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The Worst Episodes of Barney Miller

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The Worst 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 - The Social Worker

    S2:E2

    Weary of housework, Liz tries her hand at social work, to Barney's dismay; a master forger fascinates Harris.

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    #2 - The Layoff

    S2:E3

    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.

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    #3 - Ambush

    S2:E4

    Yemana is shot in full view of disinterested bystanders, and Barney is offered a job in Florida.

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    #4 - Heat Wave

    S2:E5

    A wife claims spousal abuse; Wojo and Wentworth are bait for a park rapist.

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    #5 - The Arsonist

    S2:E6

    The precinct is on the lookout for an arsonist; Chano brings in a man who used a deadly weapon on a vending machine.

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
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    #6 - Hotel

    S2:E7

    Wojo and Wentworth pose as marrieds in order to bust a burglary ring set in a posh hotel.

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    #7 - Discovery

    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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    #8 - You Dirty Rat

    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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    #9 - Horse Thief

    S2:E10

    A hansom cab owner reports his horse missing. A man assaulted in his hotel room insists he was alone.

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
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    #10 - Rain

    S2:E11

    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!!

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    #11 - Fish

    S2:E12

    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.

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    #12 - Hot Dogs

    S2:E13

    A man is convinced that a photo of Jean Harlow is his missing wife; a pair of lady cops makes an overzealous drug bust.

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    Director:Danny Arnold
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    #13 - Protection

    S2:E14

    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.

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    #14 - Happy New Year

    S2:E15

    On New Year's Eve, Fish tries to stop a jumper, and Wojo delivers a baby.

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    #15 - Sniper

    S2:E16

    A con man is selling charter flights to Saturn; Wojo and Luger are sniper targets.

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    #16 - Fear of Flying

    S2:E17

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - Block Party

    S2:E18

    Wentworth is furious when Chano gets the credit for her bust of an assassin at a block party.

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
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    #18 - Massage Parlor

    S2:E19

    Wentworth busts a dime-store cowboy in a massage parlor, and the detectives bust an octogenarian mugger.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #19 - The Psychiatrist

    S2:E20

    A department psychiatrist advises the department to confiscate Wojo's gun

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    #20 - The Kid

    S2:E21

    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.

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    #21 - The Mole

    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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    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Doomsday

    S2:E1

    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.

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    6.3/10(122 votes)

    #23 - Wojo's Girl (2)

    S5:E17

    Wojo struggles to co-habitate with his ex-prostitute girlfriend.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.1/10(136 votes)

    #24 - Rape

    S4:E15

    The city legalizes off-track gambling, to the delight of Yemana; a woman wants her husband arrested on a rape charge; a master of disguise perpetuates a crime spree.

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.2/10(273 votes)

    #25 - Ramon

    S1:E1

    Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage.

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    Director:Bill Davis

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Social Worker" is the worst rated episode of "Barney Miller". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Noam Pitlik and written by Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, it aired on 9/18/1975. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Layoff".