The Rockford Files (TV Series)

Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You (1977)

James Garner: Jim Rockford

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Quotes 

• Vern St. Cloud : I mean I checked the phone books, I checked all of the model agencies...

  Jim Rockford : That's a waste of time, she's not a model. All right, she's blue eyed, very thin, but both of you said she was 5'-4". You've got to be at least 5'-7" to be a model; designer's clothes hang better on taller women.

  Vern St. Cloud : Who are you? Eve St. Lawrence?

• Jim Rockford : This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.

  Army Official : [Beeep]  This is Department of the Army. Our records show you are the Rockford, James who failed to turn in his service automatic in May 1953. Contact us at once!

• Jim Rockford : Okay Vern, what's your problem? Rabies?

• Vern St. Cloud : In a coupla weeks we are gonna be competing with each other all over again - dog eat dog.

  Billy Merrihew : Ah, so what, man? Let's bury the hatchet.

  Vern St. Cloud : "Bury the hatchet" - that's a catchy phrase - very original.

  Jim Rockford : Hey, c'mon, Vern - we went through a lot together - let's be friends.

  Vern St. Cloud : Well, see you guys around... hey... fellas... don't take any wooden nickels.

• Jim Rockford : [Jim's in Rocky's truck - Rocky having just picked up Jim at the airport]  These are for picking me up at the airport.

  [Jim reaches into a brown paper bag, and pulls out a bunch of cigars, and puts them in Rocky's shirt pocket] 

  Jim Rockford : They're Cuban.

  Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford : [Smiling]  Oh, boy! hey; ain't they illegal, sonny?

  Jim Rockford : You gonna turn me in, or what?

  Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford : Well, I-I suppose it won't hurt us none to have a few good smokes. It won't make us into a pair of commies.

• Wass : Whatcha doin'?

  Jim Rockford : Oh just putting up my guard like I always do when somebody sticks their nose in my business.

  Wass : Your business is my business as long as you're loitering here, staring at those apartments. We're with building security.

  Jim Rockford : No you're not, you got out of that Vette back there just a minute ago.

• Dennis Becker : There's always a big attrition rate in your business. You people are flaky, undependable...

  Jim Rockford : Hey... flaky?

  Dennis Becker : Yes. And you have your moments - admit it.