T.J. Hooker is the name. But you don't have to lose any sleep wondering what the T.J. stands for, as far as you're concerned, my first name is 'Sergeant'.
Characters
Sgt. T.J. HookerWilliam Shatner · 77 quotes
Vince RomanoAdrian Zmed · 40 quotes
Capt. Dennis SheridanRichard Herd · 6 quotes
Stacy SheridanHeather Locklear · 6 quotes
Lt. Paul McGuireLeonard Nimoy · 3 quotes
Most scenes together: Sgt. T.J. Hooker & Vince Romano (31), Sgt. T.J. Hooker & Capt. Dennis Sheridan (3), Vince Romano & Stacy Sheridan (3)
S1 E1The Protectors
You Catholic, Romano?
Yes, sir.
Y'know what I missed at the Mass that they had for the kid? Latin. I'd like to hear Latin again instead of everything in English.
[Wistfully] Yeah.
What about doctors who make house calls? Repairmen who know how to fix things? And ballplayers who hustle? And boxers who get carried out of the ring, instead of quitting because of stomach cramps? And what about the death penalty for scum who take a human life and snuff it out like it's so much garbage? I've seen the past, gentlemen, and it works.
He'll get a cop's funeral because he made a mistake. A dumb, stupid mistake!
PEParker English
Yeah, well, some of us aren't as smart as you, Sarge!
That's right, English! Not all of you are! If you were I wouldn't have to work my tail off to drum elementary procedure into your thick skulls! I wouldn't have to spell it out by the numbers that that badge is a target. And I wouldn't have to feel that a potentially good cop is lying there on a slab because I didn't teach him well enough.
Look, I busted my back in pre-training. I thought I did better than any rooky in every class, every test, every drill! So why didn't I get a partner?
Romano, you got a partner! You lucked out: you got me!
Most perpetrators are right-handed, and are not trained. Therefore when they fire at you, their gun will jump slightly to your right... and their bullets tend to pass over your right shoulder. So... before you get into your combat crouch, take a half-step to your left...
GOfficer Granger
Sir!
Granger?
GOfficer Granger
What happens when you run into a left-handed shooter who's been trained?
In that case, Granger, if you don't take a half-step to your right... you'll get a cop's funeral with full honors.
S1 E2The Streets
Cops and robbers isn't a game to me, Ms. Hill. I've seen too much life and death. Too many alcoholic cops because they're shaking inside. Too many divorces and suicides because of stress. Too many good men given a cop's funeral because some unthinking, unfeeling scum pulls a trigger on 'em.
[Looking at the police sketch] Yep, no question, that's the man I chased.
PPolice Detective
And lost.
Excuse me. I was off duty at the time. Couldn't find a telephone booth to change in.
Most perpetrators do what they do because they hate. They want. They do things to other people because it's easier to rob them than it is to work.
THTracy Hill
Y'know, I never did ask you why you wanted to be a cop.
It's just something I do. I don't try and analyze it.
THTracy Hill
Maybe you should.
Hey, lady, I'm a garbage collector. I collect it and I dump it. I file my report and I never look back.
THTracy Hill
I apologize if we got into your way today, that was my fault. I just have an instinct for fishing.
When you try it again with me, you'll be looking for a new creek.
S1 E3God Bless the Child
I was never what you'd call political, but when I was a rookie like you the vets used to call me the "flaming liberal." Now I'm not sure what I am.
Conservative?
Close enough. You know the definition of a conservative? A liberal who got mugged. [laughter]
FHFran Hooker
Something on your mind?
The insanity on the streets. [sighs] The mindless violence. And the way it's going, I sometimes wonder if we're even holding the line. And this thing with the kids and the drugs, it's an epidemic.
VTVicki Taylor
So how does it feel to ride with Hooker, Romano?
What can I say? John Wayne lives!
VTVicki Taylor
Amen to that.
[after apprehending the criminal who threatened his daughter] Resist arrest! Please, resist arrest!
CHCathy Hooker
[after being rescued] I was only trying to help.
You're just like your mother. Never listens. [hugs Cathy]
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