"The Inspector" was one of the best characters on the show. 110° in the shade and he's still wearing the suit, tie, the hat, hard shoes, and jacket. Thanks for posting these episodes for us to enjoy.
I remember loving Barney Miller. It's been years, so until now, watching an episode, I'd forgotten how much. It wasn't just the best TV cop comedy ever, it was the best TV cop show ever.
@@vladtheimpala5101 I was born in 1985 and found out about Barney Miller downloading old TV shows about 15 years ago... the jokes are still great after all this time they should put this back on the air
My favorite episode is about the guy who broke in and vandalized the office of the Trilateral Commission. He tried so hard to convince Barney what David Rockefeller was really up to, then Dietrich enlighten Barney what the Trilateral Commission was and their goals for the future. Back then no one had a clue about how the WEF, George Soros, WHO, UN, Henry Kissinger and all the other Globalists that are now on the edge of the destruction of humanity with fake climate change, lab made viruses and the whole schemer. This was meant to be a blind joke, but today there’s a world wide awakening to what is really going on. But the LOONEY LEFT says it’s all “Just a Conspiracy.
Actually, by season 4 they stopped taping in front of an audience and so what you're hearing in this episode is in fact a laugh track. I was surprised to learn this myself as Barney Miller perhaps more than any other sitcom felt like a stage play.
@Trea-pl4xr per wikipedia: Early seasons were recorded before a live studio audience and used a laugh track for sweetening reactions during post-production. Creator and executive producer Danny Arnold would then rewrite and restage entire scenes after the audience departed, actively looking for quieter, subtler moments that would not play well before a crowd; a taping session that began in the afternoon or early evening would then continue into the early morning hours. Max Gail referred to this in the Jack Soo retrospective episode aired on May 17, 1979, remarking that one of the clips shown was a scene that "we finished around 2:30 in the morning." In a 1977 blooper, a crew member mentions it being 3:15 a.m.
This episode was so wonderfully human. I love how each character was represented in their viewpoints without being one dimensional. Even Dodd the over the top blow hard had a heart and had a sense of humor to him. Barney Miller balanced the humor with the emotional poignancy so beautifully. Its cast was as remarkable as its scripts.
When James Gregory appeared It was taken up a notch also,.. when the Hasidic Jews rioted, he walks back into the squad room all battered and says, "talk about touchy !" beautiful stuff.
I didn't find Dodd a blowhard or over the top, come on, over the top at its finest was the burglar. But it was a brilliant way to take on a political issue, something we almost never see anymore.
Barney Miller is one of those shows that speaks to the heart. It is well written, funny and smart. It reminds everyone of the special quality of a show basically shot on a single set. Shows like that give the feeling of place...that it is not just the job, but a home. A great cast led by Hal Linden...genious casting because he was one of the best stage actors ever. This show is a part of my chidhood and will always have a place in my heart.
@@gailriccio8441 he made the show. Dyspeptic Abe Vigoda made the show depressing. The show changed for the better when Landesberg brought his dry persona and the Harris character evolved from jivey to sophisticate.
@Antone Wilson. I saw the pilot for the first time recently and man I almost didn't recognize it lol. First it took more time up at Barney's house with his family so the guys at the squad got a bit shafted as far as being introduced and fleshed out a bit more and the characters of Harris, Wojo and Barney were very different the only two that were the exact same were Fish and Nick. Barney Miller seemed to really all come together by year 3. That was the season where the cast finally gelled and the characters were more developed and the actors fully owning their roles. Then when Dietrich, Levitt and Inspector Luger became regulars the show was now perfection and it stayed that way to the very end.
@@alexwolf4202 The thing about Barney is that it was so timeless, it wasn't dated like alot of the shows of it's period, same with The Bob Newhart Show. So for me at least I know it's not nostalgia driven but if you think so I suggest you binge watch the entire series and see if it still makes you laugh and think as much as when you originally watched it, then you'll know.
@@alexwolf4202 I'm watching this for the first time since I was a kid, and all I'm noticing is how intelligently written it is and how there's nothing comparable coming out now.
That reminds me of the guy with the airfoil wings that jumps off the top of the building .. Barney asks Nick, if it killed him, Nick replies, "Nope.. he just flewww.. and made a big Circle.. and floated all the way down to the ground, it was the prettiest thing you could ever see. " Barney asks" Did you call Bellevue? (N)Yeah,...(B) "I don't know what for."
Even as a kid watching this when it was new, I always got the impression that it was a bit of a PR job after all the 60's conflict to show that most police are just normal people doing a job that is largely routine and mundane like any other, and not 'pigs' who were out to sadistically monster the populace.
Inspector Frank Luger was one of my favorite characters. This was one of my favorite episodes with Harris and Dietrich's conversation about when they came out for the war.
@@anitaroth364 Great reference. There is also a Bob Culp episode w/ James Gregory as 'the coach.'. Culp and Cassidy are my all time favorite Columbo villains.
This show had an amazing cast of characters. I can't even choose a favorite character. Almost every actor was nominated for emmys every year of the show and its obvious why
Hal Linden is a really good actor, he seems like a real detective, a real boss, he deals with all kinds of people with different personalities and does a good job.
I noticed that sometimes he did impressive things, things that I don't think other actors could do. I don't know acting, but he seemed a very accomplished actor.
God I love Danny Arnold. He's so clever and witty. Nothing feels cheap, nothing feels like a gag. It's just incredibly solid character comedy, with a lot of pathos and ethos. A lot of great social commentary that is universal and timeless.
