Revealing mistake: The actor that played Barney Miller, Hal Linden, was left handed and did everything left handed. However, they always put his gun on his right hip with the handle facing the right. A lefty cannot conveniently pull the gun this way.
Barney Miller (1974)
Episode list - season 2
Starring: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg
| All season 2 mistakes | Mistakes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doomsday | 0 |
| 2 | The Social Worker | 0 |
| 3 | The Layoff | 0 |
| 4 | Ambush | 0 |
| 5 | Heat Wave | 0 |
| 6 | The Arsonist | 0 |
| 7 | Grand Hotel | 1 |
| 8 | Discovery | 0 |
| 9 | You Dirty Rat | 0 |
| 10 | Horse Thief | 0 |
| 11 | Rain | 0 |
| 12 | Fish | 0 |
| 13 | Hot Dogs | 0 |
| 14 | Protection | 0 |
| 15 | Happy New Year | 0 |
| 16 | The Sniper | 0 |
| 17 | Fear of Flying | 0 |
| 18 | Block Party | 0 |
| 19 | Massage Parlor | 0 |
| 20 | The Psychiatrist | 0 |
| 21 | The Kid | 0 |
| 22 | The Mole | 0 |
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Suggested correction: Hal Linden writes with his left hand, however he uses his right for many things. He ate with his right hand (in Graft), and in the episode where Fish thinks he needs to retire, Barney pulls his gun with his right hand.
Dietrich: Was that Mrs. Miller?
Barney Miller: Yeah.
Dietrich: Past tense was unintentional.
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