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Barnaby Jones

TV·1973–1980·CBS·Drama, Crime, Mystery·1h·7.3·Created by Edward Hume

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Barnaby Jones is a television detective series featuring a father and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California.

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Buddy EbsenBuddy EbsenBarnaby JonesLee MeriwetherLee MeriwetherBetty JonesMark SheraMark SheraJR Jones

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