Episode
Barney Miller: Altercation
Overview
Harris and Arnold come to blows; a mugging victim confesses to a twenty-five year old crush on Barney.
Details
- Series
- Barney Miller
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1982-04-09
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Altercation is Episode 18 in Season 8 of Barney Miller. It aired on 1982-04-09. The runtime is 30 min.
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