Silver Spoons (TV Series)

Driver Ed (1983)

John Houseman: Grandpa Stratton

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Quotes 

• Grandpa Stratton : I manage 55 companies - I can handle one adolescent.

• Grandpa Stratton : I have no excuse. Go ahead - you are right to be angry with me; lower the boom!

• Edward Stratton III : There's something I don't understand. It was very nice of you to decide to try to teach Ricky to drive. But when I was his age, I asked you to teach me, and you said, "No, no - you'll have to wait until you reach the legal age limit." And then when I did, you hired somebody to teach me to drive! Sure - it was A.J. Foyt. But I sure would have preferred you, Father. Why will you do for Ricky what you wouldn't do for me?

  Grandpa Stratton : Edward, let me explain something. All the time you were growing up, I was afraid of spoiling you. Now that I'm Richard's grandfather, I would give him everything I have. You see, fathers have to say "no"; grandfathers get to say "yes".

• Grandpa Stratton : Young man, others may be fooled by your obsequious comments and angelic appearance. To me, you are as transparent as Saran Wrap!

• Ricky Stratton : The Mercedes is outside - and I know where my dad keeps the keys.

  Grandpa Stratton : You step on the starter, and I'll crank.

  Ricky Stratton : OK... You're kidding, right?

  Grandpa Stratton : [nods, amused with himself] 

• Grandpa Stratton : Why don't you just sit there, and you tell us your favorite music - and then Richard and I will hum it for you.

• Grandpa Stratton : You won't believe this, but we were trying to find a shortcut to the living room.

• Grandpa Stratton : In spite of all my best efforts, I am mellowing. We should spend more time together; we should hang out.

• Grandpa Stratton : [after he and Ricky crash through the library a second time]  I thought I was in reverse.

  Ricky Stratton : Well, look at it this way.

  Grandpa Stratton : Yes?

  Ricky Stratton : [imitating Grandpa]  You weren't!

  [last lines] 

• Derek Taylor : [after Ricky and Grandpa crash through the library]  Hey, guys?

  [Ricky and Grandpa look at him] 

  Derek Taylor : Going my way?

  [laughs and runs out] 

  Ricky Stratton : I'm sorry, Grandfather. I thought I was in reverse. I -- I really did. Honest.

  Grandpa Stratton : Well, let's put it this way.

  Ricky Stratton : Yeah?

  Grandpa Stratton : You weren't.

• Grandpa Stratton : [on the phone]  So you send that tow truck right away. 1211 Pierce Avenue. Yeah. The car's in the library. Because I like it that way!

  [hangs up] 

  Grandpa Stratton : See, Richard? We were in a little trouble there, and we dealt with it calmly, and now we're home free.

  Edward Stratton III : [from the living room]  Ricky? Father?

  Grandpa Stratton : Also, we're dead meat.