’70s TV show board game day! Sitcom laugh track + the 12th Precinct squad room in Greenwich Village = Barney Miller. Fish? Dietrich? WO-ja-HO-its? Ringin’ a bell, anybody? The show dates to 1975. The game dates to 1977. About a million years ago…
A bunch of cranky cops busting hookers and pimps and pickpockets. I can’t for the life of me imagine any child, in the ’70s or now, wanting to watch this show or play this game. Ever. More for the adults in the house…
Maybe you never saw the show but I bet you’ve heard that bassline from the opening theme.
Object: Be the first detective to catch all four suspects.
Remember that hilarious episode where Wojo brings in the hash brownies? No? Me neither…
Hey, remember when network television was all about reality shows? No, really. How about Howard Cosell announcing the Battle of the Network Stars — the ’79 episode in which Gil Gerard (Buck Rogers) beats the pants off of Wojo in the relay. (Heads up: Kristy McNichol sighting.) Or Eight is Enough vs Barney Miller on Family Feud.
Someday you’ll thank me for this.
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