Barney Miller: Season 1
Barney Miller is an American sitcom television series that premiered on ABC on January 23, 1975. The first season concluded its initial broadcast run on May 1, 1975. Created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker, the series is set within a New York City Police Department station located on East 6th Street in Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan. The narrative centers on Barney Miller, a sensible police officer who ma
Season overview
Barney Miller is an American sitcom television series that premiered on ABC on January 23, 1975. The first season concluded its initial broadcast run on May 1, 1975. Created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker, the series is set within a New York City Police Department station located on East 6th Street in Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan. The narrative centers on Barney Miller, a sensible police officer who maintains order over a group of detectives. These detectives are characterized by various personal interests and habits, including gambling and attending renaissance philosophy conventions, with some preferring to spend their time writing. Nearly all of the action for the series takes place within the station's squad room, where the staff interacts with local citizens. The show is classified as a comedy and was rated TV-PG. The series continued to air on ABC until May 20, 1982. This inaugural season established the setting and the professional dynamic between the lead character and his subordinates, focusing on the daily operations of the precinct.
Episodes
Ramon
Jan 23, 1975
Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage.
Experience
Jan 30, 1975
A bomber targets the 12th Precinct, as Det. Fish contemplates retirement.
Snow Job
Feb 6, 1975
The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom.
Graft
Feb 13, 1975 · 30 min
An old friend of Barney's is assigned to investigate allegations of corruption in the squadroom; Chano is after an obscene phone caller.
The Courtesans
Feb 20, 1975
A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment.
Bureaucrat
Mar 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
Ms. Cop
Mar 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.
Vigilante
Mar 20, 1975
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 cros
The Guest
Mar 27, 1975
The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy.
Escape Artist
Apr 10, 1975
A self-avowed ""bird-man"" drops in; Barney holds a resourceful escaped prisoner for the FBI; Harris decides to write a novel, setting up one of the series' most durable storylines
Hair
Apr 17, 1975
A scruffy ""Serpico""-type cop has good reason to hide behind unruly hair; Bernice discovers that Fish spent the afternoon in a massage parlor.
The Hero
May 1, 1975
Chano is guilt-stricken when he shoots a holdup man; Liz makes a citizen's arrest, after being robbed at ""stickpoint"" by a twelve-year-old.