The Leap Home - A Quantum Leap Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Leap Home is a Quantum Leap podcast. An affectionate retrospective show, it looks at each episode of the classic 90s sci-fi show in release order.
Blood Moon was the fifteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s fifth season to air, with Sam leaping into Nigel, a vampiric cultist set to sacrifice his new wife to the blood moon. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether the butler did it.
Sam leaps into Nigel, a cultist who has recently married Alexandra (Shae D’lyn), who had been homeless until she met him. They are preparing to celebrate the occasion of the ‘blood moon’ with guests Victor Drake (Ian Buchanan) and his partner Claudia (Deborah Moore), when Al reveals that Alexandra will not survive the event.
When Drake and Claudia usurp the ritual in the face of Sam’s hesitancy, it is the butler, Boris (Rod Loomis) who returns to save Sam. After rescuing Alexandra, he must work out how to protect her once the leap is over and Nigel returns.
Blood Moon was directed by Alan J. Levi, the last of his six Leaps. The writer was Tommy Thompson, who also rounded out his contribution to the series with this, his thirteenth script.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered party etiquette.
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Blood Moon was released in 1993. It is 47 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries
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Dr. Ruth was the fourteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s fifth season to air, with Sam leaping into radio therapist Dr. Ruth to allow here an opportunity to treal Al in 1999. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss prudishness.
Sam leaps into Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the renowned sex therapist, in the middle of a 1985 radio phone-in. His producers Doug (Peter Spears) and Debbie (Anita Barone) squabble in the booth as Sam squirms at a series of lurid enquiries, until he takes a call from a woman named Annie (Robyn Lively) who claims to have been sexually assaulted at work.
Taking up Annie’s cause with gusto, Sam pursues her boss Jonathan (James McDonnell) to discover the truth. Meanwhile, in 1999, Dr. Ruth (Dr. Ruth Westheimer) tries to get to the bottom of Al’s romantic hangups and childhood trauma.
Dr. Ruth was directed by Stuart Margolin, his only contribution to the series. The writer was Robin Bernheim, the fourth of her five Quantum Leap scripts.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered escalation.
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Dr. Ruth was released in 1993. It is 47 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries
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Liberation was the thirteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s fifth season to air, with Sam leaping into a protestor whose campaign for equal rights does not sit well with her husband. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss masculine insecurity.
Sam leaps into Margaret Sanders, a middle-aged woman he finds attending a women’s lib rally with her daughter, Suzie (Megyn Price). She is enraptured by the group’s charismatic leader, Diana St. Cloud (Deborah Van Valkenburgh), though Sam has some concerns about her proposed methods.
At home, Sam faces further problems as her husband, George (Max Gail), and her son, George Jr (Elan Rothschild) struggle to understand her perspective. Meanwhile, George must seek favours from the police chief, Donald Tipton (Stephen Keep Mills) even as he decides whether to promote the policeman’s son Peter (Bill Calvert) or his more talented female colleague, Evy Brownfield (Jordan Baker).
Liberation was directed by Bob Hulme, the last of his three episodes behind the camera. The writers were Deborah Pratt, the nineteenth of her twenty writing credits on the show, and Chris Abbott, her only Quantum Leap script.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered leverage.
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Liberation was released in 1993. It is 46 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries
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A Tale of Two Sweeties was the twelfth episode of Quantum Leap’s fifth season to air, with Sam leaping into a bigamist whose worlds are about to collide in spectacular fashion. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss marital bliss.
Sam leaps into Marty Elroy, a travelling salesman with a wife in New York and another in Florida. Travelling ‘home’ to spend time with Ellen (Mary Lou Childs) and their kids Marty Jr (Michael Bellisario) and Mary (Shay Astar), he’s surprised at the airport by second with Rachel (Jill Tracy) and their kids Josh (JD Daniels) and Jessica (Ashley Peldon).
Matters take a sinister twist when bookie’s henchmen Vic (Larry Manetti) and Gus (Jack Yates) accost Sam and demand $2,000, but when a longshot comes in and his fortunes change it becomes apparent what direction he has to go to ensure neither wife is left disappointed.
A Tale of Two Sweeties was directed by Christopher Hibler, the third of his four episodes behind the camera. The writer was Robin Bernheim, the third of her five writing credits.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the nature of farce.
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A Tale of Two Sweeties was released in 1993. It is 47 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Promised Land was the eleventh episode of Quantum Leap’s fifth season to air, with Sam leaping back to his home town of Elk Ridge, IN to try and help save the lives and land of his neighbours, who have taken drastic action. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss business ethics.
Sam leaps into Willie Walters, the middle son of a farming family set to lose their land after the death of the patriarch, his father, and the decision by the oldest brother, Neil (Dwier Brown) to take an onerous loan from local banker Gus Vernon (Jonathan Hogan). In a desperate attempt to avoid that, the two – along with youngest brother John (Chris Stacy) are attempting to rob Vernon’s bank of enough money to pay him off.
With hostages in situ, including tellers Beth (Elizabeth Dennehy), Carrie (Kellie Overbey) and Cindy (Elizabeth Rainey) and older couple Stan & Lila Pierce (Charles & Marion Dugan), Sheriff Mundy (Arlen Dean Snyder) must be careful as he manages the situation. Meanwhile, Cindy’s husband, Carl (James C. Victor) tries to take matters into his own hands.
Promised Land was directed by Scott Bakula, the last of his three episodes behind the camera. The writer was Gillian Horvath, her only script for the show, with an assist to Tommy Thompson, the twelfth of his thirteen writing credits.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered conclusive evidence.
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Promised Land was released in 1992. It is 47 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Trilogy Pt.3 was the tenth episode of Quantum Leap’s fifth season to air, with Sam continuing to leap along his lover/daughter’s timeline as Abigail faces one more murder accusation. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss proper court procedure.
Sam now leaps into Larry Stanton III and is immediately faced by his wife, Sherilyn (Diana Bellamy). She’s unimpressed when a now aged Marie appears looking for help to represent Abigail in a murder trial following the death of Leta Aider, facing off against legendary prosecutor Denton Waters (James Greene) in front of Judge Shiner (Parley Baer).
Discovering he fathered a child with Abigail during his last leap, Sam commits fully to the defence of his client, while starting to build a relationship with young Sammie Jo (Kimberly Cullum). Although he manages to draw some lucid testimony from Laura Fuller, it is a crucial document that appears to hold the key to keeping Abigail out of the electric chair.
