What Price Gloria? - October 16, 1961 

For his first leap into a woman, Sam is a gorgeous secretary. He must deal with the sexual harassment of his boss and the attempted suicide of his roommate.

Director:

Alan J. Levi

Writers:

Donald P. Bellisario (created by), Deborah Pratt

Stars:

Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Jean Sagal

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Scott Bakula	...	Dr. Sam Beckett
Dean Stockwell	...	Admiral Al Calavicci
Jean Sagal	...	Gloria Collins
John Calvin	...	Buddy Wright
Gregg Berger	...	Parker
Matt Landers	...	Richard
LaReine Chabut	...	Samantha Stormer
Jack Armstrong	...	Johnny
Laurel Schaefer	...	Gail Wright

Storyline

Sam leaps into the body of an attractive secretary, Samantha Stormer. It's 1961 and a woman's place in the world, and at the office, is set in stone. She soon finds that her promotion was because her lecherous boss, Buddy Wright, had his eye on her and is hoping to have a fling. Buddy is married but is also having an affair with Samantha's roommate, Gloria. He's promised her that he will soon leave his wife but Sam knows that unless he can convince her to break off the affair, it will only lead to heartbreak and her eventual suicide.

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Plot Keywords:

boss | roommate | suicide | secretary | office | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally going to be the second season opener, it ended up being shown third that season. The teaser was originally broadcast at the end of the first season. When the digital sub-channel Comet began airing the series in 2020, "Gloria" ran in its intended spot at the start of season 2.

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Goofs

When Sam is consoling Gloria in front of the mirror, Gloria's reflection drops her right arm down. When the real Gloria (not the reflection) turns away from Sam, her right hand can still be seen tucked in the crook of her left elbow.

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Quotes

Dr. Sam Beckett: [Narrating] Two hours as Samantha and I knew that the lyrics to "I Enjoy Being a Girl" were not written by one.

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Connections

Featured in Quantum Leap: Blind Faith - February 6, 1964 (1989)

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 October 1989 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1