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First Season Quotes


"Like I have a clue!" - Blair to Jim, after Jim demanded to know what was wrong with his wacked out senses, Night Train, -Mysti Frank


"I arrest the bad guys, and you do everything you can to get them off." - Jim to Isabelle, Night Train-MegaRed


"Man, I am not in the mood to have my head ventilated by some pissed off magpie." - Blair to Jim, The Switchman-Wolfpup


"Well, the way Sandburg navigates we'd probably be lost and mauled by a sasquatch or two." - Jim to Simon, Reunion-Wolfpup


"Jim, when you first told me about this guy, I was expecting an academic, not some neo-hippie flower child with time on his hands now that The Dead have broken up." - Simon to Jim, on his first meeting with Blair. Siege-Cindy


"Oh, come on. Do I look like that would be a problem?...Don't answer that!" - Blair, when informed of the department's drug testing policy, Siege-Cindy


"I am NOT cutting my hair." - Blair to Jim, Siege-Erin


"I was thinking about getting a Cascade PD insignia tattooed right on my chest." - Blair.
"Above the nipple ring?" - Jim.
"How'd you know about that?" - Blair.
"Let me tell you something. You get a tattoo and your Blessed Protector's gonna kick your ass down seven flights to the lobby." - Jim, Cypher - Erin


"You're a human crime lab with organic surveillance equipment!" - Blair to Jim, The Switchman-XWlfWalker


"Trust Me" - Blair.
"You know, coming from you, those are the two scariest words in the English language." - Jim - Attraction - XWlfWalker


"Sounds like menopause to me," - Blair in response to Jim explaining the symptoms he has been experiencing since he took manufactured cold medicine.
"THIS ISN'T FUNNY!" - Jim as he slams Blair against wall - Night Train - Lilith Isis


"You're a cop?" - Kincaid.
"Yeah. Lieutenant Sandburg, Narcotics. I've been teamed with Ellison." - Blair - Siege - JoCat


"No! You don't understand." - Blair.
"Shut up, kid." - Kincaid.
"I'm not really a cop! I was lying!" - Blair.
"Shut up!" - Kincaid.
"I'm an anthropologist." - Blair.
"Yeah, and I'm the president." - Kincaid.
"I was lying!" - Blair Siege - JoCat


"You know, for a guy with hyperactive senses you can be pretty dense." - Blair - Killers - JoCat


"You been eating anything weird lately?" - Blair
"Well, I have had these cravings." - Jim
"Yeah?" - Blair
"Last night I ordered pizza -- pepperoni and 30-weight motor oil." - Jim - Killers - JoCat


"Oh, man, are we back on that again?" - Blair.
"We never got off of it. We just took a brief detour to the Sandburg zone." - Jim - Killers - JoCat

"Well, knowing that the faithful companion's most important job is knowing when to get lost I'll see you later, man." - Blair, after he sees Beverly coming - Killers - JoCat


"Jim, one week. One week, and I promise, I promise, we'll be out of your hair. Come on. One week, man." - Blair
"All right, look... One week. You or the gorilla act up and you're out. All right?" - Jim
"He's not a gorilla. And, look, you already hurt his feelings." - Blair
"You know, I'm already beginning to regret this." - Jim, starting to load up his truck
~Cut to Major Crimes. Joel and Jim in bullpen.~
"So how are you and your roommates getting along?" - Joel
"Don't ask. He makes all these weird noises, he eats stuff I can't even look at, and he smells funny. All he does is watch TV all day and it's driving me crazy. The monkey's okay, though." - Jim - The Debt - JoCat


"Sandburg, what the hell's going on? What are you doing with the front..? (sees Christine) Hello, there. I'm Jim Ellison. I live here." - Jim - Cypher - JoCat


"Look at this. Check this out. (takes a lid off a pot on the stove, smells it, and coughs) Now, that stuff, that'll clean your sinuses." - Blair.
"Or clean a floor." - Jim - Night Train - JoCat


