"Quantum Leap" The Leap Home: Part 1 - November 25, 1969 (1990)

User Rating:

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Director:

Joe Napolitano

Writers:

Donald P. Bellisario (creator)
Donald P. Bellisario (writer)

TV Series:

"Quantum Leap" (1989)

Original Air Date:

28 September 1990 (Season 3, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Sam leaps into himself as a teenager to help his high school basketball team win the championship. He also tries to help the other members of his family including his father who died from smoking, his brother who died in Viet Nam and his sister who married a wife abuser.

Plot Keywords:

1960s | Number In Title | Time Travel | Amnesia | Hologram

Cast

Scott Bakula	...	Dr. Sam Beckett / John Beckett
Dean Stockwell	...	Admiral Al Calavicci
David Newsom	...	Navy Lt. Tom Beckett
Olivia Burnette	...	Katie Beckett
Hannah Cutrona	...	Mary Lou
Mai-Lis Kuniholm	...	Lisa Parsons
Caroline Kava	...	Mrs. Thelma Beckett
Mik Scriba	...	Coach Donnelly
Niles Brewster	...	Dr. Berger
Matthew John Graeser	...	Harley
Ethan Wilson	...	Sibby
John Tuell	...	'No Nose' Pruett (as John L. Tuell)
Adam Logan	...	Young Sam Beckett (as Adam Affonso)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chi Muoi Lo	...	Vinh

Trivia:

When the title and date are shown "The Leap Home, November 25, 1969" the farm in the background is from Field of Dreams (1989) - the lights & baseball diamond are visible.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: "Post Raisin Bran" cereal box on kitchen table is from 1990, not 1969.

Quotes:

Sam Beckett: It's not fair, Al. I mean, c'mon, it's not fair.
Admiral Al Calavicci: Well, I think, uh, I think it's damn fair.
Sam Beckett: What?
Admiral Al Calavicci: I'd give anything to see my father, and my sister, for a few days. Be able to talk with them again... Laugh with them... Tell 'em how much I love them. I'd give anything to have what you have, Sam. Anything.

Soundtrack:

Imagine

Nauseating

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Sam leaps into himself and frets over his father dying of a heart attack and his brother being killed in Viet Nam.

He frowns and frowns and frowns.

Makes the situation worse, of course. Are we supposed to be rooting for this guy? Hey, everybody, let's protest the Viet Nam war ALL OVER AGAIN! Talk about flogging a freakin' dead horse.

The funniest by far is when Sam sings "IMagine" by John Lennon to his little sister and it makes her cry and upsets her.

It amazes me how this show and Sally Jessy Raphael (wow, whatever happened to that totally annoying woman?) treat "Imagine" as some flippin' anthem that would make all our lives so much better, . . . . . if we just followed that beautiful, beautiful (sob), beautiful message, . . . .

BUT English comedian Chris Barrie will quote from the song on the comedy "Brittas Empire" and come across like a total buffoon! Maybe because to listen to songs and sing along with them is fun to do, but to quote them so seriously and act as tho we have to alter our lives by what lyrics say is utterly ridiculous.

"You May Say I'm A Dreamer, . . . " Oh, yes.

"But I'm Not The Only One, . . . " Unfortunately.

"I Hope Some Day You Will Join Us . . . " Thankfuly, no.

"And The World Will Live As One." Not with this message, I'm afraid. It will NEVER happen.

Remember the song is called "IMAGINE". Thats make believe, Mr. Rogers!