Freddie Beamer quotes from The Rockford Files

Freddie

Well, I got the car back... nice. I think I'm going to put it on display right out front with a big sign on it. "Wreck of the Week, Drive Carefully".

Jim

Well, that'll make it look like you care. People will love you for it.

Freddie

You said you were going to drive it carefully, Jimmy baby, remember? The guys driving the tow truck that brought it in had a bet going. Want to hear the bet?

Jim

Not necessarily, no.

Freddie

Well one guy bet it was a Ford. The other guy said no, it was a Chrysler. Imagine the surprise when I grin and tell them, "It's a Buick".

I'm getting my gun. Both of you guys are dead.

Freddie Beamer

Yeah? Well, go ahead! I'm not the kind of guy you can blow away with a threat!

Jim

Yeah, well I am!

Lance White

Maybe we should forget about lunch and follow up a lead or something?

Jim

Which lead did you have in mind, Lance?

Lance White

We don't have one, Jim.

Jim

[laughing] Then I guess it would be hard to follow up then, huh?

Lance White

C'mon, you and I both know that when you need a lead one always shows up. That's the way it works.

Jim

[Frustrated] No, it never just shows up, Lance. Never. Watch my lips: NEV - VER.

Freddie Beamer

Hey guys, look at this.

Jim

What's that?

Freddie Beamer

I found this last night with the Senator. It was in his hand.

Jim

[Disbelievingly] Sure it was.

Freddie Beamer

Yeah, I put it in my pocket and forgot about it.

Lance White

This could be the lead we've been waiting for, Jim.

Jim

Wait, wait, wait a minute, let me get this straight.; ten seconds ago we had no leads - nothing, huh?

Lance White

That's right.

Jim

And now Beamer pulls this picture of a band leader or something out of his pocket and says it was in the dead man's hand, and then he tells us it's been in his coat for 18 hours, and it shows up right now when we need it?

Lance White

That's exactly right, Jim. What's the problem?

Jim

Oh, no problem. No, no problem at all. I just want to get it straight. I may want to tell an analyst.

Lance White

When you look at the sun and the stars, the majesty of the firmament, well, our little problems seem very insignificant. And when you add to that the fact that you have friends, *good* friends, friends who want to help you, well, this old world just seems a whole lot better, doesn't it, Fred?

Freddie Beamer

Dontcha think you ought to load that gat in case we gotta smoke a bad guy or somethin'?