Quantum Leap (TV Series)

Future Boy - October 6, 1957 (1991)

Dean Stockwell: Al

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Quotes 

• Moe Stein : [on his theory of time travel]  Time is like a piece of string. One end of the string is birth, the other is death. You put them together, and your life is a loop.

  Admiral Al Calavicci : Sam, that's your theory!

  Moe Stein : If I can travel fast enough along the loop, I will eventually end up back at the beginning of my life.

  Admiral Al Calavicci : He-he's almost got it.

  Dr. Sam Beckett : Uh, well, what... Let me ask you, what would happen if, um, you would ball the string, right? And then each day of your life... would touch another day. And then... you could travel from one place on the string to another, thus enabling you to move back and forth within your own lifetime, maybe.

  Moe Stein : That's it. That's it! Then I could actually...

  Dr. Sam Beckett : Quantum leap?

  Moe Stein : Quantum leap. I like that. I like that a lot.

• Admiral Al Calavicci : [on Sam's 'Future Boy' costume]  Don't tell me, let me guess: you've been invited to a costume party, and you're going as a baked potato.

• Dr. Sam Beckett : [referring to Moe]  We don't know that this guy is crazy. Right? I mean, look at me. I'm standing here, I'm dressed like a giant TV dinner talking to a hologram! Now, what does that make me?

  Admiral Al Calavicci : Eccentric.

• Dr. Sam Beckett : What, what happened?

  Admiral Al Calavicci : Huh? What d'you mean?

  Dr. Sam Beckett : Did somebody die?

  Admiral Al Calavicci : Did somebody d... Oh, oh, you mean my suit. Oh. No. No. I have to make a court appearance. My third wife is suing me... No. Fourth? Fifth? My fourth wife is suing me for more alimony payments, and the lawyer says it'd be better if I appeared a little...

  Dr. Sam Beckett : Grown up.

  Admiral Al Calavicci : [sarcastic]  No, boring.

• [Sam and Al are debating whether Moe is crazy or not] 

  Admiral Al Calavicci : He's 65 years old. I mean, who in his right mind is gonna start riding the rails when he's 65?

  Dr. Sam Beckett : You would - if there were a cute girl on board.

  Admiral Al Calavicci : Oh, uh, yeah, well, I would.

• Admiral Al Calavicci : You can't change a leopard's spots, Sam.