The BEST episodes of Barney Miller season 2

Every episode of Barney Miller season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Barney Miller season 2!

Hal Linden stars in the title role as a NYPD captain in charge of a squad of oddball detectives and even stranger criminals.

Last Updated: 11/29/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
The Mole
star
8.04
80 votes

#1 - The Mole

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/18/1976

Fish considers an operation; a burglar known as "The Mole" leads Harris and Wojo on a merry chase through the city sewer system. Ron Carey plays the Mole, and returns as Levitt in the next season.

Directors: Mark Warren
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Happy New Year
star
7.99
91 votes

#2 - Happy New Year

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1976

On New Year's Eve, Fish tries to stop a jumper, and Wojo delivers a baby.

Directors: Bruce Bilson
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The Kid
star
7.93
81 votes

#3 - The Kid

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/6/1976

Fish is attracted to the mother of a young mugger; a man is a bit premature to obtain the unclaimed windfall he found on the street.

Directors: Stan Lathan
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You Dirty Rat
star
7.82
91 votes

#4 - You Dirty Rat

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1975

Barney smells a rat when two pounds of confiscated marijuana disappears from the evidence locker, and a homeless man spends the night in a department store apparently one of many.

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Fear of Flying
star
7.82
90 votes

#5 - Fear of Flying

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1976

Wojo must escort a bigamist to Cleveland, even though he is (guess!) afraid of flying. Meanwhile,the bigamist's New York wife shows up. Also, a man turns in an unmarked envelope containing $3500 in cash.

Directors: Lee Bernhardi
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Grand Hotel
star
7.80
91 votes

#6 - Grand Hotel

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1975

Wojo and Wentworth pose as marrieds in order to bust a burglary ring set in a posh hotel.

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Massage Parlor
star
7.66
83 votes

#7 - Massage Parlor

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1976

Wentworth busts a dime-store cowboy in a massage parlor, and the detectives bust an octogenarian mugger.

Directors: Dennis Steinmetz
Writer: Tony Sheehan
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The Psychiatrist
star
7.62
82 votes

#8 - The Psychiatrist

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1976

A department psychiatrist advises the department to confiscate Wojo's gun.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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Discovery
star
7.58
95 votes

#9 - Discovery

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1975

Marty claims that a member of the 12th is harassing the gay community; the precinct computers think Fish is dead.

Directors: Lee Bernhardi
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Block Party
star
7.53
86 votes

#10 - Block Party

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/1976

Wentworth is furious when Chano gets the credit for her bust of an assassin at a block party.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan
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Social Worker
star
7.53
72 votes

#11 - Social Worker

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1975

Weary of housework, Liz tries her hand at social work, to Barney's dismay; a master forger fascinates Harris.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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Ambush
star
7.51
71 votes

#12 - Ambush

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1975

Yemana is shot in full view of disinterested bystanders, and Barney is offered a job in Florida.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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Protection
star
7.51
89 votes

#13 - Protection

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/18/1975

The citizenry is in a panic amidst the rumors that the 12th Precinct is being shut down; a repentent hood can't prove that he committed a crime.

Writer: Tom Reeder
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The Layoff
star
7.47
68 votes

#14 - The Layoff

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1975

Barney, Fish and Yemana feel the crunch when a labor layoff forces them to do without Chano, Harris and Wojo; a manicurist goes deeper than the nail; a morose stockbroker takes to petty theft.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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The Sniper
star
7.45
58 votes

#15 - The Sniper

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1976

A con man is selling charter flights to Saturn; Wojo and Luger are sniper targets.

Directors: Lee Bernhardi
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Heat Wave
star
7.42
72 votes

#16 - Heat Wave

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1975

A wife claims spousal abuse; Wojo and Wentworth are bait for a park rapist.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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Doomsday
star
7.38
81 votes

#17 - Doomsday

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1975

A disgruntled man with a belt of dynamite threatens to blow himself and the squad room ky high unless President Nixon agrees to speak with him; the plumbing goes kaput; Wojo arrests a phony man-of-the-cloth.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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Rain
star
7.33
89 votes

#18 - Rain

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1975

During a very rainy day, the squad must endure both the precinct roof threatening to collapse, and VERY bad Bicentennial jokes from a nightclub comedian-the stationhouse roof literally groaning in response!!

Writer: Tony Sheehan
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The Horse Thief
star
7.32
59 votes

#19 - The Horse Thief

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1975

A hansom cab owner reports his horse missing. A man assaulted in his hotel room insists he was alone.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan
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Arsonist
star
7.30
96 votes

#20 - Arsonist

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1975

The precinct is on the lookout for an arsonist; Chano brings in a man who used a deadly weapon on a vending machine.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Tony Sheehan
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Hot Dogs
star
7.30
60 votes

#21 - Hot Dogs

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1975

A man is convinced that a photo of Jean Harlow is his missing wife; a pair of lady cops makes an overzealous drug bust.

Writer: Tony Sheehan
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Fish
star
7.14
86 votes

#22 - Fish

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1975

A glimpse at Detective Fish's home life ensues when the detective decides to go on restricted duty. Steve Landesberg bows as Arthur Dietrich; Doris Belack fills in for Florence Stanley as Bernice Fish.

Directors: Noam Pitlik
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