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- no email - no homepage - 2001-08-14 02:14:23 From "Fire 77", originally aired February 1977. While the 12th precinct house was ablaze and Barney tries desprately to evacuate a suicidal couple, a burglar and the squadmen, Nick makes a ridiculous suggestion to Capt. Miller. He suggests that the permanent records be thrown in the blaze and that the squad can "start over." This was one of the most truly hillarious moments I had ever seen on Barney Miller. Judging from the howls of laughter the audience must have felt the same way. 247 Allan - greebo20002001@yahoo.com - no homepage - 2001-08-08 12:29:54 My favourite quote was from Fish. He was being his usual dismal self and talking about dying when Wojo(I think),started saying that the zoo was full of life. Fish then said that they had a giant tortoise there that was over 200 years old.It died the day he was there. They lifted it out with a crane. Wojo asked if it upset the kids to see that,and Fish said "No.They thought it was flying" 246 Krissy - no email - no homepage - 2001-07-24 06:23:36 From "Dog Days": The German shepard is barking viciously at Yemana and the dog's owner is telling Nick that the dog wants his owner out of the cell. Nick calmly walks over to the cell and proceeds to unlock it. After slowly opening the door he pushes the guy back in the cage and gets in himself locking the door behind him. He looks at the dog's owner and says. "Ya see. He doesn't use his head." 245 Mark - no email - no homepage - 2001-07-12 19:30:30 Dietrich is German for a picklock or skeleton key, it fits the personality very well. 244 Tim Scholl - no email - no homepage - 2001-07-09 16:52:29 episode 13: chano is upset about shooting 2 bank robbers Barney goes to see him at his apartment. when Barney asks Chano what he had been doing. Chano replys that he went to see a movie.Barney asks him what movie and Chano says "DIRTY HARRY" 243 Tim Weiler - weilerium@msn.com - no homepage - 2001-07-01 03:07:55 One of my favorite lines comes from the episode called "The Abduction." Wojo is speaking to a girl who was kidnapped by her parents because she worked in an Eastern restaurant and they wanted her to come home. The girl (named Praknamurti) told Wojo that she took a vow of celibacy. Of course Wojo was disappointed by this. When Praknamurti went to say goodbye to Wojo, she said he should stop by the temple and join in their evening devotions. To which Wojo said "Didn't think you had any." 242 marie - ladybird999@msn.com - no homepage - 2001-06-30 04:47:34 being a 13 year old, i must say barney miller is the show ever made!!! my two lines from the sitcom are:1) the episode where wojo gets a bird and gos to barney tells he's dead. barney:my god (he thinks the person in the cell is dead). wojo:not him, the bird. 2) my 2nd favorite line is when there's a "werewolf" in the cell and he starts climbing,making noise ,etc. yemanna:barney! barney! harris gets barney and barn settles the guy down! great actors!favorite wojo! 241 mona - aldablack@hotmail.com - no homepage - 2001-06-24 23:50:16 I love Barney Miller. I can't say I have a favorite character (because they're all so great) but Nick was great. I love the episode where he and Harris make the bet about their addictions( Hariss's smoking and Nick's gambling) They start to discuss willpower. Nick: The Japonese got a lot of willpower. We eat raw fish. Harris: Yeah, but you like it. Nick: No we don't! Patrick - no email - no homepage - 2003-04-21 20:05:41 Wojo (typing up arrest report): "Any previous convictions?" Prostitute: "Yeah, I once thought cleanliness was next to godliness." 240 MZ - no email - no homepage - 2001-06-22 19:36:27 Steve on 231, you blew it. The line from DD was "Funny, we have a city in Nebraska that sounds just like that." 239 Melissa Hall - mafhall@aol.com - no homepage - 2001-06-21 02:11:53 It's Nick's 20th anniversary as a cop and he's mad that no one knows or acknowledges it, so he spouts off about it as he's leaving. Everyone is shocked to hear him like this. WOJO: Wow, he hardly ever says two words. HARRIS: Uh, Wojo, I'd say that pretty much WAS two words. Another one was when Harris was taking a statment from a mercenary and the mercenary asks him if he's ever considered doing "merck-work" in Africa. HARRIS: I can't weark KHAKI. 