10.0Season 8 • Episode 22
LatestFriends, foes and felons alike drop by to pay their last respects as the detectives prepare to leave for new assignments; Harris contemplates his resignation when he's assigned to Flushing Meadows; Barney recalls friends departed before he turns out the squad room lights for the last time.
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 conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.
Acting
Ensemble chemistry that never misses a beat
Writing
Tight dialogue packed with social commentary
Production
Single-set ingenuity that feels endless
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The squad room set was reused from the 1971 film The Anderson Tapes. Danny Arnold demanded documentary realism—actual NYPD consultants reviewed every script.
Harris's novel Blood on the Badge became a running gag that mirrored real 70s Black detective fiction; Ron Glass helped shape the character's intellectual pride as deliberate counterprogramming to stereotypical TV cops.
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