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Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. Always sensible, he maintains order over a band of detectives who gamble, hit on anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 10 - The Guest
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    #1 - The Guest

    S1:E10

    The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  2. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 11 - Escape Artist
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    #2 - Escape Artist

    S1:E11

    A self-avowed ""bird-man"" drops in; Barney holds a resourceful escaped prisoner for the FBI; Harris decides to write a novel, setting up one of the series' most durable storylines.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  3. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 12 - Hair
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    #3 - Hair

    S1:E12

    A scruffy ""Serpico""-type cop has good reason to hide behind unruly hair; Bernice discovers that Fish spent the afternoon in a massage parlor.

    Director:Allen Baron
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  4. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 13 - The Hero
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    #4 - The Hero

    S1:E13

    Chano is guilt-stricken when he shoots a holdup man; Liz makes a citizen's arrest, after being robbed at ""stickpoint"" by a twelve-year-old.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  5. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 2 - The Social Worker
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    #5 - The Social Worker

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  6. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 3 - The Layoff
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    #6 - 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.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  7. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 4 - Ambush
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    #7 - Ambush

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  8. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 5 - Heat Wave
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    #8 - Heat Wave

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  9. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 6 - The Arsonist
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    #9 - 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.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  10. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 7 - Hotel
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    #10 - Hotel

    S2:E7

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

    Directors:Noam Pitlik, Danny Arnold
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  11. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 8 - Discovery
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    #11 - Discovery

    S2:E8

    Marty claims that a member of the 12th is harassing the gay community; the precinct computers think Fish is dead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  12. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 9 - You Dirty Rat
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    #12 - 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.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  13. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 10 - Horse Thief
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    #13 - Horse Thief

    S2:E10

    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

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  14. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 11 - Rain
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    #14 - 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!!

    Directors:Noam Pitlik, Danny Arnold
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  15. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 12 - Fish
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    #15 - 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.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Herbert Baker, Chris Hayward

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  16. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 13 - Hot Dogs
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    #16 - 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.

    Director:Danny Arnold
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  17. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 14 - Protection
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    #17 - 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.

    Directors:Noam Pitlik, Danny Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 15 - Happy New Year
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    #18 - Happy New Year

    S2:E15

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

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  19. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 16 - Sniper
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    #19 - Sniper

    S2:E16

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  20. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 17 - Fear of Flying
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    #20 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 18 - Block Party
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    #21 - Block Party

    S2:E18

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

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  22. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 19 - Massage Parlor
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    #22 - Massage Parlor

    S2:E19

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  23. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 20 - The Psychiatrist
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    #23 - The Psychiatrist

    S2:E20

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

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, Tony Sheehan

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  24. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 21 - The Kid
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    #24 - 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.

    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, Tony Sheehan

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  25. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 22 - The Mole
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    #25 - 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.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Reinhold Weege, Chris Hayward

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Guest" 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 3/27/1975. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Escape Artist".