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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. Background image for Wojo's Girl (2)
    6.3/10(125 votes)

    #1 - Wojo's Girl (2)

    S5:E17

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Rape
    7.0/10(138 votes)

    #2 - 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
  3. Background image for Ramon
    7.2/10(276 votes)

    #3 - Ramon

    S1:E1

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

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    Director:Bill Davis
  4. Background image for Wojo's Girl (1)
    7.4/10(126 votes)

    #4 - Wojo's Girl (1)

    S5:E16

    Wojo decides to move in with his girlfriend; Mr. Brauer tells his wife that he's leaving to become a mercenary. This was a pilot for a potential spin-off series, each week focusing on one of the cops' off-duty lives.

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  5. Background image for Block Party
    7.5/10(133 votes)

    #5 - 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
  6. Background image for The Psychiatrist
    7.5/10(140 votes)

    #6 - The Psychiatrist

    S2:E20

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

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  8. Background image for Smog Alert
    7.5/10(128 votes)

    #7 - Smog Alert

    S3:E12

    All eyes are on Fish as the city undergoes a first-stage smog alert; an unlikely connection is made between a potential suicide victim and an obscene graffiti artist.

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  9. Background image for Fire '77
    7.5/10(135 votes)

    #8 - Fire '77

    S3:E15

    The 12th may go up in smoke, to the delight of a suicidal couple.

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    Director:Bruce Bilson
  10. Background image for Graft
    7.6/10(195 votes)

    #9 - Graft

    S1:E4

    An old friend of Barney's is assigned to investigate allegations of corruption in the squadroom; Chano is after an obscene phone caller.

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  11. Background image for Ms. Cop
    7.6/10(197 votes)

    #10 - Ms. Cop

    S1:E8

    An overzealous lady cop ruffles the feathers of the testosterone-run 12th; Chano nabs an obscene phone caller. Linda Lavin (""Alice"") debuts as Detective Janice Wentworth.

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  12. Background image for Ambush
    7.6/10(156 votes)

    #11 - Ambush

    S2:E4

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

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  13. Background image for Protection
    7.6/10(140 votes)

    #12 - 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. Background image for The Election
    7.6/10(126 votes)

    #13 - The Election

    S3:E5

    Election Day at the One-Two includes: A woman, being held from voting by her husband, throws a toilet seat into the street to get attention; a shoplifter gets escorted to vote by Wojo, who promptly 'loses' him; and Inspector Lugar comes electioneering for a old time political hack.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Recluse
    7.6/10(138 votes)

    #14 - The Recluse

    S3:E7

    A latter-day prophet claims the end is near - 5:30, to be precise; a man who hasn't left his apartment since World War II is brought in for refusing to serve jury duty. John Cassisi appears as Victor Kreutzer, a role he would continue to play on ""Fish.""

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  16. Background image for The Rand Report
    7.6/10(130 votes)

    #15 - The Rand Report

    S3:E14

    Rather than return one week per month to uniformed patrol, Wojo quits the force.

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  17. Background image for Wojo's Problem
    7.6/10(131 votes)

    #16 - Wojo's Problem

    S4:E18

    Wojo comes to Barney with a problem his superior would rather not know about; the 12th's new female detective has a very jealous husband, suspicious of her all-male co-workers; somehow a shoplifter escapes - in a wheelchair.

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    Director:Max Gail
  18. Background image for Computer Crime
    7.6/10(117 votes)

    #17 - Computer Crime

    S5:E22

    A computer firm has difficulty retrieving embezzled funds; an educated young man claims to be under the influence of a voodoo curse.

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    Director:Max Gail
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Dorsey
    7.6/10(110 votes)

    #18 - Dorsey

    S7:E4

    The new detective is convinced that his compatriots are on the take and asks to be dealt out.

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
  20. Background image for Games
    7.6/10(116 votes)

    #19 - Games

    S8:E6

    A manufacturer of computer game processors is accused of espionage; a WAC supplements her income on the street.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Arrival
    7.6/10(107 votes)

    #20 - Arrival

    S8:E14

    Luger's mail-order bride arrives; an elderly woman mugs a man.

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  22. Background image for Snow Job
    7.7/10(208 votes)

    #21 - Snow Job

    S1:E3

    The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom.

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  23. Background image for Stakeout
    7.7/10(203 votes)

    #22 - Stakeout

    S1:E6

    Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation.

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    Director:John Rich
  24. Background image for Bureaucrat
    7.7/10(185 votes)

    #23 - Bureaucrat

    S1:E7

    Guests to the 12th include a drunken bureaucrat and the 12-year-old who robbed Chano's apartment; Wojo closes the precinct's favorite delicatessen for minor health-code infractions.

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  25. Background image for The Social Worker
    7.7/10(164 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Background image for Hot Dogs
    7.7/10(156 votes)

    #25 - 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

Worst Episodes Summary

"Wojo's Girl (2)" is the worst rated episode of "Barney Miller". It scored 6.3/10 based on 125 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/25/1979. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Rape".