The Best of Fish | Barney Miller

Fish: "It's a good thing I got bad feet. The way they feel right now, if I had good feet, I'd be worried." 🤣
Watch some of Fish's best moments on #BarneyMiller.

[@doctorno0070]

The way Fish delivered his lines, with the most dead-pan expression, made the punch lines unexpected and hilarious. Like Buster Keaton with sound.

[@erikwheat6027]

"I started in Homicide and worked my way up". 🤣

[@rf396]

Abe Vigoda had this weird kind of funny Boris Karloff vibe going that worked SO well for him he was a riot just standing there.

[@richkeeshan9757]

You just can't pick a favorite one liner from Fish... My personal favorite is: "You'll never open that window. They nailed it down in 1932. On the day this building was condemned."

[@albertchin1050]

I always loved that line, "You should call me first. I need time to put my teeth in."

[@JTA1961]

I am now...resembling that remark 😖

[@deejay8403]

I'm 57 and it's hard to believe that when Barney Miller debuted on ABC TV, Abe Vigoda was only 54 years old. I think that man looked old from birth!

[@Tabish29]

@Brad 1980 no. Handball.

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

He lived until 2016!

[@mattschneider6773]

Some actors were always old. Abe Vigoda was one of them.

[@downside1237]

I know exactly what you mean. The guy NEVER looked any older no matter how much time passed. I remember being shocked when I was told about a website called Abe Vigoda deathwatch. People would place bets on predicting when he would die.

[@smc1942]

"My wife moved out." "So what's the problem?" I'm ROFLMAO!!! 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jonnnyren6245]

"You'd be amazed how much water an old structure can hold." "Hey it can't be turned on it's not doing anything!" "My very words to Bernice..." *INSERT HARRIS AND WENTWORTH LOOKING AT FISH IN UTTER DISBELIEF* 😂😂😂 I don't care if he betrayed Michael in The Godfather, I will always remember Abe Vigoda as Philip K. Fish and his hilarious one liners and comedic dead pan facial expressions.

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Fish after coming back from a massage parlor..."Bernice, haven't I always told you, you rub me the wrong way?"

[@5610winston]

talking about a carriage ride when he and Bernice were courting: "...I kept thinking that horse was trying to tell me something..."

[@Malbeefance]

Fish was always my fav. Especially if you consider his roles prior to this one. It was his first venture in to comedy and he just nails it.

[@jec1ny]

Repairman trying to fix an electric fan: "I don't understand. I keep plugging it in the socket but nothing happens." Fish: "My very words to Bernice."

[@Bayan1905]

I spent 15 years in law enforcement, I worked with two guys, both close to their retirement who had the exact same personality as Fish. One was my training officer, and another was an officer who had 30 years in right about when I got started but kept working. The sarcasm and wit among the two of them were legendary.

[@Mxyzptlksac]

I worked with an o’d nurse who had the same personality

[@panowa8319]

Probably my favorite Fish moment was when he saved the precinct from a bomb, and placed the bomb is a safe where it detonated. The good news was that Fish saved the precinct, the bad news was that he inadvertently destroyed $50 thousand in bills.

[@kathyyoung1774]

He’s right about the bike seats! I have an exercise bike with a wider seat, a gel seat cover, and a throw pillow. Still hurts to sit on it.

[@tfs4499]

Absolutely the GREATEST character on this show!!! RIP Mr. Vigoda!

[@MrNYCman530]

You missed his best line. In the Hash episode, Fish said "I haven't felt this good in 20 years and it had to be illegal"

[@Bobbnoxious]

I was just going to comment on that.

[@tomcarpenter700]

Oh my, What have I done

[@tomcarpenter700]

Remember he told that Man to stay away from Bernice, And then in said, Oh my, What have I done

[@maryhusegrove4458]

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[@maryhusegrove4458]

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[@avelinovelez2700]

I love Fish he was one of a kind ❤️

[@ChristopherZavalaVlogs]

It's still amazing how Abe went from The Godfather to Barney Miller

[@muffassa6739]

He was in Barny Miller first 😊

[@ChristopherZavalaVlogs]

@@muffassa6739 The Godfather came out in '72 and Barney Miller in '75

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

Even when I was a little kid , I really enjoyed this show . Abe reminds me of my Dad!

[@salvationbordercountry3800]

I think Abe was one of the top guys on that show!

[@vilstef6988]

Abe Vigoda played such a marvelously, deadpan, cranky old man

[@johnshields6852]

Fish was awesome, he was gruff, but talking about his love, bernice made you realize cops were people too, at the time cops had a very bad reputation as bullies, I really think they helped humanize being in law enforcement.

