
He had a diva-esque attitude, best exemplified by his reluctance to wear anything he considered unstylish, even during undercover work.
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His original uncouth and dense character gradually became more enlightened as the series went on. Detective Stanley Thaddeus "Wojo" Wojciehowicz note "You say it like it's spelled!" or "Spelled just like it sounds!" ( Max Gail), who tended to act entirely on his impulses, causing Barney endless headaches.The spin-off didn't last two years, and Fish continued to return for occasional appearances on the parent show. The character began appearing in a spin-off series, Fish, midway through the third season but didn't leave until the end of it (getting a proper send-off in the fourth season premiere). Despite his endless moaning, he can't stand the thought of his impending retirement. Fish ( Abe Vigoda), an elderly and dyspeptic complainer who alternately wisecracks about today's batch of criminals or his wife. The character left the show in Season 5 when Jack Soo fell ill and died of cancer. note In Star Trek: The Original Series Sulu was played by Japanese American George Takei, but the character's nationality was deliberately left unspecified. prime-time television written specifically for an American of Japanese descent. Yemana was among the first regular adult characters on U.S. He takes a laissez-faire attitude to most things and often makes inappropriate jokes. Detective Nick Yemana ( Jack Soo), the Hypercompetent Sidekick of the squadroom.Best known for leaving suspects and victims together for a while in hopes that they will work things out without pressing charges (and therefore without the associated paperwork). The eponymous Captain Miller ( Hal Linden), whose underlings exasperate him and whose superiors ignore him an Only Sane Man who often feels ineffectual and underappreciated.What made the show worth watching was the razor-sharp writing and the eccentric personalities of the detectives, including:

Action sequences usually took place off-camera and were described by the detectives as they returned from the scene. The episodes tended to take place entirely within the bleak, ancient squad room of the (fictional) 12th Precinct in New York City's Greenwich Village, as the detectives booked and processed various suspects. I can't enjoy them because, being a cop myself, I spot the mistakes and inaccuracies and the fantastic things that in real life never happen.Ī police-themed sitcom airing on ABC from 1975–82, Barney Miller was considered quite realistic by actual cops, especially in comparison to police dramas at the time. Yemana: No, I don't watch shows like that.
