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"Quantum Leap" (1989) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1989-1993

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"Quantum Leap" (1989): Season 2: Episode 22 -- Al (Dean Stockwell) attempts to adjust his past through Sam (Scott Bakula), who has become an undercover cop in 1969.
"Quantum Leap" (1989): Season 2: Episode 21 -- Sam (Scott Bakula) finds himself on an ocean liner in 1954 as a desperate young man trying to win back the heart of his ex-wife. Also stars Dean Stockwell.
"Quantum Leap" (1989): Season 2: Episode 20 -- Sam (Scott Bakula) is a burly nightclub bouncer who is helping a stripper (Julie Brown) rescue an infant from its abusive father.
"Quantum Leap" (1989): Season 2: Episode 19 -- An acrophobic Sam (Scott Bakula) becomes a 1958 trapeze artist preparing for a death-defying stunt. With Dean Stockwell.
"Quantum Leap" (1989): Season 2: Episode 18 -- Sam (Scott Bakula) leaps into the life of an aging pool shark in 1954, faced with the match of his lifetime. Shari Headley guest stars. With Dean Stockwell.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
26 March 1989 (USA) more
Plot:
Scientist Sam Beckett finds himself trapped in time--"leaping" into the body of a different person in a different time period each week. full summary
Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 14 wins & 37 nominations more
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(44 articles)
"My Perfect 3": Emmett Cooke
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New time-travel drama Murmurs planned by CBS
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MY FAVORITE TV SHOW more (77 total)

Cast

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Scott Bakula ... Dr. Sam Beckett / ... (97 episodes, 1989-1993)
Dean Stockwell ... Admiral Al Calavicci (97 episodes, 1989-1993)

Deborah Pratt ... Ziggy / ... (38 episodes, 1989-1993)
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Runtime:
60 min (97 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Iceland:12 (some epiosodes) | Iceland:L (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/6

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Trivia:
Al Calavicci drives two different Ferarris in the series: in _"Quantum Leap" (1989) {Genesis: Part 1 - September 13, 1956 (#1.1)}_, he is in a red Testarossa (which is shown from very low angles so as to keep the identity of the car hidden), and in _"Quantum Leap" (1992) {Killin' Time - June 18, 1958 (#5.5)}_, he is driving a Mondial Cabriolet. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The episode "What Price Gloria?", the first episode Sam leaps into a woman, suggests that Al sees Sam as the person Sam has leaped into since he is checking him out. However, later in the series, in the episode "The Wrong Stuff" he leaps into a chimp. It's obvious that Al can see Sam as Sam since Al can understand what he's saying. more
Quotes:
[Sam couldn't save JFK from being shot]
Al: Your swiss-cheesed brain probably doesn't remember, but... the first time around, Oswald killed Jackie, too.
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Soundtrack:
Prologue (Saga Sell) more

FAQ

What's up with the show's obscure ending?
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21 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
MY FAVORITE TV SHOW, 11 March 1999
Author: Shawn Watson (gator_macready@yahoo.com) from The Underverse

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.

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