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Barney Miller S2E9 — You Dirty Rat

8.4

Barney Miller•Season 2•Episode 9

You Dirty Rat

8.4/10 · 191 votesNov 13, 1975

Ranked #3 of 22 in Season 2•+0.4 vs season avg

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 storeâ€”apparently one of many.

Directed byNoam Pitlik

Written byChris Hayward, Danny Arnold

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Hal Linden

Hal Linden

Barney Miller

Max Gail

Max Gail

Stan Wojciehowicz

Abe Vigoda

Abe Vigoda

Philip Fish

Ron Glass

Ron Glass

Ron Harris

Jack Soo

Jack Soo

Nick Yemana

Gregory Sierra

Gregory Sierra

Miguel Amenguale

Crew3

Noam Pitlik

Noam Pitlik

Director

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Chris Hayward

Writer

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Danny Arnold

Writer

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Episode Summary

"You Dirty Rat" is episode 9 of Barney Miller season 2. It scored 8.4/10 from 191 votes, ranking #3 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Noam Pitlik and written by Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold, it aired on November 13, 1975.

Next: E10 · Horse Thief Best of Season 2