Episode guide

Barney Miller

170 episodes · 8 seasons · 1975–1982 · ABC

← Show package · 1970s

Season 1

13 episodes

  1. S01E01 Ramon

    Captain Miller runs headlong into a gun-toting teenage addict trying to break out of the police station.

  2. S01E02 The Experience

    Barney has to talk Fish out of early retirement while searching out a bomber who is blowing up public buildings.

  3. S01E03 Snow Job

    An exhibitionist in a snowstorm, an armored car drivers' strike and no heat create chaos for Barney at the police station.

  4. S01E04 Graft

    Barney's men are accused of being on the take after a former detective from his squad becomes a member of Internal Affairs, the department's self-policing unit.

  5. S01E05 The Courtesans

    Wojciehowicz goes to Barney for advice when he becomes attracted to one of the girls he arrested at Rose's "VillageAGoGo".

  6. S01E06 The Stakeout

    Barney and his squad stake out a drug drop from an apartment house, but he fears their cover will be blown by visiting tenants.

  7. S01E07 The Bureaucrat

    A hard-drinking Washington bureaucrat who gets drunk in Barney's precinct becomes an overnight guest in the squad room cell.

  8. S01E08 Ms. Cop

    The new woman cop assigned to Barney's precinct does all the typing while all the other detectives are out capturing bank robbers.

  9. S01E09 The Vigilante

    Chano has to arrest an irate citizen who has been defending the neighborhood from muggers.

  10. S01E10 The Guest

    Barney's squad has the job of protecting a government witness from the vengeance of a crime syndicate.

  11. S01E11 The Escape Artist

    A prison escape artist who is apprehended by Barney's squad, must then be held until he's returned to jail.

  12. S01E12 Hair

    The new member of Barney's squad is an unconventional loner with a beard who is cool about becoming a 12th precinct Detective.

  13. S01E13 The Hero

    Chano becomes depressed after shooting two bank robbers; Barney's wife, Elizabeth, makes a citizen's arrest of an eight-year-old boy.

Season 2

22 episodes

  1. S02E01 Doomsday

    A "human bomb" plans to self-destruct unless Barney arrests city officials & the Govenor.

  2. S02E02 The Social Worker

    Elizabeth has Barney worried when she takes a job as a social worker in a tough section of the East Bronx.

  3. S02E03 The Layoff

    Just as the precinct is having an upsurge in crime, Barney is ordered to suspend three officers as a result of the city's financial crisis.

  4. S02E04 Ambush

    Yemana is sidelined by a gunshot wound that is more embarrassing than painful.

  5. S02E05 Heat Wave

    Members of Barney's squad of detectives resort to wearing dresses during a heat wave to help women detectives Wentworth and Bailey catch a rapist.

  6. S02E06 The Arsonist

    Harris looks to psychology for help in finding an arsonist plaguing the precinct; Chano arrests a man for shooting a candy machine.

  7. S02E07 Grand Hotel

    Wojciehowicz and Wentworth check into a plush New York hotel posing as man & wife to discover who has been robbing the guests.

  8. S02E08 Discovery

    One of Barney's detectives is accused of extortion by a member of the gay community.

  9. S02E09 You Dirty Rat

    Barney's detectives are short two kilos of marijuana for the narcotics squad, and Wojo is bitten by a rat at the precinct house.

  10. S02E10 The Horse Thief

    Chano brings in a man who was assaulted in his hotel room but insists he was alone and tries to figure out why he's lying. With bicentennial celebrations starting to ramp up, Barney and the detectives have to deal with an unusual array of suspects, Wojo and Yemana investigate a pair of horse thefts involving the NYPD Horse Unit and a hansom cab driver.

  11. S02E11 Rain

    Due to torrential rain flooding the city, Barney and the detectives are concerned that the roof will collapse soon. Meanwhile, Chano and Harris bring in a nightclub comic, who incited a riot in the middle of his act.

  12. S02E12 Fish

    Facing budget cuts, the city starts to shut down various precincts. As a result, detective Dietrich gets assigned to the twelfth, causing Fish to go on restricted duty. He then goes home for lunch to how life will be like once he has to retire.

  13. S02E13 Hot Dogs

    The detectives of the twelfth precinct have to deal with a man who comes to fill out a missing persons report, convinced that his wife is Jean Harlow. Barney has to deal with a pair of overzealous women detectives who arrest a drug dealer on a college campus. Fish looks to his colleagues for advice on how to lose a little bit of weight.

  14. S02E14 Protection

    Due to the city's budget constraints and concerns that the twelfth precinct could get shut down, Barney and the detectives learn that the neighborhood businesses have started paying protection money to area gangs. As a result, a criminal has a hard time turning himself in for a recent armed robbery.

  15. S02E15 Happy New Year

    When Wojo and Yemana bring in a department store shoplifter, the situation gets rather tricky when they see that she's pregnant and soon goes into labor. Luckily, Barney's wife Liz arrives and is able to help the detectives deliver the woman's baby. Fish goes out on a call to stop a jumper, looking to broker peace in the Middle East.

  16. S02E16 The Sniper

    After Wojo gets targeted by a sniper, Inspector Luger stops by the squad room to see how the investigation is going, and soon becomes a target himself. Fish then helps a husband file a complaint against a conman trying to sell a seat for flights to Saturn to his wife.

  17. S02E17 Fear of Flying

    When Wojo has to transport a suspect to Cleveland, he admits to Barney he has a fear of flying, resulting in Barney offering to send another detective in his place. Fish assists an honest citizen when he turns in a wallet he found with a large amount of money in it.

  18. S02E18 Block Party

    When Chano and Wentworth are assigned to crowd control at a block party in Manhattan South's neighborhood, Wentworth makes a collar of a would be assassin. She then gets furious when the detectives from Manhattan South takes credit for it. It's then up to Barney and Harris to smooth things over when Lt. Scanlon arrives at the twelft precinct and makes things worse. Fish and Yemana bring in a young man at a laundromat for indicent exposure while doing his laundry.

