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Barnaby Jones — Season 1

197313 episodes7.0/10 (29 votes)

About this season

Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".

Episodes (13)

Requiem for a Son
E1

1. Requiem for a Son

Aired 28 January 1973 • 46 min

Detective Barnaby Jones comes out of retirement to solve his son's murder with some help from fellow detective Frank Cannon.

To Catch a Dead Man
E2

2. To Catch a Dead Man

Aired 4 February 1973 • 46 min

A sportsman's plans for a new life begin with murder.

Sunday: Doomsday
E3

3. Sunday: Doomsday

Aired 25 February 1973 • 46 min

Barnaby engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with a murderer who blames him for his jail time

The Murdering Class
E4

4. The Murdering Class

Aired 4 March 1973 • 46 min

Barnaby investigates a murder at a prep-school.

Perchance to Kill
E5

5. Perchance to Kill

Aired 11 March 1973 • 46 min

An affair leads to an accidental murder.

The Loose Connection
E6

6. The Loose Connection

Aired 18 March 1973 • 46 min

What's the perfect heroin-smuggling plot? Hide it in the radiator of a car owned by a tourist above suspicion--Barnaby Jones. When the shipment is replaced by sugar, Barnaby finds himself being threatened by both shipper and receiver, desperately trying to find the truth.

Murder in the Doll's House
E7

7. Murder in the Doll's House

Aired 25 March 1973 • 46 min

An author whose novels feature his hometown disappears; the publisher hires Barnaby to find the last chapter of the newest novel. A senile aunt introduces Barnaby to the "family" in her dollhouse, providing the clue to more than one murder.

Sing a Song of Murder
E8

8. Sing a Song of Murder

Aired 1 April 1973 • 46 min

"Rock star found with head smashed in empty pool" That headline would end the gravy train so his managers fake a kidnapping to salvage something, but they are unaware of a witness.

See Some Evil... Do Some Evil
E9

9. See Some Evil... Do Some Evil

Aired 8 April 1973 • 46 min

A blind pianist whose sight has been restored kills his blackmail victim just before Barnaby arrives. Barnaby suspects him but must prove he can see.

Murder-Go-Round
E10

10. Murder-Go-Round

Aired 15 April 1973 • 46 min

A suspicious hit and run brings Barnaby to a little town where sudden riches are obvious. "Town council meetings" are a cover for plotting murder, and Barnaby is in their sights.

To Denise, with Love and Murder
E11

11. To Denise, with Love and Murder

Aired 22 April 1973 • 46 min

A murdered mistress and a missing wife bring Barnaby Jones onto the case. The problem? Two weeks have passed, and the killer has covered his tracks.

A Little Glory, a Little Death
E12

12. A Little Glory, a Little Death

Aired 29 April 1973 • 46 min

Barnaby investigates the death of a woman who was killed in a car accident after the woman's daughter claims that it was no accident. An aging movie star with something to hide is Barnaby's number one suspect.

Twenty Million Alibis
E13

13. Twenty Million Alibis

Aired 6 May 1973 • 46 min

Barnaby investigates the theft of a million dollar necklace and the murder of the butler who unwittingly walked in on the thief. The leading suspect is a retired jewel thief with a rock solid alibi-he was on TV at the time of the theft.

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