That's because Barney Miller is more like theater then a sitcom. The actors were all classically trained theater actors and the writing had all those elements you mentioned like really well written plays. The problem with most sitcoms now or even some then are that they're sitcoms and play everything like some cheesy broad sitcom. Barney played everything real and that's why it is so funny
@@kendallrivers1119 Yeah, definitely I love the theatre approach to this. Cheers and Frasier sort of had that too at times. You could put an episode of this on a stage and it would be great. The limited set works really well. It creates such a strong sense of intimacy. And there's so much texture to the script. There is so much going on with so little. I've seen his episodes of Bewitched as well, and I just think he's great.
@@Aldrius and very underrated too. He doesn't get the credit of a Norman Lear or a Garry Marshall but Danny sure as hell worked harder than any tv showrunner. He was a perfectionist and it showed in his work. And yes Cheers and Frasier ate definitely my favorites too and age spectacularly written, acted and produced! :)
this is what i do practically every night so I sleep better. However, MASH only works for the first 3 seasons...really enjoyed the Henry Blake, Trapper era MASH more...
This episode had a big goal: find intersections between the ideals of the 60s and the self interest of the 70s. They all shared the pain of the 60s, but for different reasons. Finding common ground was rare, especially in popular media. Making people who you'd previously dehumanized appear to be actual human beings with goals and principles was rare. Good example of an early attempt at intersectional congruence. Bravo.
It's fantastic the way they represent each character with their own personalities and past experiences, (liberal versus conservative) and they all work together as a unit now. This is a beautifully written show, and this episode is particularly well-written. Kudos to the writers for representing both sides while preventing ridiculous nonsensical arguments. Everyone had thoughts and feelings about the war, and they are all represented with respect here.
Some of the best television shows are presented like Broadway plays - a minimum of exotic scenery or physical action. Instead, they are situated in one or two shabby, plain sets. These shows are all character-driven and if done properly, they are the best programs. All in the Family was a classic because of the characters - the show itself took place in a small shabby house in Queens. Barney Miller was the same way - almost the entire show took place in the precinct room - yet it was endlessly fascinating. WKRP in Cincinnati was also like this.
Mitchell Pak I was just mentioning this to my husband. Almost every scene in the entire series took place on that one set. I wish tv today had more shows like this.
This episode should have ended with the 60's radical being cut loose. Right after the "in this precinct" lecture, and during the coffee break. It would have been so fitting of what the TV show represented for its time.
One of my favorite episodes. The 70s seemed like a very painful time for a nation recovering from the Vietnam War, with some just wishing to forget it ever happened. Just like that episode of All in the Family where the draft dodger came to Christmas dinner, the writers of this episode of Barney Miller did a great job conveying the positions of both sides (Wojo, who joined the military and felt angry at those who didn't, and Jonathan Dodd, who violently opposed the war) in a respectful manner.
I remember watching Barney Miller before going to work in mid to late 70's, worked 11:00pm to 7:30 am in Detroit. Watched TV before work because nothing good on TV in morning.
They don't make shows like this anymore, not even close. The Cop shows nowadays don't even come close to this old classic. Or Starsky & Hutch,Miami VIce,Dragnet,Emergency,CHiPs,Adam-12,Hawaii Five-O,Night Heat etc.
Or Columbo and In The Heat of the night either. All we get now is dry and stiff procedurals or ones with overt sex or violence with supermodels playing cops lol
I love those sitcoms that have ensemble casts and Barney Miller is one of the best of them. Each character added a different dimension to the show as a whole and they bounced off each other brilliantly. As well as the regular cast the special guests were always professional and wonderfully funny. There was such a warm feeling between all of the actors and it shone through onto the little screens we used to watch it on. I'm getting on in years now but I hope I never forget this great tv show.
OZOBIEUSA1 Yes, really. The rest, so they told me, were overly dramatic; and a squadroom was much more like Barney Miller than any other police crime drama out there.
Oh man yes. I work security and deal with police and so on. Everyone tells the stories. Shop talk eh? Crooks are - vast majority - people making stupid, bad choices. Or are troubled somehow, such as mental ills. Organized crime is handled by special services, etc. of course. People don't get that the majority of police work is, in fact, keeping the peace!
Besides being a superbly written show with quirky colorful characters, the show is also a time capsule of its era. It debuted in 1975 when the actual New York City was in a real fiscal crisis. This episode highlighted the different factions and beliefs people held about the Vietnam War, which had just concluded in April of 1975.
This was one of the 1st shows to discuss Vietnam, & the dispute between the Hippie & Wojo symbolized the division that continued even after the war ended. One of my favorite episodes, I was just learning about the previous decade, which was the '60s.
It is also a bit disingenuous too. With Wojo not understanding why he was there. Quick history lesson. The Soviet-aligned North invaded the Western-aligned South. The same as Korea. Both sides sent weapons and men and equipment to fight because their ally was in a war. I've never met a Vietnam Combat Vet who failed to understand that. The "you weren't there, man" thing was because there was a denial campaign in the US (because of politics, of course) that said arms and equipment and personnel was NOT being provided by the Soviets and the CCP to feed the war machine of the North that was actively invading the South. The vets were saying "I was there. I saw this stuff on the battlefield with my own eyes." to try to win arguments with people when they got home. These are things that are readily accepted now. Wasn't at the time. I could go on about current conflicts and how US domestic political narratives still distort what the reality is/was on the ground, but I think I have rambled enough.
@@rwaitt14153 This is a distorted history of what happened. What we call the Vietnam War, the Vietnamese call the American War. It began with the French colonization, followed by the Japanese invasion, then the French again and finally the American occupation. It was a war that aimed to get rid of foreigners and form a united Vietnam. Most of the fighting was conducted by the NLF -- the National Liberation Front -- South Vietnamese guerrillas. Yes, there was material and moral support from communist countries, but it was mostly based on nationalism. North Vietnam's leader Ho Chi Minh was influenced by the American Declaration Of Independence.
