Comedy
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 for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.
Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage.
A bomber targets the 12th Precinct, as Det. Fish contemplates retirement.
The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom.
An old friend of Barney's is assigned to investigate allegations of corruption in the squadroom; Chano is after an obscene phone caller.
A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment.
Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation.
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.
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.
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.
The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy.
Cast: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg, Ron Carey, Jack Soo, Abe Vigoda, James Gregory, Gregory Sierra, Barbara Barrie, George Murdock, John Dullaghan, Stanley Brock, Jack DeLeon, Ralph Manza, Alex Henteloff, Phil Leeds, J.J. Barry, Rod Colbin, Don Calfa, Jack Somack, Milt Kogan, Florence Stanley, Kenneth Tigar, Arny Freeman, Florence Halop, Peter Hobbs, Fred Sadoff, Oliver Clark, Peggy Pope
Genres: Comedy
Maturity rating: TV-PG
Hal Linden
Barney Miller
Max Gail
Stan Wojciehowicz
Ron Glass
Ron Harris
Steve Landesberg
Arthur Dietrich
Ron Carey
Carl Levitt
Jack Soo
Nick Yemana
Abe Vigoda
Philip Fish
James Gregory
Inspector Frank Luger
Gregory Sierra
Miguel Amenguale
Barbara Barrie
Elizabeth Miller
George Murdock
Lt. Ben Scanlon
John Dullaghan
Ray Brewer
Stanley Brock
Bruno Bender
Jack DeLeon
Marty Morrison
Ralph Manza
Leon Roth
Alex Henteloff
Arnold Ripner
Phil Leeds
Arthur Bloom
J.J. Barry
Arthur Duncan
Rod Colbin
Roger Joyce
Don Calfa
Mr. DiLucca
Jack Somack
Mr. Cotterman
Milt Kogan
Officer Kogan
Florence Stanley
Bernice Fish
Kenneth Tigar
Stefan Koepeknie
Arny Freeman
Mr. Rosten
Florence Halop
Wilma Kestner
Peter Hobbs
Phillip Brauer
Fred Sadoff
Dr. Esterhazy
Oliver Clark
Fur Thief
Peggy Pope
Lonna Lane
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