Episode
Barney Miller: Obituary
Overview
A newspaper obituary causes a stir when the subject turns up alive; the detectives snag a modern-day chicken thief.
Details
- Series
- Barney Miller
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1982-03-11
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Obituary is Episode 15 in Season 8 of Barney Miller. It aired on 1982-03-11. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 17: Old Love
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Episode 12: Chinatown (2)
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Episode 18: Altercation
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Episode 11: Chinatown (1)
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Episode 19: Bones
A museum presses charges when an Indian retrieves his tribe's ancestral bones from an exhibit; a scoutmaster catches a mugger.
Episode 10: The Clown
Street clowns fall prey to a serial mugger; a hundred inmates are sneaked out of holding in the middle of the night.
Episode 20: Landmark (1)
Wojo's discover of an ancient weapon puts the 12th Precinct up for sale.
Episode 9: Examination Day
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Episode 21: Landmark (2)
The 12th Precinct is sold; Dietrich arrests the head of a crime school; Luger tries to duck out on his mail-order bride.