I'm watching the entire Barney Miller series from the beginning.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

It was a great show when it started, but it seemed to lose most of its passion and real creativity by season 4, with the departure of Fish (Abe Vigoda, whom, I understand, is still alive). Right now I'm halfway through season 5, and the set seems empty- almost blank. It's become boring. Don't know if I'll be able to go to the end. I'm at the approximate point where Jack Soo passed away from esophageal cancer. That was a real loss to the world, and to the series. Barney Miller was never the same again after he left us.

A hell of a lot of great character actors visited the series- some appeared first as criminals then returned later on to become cast members and cops. Some fill-in cop characters seemed to appear and disappear quickly with no explanation. That was a real weakness in the series.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072472/fullcredits#cast

[Dr. Strange]

1. Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, wait a minute...

Abe Vigoda is still alive?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

2. Rumor has it.

Hard to believe, I know.

http://www.abevigoda.com/ffb.php

However, OTOH, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead!

[Archae]

3. The guy who played "Little Levitt" just died recently too.

[driver8]

10. Levitt was a great character.

I had forgotten all about him until you mentioned him.

What an amazing show.

[AlCzervik]

4. Jack Soo was my favorite actor on that show, he was hilarous.

[Oddball]

5. Yeah, I loved Barney Miller

but haven't seen an episode in years. I especially liked the guests who played the criminals/crime victims. some were recurring and were really funny.

[AlCzervik]

6. i had pneumonia a few years ago and there was a Barney Miller marathon on, i never liked it

when i was a kid but i love it now.

[Dr. Strange]

7. I'm the same way.

Didn't care for it when I was a kid--just didn't get it. Now, I get it, it's freakin' funny. Same with the Bob Newhart show.

[AlCzervik]

8. and also for me, "all in the family" an one of my all time favorite lines was from Archie

Edit got Stephanie some lip gloss because she was going to a school dance so Archie looks at her and says "whats next Edith, you gonna buy her some rouge a street lamp, huh"

[ThomCat]

9. I am not a tv person. But I like many of the episodes of that show.

:)

If I ever get stuck in front of a TV I wouldn't mind if that that show is on.

[Robeson]

11. That was a great show...

...I have recently had to hold myself back - due to lack of funds - from getting the first season on DVD...:-(

[MrScorpio]

12. I was a big fan of Steve Landesburg

He always cracked me up

[Dr. Strange]

13. The lie-detector episode!

Oh man!

:rofl:

[Archae]

14. Oh yes!

When Dietrich nearly drove that voice-stress "expert" into a rubber room. :rofl:

[Bennyboy]

15. Best "pot" episode in TV history IMO

And I loved the one with the werewolf.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

16. "Mooshy mooshy."

Nuthin' like a few hash brownies to get ya through the day! (And yes, I DO speak from experience...) :rofl:

[applegrove]

17. I used to watch reruns of Barney Miller 20 years ago. Loved it.

[GreenPartyVoter]

18. What? where? On tv or dvd?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

21. Usenet.

alt.binaries.multimedia.vintage.tv

:evilgrin:

[Orsino]

19. Be sure and stop to pee.

Enjoy! Miller rocked.

[AllegroRondo]

20. The last episode is still a classic

the precinct closes, and Barney turns out the lights.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

22. Aww, ya spoiled it!

Just kidding... :rofl: