Silver Spoons (TV Series)

Driver Ed (1983)

Joel Higgins: Edward Stratton III

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• 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".

• Edward Stratton III : What a disaster.

  Ricky Stratton : [alarmed]  Huh?

  Edward Stratton III : First, the limo broke down. Jenkins went to find a gas station and we grabbed a cab. We got four blocks, we heard on the radio that it was snowing in Chicago, and they've closed O'Hare Airport. So we turned around and drove back, just in time to see three men leaving the limo... with its tires. I got a feeling it just isn't my day.

  Ricky Stratton : I've had days like that, Dad.

• 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.