Episode
Martin: Your Arms Are Too Short to Box with Martin
Overview
Tommy's new girlfriend Shannon has an ex-lover that can't seem to let her alone. Eventually he and his gang of thugs confront Tommy and beat him up. Martin and Cole go after this angry group of little people to avenge Tommy's beating, by throwing their weight around and bullying the patrons in the little people's bar. But in the end, they almost get beaten up themselves.
Details
- Series
- Martin
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 1993-04-22
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Your Arms Are Too Short to Box with Martin is Episode 24 in Season 1 of Martin. It aired on 1993-04-22. The runtime is 23 min.
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