Barnaby Jones
Encyclopedia
Barnaby Jones is a television detective
series starring Buddy Ebsen
and Lee Meriwether
as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles
. A spin-off
from Cannon
, the show ran on CBS
from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement
. The character of Barnaby Jones was introduced in the episode "Requiem for a Son" in 1973, featuring special guest star William Conrad as Frank Cannon. The two-part episode "The Deadly Conspiracy" (1975) began on Cannon and concluded on Barnaby Jones.
) had worked as a private eye for many years, he decided to retire and left the business to his son Hal. When Hal was murdered while working on a case, Barnaby came out of retirement to find the killer. His widowed daughter-in-law, Betty Jones (Lee Meriwether
) joined forces with him to solve the case. The two decided that they worked so well together that they would continue to keep the detective agency open. Jones was unusual, ordering milk in restaurants and bars, counter to the stereotypical hard drinking detective.http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/tv/cops/barnaby.htm
Until the cancellation of the series Cannon
, the characters of both series moved back and forth between the two shows.
In 1976, the character of J. R., the son (Mark Shera
) of Barnaby's cousin, joined the cast. He had come to try to solve the murder of his father, but stayed around to help Barnaby and Betty, while also attending law school
.
During the first year of the series, a common theme would be where Jones would make an astute observation or collect a sample, such as mud on a car's tire. The criminal, in some cases, called his accomplice and had a conversation along the lines of "there's a Mr. Jones and he's asking a lot of questions," after which the criminal was assured that Jones would be "taken care of". In view of his advancing age – Ebsen was in his 60s for most of the series – Jones rarely engaged in fistfights in the climatic scene of a given episode; instead, he either used self-defense tactics — e.g., slamming the door on a shotgun-toting villain — or relied on others to overpower and ultimately defeat the criminals.
Toward the latter part of the series, as Ebsen aged and expressed an interest in slowing down a bit, Meriwether and Shera's characters became more prominent, allowing Ebsen to reduce his role; during the last two seasons, the episodes were divided evenly among the three actors, with Ebsen, Meriwether and Shera each being the focus of a third of the season's episodes.
The show was cancelled in 1980 due to low ratings among young viewers (much of the series' fanbase consisted of senior citizens); Ebsen had also finally had enough of playing the role. After the series' cancellation, rerun
s could be seen in syndication.
of his most famous TV series, The Beverly Hillbillies
. It would be his final theatrical appearance.
and Gary Lockwood
, who appeared together in the third episode of the series entitled "Sunday: Doomsday" on February 25, 1973. Other guests, just in the first year alone, included:
Stefanie Powers
, Wayne Rogers
, William Shatner
, Leslie Nielsen
, Richard Anderson
, Claude Akins
, Carl Betz
, Meredith Baxter Birney, Bill Bixby
(Meriwether's real-life ex-classmate), Jack Cassidy
, Geraldine Brooks, Richard Bull
, Dabney Coleman
, Jackie Coogan
, Glenn Corbett
, Cathy Lee Crosby
, Meg Foster
, Robert Foxworth
, Anne Francis
, Lynda Day George
, Richard Hatch
, James Hong
, Claudia Jennings
, Lenore Kasdorf
, Margot Kidder
, Geoffrey Lewis, Ida Lupino
, Roddy McDowell, George Maharis
, Read Morgan
, Nick Nolte
, Joan Tompkins
, and Jessica Walter
.
In later seasons, guest stars included Wayne Maunder
, formerly on CBS's Lancer
western series, and Ron Hayes
, who played Sheriff Oscar Hamlin in the episode "Target for a Wedding". Marshall Colt
, later cast with James Arness
on McClain's Law
, guest starred in two episodes in 1979.
Many familiar actors made guest appearances, and others who were newcomers went on to become well-known, including: Morgan Fairchild
, Don Johnson
, David Hedison
, Sean Penn
, Don Keefer
, Vera Miles
, Carl Weathers
, Robert Webber
, Joan Van Ark
, Larry Hagman
, Mark Goddard
, Shelley Fabares
, Susan Dey
, Daniel J. Travanti
, James Woods
, Tommy Lee Jones
, Patrick O'Neal and Ed Flanders
, among many others.
Buddy Ebsen's real-life daughter, Bonnie Ebsen, and Lee Meriwether's real-life daughter, Kyle Aletter-Oldham, made a cameo appearance
in one episode. Future Trapper John M.D. stars, Pernell Roberts
, Gregory Harrison
and Charles Siebert
all made guest appearances on one episode. Future WKRP in Cincinnati
stars, Loni Anderson
and Gary Sandy
made guest appearances as well.
) released Season One of Barnaby Jones on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Barnaby-Jones-Season-1/12988
Detective fiction
Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator , either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder.-In ancient literature:...
series starring Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen was an American character actor and dancer. A performer for seven decades, he had starring roles as Jed Clampett in the long-running television series The Beverly Hillbillies and as the title character in the 1970s detective series Barnaby Jones, and played Barnaby Jones in the movie...
and Lee Meriwether
Lee Meriwether
Lee Ann Meriwether is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She is perhaps best known for her role as Betty Jones, the crime-solving partner in the long-running 1970s crime drama, Barnaby Jones. The role earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations in...
as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. A spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
from Cannon
Cannon (TV series)
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976.The primary protagonist was the title character, Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad....
, the show ran on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement
Midseason replacement
In American and Canadian television, a midseason replacement is a television series that premieres in the second half of the traditional television season, usually between January and May...
. The character of Barnaby Jones was introduced in the episode "Requiem for a Son" in 1973, featuring special guest star William Conrad as Frank Cannon. The two-part episode "The Deadly Conspiracy" (1975) began on Cannon and concluded on Barnaby Jones.
Plot
After Barnaby Jones (Buddy EbsenBuddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen was an American character actor and dancer. A performer for seven decades, he had starring roles as Jed Clampett in the long-running television series The Beverly Hillbillies and as the title character in the 1970s detective series Barnaby Jones, and played Barnaby Jones in the movie...
) had worked as a private eye for many years, he decided to retire and left the business to his son Hal. When Hal was murdered while working on a case, Barnaby came out of retirement to find the killer. His widowed daughter-in-law, Betty Jones (Lee Meriwether
Lee Meriwether
Lee Ann Meriwether is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She is perhaps best known for her role as Betty Jones, the crime-solving partner in the long-running 1970s crime drama, Barnaby Jones. The role earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations in...
) joined forces with him to solve the case. The two decided that they worked so well together that they would continue to keep the detective agency open. Jones was unusual, ordering milk in restaurants and bars, counter to the stereotypical hard drinking detective.http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/tv/cops/barnaby.htm
Until the cancellation of the series Cannon
Cannon (TV series)
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976.The primary protagonist was the title character, Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad....
, the characters of both series moved back and forth between the two shows.
In 1976, the character of J. R., the son (Mark Shera
Mark Shera
Mark Shera is an American actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as J.R. in the popular television series Barnaby Jones His brother is CBS Evening News director Eric Shapiro.-Roles:...
) of Barnaby's cousin, joined the cast. He had come to try to solve the murder of his father, but stayed around to help Barnaby and Betty, while also attending law school
Law school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
.
During the first year of the series, a common theme would be where Jones would make an astute observation or collect a sample, such as mud on a car's tire. The criminal, in some cases, called his accomplice and had a conversation along the lines of "there's a Mr. Jones and he's asking a lot of questions," after which the criminal was assured that Jones would be "taken care of". In view of his advancing age – Ebsen was in his 60s for most of the series – Jones rarely engaged in fistfights in the climatic scene of a given episode; instead, he either used self-defense tactics — e.g., slamming the door on a shotgun-toting villain — or relied on others to overpower and ultimately defeat the criminals.
Toward the latter part of the series, as Ebsen aged and expressed an interest in slowing down a bit, Meriwether and Shera's characters became more prominent, allowing Ebsen to reduce his role; during the last two seasons, the episodes were divided evenly among the three actors, with Ebsen, Meriwether and Shera each being the focus of a third of the season's episodes.
The show was cancelled in 1980 due to low ratings among young viewers (much of the series' fanbase consisted of senior citizens); Ebsen had also finally had enough of playing the role. After the series' cancellation, rerun
Rerun
A rerun or repeat is a re-airing of an episode of a radio or television broadcast. The invention of the rerun is generally credited to Desi Arnaz. There are two types of reruns—those that occur during a hiatus, and those that occur when a program is syndicated. Reruns can also be, as the...
s could be seen in syndication.
Movie Reprise
During the mid 1990s, Meriwether and Shera expressed interest in a Barnaby Jones reunion TV movie, but could not talk Ebsen into joining the project. However, in 1993, Ebsen reprised the role of Barnaby Jones in the big-screen remakeThe Beverly Hillbillies (1993 film)
The Beverly Hillbillies is a 1993 20th Century Fox comedy motion picture starring Jim Varney, Diedrich Bader, Erika Eleniak, Cloris Leachman, Lily Tomlin, Dabney Coleman, Lea Thompson, Rob Schneider and Penny Fuller...
of his most famous TV series, The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for nine seasons on CBS from 1962 to 1971, starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer, Jr....
. It would be his final theatrical appearance.
Guest stars
Among the guest stars who appeared over the years were Conlan CarterConlan Carter
Chester Conlan Carter is a former film and television actor best known for the role of "Doc", featured in sixty-six episodes of the Rick Jason and Vic Morrow ABC World War II television series Combat!...
and Gary Lockwood
Gary Lockwood
Gary Lockwood is an American actor probably best known for his iconic 1968 role as the astronaut Dr. Frank Poole in 2001: A Space Odyssey.-Early life:...
