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The Best Episodes of Barney Miller Season 2

Every episode of Barney Miller Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Barney Miller Season 2!

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Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 1 - Doomsday
    8.1/10(194 votes)

    #1 - Doomsday

    S2:E1

    A disgruntled man with a belt of dynamite threatens to blow himself and the squad room sky high unless President Nixon agrees to speak with him; the plumbing goes kaput; Wojo arrests a phony man-of-the-cloth.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  2. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 2 - The Social Worker
    7.8/10(181 votes)

    #2 - The Social Worker

    S2:E2

    Weary of housework, Liz tries her hand at social work, to Barney's dismay; a master forger fascinates Harris.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  3. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 3 - The Layoff
    8.1/10(175 votes)

    #3 - The Layoff

    S2:E3

    Barney, Fish and Yemana feel the crunch when a labor layoff forces them to do without Chano, Harris and Wojo; a manicurist goes deeper than the nail; a morose stockbroker takes to petty theft.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  4. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 4 - Ambush
    7.7/10(170 votes)

    #4 - Ambush

    S2:E4

    Yemana is shot in full view of disinterested bystanders, and Barney is offered a job in Florida.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  5. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 5 - Heat Wave
    8.2/10(179 votes)

    #5 - Heat Wave

    S2:E5

    A wife claims spousal abuse; Wojo and Wentworth are bait for a park rapist.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  6. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 6 - The Arsonist
    7.9/10(150 votes)

    #6 - The Arsonist

    S2:E6

    The precinct is on the lookout for an arsonist; Chano brings in a man who used a deadly weapon on a vending machine.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  7. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 7 - Hotel
    8.2/10(184 votes)

    #7 - Hotel

    S2:E7

    Wojo and Wentworth pose as marrieds in order to bust a burglary ring set in a posh hotel.

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

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  8. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 8 - Discovery
    8.5/10(184 votes)

    #8 - Discovery

    S2:E8

    Marty claims that a member of the 12th is harassing the gay community; the precinct computers think Fish is dead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  9. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 9 - You Dirty Rat
    8.4/10(170 votes)

    #9 - You Dirty Rat

    S2:E9

    Barney smells a rat when two pounds of confiscated marijuana disappears from the evidence locker, and a homeless man spends the night in a department store—apparently one of many.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  10. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 10 - Horse Thief
    8.2/10(164 votes)

    #10 - Horse Thief

    S2:E10

    A hansom cab owner reports his horse missing. A man assaulted in his hotel room insists he was alone.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  11. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 11 - Rain
    8.3/10(166 votes)

    #11 - Rain

    S2:E11

    During a very rainy day, the squad must endure both the precinct roof threatening to collapse, and VERY bad Bicentennial jokes from a nightclub comedian-the stationhouse roof literally groaning in response!!

    Directors:Noam Pitlik, Danny Arnold
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  12. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 12 - Fish
    8.1/10(187 votes)

    #12 - Fish

    S2:E12

    A glimpse at Detective Fish's home life ensues when the detective decides to go on restricted duty. Steve Landesberg bows as Arthur Dietrich; Doris Belack fills in for Florence Stanley as Bernice Fish.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Herbert Baker, Chris Hayward

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  13. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 13 - Hot Dogs
    7.7/10(171 votes)

    #13 - Hot Dogs

    S2:E13

    A man is convinced that a photo of Jean Harlow is his missing wife; a pair of lady cops makes an overzealous drug bust.

    Director:Danny Arnold
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  14. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 14 - Protection
    7.8/10(152 votes)

    #14 - Protection

    S2:E14

    The citizenry is in a panic amidst the rumors that the 12th Precinct is being shut down; a repentent hood can't prove that he committed a crime.

    Directors:Noam Pitlik, Danny Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 15 - Happy New Year
    8.2/10(154 votes)

    #15 - Happy New Year

    S2:E15

    On New Year's Eve, Fish tries to stop a jumper, and Wojo delivers a baby.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  16. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 16 - Sniper
    8.0/10(154 votes)

    #16 - Sniper

    S2:E16

    A con man is selling charter flights to Saturn; Wojo and Luger are sniper targets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward

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  17. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 17 - Fear of Flying
    8.1/10(147 votes)

    #17 - Fear of Flying

    S2:E17

    Wojo must escort a bigamist to Cleveland, even though he is (guess!) afraid of flying. Meanwhile,the bigamist's New York wife shows up. Also, a man turns in an unmarked envelope containing $3500 in cash.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 18 - Block Party
    7.8/10(146 votes)

    #18 - Block Party

    S2:E18

    Wentworth is furious when Chano gets the credit for her bust of an assassin at a block party.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  19. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 19 - Massage Parlor
    7.9/10(151 votes)

    #19 - Massage Parlor

    S2:E19

    Wentworth busts a dime-store cowboy in a massage parlor, and the detectives bust an octogenarian mugger.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  20. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 20 - The Psychiatrist
    7.7/10(151 votes)

    #20 - The Psychiatrist

    S2:E20

    A department psychiatrist advises the department to confiscate Wojo's gun

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, Tony Sheehan

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  21. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 21 - The Kid
    7.9/10(154 votes)

    #21 - The Kid

    S2:E21

    Fish is attracted to the mother of a young mugger; a man is a bit premature to obtain the unclaimed windfall he found on the street.

    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, Tony Sheehan

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  22. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 22 - The Mole
    8.5/10(162 votes)

    #22 - The Mole

    S2:E22

    Fish considers an operation; a burglar known as ""The Mole"" leads Harris and Wojo on a merry chase through the city sewer system. Ron Carey plays the Mole, and returns as Levitt in the next season.

    Director:Mark Warren
    Writers:Danny Arnold, Reinhold Weege, Chris Hayward

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Doomsday" is the best rated episode of "Barney Miller" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 194 votes. Directed by Noam Pitlik and written by Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward, it aired on 9/11/1975. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Social Worker".