The Rockford Files (1974)

Jim Rockford: Hey, I'm sorry Dad, you just caught me at a bad time. Reading that detective fiction doesn't help. I mean things aren't like that you know? They're not black and white. There aren't any heroes left, they die young [pointing to a book cover]. His gun is deadly? Mine's in a cookie jar.

Requiem for a Funny Box - S4-E6

Trivia: Gilbert Green plays Jason Evers' father in this episode. In real life, Green was only eight years older than Evers.