In the Heat of the Night (TV Series)

Walkout (1989)

Alan Autry: Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner

Quotes 

• Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner : People gettin' their throat sliced right and left, snowin' in Mississippi, what the hell's goin' on here, Virgil?

• Officer Wilson Sweet : Man I can not believe somebody actually sat down and wrote all this stiff out. Now listen to this. "Certain procedure shall not implemented on any macadam pavement where the firm...

  Officer Parker Williams : [Interrupting Sweet]  Macadam? What's pavement got to do with nuts?

  Officer Wilson Sweet : Nuts? What nuts? I didn't say anything about nuts?

  Officer Parker Williams : Well macadam, you know them little bity white round nuts that come in a blue cans that has a picture of a pineapples on them?

  Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner : Parker, that's called a macadamia nut.

  Officer Parker Williams : Where is Macadamia anyway?

  Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner : Well I don't think it exists anymore Parker, but at one time I think it was over in Europe someplace.

  Officer Wilson Sweet : I think you are talking about Macedonia, and you're right , there's no Macedonia anymore.

  Officer Parker Williams : Yea

  Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner : Yea

  Officer Parker Williams : Maybe that's why they ship them from Hawaii these days.

  Officer Wilson Sweet : Ship WHAT from Hawaii these days?

  Officer Parker Williams : Then tiny nuts. It's what we're talking about aint it?

  Officer Wilson Sweet : I'm talking about macadam pavement, that's what I'm talking about.

  Officer Parker Williams : You don't have to get so uppy Sweet. I mean, maybe that's the kind of roads they have in Hawaii to truck them out on.

  Officer Parker Williams : [Parker answers ringing phone]  Sparta Police Department, Parker Williams.

  Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner : You know Sweet, it's real sad. He was turning into a real good officer, and then sometimes I...

  [Shakes his head] 

  Officer Wilson Sweet : [laughs silently]