@@msimmons7014 Distorted? And you are trotting out the "he was a nationalist" and "most of the fighting was done by the VC" nonsense? Cute. The North invaded the South with NVA regulars. That is who did the bulk of the fighting. The US got involved afterward because of that. There was no "US occupation" that triggered events.
@@rwaitt14153 Again, you put forth a distorted, half-picture of what happened. The bottom line is after years of French, Japanese and American occupation -- or "involvement" if you prefer -- the South Vietnamese guerrillas (NLF, aka Viet Cong) and North Vietnamese army (NVA) together booted out the Americans in 1975 and Vietnam was finally reunited and has been ever since -- their goal the entire time. Despite the Domino Theory and horrors of Cambodia, all of Asia did not turn communist, making the War in Vietnam a waste of lives. We never should've been there -- 58,000 American and 3 million Southeast Asians dead for something that was none of our business. Except for the business -- as "Jonathan Dodd" points out -- of Dow Chemical (and the like), makers of napalm, for which they should've been tried for international crimes against humanity. I find it fascinating that the Vietnamese handled Covid much more efficiently than we have, with a ratio of far fewer deaths. But then they're good at getting rid of pests.
Oh man, the '70's. Remember well when this episode came out. As one who lived through those times I can say that today's world is unrecognizable by comparison.
When this particular episode was originally aired on ABC Dec. 7th 1978, the company names of Dow and DuPont were muted out by ABC, network executives were concerned about backlash from the two industry giants since they and many of their subsidiaries spent a lot of money advertising on the big network stations.
I can't think of another show that got better with each season, intelligently and beautifully written. I have never tired of the reruns. ABC's best show ever.
Quite possibly the ONLY TV show to get better every year to the point that, when they voluntarily stopped production, it was at its best. The best show that ever was. Period.
@@antonewilson4310 Landmark Parts 1 2 and 3, I can't argue with anything you just said, my favorite lines came from Harris, too many great episodes to pick even pick the top 10. "But I had to reach in and get it." .".Ahh..Danish" "you can't have it , it's my first born ,!" It's just a silly, meaningless clump of hair, above your lip, a superficial cry for attention."
+gomezesmorticia: for a while on TV reruns, the WTC was edited out of the opening credits. Fortunately common sense in public opinion prevailed (from numerous, outraged forums I've read) and the overwhelming response is probably what made the towers be rightfully restored. Should never had been an issue to begin.
This is from Dec 1978? It's still poignant. Seeing the twin towers made me sad. . . I am impressed by the diversity of the cast. I wish modern day shows had such diversity not just of races, but viewpoints and perspectives
@Kumari de silva i'll piss you off. When you watch a "modern" show/movie every character is a token character where their skin/sexuality is the characature they are playing before the character's personality. So you can interchange the characters between shows and it won't matter.
Barney Miller was very funny. Relatable characters, funny suspects, and gives everyone the vision of the ups and downs of the daily grind of a police precinct arresting, and booking suspects. The show was on top of its game and ratings when it ended. It could have gone on a few more seasons.
I grew up watching this and out of all the older sitcoms, this one is probably the best, I haven't watched it in 20 or so years, but Barney Miller rocks!
I watch Barney Miller every Thursday night in Chicago. My favorite show. So sad that some cast members passed on. The two living actors are Hal Linden and Max Gail.
My favorite character has always been Barney Miller ( Hal Linden). He's handsome, witty, kind and compassionate. Plus he has the wonderfully dry sense of humor that's always classy.
The great thing about this epic series is that it was filmed on a closed set without the distraction of a live audience. Danny Arnold was a perfectionist working very closely with the same staff of writers. His ratio of takes was oftentimes very high and some of the episodes took as long as 48 hours to film.
this is so funny. i m a sixties person, i find this hilarious.] there were serious issues, but to laugh about make fun of ourselves, it is healthy. some of sixties ideas were good, some not, they tried , on some level they achieved something, and yet money, money in the end seems to win. so laughing about it, about people, about how things...barney miller is a good vehicle to laugh at ourselves,at the end of the day...my mind is still in the seventies, liked it way more than today....
@@elainenelson8950 yes, and the early eighties..but this character is frorm the sixties, as ideas from the sixties, some, continued in the seventies..and they refer to the sixties here also. in this one.,, he is considered a sixties radical not unlike abbie hoffman, where he expeected a similar response , if it were the sixties, in which he didn t
@@elainenelson8950 references to the sixties..abbie hoffman type...money winned sometime in the seventies, that is what they are displaying here w the characters, esp the insurance salesman , who was once a sixties radical. my reference is laughing about the change from sixties idealism back to money culture, that is what this episode was expressing.
Seems like they had actors playing different characters at times. Even Steve Landisberg (Det. Dietrich)played a priest in an early episode Barney Miller.
jeez! Max Gail is one freakin’ good actor. the controlled emotion was incredible. 🌷🌱 I loved this show. comedy, camaraderie, humanity, reality. and each detective was a totally uniqueness person, whose character was completely consistent - and all those incredibly quirky roles that came and went. and to hold the whole array together was the calm, strong leadership qualities of Barney Miller, who really kept all these personalities working together. (Taxi had the same premise, with character of Alex in that role.) the whole show just worked so well. just one thing - Forget the ‘60’s!? what kind of line is that?? how about forgetting the ‘40’s or the ‘30’s. those were hard times, too!!! so so many things were going on - you know, like civil rights. Sure, forget the ‘60’s!! 😒🌷🌱
This show came out way before I was born. It's pretty funny though. I'm glad it got uploaded. A show that came out way before the first iteration of the internet came into being
My favorite episode was, Hash. The look on Barney's face when he hears Nick singing is hilarious! "Hey, how 'bout us guys go down to the beach and shoot some clams?" Gets me every time!
