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Season 8 – Barnaby Jones

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Private eye works with his widowed daughter-in-law to solve cases.

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StephenPaul C The greatest final 22 episodes of mysteries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Buddy Ebsen

Barnaby Jones

Lee Meriwether

Betty Jones

John Carter

Lt. John Biddle

Mark Shera

Jedediah Romano "J.R." Jones

Devon Ericson

Guest Star

Dan O'Herlihy

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 20, 1979 Man on Fire Barnaby's compassion for a friend blinds him to the man's involvement in an arson scheme. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 27, 1979 Nightmare in Hawaii J.R. must escape from prison after nearly dying at the hands of an assassin. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 29, 1979 Nightmare in Hawaii A trip to Hawaii turns into a nightmare for J.R. when he is arrested for murder. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 11, 1979 A Desperate Pursuit A woman goes after Betty, whose testimony can place a fight manager at the scene of a boxing czar's death. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 18, 1979 Design for Madness Barnaby's niece is the prime suspect in the shooting of the attorney handling her dead husband's estate. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 25, 1979 Girl on the Road J.R. reluctantly agrees to find his old Chicago girlfriend's runaway sister, who is in Los Angeles. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 1, 1979 Indoctrination in Evil The hunt for a missing girl leads Barnaby to an international white-slavery ring. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 8, 1979 Homecoming for a Dead Man Barnaby is certain he saw a thief, believed dead, at his daughter's Olympic tryout. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 29, 1979 False Witness A rape victim's husband asks Betty to convince the withdrawn woman to identify a suspect. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 20, 1979 School of Terror To bust a narcotics ring, J.R. takes the place of a murdered friend in a rehab center. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 27, 1979 Cry for Vengeance As a warning, racketeers kill a vigilante-group leader's son. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 3, 1980 Run to Death Betty disputes a police report that says her friend died from a heart attack. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 10, 1980 The Price of Anger J.R.'s friend (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs) flees a murder scene because he fears police will accuse him. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 17, 1980 The Killing Point A private investigator's greed during his search for a girl has near-fatal consequences. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 31, 1980 Focus on Fear An intruder blinds a fashion photographer with acid and steals some of her negatives. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 7, 1980 Murder in the Key of C Con artists target a singer (Bonnie Ebsen) and her manager. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 14, 1980 Killer Without a Name Betty's shipboard romance ends when her lover vanishes, leaving behind a dead man in his room. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 21, 1980 Death Is the Punchline A comedian (Ed Begley Jr.) is a prime suspect in the murder of the nightclub owner who fired him. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 6, 1980 The Final Victim A murder victim is labeled a prostitute by newspapers, leading her father to seek vindication. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 13, 1980 The Silent Accuser Betty hurries to meet a troubled friend, but arrives minutes after the woman has been slain. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 27, 1980 Deadline for Murder A writer dies under strange circumstances just after a supposed meeting with Barnaby. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 3, 1980 The Killin' Cousin A private investigator (Kenneth Mars) believes Betty is killing her cousins to get an inheritance. Details
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Season Info

Director
Kenneth Gilbert, Michael Caffey, Michael Preece, Seymour Robbie, Lewis Teague, Allen Baron, Bruce Kessler, Leo Penn, Robert Sherman, John Carter
Screenwriter
Robert Sherman, Jack V. Fogarty, Paul Robert Coyle, Gerald Sanford, Norman Jolley, Robert I. Holt, Carolyn See, William Keys, Jack Sowards, Philip Saltzman
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 20, 1979