"Quantum Leap" (1989)TV series 1989-1993

Creator:

Donald P. Bellisario

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

26 March 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Scientist Sam Beckett finds himself trapped in time--"leaping" into the body of a different person in a different time period each week.

Plot Keywords:

Role Playing | Alternate History | Space Time | Altering History | Computer

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 14 wins & 37 nominations

Cast

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)

Runtime:

60 min (97 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Iceland:12 (some epiosodes) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L (some epiosodes) | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

Big Sky Ranch - 4927 Bennett Road, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company:

Belisarius Productions

Trivia:

Dean Stockwell was the first to "Leap" through time on an episode of the "The Twilight Zone: A Quality of Mercy (#3.15)" (1961), playing a war-hungry US Lt. in August, 1945.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Despite the fact that Al is a hologram, he clearly interacts with his environment. He casts shadows and reflections, and light reflects off his clothing. Also, it is quite clear that Scott Bakula is stepping around Dean Stockwell, though one could argue that this is just from force of habit on Sam's part.

Quotes:

[about Al]
Sam: At last, something sexual he's NOT into.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (1994) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Quantum Leap Main Title

A great show, and a TV legend

An absolutely perfect show. It wasn't too technical, it wasn't too Sci-fi. It had the drama of life, and offered some comedy at the same time. Instead of seeing the same person with the same people dealing with their own life, we saw many, many, many different lives all being influenced by one great man who in the end could be deemed a saint. I am happy that the show was able to finish, and just disappear like some other great shows. The show had a good conclusion. It was happy, but it wasn't sappy or ultra-moralistic and joyful. It was the perfect ending for such a case. There isn't a thing they could change about this show. The only thing they could do to make it worse would be to make a movie for TV. Those type of things usually ruin a good show. Quantum Leap though is definitely a TV legend.