Trilogy Part 3 was directed by James Whitmore Jr, the thirtenth of his fifteen episodes for the show. The writer was Deborah Pratt, the eighteenth of her twenty writing credits.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered Sam’s disturbing pattern of behaviour.
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Trilogy Part 3 was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Trilogy Pt.2 was the ninth episode of Quantum Leap’s fifth season to air, with Sam leaping along his daughter’s timeline before falling in love with her to the exclusion of reason. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss incest.
Sam leaps into Will Kinman (Travis Fine) who has been grooming Abigail (now played by Melora Hardin) since Clayton Fuller’s death in ’55. Now engaged, the pair engage in sexual activity the night before their wedding, to Marie’s extreme disappointment but Sam’s delight.
The wedding is postponed when the Takins family report their son has gone missing and Abigail quickly becomes the prime suspect. As time passes and the townsfolk lose hope, Leta Aider rallies a lynch mob to dispense justice by the noose, with only Larry Stanton III (WK Stratton) and Sam standing between them and their victim.
Trilogy Part 2 was directed by James Whitmore Jr, the twelfth of his fifteen episodes for the show. The writer was Deborah Pratt, the seventeenth of her twenty writing credits.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered what type of person would have a noose handy.
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Trilogy Part 2 was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Trilogy Pt.1 was the eighth episode of Quantum Leap’s fifth season to air, with Sam leaping into a Louisiana sheriff and building some strong connections. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss creepy children.
Sam leaps into Clayton Fuller, a small town sheriff in 50s Louisiana. His first act is to drag the deceased body of Bart Aider from the creek, with the help of his Deputy, Bo Loman (Stephen Lee). It soon transpires that Fuller’s ten-year-old daughter, Abigail (Kimberly Cullum), was present when Aider died and is believed to have also been the last person to see Aider’s missing daughter, Violet (Heather Lauren Olson) alive two years earlier.
Incensed at this continued injustice, Violet’s mother (and Bart’s widow) Leta (Mary Gordon Murray) tries to persuade locals that Abigail is to blame for both deaths. Doc Kinman’s (Max Wright) autopsy is inconclusive, so Sam seeks advice from Abigail’s mother Laura (Meg Foster) at the nearby asylum. Meanwhile, Abigail has evaded the watchful eye of housekeeper Marie Billings (Fran Bennett) and headed back to her home, where Sam knows a fiery fate awaits her.
Trilogy Part 1 was directed by James Whitmore Jr, the eleventh of his fifteen episodes for the show. The writer was Deborah Pratt, the sixteenth of her twenty writing credits.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether some children are born evil.
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Trilogy Part 1 was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Deliver Us From Evil was the seventh episode of Quantum Leap’s fifth season to air, with Sam coming face to face with someone he could not have imagined meeting. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss their greatest enemies.
Sam leaps into Jimmy LaMotta for the second time. He meets a familiar face in Jimmy’s brother Frank (John D’Aquino) at the docks where they work, but on returning home he finds that Frank’s marriage to Connie (Laura Harrington) is on the rocks and Corey (Ryan McWhorter) is on the verge of running away from home.
Taking things at face value, Sam tries to reason with Frank and Connie, but when he grabs her it turns out she is in fact Alia (Renée Coleman) another time travelling leaper, with a hologram called Zoey (Carolyn Seymour) only she can see or hear. Sam thinks they can work together to stop Frank leaving Connie for his work colleague Shirley (Kristen Cloke), but Alia and Zoey have another agenda.
Deliver us From Evil was directed by Bob Hulme, the second of his three episodes for the show. The writers were Robin Bernheim, the second of her five episodes, Tommy Thompson, the eleventh of his thirteen stories, and Deborah Pratt, the fifteenth of her twenty writing credits.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered which of them is good and which is evil.
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Deliver us From Evil was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Star Light, Star Bright was the sixth episode of Quantum Leap’s fifth season to air, with Sam trying to persuade Al to help him prove extraterrestrial UFOs are real while his family tries to have him sectioned. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss priorities and perspective.
Sam leaps into Max Stoddard, a 79-year old man who lives with his son, John (Guy Boyd), daughter-in-law Eva (Anne Lockhart) and his grandson Tim (Morgan Weisser). He has an obsession with UFOs dating back to his time as a WWI pilot, but his son is finding it hard to look after him in light of his apparent delusions, not helped when he sees Sam, as Max, talking to an invisible Al.
When two shady government types, Dr Hardy (H.Richard Greene) and Major Meadows (Michael Maguire) take an interest in Max’s tales, John and Tim see an opportunity to have him committed to the mental hospital nearby, but it’s when Hardy brings out the sodium pentothal that Al really starts to worry.
Star Light, Star Bright was directed by Christopher Hibler, the second of his four episodes for the show. The writer was Richard C. Okie, the third of his six Quantum Leap stories.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered recording under the influence of truth serum.
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Star Light, Star Bright was released in 1992. It is 47 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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The fifth episode of season 5. Sam leaps into a serial killer holding a family hostage. In 1999 the real killer goes on the run, with Al in pursuit.
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The fourth episode of season 5. Sam leaps into a Vietnam veteran facing a smorgasbord of personal and social challenges at a military rehab facility.
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The third episode of season 5. Sam finds himself adrift at sea with a beautiful and challenging young woman.
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The second episode of season 5. Sam continues to leap along Oswald's timeline as the extreme communism threatens to overwhelm him.
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Lee Harvey Oswald Pt.1 was the first episode of Quantum Leap’s fifth season to air, with Sam struggling to cope with the rich vein of communism he encounters when he leaps into the so-called assassin. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the truth about capitalism.
Sam leaps into Alik Idell, the alter ego of supposed presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Initially posing for a photo with his wife, Marina (Natasha Pavlovich), Sam soon finds himself leaping to other points on Oswald’s timeline, struggling to separate his own thoughts from Oswald’s.
At a training camp in Asia, Sam encounters a Sgt. Lopez (Reni Santoni) and when an evening out with Joda (Rodney Kageyama) and Mariska (Donna Magnani) takes a turn for the worse, it requires Al to intervene and prevent a deadly escalation when Lopez and Sam get into a brawl.
Lee Harvey Oswald Part 1 was directed by James Whitmore Jr, the ninth of his fifteen episodes for the show. Donald Bellisario again got the writing credit.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether Oswald was truly evil.
