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* AGoodWayToDie: Luger is rattled at first when the sniper shoots out the windshield on his car, but later he gets philosophical and thinks getting shot by a sniper is "not a bad way to go." Then he goes on the umpteenth maudlin story about his old cronies Brownie, Foster, and Kleiner: it sees that Brownie died of pneumonia, "sucking for air", while Foster had three strokes and "laid there like a carrot" before he finally croaked, and Brown is still alive but being fed tapioca in a nursing home.
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* AGoodWayToDie: Luger is rattled at first when the sniper shoots out the windshield on his car, but later he gets philosophical and thinks getting shot by a sniper is "not a bad way to go." Then he goes on the umpteenth maudlin story about his old cronies Brownie, Foster, and Kleiner: it sees that Brownie Foster died of pneumonia, "sucking for air", while Foster Kleiner had three strokes and "laid there like a carrot" before he finally croaked, and Brown is still alive but being fed tapioca in a nursing home.
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A Mr. Sobel comes into the 12th complaining about his wife. It seems that Mrs. Sobel (Charlotte Rae, three years before ''Series/TheFactsOfLife'') has taken one-half of their life savings of $7000 ($32K in 2020 money) to give to some huckster. The huckster, it turns out, is some sort of New Age scam artist who promises that for the low, low price of $3500, anyone who's interested can travel on the astral plane to Venus, leaving their bodies behind in TheBigRottenApple that is 1976 New York.
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A Mr. Sobel comes into the 12th complaining about his wife. It seems that Mrs. Sobel (Charlotte Rae, three years before ''Series/TheFactsOfLife'') has taken one-half of their life savings of $7000 ($32K in 2020 money) to give to some huckster. The huckster, it turns out, is some sort of New Age scam artist who promises that for the low, low price of $3500, anyone who's interested can travel on the astral plane to Venus, Saturn, leaving their bodies behind in TheBigRottenApple that is 1976 New York.
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Episode: Season 2, Episode 16\\
Title: The Sniper\\
Directed by: Lee Bernhardi\\
Written by: Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold, and Tom Reeder\\
Air Date: January 22, 1976\\
Previous: Happy New Year\\
Next: Fear of Flying\\
Guest Starring: James Gregory, Charlotte Rae, Sully Boyar, Jay Robinson]
"The Sniper" is the 16th episode of the second season of ''Series/BarneyMiller''.
A Mr. Sobel comes into the 12th complaining about his wife. It seems that Mrs. Sobel (Charlotte Rae, three years before ''Series/TheFactsOfLife'') has taken one-half of their life savings of $7000 ($32K in 2020 money) to give to some huckster. The huckster, it turns out, is some sort of New Age scam artist who promises that for the low, low price of $3500, anyone who's interested can travel on the astral plane to Venus, leaving their bodies behind in TheBigRottenApple that is 1976 New York.
But Mr. Sobel has just barely managed to tell his story when a much more serious problem arises. There's a sniper taking shots at the precinct! An unknown suspect with a high-powered rifle fired a shot at Wojo, in fact. Wojo, who served as a Marine in Vietnam, is pretty rattled by this, and he's enraged when Inspector Luger in his typical cluelessness more-or-less calls Wojo a coward for not apprehending the suspect.
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!!Tropes:
* ConMan: Although there's some ambiguity about whether or not Hackler the cult leader (Jay Robinson) is sincere, he certainly seems to be a con artist: the requirement to pony up $3500 to go to Saturn certainly smells like a con. After it turns out that Mrs. Sobel hasn't forked over the money yet Barney is forced to let Hackler go, but Barney warns that they'll be keeping a very close eye on him.
* CrushingHandshake: Inverted. Hackler's hand flops like a dead fish when Barney shakes it. Barney is visibly put off.
* CurseCutShort: Luger, rambling about how Kleiner was left a vegetable by three strokes.
-->'''Luger''': "...laid there like a carrot, sweet redheaded son of a--Brown, happy house up there in New Hampshire..."
* TheDandy: Another instance of the RunningGag about Harris's persnickety taste in clothes. Harris isn't just going to get a bulletproof vest as protection against the sniper, he's going to get a four-button, houndstooth bulletproof vest.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Mr. Sobel, talking about his wife joining a cult that hoped to travel to Saturn, points upward with his middle finger as he says "Up there, Saturn." Fish's response: "Hold that thought."
* AGoodWayToDie: Luger is rattled at first when the sniper shoots out the windshield on his car, but later he gets philosophical and thinks getting shot by a sniper is "not a bad way to go." Then he goes on the umpteenth maudlin story about his old cronies Brownie, Foster, and Kleiner: it sees that Brownie died of pneumonia, "sucking for air", while Foster had three strokes and "laid there like a carrot" before he finally croaked, and Brown is still alive but being fed tapioca in a nursing home.
