Barnaby Jones January 28, 1973 – April 3, 1980 (178) one hour episodes (7 seasons) in color on CBS Created by: Edward Hume Produced by: Quinn Martin CAST Buddy Ebsen Lee Meriwether Mark Shera John Carter Barnaby Jones Betty Jones J.R. Jones Lt. John Biddle Opening Music Composed By: Jerry Goldsmith STORYLINE Barnaby Jones (Buddy Epsen) was a private investigator who had retired turning his detective agency over to his son. When his son is murdered Barnaby comes out of retirement to find his killer. After he solves that crime he finds that he wants to continue working so he enlists the help of his now widowed daughter-in-law Betty Jones (Lee Meriwether). Together they fight crime and solve cases that the police havent been able to. A couple of seasons later a distant cousin J.R. Jones (Mark Shera) is looking for his Fathers murderer. After Barnaby solves that case as well, J.R. stays on and helps with the detective work. They also had a fairly complete laboratory where they could examine evidence to look for clues. This series was pretty popular even if it wasnt very deep. The crimes were usually not too hard for the viewer to figure out and given Epsens age there wasnt much in the way of fist fights or action. When Mark Shera is added to the cast the action does pick up a bit. Jones is not your typical P.I. He drinks milk whenever he can get it (even ordering it at bars), he definitely is not a chick magnet and as I already mentioned hes not really into punching his way to the truth. This was the allure of this crime drama, that an ordinary guy (a senior at that) could simply outsmart the bad guys without driving a Ferreri or shooting up the town. The last couple of seasons Epsen, who by then is in his seventies, decides that the rigors of starring in a weekly television series are a bit to much. To accommodate him the producers expanded the roles of Meriwether and Shera reducing Epsens work load by half. Video Clip of Barnaby Jones Passings Buddy Epsen died in 2003 of pneumonia, he was 95 TRIVIA: Lee Meriwether started her career as a model and beauty pageant contestant. She won the titles of Miss San Francisco and Miss California before winning the coveted title of Miss America in 1955. After her one year reign she became a Today Girl on NBCs The Today Show in 1956. 1970s classic TV Return to Top of Page Index of All TV Shows https://youtube/watch?v=ATUILf51B3c
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