T.J. Hooker (TV Series)

A Child Is Missing (1983)

William Shatner: Sgt. T.J. Hooker

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• Sgt. T.J. Hooker : How many units can you spring for this?

  Officer Jim Corrigan : Half dozen uniforms out with the flu, I'll have to check the duty roster. I'm clockin' off the desk, eh, Stace and I can hit the streets with 'em.

  Officer Jim Corrigan : You can count me in.

  Officer Jim Corrigan : You mean you'd break your date with Arlene?

  Officer Vince Romano : Yeah, I'll just tell her not to start without me.

• Sgt. T.J. Hooker : What's it take to get through to you people? Newspapers, TV, community circulars, they all tell you, if you have an old refrigerator that's not being used, take the door off, or wire it closed.

  Woman : [sighs]  I know you're right, I've been after my husband Harry to get a piece of wire and...

  Sgt. T.J. Hooker : [interrupting]  We're not gonna wait for your husband, ok?

  [uses a crowbar to take the door of the frige] 

  Sgt. T.J. Hooker : Now you tell your husband Harry when he comes home tonight that he's lucky that little Brian Randall isn't in there. Or I'd wire him closed.

• Miguel Gomez : My brother Pete says you're one hell of a hot shot cop, huh?

  Sgt. T.J. Hooker : Your brother tends to exaggerate.

  Miguel Gomez : Oh, you think so? Hm. What'd he say about me?

  Sgt. T.J. Hooker : That you're one of the best...

  Miguel Gomez : Pete does not exaggerate.

  [laughs out loud] 

• David Burke : Who are you?

  Sgt. T.J. Hooker : I'm the guy that's gonna bury you.