"Okay, let's go." - Jim
"I got to say it. I'm really beginning to take this personally. It's because I'm not a real cop? Not part of your great fraternal brotherhood?" - Blair
"You're right. That's it." - Jim
"Oh, man." - Blair
"We're a cult. Every cop in the state of Washington is required to join this cult. Actually we have our secret headquarters under the Masonic Temple on 8th street." - Jim
"Get out." - Blair
"Hey, Mike, am I lying? Of course you realize that now that we've divulged our secret, we will be obliged to kill you. Thanks for the ride, Mike." - Jim - Night Train - JoCat


"And everything seems to be better now?" - Blair
"Seems to be." - Jim
"Damn. I really wanted to get you back to the lab see if we could study this. You know, you could take some more of that cold stuff in a controlled environment, of course." - Blair
"Okay." - Jim
"Great." - Blair
"Under one condition. You hang underneath a speeding train while I spend the night handcuffed to Isabel, huh?" - Jim, as he pats Blair on the cheeks and walks off. Blair follows after a moment. Night Train - JoCat


"I'll take the wire in your pants. Unless you want me to have Mr. Sandburg get it out for you." - Brackett to Jim - Rogue - Michka


"Jim, we need a password." - Blair
"What for?" - Jim
"In case someone comes here, you speek the password and I'll know." - Blair
"Oh, ok, well how about this? I knock, and you say who is it, and I'll say, Ellison." - Jim - Night Train - Messyroom


"Get me some back-up and your butt off the street." - Jim
"It may not be in that order." - Blair - Love and Guns - Dusty

Second Season Quotes


"I'll probably think of you as some self-serving, spineless goober." - Jim to Blair, Survival-Bette


"What does it mean when your fortune is blank?" - Jim to Blair, Second Chance-Wendy aka Sentlgde


"Just don't go trying to turn hero on me, Blair." - Jim.
"Me? You must be joking." - Blair, before they enter the warehouse to take care of those nasty old bad guys - True Crime - Shiloh


"Do you have to write so damn loud?!?" - Jim to Blair, Hear No Evil-Laura


"Uh, he eats lots of carrots!" - Blair, Hear No Evil-ZeoRanger6


"Come on man, you have the attention span of a gerbil!" - Blair to Jim, Out of the Past-Troi


"Yes, Jim, I was a science nerd." - Blair to Jim, His Brother's Keeper-Cindy


"Number one, you're not a cop, you're a civilian observer. Number two, you're personally involved." -Jim.
"When did that stop you?" -Blair
"Hmmm, this is not about me." -Jim, Second Chance-Andromede


"Come on this isn't funny anymore!" -Blair, Dead Drop-Andromede


"No, I didn't hit on her. All I did was whistle." -Jim.
"Whistle?" -Blair.
"Yeah. Whistle like a bat." -Jim, discussing his date with Margaret, Blind Man's Bluff-Sue Wells


"When my ex-wife and I first got serious, I burned all the old letters from all the old girlfriends." - Jim.
"Purfication Ritual." - Blair.
"No. Pre-emptive strike." - Jim, Survival-Cindy


"Your hearing is one of your greatest asset and if you've been only using it at half-speed, think of what you can do!" - Blair.
"Spend the rest of my life being tortured by dog whistles" - Jim, Hear no Evil-Andromede


"Please accept my humble apologies." - Jim.
"I accept your apology." - Wendy.
"Thanks Miss Hawthorne." - Jim.
"You can call me Wendy." - Wendy.
"Call me Jim." - Jim.
"Call me stunned!" - Blair, True Crime-Andromede


"I wouldn't worry about Detective Ellison. He was a ranger." - Mara.
"Oh Yeah? Lone or Space?" - Sheriff Tennison,Survival-Cindy


"Just make a fly-by and I'll parachute." - Jim.
"PARACHUTE??!!" - Blair, Flight-Erin


