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6.9/10   241 votes
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Writers:
Larry Alexander (writer)
Albert Aley (writer)
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 full episode list
Release Date:
28 January 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Crime more
Plot:
The exploits of milk-swilling, geriatric private eye Barnaby Jones. full summary
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Lee Meriwether and Marshall Borden Star in 'Upon Their Shoulders' Oct 15-18 at Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 18 October 2009, 3:30 AM, PDT)
Lee Meriwether and Marshall Borden Star in 'Upon Their Shoulders' Oct 15-18 at Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center
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I Loved the Feel of this Show more (11 total)

Cast

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Buddy Ebsen ... Barnaby Jones (178 episodes, 1973-1980)

Lee Meriwether ... Betty Jones (177 episodes, 1973-1980)
John Carter ... Lt. John Biddle / ... (94 episodes, 1973-1980)
Mark Shera ... Jedediah Romano "J.R." Jones (93 episodes, 1976-1980)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (178 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Quinn Martin Productions (QM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This was George Uttley's (Tom Poston) all-time favorite show in the sitcom "Newhart" (1982). George would often quote Barnaby when faced with a problem and he needed sage advice to solve it. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Outlaw (#6.19)" (1993) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
I Loved the Feel of this Show, 14 August 2005
Author: EclecticCritic from United States

I remember watching this show as a kid and finding it immensely enjoyable. I watched it in reruns during summer afternoons (cue nostalgic music), though I can't recall the exact years that I caught it. Probably the early 80s. I was young enough where the formulaic nature of the show that has been mentioned in other reviews here didn't taint the show in any way for me. I didn't watch the show religiously and it has been a long time since I saw any episodes, but the thing that sticks with me about it is the casual, laid-back atmosphere, the cast's charm-particularly Buddy Ebsen's-and, yes, Barnaby regularly running down much younger men on foot. Of course, my memory could be playing tricks on me. I just watched a movie, "Coach", with Cathy Lee Crosby, that I had watched in the late 70s and found enormously erotic, and I couldn't believe how tame and unerotic (with the exception of one kiss) it was, proving that you can't go home again. If this series is ever released on DVD, I'll probably buy it, hoping that maybe this time I will be able to go home again. My fear is that, having seen so many TV shows and movies since then, the formulaic nature of the show will be more apparent to me, which could make the show get tiresome in a hurry.

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