Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola is played by Ice-T in the long running Law & Order: Special Victims Unit television series. Detective Tutuola is known for more than his toughness, he’s also known for his contrasting banter with much of the other Law & Order: SVU staff. The following are many of his best quotes. Included below are lines from Detective John Munch played by Richard Belzer, Detective Elliot Stabler played by Christopher Meloni, Detective Olivia Benson played by Mariska Hargitay, Captain Donald Cragen played by Dann Florek, Detective Chester Lake played by Adam Beach, Dr. George Huang played by B.D. Wong, and A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot played by Stephanie March.
Det. Fin Tutuola: Those kids don’t look like freaks to me.
Det. John Munch: Come on. Don’t you have any deep dark secrets?
Det. Fin Tutuola: I’m a Republican.
Det. Fin Tutuola: I told you to leave that mutt in the car.
Det. John Munch: Do you know how many dogs die in locked cars every year?
Det. Fin Tutuola: You know how many cops kill their partners and get off on ‘justifiable’?
Secretary: We don’t take walk-ins. You need a referral.
[Shows secretary his badge]
Det. Fin Tutuola: We got a special pass.
Det. Fin Tutuola: Here pussy, pussy, pussy…
Det. John Munch: You’re kidding, right?
Det. Fin Tutuola: This is not my area of expertise.
Det. John Munch: Me, I just get a little nervous when the government starts drawing up lists.
Det. Fin Tutuola: Please don’t get him started. He goes off on black helicopters and we’ll be here all night.
[After explaining what sex on the downlow is]
Det. Fin Tutuola: Don’t look at me, I just know stuff.
Det. Fin Tutuola: You have the right to an attorney and if you throw up in my car, I’ll kill ya.
Det. Fin Tutuola: I’m not staying in here with all these cancer-causing particles flying around.
Det. John Munch: Stop worrying. As an African-American you’re statistically far more likely to die of diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease.
Det. Fin Tutuola: Or a bullet.
Det. John Munch: Why do we always get trash detail?
Det. Fin Tutuola: Because we’re the right men for the job.
Det. Fin Tutuola: What’s that look like to you?
Det. John Munch: A death trap.
Det. Fin Tutuola: You’re pathetic. That’s the coolest fort ever.
Det. John Munch: So why’d you leave narcotics?
Det. Fin Tutuola: My partner took a bullet that was meant for me, kinda took all the fun out of it.
Man: Who’s that?
[Looking at Detective John. Munch]
Det. Fin Tutuola: That’s my Jew.
Det. Fin Tutuola: I hate talking to kids this age.
Det. John Munch: That’s because you can’t smack them if they give you lip.
Det. Fin Tutuola: Who says I can’t?
Det. John Munch: Your Jew?! Your JEW?! What if i called you “my boy?!”
Det. Fin Tutuola: Then I’d be your boy John!
[Opening a very old lunchbox]
Det. Fin Tutuola: Okay, always wanted to know this.
Det. John Munch: What?
Det. Fin Tutuola: Do Twinkies last forever? Give you twenty bucks, take a bite.
Det. Olivia Benson: We’re supposed to uphold the law…
Det. Fin Tutuola: Your heart’s bleedin’ all over my shoes.
Det. Fin Tutuola: [interrupting a college class to remove a suspect] Sorry for interrupting. Stay in school.
Det. John Munch: Answering machine’s blinking.
Det. Fin Tutuola: Probably a collection agency.
Answering Machine: Hey, Spevak, you’re late again. You better pay up, Doc, or we’re coming over.
Det. Fin Tutuola: Doesn’t sound like MasterCard.
Det. Fin Tutuola: You better remember quick before we haul your sweet ass down to the precinct.
Miss Kittie: Am I under arrest?
[Miss Kittie rubs Det. Tutuola’s cheek]
Det. Fin Tutuola: Keep touching me, you will be.
Det. John Munch: For all they know, I could be donor 1029.
Det. Fin Tutuola: Those kids don’t look like freaks to me.
Det. Olivia Benson: Were you a car thief in a former life?
Det. Fin Tutuola: No baby, Boy Scout – always prepared.
Dr. George Huang: I’m not confident with calling the suspect a serial killer.
Det. Fin Tutuola: How many guys she gotta whack until you’re confident?
Man: I’m bleeding. Am I going to die?
Det. Fin Tutuola: It’s just a flesh wound. You’ll live.
Det. Elliot Stabler: How do you know so much about speed dating?
Det. John Munch: Well, I went through a little dating slump.
Det. Fin Tutuola: Called adulthood.
Det. Elliot Stabler: Lover’s quarrel?
Det. Fin Tutuola: It’s going to be a domestic disturbance if Munch don’t get out of my face!
Det. Olivia Benson: Why get her drunk, slip her a roofie, and not rape her?
Det. Fin Tutuola: Maybe he couldn’t rise to the occasion.
Man: I’m not gay. I have relationships with women, and sex with men
Det. Fin Tutuola: I’ve got news for you. That means you’re gay.
[After bomb explodes]
Capt. Donald Cragen: How’s your ear?
Det. Fin Tutuola: I got two.
Det. Chester Lake: My gut says he’s lying.
Det. Fin Tutuola: Your guts a genius.
Lawyer: The rape charges on my client are bogus. And how did he get hurt between his home and the station house?
ADA Alex Cabot: I don’t know, how did he?
[Looking at Det. Fin Tutuola]
Det. Fin Tutuola: He fell.
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Sources:
“Law and Order: SVU Quotes”, TVLoop
“Law and Order: SVU Quotes, TV1
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Quotes, IMDB
“Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola”, IMDB
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, IMDB
Reference:
- www.associatedcontent.com/article/6097402/best_law_order_svu_elliot_stabler_quotes.ht
- www.associatedcontent.com/article/6097424/best_law_order_svu_olivia_benson_quotes.htm
- www.associatedcontent.com/article/6097448/best_law_order_svu_john_munch_quotes.html