"Cold and wet is my world." - Blair, Survival-Langley


"I am calm, I am calm, I am....Frezzing." - Jim, Hear No Evil-Brandee


"So far we have two murders, poisonous spiders, a mayan urn, a mysterious cylinder, and a teenage genuis, I mean, this whole thing is starting to bug me." - Simon.
"You didn't just say that sir did you?" - Jim, Smart Alec-Gen


"Technically, BS is a form of male bonding." - Blair, Black or White-Kay Lynne


"I'm letting this go. I'm letting this go. I'm letting this go. Damn, couldn't they play some decent music." - Naomi while on hold on the phone after witnessing Blair's kidnapping, Spare Parts-Songbird


"Hey, Romeo, correct me if I'm wrong, but, uh, I thought you just made a date with her." - Jim.
"Yes, I did, man, I can't help myself. I got a problem!" - Blair.
"Do yourself a favor and don't show her your diary this time." - Jim.
"Oh, yeah. No more diaries for me, man. I'm just gonna wait till I get old enough and write my memoirs." - Blair.
"Yeah, well I can't wait for the movie version to come out." - Jim, Survival-CJ


"I gotta tell you something...Your love life is criminal. You gotta destroy the evidence!" - Jim, Survival-CJ


"I remember once I was in the Fijian islands... saw this fire dance. Jim, there was this dancer there... Oh, she had the best body." - Blair.
"You know, it's becoming crystal clear to me why you were drawn to anthropology in the first place -- one-track mind." - Jim.
"Don't cheapen it." - Blair - Light My Fire - Michka


"Sandburg, you better take this gun, 'cause I'm going to shoot them." - Jim, when Wendy Hawthorne comes to the Loft and her camera-guy is filming them in their underwear True Crime-Pat

Third Season Quotes


"Come on, Jim. What kind of dog do you think I am?" - Blair.
"The kind that would jump a table leg." - Jim - Warriors - Wendy aka Sentlgde


"'69 was a very good year for me." - Jim.
"Yeah. I was born." - Blair.
(Pause) "Except that." - Jim, 3pt. Shot - Shiloh


"All right, my little guppy. You ready for your first fly casting lesson?" - Jim to Blair, Poachers-Sandy


"I just don't see myself as a lilt kind of guy." - Jim.
"Well then, I guess that makes you a twanger kind of guy, huh Hoss?" - Blair, Vendetta-Marshyn


"As an anthropologist, I have to wonder what it is about our culture that breeds this type of criminal." - Blair.
"I think it's money." - Simon, Vendetta-Marshyn


"I'll be using my best diplomatic skills sir." - Jim.
"Oh God, that's what I'm afraid of." - Simon, Fool Me Twice-Marshyn


"Okay, fish him out before he blocks the filter" - Jim, Inside Man-Andromede


"Lorne Green is about as old west as William Shater. That's pretty fitting considering that they're both Canadian." - Blair, Vendetta-Erin


"Hello." - Jim.
"Hey Jim, it's me." - Blair.
"Hi, honey." - Jim.
"Huh? Jim. Yo, Jim." - Blair.
"Yeah, sugar?" - Jim.
"Honey? Sugar?" - Blair, Vendetta-Erin


"I've decided not to shoot myself." - Melanie.
"Well, good news." - Jim.
"Give me your address in Dallas and I'll have someone shoot her." - Melanie, referring to Jim's "wife", Vendetta-Erin


"Hey Ruck. Why don't we get down to business and play a little poker here so I can relieve you of some of that hard earned government money." - Jim, Storm Warning-Erin


"The way this is drawing ink, the feds will be all over this like a cheap suit." - Simon.
Feds walk in.
"Nice suit." - Blair, Red Ice-Erin


"So, what do you think?" - Simon.
"I don't trust her. Not as far as I can throw you." - Jim, Red Ice-Erin


"Watch out for the she-devil around the corner." - Jim to officers in the elevator after talking with Cassie, Dead Certain-Erin


"Ok, D'Artagnan, why don't ya just back off on this one. You've already dated half of the eligible women in the department. Leave her alone, ok?" - Jim to Blair, Dead Certain-Erin


