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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
NewsDesk:
(36 articles)
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Exclusive Interview: Dean Stockwell (Battlestar Galactica: The Plan)
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User Comments:
A great series - one of the best ever more (76 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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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (97 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
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:
In the first season, the prologues explaining what Quantum Leap was about were done by Scott Bakula as Sam Beckett. By the time season two began, the narrations were done by Deborah Pratt as the voice of Ziggy. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the first few episodes of the series, Ziggy is referred to by both Sam and Al as "he". Throughout the rest of the series, Ziggy becomes a "she". more
Quotes:
Sam: It all started when a time travel experiment I was conducting went... a little ka-ka. In the blink of a cosmic clock I went from quantum physicist to air force test pilot. Which could have been fun... if I knew how to fly. Fortunately, I had help. An observer from the project named Al... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Family Guy: Meet the Quagmires (#5.18)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Prologue (Saga Sell) more

FAQ

What's up with the show's obscure ending?
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20 out of 27 people found the following comment useful.
A great series - one of the best ever, 22 July 2004
Author: John from New Mexico, USA

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!

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