The best episode written by Danny Arnold is "Goodbye, Mr. Fish (1)", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Danny Arnold". "Goodbye, Mr. Fish (1)" aired on 9/15/1977 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Chase".
A neighborhood vigilante group runs amok, and Fish is AWOL on the day of his retirement.
Director: Danny Arnold
Writer: Danny Arnold
A taxi company is irate when Wojo totals a borrowed cab while pursuing a robbery suspect; Lieutenant Scanlon tries to ferret out 12th Precinct corruption with a drug pusher.
Director: Jeremiah Morris
Writer: Danny Arnold
When Darrin's alcoholic and lecherous client Rex Barker makes a pass at Samantha, she decides to teach him a lesson by turning him into a dog. The dog runs away, but Samantha eventually gets him back. When Rex makes another pass at her, Darrin knocks him cold. Rex does wind up giving Darrin his account.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Danny Arnold
Larry sees Louise and Samantha entering an obstetrician's office and assumes Darrin is about to become a father. It is actually Louise who is pregnant, but she is afraid to tell Larry. After Larry tells Darrin, he has a daydream about Samantha having "witch" children. When the four of them have dinner that night, the truth comes out.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Danny Arnold
The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom.
Director: Richard Kinon
Writer: Danny Arnold
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
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
Barney is visited by Inspector Luger, who complains that his men aren't disliked enough by the public; a neighborhood vigilante is well into his twilight years; Wojo collars a cross-dressing teamster.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Danny Arnold
Samantha suggests clever slogans for Darrin's Caldwell Soup advertising campaign. Darrin is thrilled until he suspects Samantha of using magic to help. A fight ensues and Samantha goes home to mother. Darrin relents and pitches Sam's slogans to Caldwell. He doesn't like them either. Darrin now realises Sam didn't use any magic.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Danny Arnold
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
A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Danny Arnold
Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Danny Arnold
Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage.
Director: Bill Davis
Writer: Danny Arnold
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.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Danny Arnold