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Barnaby Jones: Season 6

22 episodes Premiered Sep 15, 1977 Updated Oct 1, 2026
Previously on Barnaby Jones

Season 6 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Barnaby Jones Season 5.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 6: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (6): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (16): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S6·E1 Mytharc

Death Beat

Sep 15, 1977 · 46 min

S6·E6 Core

Gang War

Oct 27, 1977 · 46 min

S6·E7 Mytharc

Daughter of Evil

Nov 3, 1977 · 46 min

After a security guard is murdered during the theft of a valuable emerald collection Barnaby and J.R. are hired to investigate. What they unearth is a madam, her low-life boyfriend

S6·E8 Core

The Captives

Nov 10, 1977 · 46 min

Barnaby travels to the small town of Las Mesas looking for a missing woman. He finds her, but he's taken captive along with her and several town residents by a group of men waiting

S6·E16 Core

A Ransom in Diamonds

Jan 12, 1978 · 46 min

This episode was likely a "backdoor" pilot for a new series that shelved before production.

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