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| Barnaby Jones | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 16, 1973 – March 31, 1974 |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes from the second season of Barnaby Jones . The series premiered on September 16, 1973. [1]
The season originally aired Sundays at 9:30-10:30 pm (EST).
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Blind Terror" | Walter Grauman | Robert Malcolm Young | September 16, 1973 | 9754 |
A blind girl is Barnaby's only lead in his search for a missing student. Richard Bull, Dabney Coleman, Belinda Montgomery, Patricia Smith, and Christopher Stone guest star. | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Death Leap" | Seymour Robbie | Benjamin Masselink | September 23, 1973 | 9752 |
A man attempting suicide is really a diversion for a jewelry heist.Ramon Bieri, Brooke Bundy, Susan Howard, and Tim O'Connor guest star. | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | "Echo of a Murder" | Walter Grauman | Calvin Clements, Jr. | September 30, 1973 | 9751 |
The owner of a mountain lodge asks Barnaby to prove he didn't kill his wife, even though his guests swear they saw him do it. Stefanie Powers, Wayne Rogers and Daniel J. Travanti guest star. | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Day of the Viper" | Walter Grauman | Barry Oringer | October 7, 1973 | 9755 |
Barnaby suspects that a snake handler's death was no accident. Arch Johnson, Katherine Justice, Andrew Prine, Ford Rainey, and Vincent Van Patten guest star. | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | "Trial Run for Death" | Lawrence Dobkin | Robert W. Lenski | October 14, 1973 | 9753 |
A race-car driver murders his brother-in-law, then stages a smashup to cover it up. Clu Gulager and Margot Kidder guest star. | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | "Catch Me If You Can" | Walter Grauman | George Schenck | October 21, 1973 | 9757 |
Barnaby is on the hunt for a psychopathic murderer. James Olson guest stars. Mary Jackson, by then a regular as Emily Baldwin on The Waltons, is one of the killer's victims. | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | "Divorce - Murderer's Style" | Lawrence Dobkin | Robert Heverly | October 28, 1973 | 9756 |
A woman blackmails a husband she knows arranged for his spouse's death. Glenn Corbett, Nina Foch, and Liam Sullivan guest star. | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | "The Deadly Prize" | Michael Caffey | B.W. Sandefur | November 4, 1973 | 9758 |
Barnaby is hired by an insurance company to investigate a waterfront murder involving a merchant sailor. Val Avery, James Hong, George Maharis, Madlyn Rhue, Alfred Ryder, and Albert Salmi guest star. | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | "Stand-In for Death" | Walter Grauman | Robert W. Lenski | November 11, 1973 | 9759 |
A husband kills a man he thought was his wife's lover. Carl Betz and Linda Day George guest star. | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | "The Black Art of Dying" | Walter Grauman | Mark Weingart | November 25, 1973 | 9761 |
Barnaby tries to determine if a psychic fraud, who preys on a gullible rich woman, had anything to do with a lawyer's death. Walter Brooke, Joanne Linville, Robert Pine, and Fritz Weaver guest star. | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | "The Killing Defense" | Michael Caffey | Dick Nelson | December 2, 1973 | 9760 |
The prime suspect in a jewel heist is robbed of his gems, his spouse and his life by his own lawyer. Marj Dusay and Leslie Nielsen guest star. | ||||||
| 25 | 12 | "Fatal Flight" | Michael Caffey | Calvin Clements, Jr. | December 9, 1973 | 9762 |
Barnaby investigates a plane crash that resulted in a corporation president's death. Richard Anderson, Murray Hamilton, and Pippa Scott guest star. | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | "Secret of the Dunes" | Alf Kjellin | B.W. Sandefur | December 16, 1973 | 9763 |
A weekend motorcyclist witnesses a gangster burial, then pays for it with his life. Robert Hogan, Frank Marth, Phillip Pine, Don Porter, and Laraine Stephens guest star. | ||||||
| 27 | 14 | "Venus as in Flytrap" | Corey Allen | S : Jackson Gillis S/T : Robert Heverly | January 6, 1974 | 9764 |
A feminist author murders her male chauvinist lover's wife. Jack Ging and Jessica Walter guest star. | ||||||
| 28 | 15 | "The Deadly Jinx" | Robert Douglas | Robert W. Lenski | January 13, 1974 | 9765 |
Barnaby is on the case when a rich woman's affairs seem to be ending in terrible accidents. Christopher Connelly, Ida Lupino, and Meredith Baxter guest star. | ||||||
| 29 | 16 | "The Platinum Connection" | Seymour Robbie | Calvin Clements, Jr. | January 20, 1974 | 9766 |
After a jeweler swindles his insurance company, he comes to suspect that his secretary is on to him. Penny Fuller, Gary Lockwood, and Milton Selzer guest star. | ||||||
| 30 | 17 | "Programmed for Killing" | Marc Daniels | B.W. Sandefur | January 27, 1974 | 9767 |
A genius and his partner use a computer to commit murder and larceny. | ||||||
| 31 | 18 | "A Gold Record for Murder" | George McCowan | Larry Brody | February 10, 1974 | 9768 |
In order to preserve his reputation for genius, a rock star kills the ghost writer who always complained for never getting credit. | ||||||
| 32 | 19 | "Friends Till Death" | Russ Mayberry | Robert Heverly | February 17, 1974 | 9769 |
A friend of Betty's is now smuggling heroin. | ||||||
| 33 | 20 | "Rendezvous with Terror" | Seymour Robbie | Calvin Clements, Jr. | February 24, 1974 | 9770 |
Barnaby is hired to find the son of a South American ruler. | ||||||
| 34 | 21 | "Dark Legacy" | Gene Nelson | Robert W. Lenski | March 3, 1974 | 9771 |
A couple murders young men. | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | "Woman in the Shadows" | Walter Doniger | B.W. Sandefur | March 10, 1974 | 9772 |
When a plastic surgeon accidentally kills his patient, he remodels his nurse to look exactly like her. | ||||||
| 36 | 23 | "Image in a Cracked Mirror" | William Hale | Gerald Sanford | March 24, 1974 | 9773 |
A fortune hunter marries rich women and makes off with their valuables. | ||||||
| 37 | 24 | "Foul Play" | Walter Grauman | S : Larry Brody; T : Calvin Clements | March 31, 1974 | 9774 |
The owner of a basketball team accidentally kills a man who intended to blackmail the team's star player. | ||||||
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