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22 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 20, 1979 60 mins
Barnaby investigates an arson-and-murder case, working with a claims adjuster who has a special interest in the outcome. Jim Parks: Gary Lockwood. J.R.: Mark Shera. Lucas Ives: Burr DeBenning. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Ruth Parks: Ellen Greer. Cindy: Suzanne Reed.
Episode 2
Thu, Sep 27, 1979 60 mins
J.R. is framed for murder and jailed by a revenge-seeking cop. First of two parts. Buddy Ebsen. Michael Spencer: Tom Mason. Lt. Walter Abbott: Tim O'Connor. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Toni Spencer: Devon Ericson. Philip Spencer: Dan O'Herlihy. Andy Spencer: Ben Master.
Episode 3
Thu, Sep 27, 1979 60 mins
Conclusion. J.R. is framed for murder and jailed by a revenge-seeking cop. Barnaby: Buddy Ebsen. Michael Spencer: Tom Mason. Lt. Walter Abbott: Tim O'Connor. Betty: Lee Meriwether.
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 11, 1979 60 mins
Betty's testimony in a trial places her life in danger, and draws admiration from a reporter. Tom Powers: Jack L. Ging. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Harry Scott: Geoffrey Scott. Barnaby: Buddy Ebsen. Jim Haller: Harold Sylvester. Vince Ferrari: Cesare Danova. Shelley Donan: Terrence O'Connor.
Episode 5
Thu, Oct 18, 1979 60 mins
Barnaby's emotionally disturbed niece is suspected of killing her husband and his lawyer during memory lapses. Barnaby: Buddy Ebsen. Mary Baines: Lynn Carlin. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Doug Nolan: William Curby Cullen. Alan Simmons: Richard Doyle. Janet Denning: Saundra Sharp. Samantha: Nancy Conrad. Sheriff: Don Diamond. Dr. Weber: Howard Culver.
Episode 6
Thu, Oct 25, 1979 60 mins
A runaway girl learns that the glitter of the drug world can mask a deadly underside. Jennifer: Julie Hill. Barnaby: Buddy Ebsen. Ted Richmond: Michael Durrell. J.R.: Mark Shera. Stan Benson: Martin Kove. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Karen Webster: Gail Edwards. Linda Rawlings: Anne Sward. Rose: Maidie Norman.
Episode 7
Thu, Nov 1, 1979 60 mins
Betty searches for a missing girl and discovers a center for white slavers. Buddy Ebsen. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Brad Adamson: Dabney Coleman. Les Harmon: Marshall Colt. J.R.: Mark Shera. Sally: Debi Richter. Al De Paris: Davis Darlow. Jeannie Larkin: Roberta Leighton. Carl Larkin: Wayne Heffley.
Episode 8
Thu, Nov 8, 1979 60 mins
Barnaby spots a man who disappeared a decade ago---along with a fortune in stolen gold. Simmons/Gibson: Ed Nelson. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Patricia: Linda Cristal. J.R.: Mark Shera. Felix Jordan: William Smithers. Kim Gibson: Jennifer Holmes. Helen Davis: Patricia Smith. Jimmy: Bob Frank.
Episode 9
Thu, Nov 29, 1979 60 mins
Betty investigates the rape of a friend who was in shock when she identified her assailant. Buddy Ebsen. Leslie Jessup: Lynnette Mettey. J.R.: Mark Shera. Eddie Tucker: Chip Lucia. Jay Tucker: Paul Mantee. Nathan Jessup: Anthony Eisley. Pete: Robert Davi. Walsh: R.D. Call. Petrona: Monika Ramirez. Gita: Mimi Lieber.
Episode 10
Thu, Dec 20, 1979 60 mins
Pushers infiltrate a drug-treatment center and kill J.R.'s counselor friend. Buddy Ebsen. Glen Morgan: Ed Harris. J.R.: Mark Shera. Diane Denton: Madeline Stowe. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Cliff Connors: Bill Beyers. Milt Edwards: Alex Courtney. Pete: Michael Mullins. Frank: John Witherspoon.
Episode 11
Thu, Dec 27, 1979 60 mins
Vigilante vengeance looms in a barrio, led by a former policeman whose son was killed as a warning not to fight the local protection racket. Buddy Ebsen. Tony Sierra: A Martinez. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Sheriff Wilcox: Skip Homeier. Maria Avila: Anna Navarro. Moreno: Ernesto Macias.
