Episode
Martin: Daddy Dearest
Overview
Tommy's ex-marine father, Sgt. Strawn, shows up and tries to make his son a man by showing him up in front of his friends.
Details
- Series
- Martin
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 1997-04-03
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Daddy Dearest is Episode 19 in Season 5 of Martin. It aired on 1997-04-03. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 18: Auction
Martin gives his cuckoo clock to Pam, who finds that it makes too much noise, and donates it to a charity auction. Later, Martin & Tommy realize that the clock he gave away might be a very valuable antique, and worth a lot of money. They then begin to come up with ways to get the clock back.
Episode 20: Stake-Out
The police want to use Pam's apartment for a stake-out, to keep surveillance on a suspect named Dynamite Willie. Martin comes up with an idea to capture the suspect himself, and cash in on the $100,000 reward.
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