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Lee Harvey Oswald Part 1 was released in 1992. It is 47 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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A Leap for Lisa was the twenty second episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam finding himself in Al’s own past when history takes a turn for the worse. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss unreliable narrators.
Sam leaps into Bingo (Jamie Walters), a young Al at the start of his military career. He’s accused of assaulting and murdering Marci (Debbie James), the wife of Commander Riker (Charles Rocket) who is upset that he can no longer share his bride with the boys on the base. Celebrity lawyer Cmdr. Hugh Dobbs (Larry Brandenburg) is assigned to Al’s defence.
Al’s old friend Chip Ferguson (Jeff Corbett) tries to keep his spirits up, arranging a liaison with his lover, Lisa (Terry Farrell), but Sam’s decision to stop her testifying in his defence leads to a change in Al’s fate, which when he’s replaced by a new hologram guide called Edward St. John (Roddy McDowall). Time seems to be running out if Sam can’t find vital evidence to prove his friend’s innocence.
A Leap for Lisa was directed by James Whitmore Jr, the eighth of his fifteen episodes for the show. Donald Bellisario got the writing credit.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered paradoxes.
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A Leap for Lisa was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Stand Up was the twenty first episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam trying to navigate a budding romance within a comedy troupe while fending off an amorous mobster. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss unrefusable offers.
Sam leaps into Davey Parker, one third of a comedy troupe working in the Catskills. His colleagues Mack (Bob Saget) and Frankie (Amy Yasbeck) are feuding due to their inability to admit that they ‘love’ one another. Also Mack is violent and short tempered. Still, Sam tries to bring them together.
This task is made more difficult when mobster Carlo Degorio (Robert Miranda) takes an interest in Frankie, leaving Sam to extricate his friend from a tricky situation. Along they way they upset various other people including club owner Lou Collins (Mark Lonow), a trucker (Pete Schrum) and an audience member called Joey (Tom La Grua).
Stand Up was directed by Michael Zinberg, his last episode for the show. Deborah Pratt got the writing credit.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the perils of matchmaking.
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Stand Up was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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The Curse of Ptah-Hotep was the twentieth episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam exploring ancient Egypt amidst a series of dramatic misfortunes. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the appeal of the undead.
Sam leaps into Dr. Dale Conway, an Egyptologist on the brink of an historic discovery. Working with Brown University’s Ginny Will (Lisa Darr) he uncovers the hidden tomb of King Ptah-Hotep II, which Al advises there is no record of in 1999.
Support for the expedition comes from a Luxor-based museum whose representative, Dr. Mustafa el Razul (John Kapelos) initially seems reasonable, but who then tries to betray the scientists when an ancient curse is unleashed.
The Curse of Ptah-Hotep was directed by Joe Napolitano, his last episode for the show. The writer was Chris Ruppenthal, who was also making his final contribution to the series.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the amount of elevation required to clear a shark on a jetski.
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The Curse of Ptah-Hotep was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Moments to Live was the nineteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam captured by a soap fan and threatened with being forced to father a child. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the nature of reality.
Sam leaps into Kyle Hart, star of the daytime drama Moments to Live. After a chat with his agent (Brian George), one of his first tasks is to share lunch with a competition winner, Norma Jean Bates/Pilcher (Kathleen Wilhoite), who turns out to have an obsessive interest in Kyle’s character on the show.
Assisted by her husband, Hank (Pruitt Taylor Vince), Norma takes Sam to the home of her former asylum roommate, Millie (Frances Bay) and tries to get him to father a child with her. Sam’s efforts to escape come up short, so his last hope is to help Norma snap back to reality.
Moments to Live was directed by Joe Napolitano, his penultimate episode of the show. The writer was Tommy Thompson, the eighth of his thirteen scripts for the show.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the extent of Norma’s crimes.
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Moments to Live was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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It’s a Wonderful Leap was the eighteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam receiving help from a guardian angel. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss divine intervention.
Sam leaps into Max Greenman (reflection: Ross Partridge), a taxi driver in New York who’s trying to win a medallion so he can start his own business and give his father, Lenny (Jerry Adler), something to live for. He’s aided in this endeavour by self-proclaimed guardian angel Angelita (Liz Torres).
With help from Angelita and Al, Sam helps avoid Max’s murder, but is robbed of his takings and denied his medallion by taxi mogul Frank O’Connor (Peter Iacangelo). Along the way, Sam gives a cab ride to Fred Trump (Vaughn Armstrong) and his irritating son, Donald (Justin Thomson).
It’s a Wonderful Leap was directed by Paul Brown, the only directorial stint for a regular writer and producer on the show. The writing credit was shared between Brown and GI Jane writer Danielle Alexandra, her only contribution to Quantum Leap.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the family business.
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It’s a Wonderful Leap was released in 1992. It is 47 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Roberto! was the seveneenth episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam helping a colleague to expose a secret chemical weapons lab. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss plausible deniability.
Sam leaps into Roberto Gutierrez, a daytime TV host working for a local network in New Mexico. When his colleague Jani Eisenberg (DeLane Matthews) challenges him to take on a serious news investigation, their next lead takes them to the nearby fertiliser plant run by Ed Saxton (Jerry Hardin).
With a green light to investigate granted by station chief Earl Skinner (Alan Oppenheimer), the pair look into the deaths of some sheep, a sighting of aliens by a man called Red Norton (Dennis Fimple) and the apparent murder of Saxton employee Rick Upfield (Marcus Giamatti), with shocking consequences.
Roberto! was directed by Scott Bakula, the second of his three stints in the chair. The writing credit went to Chris Ruppenthal, the ninth of his ten stories for the show.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered audience participation.
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Roberto! was released in 1992. It is 47 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Ghost Ship was the sixteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam airborne in the Bermuda Triangle as he tries to ensure an ailing passenger survives the trip. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss pervasive superstitions.
Sam leaps into Ed Brackett, a co-pilot on an executive jet owned by the Cutter petroleum family. Captain Cooper (Scott Hoxby) is in command, while his wife, Wendy (Kimberly Foster) is the sole member of cabin staff. Their passengers on this flight are Grant Cutter Jr (Kurt Deutsch), heir to his father’s fortune, and his new bride, Michelle (Carla Gugino).
When Michelle takes unwell, Sam must persaude Cooper – spooked by a previous traumatic experience in the area they’re flying over – not to turn the flight around and condemn their passenger to a painful and premature death.