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"Nick is at the DA's office" was code for Jack Soo is in the hospital IRL. He ended up passing away and was never able to return to the show.
R I P Jack Soo ❤😢
This show can still hold its own today. Sharp humour, great cast and good scripts
Mostly because the shows today are such shit that shows made 40 years ago seem more with the times.
Agreed. Still holds its weight
the ensemble cast all had great comic timing
Holds it's own very well, no "dated" episodes.
There is not one show on Fox, NBC, ABC, and CBS that I watch now days.
"The Inspector" was one of the best characters on the show. 110° in the shade and he's still wearing the suit, tie, the hat, hard shoes, and jacket. Thanks for posting these episodes for us to enjoy.
I like the line where the blonde guy says "You get tired of the confrontation, & you gotta let the wounds heal ", timely words even today.
I remember loving Barney Miller. It's been years, so until now, watching an episode, I'd forgotten how much. It wasn't just the best TV cop comedy ever, it was the best TV cop show ever.
You are so right. I waited every week for the new episode. Something the new generation doesn't understand. Patience.
@@vladtheimpala5101 I was born in 1985 and found out about Barney Miller downloading old TV shows about 15 years ago... the jokes are still great after all this time they should put this back on the air
My favorite episode is about the guy who broke in and vandalized the office of the Trilateral Commission. He tried so hard to convince Barney what David Rockefeller was really up to, then Dietrich enlighten Barney what the Trilateral Commission was and their goals for the future. Back then no one had a clue about how the WEF, George Soros, WHO, UN, Henry Kissinger and all the other Globalists that are now on the edge of the destruction
of humanity with fake climate change, lab made viruses and the whole schemer. This was meant to be a blind joke, but today there’s a world wide awakening to what is really going on. But the LOONEY LEFT says it’s all “Just a Conspiracy.
to think that these little masterpieces would show up on a weekly basis, no laugh track, just little one acts. just beautiful human comedy.
Actually, by season 4 they stopped taping in front of an audience and so what you're hearing in this episode is in fact a laugh track. I was surprised to learn this myself as Barney Miller perhaps more than any other sitcom felt like a stage play.
This does indeed sound like a laugh track. The laugh track ruined sit-coms for me.
@Trea-pl4xr per wikipedia: Early seasons were recorded before a live studio audience and used a laugh track for sweetening reactions during post-production. Creator and executive producer Danny Arnold would then rewrite and restage entire scenes after the audience departed, actively looking for quieter, subtler moments that would not play well before a crowd; a taping session that began in the afternoon or early evening would then continue into the early morning hours. Max Gail referred to this in the Jack Soo retrospective episode aired on May 17, 1979, remarking that one of the clips shown was a scene that "we finished around 2:30 in the morning." In a 1977 blooper, a crew member mentions it being 3:15 a.m.
@Trea-pl4xr some WERE filmed before a live studio audience... but the laugh track is very noticeable. Doesn't ruin it for me at all though.
@@calikari66 Wikipedia is not a credible or even viable resource.
This episode was so wonderfully human. I love how each character was represented in their viewpoints without being one dimensional. Even Dodd the over the top blow hard had a heart and had a sense of humor to him. Barney Miller balanced the humor with the emotional poignancy so beautifully. Its cast was as remarkable as its scripts.
When James Gregory appeared It was taken up a notch also,.. when the Hasidic Jews rioted, he walks back into the squad room all battered and says, "talk about touchy !" beautiful stuff.
I didn't find Dodd a blowhard or over the top, come on, over the top at its finest was the burglar. But it was a brilliant way to take on a political issue, something we almost never see anymore.
Barney Miller is one of those shows that speaks to the heart. It is well written, funny and smart. It reminds everyone of the special quality of a show basically shot on a single set. Shows like that give the feeling of place...that it is not just the job, but a home. A great cast led by Hal Linden...genious casting because he was one of the best stage actors ever. This show is a part of my chidhood and will always have a place in my heart.
That bassline always takes me back to my childhood days.
Funkiest bass on tv
Same
This show was one of my favorites.Cleverly written.I loved Officer Dietrich’s dry sense of humor.
personal favorite Steve Landesberg.
@@gailriccio8441 he made the show. Dyspeptic Abe Vigoda made the show depressing. The show changed for the better when Landesberg brought his dry persona and the Harris character evolved from jivey to sophisticate.
@Antone Wilson. I saw the pilot for the first time recently and man I almost didn't recognize it lol. First it took more time up at Barney's house with his family so the guys at the squad got a bit shafted as far as being introduced and fleshed out a bit more and the characters of Harris, Wojo and Barney were very different the only two that were the exact same were Fish and Nick. Barney Miller seemed to really all come together by year 3. That was the season where the cast finally gelled and the characters were more developed and the actors fully owning their roles. Then when Dietrich, Levitt and Inspector Luger became regulars the show was now perfection and it stayed that way to the very end.
@@kendallrivers1119 The only show that got better every year to the point that it was at it's best when it went off the air.
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I wish more people would watch these old shows..they are so great.
Your right Trina...but we are all here...good comment
Actually Trina I'm 23 and many of my friends and younger family members love the classics
I wish they were capable of making TV shows like this today.
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This show makes more sense than anything written today.....brilliant, funny, and compassionate.
Tom, I like this series a lot too, but wonder a little whether my liking of it is a bit nostalgia driven.
@@alexwolf4202 You're right, Alex. When I got to thinking about it, I sure do miss the time frame. Have a good day.
