Season 6

Barney MillerSeason 6

1979
22 Episodes

Episodes

Inquisition
S06E01

Inquisition

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.

13 Sept 1979
The Photographer
S06E02

The Photographer

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.

20 Sept 1979
Vacation
S06E03

Vacation

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.

27 Sept 1979
The Brother
S06E04

The Brother

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.

04 Oct 1979
The Slave
S06E05

The Slave

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

18 Oct 1979
Strip Joint
S06E06

Strip Joint

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.

01 Nov 1979
The Bird
S06E07

The Bird

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.

08 Nov 1979
The Desk
S06E08

The Desk

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.

22 Nov 1979
The Judge
S06E09

The Judge

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.

06 Dec 1979
The DNA Story
S06E10

The DNA Story

The detectives search for a missing viral strain stolen from a lab; a woman is convinced that her husband is actually a clone.

13 Dec 1979
The Dentist
S06E11

The Dentist

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.

27 Dec 1979
People's Court
S06E12

People's Court

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.

03 Jan 1980
Vanished (1)
S06E13

Vanished (1)

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.

10 Jan 1980
Vanished (2)
S06E14

Vanished (2)

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

17 Jan 1980
The Child Stealers
S06E15

The Child Stealers

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.

24 Jan 1980
Guns
S06E16
10.0

Guns

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.

31 Jan 1980
Uniform Days
S06E17
10.0

Uniform Days

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

07 Feb 1980
Dietrich's Arrest (1)
S06E18
10.0

Dietrich's Arrest (1)

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.

28 Feb 1980
Dietrich's Arrest (2)
S06E19
10.0

Dietrich's Arrest (2)

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.

06 Mar 1980
The Architect
S06E20

The Architect

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

27 Mar 1980
The Inventor
S06E21

The Inventor

The squad tries hypnosis to uncover the name of a felon that Wojo has forgotten; an inventor steals the plans for his own creation.

01 May 1980
Fog
S06E22

Fog

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

08 May 1980