  19. S02E19 Massage Parlor

    Fish and the detectives of the twelfth precinct are trying to find new ideas to help close down the massage parlors that are wreaking havoc on the reputable businesses on second avenue. Chano and Harris arrest a mugger who is in her eighties.

  20. S02E20 The Psychiatrist

    Wojo and the other detectives have a psychiatrist pay the squad room a visit after a mugging suspect's public defender files a report alleging Wojo threatened his client during the arrest. He is less than thrilled when the psychiatrist recommends he be placed on restricted duty.

  21. S02E21 The Kid

    After Fish brings in a young man after he tries to mug him, he soon becomes attracted to the boy's mother. The man who found $3500 in a wallet a few weeks prior comes to the squad room to see if the money has been claimed yet. Chano and Wojo bring in a suspect for attempted robbery at a hearing aid center.

  22. S02E22 The Mole

    Chano and Yemana bring in a pair of suspects for disturbing the peace at a nearby hotel bar. Wojo and Harris are lead on a chase through the city's sewer system by a notorious jewel thief known as "The Mole." Meanwhile, Fish contemplates having minor surgery done and is surprised at how much the procedure will cost, even with insurance.

Season 3

22 episodes

  1. S03E01 Evacuation

    When Wojo is assigned to work as a Public Information Officer for the week, he becomes panicked at learning there's no citywide evacuation procedure in the event of a major emergency. Harris and Fish go on a call at a neighborhood pawn shop and soon meet a young girl suspected of trying to sell stolen goods.

  2. S03E02 Quarantine (1)

    When Wojo brings in a suspect for breaking into a warehouse he soon collapses. Once a doctor gets called up to the squad room to diagnose the suspect, everyone is ordered to stay under quarantine until tests determine if he has chicken pox or smallpox. Meanwhile, Marty and his partner Darryl turn to Barney for help in getting a character reference in order to be able to move to San Francisco, and Fish books a prostitue.

  3. S03E03 Quarantine (2)

    As the detectives and their guests settle in for the night of quarantine at the twelfth precinct, waiting on news of the suspect's diagnosis, everyone starts getting on one another's nerves.

  4. S03E04 Bus Stop

    The squad investigates a hijacked bus that crashes in the neighborhood.

  5. S03E05 The Election

    It's Election Day and Wojo annoys everyone in the squad room by asking if they voted yet and who they voted for. He then gets in trouble when the suspect he escorted a suspect to a polling place escapes. Harris arrests a shoplifting suspect at a department store. A woman is arrested for assault after throwing a toilet seat out of her apartment window, claiming she did so because her husband is keeping her from voting.

  6. S03E06 Werewolf

    The usual loonies arrive due to the full moon outside, which includes a man who swears he is turning into a werewolf.

  7. S03E07 The Recluse

    Wojo brings in a suspect for disturbing the peace when he causes a scene by insisting that the world will be ending at 5:30pm that afternoon. Barney and Bernice worry about Fish when he arrives late for work when he is out helping a pair of kids from a nearby group home. Harris and Wojo have to arrest a man who hasn't left his apartment since World War II for failing to show up for jury duty.

  8. S03E08 Non-Involvement

    Wojo brings in a suspect for failing to assist a police officer during a mugging on the subway, but Barney fails to see how a crime was committed. Shady lawyer Arnold Ripner is then called in for how the suspect was treated. As Fish laments how the police pension fund is being invested, Det. Battista arrests a flasher while on her way to the donut shop.

  9. S03E09 Power Failure

    Wojo arrests an assault suspect who claims to have multiple personality order. After the suspect's doctor comes to help the detectives treat him after his other personality takes over, Yemana tries to prolong the situation so he can obtain racing tips to use as a later date. Meanwhile, the neighborhood has to deal with a power outage.

  10. S03E10 Christmas Story

    Fish ends up having to don a Santa suit on Christmas Eve to catch a robber; Yemana romances a lovely mugging victim; a frustrated department store shopper is arrested.

  11. S03E11 Hash

    Wojo's girlfriend bakes brownies with a surprise inside and Wojo brings them to work and shares with the guys.

  12. S03E12 Smog Alert

    While the city is dealing with a first-stage smog alert, Det. Batista arrests a graffiti artist defacing city property with vulgar messages. When Harris and Fish are called out to the Brooklyn Bridge to talk down an attempted jumper, Fish gets injured due to passing out from the smog and got lost on his way to the hospital.

  13. S03E13 Community Relations

    After Harris makes a wager with Yemana that he can't stop gambling, Yemana makes a counter wager to Harris to see if he could quit smoking. Barney finds himself in a tricky situation when a blind shoplifter is brought in, and an apartment building owner, looking to evict a tenant son his building can be demolished. He then finds a solution to help both men. Wojo has to appear in court but has stage fright when he tries to testify against an alleged slumlord.

  14. S03E14 The Rand Report

    When a report by the Rand Corporation appears in Newsweek casting police detectives in a negative light, the men at the twelfth precinct are less than thrilled by the article. As a result, Wojo has to spend one week a month walking the beat on uniform patrol with the other third grade detectives. However when he hears the news, Wojo declares he would rather quit than go back on patrol.

  15. S03E15 Fire '77

    A suicidal couple is brought into the police station after a man turns himself in for murder. A criminal who is brought into the station house sets a fire that threatens to engulf the station.

  16. S03E16 The Abduction

    A couple comes to the twelfth precinct, looking for Barney's assistance in rescuing their daughter from a cult. Meanwhile, Yemana is in a panic after his bookie gets arrested, and Harris is less than thrilled when a magazine he sold a short story to makes some changes to it before publishing it. Fish's pride takes a hit when Bernice arrives with news she intends to interview for a job in the city.