@@alexwolf4202 The thing about Barney is that it was so timeless, it wasn't dated like alot of the shows of it's period, same with The Bob Newhart Show. So for me at least I know it's not nostalgia driven but if you think so I suggest you binge watch the entire series and see if it still makes you laugh and think as much as when you originally watched it, then you'll know.
@@alexwolf4202 I'm watching this for the first time since I was a kid, and all I'm noticing is how intelligently written it is and how there's nothing comparable coming out now.
Clean and funny watch it brings back fond memories,
Barney Miller was probably the best sitcom ever made. I watched every episode as a young man.
Rest In Peace Ron Glass ( Det.Ron Harris).
RIP Steve Landesberg, Det. Dietrich
RIP Ron Carey, Abe Vigoda, James Gregory, and Jack Soo.
RIP David Ogden Stiers, aka Major Winchester, MASH.
Too many from this series have passed on, sad to hear about so many others.
@@OrchestrationOnline I got away.
Does anyone to love watching this as much as I do?? I was 7 years old when this was on television. I absolutely love it!!!
My favorite sitcom!
Yeah I'm 57 and I enjoy watching these old episodes again. A way better time than it is now. I'm very close to the end so I'm enjoying the nostalgia.
Lived 8 years in NYC and never watch this show without amazement at how it captures that LOONY BIN of a city!
That reminds me of the guy with the airfoil wings that jumps off the top of the building .. Barney asks Nick, if it killed him, Nick replies, "Nope.. he just flewww.. and made a big Circle.. and floated all the way down to the ground, it was the prettiest thing you could ever see. " Barney asks" Did you call Bellevue? (N)Yeah,...(B) "I don't know what for."
It's refreshing to see a cop show that they don't pull their gun on every episode and shoot
Yes, the cops are super chill!!!
Filmed on one stage😎
Even as a kid watching this when it was new, I always got the impression that it was a bit of a PR job after all the 60's conflict to show that most police are just normal people doing a job that is largely routine and mundane like any other, and not 'pigs' who were out to sadistically monster the populace.
Agree
Well, it is a comedy.....
Inspector Frank Luger was one of my favorite characters. This was one of my favorite episodes with Harris and Dietrich's conversation about when they came out for the war.
I had a boss that talked just like him. He was a super likeable guy. He even became the chief.
James Gregory - you gotta love him. Inspector Luger is a composite parody of all the good and tough cops he played.
Thank you for this. It was one of the best on tv in it's day and still is truly witty. All the streamed stuff today so boring!!!
Adding James Gregory to the cast as the 'Ole Inspector' was brilliant.
The cast in this show was stellar, from Luger to Barney to Levitt.
Joe Smith He is good on an episode of Columbo too, with Roddy McDowell. 😉
@@anitaroth364 Great reference. There is also a Bob Culp episode w/ James Gregory as 'the coach.'. Culp and Cassidy are my all time favorite Columbo villains.
Gregory was on two episodes of Columbo. One as football coach and another as Roddy’s uncle
This show had an amazing cast of characters. I can't even choose a favorite character. Almost every actor was nominated for emmys every year of the show and its obvious why
Hal Linden is a really good actor, he seems like a real detective, a real boss, he deals with all kinds of people with different personalities and does a good job.
That's why he got nominated for an Emmy every year Barney Miller was on. From 1976-82, Hal was nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
He's a friend of mine and he’s just a gem.
I noticed that sometimes he did impressive things, things that I don't think other actors could do. I don't know acting, but he seemed a very accomplished actor.
@@suewalsh1883 Tarantino should have used him in Jackie Brown instead of Robert Forster.
@@TheKitchenerLeslie He was not meant for that type of movie.
I forgot how good, smart, funny, compasionate, well acted, well written etc. this show was. Darn good show.
So good...
God I love Danny Arnold. He's so clever and witty. Nothing feels cheap, nothing feels like a gag. It's just incredibly solid character comedy, with a lot of pathos and ethos. A lot of great social commentary that is universal and timeless.
That's because Barney Miller is more like theater then a sitcom. The actors were all classically trained theater actors and the writing had all those elements you mentioned like really well written plays. The problem with most sitcoms now or even some then are that they're sitcoms and play everything like some cheesy broad sitcom. Barney played everything real and that's why it is so funny
@@kendallrivers1119 Yeah, definitely I love the theatre approach to this. Cheers and Frasier sort of had that too at times. You could put an episode of this on a stage and it would be great.
The limited set works really well. It creates such a strong sense of intimacy. And there's so much texture to the script. There is so much going on with so little.
I've seen his episodes of Bewitched as well, and I just think he's great.
@@Aldrius and very underrated too. He doesn't get the credit of a Norman Lear or a Garry Marshall but Danny sure as hell worked harder than any tv showrunner. He was a perfectionist and it showed in his work. And yes Cheers and Frasier ate definitely my favorites too and age spectacularly written, acted and produced! :)
Just WHO is *Danny Arnold*??!!🤔
He was head writer & creator of Barney Miller.
This sounds silly, but I love this show so much, that if I fall asleep to it, I have great dreams & am happy in the morning. 💗
Anita Roth Yeah, true. A few days ago I fell asleep during a M.A.S.H. rerun. You wouldn’t believe the dreams I had listening to that inmy sleep!
this is what i do practically every night so I sleep better. However, MASH only works for the first 3 seasons...really enjoyed the Henry Blake, Trapper era MASH more...
Y’know, there is actually truth to your comment
Whatever gets you thru the 🌙 night☺
Its beautifully silly and a beautiful comment ....thanks
This episode had a big goal: find intersections between the ideals of the 60s and the self interest of the 70s. They all shared the pain of the 60s, but for different reasons. Finding common ground was rare, especially in popular media. Making people who you'd previously dehumanized appear to be actual human beings with goals and principles was rare. Good example of an early attempt at intersectional congruence. Bravo.
