Al was a disgruntled American trucker dissatisfied with his lot in life. When he took his anger out on the waitress of a roadside diner he frequented, the elderly Indiana Jones recalled an experience on his father's world lecture tour in 1910.
Biography[]
Al had two sons, one of whom the trucker was worried was a drug addict and the other had a boyfriend with purple hair, much to Al's annoyance.[2]
One day in 1993, Al sat next to an elderly Indiana Jones at the counter of Mike's Roadhouse Restaurant, a roadside diner. After snapping at the waitress, he told Indy how the world was against him and explained he was at his lowest having transferred his job, sold his house and moved all just to get laid off. In response, Indy told him about the time he was in Benares in 1910 and met Jiddu Krishnamurti as an extended lesson to Al that people should still be kind to one another.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Al was portrayed by the late character actor Lou Criscuolo in the bookends of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episode "Benares, January 1910".[1]
Dropped from the final episode were mentions of Al's two sons and a moment showing that Indiana Jones' story had truly resonated with the man: when Jones exits, the trucker asks Louise for another cup of coffee.[2]
Appearances[]
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Benares, January 1910" (bookends)