

Quantum Leap
1989–1993 · NBC · 60 min · 5 seasons
S05E21 · Mirror Image - August 8, 1953
Thu, 6 May, 11:00 am
Sam leaps into himself in a 1953 Pennsylvania coal mining town, where he encounters what seem to be familiar faces from people he helped in prior leaps, while learning more about his mission and why he leaps from one point in time to another. Leap Details: Himself, August 8, 1953, Cokeburg, Pennsylvania / April 3, 1969, San Diego, California
About
Get ready to join Dr. Sam Beckett on the adventure of many lifetimes! Who will he be this time? Mafia hit man. Air Force test pilot. Professional boxer. Sam Beckett is a time traveler who never knows whose body he is going to "leap" into next and at what moment in history he may find himself. Sam is joined by a helpful but easily distracted holographic guide Al, who assists him on his missions and aids Sam in his ultimate goal of returning to his own life in the present.
Episodes
- E01
Lee Harvey Oswald - October 5, 1957-November 22, 1963
Wed, 23 Sept· 120 minSam is in an unusual circumstance when he finds himself leaping into various points of the life of Lee Harvey Oswald. To make the situation more complicated is that Sam finds his mind being taken over by Oswald as he leaps closer to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Leap Details: Lee Harvey Oswald, March 21, 1963, Dallas, Texas / October 5–7, 1957, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan / January 6, 1959, Tustin, California / October 21, 1959, Lubyanka in Moscow, USSR / April 10, 1963, Dallas, Texas / August 9, 1963, New Orleans, Louisiana / November 21–22, 1963, Dallas, Texas
- E02
Leaping of the Shrew - September 27, 1956
Wed, 30 Sept· 60 minSam is a Greek sailor lost at sea with a bratty debutante, who was on what was supposed to be a honeymoon cruise. Leap Details: Nikos Stathatos, September 27, 1956, Aegean Sea
- E03
Nowhere to Run - August 10, 1968
Wed, 7 Oct· 60 minAs a double amputee Vietnam veteran, Sam must prevent the suicide of a fellow hospital patient while preserving his own marriage. Leap Details: Ronald Miller, August 10, 1968, San Diego, California
- E04
Killin' Time - June 18, 1958
Wed, 21 Oct· 60 minSam leaps into a tricky situation as an escaped killer holed up in a house with a mother and daughter as hostages. Escape isn't going to be easy for either Sam or his hostages, when the real killer breaks out of the waiting room, stranding Sam in the past, destined to die at the hands of a vengeful sheriff. Leap Details: Leon Stiles, June 18, 1958, Pine County, Oklahoma
- E05
Star Light, Star Bright - May 21, 1966
Wed, 28 Oct· 60 minSam leaps into a 79-year-old man whose son wants to have him committed when he claims to have seen UFO's. Sam is kept busy as he tries to keep the family together, prevent the future drug overdose of "his" grandson, and avoid the sinister plans of the military, all before the next anticipated UFO sighting. Leap Details: Maxwell Stoddard, May 21, 1966, Charlemont, Massachusetts
- E06
Deliver Us from Evil - March 19, 1966
Wed, 11 Nov· 60 minSam finds himself leaping again into Jimmy LaMotta, this time to help mend Connie and Frank's marriage. But Sam's efforts seem in vain, and he quickly discovers he is not the only Leaper around. Leap Details: Jimmy LaMotta, March 19, 1966, Oakland, California
- E07
Trilogy Part I (One Little Heart) - August 8, 1955
Wed, 18 Nov· 60 minA pair of unsolved murders marks just the tip of the iceberg when Sam leaps into a sheriff in a small Louisiana town. Rumors of a history of family insanity, the suspicions surrounding his daughter Abigail's involvement in the murders, and ghostly visions of his institutionalized wife just make matters worse. Leap Details: Sheriff Clayton Fuller, August 8, 1955, Pottersville, Louisiana
- E08
Trilogy Part II (For Your Love) - June 14, 1966
Wed, 25 Nov· 60 minSam leaps back into the life of Abigail Fuller, this time as her fiancé, who must save her when she again is suspected of a killing. Leap Details: Will Kinman, June 14, 1966, Pottersville, Louisiana
- E09
Trilogy Part III (The Last Door) - July 28, 1978
