"Barney Miller" (1975) TV series 1975-1982

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Creators:

Danny Arnold
Theodore J. Flicker
Chris Hayward

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | unknown

Release Date:

23 January 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The captain of a city police station and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come to the building.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Character Driven | Cult TV | Wacky Gueststars | Bad Coffee

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 36 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15	9:00 PM	WGNAMER	Fear of Flying	#2.17
Sun. Nov. 15	9:30 PM	WGNAMER	Block Party	#2.18

Cast

Hal Linden	...	Capt. Barney Miller (171 episodes, 1974-1982)
Max Gail	...	Det. Stan 'Wojo' Wojciehowicz (170 episodes, 1975-1982)
Ron Glass	...	Det. Ron Harris (167 episodes, 1975-1982)
Steve Landesberg	...	Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich / ... (134 episodes, 1975-1982)
Ron Carey	...	Officer Carl Levitt / ... (131 episodes, 1976-1982)
Jack Soo	...	Det. Sgt. Nick Yemana (98 episodes, 1975-1979)

Also Known As:

The Life and Times of Captain Barney Miller (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (170 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Four D Productions

Trivia:

Abby Dalton played Barney Miller's wife Elizabeth in the pilot 'The (1974) (TV) Life and Times of Captain Barney Miller'. When the show was picked up, she was replaced by Barbara Barrie. Also appearing in the original pilot were Abe Vigoda, Charles Haid, Rod Perry, Val Bisoglio and Henry Beckman.

Quotes:

[a man and a woman have to share the holding cell]
Harriet Shulton: Did you kill your wife?
Henry St. Martin: [whispering] Yes, but they don't know about that, yet.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nanny: California, Here We Come (#6.14)" (1999)

A classic for the generations

"Barney Miller" showed the gritty realism of police work in New York City in the 1970s, albeit with humor. Skits about the impending bankruptcy of the city, some of the futile criminal behavior (man stuck inside ductwork trying to burglarize a store), the mundane day in, day out existence of police officers with the occasional heart-pounding, adrenalin rush of excitement, and of course, what we in the profession called "the hairbags" - the old cops, forever full of stories, content to live in the past as Inspector Lugar exemplifies. To those who say "Barney Miller" is dated, I say the show is a timeless slice of life, and can be set in almost any locale and time period. The cast could not have been picked with any more brilliance, and the production was seamless. I say "Barney Miller" is a classic for the generations.