 - The Brother
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1979
A visiting monk opts for a quick dalliance with a lady of the streets; Barney discovers to his horror that Dietrich may not be cut out for mugging detail—especially since it must be done in drag.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: N/A
7.9/10114 votes#5 - The Slave
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1979
Harris bristles when he learns that the Burmese chauffeur being booked for a traffic accident is actually an indentured servant.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
7.9/10121 votes#6 - Strip Joint
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1979
A bookstore owner is infuriated when a strip club opens near his place of business; and man is convinced that he is on the verge of spontaneous combustion.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.0/10107 votes#7 - The Bird
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1979
Harris' book publication hits a snag when Dietrich refuses to sign a release; a suicide hot line operator becomes suicidal; the clerk that sold Wojo a sick bird changes his strict no-return policy when he learns that the detective is a cop.
Director: Noam Pitlik, Jeff Stein
Writer: Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.3/10120 votes#8 - The Desk
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1979
A former master criminal becomes a walking zombie following his lobotomy; a man is unable to use the telephone after being mugged because he's Amish. Jeff Corey, who appeared previously as ""The Prisoner,"" was a renowned acting teacher.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.1/10106 votes#9 - The Judge
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/1979
A judge provides an attorney with the ultimate over-ruling—a gavel on the noggin; the crimes reported by a lonely woman emanate from daytime television soap operas.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan, Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.0/10112 votes#10 - The DNA Story
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/1979
The detectives search for a missing viral strain stolen from a lab; a woman is convinced that her husband is actually a clone.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: N/A
8.1/10111 votes#11 - The Dentist
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/27/1979
One man's hands are a musical instrument to himself and a nuisance to others; a detective goes undercover to trap a dentist with wandering instruments.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
7.9/1098 votes#12 - People's Court
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/1980
Weary of an uncooperative populace, a census taker goes to drastic measures to make a head count; beleaguered apartment dwellers band together and capture a burglar.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.3/10122 votes#13 - Vanished (1)
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1980
Vagrant Ray returns to report his fellow bums' disappearances; a woman wishes to have a child with a surrogate and is focusing in on Dietrich and Wojo.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan, Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.5/10113 votes#14 - Vanished (2)
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/1980
Harris disappears while undercover as a vagrant; Luger elects to be demoted rather than to retire.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan, Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.4/10125 votes#15 - The Child Stealers
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/1980
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.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.2/10105 votes#16 - Guns
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/1980
Wojo fears that a despondent Luger is planning to do himself in; a man seeking to reclaim his television set robs the police vault; a rash of bizarre robberies leads to an eccentric gun collector.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan, Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.0/10115 votes#17 - Uniform Days
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/1980
The cops observe the annual department-mandated ritual of wearing their uniforms - except for Harris who shows up in his usual natty street clothes.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: N/A
8.2/10112 votes#18 - Dietrich's Arrest (1)
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/28/1980
A lottery winner dispenses of the prize money by tossing it out a window; Sgt. Dietrich is arrested for his off-duty participation at an anti-nuclear rally; Barney discovers he can't afford his condo-converted apartment.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan, Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.2/10113 votes#19 - Dietrich's Arrest (2)
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 3/6/1980
Harris gets the unenviable task of booking his colleague Dietrich, whose arrest prompts a visit from Internal Affairs; meanwhile, a nuclear engineer is brought in for dousing the participants with atomic water.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan, Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.3/10115 votes#20 - The Architect
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 3/27/1980
A disgruntled architect decides to improve on his building—by blowing it up.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan, Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.4/10118 votes#21 - The Inventor
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/1980
The squad tries hypnosis to uncover the name of a felon that Wojo has forgotten; an inventor steals the plans for his own creation.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan, Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
8.5/10114 votes#22 - Fog
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/1980
Barney is down in the dumps when he is passed over again for deputy inspector
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Jeff Stein, Frank Dungan
The Best Episodes of Barney Miller Season 6
Every episode of Barney Miller Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Barney Miller Season 6!
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 6 Ratings Summary
"Inquisition" is the best rated episode of "Barney Miller" season 6. It scored 8.3/10 based on 115 votes. Directed by Noam Pitlik and written by Tony Sheehan, it aired on 9/13/1979. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Photographer".