238 Jackey - clarkkentblues@aol.com - no homepage - 2001-06-16 08:27:04 While the squad room is being exterminated they discover that the office is "bugged" with a small microphone. No one knows why it is there or how long it has been there. Everyone is being very careful about what they do and say. Barney gives a loud indignant speech about how no one has done anything wrong and they should go on with business as usual. There is a phone call for Barney. Himself uncomfortable with the presence of a microphone, he says, "I'll take it on my phone" and heads into his office. Everyone looks worried. Nick says, "It's a princess." 237 TJJ - EJames4814@AOL.com - no homepage - 2001-06-14 02:49:02 The greatest line in Barney Miller history-- if not world history-- is in the episode when Wojo accidentally reveals Zitelli's homosexuality with Scanlon in the room (I don't know the episode number)...and Wojo, feeling down, goes over to Dietrich and says, "I feel like some kind of Judas"...and Dietrich responds, "Well, at least you didn't kiss him first." Brilliant. 236 Libby - CgalW06@aol.com - no homepage - 2001-06-04 14:14:07 My favorite episode was the one where they arrest the guy who's had the stolen car for 20 years! 235 Marky - marky@preferred.com - no homepage - 2001-06-04 01:09:01 Here's a good one from Detrich- "Pain is funny. Wanna feel a joke?" 234 Matthew Heller - no email - no homepage - 2001-06-01 01:31:04 My favorite quote is on episode #46 (Hash),when Nick (Jack Soo)is stoned and puts his arm on Barney's (Hal Linden) shoulder and says,"What do ya say,us guys go down to the beach,and shoot some clams." 233 Patrick - no email - no homepage - 2001-05-31 01:25:19 One of my favorite episodes is the one where they arrest a guy (Richard Libertini) who claims to be from the future. At one point, he looks around at the men and says, "It's said to think you're all dead now." Dietrich responds by saying, "Imagine how we feel." 232 Patrick - h.p.alvarez@worldnet.att.net - no homepage - 2001-05-31 01:02:55 One of my favorite lines from Barney Miller is when Wojo has - yet again - called soem governmental bigwig to deal with a relatively trivial matter. When the government official learns that he's flown all the way from Washington, D.C. for nothing, Barney tries to calm him down by explaining that Wojo "was confused..." Wojo chimes in, "That's right, I was confused!" The government official responds, "I've never heard it said with such pride before." 231 Steve - no email - no homepage - 2001-05-29 22:16:53 DD asks Nick where he was born. Nick says: "I was born in Omaha" DD says: "We have a state here that sounds just like that" 230 Gale Miller (no relation) - cdz@ronan.net - no homepage - 2001-05-26 18:41:01 In the episode "Chase", Yemana is doing inventory of the squadroom and is still looking for a "first base kit". Barney informs him that it is a typo and should be "first aid kit". Yemana's reply: "All I could find was a fielders glove". 229 Aryn - adam12fan@elvispresley.com - no homepage - 2001-05-18 23:18:11 I love Dietrich. Steve Landesburg is the only person on Earth who could pull off such a tactful charactor!!! The Episode is called "Asylum". As some kind of official <from the state department or somthing> leaves the squad room, Dietrich asks him if he will see the president anytime soon. The man says yes, he's goin to D.C. the following day. "Tell him Arthor says hey" Dietrich says". "Arthor who?!" the guy asks. "He'll know," Dietrich calmly replies and walks to his dest. The state department official asks Nick, "Who is that man?!!?" "We're not sure" said Nick. 228 karen clark - kclark46@localnet.com - no homepage - 2001-05-15 04:43:40 I can't remember the name of the episode, but Wojo is eating lunch and he discovers a fly in his sandwich. Yemana suggests that maybe the little black thing in his egg salad is a piece of olive, and Wojo says, "since when do olives have wings" and Fish replies "when they die and go to heaven." 227 Rick - rlh001@hotmail.com - no homepage - 2001-05-12 18:29:02 EPISODE ??? THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE GREATEST SCENE EVER!!! Nick (to Barney): Wojo and Harris chased the guy down into the sewer. Barney: The sewer???!!! Fish (about to go into the bathroom): I better wait. I may be obstructing justice. 226 Gale Miller (no relation) - cdz@ronan.net - no homepage - 2001-05-12 02:32:06 From the episode "Riot". Levitt mentions Hasidic Jews were gathering outside. Inspector Luger says "Yeah, I passed some of them on the way here looking like the Smith Brothers". After the last episode aired, I had a lump in my throat rivaled by the ones I had when M*A*S*H and Johnny Carson left the airwaves. 225 Gary O - gary_obannon@mailexcite.com - no homepage - 2001-05-08 02:34:08 Add on to #223...Bruno Bender who states to DD..."You know, you just can't insult some people." DD replies, "Want any coffee, Mallethead?" To which Bender retorts, "Cream and two sugars" w/o missing a beat & with no acknowledgement of the wisecrack towards him. 224 Ken Netzel - kennetzel@adelphia.net - no homepage - 2001-05-04 01:06:15 They may have been mentioned already, but with all the great quotes, I didn't have time to go through them all. But my favorite lines from Barney Miller is in the episode where we meet Detrich for the first time. Fish goes home and Arthur follows him there. In the mean time, Fish's daughter Beverly comes home very angry at "Howard," her boyfriend. She doesn't want to talk to him, so she asks Arthur to say "Go away...Beverly is busy." in a manly voice if he comes to the door. When he says it, they comment on how much he sounds like Gregory Peck. So finally the doorbell rings, and Arthur goes to the door and yells out "Go away...Beverly is busy. We made other plans, and they DON'T include you." From the other side of the door, we hear a respons back: "I'm not Howard Mr. Peck." This comes from a kid, Biff, who normally would have no idea who Gregory Peck is, even at that time, but it played so well, I crack up everytime I see it. 223 Jay B - Soberduud1@aol.com - no homepage - 2001-04-30 22:26:36 The best one liner was almost a throwaway line. Bruno Binder is being his usual insulting self. After a particularly insulting Binder remark, Binder then says, "Boy, you just can't insult some people." Dietrich agrees, then says "hey mallethead, what's your address?" BTW - what's up with the EXTREMELY heavy editing of these episodes by TV Land? Could we do with one or two less Tim Conway promos? 222 John Sobiski - JSobiski@aol.com - no homepage - 2001-04-28 09:52:44 Inspector Lugar, describing how Foster (an Old colleague) was blown to bits by a car bomb, "He was wearing his safety belt. Didn't help him a bit." 220 David Wile - davidwile@juno.com - no homepage - 2001-04-25 09:00:37 In one episode, the squad was talking about life after death and the existence of God. Dietrich said he did not believe in God. After some discussion of the subject, Barney asked Dietrich what he would have to say if, when his time finally comes, he found there was an afterlife and he had to answer to God. Dietrich thought for a moment and responded with, "Whoops?" Can anyone tell me what episode that may have been? 219 Aryn - adam12fan@elvispresley.com - no homepage - 2001-04-23 23:12:33 One of the best things about the series is Wojo's baseball. He loves is to much and it alwaz comes up the most adorable times!! In one of the early episodes Luger wants to buy Wojo's ball from him. Of coarse, Wojo declines. The Inspector gets testy an dleaves. Meanwhile, Chano brings in a friendly forgerer he's been trailing for a long time. Later in the episode, when the inspecter returs, Wojo offers to, not sell, but give his ball to Luger. As Luger is walking out of the squad room with his new ball, he is naming some of the players on the ball. About the third person he says is John Handcock. "Was he with the Gaints?" he asked. "No," Wojo tactfully replies, "He was one of the original Yankees!" After Inspector Luger leaves he takes out the real ball, kisses it, and winks at the forger. Adorable....... P.S. please excuse my spelling!!! I'm in the 7th grade, that shuld explain it!!! that goes for all the entries i've written in this GREAT Barney Miller site!!!!!!! Thanx! 