Barney Miller (1981)
The captain of a city police station and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come to the building.
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Episode 1 - Homicide: Part 1
Release Date: 30 Oct. 1980The department restructures precincts into specialty squads. Luger gets the 12th assigned as a homicide squad. A man murders his barber. A woman hires a hit man to kill her husband and then changes her mind.
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Episode 2 - Homicide: Part 2
Release Date: 6 Nov. 1980Barney's frustration boils over when the new homicide-only edict results in the death of an old friend. Dietrich tracks down the hit man's intended target. Harris woos the precinct's crime photographer.
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Episode 3 - The Delegate
Release Date: 13 Nov. 1980A drunk and disorderly man turns out to be a delegate from the 1976 Democratic convention. Barney discovers that the newly assigned Officer Nash is not really a police officer.
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Episode 4 - Dorsey
Release Date: 27 Nov. 1980The precinct's newest detective is convinced that his colleagues are on the take and asks not to be included.
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Episode 5 - Agent Orange
Release Date: 11 Dec. 1980Wojo takes a personal interest in a fellow vet whose crime spree may be related to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War. A domestic dispute occurs at the Brauer household when their apartment building becomes "clothing optional."
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Episode 6 - Call Girl
Release Date: 18 Dec. 1980The precinct is besieged by a large group of prostitutes. Dorsey develops a protective stance with a young one. Harris receives stock tips from another. Dietrich is tempted by all of them as he experiments with celibacy.
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Episode 7 - Resignation
Release Date: 8 Jan. 1981Dietrich feels guilty and resigns when he shoots a felon. A playwright assaults an incompetent actor.
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Episode 8 - Field Associate
Release Date: 15 Jan. 1981The detectives are edgy because someone is sending specific information about them to Internal Affairs. Harris sets up a reunion between an elderly cat burglar and his wife who reported him missing years ago.
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Episode 9 - Movie: Part 1
Release Date: 22 Jan. 1981Harris is assigned to direct a pornographic movie for an investigation. An former-generation radio news reporter assaults a young television anchor.
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Episode 10 - Movie: Part 2
Release Date: 29 Jan. 1981Audience members at the screening of Harris' over-budget film include a blind mugging victim and an overeager charity collector.
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Episode 11 - The Psychic
Release Date: 5 Feb. 1981A mugger claims he was following a psychic vision. A language professor vandalizes a grammatically incorrect billboard.
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Episode 12 - Stormy Weather
Release Date: 12 Feb. 1981Barney anxiously waits for news about Wojo who chased a looter into the Hudson River. A deaf woman is arrested for prostitution.
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Episode 13 - The Librarian
Release Date: 19 Feb. 1981A gypsy has an incredibly compelling motive for harassing the owner of a novelty store. A librarian takes extreme measures to enforce quiet among her patrons.
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Episode 14 - Rachel
Release Date: 26 Feb. 1981Wojo asks Barney's daughter out on a date. A sporting goods store owner takes the law in his own hands. Arnold Ripner sues Harris over the lawyer's portrayal in the detective's novel.
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Episode 15 - Contempt: Part 1
Release Date: 12 Mar. 1981Barney is charged with contempt of court when he refuses to name an informant. A restaurant may have refused to serve a man because of his appearance.
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Episode 16 - Contempt: Part 2
Release Date: 19 Mar. 1981While Barney spends the night in jail for contempt of court, Harris supervises the squad room.
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Episode 17 - The Doll
Release Date: 26 Mar. 1981An expensive doll is abducted for ransom. A man claims he was swindled out of a ticket on the space shuttle. Luger names Barney as a beneficiary in his will.
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Episode 18 - Lady and the Bomb
Release Date: 9 Apr. 1981A woman threatens to blow up the squad room with a homemade bomb. The jury reaches a verdict in Harris's libel suit. Retired Detective Phil Fish drops in for a visit.
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Episode 19 - Riot
Release Date: 30 Apr. 1981Luger turns a small disturbance with the Hassidic community into a full-blown riot. The squad discovers a survivalist couple setting up their housekeeping in the sewers.
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Episode 20 - The Vests
Release Date: 7 May 1981The detectives object to wearing their new bulletproof vests. Luger interviews the detectives in case of the need for an obituary.
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Episode 21 - The Rainmaker
Release Date: 14 May 1981The officers arrest a rainmaker, only to discover that he was hired by the drought-ridden city. Wojo, Harris, and Dietrich each consider applying for a job opening in vice.
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Episode 22 - Liquidation
Release Date: 21 May 1981Harris is forced to liquidate his possessions to pay the judgment in Arnold Ripner's lawsuit.