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Barney Miller: Season 5

Poster for Barney Miller Season 5

24 episodes · premiered Sep 14, 1978

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  1. Episode 1: Kidnapping (1) Sep 14, 1978 A political activist abducts a department store magnate; Wojo arrests a prostitute and her Arkansan business manager.
  2. Episode 2: Kidnapping (2) Sep 14, 1978 Wojo delivers the ransom money for the department store owner, while the prostitute charms both Wojo and the victim's nebbish son.
  3. Episode 3: The Search Sep 21, 1978 · 30m Off goes the moustache, as it's Harris' turn for cross-dressing mugging detail; the host of a kids' science show goes off the deep end; Barney's men reopen a twenty-eight year old missing…
  4. Episode 4: Dog Days Sep 28, 1978 · 30m The German Shepherd that bit Wojo may be rabid; Barney and Liz prepare for their impending separation.
  5. Episode 5: The Baby Broker Oct 5, 1978 · 30m A German girl attempts to flee the country rather than surrender her baby to a broker's clients; Levitt turns to stimulants to aid in his self-imposed thirty-six hour shift.
  6. Episode 6: Accusation Oct 12, 1978 An accusation of an indiscretion on the part of Dietrich leads to a visit from the gleeful Lieutenant Scanlon of Internal Affairs; Yemana books a rabbi who is running a gambling casino in…
  7. Episode 7: The Prisoner Oct 19, 1978 A released prisoner can't adjust to civilian life; the widow of a cat burglar elects to perpetuate the family business.
  8. Episode 8: Loan Shark Nov 2, 1978 Barney notes some uncharacteristic behavior from Yemana; a client can't get a tattoo artist to remove his work; Harris books a youthful loan shark
  9. Episode 9: The Vandal Nov 9, 1978 Barney has the uneasy feeling that it may have been Levitt that vandalized the precinct squad room; a TV programming executive is assaulted in a coffee shop.
  10. Episode 10: The Harris Incident Nov 30, 1978 A stockbroker leaves Wall Street to become a beggar; a rookie cop, assuming Harris to be a felon, shoots at him.
  11. Episode 11: The Radical Dec 7, 1978 Luger faces off against a 60s radical, and Harris arrests a portly second story man.
  12. Episode 12: Toys Dec 14, 1978 Feuding toy makers create a disturbance; Barney faces his first holiday as a separated man; a claustrophobic prisoner has an understandable problem with the cage.
  13. Episode 13: The Indian Jan 4, 1979 A woman has her shoes stolen - from her feet; Wojo is forced to arrest an aging Indian who only wants to die in the park.
  14. Episode 14: Voice Analyzer Jan 11, 1979 Lieutenant Scanlon returns, this time attempting to ferret out corruption with a lie detector; Barney is suspicious of a furrier's robbery report.
  15. Episode 15: The Spy Jan 18, 1979 A paranoid spy holds the precinct house at bay; the men bring in a disorderly mime.
  16. Episode 16: Wojo's Girl (1) Jan 25, 1979 Wojo decides to move in with his girlfriend; Mr. Brauer tells his wife that he's leaving to become a mercenary. This was a pilot for a potential spin-off series, each week focusing on one…
  17. Episode 17: Wojo's Girl (2) Jan 25, 1979 Wojo struggles to co-habitate with his ex-prostitute girlfriend.
  18. Episode 18: Middle Age Feb 1, 1979 Barney feels the onrush of Father Time; Dietrich books an Olympic hopeful who practices his javelin toss in Central Park; a Hassidic Jew is the target of a diamond thief.
  19. Episode 19: The Counterfeiter Feb 8, 1979 Harris milks a wily counterfeiter for his life story; a man takes exception to a plastic surgeon's work on his wife.
  20. Episode 20: Open House Feb 15, 1979 The 12th Precinct hosts an open house, attracting only vagrants; Barney's joy at moving back home is cut short by the hotel manager that refuses to refund him his upcoming month's rent…
  21. Episode 21: Identity Mar 1, 1979 Harris quickly regrets the fact that Dietrich has saved his life; the 12th is asked to assist a thief who has been granted entry into a witness-relocation program.
  22. Episode 22: Computer Crime Mar 15, 1979 A computer firm has difficulty retrieving embezzled funds; an educated young man claims to be under the influence of a voodoo curse.
  23. Episode 23: Graveyard Shift May 10, 1979 Barney and his crew face the late shift with a man who believes that he is being frequented by a succubus and an irate tourist.
  24. Episode 24: Jack Soo, a Retrospective May 17, 1979 The cast step out of character to offer a tribute to Jack Soo, who died during the show's fifth season.