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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 Worst Episode
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    Barney Miller Season 5 Episode 17 - Wojo's Girl (2)
    6.3/10(157 votes)

    S5:E17

    Wojo struggles to co-habitate with his ex-prostitute girlfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. 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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  3. Barney Miller Season 5 Episode 16 - Wojo's Girl (1)
    7.3/10(157 votes)

    S5:E16

    Wojo decides to move in with his girlfriend; Mr. Brauer tells his wife that he's leaving to become a mercenary. This was a pilot for a potential spin-off series, each week focusing on one of the cops' off-duty lives.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Tony Sheehan, Danny Arnold

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  4. Barney Miller Season 4 Episode 15 - Rape
    7.4/10(169 votes)

    S4:E15

    The city legalizes off-track gambling, to the delight of Yemana; a woman wants her husband arrested on a rape charge; a master of disguise perpetuates a crime spree.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Barney Miller Season 7 Episode 4 - Dorsey
    7.4/10(139 votes)

    S7:E4

    The new detective is convinced that his compatriots are on the take and asks to be dealt out.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  6. Barney Miller Season 3 Episode 15 - Fire '77
    7.6/10(166 votes)

    S3:E15

    The 12th may go up in smoke, to the delight of a suicidal couple.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 4 - Ambush
    7.7/10(188 votes)

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold

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  10. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 13 - Hot Dogs
    7.7/10(191 votes)

    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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  11. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 20 - The Psychiatrist
    7.7/10(170 votes)

    S2:E20

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

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

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  12. Barney Miller Season 3 Episode 1 - Evacuation
    7.7/10(173 votes)

    S3:E1

    Wojo is dismayed to discover that the city doesn't have up-to-date evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency; Fish meets Jilly Pappalardo, a young thief who he will eventually care for in the ""Barney"" spin-off ""Fish.""

    Directors:Noam Pitlik, Danny Arnold
    Writer:Danny Arnold

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  13. Barney Miller Season 3 Episode 7 - The Recluse
    7.7/10(165 votes)

    S3:E7

    A latter-day prophet claims the end is near - 5:30, to be precise; a man who hasn't left his apartment since World War II is brought in for refusing to serve jury duty. John Cassisi appears as Victor Kreutzer, a role he would continue to play on ""Fish.""

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Danny Arnold

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  14. Barney Miller Season 3 Episode 12 - Smog Alert
    7.7/10(160 votes)

    S3:E12

    All eyes are on Fish as the city undergoes a first-stage smog alert; an unlikely connection is made between a potential suicide victim and an obscene graffiti artist.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  15. Barney Miller Season 3 Episode 14 - The Rand Report
    7.7/10(160 votes)

    S3:E14

    Rather than return one week per month to uniformed patrol, Wojo quits the force.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Reinhold Weege

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  16. Barney Miller Season 4 Episode 4 - Corporation
    7.7/10(153 votes)

    S4:E4

    A quixotic environmentalist faces the high-priced lawyer hired by the chemical plant he's been assaulting.

    Director:Hal Linden
    Writers:Tony Sheehan, Danny Arnold

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  17. 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

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  18. 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

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  19. 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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  20. 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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  21. 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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  22. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 2 - The Social Worker
    7.8/10(203 votes)

    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:Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold

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  23. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 14 - Protection
    7.8/10(170 votes)

    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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  24. Barney Miller Season 2 Episode 18 - Block Party
    7.8/10(163 votes)

    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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  25. Barney Miller Season 3 Episode 4 - Bus Stop
    7.8/10(160 votes)

    S3:E4

    Quarters are tight at the 12th when a holdup man is confined with his busload of victims.

    Directors:Reinhold Weege, Noam Pitlik, Danny Arnold
    Writers:Reinhold Weege, Tony Sheehan, Danny Arnold

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Wojo's Girl (2)" is the worst rated episode of "Barney Miller". It scored 6.3/10 based on 157 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/25/1979. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ramon".