218 Gary O - gary_obannon@mailexcite.com - no homepage - 2001-04-21 04:53:56 Add on to #209...Luger has to talk to his prospective mail-order bride, Pelita, after she threatens to leave the U.S. and go back to Manila. When Barney offers his office for their discussion, Luger allows Pelita to enter first, stops and says, "Hold my calls, Barney." To which Harris says to Dietrich, "Ten bucks she's on a plane to Manila tonight!" Dietrich pauses, thinks deeply, strokes his chin, and eventually counters..."Twenty says he doesn't get any calls." [P.S.: I caught this version when B.M. was airing originally; the one's on TV Land and syndication are heavily edited for additional commercials; many additional great lines have been cut out] 217 Aryn - Adam12fan@elvispresley.com - no homepage - 2001-04-17 21:12:24 From on of the early episodes: Apparently, an internal affairs officer, Kelley, is coming to investigate 12th. All of the men are wondering who the alleged culprit is. After having misgivings wiht Fish and Mick, Wojo leaves the squad room in an insucure huff. While the men are wondering what could be the matter, they are discussing reasons that they may be targeted for Kelly's attacks. Fish says that it could be him becuase he deducted illegally from his taxes almost 10 years before. Chano says he has a brother in law that is immigrated illegally. Everyone knows Yamana could be gettin ready to break his gambling habits. Wojo re-enters. he stands in the middle of the room and says, very emotionally, that he has an announcement to make. Nick: Maybe we shoulc light some candles..... Wojo: This is SERIOUS!! Wojo removes his gum. Wojo: Well.....when i took the Seargents test.....I WROTE SOME ANSWERS ON MY SHIRT!!!! if Kelly is after my badge, i'd rather just hand it in.......so i'm goin down to internal affairs.... He starts to dejectedly leave the room. of coarse- Barn talks him out of it. Wojo is soooooo adorable. i just love how he is afriad of the most childish things- flying, getting a shot, mortuaries... i jsut love him to death!!!! P.S. When you come to quote #181, don't read it!!!! IT IS DISRESPECTFUL!!!!!! The guyz name is "nathan" he needs to fall madly in love with Barney Miller <like any other self respecting person or get off of this AWESOME site!!!!! 216 Maryann J. - no email - no homepage - 2001-04-17 05:31:03 I have so many "favorite lines" it was hard to think of a particular one. One great episode was "Experience" one where Fish ends up many blocks behind detective Wilson in a foot pursuit. As he's getting his breath back, back at his desk, Wilson pats him on the back and says, "You're a LIT-TLE out of shape, baby..." Fish retorts to Wilson (who is tall, black and athletic) "Little, your Aunt Jemima! What am I, a lion hunter? My people were all in the restaurant business!" Later in the same episode, it is discovered that a bomb has been placed in the building. Wilson has just arrested Marty, the HILARIOUS gay shoplifter,("Is it a BIG bomb?") for stealing what was thought to be Fish's briefcase. He tells Fish he has recovered it, Fish thanks him and runs from the room, only to run back in and stare at the case with a frozen expression.("Wilson...I don't OWN a briefcase!") Fish chases everyone from the room, picks up the briefcase, holds it to his ear, and says, "OH yes, the bomb is in the briefcase." He tries to kick out that grimy, barred window ("Oh JEEZ") then tiptoes to the safe. He crouches to open it, and as he dials the combination he says, "Seven to the left...eleven to the right..." then looks at his watch and says "OH MY..." and continues dialing. Classic Fish! 215 Aryn - Adam12fan@elvispresley.com - no homepage - 2001-04-15 17:44:52 In one episode, the men of the 12th are dealing wiht a mystery involving bodies being stolen from a mortuary. When Barny tells Wojo to go to the mortuary for some reason that escapes me, Wojo informs Barney that mortuaries make him sick. he procedes to describe the flowers and quiet people that are always there. Barney- Everyone has somthing in life that disturbs them, in your case, like. Giving Wojo a strange look dismisses his complaints as another one of his childish <and adorable> fears. as Barney starts to walk away- Wojo- What if i had a terrible ezperience when i was a kid? Barney <suddenly sympathetic>- What happened? Wojo- When my grandmother died, and i asked my parents about it, they told me she was just sleeping . Barney- Woj, that isn't to bad, death is an extremely abstract thing to describe to a child..... Wojo- I tried to wake her up, Barn. Barney- HARRIS!! DIETRICH!!! you two go to the mortuary. ...........porr Woj,bless his heart 214 Aryn - Adam12fan@elvispresley.com - no homepage - 2001-04-14 19:30:47 When all of Barney's men have to take shots for some kind of vaccination <can't remember what for> Wojo comes into Barney's office and says that he'll "just pass on the shot." Barney gives him a lecture that he would be endangering himself and his fellow officers if the were to refuse to take the shot. Wojo- I'll faint! Barney- Is that a threat? Wojo- No, its a fact Barney- Woj, you were in the Marine Corps, you got shots all the time!! Wojo- i fainted all the time. After Barney finally convinces Wojo to get the shot, Wojo requests to have it done in Barney's offic. a few minutes later the nurse sticks her head out the window and says: i need some hot water and towels please <or somthin like that> Barney- He fainted? Nurse nods her head Barney To Nick and Harris- NO JOKES!!!!! i think that anythin concerning Wojo is ADORABLE!! 