The BEST episodes of Barney Miller season 7
Every episode of Barney Miller season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Barney Miller season 7!
Hal Linden stars in the title role as a NYPD captain in charge of a squad of oddball detectives and even stranger criminals.
#1 - Field Associate
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/15/1981
Someone is sending specific information on transgressions of the men to Internal Affairs; Harris sets up a reunion between an elderly cat burglar and the wife who reported him missing years ago.
#2 - Lady and the Bomb
Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/9/1981
The verdict is in on the Harris/Ripner libel suit, and a woman threatens to blow up the squad room with a homemade bomb. What better time for Detective Fish to drop by for a visit?
#3 - The Doll
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/26/1981
An expensive doll is abducted for ransom; a man claims he was swindled in exchange for a ticket on the space shuttle; Luger informs Barney that he's in his will.
#4 - Riot
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/30/1981
Luger takes a small disturbance with the Hassidic community and turns it into a full-scale riot; the squad discovers a survivalist couple setting up housekeeping in the sewers.
#5 - Dorsey
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/1980
The new detective is convinced that his compatriots are on the take and asks to be dealt out.
#6 - Homicide (2)
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/1980
Harris woos the precinct's crime photographer, while Dietrich tracks down the hit man's intended target; Barney's frustration boils over when the new homicide-only edict results in the death of an old friend.
#7 - The Psychic
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/1981
An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard.
#8 - The Delegate
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/1980
A drunk and disorderly turns out to be a delegate from the 1976 Democratic convention; Barney discovers a problem with the newly assigned Officer Nash - he's not a cop.
#9 - Movie (2)
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/29/1981
A blind mugging victim and an overzealous charity collector are among the disparate audience members at the screening of Harris' overbudget film.
#10 - Rachel
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/26/1981
Ripner is suing Harris over the lawyer's portrayal in the detective's novel; Wojo asks Barney's daughter out on a date; a sporting-goods storeowner takes the law in his own hands.
#11 - Liquidation
Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/1981
Harris is forced to liquidate his possessions to pay off his lawsuit.
#12 - Stormy Weather
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/12/1981
A deaf woman is arrested for prostitution; Barney anxiously awaits news of Wojo, who dived into the Hudson River in pursuit of a looter.
#13 - Agent Orange
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/1980
Another domestic dispute at the Brauer household occurs when their apartment building becomes "clothing optional"; Wojo takes a personal interest in the plight of a fellow vet whose crime spree may be a result of the Agent Orange chemical.
#14 - Homicide (1)
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/1980
When the NYPD restructures its precincts as specialty squads, Luger pulls some strings and gets the 12th assigned as a homicide squad. Business is good; a man murders his barber, and a woman hires a hit man to kill her husband, and then changes her mind.
#15 - Movie (1)
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/22/1981
Harris is assigned to direct a pornographic movie; an old-time radio newsman assaults a vacuous television anchor.
#16 - Resignation
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/8/1981
Dietrich, stricken with guilt when he shoots a felon, tenders his resignation; a playwright assaults an incompetent actor.
#17 - The Vests
Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/7/1981
The detectives are reluctant to wear their new bulletproof vests; Luger interviews them in case of the need for a quick obituary.
#18 - The Rainmaker
Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/14/1981
The officers arrest a rainmaker, only discover that he was hired by the drought-ridden city; Wojo, Harris and Dietrich each consider a job opening in vice.
#19 - Call Girl
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/18/1980
Dorsey takes a protective stance to a young prostitute; Harris is getting stock tips from another one; and Dietrich is tempted by all of them as he experiments with celibacy.
#20 - The Librarian
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/1981
A serious tone pervades this episode about a gypsy and his harassment of the owner of a novelty store; on the lighter side, a librarian takes extreme measures to ensure quiet amongst the stacks.
#21 - Contempt (1)
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/1981
A restaurant may have refused a man service because of his appearance; Barney won't name an informant so he's charged with contempt of court.
#22 - Contempt (2)
Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/19/1981
When Barney spends the night in jail, the squad room is left in the natty hands of Sergeant Harris.