Barnaby Jones

TV Series
1973–1980
1h

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The exploits of milk-swilling, geriatric private eye Barnaby Jones.

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Private eye Barnaby Jones works with his widowed daughter-in-law to solve cases.Private eye Barnaby Jones works with his widowed daughter-in-law to solve cases.Private eye Barnaby Jones works with his widowed daughter-in-law to solve cases.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,050

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 4 nominations total

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Trivia
On seeing the pilot, Jerry Goldsmith tried to get out of scoring it because he thought it was horrible (a view critics shared). However, he was convinced to write the theme tune and score the pilot - ultimately this ran longer than any of his other series (with the exception of The Waltons (1972)).

Goofs
It's never explained why Jedediah Romano "J.R." Jones does not carry a gun. He obviously knows how to handle a firearm as he does sometimes after taking one away from a bad guy. A law abiding citizen over the age of 21 as well as a military veteran working for a licensed private detective agency should certainly qualify for a gun permit.

Crazy credits
During original broadcast run, the opening credits would follow the setup scene. Therefore the first victim was not listed among the guest stars since their character is already dead. Only in Deadline for Murder (1980) was initial victim, Alex Henteloff, included in the opening credits.

Connections
Featured in The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977)

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Jed Clampett meets Mannix

This is one of my all time favorite private eye shows. Barnaby Jones was probably the last person you would think of as a private investigator, but he mixed good old fashioned detective work with all the then modern techniques (just check out the lab in his office). Lee Meriwether was perfectly cast as his daughter-in-law/secretary Betty and after a few years they brought in the muscle in the form of Barnaby's cousin J.R.(don't call me Jedidiah) Jones. Too bad they don't show reruns of this show anymore. It was an all time classic.