  17. S03E17 The Sex Surrogate

    After receiving a complaint from a disgruntled wife, Barney investigates a sex clinic that appears to be more like a brothel. Harris investigates a series of robberies that appears to committed by a juvenile. Tired of being passed over for a promotion to detective, Levitt announces to the guys in the squad room that he plans on quitting the force.

  18. S03E18 Moonlighting

    Barney and the other detectives learn that Harris is moonlighting as captain of security at a neighborhood theater. A suspect is brought in with stolen goods that is traced back to a thrift shop run by a parish priest. When Wojo arrests a mentally challenged young man, he and Barney soon suspect he is being used by a neighborhood bookie.

  19. S03E19 Asylum

    Wojo lands Barney in trouble with the State Department when he grants a Russian defector asylum during an arrest. Marty is brought in for possessing a small amount of marijuana, possibly causing problems with his probation.

  20. S03E20 Group Home

    It's Fish's turn on the mugging detail and everyone has an opinion on his appearance. Yemana has to assist a bigoted Army Sgt. in charge of a local recruiting office when he receives a bomb threat call. Meanwhile, Harris has a genealogy company trace his family tree and doesn't like what was learned.

  21. S03E21 Strike (1)

    Barney starts to feel the effects of a possible strike of the uniformed police officers and detectives and soon gets an earful about it from Inspector Luger. Dietrich and Harris assist a woman who gets robbed by her date from a computer dating service.

  22. S03E22 Strike (2)

    With the unauthorized strike still in effect, Barney and Luger have their hands full doing all the work in the twelfth precinct.

Season 4

23 episodes

  1. S04E01 Goodbye, Mr. Fish (1)

    It's the day before Fish retires and he's nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Barney and the detectives have to deal with a group of disgruntled business owners forming a vigilante organization to deal with the crime rate in the neighborhood.

  2. S04E02 Goodbye, Mr. Fish (2)

    When Fish finally arrives at the twelfth precinct after worrying his wife and colleagues, he refuses to acknowledge he has to retire because of his age. Dietrich and Harris arrest a paranoid man demolishing the security cameras at a supermarket.

  3. S04E03 Bugs

    Barney and the detectives are in for a surprise and become paranoid when the exterminator dealing with a cockroach problem in the squad room discovers a listening device.

  4. S04E04 Corporation

    An attorney for a large chemical company comes to the twelfth precinct to ask for assistance in identifying the person who has been vandalizing their properties. Wojo brings in a homeless woman who was the victim of a mugging so she could fill out a report.

  5. S04E05 Burial

    When Fish returns to the twelfth precinct to fill out some paperwork for his pension, he assists his former colleagues in locating the corpse that was kidnapped from a nearby mortuary.

  6. S04E06 Copy Cat

    As Wojo anxiously awaits the results of his sergeant's exam, Harris laments not being able to find a suitable apartment to move into. Thanks to the bright idea of Yemana, the detectives try using a tv guide to figure out where a copy cat criminal will strike next, based on what will be on television for the upcoming week. Harris brings in a drunk when he attempts to rob a liquor store without the use of a weapon.

  7. S04E07 Blizzard

    With the city experiencing a blizzard, Barney and the detectives are currently having to deal with a suspect dying while in custody and the coroner's office unable to come and retrieve the body. Dietrich and Harris arrest an eccentric man who claims the world is about to end with an upcoming ice age.

  8. S04E08 Chase

    Barney looses his cool when he discovers that Lieutenant Scanlon has enlisted the aid of a drug pusher to test the members of the precincts honesty. Wojo has taxi cab problems.

  9. S04E09 Thanksgiving Story

    Fork stabbing highlights Thanksgiving, three mental patients have Thanksgiving dinner at a laundromat.

  10. S04E10 The Tunnel

    Harris searches Manhattan for an apartment that is up to his intended lifestyle; Wojo is buried alive while pursuing a thief.

  11. S04E11 Atomic Bomb

    The FBI arrives at the twelfth precinct to help Barney and the detectives investigate a college student who inadvertently built a functional atomic bomb.

  12. S04E12 The Bank

    Wojo and Yemana bring in a suspect for causing a ruckus at a cryogenics lab after he discovers they accidentally destroyed his last viable sample before he and his wife can start a family. Harris continues to have bad luck in finding a new apartment to rent.

  13. S04E13 The Ghost

    Levitt brings in a couple for fighting on the street and causing a scene. Dietrich and Wojo arrest a man for destruction of property and is told a wild story of ghostly possession. Yemana goes on a call to a bakery accused of making and selling obscene baked goods.

  14. S04E14 Appendicitis

    Dietrich and Harris arrest a sugar addict when he attacks a woman at a local candy shop. Barney and Wojo try to talk a retired man out of becoming a bounty hunter. Yemana suffers an appendicitis attack and gets taken to the hospital.

  15. S04E15 Rape

    A woman arrives at the twelfth precinct, looking to charge her husband with rape. The detectives are tasked with finding a master thief who robs his victims in different disguises each time he commits his crimes. Yemana is happy when he learns the city legalizes off-track betting and won't have to make his wagers through his bookie.

  16. S04E16 Eviction (1)

    After Wojo brings in a pair of tenants for defying an eviction order at a nearby hotel, Barney finds himself in a sticky situation when the available departments that normally would help have been giving them the runaround. Dietrich gets a call for a store robbery. Meanwhile, Luger seeks Barney's guid on how to spend some of his vacation time.

  17. S04E17 Eviction (2)

    With Barney under modified duty for failure to evict the tenants of the hotel, the NYPD SWAT team gets called in. Meanwhile, Dietrich's suspect is able to recall who she is.

  18. S04E18 Wojo's Problem

    When a new female detective gets assigned to the twelfth precinct, her jealous husband starts causing problems with her colleagues. Barney attempts to give Harris some advice about his living arrangement with Dietrich. Harris and Yemana get a call about a robber and are surprised to find out he's confined to a wheelchair. Wojo brings some private problems to work, resulting in his colleagues awkwardly trying to avoid giving him some advice.

