The Leap Back - June 15, 1945 

Sam and Al have switched places. Now Sam is the hologram, and Al is the leaper. Al must reunite a returning WWII veteran with the woman he left due to the war. Sam and Al must figure a way ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Zinberg

Writers:

Donald P. Bellisario (created by), Donald P. Bellisario

Stars:

Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Mimi Kuzyk

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Scott Bakula	...	Dr. Sam Beckett
Dean Stockwell	...	Admiral Al Calavicci
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Dr. Donna Eleese
Amanda Wyss	...	Suzanne Elsinger
Douglas Roberts	...	Mike
Robert Prescott	...	Clifford White
Candy Ann Brown	...	Dr. Verbeena Beeks
Jeanine Jackson	...	Kelly
Dennis Wolfberg	...	Gooshie
Gigi Rice	...	Tina
Susan Ann Connor	...	Naval Admiral
Dean Denton	...	Capt. Tom Jarrett

Storyline

Sam and Al have switched places. Now Sam is the hologram, and Al is the leaper. Al must reunite a returning WWII veteran with the woman he left due to the war. Sam and Al must figure a way to communicate with the future, because Al has the comm device, and Sam has no way to contact Ziggy.

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Plot Keywords:

veteran | future | character says oh boy | coming home | return | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the end of the episode, Al tells Donna that Sam is doing stand up in the Catskills, a reference to Quantum Leap: Stand Up - April 30, 1959 (1992).

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Goofs

The Season 4 opener "The Leap Back" establishes the "present" as 18 September 1999, yet in Season 5 during the "Lee Harvey Oswald" two-parter the "present" is Feb. 14-16, 1999.

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Quotes

Sam: Ziggy?
Ziggy: Yes, Dr. Beckett?
Sam: You've made brilliant theoretical hypotheses with minimal data over the last four years.
Ziggy: That's true.
Sam: I'd like you to do one now.
Ziggy: I don't think so, Doctor.
Dr. Donna Eleese: Why not?
Ziggy: I'm dealing with too many data-limiting factors: the Admiral, this Captain Tom Jarret he's leapt into, a year no one had the foresight to preload into my memory banks. Actually, I was doing quite well absorbing the year until Franklin Delano Roosevelt died. It depressed me. Try me in 11.6 hours.
Sam: What if the Admiral ...
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Connections

Features Quantum Leap: Genesis: Part 1 - September 13, 1956 (1989)

User Reviews

The Leap Back , perfect leaping Episode .

This was Quantum Leap at It's best , especially the switching personalities of Sam and Al , that was great , and seeing where it all happened , finally seeing all the characters in Sam's life . And seeing Sam's wife too, Donna ,beautiful lady and a most beautiful actress that portrayed her as well, Mimi Kuzyk was or is a beautiful actress as well as gifted and talented too .

Quantum Leap , like MASH , Star Trek , and Sliders , were great TV as well , they were what science fiction and comedy was about , . Let's hope the new Journeyman on TV this fall does as well . Too bad Battlestar Galactica is going off the air, that was perfect science fiction and drama combined . So long to everyone on Battlestar Galactica . Thankyou also .

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1991 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1