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Release Date:
26 March 1989 (USA)
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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
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Won 2 Golden Globes.
Another 14 wins
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37 nominations
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(38 articles)
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Sneak Peek: Syfy's Alice
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Put right what once went wrong and give this show a movie!
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 3 of 79) | 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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60 min (97 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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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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There were several ideas for episodes which ultimately were never used. One had Sam leaping in as Robert F. Kennedy. Another idea would involve an animated episode. The producers even toyed with the idea of leaping Sam in as a baby. Also, Donald P. Bellisario wanted to do an episode where Sam leaps in as Thomas Magnum (from "Magnum, P.I." (1980)). It is unclear why that episode never materialized, although in an earlier episode, a character is seen watching "Magnum, P.I.", thus establishing that show as fiction within the Quantum Leap "universe".
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Revealing mistakes: For the famous "mirror reflections" in which Sam sees who he leaps into, the series used the old trick of a dual set with a clear glass in the "mirror". Scott Bakula would stand on one side and the actor playing the person he leaped into on the other. If you look really close at the glass, you can see sometimes Scott Bakula's reflection. (Especially if the mirror is near a source of light like sunshine).
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[Sam is a female secretary in 1961, and his boss is hitting on him]
Sam: This is sexual harassment!
Buddy Wright: I don't know what that is, but I like the sound of it!
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Sam: This is sexual harassment!
Buddy Wright: I don't know what that is, but I like the sound of it!
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Referenced in "Three Moons Over Milford: Pilot (#1.1)" (2006)
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Quantum Leap Main Title
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What's up with the show's obscure ending?more
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Quantum Leap was a fantastic science fiction series. Past time travel shows had the main character(s) going back (or forward) in time as themselves. Quantum Leap was so special mainly because Sam is leaping INTO people and experiencing their lives first hand. This made for some very interesting stories like when Sam leaps into a woman or a black man. Of course, having a hologram from his own time (Al) guiding him on his adventures was another key component to the show.
One complaint I've always heard about the show is: if Sam puts right what once went wrong, wouldn't he be altering the future? The answer is no. Sam doesn't leap into anyone famous (often) and so he would not be altering the future dramatically for many. And whenever he does leap into someone famous, everything works out the way history recorded it.
NBC made a huge blunder cancelling this series, especially cancelling it on a cliff hanger. And why won't Universal make a movie? Fans want it and Don Bellisario has expressed an interest in doing one. So come on. Put what right what NBC did wrong and make a movie.