Barney Miller season 1
| Barney Miller | |
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| Season 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 23 – May 1, 1975 |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes from the first season of Barney Miller.
Broadcast history
[edit]The season originally aired Thursdays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST).[1][2]
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Ramon" | Bill Davis | Theodore J. Flicker & Danny Arnold | January 23, 1975 | |
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A teenage junkie holds the 12th Precinct hostage. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Experience" | Danny Arnold | Steve Gordon | January 30, 1975 | |
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The men look for a "mad bomber" and try to cheer up Fish, who thinks he's too old to work. First appearances of Marty Morrison and Arnold Ripner. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Snow Job" | Richard Kinon | Ron Friedman & Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward | February 6, 1975 | |
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The squad deals with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher trying to kill himself in the bathroom. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Graft" | Noam Pitlik | Story by : Lila Garrett & Sandford Krinski Teleplay by : Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward | February 13, 1975 | |
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An old friend of Barney's is investigating allegations of corruption in the squadroom, while Chano is trying to catch an obscene phone caller. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Courtesans" | Noam Pitlik | Story by : Sanford Krinski & Jerome L. Davis Teleplay by : Jerome L. Davis & Chris Hayward & Danny Arnold & Sybil Adelman | February 20, 1975 | |
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A prostitute is threatening Wojo with charges of harassment and Rachel is trying to find her own apartment. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Stakeout" | John Rich | Danny Arnold | February 27, 1975 | |
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A bunch of curious neighbors interfere with a covert stakeout operation. Note: Most of this episode is set outside of the squad room. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Bureaucrat" | Bob Finkel | Richard Baer & Chris Hayward & Danny Arnold | March 6, 1975 | |
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A drunken bureaucrat and a 12-year-old who robbed Chano are brought to the 12th Precinct, while Wojo has the squad's favorite deli shut down for minor health violations. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Ms. Cop" | Noam Pitlik | Chris Hayward & Danny Arnold | March 13, 1975 | |
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An ambitious female cop tests the male-dominated 12th Precinct and Chano catches the obscene phone caller. (Note: First of five appearances of Det. Wentworth.) | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Vigilante" | Noam Pitlik | Story by : Howard Albrecht & Sol Weinstein Teleplay by : Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward | March 20, 1975 | |
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In his first appearance, Inspector Luger complains about his men not being disliked enough, a vigilante is feeling his age and Wojo catches a cross-dressing teamster. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Guest" | Noam Pitlik | Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward & William Taub | March 27, 1975 | |
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The 12th Precinct must protect a mob witness and Chano uses his own co-workers' money to set up a narcotics buy. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Escape Artist" | Noam Pitlik | Howard Leeds & Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward | April 10, 1975 | |
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A so-called "bird man" stops by, Barney holds an escape artist (Roscoe Lee Browne) for the FBI and Harris decides to write a book. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Hair" | Allen Baron | Story by : Jerry Ross Teleplay by : Ron Pearlman & Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward | April 17, 1975 | |
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Bernice learns that Fish spent the afternoon at a massage parlor. A lone wolf cop (Michael Lembeck) with a bad attitude joins the precinct from vice, but is made to shave off his prized beard, revealing a surprise weakness. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Hero" | Noam Pitlik | Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward | May 1, 1975 | |
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Chano feels guilty after killing two holdup men and Liz makes a citizen's arrest when an 8-year-old (Todd Bridges) robs her at "stickpoint." | ||||||