, who appeared together in the third episode of the series entitled "Sunday: Doomsday" on February 25, 1973. Other guests, just in the first year alone, included:
Stefanie Powers
Stefanie Powers
Stefanie Powers is an American actress best known for her role as Jennifer Hart in the 1980s television series Hart to Hart.-Early life:...
, Wayne Rogers
Wayne Rogers
William Wayne McMillan Rogers III is an American film and television actor, best known for playing the role of 'Trapper John' McIntyre in the U.S...
, William Shatner
William Shatner
William Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, musician, recording artist, and author. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T...
, Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in more than one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying more than 220 characters...
, Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson
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, Claude Akins
Claude Akins
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, Carl Betz
Carl Betz
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, Meredith Baxter Birney, Bill Bixby
Bill Bixby
Wilfred Bailey Everett “Bill” Bixby III was an American film and television actor, director, and frequent game show panelist.His career spanned over three decades; he appeared on stage, in motion pictures and TV series...
(Meriwether's real-life ex-classmate), Jack Cassidy
Jack Cassidy
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, Geraldine Brooks, Richard Bull
Richard Bull (actor)
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, Dabney Coleman
Dabney Coleman
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, Jackie Coogan
Jackie Coogan
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, Glenn Corbett
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, Cathy Lee Crosby
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, Meg Foster
Meg Foster
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, Robert Foxworth
Robert Foxworth
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, Anne Francis
Anne Francis
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, Lynda Day George
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, Richard Hatch
Richard Hatch
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, James Hong
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, Claudia Jennings
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, Lenore Kasdorf
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, Margot Kidder
Margot Kidder
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, Geoffrey Lewis, Ida Lupino
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, Roddy McDowell, George Maharis
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, Read Morgan
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, Nick Nolte
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, Joan Tompkins
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, and Jessica Walter
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.
In later seasons, guest stars included Wayne Maunder
Wayne Maunder
Wayne E. Maunder is a retired actor, originally from Canada, who starred in three American television series between 1967 and 1974.-Three television series:...
, formerly on CBS's Lancer
Lancer (TV series)
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western series, and Ron Hayes
Ron Hayes
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, who played Sheriff Oscar Hamlin in the episode "Target for a Wedding". Marshall Colt
Marshall Colt
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, later cast with James Arness
James Arness
James King Arness was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon in the television series Gunsmoke for 20 years...
on McClain's Law
McClain's Law
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, guest starred in two episodes in 1979.
Many familiar actors made guest appearances, and others who were newcomers went on to become well-known, including: Morgan Fairchild
Morgan Fairchild
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, Don Johnson
Don Johnson
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, David Hedison
David Hedison
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, Sean Penn
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, Don Keefer
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, Vera Miles
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, Carl Weathers
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, Robert Webber
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, Joan Van Ark
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, Larry Hagman
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, Mark Goddard
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, Shelley Fabares
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, Susan Dey
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, Daniel J. Travanti
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, James Woods
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, Tommy Lee Jones
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, Patrick O'Neal and Ed Flanders
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, among many others.
Buddy Ebsen's real-life daughter, Bonnie Ebsen, and Lee Meriwether's real-life daughter, Kyle Aletter-Oldham, made a cameo appearance
Cameo appearance
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in one episode. Future Trapper John M.D. stars, Pernell Roberts
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, Gregory Harrison
Gregory Harrison
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and Charles Siebert
Charles Siebert
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all made guest appearances on one episode. Future WKRP in Cincinnati
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stars, Loni Anderson
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and Gary Sandy
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made guest appearances as well.
DVD releases
On February 16, 2010, CBS DVD (distributed by ParamountParamount Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment is the division of Paramount Pictures dealing with home video founded in late 1975.-History:...
) released Season One of Barnaby Jones on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Barnaby-Jones-Season-1/12988
| DVD Name | Ep# | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Season One | 13 | February 16, 2010 |
In popular culture
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's character sarcastically refers to a grey-haired police officer as "Barnaby Jones". - In the tv show Frisky DingoFrisky DingoFrisky Dingo is an American animated cartoon series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Adult Swim. The series revolved around the conflict between a supervillain named Killface and a superhero named Awesome X, and much of the show's humor focuses on parodying superhero and action movie...
, the lead character uses the name "Barnaby Jones" as an alias. - There was a Long Island punk rock/hardcore band named Barnaby Jones that released one self-titled album in 2009.
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Cartman is complaining that he might miss an episode of Barnaby Jones.
See also
- The Beverly HillbilliesThe Beverly HillbilliesThe Beverly Hillbillies is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for nine seasons on CBS from 1962 to 1971, starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer, Jr....
- Matlock (TV series)Matlock (TV series)Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...
- Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...