8.1/10110 votes#1 - Homicide (1)
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/1980
When the NYPD restructures its precincts as specialty squads, Luger pulls some strings and gets the 12th assigned as a homicide squad. Business is good; a man murders his barber, and a woman hires a hit man to kill her husband, and then changes her mind.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein
8.3/10109 votes#2 - Homicide (2)
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/1980
Harris woos the precinct's crime photographer, while Dietrich tracks down the hit man's intended target; Barney's frustration boils over when the new homicide-only edict results in the death of an old friend.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein
8.1/10112 votes#3 - The Delegate
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/1980
A drunk and disorderly turns out to be a delegate from the 1976 Democratic convention; Barney discovers a problem with the newly assigned Officer Nash - he's not a cop.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: N/A
7.5/10103 votes#4 - Dorsey
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/1980
The new detective is convinced that his compatriots are on the take and asks to be dealt out.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan
8.0/10121 votes#5 - Agent Orange
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/1980
Another domestic dispute at the Brauer household occurs when their apartment building becomes ""clothing optional""; Wojo takes a personal interest in the plight of a fellow vet whose crime spree may be a result of the Agent Orange chemical.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan
8.0/10137 votes#6 - Call Girl
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 12/18/1980
Dorsey takes a protective stance to a young prostitute; Harris is getting stock tips from another one; and Dietrich is tempted by all of them as he experiments with celibacy.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein
8.2/10114 votes#7 - Resignation
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 1/8/1981
Dietrich, stricken with guilt when he shoots a felon, tenders his resignation; a playwright assaults an incompetent actor.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein
8.3/10115 votes#8 - Field Associate
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 1/15/1981
Someone is sending specific information on transgressions of the men to Internal Affairs; Harris sets up a reunion between an elderly cat burglar and the wife who reported him missing years ago.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: N/A
8.0/10106 votes#9 - Movie (1)
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 1/22/1981
Harris is assigned to direct a pornographic movie; an old-time radio newsman assaults a vacuous television anchor.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein
8.2/10112 votes#10 - Movie (2)
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 1/29/1981
A blind mugging victim and an overzealous charity collector are among the disparate audience members at the screening of Harris' overbudget film.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein
8.4/10104 votes#11 - The Psychic
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/1981
An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein, Tony Sheehan
8.3/10128 votes#12 - Stormy Weather
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 2/12/1981
A deaf woman is arrested for prostitution; Barney anxiously awaits news of Wojo, who dived into the Hudson River in pursuit of a looter.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Nat Mauldin
8.4/10125 votes#13 - The Librarian
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/1981
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.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein, Tony Sheehan
8.2/10110 votes#14 - Rachel
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 2/26/1981
Ripner is suing Harris over the lawyer's portrayal in the detective's novel; Wojo asks Barney's daughter out on a date; a sporting-goods storeowner takes the law in his own hands.
Director: N/A
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein, Tony Sheehan
8.2/10111 votes#15 - Contempt (1)
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/1981
A restaurant may have refused a man service because of his appearance; Barney won't name an informant so he's charged with contempt of court.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein
8.2/10107 votes#16 - Contempt (2)
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 3/19/1981
When Barney spends the night in jail, the squad room is left in the natty hands of Sergeant Harris.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein
8.1/10106 votes#17 - The Doll
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 3/26/1981
An expensive doll is abducted for ransom; a man claims he was swindled in exchange for a ticket on the space shuttle; Luger informs Barney that he's in his will.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan
8.4/10110 votes#18 - Lady and the Bomb
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 4/9/1981
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?
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: N/A
8.3/10104 votes#19 - Riot
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 4/30/1981
Luger takes a small disturbance with the Hassidic community and turns it into a full-scale riot; the squad discovers a survivalist couple setting up housekeeping in the sewers.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein
8.1/1099 votes#20 - The Vests
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 5/7/1981
The detectives are reluctant to wear their new bulletproof vests; Luger interviews them in case of the need for a quick obituary.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Nat Mauldin
8.0/10100 votes#21 - The Rainmaker
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 5/14/1981
The officers arrest a rainmaker, only discover that he was hired by the drought-ridden city; Wojo, Harris and Dietrich each consider a job opening in vice.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein
7.9/10102 votes#22 - Liquidation
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/1981
Harris is forced to liquidate his possessions to pay off his lawsuit.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein
The Best Episodes of Barney Miller Season 7
Every episode of Barney Miller Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Barney Miller Season 7!
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 7 Ratings Summary
"Homicide (1)" is the best rated episode of "Barney Miller" season 7. It scored 8.1/10 based on 110 votes. Directed by Noam Pitlik and written by Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein, it aired on 10/30/1980. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Homicide (2)".