Wed, 25 Nov· 60 minSam leaps 12 years into the future into an attorney who must save Abigail from a murder charge. Abigail, now thirty three, is put on trial for the murder of Leta Aider, the woman whose daughter Abigail was accused of killing almost twenty five years earlier. Leap Details: Larry Stanton III, July 28, 1978, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- E10
Promised Land - December 22, 1971
Wed, 16 Dec· 60 minSam leaps back to Elk Ridge, Indiana to help save the lives of the Walters boys as they try to save their farm from a banker with designs on getting rich from foreclosure. Leap Details: Willie Walters, December 22, 1971, Elk Ridge, Indiana
- E11
A Tale of Two Sweeties - February 25, 1958
Wed, 6 Jan· 60 minSam becomes a sleazy traveling salesman and discovers that he has more than just business contacts in Florida and New York -- he also has two wives. Leap Details: Marty Elroy, February 25, 1958, Pompano Beach Airpark, Florida
- E12
Liberation - October 16, 1968
Wed, 13 Jan· 60 minLeaping into a housewife and mother of two on the verge of women's lib, Sam must prevent the death of his daughter during a sit in while convincing the girl's father that his marriage can survive a liberated wife and daughter. Leap Details: Margaret Sanders, October 16, 1968, Connecticut
- E13
Dr. Ruth - April 25, 1985
Wed, 20 Jan· 60 minSam leaps into sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, plays matchmaker for a couple on the staff of her radio show and helps a woman deal with sexual harassment. Meanwhile, Dr. Ruth spends her time in the Waiting Room, counseling Al on his feelings towards his five wives as well as his relationship with Tina. Leap Details: Ruth Westheimer, April 25, 1985, Manhattan, New York
- E14
Blood Moon - March 10, 1975
Wed, 10 Feb· 60 minSam leaps into an English castle where the occupants practice vampire rituals. He must save the young wife of the castle owner. Leap Details: Lord Nigel Corrington, March 10, 1975, Outside of London, England
- E15
Return of the Evil Leaper - October 8, 1956
Wed, 24 Feb· 60 minSam leaps into a college fraternity and again meets Alia from the Evil Leaper Project. Leap Details: Arnold Watkins, October 8, 1956, North Falls, New York
- E16
Revenge of the Evil Leaper - September 16, 1987
Wed, 24 Feb· 60 minAfter saving Alia from the Evil Leaper Project, Sam is trapped with her in a women's prison with the evil observer Zoey in charge as the prison warden. Leap Details: Elizabeth Tate, September 16, 1987, Mallard, Ohio
- E17
Goodbye Norma Jean - April 4, 1960
Wed, 3 Mar· 60 minAs the chauffeur of Marilyn Monroe, Sam must save her life and help her to make one final film. Things are complicated when new live in assistant Barbara Whitmore uses Marilyn to further her own acting career by trying to steal her final role. Leap Details: Dennis Boardman, April 4, 1960, Hollywood, California
- E18
The Beast Within - November 6, 1972
Wed, 17 Mar· 60 minSam leaps into one of a trio of friends who fought in Vietnam and came home with their own personal scars and the memory of a lost buddy. He has to save the life of a friend as well as of a young boy who ventures into the woods of Washington looking for proof of Bigfoot. Leap Details: Henry Adams, November 6, 1972, Washington state
- E19
The Leap Between the States - September 20, 1862
Wed, 31 Mar· 60 minSam Beckett leaps into his great-grandfather during the Civil War and must not interfere with his great-grandparents meeting nor get captured behind Confederate lines. Leap Details: John Beckett, September 20, 1862, Mansfield County, Virginia
- E20
Memphis Melody - July 3, 1954
Wed, 21 Apr· 60 minAs a young Elvis, Sam risks his career by helping another aspiring singer escape her abusive fiancé. Leap Details: Elvis Presley, July 3, 1954, Memphis, Tennessee
- E21
Mirror Image - August 8, 1953
Thu, 6 May· 60 minSam leaps into himself in a 1953 Pennsylvania coal mining town, where he encounters what seem to be familiar faces from people he helped in prior leaps, while learning more about his mission and why he leaps from one point in time to another. Leap Details: Himself, August 8, 1953, Cokeburg, Pennsylvania / April 3, 1969, San Diego, California
Cast

Scott Bakula
Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett

Dean Stockwell
Rear Admiral Albert "Al" Calavicci




















