Barnaby Jones (Season 1)

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".

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    Requiem for a Son (Episode 1)

    Writer: Edward Hume

    Air date: 1973-01-28

    Runtime: 46 min

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

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    To Catch a Dead Man (Episode 2)

    Writer: Benjamin Masselink

    Air date: 1973-02-04

    Runtime: 46 min

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

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    Sunday: Doomsday (Episode 3)

    Writer: Morton S. Fine

    Air date: 1973-02-25

    Runtime: 46 min

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

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    The Murdering Class (Episode 4)

    Writer: Robert Sherman

    Air date: 1973-03-04

    Runtime: 46 min

    Overview: Barnaby investigates a murder at a prep-school.

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    Perchance to Kill (Episode 5)

    Writer: Robert C. Dennis

    Air date: 1973-03-11

    Runtime: 46 min

    Overview: An affair leads to an accidental murder.

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    The Loose Connection (Episode 6)

    Writer: Edward J. Lakso

    Air date: 1973-03-18

    Runtime: 46 min

    Overview: 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.

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    Murder in the Doll's House (Episode 7)

    Writer: Benjamin Masselink

    Air date: 1973-03-25

    Runtime: 46 min

    Overview: 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.

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    Sing a Song of Murder (Episode 8)

    Writer: Martin Roth

    Air date: 1973-04-01

    Runtime: 46 min

    Overview: "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.

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    See Some Evil... Do Some Evil (Episode 9)

    Writer: George F. Slavin

    Air date: 1973-04-08

    Runtime: 46 min

    Overview: 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.

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    Murder-Go-Round (Episode 10)

    Writer: Steve Fisher

    Air date: 1973-04-15

    Runtime: 46 min

    Overview: 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.

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    To Denise, with Love and Murder (Episode 11)

    Writer: Robert C. Dennis

    Air date: 1973-04-22

    Runtime: 46 min

    Overview: 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.

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    A Little Glory, a Little Death (Episode 12)

    Writer: Shirl Hendryx

    Air date: 1973-04-29

    Runtime: 46 min

    Overview: 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.

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    Twenty Million Alibis (Episode 13)

    Writer: Robert Hamner

    Air date: 1973-05-06

    Runtime: 46 min

    Overview: 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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