After the death of cast member Jack Soo on January 11, 1979, the remaining cast of "Barney Miller" - Hal Linden, Max Gail, Steve Landesberg, Ron Glass, Ron Carey and James Gregory - step out of character and end the show's fifth season with a half-hour memorial retrospective with clips of Soo's best moments on the show and memories of what it was like to work with him. As the show wraps, Linden admits that the show will go on, but that it will go on but it will be difficult without Soo's great comedic input. The show ends with the cast raising their coffee cups in tribute.
—Jerry Roberts <armchairoscars@hotmail.com>