"Hey, turn this up." - Blair.
"Why?" - Jim.
"Why? Because I can't hear it. There are some definite drawbacks to living with you." - Blair, Breaking Ground-Erin


"Well if it isn't Nancy Drew herself." - Jim, referring to seeing Cassie at the dig site, Breaking Gound-Erin


"I think we should just be friends." - Blair, mocking Jim.
"Right." - Jim.
"Right." - Blair.
"You want some of this?" - Jim.
"Yeah." - Blair.
"Bring it on." - Jim, Breaking Gound-Erin


"Now, if you go anywhere near that place, I'm gonna have to use your head as a football." - Jim to Blair, warning him against going to the prison, Prisoner X-wolfpup


"As my son Daryl would say, talk to the hand." - Simon to Jim, The Trance-Babyheart


"You being mentally ill is the only part I buy of this!" - Simon to Blair after Blair requests to go undercover at a mental institute, Mirror Image-Erin


"So, what do you think of our two feds?" - Blair.
"Well, Raferty's not so bad but I could do without uh, what's her name, Walters." - Jim.
"Yeah, right. You know what I think? I think there's a definite attraction between you two." - Blair.
"Yeah, I think you've been chewing payote buttons again." - Jim.
"It's inevitable. You guys are too much alike." - Blair.
"You're forgetting your physics Chief. Opposites attract, light charges repel. You can trust me on this one, I'm repelled." - Jim.
"Whatever." - Blair, Poachers-Erin


"So, this fishing spot she's taking you to, you think it's catch and release?" - Blair.
"Why don't you ask me Tuesday." - Jim.
"'I don't have a tent' that's a good one." - Blair, Poachers-Erin


"Hey,hey! Jim, Look!" - Blair to Jim at the Jags stadium when he see's two young ladies in workout cloths walk by.
"Easy Sandburg! We're only here to watch the game!" - Jim, 3pt. Shot-ANNA-BANANA


"You will love, and be loved by, many. Well, mine's right; what's yours say?" - Blair, reading the fortune from his fortune cookie.
"Your partner puts the 'dim' in dim sum." - Jim, acting as though he's reading his fortune, Love Kills-Bonnie and Shiloh


"Three reasons, Sandburg - One, you're not a cop, Two, you're not a cop, Three, you're not a cop!" - Simon to Blair after Blair requests to go undercover at a mental institute, Mirror Image-M.


"Shoot it with what?!?!? I'm a consultant!" - Blair to newcomer Insp. Megan Conner when she wants him to shoot out the tires of the vehicle they are pursuing, Foreign Exchange-ZipBang


"Sandburg, you may be right. I haven't had this much dialogue with the government since I got audited." - Captain Simon Banks, Secret-susan


"We rent him out on weekends..." - Jim, about "nephew" Blair to the neighbors who may be Swingers..
"Better than a video, huh Phil?" - neighbor, Neighborhood Watch-wnnepooh


"Ah, no worries mate. I know what, I'll go as Megan's brother," Blair Sandburg with an Aussie accent. Neighborhood Watch-Gen


"Oh, Simon. Isn't that beautiful?" - Blair as he puts his arm around Simon.
"What do you think you're doing? Get off me!" - Simon as he shrugs off Blair's arm.
"C'mon, a little brotherly love." - Blair.
"Do I look like your brother?" - Simon
"From a different mother." - Blair.
"Don't you start with me, Sandburg. I'm telling you." - Simon.
"Oh, come on ..." - Blair as he tries to put his arm around Simon again.
"Get. Go!" - Simon pushing Blair away. Remembrance-Tara


"Alright, here's what we do, Chief. We scour the zoos to find a demented kangaroo." - Jim.
"Good." - Blair
"Teach him how to box." - Jim
"Good." - Blair
"Toss the two into a ring together." - Jim.
"Shazam. I dig it. A little Aussie grudge match." - Blair.
"Yeah" - Jim.
"Isn't that cruelty to animals, though?" - Blair.
"Hmmm, yeah." - Jim
"Which one?" - Blair. Foreign Exchange-Tara


