"Barnaby Jones" Master of Deception (TV Episode 1979) Poster

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(1979)

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8/10
This man is NOT great husband material!
planktonrules4 August 2021
Darryl (Glenn Corbett) is not a very good husband. First, he murders his wife. Second, you then see he has another wife at the same time! How does polygamy relate to industrial espionage? See the show.

Seasons 5-8 featured way too many episodes where Buddy Ebsen is essentially just there in a token role and the cases are handled by Jedediah and Betty. These shows are generally very bad and fortunately this one is NOT a Betty nor Jedediah show. The plot is pretty interesting and the solution pretty satisfying. I sure wish they'd made more episodes like this in the final seasons...without the usual clichés and deficiencies you too often saw in these episodes.
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8/10
"Master of Deception" showcased the leading character of "Barnaby Jones" full-time to good entertainment
tonyvmonte-549738 June 2024
A man is found out by his wife that he's taking photos of plans from her company that he tells her what he's going to do with them. So he makes sure she doesn't escape with her life. We later find out he's also married to another woman who works for another company he's very interested in. It's up to Barnaby Jones to make sure he doesn't get away. Unlike many other eps of the show this late in the run, Barnaby is the center of the narrative full-time as opposed to the usual showcases of either Betty or J. R. during this period. One of the most pleasurable moments of this particular one was seeing Markie Post, a few years before starring in "Night Court", as that other wife. In fact, the entire ep was enjoyable from beginning to end. So that's a recommendation of "Master of Deception".
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