Quantum leap, which ran on nbc from 19891993, is easy to mock. Feb 09, 2016 clip from quantum leap final episode duration. As the legend begins to take face, the curse will bring forth a sandstorm that will bury the site of sams camp and the tomb forever. Quantum leap returns with scott bakula as sam beckett. Its overlooked by many younger genre fans today, but quantum leap was a fun, interesting, and influential show and it also has one of the. Quantum leap episode guide at als place the curse of. The shows explanation for the time travel was basically a. In the current age of tv reboots, revivals, and sequels, its far from surprising that such a beloved cult show would find itself next up on the docket for a continuation. Sam becketts 10 strangest quantum leaps topless robot.
Quantum leap does an admirable job distilling its ridiculously complicated premise into a handy, 30second summary at the beginning of every episode, and yet its difficult to fully get ones bearings with the show without first watching the twopart premiere. Problem is, nobody else has seen the goat or where the goat could have come from in the first place. Two episodes of the show are actually rumored to be cursed, affecting people who watch them in various unsettling ways. Check out our complete episode guide sorted in chronological order according to leapdate. Watch the leap home, part 2 april 7, 1970 season 3, episode 2 of quantum leap or get episode details on nbc. As quantum leap fans are well aware, there have been various projects in the works over the past decade. Journalist josh jones created an interactive map for special request magazine that traces every leap sam beckett took during quantum leaps series run. Watch quantum leap episodes online season 2 1990 tv guide. Many times sam wants to do more than he is allowed to do. Did scott bakula say oh boy in every episode of quantum leap. It was meant to be a cliff hanger to be continued the next season, but the show was cancelled at the last minute and some things were changed to wrap up the show more succinctly, like saying at the end that al ended up staying with his first wife beth, etc. Sam finds his memory swiss cheesed, with only enough left to know that he is not where or when he belongs. Genesis starcrossed the right hand of god how the tess was won double identity the color of truth camikazi kid play it again. Quantum leap the curse of ptahhotep march 2, 1957 tv.
Leta is the only surviving member of her deceased family and believes abigail to be cursed. Interestingly, this episode of quantum leap has developed a bit of a reputation amongst fans. Watch quantum leap online full episodes of season 5 to 1. Quantum leap creator donald bellisario says that hes a written a script for a potential movie reboot of the classic scifi series. Quantum leap is an american television series that first aired on nbc from march 1989 to may 1993. Its overlooked by many younger genre fans today, but quantum leap was a fun, interesting, and influential show and it also has one of the most. At an archaeological dig in egypt sam has to deal with an approaching sandstorm and a 3000 year old curse. Episode recaps of the television series quantum leap 19891993. Many episodes are touching as you watch sam attempt to right wrongs and fight for the right thing. Sam beckett scott bakula, caught in a malfunctioning time travel experiment that bounces him back and forth into the roles of different people in the past. Watch quantum leap episodes online season 5 1993 tv guide. Quantum leap is a 19881993 nbc cult classic series about a scientist, played by scott bakula, caught in a malfunctioning time travel experiment that bounced him back and forth in the past. Written by chris ruppenthal, the episode, which was directed by joe napolitano, aired for the first time on nbctv on april 22, 1992.
Oct 29, 2017 quantum leap creator donald bellisario says that hes a written a script for a potential movie reboot of the classic scifi series. Unfortunately, there is no absolute answer as to what the show was about. Aug 16, 20 every quantum leap episode other than the pilot features a moment during the opening credits where we see a montage of sams best kisses with woman from the shows history to that point. Includes all of the television, novel, unproduced script, and comic book episodes. Aug 23, 20 quantum leap, which ran on nbc from 19891993, is easy to mock. Big fan of quantum leap, sam remains one of the most honourable television creations ever alongside one of the more reprehensible in al cannot remember the exact episode title, but its the one with al as the devil baaaaaa, loved that episode. The curse of ptahhotep was the 20th episode of season 4 of the tv series quantum leap, also the 73rd overall series episode. Someone mapped out every quantum leap scott bakula has ever. An excellent episode with sam leaping into a house of horrors.
Watch the curse of ptahhotep season 4, episode 20 of quantum leap or get episode details on. Clayton fuller sams mirror image in this episode is played by episode director james whitmore, jr. As a newlywed cop on his honeymoon in 1960, sams objective is to ensure that his new wife, who has a violent. Quantum leap is an american sciencefiction television series created by donald p. Season 5, episode january 12, 1993 sam becomes a homemaker committed to the cause of womens liberation, who must save the life of a womens leader, but might lose a husband in the process. This date was confirmed in the fifth season episode, killin time. He depended on his closest friend al calavicci from the start of his leaping. Fans of science fiction or of the time travel genre will love it. Quantum leap 1989 catch a falling star and a portrait for. As a newlywed cop on his honeymoon in 1960, sams objective is. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series quantum leap. It told the story of sam beckett scott bakula, just your average medical doctorquantum physicist who also sang, danced, and karate kicked. Quantum leap 19891993 is a nbc cult classic series. For the only time, this episodes leap date is the same as a previous one season ones the color of truth.
