Barnaby Jones (1978-1979)

(Airdate: 9/27/79)

In Hawaii, J.R. is arrested on circumstantial evidence for murder, then finds $15,000 and marijuana...

(Airdate: 3/15/79)

Death threats against an attorney come true; the killer's trail leads to a girl following a...

(Airdate: 1/11/79)

The desertion of an Army captain in Vietnam leads Barnaby to a gold heist and a manslaughter charge;...

(Airdate: 1/26/78)

New evidence makes Barnaby rethink testimony he gave that convicted a kidnapping suspect; guests...

A blackmail victim (Susan Howard) resorts to theft and murder to keep the secret from her spouse.

Barnaby seeks to foil a con man (Bradford Dillman) who impersonates wealthy men and weds rich women.

Betty disputes a police report that says her friend died from a heart attack.

A sheriff (Clu Gulager) interferes with Barnaby's efforts to clear a mentally impaired youth of...

J.R.'s childhood sweetheart is threatened by her mentally unstable ex-husband, also J.R.'s friend.

A father hires Barnaby to find his college-student son, hiding after being wounded during a robbery.

A man arranges to meet with Barnaby about a case then is slain before Jones arrives; guest Roddy...

A Vietnam veteran's best friend kills, then convinces the disturbed soldier that he did it.

Police accuse J.R. of interference when he wants to talk to a woman who saw a witness murdered.

A woman suspects her photographer fiance's death is linked to a murder story; guest John Ritter.

Barnaby's niece is the prime suspect in the shooting of the attorney handling her dead husband's...

Barnaby uncovers bigamy, blackmail and murder when he seeks a missing family man; guest Stephen...

A widow (Vera Miles) relives her past after meeting her niece's beau, an exact double for her...

His wife's murder threatens a publishing tycoon's (Fritz Weaver) political aspirations.

Barnaby's probe of a friend's murder locates a missing girl involved with a self-styled messiah (Pat...

Ex-private detective Barnaby Jones comes out of retirement to find his son's killer; guests Bradford...

Barnaby's attempts to clear a prison trustee of murder uncover clues to a long-missing $500,000.

J.R. passes out while going home from a date and is later charged with rape.

A former mental patient thinks she is losing her mind when she hears her dead daughter on the...

A blind amnesiac (Belinda Montgomery) holds the only clue to a woman's disappearance.

Barnaby thinks he has caught the killer who sent Betty a valentine, until the man calls her.

Unaware she is the killer's alibi, a girl hires Barnaby to investigate her father's death.

An attorney dies in a car crash after seeing his wife's ghost.

J.R. infiltrates mercenaries to find a Vietnam veteran, then learns his quarry is stalking him.

A stockbroker's widow becomes the second victim of her husband's killers (David Wayne, Eileen...

A writer dies under strange circumstances just after a supposed meeting with Barnaby.

Barnaby seeks a witness (Gary Lockwood) who could clear his client of a bank employee's death.

Barnaby is shot and blinded while in a remote forest to rescue a girl abducted by two armed men.

A seemingly respectable bank president (Lois Nettleton) embezzles and murders; guest Ed Flanders.

Barnaby suspects foul play in the disappearance of an author who fictionalized wealthy people's...

Barnaby connects a billionaire's death to the suicide of a businesswoman who was once the man's...

A married man asks Betty to investigate a young woman's death.

A former mental patient (Kristoffer Tabori) is suspected in a murder similar to one he once...

J.R. reluctantly agrees to find his old Chicago girlfriend's runaway sister, who is in Los Angeles.

An art collector's death disrupts the forgery plans of his wife (Donna Mills) and her lover.

Barnaby and J.R.'s probe of a burglary/murder case leads to prostitution and robbery.

A professor's auto-accident death reveals two women competing for a con man's (Robert Foxworth)...

A private investigator (Kenneth Mars) believes Betty is killing her cousins to get an inheritance.

