The Best Episodes of Barney Miller Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.3/10(304 votes)

   #1 - Ramon

   S1:E11/23/1975

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

   Director:Bill Davis

   Writer:Danny Arnold

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   Director:Bill Davis

   Writer:Danny Arnold
2. 

   8.1/10(278 votes)

   #2 - Experience

   S1:E21/30/1975

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

   Director:Danny Arnold

   Writer:Steve Gordon

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   Director:Danny Arnold

   Writer:Steve Gordon
3. 

   7.8/10(229 votes)

   #3 - Snow Job

   S1:E32/6/1975

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

   Director:Richard Kinon

   Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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   Director:Richard Kinon

   Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
4. 

   7.7/10(212 votes)

   #4 - Graft

   S1:E42/13/1975

   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:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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   Director:Noam Pitlik

   Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
5. 

   7.9/10(231 votes)

   #5 - The Courtesans

   S1:E52/20/1975

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

   Directors:Jerry Davis, Noam Pitlik

   Writers:Danny Arnold, Jerry Davis, Chris Hayward

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   Directors:Jerry Davis, Noam Pitlik

   Writers:Danny Arnold, Jerry Davis, Chris Hayward
6. 

   7.8/10(222 votes)

   #6 - Stakeout

   S1:E62/27/1975

   Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation.

   Director:John Rich

   Writer:Danny Arnold

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   Director:John Rich

   Writer:Danny Arnold
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7. 

   7.8/10(201 votes)

   #7 - Bureaucrat

   S1:E73/6/1975

   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.

   Director:Unknown

   Writers:Danny Arnold, Richard Baer, Chris Hayward

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   Director:Unknown

   Writers:Danny Arnold, Richard Baer, Chris Hayward
8. 

   7.7/10(214 votes)

   #8 - Ms. Cop

   S1:E83/13/1975

   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.

   Director:Noam Pitlik

   Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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   Director:Noam Pitlik

   Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
9. 

   8.1/10(207 votes)

   #9 - Vigilante

   S1:E93/20/1975

   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 cross-dressing teamster.

   Director:Noam Pitlik

   Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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   Director:Noam Pitlik

   Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
10. 

    8.4/10(204 votes)

    #10 - The Guest

    S1:E103/27/1975

    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:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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    Director:Noam Pitlik

    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
11. 

    8.8/10(253 votes)

    #11 - Escape Artist

    S1:E114/10/1975

    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.

    Director:Noam Pitlik

    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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    Director:Noam Pitlik

    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
12. 

    8.0/10(200 votes)

    #12 - Hair

    S1:E124/17/1975

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

    Director:Allen Baron

    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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    Director:Allen Baron

    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward
13. 

    8.6/10(230 votes)

    #13 - The Hero

    S1:E135/1/1975

    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.

    Director:Noam Pitlik

    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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    Director:Noam Pitlik

    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward