Barney Miller (TV Series)
Moonlighting (1977)
Steve Landesberg: Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich
Quotes
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Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : Sorry about the profanity Reverend
Rev. Albert Carrey : Ah, you see, just because I'm a minister, everybody thinks they have to to protect me. It's not necessary.
Rev. Albert Carrey : All right, the hell with it
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Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : In here, Reverend
Capt. Barney Miller : What's this ?
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : Captain Miller, this is Albert Carey, he runs the thrift shop. The place was full of stolen goods
Capt. Barney Miller : Hope you got a strong case ?
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : Don't worry Captain. It's a good collar. No offense
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Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : It's going to be hard to separate Church and State with him doing time in Sing Sing ?
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Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : There's a patrol car over there now, Captain. Where the stuff matches the list from a dozen heists
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Sylvester White : Hey, what about the money I paid for that stuff ?
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : Why don't you consider it a donation to charity ? A gift to the church.
Sylvester White : I'm an athetist
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : Sue him
Sylvester White : Hey, I ain't that sure about it.
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Capt. Barney Miller : Dietrich, would you mind ?
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : Sure, I'll do it. I don't mind. It doesn't bother me. Do you believe in God ?
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : Well, I always felt up there, out there
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : I don't think there is. I mean, we're probably just an accident. The result of some unplanned cosmic explosion eons ago.
Capt. Barney Miller : Now, What if -- what if you're wrong. You find yourself in an afterlife having to explain yourself to somebody. What do you say ?
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : Whoops !
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Sylvester White : What is it with you people? Why don't you believe me?
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : Well, it's because we're used to dealing with the criminal element, Mr. White. Everybody comes in here claims he's innocent. So, nine times out of ten, he's not. So it hardens you over the years, Mr. White. It makes initial trust a rare commodity in police work.
Sylvester White : Oh.
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : Also, I don't like your eyes.
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Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : First name?
Sylvester White : Sylvester. I was born cesarean. My mother named me that for revenge.
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : Women are sensitive about birth.
Sylvester White : Boy, she never let up either. When I was ten years old, she made me take accordion lessons.
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : She was a distrubed woman, Mr. White. Uh, Middle name?
Sylvester White : Marion
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich : I saw it comin'.