Episode guide
Barney Miller: Season 6
22 episodes · premiered Sep 13, 1979
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- Episode 1: Inquisition Sep 13, 1979 When an anonymous letter identifies a member of the 12th Precinct as a homosexual, it buys the boys a visit from Lieutenant Scanlon, who proceeds to make a witch hunt out of his search for…
- Episode 2: The Photographer Sep 20, 1979 A tranquil prisoner claims to be Jesus Christ, which is timely for the drug dealer caught with an impressive stash; an elderly mugger poses as a photographer to ensnare lonely women.
- Episode 3: Vacation Sep 27, 1979 A string of false alarms suggests that a sniper may be after a cop, but the detectives are preoccupied with Barney's posted vacation schedules and the case of a man who won't donate a…
- Episode 4: The Brother Oct 4, 1979 A visiting monk opts for a quick dalliance with a lady of the streets; Barney discovers to his horror that Dietrich may not be cut out for mugging detail—especially since it must be done…
- Episode 5: The Slave Oct 18, 1979 Harris bristles when he learns that the Burmese chauffeur being booked for a traffic accident is actually an indentured servant.
- Episode 6: Strip Joint Nov 1, 1979 A bookstore owner is infuriated when a strip club opens near his place of business; and man is convinced that he is on the verge of spontaneous combustion.
- Episode 7: The Bird Nov 8, 1979 Harris' book publication hits a snag when Dietrich refuses to sign a release; a suicide hot line operator becomes suicidal; the clerk that sold Wojo a sick bird changes his strict…
- Episode 8: The Desk Nov 22, 1979 A former master criminal becomes a walking zombie following his lobotomy; a man is unable to use the telephone after being mugged because he's Amish. Jeff Corey, who appeared previously as…
- Episode 9: The Judge Dec 6, 1979 A judge provides an attorney with the ultimate over-ruling—a gavel on the noggin; the crimes reported by a lonely woman emanate from daytime television soap operas.
- Episode 10: The DNA Story Dec 13, 1979 The detectives search for a missing viral strain stolen from a lab; a woman is convinced that her husband is actually a clone.
- Episode 11: The Dentist Dec 27, 1979 One man's hands are a musical instrument to himself and a nuisance to others; a detective goes undercover to trap a dentist with wandering instruments.
- Episode 12: People's Court Jan 3, 1980 Weary of an uncooperative populace, a census taker goes to drastic measures to make a head count; beleaguered apartment dwellers band together and capture a burglar.
- Episode 13: Vanished (1) Jan 10, 1980 Vagrant Ray returns to report his fellow bums' disappearances; a woman wishes to have a child with a surrogate and is focusing in on Dietrich and Wojo.
- Episode 14: Vanished (2) Jan 17, 1980 Harris disappears while undercover as a vagrant; Luger elects to be demoted rather than to retire.
- Episode 15: The Child Stealers Jan 24, 1980 A self-proclaimed time traveler tells Harris to fine tune his stock portfolio; Marty's divrorced gentleman friend Mr. Driscoll attempts to reclaim his son by abducting him from the…
- Episode 16: Guns Jan 31, 1980 Wojo fears that a despondent Luger is planning to do himself in; a man seeking to reclaim his television set robs the police vault; a rash of bizarre robberies leads to an eccentric gun…
- Episode 17: Uniform Days Feb 7, 1980 The cops observe the annual department-mandated ritual of wearing their uniforms - except for Harris who shows up in his usual natty street clothes.
- Episode 18: Dietrich's Arrest (1) Feb 28, 1980 A lottery winner dispenses of the prize money by tossing it out a window; Sgt. Dietrich is arrested for his off-duty participation at an anti-nuclear rally; Barney discovers he can't…
- Episode 19: Dietrich's Arrest (2) Mar 6, 1980 Harris gets the unenviable task of booking his colleague Dietrich, whose arrest prompts a visit from Internal Affairs; meanwhile, a nuclear engineer is brought in for dousing the…
- Episode 20: The Architect Mar 27, 1980 A disgruntled architect decides to improve on his building—by blowing it up.
- Episode 21: The Inventor May 1, 1980 The squad tries hypnosis to uncover the name of a felon that Wojo has forgotten; an inventor steals the plans for his own creation.
- Episode 22: Fog May 8, 1980 Barney is down in the dumps when he is passed over again for deputy inspector