Season 1

The first season of Barney Miller aired on ABC from January 23 to May 1, 1975.

1. 

   1. Ramon

   1975-01-23

   Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage.

2. 

   2. Experience

   1975-01-30

   A bomber targets the 12th Precinct, as Det. Fish contemplates retirement.

3. 

   3. Snow Job

   1975-02-06

   The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom.

4. 

   4. Graft

   1975-02-13 · 30m

   An old friend of Barney's is assigned to investigate allegations of corruption in the squadroom; Chano is after an obscene phone caller.

5. 

   5. The Courtesans

   1975-02-20

   A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment.

6. 

   6. Stakeout

   1975-02-27

   Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation.

7. 

   7. Bureaucrat

   1975-03-06

   Guests to the 12th include a drunken bureaucrat and the 12-year-old who robbed Chano's apartment; Wojo closes the precinct's favorite delicatessen for minor health-code infractions.

8. 

   8. Ms. Cop

   1975-03-13

   An overzealous lady cop ruffles the feathers of the testosterone-run 12th; Chano nabs an obscene phone caller. Linda Lavin (""Alice"") debuts as Detective Janice Wentworth.

9. 

   9. Vigilante

   1975-03-20

   Barney is visited by Inspector Luger, who complains that his men aren't disliked enough by the public; a neighborhood vigilante is well into his twilight years; Wojo collars a cross-dressing teamster.

10. 

    10. The Guest

    1975-03-27

    The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy.

11. 

    11. Escape Artist

    1975-04-10

    A self-avowed ""bird-man"" drops in; Barney holds a resourceful escaped prisoner for the FBI; Harris decides to write a novel, setting up one of the series' most durable storylines.

12. 

    12. Hair

    1975-04-17

    A scruffy ""Serpico""-type cop has good reason to hide behind unruly hair; Bernice discovers that Fish spent the afternoon in a massage parlor.

13. 

    13. The Hero

    1975-05-01

    Chano is guilt-stricken when he shoots a holdup man; Liz makes a citizen's arrest, after being robbed at ""stickpoint"" by a twelve-year-old.