Barney Miller

The Inventor (Season 6, Episode 21)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

An inventor steals the plans for his own invention. The squad tries hypnosis to uncover the name of a criminal that Wojo can't remember.

Director

Writers

Frank Dungan (written by) (story editor) | Jeff Stein (written by) (story editor) | Tony Sheehan (written by) | Danny Arnold (created by) | Theodore J. Flicker (created by)

Producers

Composers

Cinematographer

Editors

Casting Director

Eleanor Ross (as Eleanor Ross George)

Edit Released

Release date

May 1, 1980 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
8 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)
Steve Landesberg Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich See fewer	Barney Miller (1975)
Ron Carey Officer Carl Levitt (credit only) Officer Carl Levitt (credit only) See fewer	History of the World: Part I (1981)
Ben Piazza John Essex John Essex See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Arny Freeman Herbert Emery Herbert Emery See fewer	The Super Cops (1974)
Dan Frazer Dr. Matthew Kramer Dr. Matthew Kramer See fewer	Take the Money and Run (1969)