  19. S04E19 'Quo Vadis?'

    With Barney out on a call, Harris is tasked with filing a report on a nearby Art Gallery when a concerned citizen is offended by paintings she deems obscene. The detectives then get concerned when a call comes in about Barney being shot at on that robbery call. Barney and his wife Liz then have a heart to heart about the dangers he faces while on duty.

  20. S04E20 Hostage

    A robbery suspect Harris brings calls his brother for help in escaping, resulting in the detectives, Levitt and Luger being held hostage. Wojo and Officer Licori bring in a ventriloquist and a woman for fighting over the obscene comments made by the ventriloquist's doll.

  21. S04E21 Evaluation

    As the detectives await the results of their work evaluations, Wojo accidentally walks in on Liccori as she uses the restroom. Harris brings in a suspect that caused a disturbance at the bank and only identifies himself as the number 1223. Wojo and Dietrich go out on a vandalism call at a porn shop owned by an elderly couple and are soon surprised at who the perpetrators are.

  22. S04E22 The Sighting

    When Barney questions Wojo about his tardiness in arriving at work, his explanation is due to seeing a UFO on his way home from Staten Island. Harris assists a woman who wants something to be done about her husband who is liquidating their assets in order to buy gold.

  23. S04E23 Inauguration

    As the residents of the city get caught up in the festivities leading up to Mayor Koch's inauguration, Harris gets a tempting offer a permanent spot to work on his security detail. Barney fields a call from an anonymous fanatic threatening to end his life as a political threat. Wojo brings in a suspect for possession of marijuana for medical use. Dietrich brings in an eccentric elderly woman accused of sending threatening letters.

Season 5

24 episodes

  1. S05E01 Kidnapping (1)

    After Wojo brings in a prostitute and her john, a call comes in about a political activist kidnapping a department store magnate, resulting in Barney and his detectives to find the victim before his captors d something drastic.

  2. S05E02 Kidnapping (2)

    After Wojo volunteers for the ransom drop off, the prostitute he arrested decides to stay in the squad room to see if the department store magnate is safely released from his captors. Meanwhile, Harris brings in a rioter from the department store for resisting arrest.

  3. S05E03 The Search

    Harris is less than thrilled at pulling mugging duty in the park and is reluctant to shave his mustache. Wojo and Yemana work on assisting a woman on a missing persons case involving her father. Dietrich brings in the host of television science show after going berserk when a teenaged assistant insulted him on air.

  4. S05E04 Dog Days

    After going out on a dog fighting call with Yemana, Wojo gets bit by a potentially rabid German Shepherd. Dietrich makes matters worse for him when he starts sharing some sobering statistics regarding rabies treatments. Harris is tasked with aiding a wife in filling out a missing persons report for her husband who disappeared. Barney shares with the guys that he and Liz are going through a trial separation and they try to cheer him up about his situation.

  5. S05E05 The Baby Broker

    When Wojo brings in a couple for attempting to kidnap a woman at the bus terminal, he unwittingly uncovers an illegal adoption ring. Harris and Dietrich go on a call at a nearby park and arrest a language professor on obscenity charges. Meanwhile, Barney gives Levitt some career advice when he finds out that Levitt is taking stimulants to get through an extend shift.

  6. S05E06 Accusation

    Lt. Scanlon pays the detectives room a visit when a lonely spinster misinterprets Dietrich's kindness while taking her statement about a mailbox break-in for lewd behavior. Harris and Yemana arrest a rabbi after receiving a tip that a casino is being run at his synagogue. Wojo arrests a suspect for attempting to rob a liquor store.

  7. S05E07 The Prisoner

    Dietrich and Harris are working on a case involving a cat burglar that causes Harris to shares familiar details to a past case. As a result, they soon discover that suspect‘s widow has taken up her late husband's proclivities. When Wojo and Yemana bring in a recent parolee on a gun possession charge, Wojo is surprised to hear that he did what he did because he wants to go back to prison, where life is structured and his time behind bars didn't prepare him for freedom. Meanwhile, Inspector Luger stops by to warns Barney the department is sending a chaplain to see him about his recent separation with Liz.

  8. S05E08 Loan Shark

    Wojo and Dietrich bring in a pair of suspects after they start a fight in a tattoo parlor. When Harris takes a statement from a neighborhood fence in hopes of finding a new loan shark who's starting to set up shop in the area, he's surprised at finding out that he's a minor with a large am of money and is driving a nice car. Meanwhile, when Yemana starts lashing out uncharacteristically, Barney and the guys soon feel bad that the previous day marked the 20th anniversary of when he joined the force and has been feeling unappreciated.

  9. S05E09 The Vandal

    When Barney and the detectives arrive at the squad room and find it vandalized, Barney suspects the guilty party is Levitt. Meanwhile, Wojo and Dietrich assist a television executive when he is assaulted at a coffee shop.

  10. S05E10 The Harris Incident

    When a rookie patrolman mistakenly shoots at Harris, thinking he was a burglar, his colleagues have to deal with the fallout. Meanwhile, Wojo arrests an out of work stockbroker who was on the streets, working as a beggar.

  11. S05E11 The Radical

    When Wojo brings in a shoplifting suspect, it turns out he's wanted by the FBI for being a war protesting radical from the 1960's. Harris and Dietrich bring in a burglar who attempts to get the detectives to make jokes about his weight.

  12. S05E12 Toys

    Christmas is rapidly approaching and Barney is facing the harsh reality that he'll be spending the holiday alone. Meanwhile, the detectives bring in a claustrophobic suspect and competing toy executives who got involved in a fight.

  13. S05E13 The Indian

    Harris is tasked with helping a woman whose shoes were stolen off her feet while waiting for a bus. Wojo and Dietrich bring in an aging Indian who creates a disturbance by stating his final wish to die in Central Park.

