TV’s quirkiest police precinct lives on in these episodes of “Barney Miller.” In this tightly written sitcom, Barney (Hal Linden) attempts to keep the peace between his eccentric cops and even wackier criminals. Abe Vigoda stars as the deadpan Fish. Jack Soo is the clueless Nick Yemana. And Max Gail (“DC Cab”) is the dense Wojo.
Barney seeks help from a female district attorney when a woman brings a charge of rape against her husband.
The detectives of the 12th Precinct encounter a series of strange events after arresting a man who claims to be haunted by a poltergeist named Julius.
Captain Miller handles a dispute between the operator of a sperm bank and an outraged customer who claims that his deposit has been destroyed.
Capt. Miller sends for the FBI when the bomb squad brings in an atomic bomb designed by a student for his master's thesis.
When a body is stolen from a local mortuary, Capt. Miller receives help from an unexpected source: retired Detective Fish.
An ecology-minded graffiti artist threatens to protest environmental contamination by committing suicide in Barney Miller's squad room.
Faced with the pressure and finality of his retirement, Fish deludes himself into believing that he will continue working.