Last month I discovered that MeTV, a local retro television channel, was showing Barney Miller reruns, and I've just had a blast seeing these shows I haven't seen in years. Although it was very successful during its eight-season run from 1975-82, I don't think it got the proper respect. That's probably due to the fact that there were so many other groundbreaking sitcoms at the time (the same goes for the original Bob Newhart Show, which MeTV also broadcasts).