"I feel violated!" - Blair to Jim and Megan, after the 'swinging' neighbors leave Neighborhood Watch-Deana


"..... your cover will be that your a couple." - Simon.
"A couple of what?" - Jim.
"Newlyweds." - Simon telling Jim and Megan what their cover will be in the neighborhood. Neighborhood Watch-Spring


"Nice guy." - Jim, referring to Blair's friend Ray.
"Yeah." - Blair.
"Who'd ever think of you two together?" - Jim. Sweet Science-asp


"Did I ever tell you the story about Alexander the Great and how he used to travel with seven maidens?" - Blair.
"Is that so?" - Jim.
"Yeah, yeah. They used to encourage him with incantations from the battle lines. Sort of like, uh, ritual cheerleaders, you know?" - Blair.
"Is that a fact?" - Jim.
"No, none of it. But I bet they've never heard a pickup line like that before." - Blair as he eyes the cheerleaders. 3 Pt. Shot-CJ


"Nothing like the smell of a new car, huh? Check out this paint job. (leans over to look at hood of car) Nice. Very nice, except for this ding right here." - Jim.
"What ding? Where? Where?" - Simon.
Jim starts to laugh. Simon realizes he's being teased.
You're very funny. Did I tell you you're a funny man? (smacks Jim) Get your hands off the paint job!" - Simon. Foreign Exchange-JoCat


"Do you have any idea how long I've been waiting for the department to authorize new car? And how many days of pleasure do I get? Three!" - Simon.
"Captain, what was I supposed to do, let the guy go?" - Jim.
"No, you weren't supposed to let him go. But what is it with you and cars anyway? Somebody whack you with a toy car when you were a baby?" - Simon. Foreign Exchange-JoCat


"Wonder if she's going to be giving out spankings." - Jim - Finkelman's Folly-Michka


"Wa-toom-sa. Watumsa Basin, sir. Yeah, I did research on the Watumsa Indians a couple years back. There's not much out there. I mean, there's some farmland and a couple of abandoned copper mines, but that's about it." - Blair.
"The breadth of your knowledge never ceases to amaze me." - Simon - Dead Certain-Michka


"All right. So, uh, Jim... last night... after you had the sensory episode, were your senses still heighened, when you were, uh... you know?... No I´m serious. Give me some details and be specific. It´s for my work." - Blair.
"You want photos?" - Jim.
"You took pictures?" - Blair. Love Kills-Klenotka

Fourth Season Quotes


"Chief you alright?" - Jim.
"Yeah I'm fine.....but *what* is wrong with you?!?" - Blair in the jungle after Jim has yelled to warn alex it's a trap.... Sentinel Too - anthrochic5


"Chief, get a grip ... on something other than me!" - Jim with Blair hanging onto him in the helicopter. Murder 101 - Tara


"Why'd it have to be a helicopter?" - Blair.
"Would you prefer a boat?" - Simon. Murder 101 - catgirl


"We've got to get this kid on prozac." - Simon. Murder 101 - Tara


"It needs a paint job Sydney." - Blair. Murder 101 - StarPlaza


"Chief, it was nice of you to beam down." - Jim. Murder 101 - StarPlaza


"Why don't you try using your head for something other than a punching bag, all right." - Jim. Murder 101 - StarPlaza


"Don't let your anger take you out of the game. One of your better lectures, remember?" - Jim.
"NO!" - Blair. Murder 101 - StarPlaza


"Why don't you throw on some shades huh, we don't want you scaring any little kids." - Jim. Murder 101 - StarPlaza


"You sure I can't get you anything for that? A bag of ice?" - Woman.
"Maybe just a bag." - Jim. Murder 101 - StarPlaza


"When is he gonna nail him with something?" - Blair.
"Why don't you just shoot him." - Simon. Murder 101 - StarPlaza


