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The theme song is one of the best jams EVER!!! johnnyfins Nov 5 #1
The actual first openly gay couple on TV was seen on the sitcom Hot L Baltimore Wiz Imp Nov 5 #2
I loved Hot L Baltimore. Easterncedar Nov 5 #5
According to the article, "The Corner Bar" preceded "Hot l Baltimore", which preceded "Barney Miller" sl8 Nov 5 #9
Yes, but the Corner Bar did not ever feature a gay couple. Just a gay character. Wiz Imp Nov 5 #10
Good points. sl8 Nov 5 #11
Yep. That episode was called "Archie the Hero", because Archie actually saved the Wiz Imp Nov 5 #13
Arhh, I misremembered who saved whom. sl8 Nov 5 #17
My folks really didn't either, in fact, I was allowed to stay up late for the original run of Roots in the mid 70's AZJonnie Nov 5 #12
Ahhhh....warm memories of my parents watching growing up. Melon Nov 5 #3
I think that Marty & Daryl characters were also featured as regulars on the Barney Miller spin-off NewDayOranges Nov 5 #4
Hot L Baltimore had no connection to Barney Miller Wiz Imp Nov 5 #7
God we've regressed. Hot L would NEVER be on network TV today. 617Blue Thursday #26
One of the funniest episodes, IMHO, was the hash laced brownies: MarineCombatEngineer Nov 5 #6
LOL leftstreet Nov 5 #14
Yes, that was a ground breaking episode IbogaProject Nov 5 #18
loved Barney Miller Skittles Nov 5 #8
:-) Lemon Lyman Nov 5 #15
Max Gail DET Nov 5 #19
:-) Lemon Lyman Thursday #20
I love seeing that Skittles Thursday #21
I love that show! John Coktosten Nov 5 #16
Brooklyn Nine-Nine wanted to do a Barney Miller episode SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #22
I wish they would show these DenaliDemocrat Thursday #23
MeTV currently has many of these shows on their schedule: Wiz Imp Thursday #24
One thing I never understood about the Andy Griffith show SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #28
- Lemon Lyman Thursday #32
Every character on that show was great. 617Blue Thursday #25
There was also a gay cop who came out to Barney. Asked him to keep it quiet. Norrrm Thursday #27
We watch Barney Miller every night. lark Thursday #29
MASH had an episode about a gay soldier a few years before that. Jbraybarten Thursday #30
Good memory. Wikipedia: sl8 Thursday #31
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