TV Quote of the Day (‘Barney Miller,’ In Which Harris Learns the Limits of Literary Fame)

Louise Austin [A librarian, played by Miriam Byrd-Nethery]: “We have your book.”

Det. Ron Harris [played by Ron Glass]: “Oh, do you?

Louise: "Blood on the Badge—364.12 in the crime section.”

Harris: “Well uh, look, I certainly hope people are bringing it back on time.”

Louise: “It's never left.”— Barney Miller, Season 7, Episode 13, “The Librarian,” original air date Feb. 19, 1981, teleplay by Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein, and Tony Sheehan, directed by Noam Pitlik