Quantum Leap: Season 1

Universal Studios (1989)

Adventure, Family, Science Fiction
 /   / Color / 428 mins
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Plot

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.

Cast

Scott Bakula Dr. Sam Beckett/John Beckett
Dean Stockwell Albert Calavicci
Jennifer Runyon Peggy Stratton
John Allen Nelson Capt. Bill Birdell
W.K. Stratton Dr. Berger
Newell Alexander John Beckett
Lee De Broux Coach
Larry Poindexter Capt. Tony LaMott
Bruce McGill Weird Ernie
Barbara Horan Tina

Crew

Director
David Hemmings
Anita W. Addison
Producer Robin Bernheim , Donald P. Bellisario
Writer Donald P. Bellisario

Trailer

Episodes

Disc 01

1
Genesis (1)
60 mins  3/26/1989
September 13, 1956: Although the Project Quantum Leap (PQL) isn't ready yet, and doesn't listen his supercomputer Ziggy, Sam hops into the Accelerator and leaps. As Tom Stratton, an Air Force test pilot, Sam finds his memory Swiss cheesed, with only enough left to know that he is not where or when he belongs. Al explains that the Project has gone awry and that the only way Sam can leap out is by flying the X-2 to Mach 3. Instead, Sam leaps after saving his wife and child, only to find that rather than leaping home, he's leapt into Ken Fox, a minor league baseball player in Texas, at the end of the 1968 season, where he must make the winning play in order to leap.

Director:  David Hemmings 

Writer:  Donald P. Bellisario 

Guest starring:  Jennifer Runyon,  John Allen Nelson, W. K. Stratton, Newell Alexander, Lee DeBroux,  Larry Poindexter,  Bruce McGill, Barbra Horan, Dennis Wolfberg

2
Genesis (2)
60 mins  3/26/1989
September 13, 1956: After Tom Stratton comforts his wife and prevents her from having a premature birth, instead of leaping to save his wife and child. He instead realizes that instead of leaping home, he's lept into Ken Fox, a minor league baseball player in Texas at the end of the 1968 season, in the middle of a game, where he must make the winning play in order to leap further. Ken Fox makes a home-run, and Sam leaps into Dr. Gerald Bryant as a school teacher in the middle of a class.

Director:  Mark Sobel  /  David Hemmings 

Writer:  Deborah Pratt  / Donald P. Bellisario 

Guest starring:  Teri Hatcher, Michael McGrady, Michael Gregory, Leslie Sachs, Charles Walker,  Ken Gibbel, Anne Leyden, Kort Falkenberg, Stacey Adams, Tonya D. Pullman, Mary Boessow, Lisa Meddin, John Tayloe

3
Star-Crossed
60 mins  3/31/1989
June 15, 1972: As Dr. Gerald Bryant, a literature professor at the Ohio College attended by his one-time fiancée, Sam has to prevent an amorous co-ed from attaching to him and ruining her life. Despite threats to his job, Al gives Sam the information he needs to reunite his star-crossed lover with her father and, maybe, give himself a second shot at marriage

Director:  Gilbert M. Shilton  / Mark Sobel 

Writer:  Deborah Pratt  / John Hill 

Guest starring:  Teri Hatcher, Michael McGrady, Michael Gregory, Leslie Sachs, Charles Walker,  Ken Gibbel, Anne Leyden, Kort Falkenberg, Stacey Adams, Tonya D. Pullman, Mary Boessow, Lisa Meddin, John Tayloe

Disc 02

4
The Right Hand of God
60 mins  4/7/1989
October 24, 1974: Having leaped into Kid Cody, a boxer on the take, Sam has to win the championship to fund a new church for his trainers, a group of nuns. Sam must face the bookie who counts on him to take a dive in the final bout, and, with the help of several trainers, streaking, and Al's appearance in the ring to guide his punches, Sam wins the bout and finances the chapel.

Director:  Ivan Dixon  / Gilbert M. Shilton 

Writer:  John Hill  / Deborah Arakelian 

Guest starring: Nancy Culp, Alex Colon, Teri Copley, Michelle Joyner, Guy Stockwell, James Cavan, Roger Hewlett, Vinnie Curto, Danny Valdivia, Rocky Giordani, George King, George O'Mara,  Jon Gries, Michael Strasser

5
How the Tess Was Won
60 mins  4/14/1989
August 5, 1956: As a veterinarian in rural Texas, Sam's mission appears to be winning the love of an heiress to a large ranch. Sabotaged by another suitor, Sam fails and finds that his true goal was to save the life of a sick piglet, and to help an unnamed cohort with a task he's performing.