  14. S05E14 Voice Analyzer

    When a series of articles are published, insinuating police corruption amongst the various precincts of the NYPD, Lt. Scanlon brings a lie detector to the squad room to root out the dirty detectives. Meanwhile, Barney suspects a fur dealer's robbery report isn't truthful.

  15. S05E15 The Spy

    Wojo brings in an unemployed former spy for disorderly conduct at an employment office, and soon holds them hostage. Dietrich and Harris arrest a business owner and mime following a scuffle.

  16. S05E16 Wojo's Girl (1)

    A wife arrives at the twelfth precinct, looking for the detectives help in talking her husband out of becoming a soldier of fortune. Meanwhile, Wojo and his girlfriend Nancy take a big step and move in together, resulting in him starting to have second thoughts about it.

  17. S05E17 Wojo's Girl (2)

    Wojo and Nancy struggle to adjust living together.

  18. S05E18 Middle Age

    As Harris fills out a robbery report for a Hasidic Jew who was a target of a diamond theft, Barney starts to feel his are when Wojo brings in an aging Olympic hopeful who causes a scene practicing the javelin in Central Park and he makes a comment about his age and physique.

  19. S05E19 The Counterfeiter

    The detectives at the twelfth precinct try to track down a counterfeiter and find out why he's passing phony bills. Wojo and Levitt get called to a medical office after a man attacks a cosmetic surgeon after he discovers she had work done while he was on a business trip.

  20. S05E20 Open House

    When the detectives hold an open house for the twelfth precinct, the only guests they have are a handful of vagrants. Wojo and Harris work on tracking down a serial arsonist at the nearby piers. When Barney announces to the guys that he's moving back home, he's in for a surprise when the hotel informs him he won't be getting his deposit back.

  21. S05E21 Identity

    When a robbery suspect is brought in by Wojo, the detectives soon discover he is in the witness protection program after testifying against the mob. After he and Dietrich get shot at while on a call, Harris realizes his partner saved his life and starts acting strangely as a result.

  22. S05E22 Computer Crime

    When Dietrich and Levitt bring in a broker firm employee accused of embezzlement, the owner is reluctant to press charges and would rather handle the crime internally. Harris and Wojo have to take the statement from a young doctor brought in for causing a scene at the apartment of an Obeah woman he claims placed a voodoo curse on him.

  23. S05E23 Graveyard Shift

    The men of the twelfth precinct are working the graveyard shift and have to deal with several crises, one of which includes a bomb threat downstairs and an insomiac who caused a disturbance at a nearby drugstore.

  24. S05E24 Jack Soo, a Retrospective

    Following the death of their cast mate Jack Soo, the men of the 12th Precinct come together to remember some of their favorite moments working with him.

Season 6

22 episodes

  1. S06E01 Inquisition

    After Lt. Scanlon receives an anonymous letter from someone claiming to be gay and working as an officer in the twelfth precinct, he tries to get Barney to help him identify the letter writer. Meanwhile, a department store shopper is arrested for destroying its MUSAK system because he believes it's delivering subliminal messages.

  2. S06E02 The Photographer

    Harris fills out a complaint report from a woman who was robbed by a man claiming to be a magazine photographer in Central Park. Also, Levitt arrests a drug dealer and gets disheartened when Barney has to release him, and Wojo gets thrown for a loop when he brings in a suspect claiming to be Jesus Christ.

  3. S06E03 Vacation

    Dietrich and Harris return to the squad room, annoyed about getting called out on robbery call that turned out to be a false alarm. Wojo and Levitt soon get a call about a disturbance at a medical office when two brothers get into a fight over the fact that one brother refuses to donate his kidney to his ailing brother. Harris and Dietrich soon start bickering over the vacation schedule Barney recently posted on the wall.

  4. S06E04 The Brother

    The detectives work to reassure a monk who arrives in the squad room to fill out a missing persons report when his novitate vanishes not long after arriving in the city. It's Dietrich's turn to cross-dress for mugging detail and Barney tries to diplomatically explain to him that his services might be better suited elsewhere.

  5. S06E05 The Slave

    Following a traffic accident, Barney and the detectives are stunned to learn that the driver involved is an indentured servant to an Agricultural Secretary to the Burmese government. While Harris takes offense to the situation, he tries to find a way to aid the man in obtaining his freedom.

  6. S06E06 Strip Joint

    A bookstore owner is brought in by Harris and Levitt for causing a scene, protesting outside a strip club that opens near his business. Meanwhile as the detectives deal with the heating being turned off to conserve energy, Wojo arrests a man who was wading in a fountain, claiming he will spontaneously combus at a moment's notice.

  7. S06E07 The Bird

    When Wojo‘s recently purchased parrot dies at his desk, he unsuccessful tries to convince the pet store owner to change his return policy. When a depressed suicide hotline worker attempts to take his life, a caller who he helps attempts to help him. Meanwhile, Harris is desperate to get Dietrich to sign a release form so his book can get published.

  8. S06E08 The Desk

    After Wojo brings in a suspect following a botched robbery, he eventually finds out that he is a criminal whose speciality is armed robbery, but becomes almost unrecognizable following a lobotomy. Harris and Dietrich assist an Amish man who is a victim of a mugging.

  9. S06E09 The Judge

    As the detectives come to terms with Sgt. Yemana's desk being moved to city storage, Harris and Dietrich helps a woman who comes in to report crimes she watches on soap operas. A judge is brought in for assaulting a lawyer in his courtroom.

  10. S06E10 The DNA Story

    Barney and Dietrich go on a call to a research facility where potentially dangerous DNA cultures are stolen. Harris is tasked with filling out a report from a woman who insists the man currently living with her isn't her husband, but actually is a clone.

  11. S06E11 The Dentist

    Barney has a woman detective go undercover to investigate a dentist accuses of inappropriate touching of women patients while sedated. Harris and Wojo bring in a suspect accused of disturbing the peace at a nearby diner.

