Heat Wave

Episode aired Oct 9, 1975
TV-PG
30m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

158

YOUR RATING

Comedy Drama

A wife claims spousal abuse. Wojo and Wentworth go undercover to catch a park rapist.A wife claims spousal abuse. Wojo and Wentworth go undercover to catch a park rapist.A wife claims spousal abuse. Wojo and Wentworth go undercover to catch a park rapist.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

158

YOUR RATING

10User reviews

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Trivia
Wentworth has a green "sash" (belt) in kung-fu and shot expert on the range.

Goofs
When Beckman brings in the functional fan and the papers on the desk start flying- the air is blowing in from the side of the shot, not from the direction of the fan.

Quotes
Det. Janice Wentworth: Sorry I"m late, cross-town traffic is the pits and there is absolutely no air in this room. You could sustain heavy brain damage from living in a condition like this. Do you people realize your breathing in pure heat ? Who took all the air ?
Det. Phil Fish: We don"t use the stuff. You must be thinking about another precinct .

Connections
Referenced in Barney Miller: The Arsonist (1975)

User reviews10

Featured review

1/10

Domestic Violence Is Not Funny

I'm a big fan of the TV show Barney Miller but this is the worst episode I've ever seen. A woman comes into the precinct with a black eye and tell them her husband beat her up. The detectives don't seem very interested in helping her and even makes jokes about the heat caused her husband to lose control. After they tell the woman her husband could be put in jail for years she starts to cry and decides to drop the charges. All the men seem to think that sending her back to an abusive husband is a happy ending! I know this show was made in the 1970s but domestic violence is never funny. I'm shocked and disappointed at the way they handled this story.