Adam-12 (1968) Quotes

Adam-12 (1968)

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	Season 7 / Episode 10: - Credit Risk Officer James A. Reed: You know that they're talking about doing away with money all together, just using one big giant plastic credit card, feeding it into a giant computer. Officer Peter J. Malloy: Might work. Officer James A. Reed: Not for me. Machines might be efficient, but they don't feel anything.
	Season 5 / Episode 23: - Keeping Tabs Officer Peter J. Malloy: It really wasn't that big of a caper. I know its embarrassing but the rest of the guys around here understand. Sgt. MacDonald: You know Pete, I must have made that same speech to a dozen other cops whose sons were arrested, but I guess I won't be making it again. Somehow it isn't the same when it's your own boy.
	Season 5 / Episode 23: - Keeping Tabs Sgt. MacDonald: Whatever we did, he understood. It was natural. Officer Peter J. Malloy: He's growing up, Mac. Sgt. MacDonald: I know. I think that's where I've had the most trouble adjusting.
	Season 5 / Episode 23: - Keeping Tabs Sgt. MacDonald: I end up not wanting him to do anything, fearing he will make some kind of mistake. Officer Peter J. Malloy: You know, when I was a kid I built one of those model ships. I worked on it every day after school. It was pretty detailed, exact rigging and built to scale. When I was done, I took it to a pond where we lived and I put it in the water. A gust of wind grabbed it and got it going too fast and sent it toward some rocks. So I ran around the pond and jerked it out of the water. I never sailed it again, I was afraid it was going to get damaged. I took it home and put it on a shelf in my bedroom. I never really enjoyed it again. Sgt. MacDonald: This is a boy, not a model ship. Officer Peter J. Malloy: I get the feeling that you're never going to be pleased with him until you let him succeed on his own terms, despite the risks, and he does.
	Season 5 / Episode 22: - Anatomy of a 415 Officer James A. Reed: Have you got someplace to spend the night Mr Spencer? John Spencer: Yeah, I've got a sister that lives nearby. Lois Spencer: Sure, go over to your sister's. John Spencer: I'll be back in the morning to get my stuff. Lois Spencer: Good, it will be in the trash!
	Season 5 / Episode 7: - Harry Nobody Ellen Craig: Sooner or later his story will fall apart, it always does. Harry Craig: Tommy, you can believe your old gramps this once, can't you? Tommy Craig: [to Reed] He doesn't mean to lie, he just doesn't know what the truth is anymore.
	Season 3 / Episode 16: - Log 155 -- I.A.D. Waitress: One lousy dime, that's not a tip. Officer James A. Reed: No ma'am, it's a hint.
	Season 2 / Episode 3: - Log 52 -- Good Cop: Handle with Care Officer James A. Reed: It doesn't seem fair. Officer Peter J. Malloy: Sure its fair. Officer James A. Reed: I don't agree. They're abusing a legitimate grievance procedure. We knock ourselves out to do a good job and now this. Officer Peter J. Malloy: Maybe we should stencil it on our uniforms: Good cops, handle with care.
	Season 2 / Episode 2: - Log 153 -- Find Me a Needle Sgt. Miller: She could be anyplace. A bar, another party, or at the bottom of some gully up on Mulholland. Officer James A. Reed: There's gotta be a thousand ravines up there. Sgt. Miller: If she has been hid, it will be like looking for a needle in some haystack. Officer Peter J. Malloy: Maybe we can find this needle if we start with the guy that dropped it.
	Season 1 / Episode 16: - Log 62 -- Grand Theft Horse? Officer James A. Reed: You think we're in trouble, for firing at the suspects back there? Officer Peter J. Malloy: It's possible, it will be mostly up to the captain, after he gets the report. Officer James A. Reed: We didn't have much choice, did we? Officer Peter J. Malloy: We could have let them get away from us. Maybe another unit would have stopped them, and maybe not. Maybe they would have killed someone no matter how it went down. I didn't figure we had much choice. Officer James A. Reed: You think the captain will see it that way? Officer Peter J. Malloy: I don't know, in a spot like that sometimes you've got to take your chances with the book. It goes with the territory.
	Season 1 / Episode 13: - Log 122 Christmas: The Yellow Dump Truck Officer Peter J. Malloy: I guess I sound pretty hard hearted. Officer James A. Reed: No I understand, I guess they all need a lot of things. Officer Peter J. Malloy: You can't let yourself get all bent out of shape everytime you see someone unhappy on this job. Get involved up to a point. You go beyond that you go screamin' up the wall. Officer James A. Reed: Yeah, I guess you're right.
	Season 1 / Episode 13: - Log 122 Christmas: The Yellow Dump Truck Officer James A. Reed: Pete, you know, sometimes you really confuse me. Officer Peter J. Malloy: You don't believe everything I say, do you? Officer James A. Reed: Pretty much, yeah. Officer Peter J. Malloy: Well you should, except when I'm talking through my hat!
	Season 1 / Episode 9: - Log 101: Someone Stole My Lawn Officer Peter J. Malloy: You did a big thing. Officer James A. Reed: Yeah, but did I do the right thing? Officer Peter J. Malloy: Probably, but on this job the only thing that's black and white is the car.
	Season 1 / Episode 8: - Log 72 -- El Presidente Officer Peter J. Malloy: Come on out Slade, you're surrounded. Put the gun down and come out now. Don't shoot Slade, we see you. [Gunshot rings out] Well that's not gonna work.
	Season 1 / Episode 8: - Log 72 -- El Presidente Officer James A. Reed: Malloy, things like this don't seem to get to you. Officer Peter J. Malloy: Sure they get to me, but I was thinking about those kids. The way I figure it Slade had his chance, if he blew it that's tough. If he had killed one of those kids, it would have been a lot tougher.
	Season 1 / Episode 7: - Log 71 -- I Feel Like a Fool, Malloy Officer Peter J. Malloy: The world is full of squirrils and some days we get 'em all.
	Season 1 / Episode 7: - Log 71 -- I Feel Like a Fool, Malloy Officer James A. Reed: I don't think she's gonna make it Malloy. Officer Peter J. Malloy: People die every day. ADW, hit/run, murder. Most of the time we're involved. But I'll tell you something, when it happens to a child you don't get used to it. Note: ADW:Assault w/deadly weapon.
	Unknown Episode: Jim Reed: You just have to know how to arrest them and still make them like you. We call it technique.
	Unknown Episode: Pete Malloy: You know what this is? Jim Reed: Yes sir, it's a police car. Pete Malloy: This black and white patrol car has an overhead valve V8 engine. It develops 325 horsepower at 4800 RPM's. It accelerates from 0 to 60 in seven seconds; it has a top speed of 120 miles an hour. It's equipped with a multi channeled DFE radio and an electronic siren capable of admitting three variables, wale, yelp, and alert. It also serves as an outside radio speaker and public address system. The automobile has two shotgun racks, one attached to the bottom portion of the front seat, one in the vehicle trunk. Attached to the middle of the dash, illuminated by a single bulb is a hot sheet desk. Fastened to which you will always make sure is the latest one off the teletype before you ever roll. Jim Reed: Yes sir. Pete Malloy: It's your life insurance and mine. You take care of it and it'll take care of you. Jim Reed: Yes sir. You want me to drive?
	Unknown Episode: Pete Malloy: A wise man once said; great hazards accompany innovation. Jim Reed: Yeah. Who was that? Pete Malloy: Me!

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