Episode
Barney Miller: The Bird
Overview
Harris' book publication hits a snag when Dietrich refuses to sign a release; a suicide hot line operator becomes suicidal; the clerk that sold Wojo a sick bird changes his strict no-return policy when he learns that the detective is a cop.
Details
- Series
- Barney Miller
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1979-11-08
Episode context
The Bird is Episode 7 in Season 6 of Barney Miller. It aired on 1979-11-08.
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Episode 6: Strip Joint
A bookstore owner is infuriated when a strip club opens near his place of business; and man is convinced that he is on the verge of spontaneous combustion.
Episode 8: The Desk
A former master criminal becomes a walking zombie following his lobotomy; a man is unable to use the telephone after being mugged because he's Amish. Jeff Corey, who appeared previously as ""The Prisoner,"" was a renowned acting teacher.
More episodes from this season
Episode 5: The Slave
Harris bristles when he learns that the Burmese chauffeur being booked for a traffic accident is actually an indentured servant.
Episode 9: The Judge
A judge provides an attorney with the ultimate over-ruling—a gavel on the noggin; the crimes reported by a lonely woman emanate from daytime television soap operas.
Episode 4: The Brother
A visiting monk opts for a quick dalliance with a lady of the streets; Barney discovers to his horror that Dietrich may not be cut out for mugging detail—especially since it must be done in drag.
Episode 10: The DNA Story
The detectives search for a missing viral strain stolen from a lab; a woman is convinced that her husband is actually a clone.
Episode 3: Vacation
A string of false alarms suggests that a sniper may be after a cop, but the detectives are preoccupied with Barney's posted vacation schedules and the case of a man who won't donate a kidney to his ailing brother.
Episode 11: The Dentist
One man's hands are a musical instrument to himself and a nuisance to others; a detective goes undercover to trap a dentist with wandering instruments.
Episode 2: The Photographer
A tranquil prisoner claims to be Jesus Christ, which is timely for the drug dealer caught with an impressive stash; an elderly mugger poses as a photographer to ensnare lonely women.
Episode 12: People's Court
Weary of an uncooperative populace, a census taker goes to drastic measures to make a head count; beleaguered apartment dwellers band together and capture a burglar.
Episode 1: Inquisition
When an anonymous letter identifies a member of the 12th Precinct as a homosexual, it buys the boys a visit from Lieutenant Scanlon, who proceeds to make a witch hunt out of his search for the author. Meanwhile, a disgruntled shopper takes a fire axe to an elevator's MUZAK machine.
Episode 13: Vanished (1)
Vagrant Ray returns to report his fellow bums' disappearances; a woman wishes to have a child with a surrogate and is focusing in on Dietrich and Wojo.