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The Best Episodes of Barney Miller Season 1

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

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 11 - Escape Artist
    8.8/10(280 votes)

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold

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  2. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 13 - The Hero
    8.6/10(255 votes)

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold

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  3. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 10 - The Guest
    8.5/10(230 votes)

    S1:E10

    The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold

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  4. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 2 - Experience
    8.1/10(307 votes)

    S1:E2

    A bomber targets the 12th Precinct, as Det. Fish contemplates retirement.

    Director:Danny Arnold
    Writer:Steve Gordon

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  5. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 9 - Vigilante
    8.1/10(231 votes)

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold

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  6. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 12 - Hair
    8.0/10(225 votes)

    S1:E12

    A scruffy ""Serpico""-type cop has good reason to hide behind unruly hair; Bernice discovers that Fish spent the afternoon in a massage parlor.

    Director:Allen Baron
    Writers:Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold

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  7. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 3 - Snow Job
    7.9/10(264 votes)

    S1:E3

    The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom.

    Director:Richard Kinon
    Writers:Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold

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  8. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 5 - The Courtesans
    7.8/10(262 votes)

    S1:E5

    A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment.

    Directors:Jerry Davis, Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Chris Hayward, Jerry Davis, Danny Arnold

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  9. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 6 - Stakeout
    7.8/10(250 votes)

    S1:E6

    Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Danny Arnold

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  10. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 7 - Bureaucrat
    7.8/10(227 votes)

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Richard Baer, Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold

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  11. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 4 - Graft
    7.7/10(239 votes)

    S1:E4

    An old friend of Barney's is assigned to investigate allegations of corruption in the squadroom; Chano is after an obscene phone caller.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold

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  12. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 8 - Ms. Cop
    7.7/10(236 votes)

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold

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  13. Barney Miller Season 1 Episode 1 - Ramon
    7.3/10(342 votes)

    S1:E1

    Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage.

    Director:Bill Davis
    Writer:Danny Arnold

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Escape Artist" is the best rated episode of "Barney Miller" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 280 votes. Directed by Noam Pitlik and written by Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold, it aired on 4/10/1975. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Hero".