After a mental patient drowns, Barnaby learns that the doctor and judge who committed her have been...

Betty joins a theater group to investigate threats to a leading lady's sanity.

A director's plan to use murder to rid himself of an over-the-hill actor backfires.

Barnaby believes a jewel theft is connected to a circus performer's fatal leap from an office...

Claiming one of the robbers raped her, a woman refuses to report a burglary.

The trail of a killer stalking a rich girl's suitors leads to a wheelchair-bound ex-boyfriend;...

A husband thinks he killed his wife's (Lynda Day George) lover but learns the wrong man died.

The abusive husband of Betty's friend (Diane Baker) seeks counseling then becomes a murder suspect.

New evidence makes Barnaby rethink testimony he gave in a kidnapping case; guests Marj Dusay,...

Barnaby is certain he saw a thief, believed dead, at his daughter's Olympic tryout.

Barnaby seeks a gang member who thinks he caused a wealthy man's death.

Betty unwittingly agrees to find a psychotic killer on the run from police.

The courier's death thwarts the plans of three car-pool members to steal $300,000 from a firm.

To recover incriminating files, an attorney (Eric Braeden) kills a colleague then romances the widow...

A playboy (Bradford Dillman) aims to steal plans of a security system guarding $2 million in...

A priest searching for his missing sister suggests Barnaby ask a psychic for help.

An insurance company sends Barnaby to investigate the death of a honeymooning hotel owner.

A private investigator's greed during his search for a girl has near-fatal consequences.

A father asks Barnaby to clear his daughter's reputation after she dies from a drug overdose.

A murder suspect rejoices when a noted lawyer offers to defend him, unaware the man's son is the...

A woman (Jessica Walter) becomes involved in her husband's embezzlement scheme.

An Army wife asks Barnaby to find her husband, a captain who supposedly deserted in Vietnam.

A comedian (Ed Begley Jr.) is a prime suspect in the murder of the nightclub owner who fired him.

Barnaby's search for a 6-year-old boy uncovers the father's (Don Johnson) involvement in weapons...

A man's partner disappears while trying to buy land near a resort area.

A missing woman's body turns up near the home of her last companion, a pro-football player; guest...

Barnaby believes a thief-turned-author (Peter Haskell) used a TV appearance to cover a robbery.

Barnaby tries to keep a frightened witness alive after a murder attempt; guest Tovah Feldshuh.

Barnaby's probe of a motorcyclist's death leads to a reclusive businessman and the mob; guest...

A private investigator's widow hires Barnaby after her husband dies while on a murder case.

Barnaby's search for a runaway housewife leads to a town controlled by thieves.

Barnaby enters a Latin American power struggle when he searches for a mysterious client's son.

A rape victim's husband asks Betty to convince the withdrawn woman to identify a suspect.

A desperate man (Barry Brown) holds Betty hostage to force Barnaby to reopen his brother's case.

J.R. falls for a female theft suspect, jeopardizing his assignment to trap her.

An attempt at marital reconciliation involves a country-music singer (Julie Sommars) in a murder...

J.R. must escape from prison after nearly dying at the hands of an assassin.

Two prep-school students try to conceal an accidental death by framing a man; guest Geraldine...

A CB-radio conversation provides a clue to finding a ranch employee who spotted a break in the...

A young woman lends her bed to a visiting friend for the night, only to have her guest murdered.

A British spy puts a double agent in danger by hiring Barnaby to find a Czech espionage expert.

A bride stuns her groom, a newspaper editor, by fleeing the reception after seeing her own...

J.R. must solve a street-gang member's murder or be killed for knowing too much.

The small-time gambler Barnaby seeks is related to a promising pro basketball player with a...

J.R.'s friend (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs) flees a murder scene because he fears police will accuse him.

Barnaby poses as an eccentric adventurer to investigate murder attempts on a millionaire (Denver...

