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"Quantum Leap" (1989) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1989-1993

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"Quantum Leap" (1989): Season 2: Episode 11 -- Sam (Scott Bakula) jumps into the life of a "ghostbuster" who has been asked to silence the other-world murmurings of a dead romance novelist. Deborah Pratt guest stars. With Dean Stockwell.
"Quantum Leap" (1989): Season 2: Episode 4 -- When Sam (Scott Bakula) becomes an attractive female secretary in 1961, he must deal with rampant sexism and his employer's lecherous advances. With Dean Stockwell.
"Quantum Leap" (1989): Season 1: Episode 9 -- Sam (Scott Bakula) becomes a small-time detective in 1953 who is suspected of murdering his partner. With Dean Stockwell.
"Quantum Leap" (1989): Season 1: Episode 8 -- Sam (Scott Bakula) leaps into the life of a teen-age hot-rodder who must stop his sister from marrying a wealthy bully. With Dean Stockwell.
"Quantum Leap" (1989): Season 1: Episode 7 -- Sam (Scott Bakula) experiences racism firsthand when he leaps into the body of an elderly black man in the pre-civil rights South of 1955. Guest star Susan French. With Dean Stockwell.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
26 March 1989 (USA) more
Plot:
Scientist Sam Beckett finds himself trapped in time--"leaping" into the body of a different person in a different time period each week. full summary
Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 14 wins & 37 nominations more
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Smart fun show more

Cast

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Scott Bakula ... Dr. Sam Beckett / ... (97 episodes, 1989-1993)
Dean Stockwell ... Admiral Al Calavicci (97 episodes, 1989-1993)

Deborah Pratt ... Ziggy / ... (38 episodes, 1989-1993)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (97 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Iceland:12 (some epiosodes) | Iceland:L (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/6

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Trivia:
The character 'Sam Beckett' was ranked #12 in TV Guide's list of the "25 Greatest Sci-Fi Legends" (1 August 2004 issue). more
Goofs:
Continuity: The episode "What Price Gloria?", the first episode Sam leaps into a woman, suggests that Al sees Sam as the person Sam has leaped into since he is checking him out. However, later in the series, in the episode "The Wrong Stuff" he leaps into a chimp. It's obvious that Al can see Sam as Sam since Al can understand what he's saying. more
Quotes:
Al: Ziggy had a new data search component installed and we had to have it shipped in from Hong Kong and I think that gave a little jet-lag to the modem of the floppy disk.
Sam: Why do you make this stuff up all the time? Why don't you just say to me, 'Sam, we don't know.' Why don't you just do that for once, instead of making it up all the time?
Al: Well, that wouldn't be any fun.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ed's Thing: The Music of 'Life on Mars' (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Quantum Leap Main Title more

FAQ

What's up with the show's obscure ending?
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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Smart fun show, 17 August 2005
Author: blazing_l from Queens, NY

I enjoy originality. Quantum Leap falls into this, but works on so many levels.

First off, Scott is Sam and Dean is Al. Period. These two created their characters and it's a hoot seeing how they progress throughout the series. The two's bonding (and bantering) is a gem of the series. You'll never cease to get a chuckle from these guys. Next, the writing and storyline is so rewarding that you really get caught up in what leap will be next. Each show was unique in their own way. QL also has the ability to have you laughing one second, serious in another, and then anticipation of will Sam finish the mission. Add in some accidental history changing (we're talking time travel here) and bump-ins with historical figures and Quantum Leap shows there is no competition. Although I was disoriented and perplexed by the last show, that's only because I wish these two could have kept leaping.

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