Barnaby Jones
- TV Series
- 1973–1980
- 1h
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.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 4 nominations total
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- TriviaOn 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)).
- GoofsIt'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 creditsDuring 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977)
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I Loved the Feel of this Show
I remember watching this show as a kid and finding it immensely enjoyable. I watched it in reruns during summer afternoons (cue nostalgic music), though I can't recall the exact years that I caught it. Probably the early 80s. I was young enough where the formulaic nature of the show that has been mentioned in other reviews here didn't taint the show in any way for me. I didn't watch the show religiously and it has been a long time since I saw any episodes, but the thing that sticks with me about it is the casual, laid-back atmosphere, the cast's charm-particularly Buddy Ebsen's-and, yes, Barnaby regularly running down much younger men on foot. Of course, my memory could be playing tricks on me. I just watched a movie, "Coach", with Cathy Lee Crosby, that I had watched in the late 70s and found enormously erotic, and I couldn't believe how tame and unerotic (with the exception of one kiss) it was, proving that you can't go home again. If this series is ever released on DVD, I'll probably buy it, hoping that maybe this time I will be able to go home again. My fear is that, having seen so many TV shows and movies since then, the formulaic nature of the show will be more apparent to me, which could make the show get tiresome in a hurry.
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Барнаби Джонс
- Filming locations
- 234 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, California, USA(Barnaby's office)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour
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