Episode
Barney Miller: Examination Day
Overview
The detectives don uniforms while Levitt and the others take sergeant's exams; Luger, working with the squad, is overly rough with a collar, and later with Barney.
Details
- Series
- Barney Miller
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1982-01-14
Episode context
Examination Day is Episode 9 in Season 8 of Barney Miller. It aired on 1982-01-14.
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