Episode Info
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Episode number: 3x1 Production Number: 66401 Airdate: Friday September 28th, 1990 |
Main Cast
Recap
Sam finds himself in a cornfield in what he recognizes as November. He believes that there are pheasants nearby and mimics shooting at one as it flies up. Three cheerleaders are parked nearby and Sam recognizes one of them as Lisa, a girl from his high school. The other two cheerleaders are there to see if Sam wants to take Lisa to the upcoming dance. Sam runs off and finds himself on the road going to his childhood home in Elk Ridge, Indiana. He runs up to the door and sees his younger self in the reflection. His mother Thelma comes out and calls him by name...Read the full recap
Episode Notes
Scott Bakula plays a dual role in this episode: Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett and his father, John Beckett.
This episode marks the first time that Sam (Scott Bakula) leaped into himself. He would later do so again in the series finale "Mirror Image - August 8, 1953".
Olivia Burnette (Katie Beckett) previously played Susan Brookner in "Another Mother - September 30, 1981".
Episode Quotes
John: You stayed after practice to shoot baskets, didn't you?
Sam: Uh, yeah, I guess I did.
John: Well, I admire your dedication, but, uh, you got chores to do, son.
Sam: Won't happen again.
John: The hell it won't.
Sam: Uh, yeah, I guess I did.
John: Well, I admire your dedication, but, uh, you got chores to do, son.
Sam: Won't happen again.
John: The hell it won't.
Al: The mind of a mature man in the persona of a 16-year-old at the height of his sexual powers. The possibilities are just mind-boggling. They would be if you didn't run away.
Sam: Well, what would you do if you ran into a girl that you had a crush on 25 years ago? Don't answer that.
Sam: Well, what would you do if you ran into a girl that you had a crush on 25 years ago? Don't answer that.
Sam: I can save Tom.
Al: I don't think so, Sam. You can't change something that isn't meant to be changed.
Sam: Look, I can try.
Al: Like I did with Beth? Even though we tried, Beth still married that stupid lawyer. And I came home to an empty house.
Al: I don't think so, Sam. You can't change something that isn't meant to be changed.
Sam: Look, I can try.
Al: Like I did with Beth? Even though we tried, Beth still married that stupid lawyer. And I came home to an empty house.
Sam: Look, Al. I've been leaping, around putting right whatever God or fate or time or whoever it is that's leaping me around wants put right. Why?
Al: Well, you got a lot of Boy Scout in you, Sam.
Sam: No.
Al: And, well, because, with luck, one of these leaps might be your leap home.
Sam: I am home.
Al: Well, you got a lot of Boy Scout in you, Sam.
Sam: No.
Al: And, well, because, with luck, one of these leaps might be your leap home.
Sam: I am home.
John: Well, since the milking's done, guess I might as well eat breakfast.
Sam: Right here on the table, Dad. Fruit, skim milk, some bran cereal. A healthy well-balanced breakfast.
John: For a hippie.
Sam: Right here on the table, Dad. Fruit, skim milk, some bran cereal. A healthy well-balanced breakfast.
John: For a hippie.
Sam: It's all like a dream, Al.
Al: Well, you better enjoy it before you wake up.
Al: Well, you better enjoy it before you wake up.
Al: Cheerleaders. I'll bet you Lisa's the one with the cute pompoms.
Sam: They don't have...
(Realising what this remark means, Sam proceeds to glare at him)
Sam: They don't have...
(Realising what this remark means, Sam proceeds to glare at him)
Tom: Sam, in BUD/S, they pushed us to the limit and then beyond until we collapsed. They did it to show us that we have our limits. Now maybe that's what Vietnam is doing for America. Showing us our limits. That's not a lost cause.
Sam: Is it enough to die for?
Sam: Is it enough to die for?
Al: Sam, you're not changing anything. Your father still does in '72. Tom still gets killed in Vietnam and Katey still marries Chuck. You're not changing their future, Sam. All you're doing is making their present miserable.
