Sketch o’the Week: Barney Miller!

Hang on, Bernice… it’s Wednesday again! Time for another “Sketch o’the Week!”.

Back when I was doing a sketch series of fictional TV detectives I only deviated from “serious” characters once… drawing Abe Vigoda as Sargent Philip K. Fish from “Barney Miller”. That show was another great example of a 70’s sitcom set almost entirely in one small room/set that relied on the writing and character interaction to provide stories and laughs. “Barney Miller” was one of the best examples of making that format work incredibly well. It was one of my favorite shows to watch in syndication back in the 80’s.

So, this week I drew (most of) the whole squad: Steve Landesberg, Ron Glass, Hal Linden, Gregory Sierra, Max Gail, Abe Vigoda and Jack Soo!