Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: When a house is on fire everybody must come and help put it out... because the next time it just might be your house.

Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: You're a very careful man.
John Baron: That's right.
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: Planned on everything, huh?
John Baron: Sheriff, the first man they shoot to the moon in a rocket will take pains, too. Of course, that's never been done before. Neither has this.

[last lines]
Last Driver: [stops car to ask for directions] Say, officer.
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: Yeah?
Last Driver: Could you tell me the way to Three Rivers?
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: Ah, you go down to the first intersection, you turn left, it's about sixty miles.
Last Driver: Thanks. What town in this?
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: Suddenly.
Last Driver: Suddenly what?
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: No, that's the name.
Last Driver: That's a funny name for a town.
[begins to drive away]
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: Oh, I don't know. I don't know about that.