Ghost Ship was directed by Anita W. Addison, the second and last of her two Quantum Leap episodes. The writing credits went to Paris Qualles, also his second of two contribuions, and to Donald Bellisario.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the art of navigation.
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Ghost Ship was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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A Song for the Soul was the fifteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam trying to help a young girl reconcile with her father without having to give up her dreams of stardom. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss shades of grey.
Sam leaps into Cherea, a young girl who, along with her friends Paula (T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh) and Lynelle (Tammy Townsend) form a singing group, looking for stardom despite their young years. Lynelle is at odds with her father, Reverend Walters (Harrison Page) and desperate for the freedom to chase her dreams.
When a sleazy club owner named Bobby Lee (Eriq La Salle) offers Lynelle an apparent route to success, she is inclined to overlook his obvious ulterior motives. Meanwhile, Sam looks for a way to reconcile Lynelle with her father that doesn’t involve killing her dreams.
A Song for the Soul was directed by Michael W. Watkins, the fifth of his half-dozen Quantum Leap episodes. The writing credit went to Deborah Pratt, her thirteenth of twenty.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered who to root for.
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A Song for the Soul was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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The Last Gunfighter was the fourteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam trying to preserve an old gunfighter’s reputation. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the value of the truth.
Sam leaps into Tyler Means, a veteran of the Old West who once cleaned up the town of Coffin, AZ. Or so he claims. His grandson, Stevie (Sean Baca), believes him, but his daughter-in-law Lucy (Susan Isaacs) and the local sheriff, Russ (O’Neal Compton) are less impressed.
With a Hollywood exec named Steiner (Kenneth Tigar) in town to buy up the film rights to Tyler’s life story, an unexepcted challenge arrives as Pat Knight (John Anderson), Tyler’s former partner, rides into town with a different version of events to share.
The Last Gunfighter was directed by Joe Napolitano, the tenth of his dozen Quantum Leap episodes. The writing credit was shared between Sam Rolfe, his only nod on the show, and Chris Ruppenthal for the eighth time out of his ten Leap scripts.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the role of law enforcement in an old quarrel.
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Temptation Eyes was the thirteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam revealing his true identity to a psychic who is on the target list of a serial killer. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss inappropriate conduct.
Sam leaps into Dylan Powell, a reporter who has raised the ire of top cop Detective Collins (Kent Williams), having begun to receive tip-offs from an active serial killer. Reporting from the scene of the latest murder, Sam and his cameraman partner, Ross Tyler (James Handy) meet ‘psychic’ Tamlyn Matsuda (Tamlyn Tomita), who catches Sam’s eye.
After revealing his true identity to Tamlyn, Sam sets his purpose aside to begin an ultimately doomed affair, pausing only to rough up Tony Beche (Rob LaBelle), an innocent man wrongly accused of murder by the so-called medium.
Temptation Eyes was directed by Christopher Hibler, the first of his four Quantum Leap episodes. The writer was Paul Brown, the twelfth of his thirteen stories for the show.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered witchcraft.
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Temptation Eyes was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Running for Honor was the twelfth episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam fighting against a group of militant homophobes in a naval college. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss changing attitudes.
Sam leaps into Tommy York, a cadet commander at Prescott Naval Academy. His first encounter is with an outwardly gruff Coach Martz (John Roselius), who turns out to be more empathetic than it initially appears. Fellow cadet Ronnie Chambers (Anthony Palermo) is a friendly presence as Sam gets to grips with his new environment.
After a meeting with Tommy’s former roommate Phillip Ashcroft (Sean O’Bryan), Sam becomes aware that Chambers is at the head of a group of cadets targeting others they suspect of being homosexual. Ashcroft has been dismissed from the college due to his sexuality, but Sam still hopes for a fair hearing from Admiral Spencer (John Finn).
Running for Honor was directed by Bob Hulme, the first of his three Quantum Leap episodes. The writer was Bobby Duncan, his only story for the show.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered not asking and not telling.
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Running for Honor was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries
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The Play’s the Thing was the eleventh episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam trying to keep his elderly lover away from her caring family and a wealthy suitor. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss high stakes and consequences.
Sam leaps into Joe Thurlow, an aspiring young actor who is living in New York with his partner, Jane Lindhurst (Penny Fuller). Although Jane has told Joe she is turning forty and has a nineteen year old son, Sam is surprised when it turns out both those numbers are light by about a decade.
Jane’s son Neil (Daniel Roebuck) shows up in town with his pregnant wife Liz (Anna Gunn) and Ted (Robert Pine), a wealthy Ohio businessman with a flame for Jane. Sam tries to persaude the entourage not to whisk Jane back to Cleveland before she’s had a chance to see whether she can make it as a singer.
The Play’s the Thing was directed by Eric Laneuville, his only Quantum Leap. The writer was Beverly Bridges, the last of her five scripts for the show.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered nepo babies.
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The Play’s the Thing was released in 1992. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries
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Unchained was the tenth episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam finding himself fighting against an unjust system to help an innocent man. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss ways to avoid suspicion.
Sam leaps into Chance Cole, a member of a Southern chain gang who has long since passed the date he ought to have been released. Chained to him is Jasper Boone (Basil Wallace) who needs to escape as his claustrophobia makes incarceration intolerable. He’s also innocent of the crime he’s been convicted for.
Sam tries to help Boone reach freedom, but after they are re-arrested he stumbles across a plot by warden Cooley (JC Quinn) and a local called Jake Wiles (Don Sparks) to carry out robberies and pin them on innocent men. With no help forthcoming from Captain Elias (Claude Earl Jones), Sam has to fight against the system to help Boone be free.
Unchained was directed by Michael W. Watkins, the fourth of his six shows for the series. The writer was Paris Qualles, who would go on to provide one further story in the future.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the art of disguise.
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Unchained was released in 1991. It is 46 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries
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A Single Drop of Rain was the ninth episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam helping a returning hero save his home town and his brother’s marriage. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether all marriages are worth saving.
Sam leaps into Billy Beaumont, a huckster who travels throughout the southern US to trick desperate people into paying large sums of money on the promise that he can make it rain. Assisted by his young protégé Clinton Leveret (Carl Anthony Payne II), he arrives back in his home town, the delight of his mother, Grace (Anne Haney).
An unusual dynamic develops as Sam’s brother Ralph (Patrick Massett) is rightly sceptical of what he claims to be able to do. Meanwhile, Ralph’s wife Annie (Phyllis Lyons) longs for Sam to take her away from this mundane existence and her loveless marriage.
