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The Worst Episodes of Barney Miller

Every episode of Barney Miller ranked from worst to best. Explore 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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Episodes
170
Avg. Rating
8.0
S1
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S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.2
7.8
7.7
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8.0
7.7
8.1
8.6
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8.0
8.2
8.1

Worst Episodes Summary

"Wojo's Girl (2)" is the worst rated episode of "Barney Miller". It scored 6.1/10 based on 117 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/25/1979. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Rape".

  • Wojo's Girl (2)
    6.1/10(117)
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    #1 - Wojo's Girl (2)

    Season 5 Episode 17

    Aired 1/25/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rape
    7.1/10(132)
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    #2 - Rape

    Season 4 Episode 15

    Aired 1/26/1978

    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.

    Director: Noam Pitlik

    Writer: N/A

  • Ramon
    7.2/10(263)
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    #3 - Ramon

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 1/23/1975

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

    Director: Bill Davis

    Writer: Danny Arnold

  • The Psychiatrist
    7.5/10(133)
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    #4 - The Psychiatrist

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 2/26/1976

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

    Director: Noam Pitlik

    Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, Tony Sheehan

  • Smog Alert
    7.5/10(120)
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    #5 - Smog Alert

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 1/6/1977

    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.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Reinhold Weege

  • Fire '77
    7.5/10(130)
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    #6 - Fire '77

    Season 3 Episode 15

    Aired 1/27/1977

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

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Tony Sheehan

  • Wojo's Girl (1)
    7.5/10(119)
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    #7 - Wojo's Girl (1)

    Season 5 Episode 16

    Aired 1/25/1979

    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.

    Director: Noam Pitlik

    Writer: Danny Arnold, Tony Sheehan

  • Dorsey
    7.5/10(103)
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    #8 - 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

  • Arrival
    7.5/10(100)
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    #9 - Arrival

    Season 8 Episode 14

    Aired 2/25/1982

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

    Director: Lee Lochhead

    Writer: Jordan Moffet

  • Graft
    7.6/10(185)
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    #10 - Graft

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 2/13/1975

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

    Director: Noam Pitlik

    Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

  • Ms. Cop
    7.6/10(184)
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    #11 - Ms. Cop

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 3/13/1975

    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.

    Director: Noam Pitlik

    Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

  • Ambush
    7.6/10(149)
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    #12 - Ambush

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/2/1975

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

    Director: Noam Pitlik

    Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

  • Protection
    7.6/10(134)
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    #13 - Protection

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 12/18/1975

    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.

    Director: Noam Pitlik, Danny Arnold

    Writer: N/A

  • Block Party
    7.6/10(125)
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    #14 - Block Party

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 2/12/1976

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

    Director: Noam Pitlik

    Writer: Tony Sheehan

  • The Election
    7.6/10(121)
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    #15 - The Election

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 10/21/1976

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Recluse
    7.6/10(130)
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    #16 - The Recluse

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 11/11/1976

    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.""

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Danny Arnold, Reinhold Weege

  • The Rand Report
    7.6/10(125)
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    #17 - The Rand Report

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 1/20/1976

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

    Director: Noam Pitlik

    Writer: Reinhold Weege

  • Snow Job
    7.7/10(196)
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    #18 - Snow Job

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 2/6/1975

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

    Director: Richard Kinon

    Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

  • Stakeout
    7.7/10(193)
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    #19 - Stakeout

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 2/27/1975

    Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: Danny Arnold

  • Bureaucrat
    7.7/10(178)
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    #20 - Bureaucrat

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 3/6/1975

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, Richard Baer

  • The Social Worker
    7.7/10(157)
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    #21 - The Social Worker

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/18/1975

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

    Director: Noam Pitlik

    Writer: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

  • The Arsonist
    7.7/10(132)
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    #22 - The Arsonist

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 10/16/1975

    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

  • Hot Dogs
    7.7/10(147)
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    #23 - Hot Dogs

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 12/11/1975

    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

  • Massage Parlor
    7.7/10(130)
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    #24 - Massage Parlor

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 2/19/1976

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tony Sheehan

  • Evacuation
    7.7/10(133)
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    #25 - Evacuation

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 9/23/1976

    Wojo is dismayed to discover that the city doesn't have up-to-date evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency; Fish meets Jilly Pappalardo, a young thief who he will eventually care for in the ""Barney"" spin-off ""Fish.""

    Director: Danny Arnold, Noam Pitlik

    Writer: Danny Arnold