Confronting the Attacker

Confronting the Attacker
Robert in "Confronting the Attacker"
Season	4
Episode	23
Air Date	May 15, 2000
Cast	Ray Romano Patricia Heaton Brad Garrett Doris Roberts Peter Boyle Madylin Sweeten Sawyer Sweeten Sullivan Sweeten
Director(s)	Brian K. Roberts
Writer(s)	Lew Schneider Kathy Ann Stumpe
Preceded by	Bad Moon Rising
Followed by	Robert's Divorce

Confronting the Attacker is the 23^rd episode of Season 4, and is episode 96 of the full 210 episodes for the entire series.

Episode information

• Episode Title: Confronting the Attacker
• Episode Number: Season 4, Episode 23 (#96 of 210)
• Air Date: May 15, 2000
• Episode description (from DVD):
• Cast:
  • Ray Romano as Ray
  • Patricia Heaton as Debra
  • Brad Garrett as Robert
  • Doris Roberts as Marie
  • Peter Boyle as Frank
  • Madylin Sweeten as Ally
  • Sawyer Sweeten as Geoffrey
  • Sullivan Sweeten as Michael
• Crew:
  • Brian K. Roberts - Director
  • Lew Schneider - Writer
  • Kathy Ann Stumpe - Writer
• Preceded by: "Bad Moon Rising"
• Followed by: "Robert's Divorce"

Plot

Robert and Amy get back together. After losing his nerve on the job during his first day back from medical leave, Robert decides to quit the police force and take up a telemarketing job. Ray takes him to a petting zoo to face his fear: the bull that hurt him. Finding the bull to be docile now that it is in a non-stressful environment, he talks to the bull and comes to terms with it. He then decides to go back to his job.

Trivia

• In the scene at the petting zoo, one of the animals is "Lew the Lazy Llama". This episode was written by Lew Schneider.

External links

• "Confronting the Attacker" at IMDb.com