My Top Quantum Leap episodes.
by robertsays2182 | created - 12 Mar 2011 | updated - 12 Mar 2011 | PublicNow I love every bit of Quantum Leap. But here are some episodes that really get me.
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1.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
The Color of Truth - August 8, 1955
(1989)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As the black chauffeur of an elderly southern woman, Sam must overcome prejudice to prevent the death of a black woman.
Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Susan French, Royce D. Applegate
Votes: 807
2.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Camikazi Kid - June 6, 1961
(1989)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into the body of a gawky teenager to keep the boy's older sister from marrying an abusive alcoholic. Taking advice from Al, Sam hopes to reveal the young man's true nature by challenging him to a drag race.
Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Romy Walthall, Kevin Spirtas
Votes: 741
wonderful ep.
3.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Jimmy - October 14, 1964
(1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into a young intellectually disabled man and has to keep him out of an institution.
Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, John D'Aquino, Laura Harrington
Votes: 705
one of the greatest.
4.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Freedom - November 22, 1970
(1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As an American Indian, Sam escapes from jail to get his grandfather back to the reservation so he can die at home.
Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Frank Salsedo, Leon Rippy
Votes: 515
5.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Good Night, Dear Heart - November 9, 1957
(1990)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into a coroner who must play detective and prove that a female victim was murdered.
Director: Christopher T. Welch | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, William Cain, Marcia Cross
Votes: 523
sad.
6.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Maybe Baby - March 11, 1963
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam is involved with the kidnapping of a baby while crossing Texas with his stripper accomplice.
Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Julie Brown, Jimmie Ray Weeks
Votes: 482
7.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
M.I.A. - April 1, 1969
(1990)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Al tells Sam that he has to convince a Navy nurse that her MIA husband is still alive, but Sam keeps getting signals that he has another mission.
Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Jason Beghe, Susan Diol
Votes: 757
powerful.
8.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
The Leap Home: Part 1 - November 25, 1969
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into himself as a 16-year-old boy to help his high school basketball team win the championship. He also tries to help the other members of his family including his father who died from smoking, his brother who was killed in Vietnam and his sister who married an abusive alcoholic.
Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, David Newsom, Olivia Burnette
Votes: 920
9.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
The Leap Home: Part 2 (Vietnam) - April 7, 1970
(1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Still involved in his brother Tom's life, Sam leaps into Vietnam to either save his brother or ensure the success of the team's mission.
Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, David Newsom, Andrea Thompson
Votes: 847
10.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
The Boogieman - October 31, 1964
(1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Everything goes wrong when Sam leaps into a Gothic horror novelist on Halloween.
Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Valerie Mahaffey, Paul Linke
Votes: 627
this episode is a trip.
11.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Black on White on Fire - August 11, 1965
(1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As a black medical student during the 1965 Watts riots, Sam must save his white fiancée.
Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Gregory Millar, Corie Henninger
Votes: 534
powerful.
12.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Rebel Without a Clue - September 1, 1958
(1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As a member of a motorcycle gang Sam has to keep a young woman from going on the road.
Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Josie Bissett, Diedrich Bader
Votes: 470
i just simply love this one. obvious homage to "The Wild One"
13.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Runaway - July 4, 1964
(1991)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam must put up with a bratty older sister and keep the family together while saving his mother who disappears.
Director: Michael Katleman | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Sandy Faison, Sherman Howard
Votes: 456
14.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
8½ Months - November 15, 1955
(1991)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into a very pregnant teenager and must convince her father to help her keep the baby.
Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Lana Schwab, James Whitmore Jr.
Votes: 481
guess what it's about.
15.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Nuclear Family - October 26, 1962
(1991)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam must deal with the panic associated with the Cuban Missile Crisis as a Florida fallout shelter salesman.
Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Timothy Carhart, Kurt Fuller
Votes: 437
gripping for me.
16.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Shock Theater - October 3, 1954
(1991)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into a patient at a Mental Hospital and undergoes electroshock therapy. The treatment causes Sam to act like other people he's been. It also weakens his link to Al. Al must find a... See full summary »
Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, David Proval, Bruce A. Young
Votes: 576
a tour de force for Bakula.
17.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Hurricane - August 17, 1969
(1991)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As a deputy sheriff, Sam must prevent a murder as Hurricane Camile hits the Mississippi gulf coast.
Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Marilyn Jones, Tracy Kolis
Votes: 428
some of these episodes might be boring for you all. But for me, i love the drama and the Sci-fi combo.
this ep. is one of my faves.
18.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Justice - May 11, 1965
(1991)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Having leaped into a member of the Ku Klux Klan, Sam must save the life of a civil rights worker.
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Lisa Waltz, Michael Beach
Votes: 459
very powerful.
