As of July 2026, Barnaby Jones Season 7 aired in 1978 with 25 episodes — streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Barnaby Jones Season 7

1978 25 Episodes Crime · Drama ⭐ 7/10

If you want a crime drama that treats its mystery as more than a puzzle, Barnaby Jones Season 7 is available on and right now. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch Buddy Ebsen work — the performance is a masterclass in restraint. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Barnaby Jones Season 7 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. At its heart, Barnaby Jones Season 7 understands what makes crime drama work — character first, plot second. Season 7 of Barnaby Jones includes 25 episodes. It aired from September 1978 to April 1979. This season stars Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether and Mark Shera. Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1978. What makes Barnaby Jones Season 7 hold up is that the resolution matters less than how the characters get there. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find Barnaby Jones Season 7 proves them wrong. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Buddy Ebsen's performance is the kind that shows up on best-of lists years later. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished story, this is a reliable answer.

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🎬 Barnaby Jones Season 7 — Episode Guide

A Dangerous Affair

Barnaby and J.R. investigates an insurance case that was reported as a suicide, but J.R. has a feeling that it could actually be a murder stemming from a blackmail conspiracy.

Deadly Sanctuary

While taking a couple of days vacation to help out a friend, Betty encounters a serial rapist who prays upon women who frequent a local bar- only to learn that a different man has already been sent to prison for earlier similar assaults.

Hitch-Hike to Terror

Young Shelley Barrett tries to get to Barnaby, whom she believes is her father. She gets arrested on the way. Barnaby has to clear her, help her mother,and prove he is not the father.

Nest of Scorpions

J.R. investigates the disappearance of a real estate agent at a resort lodge run by two sisters and their aunt.. The murders pile up as he begins to realize that he's in the midst of a nest of scorpions with these women.

Death of a Friendship

Barnaby and J.R. get involved in a kidnapping for ransom that goes bad and a former associate gets killed during the drop off -or so it appears. Barnaby has a hunch that it was an inside job, then quickly gets wise to the whole scheme.

A Frame for Murder

Jedediah is set up on a phony rape charge and sets out to clear his name and find those responsible.

While Barnaby and J.R. are tied up working on another case, Betty takes a part in a stage production as a singer and dancer to find out who's terrorizing it's cast members. But when things turn deadly Barnaby and J.R. come running.

J.R. gets involved in a dangerous situation when an old friend tells him that her ex-husband is stalking her and their son and using his influence as a police officer to do it.

Memory of a Nightmare

Betty goes under hypnosis so she can remember the events that led up to a car accident that killed her friend and caused her to lose her memory-and realizes it was no accident.

The Picture Pirates

In the course of investigating the death of a film editor, Barnaby and J.R. uncover a movie pirating operation that could potentially cost the studio millions in lost revenue.

Academy of Evil

Betty investigates an academy for girls where a series of accidents have injured instructors and students alike. What she finds is a vicious group of girls who dominate the school through fear and intimidation tactics.

J.R. investigates the disappearance of three women in a five week time period, and then gets involved with a psychic to help him when it looks like she might be his best chance of solving the case.

Echo of a Distant Battle (1)

Echo of a Distant Battle (2)

Betty goes undercover at a rehabilitation center for substance abuse addicts to investigate a suspicious death and discovers a sinister scheme where they administer dangerous drugs that keep patients coming back.

Dance with Death

A beautiful disco dancer is harassed by numerous men from the disco where she dance's and her life is threatened. When her roommate is murdered she believes it was meant to be her and she asks J.R. to investigate.

A high tech security team asks Barnaby to help them with a case in which a wealthy business narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt. Together they discover it was an inside job and the objective is not kidnapping, but murder.

Betty is asked to investigate the death of an inspiring young actress after she witnesses the deceased and another couple in a heated argument at the hotel across from her own on the very same night of her death.

Master of Deception

A woman that is helping to develop a revolutionary new type of television set disappears without a trace, and the company that she works for asks Barnaby to find out what happened to her.

🎭 Cast of Barnaby Jones Season 7

Buddy Ebsen

Lee Meriwether

Mark Shera

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