Quantum Leap: Season 1

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Quantum Leap: Season 1

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NBC | Season Premiere Date: March 26, 1989

Starring: Dean Stockwell, Scott Bakula

Summary: "Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. He woke 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. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer"Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. He woke 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. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home."… Expand

Creator: Donald P. Bellisario

Genre(s): Drama, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E9. Play It Again, Seymour
Air Date: May 17, 1989
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S1:E8. Camikazi Kid
Air Date: May 10, 1989
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S1:E7. The Color of Truth
Air Date: May 3, 1989

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Tom Shales

Jun 30, 2013

Beyond its gimmicky concept and fantasy angle, Quantum Leap -- from "Magnum, P.I." creator Donald P. Bellisario -- touches on forms of alienation that grip everybody at one time or another. For Sam, it's one time or several others...The premise holds out a prospect even more attractive in the late '80s than it would be in many other eras: escape from the present. [25 Mar 1989, p.D1]

Matt Roush

Jun 30, 2013

A canny and clever series that makes hardware take a back seat to humanity. [31 Mar 1989, p.3D]

John J. O'Connor

Jun 30, 2013

With some delicious comic touches, Quantum Leap is slyly offering two cheers for the "sensitized" man of the 1980's. Sam even managed to phone his beloved father, who had died in 1974. The experience left him with tears streaming down his face. Mr. Bakula (''Eisenhower & Lutz,'' Broadway's ''Romance Romance'') pulls all of this off with skillful charm. He could easily get away with devouring an entire quiche. [30 Mar 1989, p.C24]

Robert P. Laurence

Jun 30, 2013

The only thing for sure about Quantum Leap is that it's a difficult show to explain to anybody, and that the more difficult it is to explain a show, the less likely it is to succeed. [25 Mar 1989, p.C-7]

Clifford Terry

Jun 30, 2013

Familiar turf, but not bad, considering. Trouble is, the premise will wear out quickly. [24 Mar 1989, p.4]

Howard Rosenberg

Jun 30, 2013

Quantum Leap for the most part is so excruciatingly slow and laborious that you wonder if director David Hemmings was trapped in his own time warp. Yet Bakula does nicely, and the story ultimately accelerates and even yields some very affecting moments as Beckett intrudes on his own past. [25 Mar 1989, p.C6]

Steve Sonsky

Jun 30, 2013

It was all quite boring...What the series does have going for it is a nostalgic sense of humor and Bakula, whom some may recall from Eisenhower and Lutz, a midseason show that lasted about 10 minutes last spring. Bakula has this hound-dog kind of handsomeness and a certain goofy charm...What it has going against it, is its sheer nutty illogic. Even science fiction is supposed to have some ground rules. God? Holograms? Amnesia? Come on! This thing is just nonsense.

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BaukCro

Dec 21, 2016

This series I first saw a few years ago, the first thing that came to my mind that the old with bad special effects, however, I decided to look and I did not regret it. If we neglect the above-written series is actually very good with the original theme and is one of those series that withThis series I first saw a few years ago, the first thing that came to my mind that the old with bad special effects, however, I decided to look and I did not regret it. If we neglect the above-written series is actually very good with the original theme and is one of those series that with the same enthusiasm you look from the first to the last episode. Give it a chance you will not regret.… Expand

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drlowdon

Dec 17, 2016

I first watched Quantum Leap as a kid back in about 1995, and it remains one of my all-time favourite TV shows to this day. Following a time travel experiment that went wrong each episode sees Sam (Scott Bakula) 'leaping' into the body of someone from the past in order to change somethingI first watched Quantum Leap as a kid back in about 1995, and it remains one of my all-time favourite TV shows to this day. Following a time travel experiment that went wrong each episode sees Sam (Scott Bakula) 'leaping' into the body of someone from the past in order to change something that went wrong in their lives.

The sci-fi and time travel elements are really only a minor part of the show however as this is really a drama series at heart. What made Quantum Leap stand out for me was the way in which it dealt with real life issues, such as racism or the loss of loved ones, in such an interesting and honest way and it remains a show well worth watching, even 25+ years after it was first broadcast.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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  Air Date: September 22, 1992
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  Air Date: September 18, 1991
Season 3

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  Air Date: September 28, 1990
Season 2

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  Air Date: September 20, 1989
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 26, 1989
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  S1:E9. Play It Again, Seymour
  Air Date: May 17, 1989
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  S1:E8. Camikazi Kid
  Air Date: May 10, 1989
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  S1:E7. The Color of Truth
  Air Date: May 3, 1989
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  S1:E6. Double Identity
  Air Date: April 21, 1989
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  S1:E5. How the Tess Was Won
  Air Date: April 14, 1989
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  S1:E4. The Right Hand of God
  Air Date: April 7, 1989
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  S1:E3. Star-Crossed
  Air Date: March 31, 1989
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  S1:E2. Genesis (2)
  Air Date: March 26, 1989
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  S1:E1. Genesis (1)
  Air Date: March 26, 1989