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Season 1 – Quantum Leap

Play trailer Poster for Season 1 – Quantum Leap Mar 1989 Drama Sci-Fi Fantasy Action Adventure Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Former scientist Sam Beckett finds himself trapped in time due to an experiment gone awry, leaping into the body of a different person each week. Al Calavicci, at first known only as The Observer, is Sam's holographic adviser -- he provides Sam with some details about his new identity and gives him guidance on how to help the people affected by his presence. But with little memory to help guide him, our hero is forced to bluff his way through many a wacky situation.
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Quantum Leap — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Quantum Leap's fresh and funny take on science fiction elevates its simple premise into a charming piece of classic television.

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Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times 08/16/2022
As written by executive producer Donald P. Bellisario, 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. Go to Full Review Art Chapman Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com 08/16/2022
The special effects are quality. The acting of Stockwell and Bakula couldn't be better. But more importantly, the writing of this series seems inspired. There are measurable doses of humor fright and emotional struggle in Quantum Leap. Go to Full Review Nancy Banks-Smith Guardian 08/16/2022
You know, people actually go out and buy this sort of thing. They sit down and write cheques and dance around the room. And then they sober up and sit down again and cancel Dr. Who Go to Full Review Michael Dougan San Francisco Examiner 08/16/2022
Stockwell's role is precious, and serves to salvage the show... Quantum Leap scarcely qualifies as great television, but it's not as bad as it sounds. Go to Full Review Steve Sonsky Miami Herald 08/16/2022
Even science fiction is supposed to have some ground rules God? Holograms? Amnesia? Come on! This thing is just nonsense. Go to Full Review Barry Garron Kansas City Star 08/16/2022
It is an ambitious show... But unless Bakula delivers a more compelling performance, it will be hard to care whether he ends up in the life of John Doe or John Glenn. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Crazy P @RT75776803 10/22/2023 Grew up watching this show and purchased the season dvds when I got older. It's nostalgic and now my 22 year old daughter continues to watch it as well, since she also grew up with it. See more rashid w @RW2021 07/29/2021 One of the best sci-fi shows ever, human stories but mixed with interesting ideas. See more 01/16/2020 Quantum Leap is a dated poor man's Sliders. See more Read all reviews
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Donald P. Bellisario

Creator

Scott Bakula

Dr. Sam Beckett

Dean Stockwell

Al Calavicci

Jennifer Runyon

Peggy Stratton

Kari Lizer

Tess McGill

Claudia Christian

Allison Grimsley

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 26, 1989 Genesis - September 13, 1956 After taking part in a time-travel experiment, Dr. Sam Beckett wakes up in 1956 as a test pilot who is about to fly an experimental craft at a world record speed. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 26, 1989 Genesis - September 13, 1956 After testing the experimental craft, Sam rushes to save his wife (Jennifer Runyon) and unborn child. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 31, 1989 Star-Crossed: June 15, 1972 Sam leaps into the persona of a womanizing college professor in 1972, encounters his lost love and attempts to reshape the past. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 7, 1989 The Right Hand of God: October 24, 1974 Sam transmigrates into a boxer whose past fights were fixed by gangsters but whose present contract is held by nuns. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 14, 1989 How the Tess Was Won: August 5, 1956 Sam finds himself on a Texas ranch in 1956 as a submissive veterinarian in love with a tough rancher. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 21, 1989 Double Identity: November 8, 1965 Sam becomes a 1965 hit man whose romance with the godfather's (guest star Michael Genovese) girlfriend (guest star Terri Garber) places him in danger. Details Episode 7 Aired May 3, 1989 The Color of Truth: August 8, 1955 Sam experiences racism firsthand when he leaps into the body of an elderly black man in the pre-civil rights South of 1955. Details Episode 8 Aired May 10, 1989 Camikazi Kid: June 6, 1961 Sam becomes a teenage hot rodder in 1961, whose sister (Romy Windsor) is about to enter a regrettable marriage. Details Episode 9 Aired May 17, 1989 Play It Again, Seymour: April 14, 1953 Sam becomes a small-time detective who looks just like Humphrey Bogart in 1953, and he is suspected of murdering his partner. Details

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Quantum Leap — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Michael Vejar, Aaron Lipstadt, David Hemmings, Mark Sobel, Gilbert M. Shilton, Ivan Dixon, Alan J. Levi
Creator
Donald P. Bellisario
Executive Producer
Donald P. Bellisario
Screenwriter
Donald P. Bellisario, Deborah Pratt, Deborah Arakelian, John Hill, Paul Brown
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 26, 1989