Al: I know it hurts, Sam. But you did the right thing.
Sam: I always do. I always do the right thing, Al. And what does it get me? Why can I... save strangers and not the people I love?
Al: I don't know.
Sam: Well, I'm not going to do it anymore, Al. I'm not gonna do it. (yelling at the sky) You hear that?! Whoever you are, wherever you are! I'm not doing it anymore. I quit. I quit.
Sam: I always do. I always do the right thing, Al. And what does it get me? Why can I... save strangers and not the people I love?
Al: I don't know.
Sam: Well, I'm not going to do it anymore, Al. I'm not gonna do it. (yelling at the sky) You hear that?! Whoever you are, wherever you are! I'm not doing it anymore. I quit. I quit.
Al: Feel better?
Sam: No. No, I don't feel better. It's not fair, Al. I mean, come on, it's not fair.
Al: Well, I think, uh... I think it's damn fair.
Sam: What?
Al: I'd give anything to see my father and my sister for a few days. To be able to talk with them again. Laugh with them. Tell them how much I love them. I'd give anything to have what you have, Sam. Anything.
Sam: No. No, I don't feel better. It's not fair, Al. I mean, come on, it's not fair.
Al: Well, I think, uh... I think it's damn fair.
Sam: What?
Al: I'd give anything to see my father and my sister for a few days. To be able to talk with them again. Laugh with them. Tell them how much I love them. I'd give anything to have what you have, Sam. Anything.
Al: (referring to Tom) You know he's right, Sam. A good jump hook can melt a woman's heart.
Coach Donnelly: Defense! Defense! Not patty cakes, defense!
Al: Patty Cake? That's high five! That's called high five! And why are you yelling "defense"? You should put them into a press! I feel like Dennis Hopper in Hoosiers.
Al: Patty Cake? That's high five! That's called high five! And why are you yelling "defense"? You should put them into a press! I feel like Dennis Hopper in Hoosiers.
No Nose: The game's over, jerk.
Al: Hey, don't t listen to sans a beak there. You got plenty of time.
Al: Hey, don't t listen to sans a beak there. You got plenty of time.
Cultural References
Al: I feel like Dennis Hopper in Hoosiers.
Al is referring to the 1986 movie that featured Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper as the men trying to lead an Indiana high school basketball team to victory. Although Dean Stockwell (Al) wasn't in Hoosiers, he's worked with Dennis Hopper on a number of projects dating back to the 60s.
Al is referring to the 1986 movie that featured Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper as the men trying to lead an Indiana high school basketball team to victory. Although Dean Stockwell (Al) wasn't in Hoosiers, he's worked with Dennis Hopper on a number of projects dating back to the 60s.
Other Episode Crew
| • Creator | Donald P. Bellisario |
| • Executive Producer | Donald P. Bellisario |
| • Co-Executive Producer | Michael Zinberg | Deborah Pratt (1) |
| • Supervising Producer | Robert Wolterstoff | Harker Wade |
| • Producer | Chris Ruppenthal |
| • Co-Producer | Jeff Gourson | Paul Brown (2) |
| • Associate Producer | James S. Giritlian |
| • Production Designer | Cameron Birnie |
| • Editor | Jerry Temple |
| • Casting | Ellen Lubin Sanitsky |
| • Unit Production Manager | Ronald R. Grow |
| • First Assistant Director | Paul Sirmons |
| • Second Assistant Director | Robert Brooks Mendel (2) |
| • Music | Velton Ray Bunch |
| • Music Editor | Donald Woods (2) |
| • Costume Designer | Jean-Pierre Dorleac |
| • Set Decorator | Robert L. Zilliox |
| • Supervising Sound Editor | Paul B. Clay |
| • Director of Photography | Michael W. Watkins |
| • Story Editor | Tommy Thompson (3) |
| • Stunt Coordinator | Diamond Farnsworth |
| • Sound Mixer | Mark Hopkins McNabb | James LaRue |
| • Costume Supervisor | David Rawley |
| • Main Title Theme | Mike Post |
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