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22 episodes

Barney Miller - Season 6

First aired Sep 13, 1979Season 6

Browse all 22 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Inquisition

NR
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 the author. Meanwhile, a disgruntled shopper takes a fire axe to an elevator's MUZAK machine.

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Episode 2

The Photographer

NR
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.

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Episode 3

Vacation

NR
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 kidney to his ailing brother.

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Episode 4

The Brother

NR
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 in drag.

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Episode 5

The Slave

NR
Oct 18, 1979

Harris bristles when he learns that the Burmese chauffeur being booked for a traffic accident is actually an indentured servant.

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Episode 6

Strip Joint

NR
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.

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Episode 7

The Bird

NR
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 no-return policy when he learns that the detective is a cop.

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Episode 8

The Desk

NR
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 ""The Prisoner,"" was a renowned acting teacher.

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Episode 9

The Judge

NR
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.

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Episode 10

The DNA Story

NR
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.

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Episode 11

The Dentist

NR
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.

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Episode 12

People's Court

NR
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.

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Episode 13

Vanished (1)

NR
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.

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Episode 14

Vanished (2)

NR
Jan 17, 1980

Harris disappears while undercover as a vagrant; Luger elects to be demoted rather than to retire.

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Episode 15

The Child Stealers

NR
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 playground.

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Episode 16

Guns

10.0
Jan 31, 19801 votes

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 collector.

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Episode 17

Uniform Days

10.0
Feb 7, 19801 votes

The cops observe the annual department-mandated ritual of wearing their uniforms - except for Harris who shows up in his usual natty street clothes.

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Episode 18

Dietrich's Arrest (1)

10.0
Feb 28, 19801 votes

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 afford his condo-converted apartment.

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Episode 19

Dietrich's Arrest (2)

10.0
Mar 6, 19801 votes

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 participants with atomic water.

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Episode 20

The Architect

NR
Mar 27, 1980

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

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Episode 21

The Inventor

NR
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.

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Episode 22

Fog

NR
May 8, 1980

Barney is down in the dumps when he is passed over again for deputy inspector