A Single Drop of Rain was directed by Virgil W. Vogel, his only stint in the chair for this series. The writer was Richard C. Okie, the first of his six scripts for the show, with an additional credit for Ralph Meyering Jr, his only Quantum Leap contribution.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the science of precipitation.
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A Single Drop of Rain was released in 1991. It is 47 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Dreams was the eighth episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam navigating a deeply troubled mind with help from Al. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the value of good policework.
Sam leaps into Jack Stone, a senior police officer, during a live operation. Discovering the mangled body of Janice DeCaro triggers terrifying flashbacks into Stone’s childhood trauma, which Sam struggles to deal with.
With little support from his colleague Pam Roselli (Joycelyn O’Brien), Sam looks to Dr. Mason Crane (Alan Scarfe), a psychiatrist who was treating Janice and her husband, Peter (Tim Ahern), for answers. This decision leads him closer to the truth of the murder than he ever expected.
Dreams was directed by Anita W. Addison, the first of her two episodes at the helm, and written by co-creator Deborah Pratt.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the power of mind over matter.
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Dreams was released in 1991. It is 47 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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The Wrong Stuff was the seventh episode of Quantum Leap’s fourth season to air, with Sam overcoming communication barriers to save two astrochimps and terminate a harmful project. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the rules of leaping.
Sam leaps into Bobo, a chimp in training for the space program. Along with his friend Cory, a fellow chimpanzee, he undertakes a variety of tests under the gaze of Dr Leslie Ashton (Caroline Goodall) and her director Dr Tucker (Albert Stratton).
When Dr Winger (Gary Swanson) beings taking chimps to participate in a new set of experiments, Sam realises that his tests will be fatal for Bobo and Cory. With’s Al’s help he stages a great escape, but must resolve a moral dilemma before making the final leap to freedom.
The Wrong Stuff was directed by Joe Napolitano, the ninth of his twelve episodes at the helm, and written by Paul Brown, the eleventh of his thirteen scripts for the show.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the utility of testing on animals.
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The sixth episode of season 4. Sam leaps into a young rape victim and must overcome social pressures to take her case forward.
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The fifth episode of season 4. Sam leaps into a hairdresser with unshakable faith in the police.
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The fourth episode of season 4. Sam leaps into a newly inducted klansman hoping to prevent a lynching.
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The third episode of season 4. Sam leaps into a deputy looking to keep people safe during a hurricane.
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The second episode of season 4. Sam leaps into a veteran baseball player looking for one last shot at glory.
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The first episode of season 4. Sam and Al trade places as the watcher becomes the leaper.
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Gerry and Iain return to the original Columbo Podcast feed this week to begin a ten-week run looking at the first season of Poker Face. Sample it here.
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The twenty second and final episode of season 3. Sam leaps into a patient in an asylum and immediately receives a shock.
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The twenty first episode of season 3. Sam leaps into a nuclear bunker salesman who knows nuclear war isn't coming.
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The twentieth episode of season 3. Sam leaps into a professional wrestler who has to keep his partner alive.
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The nineteenth episode of season 3. Sam leaps into a death row inmate and has 48 hours to prove who killed a priest.
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The eighteenth episode of season 3. Sam leaps into a bounty hunter and faces a dilemma when his quarry pleads her innocence.
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The seventeenth episode of season 3. Sam leaps into a glam rock star and must solve his own murder before it happens.
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The sixteenth episode of season 3. Sam leaps into a brothel owner and tries to connect with a troubled girl he meets there.
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Piano Man was the fifteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam trying to avoid an assassin and nurse an old flame. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether a person can be unlucky.
Sam leaps into a musician called Joey DiNardo and soon finds himself in the company of Lorraine (Marietta DePrima) his former partner, both musically and romantically speaking. She is looking for closure ahead of her planned marriage to Carl (Angelo Tiffe).
Quickly becoming the focus of a trained killer (George Marshall Ruge), Sam and Lorraine must weave across the country, repairing their personal relationship as they go, but when Carl’s true identity is revealed it paves the way to a dramatic final showdown.
Piano Man was directed by James Whitmore Jr, the sixth of his fifteen episodes for the series. The writer was Ed Scharlach, his only contribution to the show.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the art of disappearance.
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Piano Man was released in 1991. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Private Dancer was the fourteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam trying to help a young deaf girl avoid a life of prostitution and death from AIDS. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss how to get someone’s attention.
Sam leaps into a Chippendale dancer called Rod ‘the bod’ McCarty. Working in a club, he encounters a young deaf waitress called Diana (Rhondee Beriault) who he learns is being pushed into stripping and ultimately prostitution by club owners Mario (Louis Mustillo) and Valerie (Heidi Swedberg).
Learning of open auditions to a dance school run by Joanna Chapman (Debbie Allen), Sam tries to guide Diana along a less damaging path, but is met with resistance – not least because of his clumsy approach to the situation.
Private Dancer was directed by Debbie Allen, the first of her two episodes for the series. The writer was Paul Brown, the ninth of his 13 scripts for the show.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered what constitutes a respectable profession.
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Private Dancer was released in 1991. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Future Boy was the thirteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam trying to save a would-be time traveller from being institutionalised. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the difference between science and psychosis.
Sam leaps into Future Boy, sidekick to Captain Galaxy, also known as young actor Kenny Sharp. Informed that his co-star Moe Stein (Richard Herd), the aforementioned galactic captain, is days away from an untimely demise, Sam must intervene to save the old man’s life.
Al is convinced that having Stein institutionalised, as his daughter Irene (Debra Stricklin) feels is necessary, would be a sensible choice, however Sam does not feel that would be a fair end for a man walking the fine line between genius and madness. It may be left to a judge (David Sage) to decide Stein’s fate.
Future Boy was directed by Michael Switzer, his only episode of the series. The writer was Tommy Thompson, the fourth of his 13 scripts for the show.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered what constitutes scientific research.
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Future Boy was released in 1991. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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8½ Months was the twelfth episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam experiencing the symptoms of pregnancy as he tries to help a young mother-to-be secure a home for herself and her baby. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss parental responsibilities.
Sam leaps into Billie Jean, a pregnant teenager, who is on the verge of giving birth to a baby she wants to keep. With support from her friend Dotty (Lana Schwab) she has coped to this stage despite the disapproval of her father (James Whitmore Jr.) and people like Dotty’s partner Keeter (Hunter von Leer).
