Barney Miller backdrop
Comedy

The Best Episodes of Barney Miller Season 8

Every episode of Barney Miller Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Barney Miller Season 8!

Binge this in 6h 0m•Peaking at 9.2/10

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

Airs on
ABC
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons8

All12345678

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 22 - Landmark (3)
    9.2/10(245 votes)

    S8:E22

    Friends, foes and felons alike drop by to pay their last respects as the detectives prepare to leave for new assignments; Harris contemplates his resignation when he's assigned to Flushing Meadows; Barney recalls friends departed before he turns out the squad room lights for the last time.

    Director:Danny Arnold
    Writers:Frank Dungan, Tony Sheehan, Jeff Stein

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 18 - Altercation
    8.4/10(124 votes)

    S8:E18

    Harris and Arnold come to blows; a mugging victim confesses to a twenty-five year old crush on Barney.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 4 - Possession
    8.3/10(154 votes)

    S8:E4

    A husband is assaulted for forcing his wife into designer jeans; a disorderly conduct report leads to a man who swears he's possessed by an evil spirit.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 3 - The Car
    8.2/10(135 votes)

    S8:E3

    A car thief's conscience gets the better of him ... after twenty-five years; Levitt saves a child from a precarious fate; an overzealous sanitation officer goes to extremes.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Nat Mauldin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 9 - Examination Day
    8.2/10(139 votes)

    S8:E9

    The detectives don uniforms while Levitt and the others take sergeant's exams; Luger, working with the squad, is overly rough with a collar, and later with Barney.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 1 - Paternity
    8.1/10(155 votes)

    S8:E1

    Wojo's proven innocent of a paternity suit, but at a cost; a beauty queen is robbed; an irate theater patron vandalizes the theater.

    Director:Danny Arnold
    Writer:Nat Mauldin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Barney Miller

    READ
  7. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 7 - Homeless
    8.1/10(146 votes)

    S8:E7

    The 12th is overrun with homeless vagrants on Christmas; a greeting-card writer snaps; a cattle prod is the weapon of choice for a local merchant.

    Director:Lee Lochhead
    Writers:Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 16 - Inquiry
    8.1/10(118 votes)

    S8:E16

    Internal Affairs is called in when a charge of excessive force is leveled against Wojo; an angry parent takes action when his child is declined admission into an exclusive kindergarten.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 17 - Old Love
    8.1/10(142 votes)

    S8:E17

    Dietrich's old flame pays a visit; a former child actor clubs an agent with a telephone.

    Director:Hal Linden
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 21 - Landmark (2)
    8.1/10(142 votes)

    S8:E21

    The 12th Precinct is sold; Dietrich arrests the head of a crime school; Luger tries to duck out on his mail-order bride.

    Director:Danny Arnold
    Writers:Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 5 - Stress Analyzer
    8.0/10(145 votes)

    S8:E5

    A job fair brings out the worst in a Peace Corps recruiter; Dietrich volunteers for a department stress experiment.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Nat Mauldin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 8 - The Tontine
    8.0/10(137 votes)

    S8:E8

    The penultimate survivor of a tontine attempts suicide in order to concede the money to his cousin.

    Director:Dick Wesson
    Writer:Nat Mauldin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 13 - Hunger Strike
    8.0/10(139 votes)

    S8:E13

    Dietrich aids an elderly psychiatric patient who may be speaking a foreign language; a nuclear activist goes on a hunger strike to end nuclear arms; Barney declines a deputy inspector nomination.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 20 - Landmark (1)
    8.0/10(146 votes)

    S8:E20

    Wojo's discover of an ancient weapon puts the 12th Precinct up for sale.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 2 - Advancement
    7.9/10(133 votes)

    S8:E2

    Luger wants Barney to pen a letter for his mail-order bride; a lottery winner seeks revenge when the ticket seller loses his winning entry; Harris gets a new book deal.

    Director:Danny Arnold
    Writers:Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 10 - The Clown
    7.9/10(143 votes)

    S8:E10

    Street clowns fall prey to a serial mugger; a hundred inmates are sneaked out of holding in the middle of the night.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sam Simon

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 11 - Chinatown (1)
    7.9/10(141 votes)

    S8:E11

    A murder witness is uncooperative, so he, Harris and Dietrich are forced to share an apartment in seclusion until he talks; Lieutenant Scanlon falls for a wealthy mugging victim.

    Director:Danny Arnold
    Writers:Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 12 - Chinatown (2)
    7.9/10(133 votes)

    S8:E12

    Unless he confesses soon, Harris and Dietrich's unwilling roommate may witness another murder. Meanwhile, harassment charges are pressed against Lieutenant Scanlon.

    Director:Danny Arnold
    Writers:Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 15 - Obituary
    7.9/10(128 votes)

    S8:E15

    A newspaper obituary causes a stir when the subject turns up alive; the detectives snag a modern-day chicken thief.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Nat Mauldin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 6 - Games
    7.8/10(141 votes)

    S8:E6

    A manufacturer of computer game processors is accused of espionage; a WAC supplements her income on the street.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 14 - Arrival
    7.7/10(129 votes)

    S8:E14

    Luger's mail-order bride arrives; an elderly woman mugs a man.

    Director:Lee Lochhead
    Writer:Jordan Moffet

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Barney Miller Season 8 Episode 19 - Bones
    7.7/10(135 votes)

    S8:E19

    A museum presses charges when an Indian retrieves his tribe's ancestral bones from an exhibit; a scoutmaster catches a mugger.

    Director:Max Gail
    Writer:Nat Mauldin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Landmark (3)" is the best rated episode of "Barney Miller" season 8. It scored 9.2/10 based on 245 votes. Directed by Danny Arnold and written by Frank Dungan, Tony Sheehan, Jeff Stein, it aired on 5/20/1982. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Altercation".