Barney Miller

Season 8

TV-PG

Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. He is always sensible. He maintains order over a squad room of detectives who gamble for a hobby, get hit on by anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where the citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.

Where to Watch Season 8

22 Episodes

Paternity
E1
PaternityWojo's proven innocent of a paternity suit, but at a cost; a beauty queen is robbed; an irate theater patron vandalizes the theater.
Advancement
E2
AdvancementLuger wants Barney to pen a letter for his mail-order bride; a lottery winner seeks revenge when the ticket seller loses his winning entry; Harris gets a new book deal.
The Car
E3
The CarA car thief's conscience gets the better of him ... after twenty-five years; Levitt saves a child from a precarious fate; an overzealous sanitation officer goes to extremes.
Possession
E4
PossessionA husband is assaulted for forcing his wife into designer jeans; a disorderly conduct report leads to a man who swears he's possessed by an evil spirit.
Stress Analyzer
E5
Stress AnalyzerA job fair brings out the worst in a Peace Corps recruiter; Dietrich volunteers for a department stress experiment.
Games
E6
GamesA manufacturer of computer game processors is accused of espionage; a WAC supplements her income on the street.
Homeless
E7
HomelessThe 12th is overrun with homeless vagrants on Christmas; a greeting-card writer snaps; a cattle prod is the weapon of choice for a local merchant.
The Tontine
E8
The TontineThe penultimate survivor of a tontine attempts suicide in order to concede the money to his cousin.
Examination Day
E9
Examination DayThe detectives don uniforms while Levitt and the others take sergeant's exams; Luger, working with the squad, is overly rough with a collar, and later with Barney.
The Clown
E10
The ClownStreet clowns fall prey to a serial mugger; a hundred inmates are sneaked out of holding in the middle of the night.
Chinatown (1)
E11
Chinatown (1)A murder witness is uncooperative, so he, Harris and Dietrich are forced to share an apartment in seclusion until he talks; Lieutenant Scanlon falls for a wealthy mugging victim.
Chinatown (2)
E12
Chinatown (2)Unless he confesses soon, Harris and Dietrich's unwilling roommate may witness another murder. Meanwhile, harassment charges are pressed against Lieutenant Scanlon.
Hunger Strike
E13
Hunger StrikeDietrich aids an elderly psychiatric patient who may be speaking a foreign language; a nuclear activist goes on a hunger strike to end nuclear arms; Barney declines a deputy inspector nomination.
Arrival
E14
ArrivalLuger's mail-order bride arrives; an elderly woman mugs a man.
Obituary
E15
ObituaryA newspaper obituary causes a stir when the subject turns up alive; the detectives snag a modern-day chicken thief.
Inquiry
E16
InquiryInternal Affairs is called in when a charge of excessive force is leveled against Wojo; an angry parent takes action when his child is declined admission into an exclusive kindergarten.
Old Love
E17
Old LoveDietrich's old flame pays a visit; a former child actor clubs an agent with a telephone.
Altercation
E18
AltercationHarris and Arnold come to blows; a mugging victim confesses to a twenty-five year old crush on Barney.
Bones
E19
BonesA museum presses charges when an Indian retrieves his tribe's ancestral bones from an exhibit; a scoutmaster catches a mugger.
Landmark (1)
E20
Landmark (1)Wojo's discover of an ancient weapon puts the 12th Precinct up for sale.
Landmark (2)
E21
Landmark (2)The 12th Precinct is sold; Dietrich arrests the head of a crime school; Luger tries to duck out on his mail-order bride.
Landmark (3)
E22
Landmark (3)Friends, foes and felons alike drop by to pay their last respects as the detectives prepare to leave for new assignments; Harris contemplates his resignation when he's assigned to Flushing Meadows; Barney recalls friends departed before he turns out the squad room lights for the last time.