Quantum Leap (TV Series)

Memphis Melody - July 3, 1954 (1993)

Scott Bakula: Dr. Sam Beckett, Elvis Presley

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Quotes 

• Admiral Al Calavicci : Sam! Sam! You'll never guess who's in the Waiting Room: Elvis Presley. Huh, you're him, and he's you.

  Dr. Sam Beckett : I know I'm him and he's me. -... - Tell you one thing I would like to know, though, is what the heck I'm doin' here.

  Admiral Al Calavicci : Well, Ziggy's working on it, but, uh, she's working with diminished capacity because she's starstruck.

• Dr. Sam Beckett : [narrating]  1954 was an age of innocence - a time when people still believed in the American Dream. I realized that I had leaped into a man who personified that dream, a man who went from being a truck driver to a superstar overnight. Walking a mile in Elvis Presley's blue suede shoes before he became the idol of millions made me realize he was just a normal person. I kept wondering if he would've been happier had he stayed that way.

• Dr. Sam Beckett : There's nothing wrong with bein' a dreamer.

  Sue Anne Winters : It hurts too much when you wake up.

  Dr. Sam Beckett : You'll never know unless you try.

• Dr. Sam Beckett : Look. Everybody should be a dreamer. I mean, you gotta reach for the stars, not for the ceiling.

  Sue Anne Winters : But the ceiling keeps you out of the rain.

• [after Sue Anne and Sam/Elvis have given a stunning singing performance] 

  Dr. Sam Beckett : You got a lot of talent.

  Sue Anne Winters : Well, then the good Lord must've been smilin' down on me.

  Dr. Sam Beckett : Yeah, or you must've been reachin' for the stars, 'cause I don't think he could see you through the ceiling.

• [Sam has just had a fight with Frank] 

  Gladys : You stay away from that man, y' hear? You always gettin' into scrapes these days. I don't know what to do with ya.

  Dr. Sam Beckett : [as Elvis]  Look, I didn't start the fight.

  Gladys : It don't matter who started. It takes two to finish it. What's so special about this girl anyhow?

  Dr. Sam Beckett : How'd you know it was about a girl?

  Gladys : 'cause I'm your mama.

• Admiral Al Calavicci : According to Ziggy, the odds of the two of you getting a recording contract are a lousy 19-to-1.

  Dr. Sam Beckett : Al, news flash: Ziggy has been wrong before. Right?

  Admiral Al Calavicci : Yeah, but in 1954, the world was just not ready for Sonny and Cher. As a matter of fact, the world was never ready for Sonny and Cher.

• [last lines] 

  Sue Anne Winters : What am I gonna do now?

  Dr. Sam Beckett : Well, you're gonna reach for the stars. And you're gonna keep right on reachin', till you touch 'em.