Quote from Lieutenant Disher in Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door
Natalie: All right, so they broke in, they killed a security guard, and stole an egg-eating robot. Lieutenant Disher: Yeah, could the machine possibly be involved? Captain Stottlemeyer: What'd you say? Lieutenant Disher: Well, in science fiction, they sometimes come alive. They become sentient. If this were a movie, you'd believe me. Captain Stottlemeyer: If this were a movie, I could walk out, Randy.