Barnaby probes the death of a film editor in a car accident supposedly caused by the man's heart...

A wife (Sharon Acker) is suspect in the death of her philandering husband.

Barnaby's murder case against a husband (Bill Bixby) crumbles when his wife, the victim, turns up...

A husband admits in group therapy to wanting to kill his wife, then finds her dead.

A fortune hunter (Greg Evigan) kills a gold prospector then frames the fiance of the man's...

Barnaby pursues a rock singer (Marjoe Gortner) for a songwriter's murder.

The hunt for a missing girl leads Barnaby to an international white-slavery ring.

A coach seeks to avert a scandal after an Olympic swimming hopeful dies mysteriously; guest Pat...

Barnaby suspects supernatural forces after a 12-year-old accurately predicts deaths and a...

Jealousy goads the leader (Gary Lockwood) of a theft ring into killing an insurance man.

Barnaby seeks a husband (William Shatner) who embezzled his wife's money then staged his own murder.

Scuba divers hire Barnaby to investigate the death of a diver seeking a Spanish galleon.

A wealthy industrialist's son is kidnapped while with his girlfriend on his father's estate.

Two murderers make their victim appear to be a missing embezzler.

Barnaby probes a rancher's death and winds up trapped in a mine with rattlesnakes.

A mechanic who vanished the eve of his wedding was a friend of two devious sisters; guest Cassie...

A TV newsman (Robert Reed) hires a stuntman to fake a news event that results in a priest's death.

A woman impersonates a businessman's dead wife to collect a hefty divorce settlement; guest Susan...

As a warning, racketeers kill a vigilante-group leader's son.

Inconsistencies in a surfer's death put Barnaby on a killer's trail; guests Joanna Miles, Jeff...

While vacationing, Betty acts as bait for a rapist stalking a seaside resort; guest Larry Linville.

Barnaby learns a teenage runaway (Darleen Carr) has married a hired killer.

Two show-business managers concoct a kidnapping plot to profit from a rock musician's accidental...

A middle-aged sheriff suspects his young wife's philandering is linked to ritual murders.

Barnaby must deal with a modern security firm's equipment when he provides protection for a rich...

Barnaby seeks the culprit behind a campaign of terror directed at an actress (Anne Francis).

Barnaby's compassion for a friend blinds him to the man's involvement in an arson scheme.

A woman ingratiates herself with high-society horse lovers to set up burglaries for her beau.

Betty searches for a physician (Edward Winter) who helped after an accident.

The owner's friends are Barnaby's top suspects in the theft of a $1 million diamond; guest Laurence...

Barnaby vows to continue the investigation after death threats against a friend culminate in murder.

A murder victim is labeled a prostitute by newspapers, leading her father to seek vindication.

Barnaby's cousin (Mark Shera) comes to California to solve the murder of his father, a Chicago...

A murder suspect says she is innocent and that Barnaby is her father.

A murderous actor uses his disc-jockey look-alike (Monte Markham in a dual role) as an alibi.

A race driver (Clu Gulager) kills his brother-in-law to prevent him from revealing infidelites;...

Police learn that a college teacher, a supposed suicide, was living under an assumed identity.

A jewelry dealer (Gary Lockwood) schemes to steal $500,000 in platinum from his own company.

Betty poses as the girlfriend of an attorney who defended a jewel thief, then killed him for his...

When a journalist drowns just before a story breaks, clues lead Barnaby to the man's married lover...

Barnaby reopens the kidnapping investigation; guests Marj Dusay, Bradford Dillman.

Betty hurries to meet a troubled friend, but arrives minutes after the woman has been slain.

Betty doubts a friend's (Gary Collins) innocence when evidence implicates him in murder.

Barnaby and J.R. help a desperate girl hounded by a persistent, rejected suitor.

An alleged suicide exposes a TV commentator's plan to reveal an industrialist's criminal ties.

Barnaby uncovers Mexican drug-dealing when a woman hires him to locate her father.

