Barney Miller
Lady and the Bomb
Season 7, Episode 18 · Aired 1981-04-09
Synopsis
When Sgt. Fish stops by for a surprise visit, a woman threatens the men in the squad room with a homemade bomb, looking to lodge a complaint against a nearby hospital for making her husband work in an unsafe environment. Levitt and Dietrich bring in a couple long distance chess players, looking to file mutual assault charges at a nearby Post Office over disputed chess moves. Meanwhile, Harris receives word on the verdict of Ripner's defamation lawsuit and is less than thrilled about the outcome.
In the series
This episode is part of Barney Miller (1975–1982) on ABC.
One squad room, infinite paperwork — the smartest cop comedy that barely left the station.
Key cast
- Hal Linden as Capt. Barney Miller
- Abe Vigoda as Det. Phil Fish
- Max Gail as Det. Stan Wojciehowicz
- Ron Glass as Det. Ron Harris
- Jack Soo as Det. Nick Yemana