Rejecting the idea of adoption, despite the advice of agency worker Cassy Thailer (Anne Haney), Sam confronts the baby’s father, Willis (Philip Linton) before being rushed to hospital while her friend Effy (Tasha Scott) tries to persuade Billie Jean’s father to rally to her side.
8½ Months was directed by James Whitmore Jr, the fifth of his fifteen episodes for the series. The writer was again Deborah Pratt.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the limits of friendship.
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8½ Months was released in 1991. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Runaway was the eleventh episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam trying to prevent a woman’s disappearance. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss family dynamics.
Sam leaps into a young boy on a family holiday with his sister Alex (Ami Foster), his father Hank (Sherman Howard) and his frustrated mother, Emma (Sandy Faison). The group are travelling from Florida to California and back, with a strict itinerary to stick to.
On the road they encounter an old school friend of Emma and Hank’s called Billy McCann (Joseph Hacker) and his daughter, Beth (Amber Susa). When Al and Sam think they see sparks between Billy and Emma they try to intervene and save the family, but things reach a head when Emma can’t be found that evening.
Runaway was directed by Michael Katleman, his only work for the series. The writer was, once again, Paul Brown.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether women should receive an education.
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Runaway was released in 1991. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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A Little Miracle was the tenth episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam and Al teaming up with the Salvation Army to torment a businessman. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the road to Damascus.
Sam leaps into an aide to wealthy businessman Michael Blake (Charles Rocket). Besides an irritating colleague called Calloway (Tom McTigue), Sam’s main concern is a persistant Salvation Army captain called Downey (Melinda McGraw) who objects to Blake’s plans to build a plaza on top of their Mission.
Sam and Al decide to visit a Dickensian nightmare on Blake who learns from chestnut salesman Max Wushinski (Robert Lesser) that a childhood friend died, in part due to one of Blake’s business decisions. Sam continues to try and tug on the businessman’s heartstrings and save the Mission, but Blake is not stupid and soon realises what is happening.
A Little Miracle was directed by Michael W. Watkins, the first of his six stints in the big chair for the series. The writers were Sandy Fries and Robert Wolterstorff. This was the only story credit for Fries on the show and the last of three for Wolterstorff.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered what Christmas means to us.
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A Little Miracle was released in 1990. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Rebel Without a Clue was the ninth episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam enlisting the help of Jack Kerouac to get a dreamer back on a sensible track. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss freedom and the open road.
Sam leaps into a wisecracking motorcycle gang member with one eye on the leader, Dillon’s (Diedrich Bader), girl Becky (Josie Bissett). When Al informs him he’s there to save her from dying at Dillon’s hands he takes steps to win her attention.
When Dillon and his sidekicks, including Mad Dog (Mark Boone Jr) decide to teach Sam a lesson he leans on a sympathetic diner owner called Ernie (Teddy Wilson) for shelter before turning to the enigmatic writer Jack Kerouac (Michael Bryan French) to persuade Becky not to rejoin Dillon on the road.
Rebel Without a Clue was directed by James Whitmore Jr., the fourth of his fifteen directorial credits on the series. The writers were Paul Brown and Randy Holland.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether motorcycle gangs are cool or not.
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Rebel Without a Clue was released in 1990. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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The Great Spontini was the eighth episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam endeavouring to reunite a family and protect a father-daughter relationship. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the value of a traditional family unit.
Sam leaps into a touring magician who lives and works with his twelve year old daughter, Jamie (Lauren Woodland). On the verge of their big break, perhaps, life is thrown into turmoil when Jamie’s mother Maggie (Amy Steel), who walked out on the family three years earlier, returns.
Maggie is chaperoned by her new fiancé Steve (Erich Anderson), a sleazy, slimy lawyer who always gets what he wants. With Steve intent on cutting Jamie’s father out of her life, Sam decides the best solution is to reunite with Maggie, if only he can persuade her to go along with his plan.
The Great Spontini was directed by James Whitmore Jr., the third of his fifteen directorial credits on the series. The writing credits went to Cristy Dawson and Beverly Bridges.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered what makes a good home.
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The Great Spontini was released in 1990. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Black on White on Fire was the seventh episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam trying to maintain an interracial relationship in the heat of tensions between his community and the police. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether violence is ever the answer.
Sam leaps into a young black man who must navigate tension between his white girlfriend Susan (Corie Henninger), the daughter of local police chief Paul Brewster (Marc Alaimo), and his brother Lonnie (Gregory Millar) as temperatures rise in Watts.
Unable to prevent the riots sparking, Sam must act when Lonnie kidnaps Susan, threatening to kill her, after the death of his friend Papa D (Ron Taylor). Another friend, Bebe (Sami Chester), tries to complicate matters while Sam’s mother (CCH Pounder) calls for peace.
Black on White on Fire was directed by Joe Napolitano, the fifth of his twelve directorial credits on the series. The writing credit went to Deborah Pratt once again.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered what causes people to riot.
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Black on White on Fire was released in 1990. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Miss Deep South was the sixth episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam trying his best to compete in a beauty pageant while protecting a fellow contestant from a predator. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss morality and whether standards have changed over time.
Sam leaps into a pageant winner on her way to a regional contest called Miss Deep South. On arrival he meets pageant co-ordinator Peg Myers (Nancy Stafford) and fellow contestant Connie Duncan (Heather McAdam). Connie is soon accosted by creepy photographer Clint Beaumont (David A. Brooks) who has his own plans for her.
Sam challenges the panel of judges who range from the traditional (Hugh Gillin) to the almost-feminist (Marte Boyle Slout) as he tries to help Connie escape her problems with Clint and also beat favourite Vicky Jacobs (Julie Ann Lowery) to the title.
Miss Deep South was directed by Christopher T. Welch, the last of his four directorial credits on the series. The script was by ommy Thompson, his third of thirteen stories for the show.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether beauty pageants have a place in the 21st century.
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Miss Deep South was released in 1990. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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The Boogieman was the fifth episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam failing to prevent a series of deaths in smalltown Maine. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss curses and whether they exist at all.
Sam leaps into Joshua Rey, an author who is due to marry Mary Greely (Valerie Mahaffey). On Hallowe’en they begin to decorate their house for guests with the help of Stevie King (David Kriegel), but are delayed when a goat murders workman Tully Maltin (Donald Hotton).
