Was Wilson just in the first episode ?

I'm almost finished with disc 1...

Originally posted by Yemana's Coffee
Was Wilson just in the first episode ?

I'm almost finished with disc 1... No, Wilson was in the second episode:wave:

Yeah, that's right.

He never returned after that correct?

Originally posted by Yemana's Coffee
Was Wilson just in the first episode ?

I'm almost finished with disc 1...

I don't know, but that is a great username you have there.

LOL, Thanks. It was hard to make one up.

Originally posted by Yemana's Coffee
LOL, Thanks. It was hard to make one up. Yes, I loved your username, and welcome to the Barney Miller Boards; back to the Wilson character who was played by Rod Perry, who was on S.W.A.T. for two seasons...Wilson was only on for one episode, and then you saw more of Harris, who appeared on only a handful of episodes during Barney Miller's first season.
Harris really did not become a "regular" til the second season and became a main character when Chano left during the third season of Barney Miller, actually actor Ron Glass was not too thrilled when his agent told him that he landed a role on Barney Miller in the beginning because Ron did not want to be type cast, but the rest is history...

Originally posted by Undercover Angel
...actually actor Ron Glass was not too thrilled when his agent told him that he landed a role on Barney Miller in the beginning because Ron did not want to be type cast, but the rest is history...

Well, it's not that surprising when you consider that his character was originally a hip, jivin' cool cat, and he was going to be the resident "master of disguise" in the show. The character turned out a lot better than that! Actually, I think that Harris was the morst complex and conflicted character out of them all and Ron Glass pulled it off quite well.

maclen

Originally posted by Yemana's Coffee
He never returned after that correct?

As an on-screen character, no he didn't return. He got mentioned in at least two other episodes. In "Stakeout" there was a mention of him being out (on vacation or in vice, I can't recall). In the "Layoff" episode, he was one of those who got laid off! Up until that point, his name was very visible on the roster board. In a way, there was closure to that character.

maclen