Director:  Aaron Lipstadt  / Ivan Dixon 

Writer:  Donald P. Bellisario  / Deborah Arakelian 

Guest starring: Scott Fults, Marshall Teague, Kari Lizer, Lance LeGault, Tommy Bush, Sloan Fischer

6
Double Identity
60 mins  4/21/1989
November 8, 1965: Though his goal as a Mafia hitman named Frankie is unclear, Sam follows a list of instructions, supplied by Ziggy in an effort to bring Sam back to the Project. These instructions result in the Great East Coast Blackout and, rather than leaping home, Sam finds himself in the life of the Mafia don who's been jealously preventing a romance between Frankie and the don's girlfriend. Sam believes he knows his mission, and publicly announces Frankie's marriage to the girlfriend, putting himself in a position to call a winning Bingo number.

Director:  Aaron Lipstadt  / Mike Vejar 

Writer:  Deborah Pratt  / Donald P. Bellisario 

Guest starring: Nick Cassavetes, Page Moseley, Tom Silardi, Joe Santos, Michael Genovese, Terri Garber, Patricia Veselich, Ric Mancini, Harriet Medin,  Mark Margolis, Dean Fortunato, Joseph Svezia, John Hostetter, Michael Franco

Disc 03

7
The Color of Truth
60 mins  5/3/1989
August 8, 1955: In the life of Jesse Tyler, an aging black chauffeur, Sam must face discrimination in the South while trying to prevent the death of an elderly white woman. Actions motivated by his own belief in equality cause violent reactions, as Sam tries to convince one of the pillars of the community to change her views on racism and the futility of trying to change a society for the better.

Director:  Alan J. Levi  / Mike Vejar 

Writer:  Deborah Pratt  / Paul Brown (III) 

Guest starring: Susan French, Royce D. Applegate, Kimberly Bailey, James Ingersoll, Michael D. Roberts, Michael Krueger, Jeff Tyler, Jane Abbott, Elyse Donalson, Christopher J. Keene, J.T. Solomon, Howard Matthew Johnson

8
Camikazi Kid
60 mins  5/10/1989
June 6, 1961: As a high school nerd, Sam is required to prevent the marriage of his sister to an abusive drinker, with the wedding only three days away. By drag racing the prospective husband, beating him with a car that couldn't have won without nitrous oxide, Sam shows the groom's true tendencies.

Director:  Tom Blomquist  / Aaron Lipstadt 

Writer:  Donald P. Bellisario  / Scott Shepherd 

Guest starring: Romy Walthall, Robert Costanzo, Holly Fields, Janet Carroll, Kevin Spirtas, Richard McGonagle,  Jason Priestley,  Mary Pat Gleason, Johnny Lage, Edward Schaaf, Tom Verica, Brandon Quintin Adams,  Michael Bellisario, Scott Menville

9
Play It Again, Seymour
60 mins  5/17/1989
April 14, 1953: With looks that could double for Humphrey Bogart, Sam is Nick Allen, a private investigator looking for the murderer of his partner and, if he doesn't find the answer in time, himself. The case is solved with a number of Casablanca references as Sam launches a new pulp novelist along the way.

Director:  Tom Blomquist  / Aaron Lipstadt 

Writer:  Donald P. Bellisario  / Scott Shepherd 

Guest starring: Claudia Christian, Willie Garson, Paul Linke, Hap Lawrence, Ron Ulstad, Barbara London, Kevin Mockrin, Don Maxwell,  Jeanette Miller,  Richard Riehle, Tony Heller, Don Keith Opper, Steve Nevil

Edition Details

Edition Season 1
Series Quantum Leap
Release Date 11/8/2004
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned)
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 3

Features

Disc 01 "A Kiss With History: Remembering Quantum Leap!Series stars Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell, along with creator Don Bellisario share stories about creating their groundbreaking series. This featurette will take viewers behind the scenes of Quantum Leap's first year, including stories about Bakula's extensive and demanding training, Stockwell's wild wardrobe and fans' invaluable contribution to the show. Quantum Knowledge Scott Bakula shares a bit of trivia about each episode (guest stars, special effects & training). Hidden messages from Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell to "Leapers" Quantum Knowledge Scott Bakula shares a bit of trivia about each episode (guest stars, special effects & training). Quantum Knowledge Scott Bakula shares a bit of trivia about each episode (guest stars, special effects & training).

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