213 Aryn - Adam12fan@elvispresley.com - no homepage - 2001-04-14 17:02:17 Who would rape a 200 pound, STERILE woman?? if you nkow what i'm talkin about- e-mail me!!! 212 Aryn - Adam12fan@elvispresley.com - no homepage - 2001-04-14 16:55:19 I think that the funniest episode of Barney Miller is "Hash" i still laugh out loud every time i think of it!!!! Barney first suspects somthing is wrong when Wojo demonstrates a fleeing criminal by waking his fingers across Barney's arm and over his shoulder. but- Nick Yamana was the funniest in that episode. when hes talkin to Harris and says "do this" and squints his eyes really hard. after harris did this Yamana replied, "yup- i heard it!" Then when Barney inquired as to how many of Wojo's brownies he had eaten, Nick comes really close to Barney's ear and says "Mushy Mushy!!!" ........priceless When Wojo is booking a suspect he asked for the criminals first name. the man replies, "Fred" after typing for about a minute, he asks,"last name?" On examining the report, Barney informs Wojo that under arresting officer, Wojo put Wojociehowicz <your guess is as good as mine!> Chief of Police. The grace of it all is that the next day- none of them remember the "incident"!!!! I also just wnat to say that after watching part 3 of the last episode i cried for a total of 3 hours and 45mins.!! that is the sadest thing i have seen in a long time.......... 211 Aryn - Adam12fan@elvispresley.com - no homepage - 2001-04-14 16:39:48 There is this one edisode where The men at the 'ol one two just find out that their water supply in New York is diminishing and could be gone in a matter of months. All of Barney's men disregard this information, exept one- you guessed it- Wojo. the next morning when Barney comes into the squad room, Wojo dutifully hands him a cup of "coffee" Barney takes a drink and immediatley exclaimes " what the heck is this??!!" <thats not EXACTLY what he said, but you get the picture ;)> Wojo desponently replies, "it's hot Dr. Pepper." Barney- "what the h*ll????" Wojo- "well, Harris drank his!!! 221 Sanderling - sanderlinger@yahoo.com - no homepage - 2001-04-26 06:55:52 Has to be almost anything Wojo says lol. He's definitely my favourite character. I can't really remember specific episodes though. I'm 17 years old and love watching the show. I'm ticked off right now b/c it's on and I can't watch it arrrgghh! Cable got disconnected. I miss it already! 210 Unknown - no email - no homepage - 2001-04-14 04:04:15 Harris:And who comes in? Dietrich:Bo Diddley (Harris sighs at Dietrich...) Dietrich: Got a laugh yesterday... 209 Tony - no email - no homepage - 2001-04-14 04:02:16 When Lugger told Harris and Dietrich to hold his phone calls while he goes and talks to Barney... after 10 seconds when Lugger is in Barney's Office Dietrich says to Harris "20 bucks Lugger gets no calls" 208 Farialee - farialee@aol.com - no homepage - 2001-04-12 23:13:43 To 206 - I thought the "blooper" hysterical!! And has anyone noticed the various ways that Dietrich tells a person to have a seat? In one episode a lady who'd been arrested during her "baking" was complaining about how long the procedure was going to take and asked "What about my muffins?", to which *DD* responded while pointed to the chair by his desk, "Park 'em over there." And to the arrested butcher..."Get your carcuss over there." 207 Gary O - gary_obannon@mailexcite.com - no homepage - 2001-04-11 02:14:36 To #203...what made that scene even more hilarious was the fact that in that episode, Dietrich was in the midst of his attempt at celibacy. 206 rich - no email - no homepage - 2001-04-10 15:04:10 To #196: Oops. Yes, "sterile" is correct. I knew what I meant to say, just used the wrong word. Thanks for catching that one. Still, I will never forget the look on Levitt's face when he found out about Wojo's "condition". 