* NailsOnABlackboard: In the opener, Yemana is simply trying to write "LT. YEMANA" on the duty roster blackboard by the door, but he produces such a horrible squeaking noise with his chalk that everyone else in the squad room cringes until Harris grabs the chalk from him and does it himself.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: As Mr. Sobel tells his story to Fish, he keeps edging his chair closer and closer to Fish, leaving Fish, who DoesNotLikeToBeTouched, more and more uncomfortable as Sobel invades his space.
* TakeThat: Fish is intrigued enough by Hackler to asks if he really thinks that he can go to Saturn, and if Saturn is really heaven. Hackler answers in the affirmative.
-->'''Fish''': If Saturn is heaven, then hell is...\\
'''Hackler''': Philadelphia.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 16\\
Title: The Sniper\\
Directed by: Lee Bernhardi\\
Written by: Chris Hayward, Danny Arnold, and Tom Reeder\\
Air Date: January 22, 1976\\
Previous: Happy New Year\\
Next: Fear of Flying\\
Guest Starring: James Gregory, Charlotte Rae, Sully Boyar, Jay Robinson]
"The Sniper" is the 16th episode of the second season of ''Series/BarneyMiller''.
A Mr. Sobel comes into the 12th complaining about his wife. It seems that Mrs. Sobel (Charlotte Rae, three years before ''Series/TheFactsOfLife'') has taken one-half of their life savings of $7000 ($32K in 2020 money) to give to some huckster. The huckster, it turns out, is some sort of New Age scam artist who promises that for the low, low price of $3500, anyone who's interested can travel on the astral plane to Venus, leaving their bodies behind in TheBigRottenApple that is 1976 New York.
But Mr. Sobel has just barely managed to tell his story when a much more serious problem arises. There's a sniper taking shots at the precinct! An unknown suspect with a high-powered rifle fired a shot at Wojo, in fact. Wojo, who served as a Marine in Vietnam, is pretty rattled by this, and he's enraged when Inspector Luger in his typical cluelessness more-or-less calls Wojo a coward for not apprehending the suspect.
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!!Tropes:
* ConMan: Although there's some ambiguity about whether or not Hackler the cult leader (Jay Robinson) is sincere, he certainly seems to be a con artist: the requirement to pony up $3500 to go to Saturn certainly smells like a con. After it turns out that Mrs. Sobel hasn't forked over the money yet Barney is forced to let Hackler go, but Barney warns that they'll be keeping a very close eye on him.
* CrushingHandshake: Inverted. Hackler's hand flops like a dead fish when Barney shakes it. Barney is visibly put off.
* CurseCutShort: Luger, rambling about how Kleiner was left a vegetable by three strokes.
-->'''Luger''': "...laid there like a carrot, sweet redheaded son of a--Brown, happy house up there in New Hampshire..."
* TheDandy: Another instance of the RunningGag about Harris's persnickety taste in clothes. Harris isn't just going to get a bulletproof vest as protection against the sniper, he's going to get a four-button, houndstooth bulletproof vest.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Mr. Sobel, talking about his wife joining a cult that hoped to travel to Saturn, points upward with his middle finger as he says "Up there, Saturn." Fish's response: "Hold that thought."
* AGoodWayToDie: Luger is rattled at first when the sniper shoots out the windshield on his car, but later he gets philosophical and thinks getting shot by a sniper is "not a bad way to go." Then he goes on the umpteenth maudlin story about his old cronies Brownie, Foster, and Kleiner: it sees that Brownie died of pneumonia, "sucking for air", while Foster had three strokes and "laid there like a carrot" before he finally croaked, and Brown is still alive but being fed tapioca in a nursing home.
* NailsOnABlackboard: In the opener, Yemana is simply trying to write "LT. YEMANA" on the duty roster blackboard by the door, but he produces such a horrible squeaking noise with his chalk that everyone else in the squad room cringes until Harris grabs the chalk from him and does it himself.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: As Mr. Sobel tells his story to Fish, he keeps edging his chair closer and closer to Fish, leaving Fish, who DoesNotLikeToBeTouched, more and more uncomfortable as Sobel invades his space.
* TakeThat: Fish is intrigued enough by Hackler to asks if he really thinks that he can go to Saturn, and if Saturn is really heaven. Hackler answers in the affirmative.
-->'''Fish''': If Saturn is heaven, then hell is...\\
'''Hackler''': Philadelphia.
