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"Piano Man"
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Cut Scenes: The second version of the script, dated 28th November 1990, is almost identical to the broadcast. The song Sam plays is called 'The Fool', not 'Somewhere in the Night' (and there are no lyrics in the script, the writer noting they are to be added later). Al says "Play 'Melancholy Baby' - I've always wanted to say that", instead of the "Play it again, Sam" line. The two songs in the diner are skipped entirely. Al refers to Lorraine as "Typhoid Mary", not "Miss Lucky Charm", a reference to Mary Mallon (1869-38), who unintentionally infected over 50 people with typhoid fever. When Al tries to get Sam to start an argument with her, he sings the theme to the TV show Rawhide (1959-1965) and suggests he tells her "you're fat and you smell like the Russian army". The scene of Al and Sam in the van driving to save Lorraine is missing. |
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Syndication Edit: [Sam and Lorraine have driven their car on the rim of the busted wheel into a service station.] Lorraine: I'll be right back. Sam: O.K. -- begin cut --> Attendant: Looks like you've got yourself a flat. Sam: Yeah. Yeah, I need to get a new tire. How much? Attendant: Why didn't you just put on the spare? Sam: Well, 'cause the spare is flat, too. Attendant: Mm. You gotta watch that. I could patch that one up for you until you get yourself a new wheel, 'cause that one's shot. Sam: No, no, I don't have time for you to fix it, see. I, I gotta get out of here right away. See, uh ... um ... I'm late for a, a wedding, see, and I, I'm, I'm the best man and, and my girlfriend and ... I fell down while I was tr-trying to change a tire and I cut my leg on a r-- Attendant: That's O.K. O.K., O.K., O.K., I'm sure I have something that will work, but it will cost you. Eighty dollars. Sam: Eighty bucks?!? Attendant: Hey, hey, hey. You're free to shop the competition. Sam: O.K. All right. O.K. Uh ... let's do it. I'll help you. Attendant: Let's move it. <-- end cut --- [Cut to aerial display of planes.]
Syndication Edit: In the network version, just after Sam steals the service station attendant's truck, there's about .3 second more of the shot of the truck racing down the road.
Syndication Edit: The network closing credits are run over a long outtake sequence of Sam playing "Somewhere in the Night" on the piano for Lorraine in the lounge. The syndicated closing credits are run over freeze-frames from this sequence using the standard shortened version of the "Quantum Leap" theme. |
