Ellery Queen (TV Series)

The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley (1976)

John Hillerman: Simon Brimmer

Quotes 

• Ellery Queen : [Simon is revealing the identity of the murderer on a live broadcast. He's holding a microphone to Ellery]  Congratulations, Simon. I'm very impressed with the way you developed the clue and dug into Herb Morrow's background.

  Simon Brimmer : Very sporting of you to say so, Queen.

  Ellery Queen : Unfortunately, there's only one trouble with it...

  Simon Brimmer : [snatching back the microphone]  Don't say it!

• Simon Brimmer : Tell your father to alert his minions. Someone has killed America's beloved tunesmith.

• Simon Brimmer : [reciting lyrics for his self-composed theme song]  A foggy night, the stars grow dimmer, murders afoot, call Simon Brimmer. Policeman snoop without a glimmer. To solve the case, call Simon Brimmer.