Barney Miller
Season 5
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 14, 1978 (1978-09-14) 
May 17, 1979 (1979-05-17)
Season chronology

This is a list of episodes from the fifth season of Barney Miller.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Thursdays at 9:00-9:30 pm (EST).[1][2]

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
81–821–2"Kidnapping"Noam PitlikDanny Arnold, Reinhold Weege & Tony SheehanSeptember 14, 1978 (1978-09-14)
The children of a kidnapped merchant request a quick investigation and Wojo is annoyed by the friendly attitude of a prostitute he's booking.
833"The Search"Noam PitlikStory by: Bob Colleary
Teleplay by: Bob Colleary & Tony Sheehan
September 21, 1978 (1978-09-21)
Harris shaves off his moustache in order to play a female decoy to catch a mugger, while a woman claims that a man is her father who's been missing since her birth.
844"Dog Days"Noam PitlikReinhold WeegeSeptember 28, 1978 (1978-09-28)
While breaking up a dog-fighting ring, Wojo is bitten by a German shepherd that may have rabies.
855"The Baby Broker"Noam PitlikTony SheehanOctober 5, 1978 (1978-10-05)
The cops meet a lawyer who specializes in the selling of unborn babies when a couple are arrested while trying to prevent a pregnant woman from going home to Germany.
866"Accusation"Max GailWally Dalton & Shelley ZellmanOctober 12, 1978 (1978-10-12)
Dietrich is accused of lewd conduct and assault by a lovelorn woman.
877"The Prisoner"Noam PitlikReinhold Weege, Wally Dalton & Shelley ZellmanOctober 19, 1978 (1978-10-19)
A parolee breaks the law just to get back in jail, while the widow of a cat burglar continues her husband's work.
888"Loan Shark"Noam PitlikStory by: Judith Anne Nielsen, Richard William Beban, Mario Roccuzzo & Bob Colleary
Teleplay by: Tony Sheehan
November 2, 1978 (1978-11-02)
Harris deals with a teenage loan shark, while Yemana makes a fuss about his lowly status after twenty years on the job.
899"The Vandal"Noam PitlikDennis Koenig & Tony SheehanNovember 9, 1978 (1978-11-09)
Someone with a grudge against Barney has vandalized the 12th Precinct squadroom...and Levitt is a suspect: Final appearance of Nick Yemana portrayed by Jack Soo who died of cancer January 11, 1979.
9010"The Harris Incident"Noam PitlikReinhold Weege, Wally Dalton & Shelley ZellmanNovember 30, 1978 (1978-11-30)
While trying to arrest a robbery suspect Harris is shot at by uniformed cops, and the reasons for the mistake, racial profiling, puts him on edge. An out-of-work Wall Street stockbroker is arrested for begging, which turns out to be a shock to his wife.
9111"The Radical"Noam PitlikStory by: Lee H. Grant
Teleplay by: Tony Sheehan
December 7, 1978 (1978-12-07)
Luger collapses with chest pains while arguing with a former radical who's been captured after nine years underground.
9212"Toys"Noam PitlikStory by: Wally Dalton & Shelley Zellman
Teleplay by: Wally Dalton & Shelley Zellman & Tony Sheehan
December 14, 1978 (1978-12-14)
At Christmastime, Barney has to deal not only with feuding toy sellers and a claustrophobic thief, but also with his separation from his wife.
9313"The Indian"Noam PitlikStory by: Richard William Beban, Judith Anne Nielsen & Reinhold Weege
Teleplay by: Reinhold Weege
January 4, 1979 (1979-01-04)
Wojo expresses his concern for an elderly Indian who's decided to die, while Harris helps out a woman whose shoes were stolen off of her feet.
9414"Voice Analyzer"Noam PitlikStory by: James Bonnet
Teleplay by: James Bonnet & Reinhold Weege
January 11, 1979 (1979-01-11)
Lt. Scanlon of Internal Affairs probes the 12th Precinct with a voice analyzer...and the results prove quite interesting.
9515"The Spy"Noam PitlikTony SheehanJanuary 18, 1979 (1979-01-18)
A former C.I.A. agent thinks the squadroom and everyone in it (including civilians) are part of an Agency plot against him.
96–9716–17"Wojo's Girl"Noam PitlikTony Sheehan & Danny ArnoldJanuary 25, 1979 (1979-01-25)
Wojo's new girlfriend wants to move in with him, which scares him. (This episode was a backdoor pilot for a spin-off show that would focus on a different member of the squad's life outside the precinct - however, it was not picked up)
9818"Middle Age"Noam PitlikStory by: Wally Dalton & Shelley Zellman
Teleplay by: Reinhold Weege & Danny Arnold
February 1, 1979 (1979-02-01)
Barney is feeling the middle-age blues, especially now that he has to wear glasses, while the detectives search for a mugger targeting Hasidic jewelers.
9919"The Counterfeiter"Max GailReinhold Weege, Frank Dungan & Jeff SteinFebruary 8, 1979 (1979-02-08)
Harris pursues a counterfeiter, while Luger, recovered from his heart attack, goes to Barney for some life (and love) advice.
10020"Open House"Noam PitlikTony Sheehan, Wally Dalton & Shelley ZellmanFebruary 15, 1979 (1979-02-15)
The precinct's open house is attended only by derelicts, while a psychiatrist is reluctant to reveal the name of an arson suspect.
10121"Identity"Noam PitlikTom ReederMarch 1, 1979 (1979-03-01)
An air-traffic controller is brought into the station for trying to kill Harris, while a robber begs not to be locked up.
10222"Computer Crime"Max GailStory by: Dennis Koenig & Calvin Kelly
Teleplay by: Calvin Kelly
March 15, 1979 (1979-03-15)
A citizen believes he's been cursed by a witch. An employee of a brokerage firm is arrested for embezzlement.
10323"Graveyard Shift"Noam PitlikTony SheehanMay 10, 1979 (1979-05-10)
During the graveyard shift, the station receives bomb threats and Harris tapes conversations for a book he's writing.
10424"Jack Soo, a Retrospective"Noam Pitlik(Unlisted)May 17, 1979 (1979-05-17)
The cast of Barney Miller step out of character to pay tribute to the late Jack Soo, who played detective Nick Yemana.

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