19.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Permanent Wave - June 2, 1983
(1991)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into a hair dresser to prevent the death of a murder witness.
Director: Scott Bakula | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Doran Clark, Lela Ivey
Votes: 438
i love it. exciting ep. even during the slow dramatic parts
20.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Raped - June 20, 1980
(1991)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into a rape victim and must testify against the attacker who is an outstanding member of the community.
Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Penny Peyser, Nancy Lenehan
Votes: 487
holy crap! this episode is dark.
21.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
The Wrong Stuff - January 24, 1961
(1991)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into a chimpanzee used in the early days of the space program and has to save a fellow chimp from testing that will result in his death.
Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Caroline Goodall, Gary Swanson
Votes: 461
I'm a big fan of season 4 by the way.
22.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Dreams - February 28, 1979
(1991)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into a detective that is working on a gruesome murder and must deal with flashbacks from the mind of his leapee.
Director: Anita W. Addison | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Joycelyn O'Brien, Alan Scarfe
Votes: 435
the most dangerous ep. I've seen of this show, aside from one from season 5.
23.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Running for Honor - June 11, 1964
(1992)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
At a Naval college, Sam must prevent a gay fellow classmate from being killed by a gang of other students.
Director: Bob Hulme | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, John Finn, Sean O'Bryan
Votes: 461
24.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Temptation Eyes - February 1, 1985
(1992)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As a television reporter Sam protects a psychic, who can tell who Sam Beckett really is, from a serial killer.
Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Tamlyn Tomita, Kent Williams
Votes: 455
25.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
The Last Gunfighter - November 28, 1957
(1992)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into an elderly man who likes his whiskey and tells tall tales. His former partner and fellow gunfighter shows up wanting recognition and revenge.
Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, John Anderson, Susan Isaacs
Votes: 402
26.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Ghost Ship - August 13, 1956
(1992)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Flying through the Bermuda Triangle strange things occur as Sam must get a sick passenger to a doctor.
Director: Anita W. Addison | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Scott Hoxby, Kimberly Foster
Votes: 438
creepy and good.
27.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Roberto! - January 27, 1982
(1992)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the role of a "Geraldo" type journalist, Sam and an asthmatic woman try and uncover the truth about what is going on at a local chemical plant.
Director: Scott Bakula | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, DeLane Matthews, Alan Oppenheimer
Votes: 401
28.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
The Curse of Ptah-Hotep - March 2, 1957
(1992)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
At an archaeological dig in Egypt Sam has to deal with an approaching sandstorm and a 3000 year old curse.
Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Lisa Darr, John Kapelos
Votes: 428
damn scary at times
29.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
A Leap for Lisa - June 25, 1957
(1992)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While trying to save a married woman, Sam changes history and Al is sent to the gas chamber giving Sam a new observer.
Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Charles Rocket, Jeff Corbett
Votes: 519
this one seems dangerous to me to, for this show anyway.
30.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Nowhere to Run - August 10, 1968
(1992)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As a double amputee Vietnam veteran, Sam must prevent the suicide of a fellow hospital patient.
Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Michael Boatman, Jennifer Aniston
Votes: 457
you'll find out if you have not seen it, or if you even plan on seeing it.
31.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Killin' Time - June 18, 1958
(1992)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into a hostage situation as a fugitive killer. The real killer breaks out of the Project facility and is on the run in 1999.
Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Connie Ray, Cameron Dye
Votes: 449
one of my faves from season 5
32.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Deliver Us from Evil - March 19, 1966
(1992)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam discovers another set of leapers who are messing with history.
Director: Bob Hulme | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Carolyn Seymour, John D'Aquino
Votes: 480
this is a dangerous one to. at least for Sam.
33.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Promised Land - December 22, 1971
(1992)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam finds himself back in his hometown at Christmas time to save the farm of a neighbor.
Director: Scott Bakula | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Dwier Brown, Arlen Dean Snyder
Votes: 380
34.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Trilogy: Part 3 - July 28, 1978
(1992)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into Abigail Fuller's attorney in a murder trial with personal implications.
Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Melora Hardin, Max Wright
Votes: 456
I do love all the trilogy episodes. but this for me is what put it in place. i think i'm babbling.
35.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
The Leap Between the States - September 20, 1862
(1993)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam 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.
Director: David Hemmings | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Kate McNeil, Geoffrey Lower
Votes: 430
i like it even if it would be illogical for a quantum leap ep.
36.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Mirror Image - August 8, 1953
(1993)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
On 8 August 1953, Sam leaps into himself in a tavern in the middle of a coal-mining town filled with familiar faces, and gets an opportunity to change Al's life.
Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Bruce McGill, John D'Aquino
Votes: 906
Very great episode. Touching and sad.
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