Hal Linden
Barney Miller
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes1975
Barney Miller
Season 1
The first season of Barney Miller aired on ABC from January 23 to May 1, 1975.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 11975-01-23
Ramon
Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage.
Episode 21975-01-30
Experience
A bomber targets the 12th Precinct, as Det. Fish contemplates retirement.
Episode 31975-02-06
Snow Job
The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom.
Episode 430 min1975-02-13
Graft
An old friend of Barney's is assigned to investigate allegations of corruption in the squadroom; Chano is after an obscene phone caller.
Episode 51975-02-20
The Courtesans
A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment.
Episode 61975-02-27
Stakeout
Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation.
Episode 71975-03-06
Bureaucrat
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.
Episode 81975-03-13
Ms. Cop
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.
Episode 91975-03-20
Vigilante
Barney is visited by Inspector Luger, who complains that his men aren't disliked enough by the public; a neighborhood vigilante is well into his twilight years; Wojo collars a cross-dressing teamster.
Episode 101975-03-27
The Guest
The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy.
Episode 111975-04-10
Escape Artist
A self-avowed ""bird-man"" drops in; Barney holds a resourceful escaped prisoner for the FBI; Harris decides to write a novel, setting up one of the series' most durable storylines.
Episode 121975-04-17
Hair
A scruffy ""Serpico""-type cop has good reason to hide behind unruly hair; Bernice discovers that Fish spent the afternoon in a massage parlor.
Episode 131975-05-01
The Hero
Chano is guilt-stricken when he shoots a holdup man; Liz makes a citizen's arrest, after being robbed at ""stickpoint"" by a twelve-year-old.