Sgt. T.J. Hooker quotes from T. J. Hooker

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

Excuse me, Mr. Foster?

Yes, what is it?

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

I'm Sergeant Hooker. You're client's gonna need a new attorney. You're going to jail.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

For the rape of Valerie McGuire.

Sergeant, you're taking a dangerous step towards a very serious litigation here. I think you better ask yourself, do I look like a rapist?

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

You tell me what a rapist looks like... and I'll show you what a cop's daughter looks like... after she's been raped.

Lt. Paul McGuire

Hooker, I'm a father trying to protect daughters, like yours.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

And I'm a friend, trying to protect you from yourself. You're up to your armpits in emotion. You're about to put everything you've worked for on the line.

You said that this was an accident. Now, if this was an accident, how come the police are involved?

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

'Cause it was a man-made accident and I wanna nail that man.

I just hate leaving Eddie Pearl here alive.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

Hey Gordie, give in to that feeling, and the Boulevard poison that took Kelly will make a victim out of you, too, if you don't end up back in jail first.

Capt. Dennis Sheridan

[Reading a business card found in Connors' effects] Gamblers Anonymous. Sam Miller. Looks like Connors has other problems in addition to dealing dope.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

Well, at least this one he was trying to shake. Shall we check it out?

Capt. Dennis Sheridan

I guess so. It's a long shot, but it's all we got.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

What better place to check on a long shot? Gamblers Anonymous is the last refuge of the longshot bettor. Let's roll, Junior!

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

[Pressing down on the bar as Manny tries to benchpress up, pinning him] Getting heavy, Manny?

I can't hold this much forever!

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

There's a flood of cocaine pouring into my beat, destroying the people I'm supposed to protect. Hopheads with their brains fried by Peruvian snow. They're mugging and robbing decent citizens so maggots like you can stay in business.

[Straining under the weight] I mean it, man, I'm losin' it!

Vince Romano

Willy Stack was making the buy for you, wasn't he?

I don't deal no more!

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

I think you do. Willy Stack doesn't have the contacts in this town to sell dope in the streets. But you, scum, you got a load of lost souls waiting to sop up the poison you peddle.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

[Romano sticks out his hand to Nancy Winters, but she doesn't shake it] Don't take it personally, junior, it's me she doesn't like.

Your partner has a way with words. 'Doesn't like' is his way of saying 'used to love'.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

[Romano hands Hong a beat up and burned cassette tape] This was in Max Silver's telephone answering machine at the time of the fire.

Vince Romano

I was gonna toss it out. Hooker said that if anybody could get anything off of it, you could. But I guess Hooker was exaggerating.

Hooker does not exaggerate. If there are any words in here, I will get 'em out.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

[driving a police black and white] Junior, I got a hunch we're carrying a bomb.

Vince Romano

We can't dump it here.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

Hit the reds.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

How old are you, seventeen?

[angrily] Bingo! Give the man a prize.

Capt. Dennis Sheridan

Hooker, uh, can't you ever take 'no' for an answer?

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

Not when 'yes' makes more sense.

Let me put a couple of my men through the windows now.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

Just because the D.A. is willing to play Russian Roulette with their lives, doesn't mean we should.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

[quietly] I'll get you both out of here.

Stacy Sheridan

We know you will.

This may be the only time in my life I'll ever be glad you're a cop.

Vince Romano

Hooker, I'll stay on top of it here. You go cheer up Fran.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

When we get that ring back, and the scum who took it, that'll be cheer-up time.

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

We're gonna get the man who did this.

And when you do, will he pay the mortgage and feed my children?

Sgt. T.J. Hooker

No. [pause] But he'll pay in other ways.