Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Season 8 – Barney Miller

Play trailer Poster for Season 8 – Barney Miller 1981 Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 0 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
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.
Barney Miller — Season 8

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All Cast and Crew

Hal Linden

Capt. Barney Miller

Max Gail

Det. Stanley Wojohowicz

Ron Glass

Det. Ron Harris

Steve Landesberg

Det. Arthur Dietrich

Ron Carey

Officer Carl Levitt

James Gregory

Inspector Frank Luger

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 29, 1981 Paternity A beauty queen has her purse snatched; an angry moviegoer vandalizes a theater for showing snuff films; and Wojo is slapped with a paternity suit. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 5, 1981 Advancement Harris signs another book deal; and a lottery winner threatens the couple who lost his winning ticket; Luger shops for a mail-order Asian bride. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 12, 1981 The Car Levitt performs an act of heroism; A 1957 DeSoto is the prized possession of a man who admits he stole the car 25 years ago. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 19, 1981 Possession Barney calls in the police chaplain when a man claims he is possessed by a demon; a full-figured wife assaults her husband for forcing her into a pair of designer jeans. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 26, 1981 Stress Analyzer A Peace Corps recruiter goes crazy at a job fair; Dietrich's portable stress analyzer stops working while he's investigating an assault case. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 10, 1981 Games The FBI steps in when micro-processor chips designed for computer games are being exported to Poland. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 17, 1981 Homeless When a blizzard paralyzes the city on Christmas Eve, several homeless people take refuge in the squad room. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 7, 1982 The Tontine One of the last two survivors of an old-world tontine tries to commit suicide in order to allow a cousin to inherit. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 14, 1982 Examination Day The plainclothes detectives step in while the rest of the force takes an examination. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 21, 1982 The Clown A mugger singles out street clowns; and a bureaucrat alleviates jail overcrowding by quietly releasing a hundred inmates on Madison Avenue in the dead of night. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 4, 1982 Chinatown Lieutenant Scanlon falls for a wealthy mugging victim; a restaurateur breaks into his own restaurant; The squad investigates Chinatown gang wars. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 11, 1982 Chinatown Harassment charges are pressed against Lieutenant Scanlon; Harris and Dietrich interrogate a key witness to a gang murder. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 18, 1982 Hunger Strike A prisoner stages a hunger strike to end nuclear arms; Dietrich aids a psychiatric patient; Barney refuses his latest nomination for promotion to deputy inspector. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 25, 1982 Arrival a genius turns to petty crime; and a man is mugged by an elderly woman; Luger's surprised when his mail-order bride arrives from the Philippines. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 11, 1982 Obituary A man assaults a journalist for writing a premature obituary; The squad celebrates Barney's birthday. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 26, 1982 Inquiry An angry parent assaults the admissions director of a private kindergarten; and Wojo faces a police inquiry for using excessive force in a recent arrest. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 2, 1982 Old Love A former child star assaults his agent with a telephone; a good Samaritan is charged with assault; and Dietrich spends the afternoon with a college sweetheart. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 9, 1982 Altercation Harris punches Arnold Ripner when the lawyer threatens another libel suit; and a mugging victim reveals that she's carried the torch for Barney since 1966. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 30, 1982 Bones The precinct's plumbing goes out again; A scoutmaster apprehends a mugger; A militant Indian retrieves his tribe's ancestral bones. Details Episode 20 Aired May 6, 1982 Landmark Wojo's discovers an ancient weapon; Barney and his staff learn that the precinct may be sold to a private business. Details Episode 21 Aired May 13, 1982 Landmark After being told they have 30 days to vacate the precinct, the detectives air their resentment of being shoved out after so many years. Details Episode 22 Aired May 20, 1982 Landmark Friends, foes and felons alike drop by to pay their last respects as the detectives prepare to leave for new assignments; Barney recalls friends departed before he turns out the squad room lights for the last time. Details

More Like This

View All Popular TV on Streaming
Taxi % 74% Taxi Watchlist Soap % 95% Soap Watchlist Doogie Howser, M.D. % % Doogie Howser, M.D. Watchlist The Brady Bunch 78% % The Brady Bunch Watchlist That Girl % % That Girl Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All Barney Miller — Season 8 photos

Barney Miller — Season 8

Barney Miller Barney Miller Barney Miller Barney Miller View more photos

Season Info

Director
Noam Pitlik
Executive Producer
Danny Arnold
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 29, 1981