Quantum Leap 

During a government experiment into time travel, a scientist finds himself trapped in the past, "leaping" into the bodies of different people on a regular basis and sorting out their problems whilst trying to get back home to his own time.

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sam leaped out of the United States seven times: Vietnam in Quantum Leap: The Leap Home: Part 2 (Vietnam) - April 7, 1970 (1990), a plane over the Bermuda Triangle in Quantum Leap: Ghost Ship - August 13, 1956 (1992), Egypt in Quantum Leap: The Curse of Ptah-Hotep - March 2, 1957 (1992), Japan in Quantum Leap: Lee Harvey Oswald - October 5, 1957 - November 22, 1963: Part 1 (1992), the Soviet Union in Quantum Leap: Lee Harvey Oswald - October 5, 1957 - November 22, 1963: Part 2 (1992), a raft in international waters in Quantum Leap: Leaping of the Shrew - September 27, 1956 (1992) and England in Quantum Leap: Blood Moon - March 10, 1975 (1993).

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Goofs

Al was referred to having orbited the Moon as a NASA Astronaut. NASA's Apollo program, under which the manned Moon launches occurred, took place during the time frame in which Al was established to have been a POW/MIA during the Vietnam War.

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Quotes

Al: We're making preparations for Tina's birthday party and she wants me to pop out of the cake. You'll never believe what she wants me not to wear.

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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 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Gang Turns Black (2017)

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Soundtracks

Quantum Leap Main Title
Written by Mike Post
Courtesy of Music Corp. of America (BMI)

User Reviews

A great series - one of the best ever

What can I say? I loved this series! It had humor, it had sorrow, it had drama, it had suspense. It spanned the dimensions of every emotion, even when the plot was painfully thin.

Sure, there were some episodes that would have been better left on the cutting floor, but for the most part each episode was a single contained enjoyable event.

I didn't like the ending, but as it has been said the network decided to end the series and so they didn't care much how it ended.

I'm waiting for the entire series to be out on DVD (the first season is already out). I could watch these over and over ... and I will!

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