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Season 5 – Barney Miller

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The series focuses on life in Greenwich Village's 12th Precinct station house. Initially, it looks at Capt. Barney Miller and his work and home life, but it gradually becomes about the officers of the precinct, including always-on-the-verge-of-retirement Detective Fish.
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 14, 1978 The Kidnapping Sympathizing with those oppressed by capitalism, kidnappers of a department store owner demand that his merchandise be given away to the public. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 14, 1978 The Kidnapping Wojo delivers the ransom money for the kidnapped department store owner. The prostitute charms Wojo and the victim's son. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 21, 1978 The Search The officers reopen a 28-year-old missing persons case; The host of a children's science show goes berserk; Harris takes a turn at cross-dressing mugging detail. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 28, 1978 Dog Days Frightened Wojo faces rabies injections after trying to break up a dog fighting ring; Barney has the blues about his impending separation. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 5, 1978 The Baby Broker Wojo uncovers an illegal adoption ring and Harris arrests a research professor on an obscenity charge. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 12, 1978 The Accusation A lonely woman accuses Dietrich of making indecent advances; Yemena arrests a rabbi for running a gambling operation in his synagogue. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 19, 1978 The Prisoner A gun-toting parolee wants to return to prison claiming that the regimentation of penal life hasn't prepared him for the outside world. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 2, 1978 Loan Shark Sent out to investigate a loan-shark operation, Harris returns with a prime suspect: a 14-year-old boy carrying $7,000. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 9, 1978 The Vandal A disgruntled TV fan assaults a network programmer in a coffee shop; and Levitt is the detectives' chief suspect in the squad room vandalism. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 30, 1978 The Harris Incident Police mistake Harris for burglar and shoot him; A stockbroker leaves Wall Street to become a beggar. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 7, 1978 The Radical A former '60s radical wanted by the FBI is dismayed that his arrest for shoplifting doesn't create some publicity. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 14, 1978 Toys Barney discusses holiday plans with his estranged wife; A claustrophobic robber and two feuding toy dealers are hauled in during the Christmas season. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 4, 1979 The Indian An elderly Indian arrested for disorderly conduct and trespassing expresses his wish to die with dignity in Central Park. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 11, 1979 Voice Analyzer Internal Affairs puts the detectives through a lie-detecting test after newspaper reports of a bribery and kickback racket. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 18, 1979 The Spy Convinced he's the victim of a government conspiracy, an unemployed spy holds the detectives at gunpoint. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 25, 1979 Wojo's Girl A man threatens to leave his wife to become a soldier of fortune; and Wojo moves in with his new girlfriend, a reformed prostitute. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 25, 1979 Wojo's Girl Wojo's girlfriend, an ex prostitute accepts his invitation to move in; Wojo is afraid of romantic commitment. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 1, 1979 Middle Age Barney's graceful transition to middle age suffers as his squad expresses concern for his stamina and mental state. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 8, 1979 The Counterfeiter The detectives try to track down a counterfeiter who produces bogus one-dollar bills to supplement his army pension. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 15, 1979 Open House A psychiatrist refuses to divulge the name of a known arsonist in his care; and the Twelfth Precinct holds an open house that attracts only vagrants. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 1, 1979 Identity A man whose name was changed after he testified against the mob is falsely arrested for attempted robbery. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 15, 1979 Computer Crime A black doctor claims to be cursed by vodoo; Dietrich and Levitt haul in a brokerage firm employee suspected of embezzlement. Details Episode 23 Aired May 10, 1979 Graveyard Shift Late-night visitors to the precinct include an irate tourist and an insomniac who's convinced that he'll be possessed by a succubus once he dozes off. Details Episode 24 Aired May 17, 1979 Jack Soo, a Retrospective The cast offers an affectionate tribute to the late Jack Soo by reviewing Sergeant Nick Yemena's more memorable moments at the Twelfth Precinct. Details
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Season Info

Director
Noam Pitlik
Executive Producer
Danny Arnold
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 14, 1978