If You were to recommend ONE Episode to Somebody Who Hasn't Seen 'Barney Miller'..... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 08-31-2010, 07:33 PM

....which one would it be? It could be the funniest, the most dramatic, the best overall episode...

Retro4Life · 08-31-2010, 10:18 PM

Maybe the two parter where the squadroom is under siege from a Hassidic order of Jewish clergymen, I always liked that one. Or "Fog" where Barney is turned down once again for Sergeant. Or the one where Nick makes the brownies laced with hashish. Argh, I wanna watch BM now!

catlover79 · 09-01-2010, 02:05 AM

"The Hero" - the season 1 finale, when Chano is forced to shoot two bank robbers holding hostages. Gregory Sierra at his finest. This is THE definitive Chano episode.

sara · 09-01-2010, 02:28 AM

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"The Hero" - the season 1 finale, when Chano is forced to shoot two bank robbers holding hostages. Gregory Sierra at his finest. This is THE definitive Chano episode.

I just knew that you would pick that one.

It is a really good episode. I'm having a hard time picking just one myself.

catlover79 · 09-01-2010, 02:32 AM

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I just knew that you would pick that one.

It is a really good episode. I'm having a hard time picking just one myself.

The Werewolf episode is pretty funny, too.

catlover79 · 09-01-2010, 02:35 AM

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Maybe the two parter where the squadroom is under siege from a Hassidic order of Jewish clergymen, I always liked that one. Or "Fog" where Barney is turned down once again for Sergeant. Or the one where Nick makes the brownies laced with hashish. Argh, I wanna watch BM now!

Wasn't Wojo's girlfriend the one who baked the hash brownies? The Hassidic Jewish clergy episode is pretty funny, especially when we hear Luger over a bullhorn: "Why don't all of youse go get a shave?" The next minute, he's back in the squadroom with his jacket torn to shreds.

Like I've said before, Luger will never win any sensitivity or PC awards.

Marvo301 · 09-01-2010, 02:38 AM

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Wasn't Wojo's girlfriend the one who baked the hash brownies? The Hassidic Jewish clergy episode is pretty funny, especially when we hear Luger over a bullhorn: "Why don't all of youse go get a shave?" The next minute, he's back in the squadroom with his jacket torn to shreds.

Like I've said before, Luger will never win any sensitivity or PC awards.

I love Luger! And I love James Gregory! What a perfect match of character and actor!

catlover79 · 09-01-2010, 02:40 AM

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I love Luger! And I love James Gregory! What a perfect match of character and actor!

Thankfully, from everything I've read, James Gregory was absolutely nothing like Luger in real life.

I just lose it every time Luger says, "Poppycock, Bah-ney!!!"

Retro4Life · 09-01-2010, 03:34 PM

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Wasn't Wojo's girlfriend the one who baked the hash brownies? The Hassidic Jewish clergy episode is pretty funny, especially when we hear Luger over a bullhorn: "Why don't all of youse go get a shave?" The next minute, he's back in the squadroom with his jacket torn to shreds.

Like I've said before, Luger will never win any sensitivity or PC awards.

Yep, I think that's right about Wojo's g/f and the brownies. And yeah, that line about 'getting a shave' absolutely slays me.

Another one of Lugar's great lines comes when he is talking with the ventriloquist guy who's become a bit unhinged, and after the dummy insults Lugar, Lugar turns to someone (can't recall who) and says "snotty little knothole, isn't he?"

catlover79 · 09-01-2010, 06:22 PM

His delivery was absolutely priceless. James Gregory had impeccable comedic timing!

OH Nuts! · 09-03-2010, 03:43 PM

Hard to go with just one, but if I had to I'd go with the pot episode from Season 3

catlover79 · 09-03-2010, 03:48 PM

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Hard to go with just one, but if I had to I'd go with the pot episode from Season 3

I think that would be the most popular choice. "Let's go down to the beach and shoot some clams."

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