Episode 12
Thu, Jan 3, 1980 60 mins
A friend of Betty's dies of an apparent heart attack during his constitutional. Jessica Collins: Patti D'Arbanville. Barnaby: Buddy Ebsen. Anita Parks: Claudette Nevins. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Albert Kruger: Michael Lerner. J.R.: Mark Shera. Manager: Connie Sawyer. Collins: Eugene Peterson.
Episode 13
Thu, Jan 10, 1980 60 mins
A black cab driver flees a murder scene because he fears circumstantial evidence---and racism---would make him suspect. Buddy Ebsen. Joe Frazee: Percy Rodrigues. J.R.: Mark Shera. Wes Carter: Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. George Anderson: Allan Miller. Betty: Lee Meriwether.
Episode 14
Thu, Jan 17, 1980 60 mins
Barnaby searches for a millionaire's mistress, unaware that she took a priceless objet d'art with her. Buddy Ebsen. Wally Gannus: Geoffrey Lewis. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Alex Harmon: Joshua Bryant. Ursula Brown: Randi Oakes. Nick Falon: Beau Kayzer.
Episode 15
Thu, Jan 31, 1980 60 mins
A photographer is robbed of her negatives and blinded after an assignment at an air-freight terminal. Buddy Ebsen. Gwen Haywood: Pamela Franklin. J.R.: Mark Shera. Paul Ramsey: Jerry Douglas. Leo Miller: Michael Baseleon.
Episode 16
Thu, Feb 7, 1980 60 mins
A composer asks Barnaby to find her fiance, who vanished after running from unscrupulous music publishers. Buddy Ebsen. Phil Devine: Andrew Robinson. J.R.: Mark Shera. Ted Singleton: Kip Niven. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Billy Smith: Kevin O'Brien. Ruby: Sondra Currie. Mickey Javits: Fred Sadoff.
Episode 17
Thu, Feb 14, 1980 60 mins
Betty has a shipboard romance with a man who proves to be the target of South American street police. Frank Winslow: Peter Haskell. Barnaby: Buddy Ebsen. Louise Winslow: Camilla Sparv. J.R.: Mark Shera. Carlos Rodriguez: Carlos Romero. Juan Diavalos: Rene Enriquez.
Episode 18
Thu, Feb 21, 1980 60 mins
A comic is suspected of murdering the nightclub owner who fired him when his act bombed. Buddy Ebsen. Lindy Powell: Ed Begley Jr. J.R.: Mark Shera. Eileen Chapman: Virginia Kiser. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Dennis Shea: Carl Weintraub. Biddle: John Carter. Joanne Randall: Pat Delaney. June Easton: Robin G. Eisenman.
Episode 19
Thu, Mar 6, 1980 60 mins
A columnist writing about prostitution zeros in on the murder of a girl whose reputation Barnaby is trying to restore. David Kingsley: Linden Chiles. Barnaby: Buddy Ebsen. W.W. Di Angelo: Harry Guardino. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Tom Gibson: Allan Hunt. J.R.: Mark Shera. Gypsy: Hilary Thompson.
Episode 20
Thu, Mar 13, 1980 60 mins
Betty responds to an SOS from a teacher friend, only to find the woman murdered. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Roy Corbett: Robert Hogan. Barnaby: Buddy Ebsen. Frank Harper: James O'Sullivan. J.R.: Mark Shera. Vivian Harper: Anjanette Comer. Dr. Radburn: Stephen Coit.
Episode 21
Thu, Mar 27, 1980 60 mins
A writer employed by a publishing empire is murdered by men posing as Barnaby and J.R. (Mark Shera). Barnaby: Buddy Ebsen. Jackie Luxor: Maggie Cooper. Betty: Lee Meriwether. Wells Thompson: Carmine Caridi. Steve Webber: Roger Perry. David Shaw: Stephen Brooks. Al Geiger: Alex Henteloff.
Episode 22
Thu, Apr 3, 1980 60 mins
Father-son detectives suspect Betty of murdering two members of her family. William Tarkington IV: Kenneth Mars. J.R.: Mark Shera. William Tarkington V: Thomas Havens. Barnaby: Buddy Ebsen. Emily Carter: Lurene Tuttle. Biddle: John Carter. Roger: Mark Goddard.