The Rockford Files (TV Series)

A Different Drummer (1979)

Noah Beery Jr.: Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford

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Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  Sorel Henderson : [Jim, Rocky, and Sorel are walking on the pier. Rocky is still upset that he was told that he is too old to be an organ donor]  Now that I'm out of a job, maybe I'll get into something really challenging.

  Jim Rockford : Yeah? Like what?

  Sorel Henderson : I always wanted to be an "astro-nom-omer".

  Jim Rockford : Naw, that's pronounced "a-stron-o-mer".

  Sorel Henderson : Oh, well. Same job, no matter what. Looking at stars and wondering if there are other types of life out there.

  Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford : I got me a liver as good as any in the country!

  Jim Rockford : Sorel wants to be an astronomer, Dad. Isn't that great?

  Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford : I'd like to see that Dr. Bosco, whatever his name, I'd like to see his kidneys! I bet they ain't any better than mine! Some things improve with age!

  Sorel Henderson : I wonder if there's life out on those stars like Mars.

  Jim Rockford : Mars is a planet, not a star.

  Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford : My heart! My heart's been beating once a second for almost 70 years! You can't knock that!

  Sorel Henderson : [She points to flying sea gulls]  Oh! Pelicans! Look, pelicans!

  Jim Rockford : [Jim and Rocky look at each other bemusedly]  Look, Dad! Pelicans!

• Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford : You know, they can get spare parts for trucks. But, people? There ain't no spare parts for people!