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Season of television series
Barney Miller
Season 8
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseOctober 29, 1981 (1981-10-29) –
May 20, 1982 (1982-05-20)
Season chronology
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Season 7
List of episodes

This is a list of episodes from the eighth and final season of Barney Miller.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Thursdays at 9:00-9:30 pm (EST), except for three episodes (16, 17 and 18), which aired on Fridays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST).

Episodes

See also: List of Barney Miller episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1491"Paternity"Danny ArnoldNat MauldinOctober 29, 1981 (1981-10-29)
A beauty contestant's purse is stolen. Wojo is served a paternity lawsuit, then shockingly learns that he's sterile.
1502"Advancement"Danny ArnoldFrank Dungan & Jeff SteinNovember 5, 1981 (1981-11-05)
A lottery winner threatens the couple who forgot to send his form, while Luger asks Barney to find him a wife. A rift opens between Barney and Harris when Barney orders him to miss a publisher's meeting in order to make a collar.
1513"The Car"Bruce BilsonNat MauldinNovember 12, 1981 (1981-11-12)
A car thief confesses to his crime 25 years after he did it. Harris's continuing hostility to Barney actually hides a case of writer's block.
1524"Possession"Bruce BilsonTom Reeder & Roland KibbeeNovember 19, 1981 (1981-11-19)
A woman attacks her husband for making her wear tight jeans Stefan Kopechne from "Werewolf" returns, now claiming to be possessed by a demon.
1535"Stress Analyzer"Bruce BilsonNat MauldinNovember 26, 1981 (1981-11-26)
Dietrich is feared dead when his stress analyzer stops working, while a woman wants the precinct to arrest her husband's alleged mistress.
1546"Games"Gennaro MontaninoJordan MoffetDecember 10, 1981 (1981-12-10)
A burglary at a warehouse exposes the owner as a KGB agent, while a WAC is booked for soliciting.
1557"Homeless"Lee LochheadJordan Moffet, Frank Dungan & Jeff SteinDecember 17, 1981 (1981-12-17)
The precinct is overrun with homeless people during the holidays. Bruno Binder gets arrested for beating a vagrant with a cattle prod.
1568"The Tontine"Homer PowellStory by : Dick Wesson & Nat Mauldin
Teleplay by : Nat Mauldin
January 7, 1982 (1982-01-07)
The two remaining members of a tontine decide that one should die for the other to collect. The detectives arrest a deranged CPR instructor who believes his dummy is real. Levitt brings in three witnesses for Barney to interview for Levitt's medal.
1579"Examination Day"Gennaro MontaninoJordan MoffetJanuary 14, 1982 (1982-01-14)
The detectives don uniforms due to a shortage of foot patrolmen. They arrest a kosher butcher who claims a news reporter falsely accused him of selling non kosher meat. Luger brutally assaults a purse snatcher.
15810"The Clown"Alan BergmannSam SimonJanuary 21, 1982 (1982-01-21)
A clown is mugged, a police recruiter throws a stag party for applicants and a corrections officer released a hundred inmates on Madison Avenue. Levitt is dismayed when the police turn him down for a medal of valor.
15911"Chinatown: Part 1"Danny ArnoldJeff Stein & Frank DunganFebruary 4, 1982 (1982-02-04)
A Chinese waiter is reluctant to give information about a gang killing, while Scanlon falls for a rich mugging victim.
16012"Chinatown: Part 2"Danny ArnoldJeff Stein & Frank DunganFebruary 11, 1982 (1982-02-11)
Harris and Dietrich continue looking after the uncooperative waiter Mr. Ling, while the mugging victim files a harassment complaint against Scanlon.
16113"Hunger Strike"Tony SheehanStory by : Stephen Neigher & Tony Sheehan
Teleplay by : Tony Sheehan
February 18, 1982 (1982-02-18)
A prisoner goes on a hunger strike, while Dietrich doubts that an elderly patient belongs in a mental hospital.
16214"Arrival"Lee LochheadJordan MoffetFebruary 25, 1982 (1982-02-25)
While Luger is unhappy with his mail-order bride, a genius becomes a petty thief and a man is robbed by an old woman.
16315"Obituary"Gennaro MontaninoNat MauldinMarch 11, 1982 (1982-03-11)
A man assaults the reporter who printed his obituary, while a thief is caught stealing chickens from a Government warehouse.
16416"Inquiry"Gennaro MontaninoJeff Stein & Frank DunganMarch 26, 1982 (1982-03-26)
As Wojo faces a police board for shooting a thief, an angry parent assaults a nursery-school teacher and a mugging victim becomes a mugger to get out of a pay parking lot.
16517"Old Love"Hal LindenPhillip Jayson LaskerApril 2, 1982 (1982-04-02)
While Dietrich's old college flame stops by, Deluca returns with an assault charge and a child actor is arrested for attacking his agent.
16618"Altercation"Alan BergmannTony SheehanApril 9, 1982 (1982-04-09)
Harris' enemy Ripner comes back expecting to take the rewards of Harris' latest book, while a woman is mugged in front of the station and a stockbroker is busted for drugs.
16719"Bones"Max GailStory by : Lee H. Grant, Jordan Moffet & Nat Mauldin
Teleplay by : Jordan Moffet & Nat Mauldin
April 29, 1982 (1982-04-29)
A scoutmaster nabs a mugger, while an Amerindian steals his ancestors' bones from a museum. Meanwhile, the precinct is without running water. During the repair effort, Wojo finds an antique rifle that will have a far-reaching effect on the precinct.
16820"Landmark: Part 1"Tony SheehanTony SheehanMay 6, 1982 (1982-05-06)
The rifle Wojo found in the previous episode is linked to Theodore Roosevelt, meaning that the 12th Precinct may be a landmark -- one that the city decides to sell for a profit. Police business goes on regardless, as a man is robbed at a bank machine, and a former hostage wishes to return to the country that held him captive.
16921"Landmark: Part 2"Danny ArnoldJeff Stein & Frank DunganMay 13, 1982 (1982-05-13)
A pair of old ladies are arrested for passing stolen credit cards. Meanwhile, the precinct is sold, and Luger avoids his fiancée.
17022"Landmark: Part 3"Danny ArnoldJeff Stein, Frank Dungan & Tony SheehanMay 20, 1982 (1982-05-20)
Friends and felons stop by to say their farewells as the 12th Precinct prepares to close its doors, and the staff gets their reassignment orders.

References

  1. TV Listings for October 29, 1981
  2. TV Listings for May 20, 1982
  3. TV Listings for March 26, 1982
  4. TV Listings for April 9, 1982
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