Barnaby suspects a husband murdered his rich wife, the cousin of Betty's playboy beau (David...

An airline passenger hides a key in a fellow passenger's shoe, making her the target of a gang.

Barnaby heads an independent probe of two deaths resulting from fierce competition within a firm.

A woman goes after Betty, whose testimony can place a fight manager at the scene of a boxing czar's...

A murder witness says she was listening to a talk-show host (Larry Hagman) just before the crime.

A girl's return after three years triggers an old family feud that results in murder.

A bondswoman (Sheree North) asks Barnaby to find a bail-jumping hit-and-run defendant.

Barnaby uncovers a wartime gold heist and is charged with manslaughter while seeking a supposed...

Con artists target a singer (Bonnie Ebsen) and her manager.

The death of a pilot leads Barnaby to a money-laundering operation in the Bahamas.

A fashion buyer's fatal fall points to an aggressive clothing manufacturer and a model.

Despite evidence, Barnaby believes a man accused of killing a judge is being framed.

Barnaby clears a resort owner (Wayne Rogers) of murder then doubts the evidence.

The inside man in an armored-car heist becomes a hero after killing a two-timing confederate.

The stormy relationship between a feminist and a writer ends with the death of the author's wife.

A merchant seaman involved in the disappearance of a Cambodian emerald dies.

The sister (Lee Purcell) of a hit-and-run victim seeks her brother-in-law, who vanished after the...

To bust a narcotics ring, J.R. takes the place of a murdered friend in a rehab center.

Barnaby probes the mob-style murders of an ex-gangster and an author who were collaborating on a...

To fool authorities, a hijacker's lover (Bonnie Ebsen) claims a whirlpool sunk her boyfriend's boat.

Barnaby seeks to explain a motorcycle manufacturer's death during a product test-run.

An ex-convict (Gary Lockwood) torments Barnaby and Betty with threatening letters and gifts.

A nun is suspected of disconnecting the life support of her dying sister, a prostitute.

Betty takes an insurance-company assignment to investigate the death of a patient at a private...

After learning she was adopted, an heiress seeks her biological mother; guest Eileen Brennan.

A bigamist works fast to eliminate his second wife when his first wife's disappearance raises...

Barnaby must determine if the dog that killed a boy's stepfather was attack-trained; guest Ina...

An old college friend disappears while lunching with Betty, leaving behind his 9-year-old son.

Betty's shipboard romance ends when her lover vanishes, leaving behind a dead man in his room.

A reporter (John Rubenstein) has a clue to the murder of a state official who uncovered a...

Betty, trapped in her car, sees the killer who forced her off the road retrieve a letter from the...

A wealthy manufacturer and an experienced yachtsman die in a sailing accident; guest Pamela...

Barnaby suspects a fading film star (Barry Sullivan) involved in drugs caused an actress's death.

Barnaby and J.R. link singing sisters to murders, then discover they have assumed new identities.

The investigation of an executive's death in an airplane crash yields three suspects.

A father learns the charter boat piloted by his missing son may have carried drugs.

Betty asks Barnaby to investigate her college roommate's death, which police list as suicide.

An intruder blinds a fashion photographer with acid and steals some of her negatives.

A con artist must kill when a former victim appears unexpectedly.

A jewelry-store owner steals diamonds as ransom for his wife.

A blackmailing private detective (Patrick O'Neal) kills his victim.

A trip to Hawaii turns into a nightmare for J.R. when he is arrested for murder.

Barnaby goes to a country town to recover money carried by a hit-and-run victim.

A released convict (Gary Lockwood) tries to obtain a ransom by renewing an old kidnapping scheme.

The latest of several accidents at a private school nearly results in a death.

The victim's allergy provides Barnaby a clue in the death of a man who revealed an embezzler.

A man (Glenn Corbett) shoots the hired killer of his wife, then is blackmailed by the assassin's...