  12. S06E12 People's Court

    Wojo and Levitt inves when a burglar is brought in, complaining about a group of apartment building tenants participate in vigilante justice. Dietrich deals with a census taker accused of breaking and entering when a family refuses to let him do his job. Meanwhile, the detectives offer Barney some unhelpful advice when he shares some information that he and his family might be losing their apartment.

  13. S06E13 Vanished (1)

    Vagrant Ray Brewer comes to the twelfth precinct, looking for help when some fellow homeless men end up missing under what he considers auspicious circumstances, resulting in Harris going undercover to find out what's happening. Meanwhile, Wojo and Dietrich start competing over who'll help fill out the arrest report of a woman looking to conceive a child with and then raise it alone.

  14. S06E14 Vanished (2)

    Upon learning from Mr. Brewer that Harris disappeared on his stakeout, Barney and the detectives become concerned. However, it doesn't take that Harris calls from a roadside convenience store in Maryland, where he was able to crack the case. Barney is then stunned when Luger informs him that he's been demoted due to his refusal to retire and has been assigned to the twelfth precinct.

  15. S06E15 The Child Stealers

    Marty's friend Darryl Driscoll seeks the help of the detectives in reclaiming the custody of his son from his ex-wife before resorting to kidnapping. Meanwhile, a man claiming to be from the future is brought in and soon gives Harris some financial advice.

  16. S06E16 Guns

    Harris and Dietrich bring in a suspect after he was caught robbing the police vault, looking to reclaim his television that was previously stolen. After Wojo and Luger bring in a suspect who was arrested using an antique gun during a holdup, Wojo shares his concern to Barney that his colleague might be going to extremes to end his life after he was demoted. A collector finds himself in trouble when his stash of antique guns that were previously stolen are being used in a rash of attempted robberies.

  17. S06E17 Uniform Days

    Barney and Harris butt heads when Harris refuses wear his uniform in the Police Department's annual day in uniform day. Wojo and Harris bring in a letter carrier who got caught not delivering mail he deems unimportant. Dietrich sets out to solve a seven year old cold case.

  18. S06E18 Dietrich's Arrest (1)

    On the eve of an anti-nuclear rally, Dietrich and Levitt have a disagreement over the safety and effectiveness of nuclear power. Harris learns from Barney that he is unable to afford his condo. Dietrich and Wojo bring in a man who won a state lottery who caused a riot by giving away his winnings by throwing the money out of his apartment window.

  19. S06E19 Dietrich's Arrest (2)

    Following Dietrich's arrest at the anti-nuclear rally, Barney tasks Harris to book him while the others go downstairs to assist the officers in dispersing the riot. His arrest also results in a visit from Internal Affairs. Another protester, who happens to be a nuclear engineer, is booked for splashing his fellow protesters with atomic water.

  20. S06E20 The Architect

    An architect is arrested for defacing a nearby building because it was built differently than how he designed it, and the detectives soon learn he placed bombs in it as a form of protest. As Harris tries to leave for his vacation in Wyoming, the detectives get held hostage by a pair of gunmen who are looking for a friend who was arrested earlier in the day.

  21. S06E21 The Inventor

    A psychologist is brought in to help Wojo remember through hypnosis the name of a criminal so he can close a case. An inventor is arrested after he is accused of stealing the plans for a battery he invented for an electronics company.

  22. S06E22 Fog

    When a thick fog envelopes the city, it causes a burglar to accidentally break into a Christian Science Reading Room by mistake. Barney and the men of the twelfth precinct wait to hear if he gets his promotion to deputy inspector. Levitt brings in a street musician for disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace.

Season 7

22 episodes

  1. S07E01 Homicide (1)

    Due to man power shortages, the twelfth precinct is restructured and made a homicide squad. Some of the cases that they now have to deal with is a man who admits to killing his barber and a woman who tries to stop a hitman from taking her husband's life.

  2. S07E02 Homicide (2)

    When Barney sends Dietrich to try and stop the hitman, Harris strikes out in wooing the precinct's crime scene photographer. Barney then sets out to reverse the speciality squad order when he learns that it results in the death of an old friend.

  3. S07E03 The Delegate

    Wojo and Dietrich respond to a drunk and disorderly call that involves a man who served as a delegate to the 1976 Democratic National Convention. Harris tries to figure out the motive of a series of holdups in a nearby neighborhood. Barney has his hands full after discovering an older officer assigned to the twelfth precinct isn't who he claims to be.

  4. S07E04 Dorsey

    When Detective Sgt. Eric Dorsey gets assigned to the twelfth precinct, he is less than thrilled about it because he's convinced his colleagues are corrupt. As a result, Barney has his work cut out to prove his new detective wrong. Harris and Dietrich bring in a suspect for disorderly conduct at a stop smoking clinic.

  5. S07E05 Agent Orange

    Wojo takes a personal interest when he brings in a suspect accused of robbing a liquor store who says his time serving in Vietnam is the cause for his actions. Harris, Dorsey, and Barney try to handle a domestic disturbance when a married couple has to adjust to their apartment building becoming clothing optional.

  6. S07E06 Call Girl

    When Dietrich announces his intention to live a celibate life, Harris and Dorsey go on a call at a nearby hotel used in a prostitution ring. Dorsey then attempts to take one of the girls under his wings due to her age while Harris decides to take some stock advice from one of the other ladies.

  7. S07E07 Resignation

    After shooting a robbery suspect while on a call with Levitt, Dietrich feels guilty about what he did and ultimately decides to resign from the force. Harris and Wojo responds to an assault call at a local theater when a playwright attacks an incompetent actor. A long way from home, a man turns himself in for robbing a group of nuns in Arizona.

  8. S07E08 Field Associate

    Barney and the detectives face an unusual situation when a burglar is brought in by Harris and Dietrich who happily announces he was celebrating his 50th year as a criminal. They then try to figure out who is acting as a field associate to Internal Affairs.