In order to convince a senate committee to renew funding for the quantum leap project, albert must have sam beckett scott bakula prove his existence in the past by altering a historical event, and sam scott bakula is also a busy newlywed faced with his brides exhusband who is intent on killing him. A handyman is killed after he falls from his ladder after sam sees a goat pull on a rag that was tied to it. Sam beckett, a physicist who leaps through spacetime during an experiment in time travel, by temporarily taking the place of. Watch quantum leap episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. In the pilot episode, he stepped into the quantum leap accelerator and vanished. Season four of quantum leap ran on nbc from september 18, 1991 to may 20, 1992. Quantum leap is an american television series that first aired on nbc from march. In 2002, there was talk of the scifi channel now syfy wanting to do a new pilot movie. He says it off and on in early episodes, but during the course of the first season and well into the second season it was might alternate with some comment on who leaped into in good morning, peoria his line that cued the intro was oh my.
Every quantum leap episode other than the pilot features a moment during the opening credits where we see a montage of sams best kisses with woman from the shows history to that point. Of course, thered be plenty of kiss scenes to show the dude got some serious action as the show sought to appeal to bakulas female fanbase. On the premiere episode of quantum leap, sam beckett wakes up in 1956, disoriented, suffering from amnesia, but he has the awful realization that he does not belong there. He awoke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own, and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. Now if only there was a way to get past all the problems and release the entire series on dvd. Watch all 22 quantum leap episodes from season 3,view pictures, get episode information and more. It wore its heart so prominently on its sleeves it was practically part of the fabric. Behind the scenes some online videos show a misspelling of sams last name becket on the final. Although the project quantum leap isnt ready yet, sam beckett doesnt listen to supercomputer ziggy, hops into the accelerator and leaps. However, the occasional quantum leap episode went off the beaten path and put sam in very weird circumstances, especially in the shows more experimental final season. In this episode, sam leaps into joshua ray the leapee is played by chris ruppenthal, a horror novelist, on october 31, 1964. Although in the original history, al was acquitted, sams actions cause the case to begin turning against al when he prevents a key witness from testifying because he believes he is there to stop her from ruining her life since.
The pilot introduces us to sam beckett, a scientist who steps in the quantum leap accelerator in 1995 and awakens in 1956. In one episode, sam leaps into al himself at an earlier period, when al is on trial for the rape and murder of a commanders wife. For a few years in the late 80s and early 90s, quantum leap was the rarest of genre series a scifi procedural with good ratings that was well received by critics, and actually got nominated for and won golden globe and emmy awards. Quantum leap returns with scott bakula as sam beckett duration. The top 10 episodes of quantum leap the confusing middle. As tom stratton, an air force test pilot about to attempt a dangerous flight.
Quantum leap is a show that has plot and great character. Aug 07, 2010 as quantum leap fans are well aware, there have been various projects in the works over the past decade. The first season of quantum leap ran on nbc from march 26 to may 17, 1989. In 2009, bellisario was again in discussions with scifi now syfy to revive quantum leap. Although the project quantum leap pql isnt ready yet, and doesnt listen his supercomputer ziggy, sam hops into the accelerator and leaps. Quantum leap creator has written a movie reboot script.
Track quantum leap new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. In each leap, sam has a job to do before he can leap again. Season 5, episode january 12, 1993 sam becomes a homemaker committed to the cause of womens liberation, who must save the life of a womens leader, but might lose a. Feb 27, 2018 spoilers the character sam beckett was smart, caring, funny, talented and heroic. The show, a lateseason replacement, was recognized with a creative arts emmy award for outstanding achievement in hairstyling for a series, for the work on double identity.
This is an excellent transfer of the pilot episode of the brilliant tv series quantum leap. Bellisario, that originally aired on nbc for five seasons, from march 25, 1989, through may 5, 1993. With scott bakula, dean stockwell, lisa darr, john kapelos. Quantum leap episode guide at als place the curse of ptah. Written by chris ruppenthal, the episode, which was directed by joe napolitano, aired for the first time on nbctv on april 22, 1992 at an archaeological dig in egypt sam has to deal with an approaching sandstorm and a 3000 year old curse. Some believe the episode to be cursed and will not call the program by name, preferring instead to refer to it as the halloween episode or the boogiemn. Written by chris ruppenthal, the episode, which was directed by joe napolitano, originally aired on nbctv on october 26, 1990. What was the explanation for the ending of quantum leap. Through various little hints and clues, the date of sams first leap has been determined to be 1995 seven years after our present, since quantum leap premiered in the spring of 1989. October 26, 1990 visit the quantum leap rewatch index.
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