Well said!
Great writers on this show.
"Intersectional congruence"? You mean people getting along.?
It's fantastic the way they represent each character with their own personalities and past experiences, (liberal versus conservative) and they all work together as a unit now. This is a beautifully written show, and this episode is particularly well-written. Kudos to the writers for representing both sides while preventing ridiculous nonsensical arguments. Everyone had thoughts and feelings about the war, and they are all represented with respect here.
Corey Fischer (who played Dodd) commented another version of this video about a year or so ago. ruclips.net/video/j3ss3jD-ek8/видео.html
AustrianAnarchy I am unable to watch the video or see the comments. It says "blocked on copyright grounds", unfortunately.
Baxter Yea, RUclips blocked that one a while back, but I did not realize comments were blocked too.
Some of the best television shows are presented like Broadway plays - a minimum of exotic scenery or physical action. Instead, they are situated in one or two shabby, plain sets. These shows are all character-driven and if done properly, they are the best programs. All in the Family was a classic because of the characters - the show itself took place in a small shabby house in Queens. Barney Miller was the same way - almost the entire show took place in the precinct room - yet it was endlessly fascinating. WKRP in Cincinnati was also like this.
Mitchell Pak I was just mentioning this to my husband. Almost every scene in the entire series took place on that one set. I wish tv today had more shows like this.
This episode should have ended with the 60's radical being cut loose. Right after the "in this precinct" lecture, and during the coffee break. It would have been so fitting of what the TV show represented for its time.
what a great show this was,this is when TV was good! The good old " 1 2 " as the inspector would say lol.
One of my favorite episodes. The 70s seemed like a very painful time for a nation recovering from the Vietnam War, with some just wishing to forget it ever happened. Just like that episode of All in the Family where the draft dodger came to Christmas dinner, the writers of this episode of Barney Miller did a great job conveying the positions of both sides (Wojo, who joined the military and felt angry at those who didn't, and Jonathan Dodd, who violently opposed the war) in a respectful manner.
The old Inspector was my favorite character...So cool and lay back, and dressed just Like Frank Sinatra...
"i did it my way......"
played in the Manchurian Candidate with Frank
@@gbonkers666 As the cooky Senator who had 47 communist names - same number as was on the bottle of Hines Catsup
My favorite character on this show
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I remember watching Barney Miller before going to work in mid to late 70's, worked 11:00pm to 7:30 am in Detroit. Watched TV before work because nothing good on TV in morning.
They don't make shows like this anymore, not even close. The Cop shows nowadays don't even come close to this old classic. Or Starsky & Hutch,Miami VIce,Dragnet,Emergency,CHiPs,Adam-12,Hawaii Five-O,Night Heat etc.
So true,
Or Columbo and In The Heat of the night either. All we get now is dry and stiff procedurals or ones with overt sex or violence with supermodels playing cops lol
Forgot how good this show was. Thank you.
I love those sitcoms that have ensemble casts and Barney Miller is one of the best of them. Each character added a different dimension to the show as a whole and they bounced off each other brilliantly. As well as the regular cast the special guests were always professional and wonderfully funny. There was such a warm feeling between all of the actors and it shone through onto the little screens we used to watch it on. I'm getting on in years now but I hope I never forget this great tv show.
I have been told by a half-a-dozen police officers that Barney Miller was the most accurate police show ever on TV.
Really??
There was no police action at all in this show. It was all comedy.
OZOBIEUSA1 Yes, really. The rest, so they told me, were overly dramatic; and a squadroom was much more like Barney Miller than any other police crime drama out there.
Degrelle Holt - Hahaha, sorry if I came off sarcastic. However it is one hell of a funny show.
Oh man yes. I work security and deal with police and so on. Everyone tells the stories. Shop talk eh? Crooks are - vast majority - people making stupid, bad choices. Or are troubled somehow, such as mental ills. Organized crime is handled by special services, etc. of course. People don't get that the majority of police work is, in fact, keeping the peace!
you must have been talking to a half a dozen stupid-asses !
Besides being a superbly written show with quirky colorful characters, the show is also a time capsule of its era. It debuted in 1975 when the actual New York City was in a real fiscal crisis. This episode highlighted the different factions and beliefs people held about the Vietnam War, which had just concluded in April of 1975.
It's great watching All the old shows again ❤
Sad that most of the whole cast has passed away. I always enjoyed watching this series. RIP
It gets deep into my heart .. watching this show - especially now in 2020 ~ looking back .. 🌛
As funny now as it was then. And insightful!
Love it, love it, love it!!! The best show ever!!!
Inspector Frank Lugar was one of the best sitcom characters ever! James Gregory must have had a blast playing him!!!
Loved Luger he was so old school.
You got that right. Just loved how Barney was too kind to give old luger (a real pistol) the cold shoulder. Luger was hilarious.
You can tell he was really enjoying himself in the role
"...so, why don't you all go home and take a shave.".
My old chief talked just like him.
This was one of the 1st shows to discuss Vietnam, & the dispute between the Hippie & Wojo symbolized the division that continued even after the war ended. One of my favorite episodes, I was just learning about the previous decade, which was the '60s.
@John Barber I think there was another episode with a draft dodger
It is also a bit disingenuous too. With Wojo not understanding why he was there. Quick history lesson. The Soviet-aligned North invaded the Western-aligned South. The same as Korea. Both sides sent weapons and men and equipment to fight because their ally was in a war. I've never met a Vietnam Combat Vet who failed to understand that.