When Tully’s death is followed by that of fellow church deacon Dorothy Jaeger (Fran Ryan) suspicion, but also concern, falls on Mary. The subsequent death of Sheriff Masters (Paul Linke) points Sam on the right track, but next he must face his most powerful nemesis yet.
The Boogieman was directed by Joe Napolitano, the fourth of his twelve directorial credits on the series. The script was by Chris Ruppenthal, his fifth of ten stories for the show.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered things that go bump in the night.
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The Boogieman was released in 1990. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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One Strobe Over the Line was the fourth episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam as a celebrity photographer trying to help a model break both a drug addiction and the control of her agent. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether drugs are bad.
Sam leaps into a photographer working with model Edie Landsdale (Marjorie Monaghan) who is being provided with amphetamines by her unscrupulous agent Helen Le Baron (Susan Anton). Helen worries that Sam is going to end their affair to begin one with Edie andis on edge throughout the episode.
Sam tries to make Edie go cold turkey over a long weekend, but at a subsequent photoshoot her drinks are spiked by Helen, leading to an overdose and a confronation with an angry lion with only Sam and a wooden chair to protect her.
One Strobe Over the Line was directed by Michael Zinberg, the sixth of his nine directorial credits on the series. The script was by Chris Ruppenthal, his fourth of ten Quantum Leaps.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered ways to fight a lion.
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One Strobe Over the Line was released in 1990. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Leap of Faith was the third episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam taking on the role of a priest with a troubled colleague to protect. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether kids should be hanging around in bars during the day.
Sam leaps into a cleergyman, new to his parish, who works alongisde Father John McRoberts (Sandy McPeak). McRoberts has witnessed a murder committed by Tony Pronti (Danny Nucci). The only other witness has also since been murdered.
As McRoberts struggles to come to terms with the idea justice may not be served he ultimately tries to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile Sam speaks with Tony’s young brother Joey (Davey Roberts) and seeks a peaceful resolution.
Leap of Faith was directed by James Whitmore Jr., the second of his fifteen directorial credits on the series. The script was by Tommy Thompson, his second of 13, from a story by Nick Harding, who would go on to sell one more to the show.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered priestly behaviour.
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Leap of Faith was released in 1990. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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The Leap Home Pt. 2 was the second episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam finding himself in his brother’s SEAL team the day before Tom is due to die. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the parameters of Sam’s moral compass.
Sam leaps into a member of his brother Tom’s (David Newsom) SEAL team in Vietnam. Realising he still has a chance to save Tom’s life, despite the events of the previous episode, Sam comes to an arrangement with journalist Maggie Dawson (Andrea Thompson) to help him gather the information he needs.
After saving Col. Grimwald (Ernie Lively) from being killed in a night-time attack, Sam joins the mission to accompany defecting VC Chu-Hoi (Tia Carrere) but after refusing an opportunity to free American prisoners of war to save his brother, Sam faces two heartbreaking moments.
The Leap Home Part 2 was directed by Michael Zinberg, the fifth of his nine directorial credits on the show. The script was again credited to Donald P. Bellisario himself.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered collateral damage.
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The Leap Home Part 2 was released in 1990. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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The Leap Home Pt. 1 was the first episode of Quantum Leap’s third season to air, with Sam finding himself on familiar territory, but torn between two choices. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether you can force someone to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Sam leaps into a younger version of himself at Thanksgiving 1969. Realising he has a change to stop certain tragedies befalling his family, he ignores Al and Ziggy’s advice and tries to make a difference in their lives instead of staying on mission.
Efforts to persuade his father, John (also Scott Bakula), and his mother Thelma (Caroline Kava) to adopt a healthy diet meet resistance and Sam has little joy warning his little sister Katie (Olivia Burnette) about a man she hasn’t met yet. His primary aim, however, is to save his brother, Tom (David Newsom), who will soon die in Vietnam.
The Leap Home Part 1 was directed by Joe Napolitano, the third of his twelve directorial credits on the show. The script was credited to Donald P. Bellisario himself.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the best way to tell someone you’ve seen the future.
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The Leap Home Part 1 was released in 1990. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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M.I.A. was the twenty second episode of Quantum Leap’s second season to air, with Sam sidetracked by Al’s personal circumstances. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss slimeballs and their habits.
Sam leaps into Jake, an undercover cop with a track record for bravery. Along with his partner Skaggs (Jason Beghe) he helps (to an extent) capture two armed criminals named Tequila (Pat Skipper) and Boner (William Shockley) before Al tells him his mission is to prevent the wife of an M.I.A. serviceman moving on with a new partner.
When Sam meets the woman, Beth Calavicci (Susan Diol), she is already chatting with sleazy lawyer Dirk Simon (Norman Large) and, when she bumps into Dirk’s mother Carol (Sierra Pecheur) the next day, both she and Sam wonder whether this serendipity may be meaningful.
M.I.A. was directed by Michael Zinberg, the fourth of his nine directorial credits on the show. The script was by Donald P. Bellisario himself.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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M.I.A. was released in 1990. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Sea Bride was the twenty first episode of Quantum Leap’s second season to air, with Sam hoping to prevent a wedding taking place on a cruise ship. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss charming villains.
Sam leaps into Phillip, a sailor who has returned from being stranded in Bora Bora for a number of years keen to prevent his ex-wife Catherine (Beverly Leech) marrying Vinny ‘the Viper’ Loggia (James Harper) during a cruise on board the Queen Mary.
Despite a strong warning from his former father-in-law Weathers (JG Hertzler) to stay clear of the ceremony, Sam works with Catherine’s young sister Jenny (Juliet Sorci) to try and persuade his former bride that she’s making a terrible mistake.
Sea Bride was directed by Joe Napolitano, the second of his twelve directorial credits on the show. The script was by Deborah Pratt, her seventh of twenty Quantum Leap writing credits.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether two wrongs make a right.
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Sea Bride was released in 1990. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Maybe Baby was the twentieth episode of Quantum Leap’s second season to air, with Sam joining mid-kidnap as he and a local stripper try to return a baby to its mother. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether the ends ever justify the means.
Sam leaps into Buster, a strip club bouncer who is cementing his two-week long relationship with one of the dancers, Bunny (Julie Brown, who also wrote the episode) by helping her kidnap what she claims to be her daughter from Reed Dalton (Charles Frank), the child’s father.
