Barney Miller - Season 2

First aired: 9/11/1975 22 episodes

The second season of Barney Miller aired on ABC from September 11, 1975 to March 18, 1976.

Episodes

1. Doomsday

Aired: 9/11/1975

A disgruntled man with a belt of dynamite threatens to blow himself and the squad room sky high unless President Nixon agrees to speak with him; the plumbing goes kaput; Wojo arrests a phony man-of-the-cloth.

2. The Social Worker

Aired: 9/18/1975

Weary of housework, Liz tries her hand at social work, to Barney's dismay; a master forger fascinates Harris.

3. The Layoff

Aired: 9/25/1975

Barney, Fish and Yemana feel the crunch when a labor layoff forces them to do without Chano, Harris and Wojo; a manicurist goes deeper than the nail; a morose stockbroker takes to petty theft.

4. Ambush

Aired: 10/2/1975

Yemana is shot in full view of disinterested bystanders, and Barney is offered a job in Florida.

5. Heat Wave

Aired: 10/9/1975

A wife claims spousal abuse; Wojo and Wentworth are bait for a park rapist.

6. The Arsonist

Aired: 10/16/1975

The precinct is on the lookout for an arsonist; Chano brings in a man who used a deadly weapon on a vending machine.

7. Hotel

Aired: 10/23/1975

Wojo and Wentworth pose as marrieds in order to bust a burglary ring set in a posh hotel.

8. Discovery

Aired: 10/30/1975

Marty claims that a member of the 12th is harassing the gay community; the precinct computers think Fish is dead.

9. You Dirty Rat

Aired: 11/13/1975

Barney smells a rat when two pounds of confiscated marijuana disappears from the evidence locker, and a homeless man spends the night in a department storeâ€”apparently one of many.

10. Horse Thief

Aired: 11/20/1975

A hansom cab owner reports his horse missing. A man assaulted in his hotel room insists he was alone.

11. Rain

Aired: 11/27/1975

During a very rainy day, the squad must endure both the precinct roof threatening to collapse, and VERY bad Bicentennial jokes from a nightclub comedian-the stationhouse roof literally groaning in response!!

12. Fish

Aired: 12/4/1975

A glimpse at Detective Fish's home life ensues when the detective decides to go on restricted duty. Steve Landesberg bows as Arthur Dietrich; Doris Belack fills in for Florence Stanley as Bernice Fish.

13. Hot Dogs

Aired: 12/11/1975

A man is convinced that a photo of Jean Harlow is his missing wife; a pair of lady cops makes an overzealous drug bust.

14. Protection

Aired: 12/18/1975

The citizenry is in a panic amidst the rumors that the 12th Precinct is being shut down; a repentent hood can't prove that he committed a crime.

15. Happy New Year

Aired: 1/8/1976

On New Year's Eve, Fish tries to stop a jumper, and Wojo delivers a baby.

16. Sniper

Aired: 1/22/1976

A con man is selling charter flights to Saturn; Wojo and Luger are sniper targets.

17. Fear of Flying

Aired: 1/29/1976

Wojo must escort a bigamist to Cleveland, even though he is (guess!) afraid of flying. Meanwhile,the bigamist's New York wife shows up. Also, a man turns in an unmarked envelope containing $3500 in cash.

18. Block Party

Aired: 2/12/1976

Wentworth is furious when Chano gets the credit for her bust of an assassin at a block party.

19. Massage Parlor

Aired: 2/19/1976

Wentworth busts a dime-store cowboy in a massage parlor, and the detectives bust an octogenarian mugger.

20. The Psychiatrist

Aired: 2/26/1976

A department psychiatrist advises the department to confiscate Wojo's gun

21. The Kid

Aired: 3/6/1976

Fish is attracted to the mother of a young mugger; a man is a bit premature to obtain the unclaimed windfall he found on the street.

22. The Mole

Aired: 3/18/1976

Fish considers an operation; a burglar known as ""The Mole"" leads Harris and Wojo on a merry chase through the city sewer system. Ron Carey plays the Mole, and returns as Levitt in the next season.