Season 1

01 Ramon Episode 123rd January 1975 Captain Barney Miller talks down a junkie who is holding the 12th Precinct hostage. 02 Experience Episode 230th January 1975 A bomber targets the 12th Precinct, as Det. Fish contemplates retirement. 03 Snow Job Episode 36th February 1975 The squad grapples with guarding a department store payroll and a flasher who attempts suicide in the bathroom. 04 Graft Episode 413th February 1975 An old friend of Barney's is assigned to investigate allegations of corruption in the squadroom; Chano is after an obscene phone caller. 05 The Courtesans Episode 520th February 1975 A prostitute threatens to file harassment charges against Wojo; Rachel wants to move into her own apartment. 06 Stakeout Episode 627th February 1975 Well-meaning nosy neighbors overrun a covert stakeout operation. 07 Bureaucrat Episode 76th March 1975 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. 08 Ms. Cop Episode 813th March 1975 An overzealous lady cop ruffles the feathers of the testosterone-run 12th; Chano nabs an obscene phone caller. Linda Lavin (""Alice"") debuts as Detective Janice Wentworth. 09 Vigilante Episode 920th March 1975 Barney is visited by Inspector Luger, who complains that his men aren't disliked enough by the public; a neighborhood vigilante is well into his twilight years; Wojo collars a cross-dressing teamster. 10 The Guest Episode 1027th March 1975 The 12th Precinct reluctantly guards a mob witness; Chano uses his co-workers' own cash stash to set up a narcotics buy. 11 Escape Artist Episode 1110th April 1975 A self-avowed ""bird-man"" drops in; Barney holds a resourceful escaped prisoner for the FBI; Harris decides to write a novel, setting up one of the series' most durable storylines. 12 Hair Episode 1217th April 1975 A scruffy ""Serpico""-type cop has good reason to hide behind unruly hair; Bernice discovers that Fish spent the afternoon in a massage parlor. 13 The Hero Episode 131st May 1975 Chano is guilt-stricken when he shoots a holdup man; Liz makes a citizen's arrest, after being robbed at ""stickpoint"" by a twelve-year-old.