The WORST episodes of Barney Miller

#1 -

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1976

#2 - 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.

#3 - The Dentist

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/27/1979

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.

#4 - Bus Stop

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1976

Quarters are tight at the 12th when a holdup man is confined with his busload of victims.

#5 - Hair

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/17/1975

A scruffy "Serpico"-type cop has good reason to hide behind unruly hair; Bernice discovers that Fish spent the afternoon in a massage parlor.

#6 - 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.

#7 - Bones

Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/1982

A museum presses charges when an Indian retrieves his tribe's ancestral bones from an exhibit; a scoutmaster catches a mugger.

#8 - 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.

#9 - The Photographer

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1979

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.

#10 - Accusation

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1978

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 his synagogue.

#11 - Quarantine (2)

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1976

The quarantined 12th Precinct tries to make it through the night: Lugar has a 'talk' with Marty and Daryl Driscoll; and Harris has a loud rant in his sleep.

#12 - 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.

#13 - 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.

#14 - Possession

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/1981

A 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.

#15 - 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.

#16 - The Tunnel

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1977

Wojo is buried alive after a tunnel collapses on a burglar burrowing towards the diamond exchange; a homeless Harris is combing Manhattan for a new apartment.

#17 - 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.

#18 - 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.

#19 - 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.

#20 - Wojo's Girl (2)

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/25/1979

Wojo struggles to co-habitate with his ex-prostitute girlfriend.

#21 - Landmark (1)

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/1982

Wojo's discover of an ancient weapon puts the 12th Precinct up for sale.

#22 - The Architect

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/27/1980

A disgruntled architect decides to improve on his building--by blowing it up.

#23 - Old Love

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/2/1982

Dietrich's old flame pays a visit; a former child actor clubs an agent with a telephone.

#24 - Landmark (2)

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/1982

The 12th Precinct is sold; Dietrich arrests the head of a crime school; Luger tries to duck out on his mail-order bride.

#25 - 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.