Al urges Sam not to take everything Bunny says at face value and it soon transpires the child is not hers, but that Reed has abducted his own child from its mother, Margaret (Maggie Egan), in another state after losing residency in the courts when they divorced. With Sheriff Barnes (Jimmie Ray Weeks) and his deputy Sutton (Travis McKenna) on their tails, Sam and Bunny head for New Mexico.
Maybe Baby was directed by Michael Zinberg, the third of his nine directorial credits on the show. The script was by Paul Brown and his sister Julie, Paul’s 6th of 13 stories for the show and Julie’s only Quantum Leap script.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether two wrongs make a right.
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Maybe Baby was released in 1990. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Leaping in Without a Net was the nineteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s second season to air, with Sam stepping into the shoes of a trapeze artist returning to the act a year after being involved in a fall that killed his mother. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss a father who can’t move on.
Sam leaps into Viktor Panzini, a trapeze artist who hasn’t performed for a year since his mother died at a show attempting a ‘triple’ with him catching. Although his sister Eva (Fabiana Udenio) knows he is not to blame and insists everyone else knows too, his father Laszlo (Jan Tríska) is still bitter about the accident and holds Viktor responsible.
Since his wife’s death Laszlo has adopted a cautious approach which has seen the family act relegated from the main circus tour to a mud show in a backwater location run by ‘Big Moe’ (Phil Fondacaro), but when they are invited to return to Cliff Vargas’ (Richard Riehle) company it becomes clear that their headline potential requires Sam to catch Eva as she performs the stunt that killer their mother.
Leaping in Without a Net was directed by Christopher T. Welch, the third of his four directorial credits on the show. The script was by Tommy Thompson, the first of his thirteen Quantum Leap stories.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether there’s any skill involved in being an acrobat.
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Leaping in Without a Net was released in 1990. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Pool Hall Blues was the eighteenth episode of Quantum Leap’s second season to air, with Sam taking the place of an old friend of Al’s with a high stakes pool game to win. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the ethics of cheating at sports.
Sam leaps into Charlie ‘Black Magic’ Walters, a legendary pool hustler now suffering from decreased vision due to age. When his granddaughter Violet’s (Shari Headley) pool hall – cum- blues bar is threatened by Eddie Davies (JW Smith), who has bought out her debt to a loan shark, Sam must play the game of his life to save the business.
Sam’s first instinct is to avoid the match, but when banker Charles Griffin (Robert Gossett) refuses to lend the money to pay Eddie off, he must rely on Ziggy’s artificial assistance to make his shots. Meanwhile Charlie’s friend Grady (Teddy Wilson) squares off with Eddie’s thug ‘The Brush’ (Ken Foree) who is intent on snapping Sam’s cue and his hot streak in one shot.
Pool Hall Blues was directed by Joe Napolitano, the first of his twelve directorial credits on the show. The script was by Randy Holland, the first of his two Quantum Leap stories.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether pool just comes down to having a good aim.
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Pool Hall Blues was released in 1990. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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Good Night, Dear Heart was the seventeenth episode of Quantum Leap’s second season to air, with Sam becoming obsessed with a corpse to Al’s obvious concern. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss obsession and it’s ugliest manifestations.
Sam leaps into Melvin Spooner, a small town mortician-slash-coroner who has an apparent suicide victim on the slab. The girl, a German holiday worker named Hilla (Suzanne Tegmann), has an apparent bullet wound to her temple, leading Sam to believe she was murdered.
As Sam grows increasingly obsessed with Hilla, he defies the advice of local Sheriff Lyle Roundtree (W.K. Stratton) to investigate her ties to influencal local businessman Roger Truesdale (William Cain) and his son Greg (Robert Duncan McNeill), as well as Hilla’s friend Stephanie (Marcia Cross) and local amateur abortionist Aggie (Deborah Strang).
Good Night, Dear Heart was directed by Christopher T. Welch, the second of his four directorial credits on the show. The story was by Paul Brown, the fifth of his thirteen scripts.
In this episode Gerry and Iain considered what happens when you fall in love with a dead girl.
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Good Night, Dear Heart was released in 1990. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.
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The sixteenth episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a young Native American man who must help his grandfather return home.
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The fifteenth episode of season 2. Sam leaps into an FBI agent with a big secret.
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The fourteenth episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a high school football star with a teammate under pressure.
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The thirteenth episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a single mother with a particularly perceptive child.
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The twelfth episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a frat house jock who has to persuade an anti-Vietnam protestor to eschew violent tactics.
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The eleventh episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a parapsychologist to help a woman who is hearing the voice of her deceased husband.
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The tenth episode of season 2. Sam leaps into an understudy off-Broadway and must save his leading man from a nasty fall.
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The ninth episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a defence attorney and tries to keep his client out of the electric chair.
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The eighth episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a man with Down's Syndrome and tries to keep him from losing his job.
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The seventh episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a rabbi and must help his brother keep his marriage intact.
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The sixth episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a DJ and must save rock and roll music from a city-wide ban.
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The fifth episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a blind pianist and must save his girlfriend from a serial killer - and her overbearing mother.
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The fourth episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a woman working in an office in 1961 and must help her friend escape a complicated relationship intact.
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The third episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a serviceman returning from a posting in Asia with a new wife and must help his family and the local community accept the newcomer.
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The second episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a stuntman and tries to persuade his father not to force his brother down the same risky career path.
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The first episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a newlywed and must save his wife from her possessive ex, while Al seeks to save the Quantum Leap project.
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The ninth episode of season 1. Sam leaps into a private detective hoping to find his partner's killer before the killer kills him too.
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The eighth episode of season 1. Sam leaps into a boy racer with a big sister on the verge of making the biggest mistake of her life.
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The seventh episode of season 1. Sam leaps into a black servant in the deep South where his anger at the intolerance of the times threatens to prevent him completing his task.
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The sixth episode of season 1. Sam leaps into a Mafia hitman, looking to keep romance alive and himself alive at the same time.
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The fifth episode of season 1. Sam leaps into a vet, with a chance to win him the girl of his dreams.
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The fourth episode of season 1. Sam leaps into the body of a boxer with motivations to both win and lose his next fight.
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The third episode of season 1. Sam leaps into the body of an English Lit professor with a complicated personal life.
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The second episode of season 1. Sam leaps into the body of a professional baseball player during his final match.
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The first episode of season 1. Sam leaps into the body of a test pilot, but isn't quite sure what's going on.
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This is a short introductory episode to share details of the upcoming podcast series, The Leap Home.
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