205 Earl King - adlon3@mindspring.com - no homepage - 2001-04-09 05:48:01 I liked the episode where the Hasidic Jews were rioting because of a robbery ring stealing jewels from them. Inspector Lugger tried to calm the crowd down and ended his homily by suggesting that they all go home and "take a shave!" This led to him being trampled by the rioters and they left their foot prints all over him. 204 Gary O - gary_obannon@mailexcite.com - no homepage - 2001-04-07 07:19:37 Episode: Wojo paternity suit DD/Barney discussing when Russians invaded Poland (early 80s)... Barney: "Anything happening?" DD: "Another work stoppage in Poland." Barney walks/looks at Wojo, who has just heard of the paternity suit, is in the most intense and (non-productive)daze you've ever seen...Barney, eying Wojo, retorts, "It must be catching!" _______________________________________________ Seconds later, Barney/DD continue Russian-Polish politics... DD: "Poland is playing right into the hands of the Russians..." Barney: I don't see where the facts justify that..." DD: (smugly) "Oh, really?" He goes on to say how Russia will be more than happy to eventually roll the tanks into Poland just like they did in Czekoslavakia...Both are waiting eagerly on input from the Polish Wojohowicz, but instead, Wojo responds with, "I've just been hit with a paternity suit!" To which DD replies, as only he can, with perfect timing and empathy.... "Haven't you people suffered enough!" ...and DD simply walks away shaking his head in disbelief... Absolutely priceless scene! 203 Tony - no email - no homepage - 2001-04-07 07:07:04 I don't the name of the episode, but at the end of the episode a prostitute that harris arrested was released and she gave Harris her phone number and says "You do know the only thing your gonna get out of me is sex" and about 10 seconds after she leaves Harris says while crumbling up the paper with her phone number "Forget it" just before Harris throws the phone number away Diedrich says "Nooo" and thats how the show ended I thought that was pretty funny. 202 Mike - rvl14@aol.com - no homepage - 2001-04-05 02:52:23 Luger - "I was part of the Lindburgh thing" Levine - "I thought he went alone?" 201 Vladimir - no email - no homepage - 2001-04-04 04:22:53 My favorites come from the episode where Harris and Dietrict are protecting a witness in a hotel, and include: Dietrict - it's your turn to watch Ming the merciless. "Ok don't get up....but you can kiss off watching your damn cartoons!" "I'm up!" "...and who comes through the door?" "The Mills Brothers?" 200 Toby - hello@d.com - http://ddd.com - 2001-04-02 22:50:06 Episode:Hash Wojo asked the guys name and the guy said Fred. Wojo typed 12 letters than asked "Last Name" 199 ira macner - ira_macner@mckinsey.com - no homepage - 2001-03-30 15:27:05 "marriage is like a horse with a broken leg. you can shoot it, but that don't fix the leg." ---yomana 198 Lesa - lesaw@hotmail.com - no homepage - 2001-03-30 06:09:25 I liked in the episode The Fog where Dietrich and Wojo are exchanging quotes about the fog. Man that was a sexy moment. Then Harris"the Writer"comes in and Wojo asked him about the fog and He comes back With Thick as pea soup. I also liked the episode Hash As Wojo describes to Barney how the burgular leaves this apartment and demostrates it by running his fingers along Barn's arm up it and over his shoulder. That was so cute and funny. I also liked how they tell Levitt that he had been promoted. When Luger called him Levin again and Levitt says For the last time Levitt Officer Carl E. Levitt and Luger comes back with correction Sergent Carl E. Levitt. Got to love that Luger. the Episode where Dietrich and Harris and holed up in a hotel room with a witness and Harris comes in the wake up Dietrich and Dietrich begins to get out of bed and tells Harris that he is naked. And Harris leaves the room I so wish that I could have been a fly on that wall when he got out of bed. I'll think of more later it's getting late. Lesa 197 hockeybabe93 - marycolin@yahoo.com - no homepage - 2001-03-29 13:09:36 in the episode where they get the bullet proof vests and they are all returning them to levitt, and levitt says to harris "are you sure you want to do this?" and harris tells levitt "yeah, you can make yourself a little matching pair of britches out of them." love it. NEXT |
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