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The Best Episodes of Barnaby Jones Season 1

Every episode of Barnaby Jones Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Barnaby Jones Season 1!

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Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 10 - Murder-Go-Round
    8.2/10(177 votes)

    S1:E10

    A suspicious hit and run brings Barnaby to a little town where sudden riches are obvious. "Town council meetings" are a cover for plotting murder, and Barnaby is in their sights.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Steve Fisher

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  2. Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 8 - Sing a Song of Murder
    8.0/10(169 votes)

    S1:E8

    "Rock star found with head smashed in empty pool" That headline would end the gravy train so his managers fake a kidnapping to salvage something, but they are unaware of a witness.

    Director:Virgil W. Vogel
    Writers:Lou Shaw, Martin Roth

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  3. Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 11 - To Denise, with Love and Murder
    8.0/10(174 votes)

    S1:E11

    A murdered mistress and a missing wife bring Barnaby Jones onto the case. The problem? Two weeks have passed, and the killer has covered his tracks.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  4. Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 1 - Requiem for a Son
    7.8/10(243 votes)

    S1:E1

    Detective Barnaby Jones comes out of retirement to solve his son's murder with some help from fellow detective Frank Cannon.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Edward Hume

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  5. Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 2 - To Catch a Dead Man
    7.8/10(228 votes)

    S1:E2

    A sportsman's plans for a new life begin with murder.

    Director:William Hale
    Writer:Benjamin Masselink

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  6. Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 4 - The Murdering Class
    7.8/10(182 votes)

    S1:E4

    Barnaby investigates a murder at a prep-school.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Robert Sherman

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  7. Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 9 - See Some Evil... Do Some Evil
    7.8/10(162 votes)

    S1:E9

    A blind pianist whose sight has been restored kills his blackmail victim just before Barnaby arrives. Barnaby suspects him but must prove he can see.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:George F. Slavin

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  8. Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 13 - Twenty Million Alibis
    7.8/10(150 votes)

    S1:E13

    Barnaby investigates the theft of a million dollar necklace and the murder of the butler who unwittingly walked in on the thief. The leading suspect is a retired jewel thief with a rock solid alibi-he was on TV at the time of the theft.

    Director:Michael Caffey
    Writer:Robert Hamner

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  9. Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 6 - The Loose Connection
    7.7/10(154 votes)

    S1:E6

    What's the perfect heroin-smuggling plot? Hide it in the radiator of a car owned by a tourist above suspicion--Barnaby Jones. When the shipment is replaced by sugar, Barnaby finds himself being threatened by both shipper and receiver, desperately trying to find the truth.

    Director:Virgil W. Vogel
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  10. Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 3 - Sunday: Doomsday
    7.6/10(193 votes)

    S1:E3

    Barnaby engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with a murderer who blames him for his jail time

    Director:Michael Caffey
    Writers:David Friedkin, Morton S. Fine

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  11. Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 5 - Perchance to Kill
    7.6/10(162 votes)

    S1:E5

    An affair leads to an accidental murder.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  12. Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 7 - Murder in the Doll's House
    7.6/10(170 votes)

    S1:E7

    An author whose novels feature his hometown disappears; the publisher hires Barnaby to find the last chapter of the newest novel. A senile aunt introduces Barnaby to the "family" in her dollhouse, providing the clue to more than one murder.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Benjamin Masselink

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  13. Barnaby Jones Season 1 Episode 12 - A Little Glory, a Little Death
    7.6/10(141 votes)

    S1:E12

    Barnaby investigates the death of a woman who was killed in a car accident after the woman's daughter claims that it was no accident. An aging movie star with something to hide is Barnaby's number one suspect.

    Director:Robert Day
    Writer:Shirl Hendryx

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Murder-Go-Round" is the best rated episode of "Barnaby Jones" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 177 votes. Directed by Marc Daniels and written by Steve Fisher, it aired on 4/15/1973. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Sing a Song of Murder".