The "you weren't there, man" thing was because there was a denial campaign in the US (because of politics, of course) that said arms and equipment and personnel was NOT being provided by the Soviets and the CCP to feed the war machine of the North that was actively invading the South. The vets were saying "I was there. I saw this stuff on the battlefield with my own eyes." to try to win arguments with people when they got home. These are things that are readily accepted now. Wasn't at the time.
I could go on about current conflicts and how US domestic political narratives still distort what the reality is/was on the ground, but I think I have rambled enough.
@@rwaitt14153 This is a distorted history of what happened. What we call the Vietnam War, the Vietnamese call the American War. It began with the French colonization, followed by the Japanese invasion, then the French again and finally the American occupation. It was a war that aimed to get rid of foreigners and form a united Vietnam. Most of the fighting was conducted by the NLF -- the National Liberation Front -- South Vietnamese guerrillas. Yes, there was material and moral support from communist countries, but it was mostly based on nationalism. North Vietnam's leader Ho Chi Minh was influenced by the American Declaration Of Independence.
@@msimmons7014 Distorted? And you are trotting out the "he was a nationalist" and "most of the fighting was done by the VC" nonsense? Cute.
The North invaded the South with NVA regulars. That is who did the bulk of the fighting. The US got involved afterward because of that. There was no "US occupation" that triggered events.
@@rwaitt14153 Again, you put forth a distorted, half-picture of what happened. The bottom line is after years of French, Japanese and American occupation -- or "involvement" if you prefer -- the South Vietnamese guerrillas (NLF, aka Viet Cong) and North Vietnamese army (NVA) together booted out the Americans in 1975 and Vietnam was finally reunited and has been ever since -- their goal the entire time. Despite the Domino Theory and horrors of Cambodia, all of Asia did not turn communist, making the War in Vietnam a waste of lives. We never should've been there -- 58,000 American and 3 million Southeast Asians dead for something that was none of our business. Except for the business -- as "Jonathan Dodd" points out -- of Dow Chemical (and the like), makers of napalm, for which they should've been tried for international crimes against humanity.
I find it fascinating that the Vietnamese handled Covid much more efficiently than we have, with a ratio of far fewer deaths. But then they're good at getting rid of pests.
Oh man, the '70's. Remember well when this episode came out. As one who lived through those times I can say that today's world is unrecognizable by comparison.
I grew up in the 80s and totally agree
always one of my favorite shows and very under-rated...
The political awareness in this episode is fascinating.
True and they tackle every and any issue. A great show.
You know this cast couldn't wait to work on this. They are all so well suited for their roles and really talented.
When this particular episode was originally aired on ABC Dec. 7th 1978, the company names of Dow and DuPont were muted out by ABC, network executives were concerned about backlash from the two industry giants since they and many of their subsidiaries spent a lot of money advertising on the big network stations.
Yes, that was mentioned in comments before.
@ That's what happens when you get old lol!
No shit. Wow.
I love Barney Miller, Antenna tv pulled it off & left every other program on. Thank goodness for You Tube.
One of the best series in fucking history!
I can't think of another show that got better with each season, intelligently and beautifully written. I have never tired of the reruns. ABC's best show ever.
Quite possibly the ONLY TV show to get better every year to the point that, when they voluntarily stopped production, it was at its best. The best show that ever was. Period.
@@antonewilson4310 Landmark Parts 1 2 and 3, I can't argue with anything you just said, my favorite lines came from Harris, too many great episodes to pick even pick the top 10. "But I had to reach in and get it." .".Ahh..Danish" "you can't have it , it's my first born ,!" It's just a silly, meaningless clump of hair, above your lip, a superficial cry for attention."
I almost forgot about this show. Barney was so calm
Anybody notice the Twin Towers in the opening theme of Barney Miller?
+gomezesmorticia -----how could you not?????
+Ellen K Not all of the episodes showed them.
+gomezesmorticia: for a while on TV reruns, the WTC was edited out of the opening credits. Fortunately common sense in public opinion prevailed (from numerous, outraged forums I've read) and the overwhelming response is probably what made the towers be rightfully restored.
Should never had been an issue to begin.
gomezesmorticia only season one intro didn't show the Twin Towers.
Great theme song as well
This is from Dec 1978? It's still poignant. Seeing the twin towers made me sad. . . I am impressed by the diversity of the cast. I wish modern day shows had such diversity not just of races, but viewpoints and perspectives
@Kumari de silva i'll piss you off. When you watch a "modern" show/movie every character is a token character where their skin/sexuality is the characature they are playing before the character's personality. So you can interchange the characters between shows and it won't matter.
Opening theme was an all time great. Those opening electric bass chords would just immediately put a smile on your face back in the day.
Still does put a smile on my face today
Such a well=-written show. Great characters, great lines. Priceless.
Barney Miller was very funny. Relatable characters, funny suspects, and gives everyone the vision of the ups and downs of the daily grind of a police precinct arresting, and booking suspects. The show was on top of its game and ratings when it ended. It could have gone on a few more seasons.
I grew up watching this and out of all the older sitcoms, this one is probably the best, I haven't watched it in 20 or so years, but Barney Miller rocks!
"Probably wearing the same suit...". That is fricken hilarious.
Best line from Inspector Luger: "Yeah, Barney, they found what was left of his body in mason jars!"
Great episode! Antennae tv put it back on, yeah! Thanks for making it easy to watch 😉 Love when Luger screws up Leavitt's name "you too Levine!".😂
I miss this so much.
This show addressed some really tough isssues with thoughtful humor...it caused people to think.
I watch Barney Miller every Thursday night in Chicago. My favorite show. So sad that some cast members passed on. The two living actors are Hal Linden and Max Gail.
