Episode
Barney Miller: Power Failure
Overview
A power failure darkens spirits at the 12th, where they play host to a man with a split personality.
Details
- Series
- Barney Miller
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1976-12-09
Episode context
Power Failure is Episode 9 in Season 3 of Barney Miller. It aired on 1976-12-09.
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Episode 8: Noninvolvement
Barney doesn't see a crime, but Wojo's brought in a man for refusing to aid a mugging victim.
Episode 10: Christmas Story
Wojo wants to tell Yemana that his Christmas Eve date is a call girl; Fish dons a red suit to catch a mugger who's targeting Kris Kringles; Luger fishes for an invitation from Barney for Christmas Day.
More episodes from this season
Episode 7: The Recluse
A latter-day prophet claims the end is near - 5:30, to be precise; a man who hasn't left his apartment since World War II is brought in for refusing to serve jury duty. John Cassisi appears as Victor Kreutzer, a role he would continue to play on ""Fish.""
Episode 11: Hash
Wojo brings hashish-laced brownies his new girlfriend made to the 12th Precinct, getting the detective squad stoned; while an actor and critic (""natural enemies"" says Harris) square off with dueling swords.
Episode 6: Werewolf
A disturbance in the park turns out to be a man who claims to be a werewolf.
Episode 12: Smog Alert
All eyes are on Fish as the city undergoes a first-stage smog alert; an unlikely connection is made between a potential suicide victim and an obscene graffiti artist.
Episode 5: The Election
Election Day at the One-Two includes: A woman, being held from voting by her husband, throws a toilet seat into the street to get attention; a shoplifter gets escorted to vote by Wojo, who promptly 'loses' him; and Inspector Lugar comes electioneering for a old time political hack.
Episode 13: Community Relations
An evicted tenant greets a landlord with a musket; Barney's charged with harassment when he books a blind shoplifter.
Episode 4: Bus Stop
Quarters are tight at the 12th when a holdup man is confined with his busload of victims.
Episode 14: The Rand Report
Rather than return one week per month to uniformed patrol, Wojo quits the force.
Episode 3: Quarantine (2)
The quarantined 12th Precinct tries to make it through the night: Lugar has a 'talk' with Marty and Daryl Driscoll; and Harris has a loud rant in his sleep.
Episode 15: Fire '77
The 12th may go up in smoke, to the delight of a suicidal couple.