"Why does he bug me?" - Jim.
"Because he called you old and said you couldn't hack it with the ladies." - Simon. Murder 101 - StarPlaza


"Oh, would you not start with that crap again. I won't lose my cool." - Blair.
"What is this?" - Jim.
"This is me losing my cool." - Blair. Murder 101 - StarPlaza


"Are we cynical?" - Jim.
"No." - Simon. Murder 101 - StarPlaza


"How we gonna stop them?" - Blair.
"Like a runaway stagecoach." - Jim.
"What are you talking about? That means jumping." - Blair.
"Right." - Jim.
"Well that's crazy!" - Blair.
"Right." - Jim.
"What if they swerve and you miss? That leaves me. " - Blair.
"Right." - Jim.
"Don't miss!" - Blair. Murder 101 - StarPlaza


"Well, look who's coming. The starting guard for the Woodstock All-stars." - Jim. 4 Pt. Shot - StarPlaza


"I feel like I'm watching an old Pauly Shore movie." - Jim. 4 Pt. Shot - StarPlaza


"Spoken like a man that has no children. That he knows of, anyway." - Simon. 4 Pt. Shot - StarPlaza


"I guess this means no floor seats." - Blair.
"No sense in both of us missing it. I can follow this up on my own." - Jim.
"I don't know. I think I'd feel too guilty doing that...But if you insist." - Blair. 4 Pt. Shot - StarPlaza


"Hey coach, is my safety on?" - Basketball player. 4 Pt. Shot - Vanisa


"You must have a fever, too." - Simon, after Blair asks if the department would pick up the tab for his car repairs. The Waiting Room - Trekkieb


"I don't really get modern art. Maybe you do, but this just looks like a big white square to me." - Jim.
"It is a big white square, Jim. It's a blank canvas." - Blair. The Waiting Room - wolfshy


"One of the symptoms of mental disorder is heightened senses." - Blair.
"I know I'm crazy for putting up with you." - Jim. The Waiting Room - wolfshy


"You guys want to stick around or what?" - Taggert.
"I got something you can stick." - Blair. The Waiting Room - wolfshy


"Its a Closet." - Jim.
"That's great work, Detective." - Blair. The Waiting Room - wolfshy


"Captain, if you recall, the last time I took this I fell off a damn train." - Jim, holding a bottle of Senquil. The Waiting Room - wolfshy


"Sandburg, sometimes you sound like an old movie." - Simon. Dead End On Blank Street - Katanasolo and Net4


"Ok Genius, let me ask you a question. What dropped those stiffs on North Chadwick?" - Jim.
"Well, that was two harpies that went to the narks and ratted some of their own kind out and they got wacked." - Blair. Dead End On Blank Street - Stinky


"Chief, tell me you didn't." - Jim to Blair when he finds out Blair has revealed his Sentinel abilities to the public. The Sentinel By Blair Sandburg - Dede


"Well, that was two harpies that went to the narks and ratted some of their own kind out and they got wacked." - Blair. Dead End On Blank Street - Stinky


"What good does it do for a man to have ears that will hear a thousand miles and cannot listen to the whispers of his own heart." - Gabe to Jim. Night Shift - Luv2


"Now, is it just the acoustics in that room or does everyone behind that desk automatically get loud?" - Blair. The Sentinel By Blair Sandburg - DeltaQEd


"Zeller has gone over the edge" - Jim.
"Yeah, no kidding!" - Blair.
"No! He's really gone over the edge." Pointing to the edge of the roof. - Jim. The Sentinel By Blair Sandburg - Nanci


"What are we looking for?" - Blair.
"We'll know when we find it." - Jim.
"Oh, that's a good answer. Where'd you get that -- off a t-shirt?" - Blair - Dead End On Blank Street-Michka


"You boys are after the wrong man." - Conkle.
"Oh, right. Yeah... We're looking for Harry Conkle, who's studying for the priesthood." - Jim - Most Wanted-Michka


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