In 1975, every cop show on American television was about the job of police work. Car chases. Shoot-outs. Streets. Starsky and Hutch started that same year. Barney Miller went the other way entirely.

In 1975, every cop show on American television was about the action of police work. Car chases. Shootouts. Streets. Starsky and Hutch started that same year. Barney Miller went the other way entirely.

Guests to the 12th include a drunken bureaucrat and the 12-year-old who robbed Chano's apartment; Wojo closes the precinct's favorite delicatessen for minor health-code infractions. An overzealous ...

Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. Always sensible, he maintains order over a band of detectives who gamble, hit on anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy ...