The precinct office was always filthy... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Mood Ring · 04-19-2015, 01:20 PM

Why?

They surely could've had their wives come in a clean up once in a while.

AB · 04-19-2015, 05:19 PM

Or wouldn't the precinct have had at least one janitor?

Bonniegirl · 04-23-2015, 02:05 PM

It added to the old rundown building affect I guess. In that era (the 70's) on TV and movies a lot of times they portrayed NY as being dirty and gritty!

Marvo301 · 04-23-2015, 02:14 PM

Being police officers I think they had more important things to do than tidying up!

pkripper001 · 04-23-2015, 08:28 PM

In Barney Miller: Season 2,Episode 9,a rat scampers around the precinct and bites Wojehowicz. This might be best episode to show the building be rundown.

Yong Fang · 07-20-2015, 05:04 AM

Kojak's office and squad room looked a lot like Barney Miller. Green walls, files and papers everywhere, people smoking.

sara · 10-18-2015, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by pkripper001

In Barney Miller: Season 2,Episode 9,a rat scampers around the precinct and bites Wojehowicz. This might be best episode to show the building be rundown.

And remember that Nick was sad that they were spraying for cockroaches, as they were the closest things he had to a pet.

Skywalker · 10-18-2015, 02:02 PM

If the precinct was all neat and clean, it wouldn't look real. I see some of those types of shows they make today and everything is too perfect, looks fake.

billybatts · 10-18-2015, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

It added to the old rundown building affect I guess. In that era (the 70's) on TV and movies a lot of times they portrayed NY as being dirty and gritty!

This was my first thought. New York was always portrayed as gritty in the 70-80s in lot of shows. Even Night Court. (which had many of the same guest stars)

Barney Miller's 12th Precinct was supposed to be the bottom of the barrel.

Bonniegirl · 10-18-2015, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by billybatts

This was my first thought. New York was always portrayed as gritty in the 70-80s in lot of shows. Even Night Court. (which had many of the same guest stars)

Barney Miller's 12th Precinct was supposed to be the bottom of the barrel.

EXACTLY!!!!

I never really was into Barney Miller till recently!!! I remember my Mom and Dad loving it first run, and I thought it was a show for "old people"! LOL My parents were probably younger than I am now!!!

So I started watching on Antenna not too long ago, and really like this show!!!!

I think the dirty, gritty bottom of the barrel precinct adds to the charm of the show!!!! It wouldn't be the same or as funny if it was a modern, clean office/precinct!

So Antenna took it off in the afternoon, and put it on 9PM PST!!!! That is when they show the stupid local news broadcast ,so no more Barney Miller for me on Antenna!!!!

billybatts · 10-19-2015, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

EXACTLY!!!!

I never really was into Barney Miller till recently!!! I remember my Mom and Dad loving it first run, and I thought it was a show for "old people"! LOL My parents were probably younger than I am now!!!

So I started watching on Antenna not too long ago, and really like this show!!!!

I think the dirty, gritty bottom of the barrel precinct adds to the charm of the show!!!! It wouldn't be the same or as funny if it was a modern, clean office/precinct!

So Antenna took it off in the afternoon, and put it on 9PM PST!!!! That is when they show the stupid local news broadcast ,so no more Barney Miller for me on Antenna!!!!

I got into it when they would show it on Sunday nights. I remember a couple of episodes from my childhood, my mother loved the show.

Bonniegirl · 10-19-2015, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by billybatts

I got into it when they would show it on Sunday nights. I remember a couple of episodes from my childhood, my mother loved the show.

Plus the theme song music is really cool too!

Yong Fang · 11-14-2015, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

EXACTLY!!!!

I never really was into Barney Miller till recently!!! I remember my Mom and Dad loving it first run, and I thought it was a show for "old people"! LOL My parents were probably younger than I am now!!!

So I started watching on Antenna not too long ago, and really like this show!!!!

I think the dirty, gritty bottom of the barrel precinct adds to the charm of the show!!!! It wouldn't be the same or as funny if it was a modern, clean office/precinct!

So Antenna took it off in the afternoon, and put it on 9PM PST!!!! That is when they show the stupid local news broadcast ,so no more Barney Miller for me on Antenna!!!!

YouTube has a lot of episodes.

OH Nuts! · 11-14-2015, 11:10 PM

And Nick's coffee fits right in with the decor lol

biffbronson · 11-19-2015, 06:26 AM

I'm reminded of Taxi with the mentions of insects, and they also had other vermin (Louie catching a mouse).

There's truth in real life everywhere, not just NYC, about guys not being good with "housework." I once had to mop the hallway in the local college's Physics department -- all male -- and my mop water became as dark as black coffee!!

04-19-2015, 01:20 PM	#1
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04-19-2015, 05:19 PM	#2
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04-23-2015, 02:05 PM	#3
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,398	It added to the old rundown building affect I guess. In that era (the 70's) on TV and movies a lot of times they portrayed NY as being dirty and gritty!

04-23-2015, 08:28 PM	#5
pkripper001 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 12, 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 401	In Barney Miller: Season 2,Episode 9,a rat scampers around the precinct and bites Wojehowicz. This might be best episode to show the building be rundown.

07-20-2015, 05:04 AM	#6
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	Kojak's office and squad room looked a lot like Barney Miller. Green walls, files and papers everywhere, people smoking.

10-18-2015, 02:02 PM	#8
Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,205	If the precinct was all neat and clean, it wouldn't look real. I see some of those types of shows they make today and everything is too perfect, looks fake.

11-14-2015, 11:10 PM	#14
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	And Nick's coffee fits right in with the decor lol