Nick Yemana is a philosophical, wisecracking Japanese American detective played by Jack Soo. Yemana is noted for his "off the wall" sense of humor and wry observations about life, as well as for his gambling habits, extraordinarily erratic paperwork filing skills, and for making the squad's coffee (which is disliked by everyone who drinks it).
After Fish's retirement, Yemana becomes the ranking detective. A regular in seasons 1 to 5, Soo died on January 11, 1979 (midway through season 5). A special memorial episode was aired, with the actors breaking character and recalling their favorite Yemana scenes. The episode ended with the entire cast raising their coffee cups in tribute.
Appearances
| Show | Episode | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Miller | S01.E01 | "Ramon" | 23-Jan-75 |
| Barney Miller | S01.E02 | "Experience" | 30-Jan-75 |
| Barney Miller | S01.E03 | "Snow Job" | 6-Feb-75 |
| Barney Miller | S01.E04 | "Graft" | 13-Feb-75 |
| Barney Miller | S01.E05 | "The Courtesans" | 20-Feb-75 |
| Barney Miller | S01.E06 | "Stakeout" | 27-Feb-75 |
| Barney Miller | S01.E07 | "Bureaucrat" | 6-Mar-75 |
| Barney Miller | S01.E08 | "Ms. Cop" | 13-Mar-75 |
| Barney Miller | S01.E09 | "Vigilante" | 20-Mar-75 |
| Barney Miller | S01.E10 | "The Guest" | 27-Mar-75 |
| Barney Miller | S01.E11 | "Escape Artist" | 10-Apr-75 |
| Barney Miller | S01.E12 | "Hair" | 17-Apr-75 |
| Barney Miller | S01.E13 | "The Hero" | 1-May-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E01 | "Doomsday" | 11-Sep-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E02 | "The Social Worker" | 18-Sep-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E03 | "The Layoff" | 25-Sep-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E04 | "Ambush" | 2-Oct-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E05 | "Heat Wave" | 9-Oct-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E06 | "The Arsonist" | 16-Oct-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E07 | "Grand Hotel" | 23-Oct-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E08 | "Discovery" | 30-Oct-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E09 | "You Dirty Rat" | 13-Nov-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E10 | "Horse Thief" | 20-Nov-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E11 | "Rain" | 27-Nov-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E12 | "Fish" | 4-Dec-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E13 | "Hot Dogs" | 11-Dec-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E14 | "Protection" | 18-Dec-75 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E15 | "Happy New Year" | 8-Jan-76 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E16 | "Sniper" | 22-Jan-76 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E17 | "Fear of Flying" | 29-Jan-76 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E18 | "Block Party" | 12-Feb-76 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E19 | "Massage Parlor" | 19-Feb-76 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E20 | "The Psychiatrist" | 26-Feb-76 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E21 | "The Kid" | 4-Mar-76 |
| Barney Miller | S02.E22 | "The Mole" | 18-Mar-76 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E01 | "Evacuation" | 23-Sep-76 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E02 | "Quarantine: Part 1" | 30-Sep-76 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E03 | "Quarantine: Part 2" | 7-Oct-76 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E04 | "Bus Stop" | 14-Oct-76 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E05 | "The Election" | 21-Oct-76 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E06 | "Werewolf" | 28-Oct-76 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E07 | "The Recluse" | 11-Nov-76 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E08 | "Noninvolvement" | 18-Nov-76 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E09 | "Power Failure" | 9-Dec-76 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E10 | "Christmas Story" | 23-Dec-76 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E11 | "Hash" | 30-Dec-76 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E12 | "Smog Alert" | 6-Jan-77 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E13 | "Community Relations" | 13-Jan-77 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E14 | "The Rand Report" | 20-Jan-77 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E15 | "Fire '77" | 27-Jan-77 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E16 | "Abduction" | 3-Feb-77 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E17 | "Sex Surrogate" | 10-Feb-77 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E18 | "Moonlighting" | 17-Feb-77 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E19 | "Asylum" | 24-Feb-77 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E20 | "Group Home" | 10-Mar-77 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E21 | "Strike: Part 1" | 24-Mar-77 |
| Barney Miller | S03.E22 | "Strike: Part 2" | 31-Mar-77 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E01 | "Goodbye, Mr. Fish: Part 1" | 15-Sep-77 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E02 | "Goodbye, Mr. Fish: Part 2" | 22-Sep-77 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E03 | "Bugs" | 29-Sep-77 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E04 | "Corporation" | 6-Oct-77 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E05 | "Burial" | 13-Oct-77 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E06 | "Copy Cat" | 27-Oct-77 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E07 | "Blizzard" | 3-Nov-77 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E08 | "Chase" | 17-Nov-77 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E09 | "Thanksgiving Story" | 24-Nov-77 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E10 | "Tunnel" | 1-Dec-77 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E11 | "Atomic Bomb" | 15-Dec-77 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E12 | "The Bank" | 5-Jan-78 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E13 | "The Ghost" | 12-Jan-78 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E14 | "Appendicitis" | 19-Jan-78 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E15 | "Rape" | 26-Jan-78 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E16 | "Eviction: Part 1" | 2-Feb-78 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E17 | "Eviction: Part 2" | 9-Feb-78 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E18 | "Wojo's Problem" | 23-Feb-78 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E19 | "Quo Vadis?" | 2-Mar-78 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E20 | "Hostage" | 23-Mar-78 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E21 | "Evaluation" | 4-May-78 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E22 | "The Sighting" | 11-May-78 |
| Barney Miller | S04.E23 | "Inauguration" | 18-May-78 |
| Barney Miller | S05.E01 | "Kidnapping: Part 1" | 14-Sep-78 |
| Barney Miller | S05.E02 | "Kidnapping: Part 2" | 14-Sep-78 |
| Barney Miller | S05.E03 | "The Search" | 21-Sep-78 |
| Barney Miller | S05.E04 | "Dog Days" | 28-Sep-78 |
| Barney Miller | S05.E05 | "The Baby Broker" | 5-Oct-78 |
| Barney Miller | S05.E06 | "Accusation" | 12-Oct-78 |
| Barney Miller | S05.E08 | " Loan Shark" | 2-Nov-78 |
| Barney Miller | S05.E09 | " The Vandal" | 9-Nov-78 |
| Barney Miller | S05.E24 | " Jack Soo, a Retrospective" | 17-May-79 |