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.
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Awards:
- Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 16 wins & 43 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Scott Bakula | ... |
Dr. Sam Beckett
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(97 episodes, 1989-1993)
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| Dean Stockwell | ... |
Admiral Al Calavicci
(97 episodes, 1989-1993)
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| Deborah Pratt | ... |
Narrator
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(65 episodes, 1989-1993)
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Dennis Wolfberg | ... |
Gooshie
(6 episodes, 1989-1993)
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W.K. Stratton | ... |
Lawrence 'Larry' Stanton III
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(5 episodes, 1989-1992)
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| Carolyn Seymour | ... |
Zoey
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(4 episodes, 1989-1993)
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| Fran Bennett | ... |
Marie Billings
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(4 episodes, 1991-1992)
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Brad Silverman | ... |
Jimmy LaMotta
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(4 episodes, 1989-1993)
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| Michael Bellisario | ... |
Billy
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(4 episodes, 1989-1993)
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Adam Logan | ... |
Young Sam Beckett
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(4 episodes, 1989-1991)
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| John D'Aquino | ... |
Frank LaMotta
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(3 episodes, 1989-1993)
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| Willie Garson | ... |
Alik Idell
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(3 episodes, 1989-1992)
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| Renée Coleman | ... |
Alia
(3 episodes, 1992-1993)
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| Stephen Lee | ... |
Sheriff Bo Loman
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(3 episodes, 1992)
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| Meg Foster | ... |
Laura Fuller
(3 episodes, 1992)
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| Eric Bruskotter | ... |
Beau
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(3 episodes, 1991-1993)
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| Rodney Kageyama | ... |
Joda
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(3 episodes, 1990-1992)
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Mary Gordon Murray | ... |
Leta Aider
(3 episodes, 1992)
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| Hank Robinson | ... |
Umpire
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(3 episodes, 1989-1991)
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James Whitmore Jr. | ... |
Bob Crockett
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(3 episodes, 1991-1993)
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| Charles Rocket | ... |
Commander Dirk Riker
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(2 episodes, 1990-1992)
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| Melora Hardin | ... |
Abagail Fuller
(2 episodes, 1992)
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| Reni Santoni | ... |
Sgt. Lopez
(2 episodes, 1992)
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| David Newsom | ... |
Navy Lt. Tom Beckett
(2 episodes, 1990)
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| Richard Herd | ... |
Moe Stein
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(2 episodes, 1991-1993)
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| Max Wright | ... |
Doc Kinman
(2 episodes, 1992)
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| Paul Linke | ... |
Lionel
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(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
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| Olivia Burnette | ... |
Katie Beckett
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(2 episodes, 1990)
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| Michael D. Roberts | ... |
Isaac King
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(2 episodes, 1989-1993)
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| Laura Harrington | ... |
Connie LaMotta
(2 episodes, 1989-1992)
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| Pat Skipper | ... |
Lucas 'Luke' Marlet
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(2 episodes, 1990-1993)
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| Teddy Wilson | ... |
Ernie Tyler
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(2 episodes, 1990)
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| Natasha Pavlovich | ... |
Marina Oswald
(2 episodes, 1992)
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| Patrick Massett | ... |
Ralph Beaumont
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(2 episodes, 1989-1991)
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| Mike Genovese | ... |
Don Geno Frascotti
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(2 episodes, 1989-1993)
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| Bruce McGill | ... |
Al the Bartender
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(2 episodes, 1989-1993)
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| Susan Isaacs | ... |
Lucy Means
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(2 episodes, 1991-1992)
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| Elya Baskin | ... |
Major Yuri Kosenko
(2 episodes, 1992)
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| Royce D. Applegate | ... |
Radio Reporter
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(2 episodes, 1989-1991)
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| Susan Diol | ... |
Beth Calavicci
(2 episodes, 1990-1993)
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Gregory Millar | ... |
Lonnie Harper
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(2 episodes, 1990)
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Ryan McWhorter | ... |
Corey LaMotta
(2 episodes, 1989-1992)
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| Richard Riehle | ... |
Clifford Vargas
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(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
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| Parley Baer | ... |
Dr. Rogers
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(2 episodes, 1991-1992)
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| Candy Ann Brown | ... |
Dr. Verbeena Beeks
(2 episodes, 1991)
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| Donna Magnani | ... |
Mariska
(2 episodes, 1992)
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Sloan Fischer | ... |
Dr. Daniel Young
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(2 episodes, 1989)
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| Liz Vassey | ... |
Barbara Whitmore
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(2 episodes, 1991-1993)
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| Anne Haney | ... |
Cassy Thailer
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(2 episodes, 1991)
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| Dan Butler | ... |
Jake Dorleac
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(2 episodes, 1991-1993)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1993) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2004) (United States) (DVD) (laserdisc)
- Image Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD) (season 1)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (United States) (DVD)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1999) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC 2)
- ITV - Independent Television (United Kingdom) (tv) (syndication)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1990) (Greece) (VHS)
- KSM (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2016) (United States) (DVD) (seasons one & two)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (complete series)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2017) (United States) (DVD) (complete series)
- Sci Fi (2008) (Japan) (tv)
- TV2 (Hungary) (tv)
- TV3 (Estonia) (tv)
- Universal Pictures (Germany) (DVD)
- WOWOW (1993) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- MFX (visual effects)
- Performing Animal Troupe (Animals provided by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Al's cigar was the idea of Dean Stockwell, who said it was "a good way to get free cigars for five years." See more » |
| Goofs | Ziggy's opening narration says that "only Sam can see and hear" Al which was thought to be true for the first season and for the first twelve episodes of season 2, but Sam and Al discover in Another Mother - September 30, 1981 (1990) that animals, very young children, the mentally disabled, and people near death can also see and hear him (as well as seeing Sam's true form). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Quantum Leap (1990). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Prologue (Saga Sell) See more » |
| Quotes |
[Repeated line]
Sam: Oh, boy... See more » |