In the 1967 film "In the Heat of the Night," set in Philadelphia, they call Virgil Tibbs "Mister Tibbs" as a sign of respect.
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Virgil responded to this question by saying "They call me MISTER Tibbs."
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This quote came from the film In the Heat of the Night. The quote was said by the character Virgil Tibbs.
The main characters in In the Heat of the Night are Virgil Tibbs, a black detective from Philadelphia, and Police Chief Bill Gillespie, a white chief of police in Sparta, Mississippi. The story revolves around their unlikely partnership as they work together to solve a murder case in a racially divided Southern town.
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Sam Wood only arrested 1 person in the novel 'In The Heat Of The Night' and it was Virgil Tibbs.
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In the 1988 television series, Mr. Virgil Tibbs was played by the actor Howard Rollins.