Barney Miller 

The Captain of the NYPD 12th Precinct and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come into the squad room.

Creators:

Danny Arnold, Theodore J. Flicker

Stars:

Hal Linden, Abe Vigoda, Max Gail

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 43 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Hal Linden	...	Capt. Barney Miller 171 episodes, 1974-1982
Max Gail	...	Det. Stan 'Wojo' Wojciehowicz 170 episodes, 1975-1982
Ron Glass	...	Det. Ron Harris 164 episodes, 1975-1982
Steve Landesberg	...	Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich / ... 124 episodes, 1975-1982
Ron Carey	...	Officer Carl Levitt / ... 121 episodes, 1976-1982
Jack Soo	...	Det. Sgt. Nick Yemana 103 episodes, 1975-1982

Storyline

Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. He is always sensible. He maintains order over a squad room of detectives who gamble for a hobby, get hit on by anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where the citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | police | police squad room | nypd | sitcom | 

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Taglines:

Laugh with Hal Linden as Captain Barney Miller! He really has his hands full with the cops of the 12th precinct.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Life and Times of Captain Barney Miller

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Four D Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (170 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The producers were approached during the run of the series about doing a feature film based on the show using the regular cast members. The film was never made.

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Goofs

When the squad room door is opened, a fire hose mounted on the opposite wall in the corridor comes and goes, depending on the episode.

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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.

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Crazy Credits

At different times in the production of the series Max Gail was credited as both Max Gail and Maxwell Gail.

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Connections

Referenced in The Waiter (1997)

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Soundtracks

Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky)
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

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.