[@lizjo7213]

My personal favorite was when Wojo brought in the hash laced brownies....Fish said" the best I've felt in years, of course it has to be illegal "...

[@fluff1353]

Just watched the episode where his sock kept falling down to his ankle. Phil K. Fish was my favorite. But all the characters had their moments. It was funny throughout the series run, how on occasion you'd have a character not make an appearance for a couple of stints. They'd explain it away as their being on assignment or something. I think the writers were balancing out each character's input.

[@TigerDominic-uh1dv]

He Made the Show 😊

[@wayneg.8232]

Barney Miller is a tv classic.

[@ceilconstante7813]

All of thee are great but I loved when Fish had some of the Hash Brownies and said it was the best He ever felt but it was illegal.

[@markgigiel2722]

This was comedy gold.

[@st.charlesstreet9876]

Even his spin off Fish was absolutely hilarious 😅

[@taipan8021]

" And the Problem?"

[@pamelamays4186]

Fish was always smarter.

[@donnetteschumacher4321]

I love this show I watch the old show still I can watch it ❤ I like old shows so much better

[@rosannavitale9922]

Abe Vigoda was simply splendid.

[@1ofus]

Thank you for posting this.

[@drakadog7405]

I am the nurse version of Fish .

[@anthonycbrown1952]

@3:39. One of the best character actors of the 70's. Played law and order cop characters. I believe he had run-ins with Felix Unger and Archie Bunker.

[@senoralecthompson9589]

And he tried run Fonzie out of town.

[@marklane61]

Also played gangster roles in comedy and drama movies. Great actor

[@PatJK910]

I would of love to hear Fish say to anyone there "Get out of here, I'm Busy" or "Later I'm Busy" just like he did in Look Who's Talking 1989.

[@MrSteveG58]

Abe Vigoda and Sully Boyer is priceless.Abe..the Best deadpan stare on TV then.

[@danscott3880]

Abe Vigoda. Rest in peace .

[@colinwilliams553]

ABE VIGODA IS THE MAN.....R.I.P FISH.

[@hashimmahamerul8857]

After Tessio was "kicked" from the family. He bribed the families to let him live and recruit as a Detective.

[@neilm2794]

I’m 56 years old now, and Abe Vigoda was younger here than I am now. Not sure if that should make me feel more vibrant or more depressed

[@kwebster62]

He just always looked old, in face and body. His Fish character was about 7 year older than Vigoda was. And it worked.

[@pauldarling330]

Love this show. Hate the laugh tracks. Good jokes don't need canned laughter.

[@kathleendavidson5884]

Brilliant

[@SharpstowntheotherDanMal-ld3nc]

Amen sir

[@SharpstowntheotherDanMal-ld3nc]

That fish spin-off Should be on fetv

[@SharpstowntheotherDanMal-ld3nc]

That Phil fish Is funny

[@minouchejean97]

Plz post more

[@mariyamwaniki]

I love the show. I hate the box you put it in.

[@dublinfool25]

And the problem?

[@JohnDoe-oj5it]

62 cents for a stamp.

[@SharpstowntheotherDanMal-ld3nc]

It is good

[@vincentp.locollo3343]

ABE COULD PLAY THE PART OF BELA LUGOSI IN ED WOOD!!!!! "PULL THE STRING"!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jamesmoore3694]

pity fish never got to spend time with his cousin tessio

[@Mxyzptlksac]

They created Fish just for Abe.

[@dougms9790]

February 24, 1921 - January 26, 2016 94 years

[@joelaichner3025]

Quality

[@wurly164]

Is Abe still dead? It happened so many times, one must be sure

[@donnetteschumacher4321]

I watch KZbin’s and I think it shows 55 show 9 to 10

[@TWayneD1020]

👍

[@darrellwisdom3626]

👍👍👍👍🤪😂

[@SharpstowntheotherDanMal-ld3nc]

I don’t mind

[@skateshacksample]

fishburne

[@GLITTERandSKULLZ]

I remember the episode where he died.....I was little and cried myself to sleep.

[@5610winston]

Died? He got spun off into a retirement sitcom imaginatively titled _FISH operating a group home for juvenile miscreants..."How would you like to have YOUR buns toasted... CRISP!?!"

[@kwebster62]

Abe Vigoda was only 56 when he left Barney Miller. He played 7 years older on the show, and looked it. His character was hilarious, but even the dour-faced punchlines got old after a while. I couldn't stand the character of "Bernice", nor did I like his spinoff series. Vigoda lived to 94. Nice life.

[@fitz6061]

writing was poor. they had the right characters tho.

[@dublinfool25]

Tell Bernice.... It was only business.