Quantum Leap 

Scientist Sam Beckett finds himself trapped in the past, "leaping" into the bodies of different people on a regular basis.

Creator:

Donald P. Bellisario

Stars:

Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Deborah Pratt

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 16 wins & 43 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Scott Bakula	...	Dr. Sam Beckett / ... 97 episodes, 1989-1993
Dean Stockwell	...	Admiral Al Calavicci 97 episodes, 1989-1993
Deborah Pratt	...	Narrator / ... 65 episodes, 1989-1993

Storyline

Theorising That One Could Time Travel Within His Own Life Time, Dr Sam Beckett Stepped Into the Quantum Leap Accelerator, and Vanished. He Awoke and Found Himself Trapped in the Past, Facing Mirror Images That Were Not His Own. and Driven by an Unknown Force to Change History for the Better. His Only Guide On This Journey is Al, An.observer from His Own Time, Who Appears in the Form of a Hologram, That Only Sam Can See and Hear. and So Dr Beckett Finds Himself Leaping from Life to Life, Striving to Put Right, What Once Went Wrong, and Hoping Each Time, That His Next Leap, Will Be the Leap Home

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Plot Keywords:

alternate timeline | alternate reality | alternate history | altering history | body swap | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 March 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Quantum Leap

Filming Locations:

Big Sky Ranch - 4927 Bennett Road, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (97 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

In season two, episode fourteen, "All-Americans", Al Calavicci correctly predicts the Pittsburgh Steelers would be playing in Super Bowl XXX.

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Goofs

Despite being a hologram, Al is often seen having a shadow from the sun.

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Quotes

[repeated line - season 2]
Narrator: Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Doctor Sam Beckett led an elite group of scientists into the desert to develop a top secret project, known as QUANTUM LEAP. Pressured to prove his theories or lose funding, Doctor Beckett, prematurely stepped into the Project Accelerator and vanished. He awoke to find himself in the past, suffering from partial amnesia and facing a mirror image that was not his own. Fortunately, contact with his own time ...

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Alternate Versions

The show has a variety of saga sells (opening narrations) and opening credits. In terms of opening credits and saga sells, there are:

• 1. the pilot opening (no saga sell; just a sequence shown of flying through clouds)
• 2. the season one opening (Sam discusses the events of the previous episode)
• 3. the season two through four opening (the saga opening credits as used in syndicated airings of the show)
• 4. the season five opening (the same opening credits as seasons two through four, but with a new rendition of the theme song)
• 5. the final episode opening (the opening credits from season five, but with the original rendition of the theme song)
• The saga sell variations:
• 1. narrated by Lance LeGault, starting with ANOTHER MOTHER
• 2. narrated by Deborah Pratt, starting with ALL AMERICANS
• 3. narrated by Deborah Pratt (with a Ziggy-esque computerized echo effect added to her voice), starting with HER CHARM
• 4. the syndicated version (Deborah Pratt narrated)

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Connections

Referenced in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: All the Comforts of Home (2018)

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Soundtracks

Prologue (Saga Sell)
Written by Mike Post and Velton Ray Bunch
Performed by Velton Ray Bunch with Deborah Pratt (voice over)
Courtesy of Music Corp. of America (BMI)

User Reviews

MY FAVORITE TV SHOW

I loved this show! It was amazing. I was almost crying when it ended. "THEY CAN'T LEAVE IT THERE!", I shouted. It is kind of sentimental and honest at the same time. Everything from the theme music to the inventiveness and unpredictabilty of it all makes it a truly classic show. I hope they make a movie of it some day. If they do it'll be a box office smash.