Barney Miller (1975–1982)

Gregory Sierra: Det. Sgt. Chano Amenguale

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• Det. Sgt. Chano Amenguale : [walks tiredly into the Squad Room]  Good morning.

  Barney Miller : [looks at watch]  You're late.

  Det. Sgt. Chano Amenguale : I interviewed a *lot* of women last night that got dirty phone calls. I had to take down *all* of the conversations. I got names. I got addresses. I also got excited.

  [indicates notepads] 

  Det. Sgt. Chano Amenguale : Do you want me to type up these reports?

  Barney Miller : Maybe you'd better let Fish do it.

  Det. Sgt. Chano Amenguale : Good.You know, these guys that make dirty phone calls gotta be very lonely people. They spend so much time talking on the telephone they never get to meet anybody.

  Barney Miller : I wish he'd start writing dirty letters. Then the Post Office could worry about it.

• Det. Sgt. Chano Amenguale : Hey, Barney, do you think Kelly's just a big mouth? Or, is he really going to try to make trouble?

  Barney Miller : I think Kelly is just a big mouth... who's really going to try to make trouble.

  Yemana : He's probably after me. Kelly's always had a thing about Orientals being on the police force. He says we screw up the look of the Saint Patrick's Day Parade.

• Det. Sgt. Chano Amenguale : [answers phone]  12th Precinct Detective, Sergeant Amanguale speaking. No, ma'am, I'm sorry but we can't trace them. There's very little we can do about obscene phone calls. No, ma'am. No, ma'am. Will you watch your language, please, ma'am?

  [hangs up phone] 

  Det. Sgt. Chano Amenguale : This is gonna drive me crazy. 26 calls in two weeks!

  [thinks about it] 

  Det. Sgt. Chano Amenguale : That's some dirty guy.

• Inspector Kelly : [comes into the Squad Room dressed in a patrolman's uniform]  Patrolman Kelly reporting for duty.

  Det. Sgt. Chano Amenguale : For an undercover cop, that's a pretty dumb disguise.