Quantum Leap (1989)
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Drama
Science fiction
Fantasy
Action
Adventure
Mystery
A psychiatrist travels through time to alter people’s futures for the better.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, November 26
Dr. Ruth: April 25, 1985
Season 5 • Episode 14
As Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Sam is host of a radio show; Dr. Ruth probes Al's womanizing ways.
Thursday, November 27
The Leap Home: November 25, 1969
Season 3 • Episode 1
Sam goes back to age 16 and tries to change his family's sad future.
Thursday, November 27
The Leap Home Part 2 - Vietnam
Season 3 • Episode 2
As a soldier in Vietnam, Sam once again comes in contact with his brother.
Friday, November 28
Return of the Evil Leaper: Oct. 8, 1956
Season 5 • Episode 16
As a 1956 campus do-gooder, Sam draws the ire of a macho fraternity guy, then meets the evil leaper.
Friday, November 28
Revenge of the Evil Leaper: Sept. 16, 1987
Season 5 • Episode 17
Sam and Alia (Renée Coleman) both leap into prison, then discover that Zoey is another leaper.
Sunday, November 30
M.I.A.: April 1, 1969
Season 2 • Episode 22
Al attempts to adjust his past through Sam, who has become an undercover cop in 1969.
Sunday, November 30
The Boogieman: October 31, 1964
Season 3 • Episode 5
Sam becomes a horror novelist whose experiences are similar to his stories.
Monday, December 1
Miss Deep South: June 7, 1958
Season 3 • Episode 6
As Miss Sugar Belle, Sam must stop photographer from selling shots.
Monday, December 1
Black on White on Fire: August 11, 1965
Season 3 • Episode 7
The 1965 Watts riots serve as a backdrop to Sam's latest leap.
Monday, December 1
Blood Moon: March 10, 1975
Season 5 • Episode 15
Sam believes he is a vampire in a British castle and fears for his new bride.
Monday, December 1
Goodbye Norma Jean: April 4, 1960
Season 5 • Episode 18
As Marilyn Monroe's chauffeur in 1960, Sam must prevent the actress' suicide.
Tuesday, December 2
The Beast Within: Nov. 6, 1972
Season 5 • Episode 19
As a mountain recluse, Sam must help his disabled Vietnam veteran pal overcome his past.
Tuesday, December 2
The Leap Between the States: Sept. 20, 1862
Season 5 • Episode 20
Union soldier Sam must make his Southern belle great grandmother fall for him.
Wednesday, December 3
Memphis Melody: July 3, 1954
Season 5 • Episode 21
As Elvis, Sam risks his music career by helping a singer escape her abusive fiancee.
Wednesday, December 3
Mirror Image: August 8, 1953
Season 5 • Episode 22
Sam sees familiar faces when he leaps into himself in a mining-town bar in 1953.
Thursday, December 4
Genesis: Part 1 - September 13, 1956
Season 1 • Episode 1
Sam awakes in 1956 as a pilot who is about to fly an experimental craft at a world record speed.
Thursday, December 4
Genesis: Part 2 - September 13, 1956
Season 1 • Episode 2
Sam awakes in 1956 as a test pilot about to fly an experimental craft.
Friday, December 5
Star-Crossed: June 15, 1972
Season 1 • Episode 3
Sam assumes a womanizing professor's existence in 1972, where he sees his lost love (Teri Hatcher).
Friday, December 5
The Right Hand of God: October 24, 1974
Season 1 • Episode 4
As a young boxer in 1974, Sam's contract is owned by hopeful nuns.
Sunday, December 7
The Great Spontini: May 9, 1974
Season 3 • Episode 8
Sam becomes a magician battling his ex-wife for child custody.
Sunday, December 7
Rebel Without a Clue: September 1, 1958
Season 3 • Episode 9
A girl is obsessed with life on the road, Sam tries protecting her.
Monday, December 8
A Little Miracle: December 24, 1962
Season 3 • Episode 10
Sam fights to save a shelter for the homeless and reform a land developer.
Monday, December 8
Runaway: July 4, 1964
Season 3 • Episode 11
Sam becomes a 13-year-old trying to salvage his parents' strained marriage.
Monday, December 8
How the Tess Was Won: August 5, 1956
Season 1 • Episode 5
Sam becomes a meek veterinarian in 1956 Texas and woos a pretty rancher (Kari Lizer).
Monday, December 8
Double Identity: November 8, 1965
Season 1 • Episode 6
As a hit man in 1965, Sam romances a godfather's girlfriend (Terri Garber).
Tuesday, December 9
The Color of Truth: August 8, 1955
Season 1 • Episode 7
Sam leaps into the body of a black man in the pre-civil rights South of 1955.
Tuesday, December 9
Camikazi Kid: June 6, 1961
Season 1 • Episode 8
Sam becomes a teenage hot rodder in 1961, whose sister is about to enter a regrettable marriage.
Wednesday, December 10
Play It Again, Seymour: April 14, 1953
Season 1 • Episode 9
In 1953 Sam becomes a detective, and he is accused of killing his partner.
Wednesday, December 10
Honeymoon Express: April 27, 1960
Season 2 • Episode 1
In 1960 Sam becomes a newlywed policeman whose honeymoon is interrupted by his wife's ex-husband.
Thursday, December 11
Disco Inferno: April 1, 1976
Season 2 • Episode 2
A stuntman in 1976, Sam tries to prevent the man's weaker brother from performing a dangerous stunt.
Thursday, December 11
The Americanization of Machiko - August 4, 1953
Season 2 • Episode 3
Sam's a Pacific sailor returning from duty in 1953 with a Japanese war bride.
Friday, December 12
What Price Gloria?: October 16, 1961
Season 2 • Episode 4
As a secretary in 1961, Sam fends off the advances of her boss (John Calvin).
Friday, December 12
Blind Faith: February 6, 1964
Season 2 • Episode 5
As a blind pianist in 1964, Sam has the chance to foil the murder of the musician's girlfriend.
Sunday, December 14
The Leap Home: November 25, 1969
Season 3 • Episode 1
Sam goes back to age 16 and tries to change his family's sad future.
Sunday, December 14
The Leap Home Part 2 - Vietnam
Season 3 • Episode 2
As a soldier in Vietnam, Sam once again comes in contact with his brother.
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