Seasons & episodes
S5 · E11The Radical 1978-12-07
Luger faces off against a 60s radical, and Harris arrests a portly second story man.
S5 · E12Toys 1978-12-14
Feuding toy makers create a disturbance; Barney faces his first holiday as a separated man; a claustrophobic prisoner has an understandable problem with the cage.
S5 · E13The Indian 1979-01-04
A woman has her shoes stolen - from her feet; Wojo is forced to arrest an aging Indian who only wants to die in the park.
S5 · E14Voice Analyzer 1979-01-11
Lieutenant Scanlon returns, this time attempting to ferret out corruption with a lie detector; Barney is suspicious of a furrier's robbery report.
S5 · E15The Spy 1979-01-18
A paranoid spy holds the precinct house at bay; the men bring in a disorderly mime.
S5 · E16Wojo's Girl (1) 1979-01-25
Wojo decides to move in with his girlfriend; Mr. Brauer tells his wife that he's leaving to become a mercenary. This was a pilot for a potential spin-off series, each week focusing on one of the cops' off-duty lives.
S5 · E17Wojo's Girl (2) 1979-01-25
Wojo struggles to co-habitate with his ex-prostitute girlfriend.
S5 · E18Middle Age 1979-02-01
Barney feels the onrush of Father Time; Dietrich books an Olympic hopeful who practices his javelin toss in Central Park; a Hassidic Jew is the target of a diamond thief.
S5 · E19The Counterfeiter 1979-02-08
Harris milks a wily counterfeiter for his life story; a man takes exception to a plastic surgeon's work on his wife.
S5 · E20Open House 1979-02-15
The 12th Precinct hosts an open house, attracting only vagrants; Barney's joy at moving back home is cut short by the hotel manager that refuses to refund him his upcoming month's rent; Wojo and Harris try to get a lead on an arsonist.
S5 · E21Identity 1979-03-01
Harris quickly regrets the fact that Dietrich has saved his life; the 12th is asked to assist a thief who has been granted entry into a witness-relocation program.
S5 · E22Computer Crime 1979-03-15
A computer firm has difficulty retrieving embezzled funds; an educated young man claims to be under the influence of a voodoo curse.
S5 · E23Graveyard Shift 1979-05-10
Barney and his crew face the late shift with a man who believes that he is being frequented by a succubus and an irate tourist.
S5 · E24Jack Soo, a Retrospective 1979-05-17
The cast step out of character to offer a tribute to Jack Soo, who died during the show's fifth season.
S6 · E1Inquisition 1979-09-13
When an anonymous letter identifies a member of the 12th Precinct as a homosexual, it buys the boys a visit from Lieutenant Scanlon, who proceeds to make a witch hunt out of his search for the author. Meanwhile, a disgruntled shopper takes a fire axe to an elevator's MUZAK machine.
S6 · E2The Photographer 1979-09-20
A tranquil prisoner claims to be Jesus Christ, which is timely for the drug dealer caught with an impressive stash; an elderly mugger poses as a photographer to ensnare lonely women.
S6 · E3Vacation 1979-09-27
A string of false alarms suggests that a sniper may be after a cop, but the detectives are preoccupied with Barney's posted vacation schedules and the case of a man who won't donate a kidney to his ailing brother.
S6 · E4The Brother 1979-10-04
A visiting monk opts for a quick dalliance with a lady of the streets; Barney discovers to his horror that Dietrich may not be cut out for mugging detail—especially since it must be done in drag.
S6 · E5The Slave 1979-10-18
Harris bristles when he learns that the Burmese chauffeur being booked for a traffic accident is actually an indentured servant.
S6 · E6Strip Joint 1979-11-01
A bookstore owner is infuriated when a strip club opens near his place of business; and man is convinced that he is on the verge of spontaneous combustion.
S6 · E7The Bird 1979-11-08
Harris' book publication hits a snag when Dietrich refuses to sign a release; a suicide hot line operator becomes suicidal; the clerk that sold Wojo a sick bird changes his strict no-return policy when he learns that the detective is a cop.
S6 · E8The Desk 1979-11-22
A former master criminal becomes a walking zombie following his lobotomy; a man is unable to use the telephone after being mugged because he's Amish. Jeff Corey, who appeared previously as ""The Prisoner,"" was a renowned acting teacher.
S6 · E9The Judge 1979-12-06
A judge provides an attorney with the ultimate over-ruling—a gavel on the noggin; the crimes reported by a lonely woman emanate from daytime television soap operas.
S6 · E10The DNA Story 1979-12-13
The detectives search for a missing viral strain stolen from a lab; a woman is convinced that her husband is actually a clone.