Barney Miller Open House (Season 5, Episode 20)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Barney Miller

Open House (Season 5, Episode 20)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The precinct hosts an open house that attracts only vagrants. Wojo and Harris try to get a lead on an arsonist. Barney's enthusiasm in moving back home is tempered by the hotel manager who refuses to refund him his upcoming month's rent.

Director

Noam Pitlik

Writers

Wally Dalton (written by) | Shelley Zellman (written by) | Tony Sheehan (written by) | Danny Arnold (created by) | Theodore J. Flicker (created by)

Producers

Tony Sheehan | Reinhold Weege

Composers

Jack Elliott | Allyn Ferguson

Cinematographer

George Spiro Dibie

Editors

Christin Hardman | Laurence Merrill | John Rubin

Casting Directors

Joanna E. Aldrich | Tricia Rosenbaum

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 15, 1979

Release date

Feb 15, 1979 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 6 wins & 43 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Hal Linden Capt. Barney Miller Capt. Barney Miller See fewer	Barney Miller (1975)
Max Gail Det. Stan 'Wojo' Wojciehowicz Det. Stan 'Wojo' Wojciehowicz See fewer	42 (2013)
Ron Glass Det. Ron Harris Det. Ron Harris See fewer	Serenity (2005)
Jack Soo Det. Sgt. Nick Yemana (credit only) Det. Sgt. Nick Yemana (credit only) See fewer	Flower Drum Song (1961)
Steve Landesberg Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich See fewer	Barney Miller (1975)
Ron Carey Officer Carl Levitt Officer Carl Levitt See fewer	History of the World: Part I (1981)
Allan Miller Dr. Gregory Bickman Dr. Gregory Bickman See fewer	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
John Dullaghan Ray Brewer Ray Brewer See fewer	Kalifornia (1993)
Carmen Filpi Bum Bum See fewer	Runaway Train (I) (1985)
David Fresco Monty, a bum Monty, a bum See fewer	Mousehunt (1997)
Christopher Lloyd Vincent Carew Vincent Carew See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)