  9. S07E09 Movie (1)

    Harris is thrilled when he gets assigned to produce a "skin flick" in an attempt to infiltrate the theaters catering to aficionados of the genre, and soon gets a warning to not go overboard with it from Barney. Dietrich brings in a radio journalist for attacking a television journalist at an ERA rally. Scanlon arrives in the Squad room to investigate a harassment claim made by a suspect against Wojo.

  10. S07E10 Movie (2)

    Barney and the detectives attempt to help an elderly blind man who is a mugging victim. Harris is on the receiving end of the ire of the department heads for going over the budget of the skin flick he was tasked to produce. Dietrich and Wojo bring in a suspect accused of stealing from a nearby charity. Inspector Luger stops by for a visit and complains about his new job downtown.

  11. S07E11 The Psychic

    Wojo brings in a suspect claiming to be a psychic, who attacks a man before he a commits a mugging. Dietrich and Levitt arrest linguistic professor for vandalizing a billboard. Harris is spending his time adding commodity futures to his portfolio.

  12. S07E12 Stormy Weather

    Due to manpower shortages, Harris is less than thrilled about having to come in while sick, or when Barney sends him out with Wojo on a burglary call that results in Wojo jumping into the Hudson River to make his collar. A deaf woman is arrested for solicitation at a bus stop.

  13. S07E13 The Librarian

    A Gypsy arrested for vandalizing a nearby novelty shop has a compelling reason for his actions, dating back to World War Two. A librarian goes to extreme measures to make sure the patrons of the branch she works at follows the quiet rules.

  14. S07E14 Rachel

    Things get tease between Barney and Wojo when Wojo asks if it would be alright to date Barney's daughter, Rachel. Harris is facing legal action from Arnold Ripner for his protrayal in "Blood on the Badge." The owner of a sporting goods store is arrested along with the robber who burglarized his business for taking the law into his own hands.

  15. S07E15 Contempt (1)

    Barney gets charged with contempt of court when he refuses to name his confidential informant, surprising the guys in the squad room. Harris takes a statement from Ray, who is looking for help in finding the thief who is robbing the local Salvation Army branch. A man is brought in after causing a disturbance at a neighborhood restaurant after accusing the staff for refusing service based upon his appearance.

  16. S07E16 Contempt (2)

    As Barney adjusts to his time in jail, Harris happily supervises his colleagues in the squad room. Wojo continues to work with Lt. Holly and Ray to find out who is robbing the Salvation Army.

  17. S07E17 The Doll

    An owner of a neighborhood Doll shop looks to file a report for an antique doll kidnapped for ransom. A naive man is arrested by Dietrich and Levitt for disorderly conduct at a Scientific organization after being swindled into buying a seat on the space shuttle. Inspector Luger stops by the squad room to tell Barney he's naming his friend as a beneficiary in his will.

  18. S07E18 Lady and the Bomb

    When Sgt. Fish stops by for a surprise visit, a woman threatens the men in the squad room with a homemade bomb, looking to lodge a complaint against a nearby hospital for making her husband work in an unsafe environment. Levitt and Dietrich bring in a couple long distance chess players, looking to file mutual assault charges at a nearby Post Office over disputed chess moves. Meanwhile, Harris receives word on the verdict of Ripner's defamation lawsuit and is less than thrilled about the outcome.

  19. S07E19 Riot

    When Hasidic Jew Yacov Berger stops by to lodge a complaint with Barney about the lack of patrolling in their community following a series of attacks, a riot ultimately breaks out thanks to Inspector Luger. A pair of urban survivalists are arrested for trespassing after they were found living underground in the city steam tunnels.

  20. S07E20 The Vests

    The detectives at the twelfth precinct are less than thrilled when a shipment of bulletproof vests are distributed amongst the department and are told in no uncertain terms that they have to be worm while on duty. Inspector Luger arrives in the squad room, looking to interview everyone in case there's need for their obituaries. An eccentric inventor is arrested after he was caught brandishing a gun at a nearby corporation's headquarters.

  21. S07E21 The Rainmaker

    As the detectives in the twelfth precinct deal with water rationing due to citywide water shortages, a man claiming to be a rainmaker hired by the city is arrested. When Barney announces that there's an opening in the Vice Squad in the midtown precinct, Harris, Dietrich, and Wojo are all interested in the job.

  22. S07E22 Liquidation

    Harris is less than thrilled at discovering his libel appeal didn't go in his favor and has to liquidate his assets to pay Arnold Ripner. Wojo and Levitt arrest a man at a department store for creating a disturbance. Dietrich brings in a newsstand owner for trespass after an altercation with a construction crew and tries to find a way to help him out instead of trying to book him.

Season 8

22 episodes

  1. S08E01 Paternity

    As the detectives assist a beauty queen who is the victim of a purse snatching, a moviegoer is arrested and brought in for causing a scene at a theater showing a snuff film. When Wojo gets hit with a paternity suit, he is less than thrilled at the lengths he has to go through to prove he isn't the father.

  2. S08E02 Advancement

    Harris is letting a new book contract deal get in the way of his work in tracking down the robber who help up a Mug Shop owner. Wojo and Dietrich try to help the owners of a neighborhood delicatessen who lost the winning ticket of an unemployed customer, out for revenge. Inspector Luger drops by for a visit with Barney and asks for his help in selecting a mail order bride.

  3. S08E03 The Car

    Dietrich, Wojo, and Harris are sent on a call for an officer in distress, that ultimately turns out to be a sanitation department officer getting too overzealous while on patrol. When Levitt volunteers to go on a call to get a group of kids to disperse from a construction site, he gets injured for his efforts. A car thief has a crisis of conscience after a run-in with Wojo and confesses to stealing a DeSoto nearly 25 years ago.

