Barney Miller (season 2)

Barney Miller (season 2)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 11, 1975 – March 18, 1976

This is a list of episodes from The second season of Barney Miller.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Thursdays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST) and 8:30-9:00 pm (EST).^[1][2][3][4]

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
14	1	"Doomsday"	Noam Pitlik	Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward and Arne Sultan	September 11, 1975
A disgruntled man threatens to blow up the squardroom with a belt of dynamite unless all the corrupt politicians are arrested, while the plumbing goes haywire and Wojo arrests a phony man-of-the-cloth.
15	2	"The Social Worker"	Noam Pitlik	Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward and Arne Sultan	September 18, 1975
Barney worries when Elizabeth's job as a social worker takes her to a tough part of the East Bronx and Harris becomes obsessed with a master forger.
16	3	"The Layoff"	Noam Pitlik	Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward and Arne Sultan	September 25, 1975
A labor layoff forces Barney, Fish and Yemana to man the squadroom without Chano, Harris and Wojo, while a manacurist goes deeper than the nail and a morose former stockbroker becomes a petty thief.
17	4	"Ambush"	Noam Pitlik	Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward and Arne Sultan	October 2, 1975
Yemana is shot in front of uninterested witnesses and Barney is offered a job in Florida.
18	5	"Heat Wave"	Noam Pitlik	Teleplay: Danny Arnold and Chris Hayward Story: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward and Arne Sultan	October 9, 1975
As a heat wave strikes New York, a wife claims spousal abuse and a reluctant Wojo goes out in drag with Wentworth as bait to catch a park rapist.
19	6	"The Arsonist"	Noam Pitlik	Tony Sheehan	October 16, 1975
Harris is on the lookout for an arsonist that's terrorizing the neighborhood, while Chano arrests a man for shooting at a candy machine.
20	7	"Grand Hotel"	Noam Pitlik	Teleplay: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward and Arne Sultan Story: Danny Arnold and Chris Hayward	October 23, 1975
Wojo and Wentworth go undercover as a married couple at a hotel that's been experiencing a series of robberies.
21	8	"Discovery"	Lee Bernhardi	Tom Reeder, Danny Arnold and Chris Hayward	October 30, 1975
Marty believes a member of the 12th Precinct is harassing the gay community, while the police department computers think Fish is dead.
22	9	"You Dirty Rat"	Noam Pitlik	Teleplay: Arne Sultan, Chris Hayward and Danny Arnold Story: Arne Sultan	November 13, 1975
Confiscated marijuana goes missing, a homeless man is brought in for spending the night in a department store and a man is arrested for stealing a police car.
23	10	"Horse Thief"	Noam Pitlik	Tony Sheehan	November 20, 1975
A hansom cab driver reports his horse stolen and despite all evidence to the contrary a man assaulted in his hotel room swears he was alone.
24	11	"Rain"	Noam Pitlik	Teleplay: Tony Sheehan Story: Danny Arnold and Chris Hayward	November 27, 1975
It's a rainy day as the squad contends with the roof on the verge of collapsing and a nightclub comedian telling bad historical jokes.
25	12	"Fish"	Noam Pitlik	Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward and Herbert Baker	December 4, 1975
Fish is forced to go on restricted duty.
26	13	"Hot Dogs"	Lee Bernhardi	Story: Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold and Arne Sultan Teleplay: Tony Sheehan	December 11, 1975
A man believes that Jean Harlow is his missing wife and a gung-ho pair of female officers make an overzealous drug bust.
27	14	"Protection"	Noam Pitlik	Story: Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward and Tom Reeder Teleplay: Tom Reeder	December 18, 1975
The local citizenry start panicking amid rumors of the 12th Precinct shutting down, while a repentant hood is unable to prove he committed a crime.
28	15	"Happy New Year"	Bruce Bilson	Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward and Arne Sultan	January 8, 1976
On New Year's Eve, Fish tries to stop a jumper and Wojo delivers a baby.
29	16	"Sniper"	Lee Bernhardi	Tom Reeder, Danny Arnold and Chris Hayward	January 22, 1976
A con man sells charter flights to Saturn, while a sniper targets first Wojo then Luger.
30	17	"Fear of Flying"	Lee Bernhardi	Reinhold Weege	January 29, 1976
Wojo, who's afraid of flying, must escort a bigamist back to Cleveland - then the bigamist's New York wife shows up.
31	18	"Block Party"	Noam Pitlik	Tom Reeder	February 12, 1976
Wentworth is denied credit for busting an assassin at a block party.
32	19	"Massage Parlor"	Dennis Steinmetz	Tony Sheehan	February 19, 1976
Wentworth arrests a dime-store cowboy at a massage parlor, while the other detectives arrest an octogenarian mugger.
33	20	"The Psychiatrist"	Noam Pitlik	Teleplay: Tony Sheehan, Danny Arnold and Chris Hayward Story: Gregory Tiefer	February 26, 1976
After a particularly zealous bust by Wojo, a psychiatrist advises the Department to suspend Wojo and confiscate his gun.
34	21	"The Kid"	Stan Lathan	Tony Sheehan, Chris Hayward and Danny Arnold	March 6, 1976
Fish is attracted to a mugger kid's mother, while a man tries to obtain an unclaimed windfall he found on the street.
35	22	"The Mole"	Mark Warren	Reinhold Weege, Chris Hayward and Danny Arnold	March 18, 1976
As Fish considers an operation, Harris and Wojo chase a burglar called "The Mole" through the sewers.

References

1. TV Listings for September 11, 1975
2. TV Listings for January 8, 1976
3. TV Listings for January 22, 1976
4. TV Listings for March 18, 1976