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Fish is an American television series that aired in the United States on ABC. Starring Abe Vigoda as NYPD Detective Phil Fish, the series is a spin-off of the sitcom Barney Miller . It premiered on February 5, 1977 and ended on May 18, 1978, with a total of 35 episodes over the course of 2 seasons.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 13 | February 5, 1977 | August 13, 1977 | ||
| 2 | 22 | September 17, 1977 | May 18, 1978 | ||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Really Longest Day" | Lee Bernhardi | Richard Baer, Barbara Avedon & Barbara Corday | February 5, 1977 | |
| Note: Art director Thomas Azzari won a Primetime Emmy Award in the "Outstanding Art Direction or Scenic Design for a Comedy Series" category for his work on this episode. [1] | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Car" | Lee Bernhardi | Tom Reeder | February 12, 1977 | |
| 3 | 3 | "Power Play" | Lee Bernhardi | Story by : Bruce Kane Teleplay by : Bruce Kane, Barbara Avedon & Barbara Corday | February 19, 1977 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Cold Cash" | Lee Bernhardi | Story by : Bruce Kane Teleplay by : Seth Freeman, Bruce Kane, Barbara Avedon & Barbara Corday | February 26, 1977 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Fish's Job" | Dennis Steinmetz | Barbara Avedon & Barbara Corday | March 12, 1977 | |
| 6 | 6 | "Bernice's Problem" | Lee Bernhardi | Tom Reeder | March 19, 1977 | |
| 7 | 7 | "The Neighbors" | Noam Pitlik | Howard Ostroff, Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | March 26, 1977 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Fire" | Dennis Steinmetz | Reinhold Weege | April 2, 1977 | |
| 9 | 9 | "The Social Worker" | Mark Warren | Story by : Laurence Marks Teleplay by : Laurence Marks, Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | April 9, 1977 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Fish and Roots" | Mark Warren | Sheldon Bull | April 16, 1977 | |
| 11 | 11 | "Anniversary" | Jeremiah Morris | Barbara Avedon & Barbara Corday | April 30, 1977 | |
| 12 | 12 | "The Adoption" | Howard Storm | Reinhold Weege | June 2, 1977 | |
| 13 | 13 | "The New Kid" | Jeremiah Morris | Bill Idelson | August 17, 1977 | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "The Missing Fish" | Jeremiah Morris | Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | September 17, 1977 |
| 15 | 2 | "Retirement Blues" | Jeremiah Morris | Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | September 24, 1977 |
| 16 | 3 | "Fish Behind Bars: Part 1" | Jeremiah Morris | Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | October 1, 1977 |
| 17 | 4 | "Fish Behind Bars: Part 2" | Bob LaHendro | Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | October 8, 1977 |
| 18 | 5 | "Fish and the Rock Star" | Bob LaHendro | Johnny Bonaduce | October 15, 1977 |
| 19 | 6 | "Fish's Daughter" | John Robins | Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | October 22, 1977 |
| 20 | 7 | "Jilly's Job" | Norman Abbott | Story by : Don Siegel, Michael Loman, Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman Teleplay by : Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | November 5, 1977 |
| 21 | 8 | "Separation" | Noam Pitlik | Michael Loman | November 14, 1977 |
| 22 | 9 | "A Fish Christmas" | Jeremiah Morris | Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | December 20, 1977 |
| 23 | 10 | "Mike's Career" | Gary Shimokawa | Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | January 3, 1978 |
| 24 | 11 | "Close Encounters of the Fishy Kind" | Jeremiah Morris | Arthur S. Rabin, Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | January 12, 1978 |
| 25 | 12 | "The Million Dollar Misunderstanding" | Gary Shimokawa | Neil Rosen, George Tricker, Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | January 19, 1978 |
| 26 | 13 | "A Fine Kettle of Fish" | Gary Shimokawa | Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | January 26, 1978 |
| 27 | 14 | "Charlie Resigns" | Jeremiah Morris | Laurence Marks | February 2, 1978 |
| 28 | 15 | "Love in Bloom" | Gary Shimokawa | Dave Hackel, Steve Hattman, Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | February 9, 1978 |
| 29 | 16 | "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog" | Gary Shimokawa | Arthur S. Rabin, Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | February 23, 1978 |
| 30 | 17 | "Love Thy Neighbor" | Jeremiah Morris | Arthur S. Rabin | March 2, 1978 |
| 31 | 18 | "Sweet Sixteen" | Gary Shimokawa | Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | March 9, 1978 |
| 32 | 19 | "Fire and Ice" | Gary Shimokawa | Jim Rogers, Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | March 23, 1978 |
| 33 | 20 | "A Pinch of Class" | John Tracy | Norman Barasch & Roy Kammerman | May 4, 1978 |
| 34 | 21 | "For the Love of Mike" | John Tracy | Sheldon Bull | May 11, 1978 |
| 35 | 22 | "Chief Fish" | Gary Shimokawa | Jim Rogers | May 18, 1978 |
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