  4. S08E04 Possession

    Harris and Dietrich get assigned to a domestic disturbance when a wife attacks her husband after he forces her to wear a pair of designer jeans. After Wojo brings in a suspect for destruction of property, Barney finds himself having to call the police chaplain to perform an exorcism on the man.

  5. S08E05 Stress Analyzer

    Dietrich volunteers for a stress analysis study on police officers, and as a result causes Barney and his colleagues concern when the harness he's wearing stops working when he goes on an assault case. Harris and Wojo go on a call to NYU, where a Peace Corps recruiter causes a disturbance at job fair. Meanwhile, Inspector Luger stops by to express his displeasure in the letter Barney wrote for him to send his mail order bride.

  6. S08E06 Games

    Dietrich finds himself having to deal with the FBI when they bring in a robbery suspect is brought in for attempting to steal computer chips for gaming systems bound for Poland. Wojo brings in an Army Specialist for solicitation, resulting in her commanding officer being called in to handle the situation.

  7. S08E07 Homeless

    It's Christmas and the detectives room soon gets overrun with vagrants with nowhere to go. Wojo and Dietrich bring in a homeless suspect and a merchant who caught him sleeping in his business and ultimately assaulted him with a cattle prod. Harris brings in a suspect who caused a disturbance when he was fired at his office Christmas party.

  8. S08E08 The Tontine

    A CPR instructor is brought in after creating a disturbance while working at a nearby department store. Barney tries to get around some technicalities of a tontine for a pair of aging cousins. Levitt brings in a trio of witnesses to make statements about what they saw when he saved a boy on the construction site the previous month.

  9. S08E09 Examination Day

    As Barney and the detectives of the twelfth precinct work in uniform while Levitt and the officers take their sergant's exams, Inspector Luger volunteers to be in charge for the day and ultimately gets in trouble for roughing up a suspect, and later Barney.

  10. S08E10 The Clown

    Harris and Barney are on the hunt for a mugger who has been targeting var street performers. Harris then goes on a call to a nearby hotel where an out of town politician hosts a rowdy stag party for several police officers, hoping to lure them to come and work for him in New Mexico. Wojo and Dietrich bring in a trio of inmates who were secretly released from jail to alleviate overcrowding conditions from Riker's Island. Levitt considers resigning from the force after learning that his nomination for a medal of valor is turned down.

  11. S08E11 Chinatown (1)

    Harris and Dietrich are forced to provide protection to an uncooperative witness to a murder that occurred in Chinatown. A business owner is arrested after breaking into his restaurant following a dispute with the IRS. A mugging victim catches the eye of Lt. Scanlon when he pays the squad room an unscheduled visit.

  12. S08E12 Chinatown (2)

    A week into their assignment of protecting their uncooperative witness, Harris and Dietrich start driving one another crazy. Miss Fitzjames returns to the twelfth precinct to file a harassment complaint against Lt. Scanlon.

  13. S08E13 Hunger Strike

    Harris and Wojo bring in a suspect who created a disturbance in Washington Square Park while on a hunger strike. Dietrich befriends and attempts to advocate for an elderly psychiatric patient who may only a victim of a language barrier of those around her. Barney considers taking his name out of contention for Deputy Inspector.

  14. S08E14 Arrival

    As Harris takes the statement from a mugging victim who tried assisting an elderly woman on the street, a genius is brought in on suspicion of petty robbery. Inspector Luger and the guys in the squad room are in for a surprise when Luger's mail-order bride arrives, looking for her fiancé.

  15. S08E15 Obituary

    A man is arrested at a newspaper office for assault and battery when he attacks a reporter for writing and publishing his obituary before he actually dies. A thief is brought in for stealing surplus chicken parts from a government warehouse. The detectives surprise birthday party for Barney doesn't go as planned.

  16. S08E16 Inquiry

    A young boy's parents are arrested after assaulting the headmaster of a prestigious daycare for turn down admission of their son. An Internal Affairs investigation is called on Wojo after he is involved in a shooting earlier in the day. Also booked is a man arrested for mugging a victim after being mugged himself.

  17. S08E17 Old Love

    Harris and Wojo bring in an actor, arrested for assaulting his agent. A good samaritan is arrested after a choking victim he helped presses charges for assault. Dietrich spends the afternoon with an old flame.

  18. S08E18 Altercation

    Dietrich assists a mugging victim who eventually admits to Barney she carried a torch for him from when he saved her from a mugging 25 years ago when he was a beat cop. Harris and Wojo bring in a stockbroker who caught selling drugs to the detectives. Meanwhile, attorney Arnold Ripner runs afoul of Harris when he learns Harris is in negotiations for a new book deal and tries to hit him with a new libel suit.

  19. S08E19 Bones

    Dietrich and Wojo arrest a Native American when he attempts to retrieve the ancestral remains of deceased tribal members at a nearby museum. A scoutmaster assists the detectives in catching a mugger in the park. The twelfth precinct has to deal with another plumbing problem in the building and a language barrier between the officers and plumber tasked to fix the problem.

  20. S08E20 Landmark (1)

    As Harris assists a robbery victim fill out his report, Barney and the detectives learn that the antique gun Wojo found originally belonged to former President Theodore Roosevelt when he was the New York Police Commissioner. As a result, the building gets designated as a historical landmark and will be sold to private investors.

  21. S08E21 Landmark (2)

    When Barney and the detectives learn that the building has been sold and they'll have 30 days to vacate the building, Dietrich brings in a a pair of elderly women who tried robbing a neighborhood business. Luger tries to skip out on his mail-order bride. Later, the detectives and officers downstairs start airing their grievances about their upcoming reassignments.

  22. S08E22 Landmark (3)

    On their last day at the twelfth precinct, Harris investigates a series of thefts involving manhole covers, while Wojo brings in a suspect accused of theft of his work at research facility he works at. When Barney receives everyone's transfer orders, they're stunned at learning they'll be split up at various precincts. Barney then is in for a surprise of his own regarding his promotion. Various friends and past suspects pay the detectives their last respects.