Barney's face as he walks in at 00:43 and sees Inspector Dietrich. Brilliant.
@Peter Mortimer, you mean Inspector Luger.
This was a very cool show..always showed compassion for the "skells" and moral content.
My favorite character has always been Barney Miller ( Hal Linden). He's handsome, witty, kind and compassionate. Plus he has the wonderfully dry sense of humor that's always classy.
There is no substitute for this sort of genius. We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to observe this.
Best theme song ever :)
Reminds me of Seinfeld - and vice versa.
Yes. Good to see the Twin Towers
It's so NY
Also a shout out to Sanford and Son
The Radical character was the type that Richard Nixon worried would overrun the White House and piss on his Oval Office carpet.
Not really.
@@sageryan5819 Being sarcastic in my comment.
Hey, that burglar is the mailman who wouldn't deliver mail.
@crankylifter Yes!!! He was funny as hell!!!
The great thing about this epic series is that it was filmed on a closed set without the distraction of a live audience. Danny Arnold was a perfectionist working very closely with the same staff of writers. His ratio of takes was oftentimes very high and some of the episodes took as long as 48 hours to film.
A great show in it's time. Actually a favorite show. Like it very much to this day! Would not be at all offended if a seriously good remake came out.
Thanks for uploading !
Rip Mr Ron Glass Det. Harris
Young, sad
this show was ahead of it's time. Thank you for posting this @AustrianAnarchy
this is so funny. i m a sixties person, i find this hilarious.] there were serious issues, but to laugh about make fun of ourselves, it is healthy. some of sixties ideas were good, some not, they tried , on some level they achieved something, and yet money, money in the end seems to win. so laughing about it, about people, about how things...barney miller is a good vehicle to laugh at ourselves,at the end of the day...my mind is still in the seventies, liked it way more than today....
The show took place in the 70's- not the 60's!
@@elainenelson8950 yes, and the early eighties..but this character is frorm the sixties, as ideas from the sixties, some, continued in the seventies..and they refer to the sixties here also. in this one.,, he is considered a sixties radical not unlike abbie hoffman, where he expeected a similar response , if it were the sixties, in which he didn t
@@elainenelson8950 references to the sixties..abbie hoffman type...money winned sometime in the seventies, that is what they are displaying here w the characters, esp the insurance salesman , who was once a sixties radical. my reference is laughing about the change from sixties idealism back to money culture, that is what this episode was expressing.
Still look at it on Roku
Maybe we should not have gone but some did go - Wow!!! No wonder I am still watching reruns for 40 plus years- the writing is 1st class
This was such a damned good show. And when humour had intelligence.
Love the show. Got the box set. All 8 seasons.
Me too.
Inspector Lugar was a villain in film noir . . . he was a real badass.
Detective Harris was my favorite on Barney Miller. Wasn't aware he had passed...RIP RON GLASS...you will be missed by many...🙏
I was looking for the Barney Miller music and I am in Austria and then I got it from a channel called AustrianAnarchy. Weird.
Thank you for this walk down memory lane. 🙂
That same fat man played a mail carrier hoarding mail rather than delivering it another episode.
Seems like they had actors playing different characters at times. Even Steve Landisberg (Det. Dietrich)played a priest in an early episode Barney Miller.
Love these episodes they had class wish they were on television now be better television more entertaining go back to the good old days be happier
jeez! Max Gail is one freakin’ good actor. the controlled emotion was incredible. 🌷🌱
I loved this show. comedy, camaraderie, humanity, reality. and each detective was a totally uniqueness person, whose character was completely consistent - and all those incredibly quirky roles that came and went. and to hold the whole array together was the calm, strong leadership qualities of Barney Miller, who really kept all these personalities working together. (Taxi had the same premise, with character of Alex in that role.) the whole show just worked so well.
just one thing - Forget the ‘60’s!? what kind of line is that?? how about forgetting the ‘40’s or the ‘30’s. those were hard times, too!!! so so many things were going on - you know, like civil rights. Sure, forget the ‘60’s!! 😒🌷🌱
'All in the Family' is the best sitcom ever but 'Barney Miller' is really up there, they had the greatest cast ever from day one.
Were some gems during this era. A show that could make my parents laugh out loud was a classic. Barney Miller, WKRP, MASH, ALL in the Family, etc.
@@dianayount2122 Bob Newhart.. MTM.. The Odd Couple. So many clever shows
"Probably wearing the same suit." Love it.
This show came out way before I was born. It's pretty funny though. I'm glad it got uploaded. A show that came out way before the first iteration of the internet came into being
Nope.
That'd be 1969 or a bit earlier.
We're not that old lol. But I am haha
Max Gail, hell of an actor. I like the original angle he takes.
My favorite episode was, Hash. The look on Barney's face when he hears Nick singing is hilarious!
"Hey, how 'bout us guys go down to the beach and shoot some clams?"
Gets me every time!
Mushy mushy
I was thinking about the show years ago. Now I found it and it’s 👍
this was one of the best episodes from a really great series. the writing was great the actors were great and even the theme music was great.
Hahaha..great episode. Love Inspector Luger.."your scum and you always will be" after the hippie wishes him well...old time copper.
I saw inspector Lugar on hogans heroes as a Luftwaffe General
He was a great character actor!
Yes he was a very great actor
Thanks for your service, Detective Wojo
"But first, make pretty damn sure there's no hope." 😄
Barney Miller had so many great writer's and a great cast
Thanks for posting. Given that this came from TV Land, I'm suprised that the runtime was as long as it was. ;)
Thanks! Most of it was from TVLand, but they cut a scene that someone sent to me from his capture recently. Check description.
This SHow got more done in 22 minutes than the Binge-watchable 4seasons of most stuff today.