Barney Miller season 2

Barney Miller
Season 2
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 11, 1975 (1975-09-11) – March 18, 1976 (1976-03-18)
Season chronology

This is a list of episodes from the second season of Barney Miller.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Thursdays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST) and 8:30-9:00 pm (EST).

Episodes

See also: List of Barney Miller episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
14	1	"Doomsday"	Noam Pitlik	Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward & Arne Sultan	September 11, 1975 (1975-09-11)
A disgruntled man (William Windom) threatens to blow up the squadroom with a belt of dynamite unless all the corrupt politicians are arrested, while the plumbing goes haywire and Wojo arrests a phony man-of-the-cloth (Steve Landesberg).
15	2	"The Social Worker"	Noam Pitlik	Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward & Arne Sultan	September 18, 1975 (1975-09-18)
Barney worries when Elizabeth's new job as a social worker takes her to a tough part of the East Bronx. Harris becomes obsessed with a master forger and Fish deals with memory lapses as he forgets Bernice’s birthday.
16	3	"The Layoff"	Noam Pitlik	Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward & Arne Sultan	September 25, 1975 (1975-09-25)
A labor layoff forces Barney, Fish and Yemana to man the squadroom without Chano, Harris and Wojo, while a manicurist goes deeper than the nail and a morose former stockbroker becomes a petty thief.
17	4	"Ambush"	Noam Pitlik	Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward & Arne Sultan	October 2, 1975 (1975-10-02)
Yemana is shot in front of uninterested witnesses and Barney is offered a job in Florida.
18	5	"Heat Wave"	Noam Pitlik	Story by : Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward & Arne Sultan Teleplay by : Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward	October 9, 1975 (1975-10-09)
As a heat wave strikes New York, a wife claims spousal abuse and a reluctant Wojo goes out in drag with Wentworth as bait to catch a park rapist. (Note: Second of five appearances of Det. Wentworth.)
19	6	"The Arsonist"	Noam Pitlik	Tony Sheehan	October 16, 1975 (1975-10-16)
Harris is on the lookout for an arsonist who is terrorizing the neighborhood, while Chano arrests a man for shooting at a candy machine.
20	7	"Grand Hotel"	Noam Pitlik	Story by : Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward Teleplay by : Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward & Arne Sultan	October 23, 1975 (1975-10-23)
Wojo and Wentworth go undercover as a married couple at a hotel that's been experiencing a series of robberies. (Note: Third of five appearances of Det. Wentworth.)
21	8	"Discovery"	Lee Bernhardi	Tom Reeder, Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward	October 30, 1975 (1975-10-30)
Marty believes a member of the 12th Precinct is harassing the gay community, while the police department computers think Fish is dead.
22	9	"You Dirty Rat"	Noam Pitlik	Story by : Arne Sultan Teleplay by : Arne Sultan, Chris Hayward & Danny Arnold	November 13, 1975 (1975-11-13)
Confiscated marijuana goes missing, a homeless man is brought in for spending the night in a department store and a man is arrested for stealing a police car.
23	10	"Horse Thief"	Noam Pitlik	Tony Sheehan	November 20, 1975 (1975-11-20)
A hansom cab driver reports his horse stolen and despite all evidence to the contrary a man assaulted in his hotel room swears he was alone. The episode takes place on July 4, 1976.
24	11	"Rain"	Noam Pitlik	Story by : Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward Teleplay by : Tony Sheehan	November 27, 1975 (1975-11-27)
It's a rainy day as the squad contends with the roof on the verge of collapsing and a nightclub comedian telling bad historical jokes.
25	12	"Fish"	Noam Pitlik	Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward & Herbert Baker	December 4, 1975 (1975-12-04)
Fish is forced to go on restricted duty. First appearance of Detective Arthur P. Dietrich.
26	13	"Hot Dogs"	Lee Bernhardi	Story by : Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold & Arne Sultan Teleplay by : Tony Sheehan	December 11, 1975 (1975-12-11)
A man believes that Jean Harlow is his missing wife and a gung-ho pair of female officers make an overzealous drug bust.
27	14	"Protection"	Noam Pitlik	Story by : Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward & Tom Reeder Teleplay by : Tom Reeder	December 18, 1975 (1975-12-18)
The local citizenry start panicking amid rumors of the 12th Precinct shutting down, while a repentant hood is unable to prove he committed a crime.
28	15	"Happy New Year"	Bruce Bilson	Danny Arnold, Chris Hayward & Arne Sultan	January 8, 1976 (1976-01-08)
On New Year's Eve, Fish tries to stop a jumper and Wojo delivers a baby.
29	16	"Sniper"	Lee Bernhardi	Tom Reeder, Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward	January 22, 1976 (1976-01-22)
A con man sells charter flights to Saturn, while a sniper targets first Wojo then Luger.
30	17	"Fear of Flying"	Lee Bernhardi	Reinhold Weege	January 29, 1976 (1976-01-29)
Wojo, who's afraid of flying, must escort a bigamist back to Cleveland - then the bigamist's New York wife shows up.
31	18	"Block Party"	Noam Pitlik	Tom Reeder	February 12, 1976 (1976-02-12)
In his first appearance, Lt. Ben Scanlon denies Wentworth any credit for busting an assassin at a block party. (Note: Fourth of five appearances of Det. Wentworth.)
32	19	"Massage Parlor"	Dennis Steinmetz	Tony Sheehan	February 19, 1976 (1976-02-19)
Wentworth arrests a dime-store cowboy at a massage parlor, while the other detectives arrest an octogenarian mugger. (Note: Fifth and final appearance of Det. Wentworth.)
33	20	"The Psychiatrist"	Noam Pitlik	Story by : Gregory Tiefer Teleplay by : Tony Sheehan, Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward	February 26, 1976 (1976-02-26)
After a particularly zealous bust by Wojo, a psychiatrist advises the Department to suspend Wojo and confiscate his gun.
34	21	"The Kid"	Stan Lathan	Tony Sheehan, Chris Hayward & Danny Arnold	March 4, 1976 (1976-03-04)
Fish is attracted to a mugger kid's mother, while a man tries to obtain an unclaimed windfall he found on the street.
35	22	"The Mole"	Mark Warren	Reinhold Weege, Chris Hayward & Danny Arnold	March 18, 1976 (1976-03-18)
As Fish considers an operation, Harris and Wojo chase a burglar called "The Mole" through the sewers. Final appearance of Gregory Sierra as Chano.