Quantum Leap
Oh Boy!
Quantum Leap (1989-1993)
Seasons: 5,
episodes: 96
Episode runtime: 48 min
Average rating:
8.2/10
61 989
Production
Status
Completed
Creators
Scenario
Donald P. Bellisario
Author
Producer
Actors
Scott Bakula
Sam Beckett
Dean Stockwell
Al Calavicci
Dennis Wolfberg
Gooshie
Danny Nucci
Tony Pronti
Reni Santoni
Sgt. Lopez
Laura Harrington
Connie LaMotta
Marjorie Monaghan
Edie Landsdale
Tia Carrere
Chu-Hoi
Short description
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.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1989-03-26 | 7.2 | |
| 22 | 1989-09-20 | 7 | |
| 22 | 1990-09-28 | 7.2 | |
| 22 | 1991-09-18 | 7.2 | |
| 22 | 1992-09-22 | 7.3 |
What's left behind the scenes
- When asked if there were any silly mistakes or pranks on the set, Scott replied: 'Yes, probably the most significant thing that happened during filming, as far as I can remember, was when we were shooting an episode where I was in a dumpster on a large ship. The shoot took a long time—three days—and on the last day, I was in there the whole time, the whole time; you know, just sitting in a pile of trash, and you smell bad for hours. I already thought everything was finished, and they said, "No, no, no. We have one more shot." And I was standing there at the end of the day, and ten people, including my executive producers, showed up with cakes—prompted by Dean, of course—and pelted me with them until I was all colorful; they left me hanging in the trash for two hours, and finally shot that frame.'
- During breaks between filming, Scott Bakula went rollerblading on skates given to him by the crew.
- During breaks between filming, Dean played chess against a computer, handled paperwork, and reviewed the previous day's footage, as his opinion in this area carried significant weight.
- Dean Stockwell is a huge fan of golf.
- When asked about his relationship with Dean, he replied: "In cases like this, it's impossible to know how things will turn out. I auditioned with Dean when he came to the network office, and we hit it off immediately. Who knew that once we started working together, we would agree on most things? For instance, we are united in our vision of what the film should be and what it should represent. There are no disagreements on that front. In his work, he doesn't place himself above me. It's almost like having a brother, but without the fighting. We don't fight. Outside of work, we enjoy each other's company, and our families and children are friends."
- Scott Bakula performed all the stunts in the series himself without a double, thanks to his excellent physical conditioning.
- Scott Bakula considers his role in the episode "Shock Theater" to be the most challenging, as he essentially transformed completely into those characters, no longer remaining Sam Beckett on the inside as he had before. He also considers the pregnancy episode ("8.5 Months") to be very difficult.
- In one of his interviews, Scott Bakula said that he agreed to star in "Enterprise" only because he considers it a continuation of "Quantum Leap".
- The acting duo of Bakula and Stockwell appeared not only in the series "Quantum Leap." In the 21st episode of "Enterprise," titled "Detained," Dean Stockwell appears as General Corrad, while Scott Bakula plays the lead role of Captain Archer.
- Scott Bakula suffers from motion sickness, so during the filming of the episode "Leaping In Without a Net," he was afraid of heights, just like his character. He felt nauseous the entire time (as he spent several hours hanging from a trapeze) and even put needles in his ears to try to cure it (acupuncture is very useful in this regard).
- On May 8, 2000, the STS channel announced "Quantum Leap Day," broadcasting episodes from all five seasons for twenty-four hours straight. Very few people know what prompted this. It turns out that the channel received a letter from a couple of retirees from the town of Fryazino. According to them, there was nothing sacred left in their lives except for their favorite series, "Quantum Leap," which was first shown to them by "their beloved grandson Andryusha." The retirees asked for a gift for the Victory Day holiday (both had participated in the Great Patriotic War)—to show their favorite series. Clearly, the request was granted.
- Scott Bakula actually sang all the songs in the series and wrote all the melodies himself for the episode "Piano Man." Scott Bakula also directed several episodes.
- Scott Bakula's daughter, Chelsea, appeared in a role in the episode "Memphis Melody."
- In the episode "Memphis Melody," during a music competition scene, a young boy named Billy K. is announced to take the stage playing the saxophone. The show's creators were referring to Bill Clinton, who actually plays the instrument.
- In the episode about Lee Harvey Oswald, attentive viewers could spot Lieutenant Don Bellisario—it turns out the author actually served in the military with Oswald.
- The bar "Al's Place" from the final episode "Mirror Image" was created as an exact replica of the bar owned by the show's creator, Donald Bellisario's father. Even actor Bruce McGill, who played the bartender Al, was made up to look exactly like Donald's father.
- Originally, the series was created solely to fill a gap in the prime-time schedule of the American network NBC.
- Initially, it was envisioned that the pilot episode would begin with Sam Beckett waking up in an unknown street, completely naked and with total amnesia. However, the network executives did not like this idea, and executive producer and series creator Donald P. Bellisario had to meticulously rewrite the script.
- The series mentioned many real historical events (Bellisario even coined a special term for them — "Kiss with history"), as well as some real facts from Bellisario's own biography.
- Deborah Pratt, an executive producer and actress in the series (the voice in the intro, the voice of Ziggy, and Troyan in "Portrait of Troyan"), is Donald Bellisario's third wife and the mother of two of his children (he has seven in total).
- Donald P. Bellisario came up with the plot for the series after reading several science fiction novels and studying Einstein's theory.
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