Episode
Barney Miller: Graveyard Shift
Overview
Barney and his crew face the late shift with a man who believes that he is being frequented by a succubus and an irate tourist.
Details
- Series
- Barney Miller
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1979-05-10
Episode context
Graveyard Shift is Episode 23 in Season 5 of Barney Miller. It aired on 1979-05-10.
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Episode 22: Computer Crime
A computer firm has difficulty retrieving embezzled funds; an educated young man claims to be under the influence of a voodoo curse.
Episode 24: Jack Soo, a Retrospective
The cast step out of character to offer a tribute to Jack Soo, who died during the show's fifth season.
More episodes from this season
Episode 21: Identity
Harris quickly regrets the fact that Dietrich has saved his life; the 12th is asked to assist a thief who has been granted entry into a witness-relocation program.
Episode 20: Open House
The 12th Precinct hosts an open house, attracting only vagrants; Barney's joy at moving back home is cut short by the hotel manager that refuses to refund him his upcoming month's rent; Wojo and Harris try to get a lead on an arsonist.
Episode 19: The Counterfeiter
Harris milks a wily counterfeiter for his life story; a man takes exception to a plastic surgeon's work on his wife.
Episode 18: Middle Age
Barney feels the onrush of Father Time; Dietrich books an Olympic hopeful who practices his javelin toss in Central Park; a Hassidic Jew is the target of a diamond thief.
Episode 17: Wojo's Girl (2)
Wojo struggles to co-habitate with his ex-prostitute girlfriend.
Episode 16: Wojo's Girl (1)
Wojo decides to move in with his girlfriend; Mr. Brauer tells his wife that he's leaving to become a mercenary. This was a pilot for a potential spin-off series, each week focusing on one of the cops' off-duty lives.
Episode 15: The Spy
A paranoid spy holds the precinct house at bay; the men bring in a disorderly mime.
Episode 14: Voice Analyzer
Lieutenant Scanlon returns, this time attempting to ferret out corruption with a lie detector; Barney is suspicious of a furrier's robbery report.
Episode 13: The Indian
A woman has her shoes stolen - from her feet; Wojo is forced to arrest an aging Indian who only wants to die in the park.
Episode 12: Toys
Feuding toy makers create a disturbance; Barney faces his first holiday as a separated man; a claustrophobic prisoner has an understandable problem with the cage.