— We’re agents Boetticher and Kennedy from American Shrimp and Crab Amalgamed Processors. Law enforcement branch.
— ASCAP?
— We avoid using the acronym for copyright reasons.

Why didn’t more people watch the joy-inducing glory that was the Middleman? Every time I see an episode or a clip this is the first thought that trains through my mind. Am on my fourth rewatch now. At the very least.

(Dialogue from episode seven: The Cursed Tuba Contingency.)

— Your conscience is going to gnaw at you. Gnaw at you like a. Like a …
— Chipmunk.
— Yeah, like a chipmunk.

Howard and Felton in Ghost of a Chance, Homicide: Life on the Street 1.02. Good dialogue is a helluva drug.

— We’re Agents Boetticher and Kennedy, from the American Shrimp and Crab Amalgamated Processors, Law Enforcement branch.
— ASCAP?
— We avoid using the acronym for copyright reasons.

[The Middleman, The Cursed Tuba Contingency]