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- 1989–199348mTV-PG9.2 (923)TV EpisodeDirectorJoe NapolitanoStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellDavid NewsomSam 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.S3.E1
- 1989–199347mTV-PG9.0 (850)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael ZinbergStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellDavid NewsomStill 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.S3.E2
- DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellBruce McGillOn 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.S5.E22
- DirectorMichael ZinbergStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJason BegheAl 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.S2.E22
- DirectorMichael ZinbergStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMimi KuzykSam and Al have switched places. Now Sam is the hologram, and Al is the leaper. Al must reunite a returning WWII veteran with the woman he left due to the war. Sam and Al must figure a way to communicate with the future, because Al has the comm device, and Sam has no way to contact Ziggy.S4.E1
- DirectorJoe NapolitanoStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellDavid ProvalSam 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 way to get his friend back to normal, and figure a way to carry out Sam's mission.S3.E22
- 1989–199348mTV-PG8.4 (808)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael VejarStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellSusan FrenchAs the black chauffeur of an elderly southern woman, Sam must overcome prejudice to prevent the death of a black woman.S1.E7
- DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJohn D'AquinoSam leaps into a young intellectually disabled man and has to keep him out of an institution.S2.E8
- DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellCharles RocketWhile trying to save a married woman, Sam changes history and Al is sent to the gas chamber giving Sam a new observer.S4.E22
- 1989–199347mTV-PG8.2 (468)TV EpisodeDirectorPaul BrownStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellLiz TorresAs a New York City cab driver, Sam has to win a contest to get his own taxi medallion. Sam also has the help of a woman named Angelita who knows about Sam and claims to be an angel.S4.E18
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellLisa WaltzHaving leaped into a member of the Ku Klux Klan, Sam must save the life of a civil rights worker.
- 1989–19931hTV-PG8.1 (660)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael ZinbergStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellPatricia RichardsonSam is a radio DJ and has to help bring Rock and Roll to Peoria.
- DirectorMichael SwitzerStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellRichard HerdAs the sidekick on the 1950s children's science fiction series "Time Patrol", Sam must prevent the death of the star of the show.S3.E13
- DirectorMichael ZinbergStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellPenny PeyserSam leaps into a rape victim and must testify against the attacker who is an outstanding member of the community.
- 1989–199346mTV-PG8.1 (430)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid HemmingsStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellKate McNeilSam 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.
- DirectorAlan J. LeviStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellRomy WalthallSam 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.
- DirectorJoe NapolitanoStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellValerie MahaffeyEverything goes wrong when Sam leaps into a Gothic horror novelist on Halloween.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellByrne PivenSam must defend a young black woman charged with murdering the son of a powerful Southern political figure.
- 1989–19931hTV-PG8.0 (483)TV EpisodeDirectorBob HulmeStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellCarolyn SeymourSam discovers another set of leapers who are messing with history.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG8.0 (454)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael W. WatkinsStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJenny GagoSam leaps into a death row convict moments before his execution. A last minute stay of execution order gives him 48 hours to determine his innocence in a leap with an unclear mission.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG8.0 (599)TV EpisodeDirectorJoseph L. ScanlanStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMichael StoyanovAfter leaping into a single mother, Sam must prevent the 15-year-old son of his host from disappearing. Al and Sam also find out that very young children can see them as they really are.
- DirectorAlan J. LeviStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMichael BoatmanAs a double amputee Vietnam veteran, Sam must prevent the suicide of a fellow hospital patient.
- DirectorMichael W. WatkinsStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellConnie RaySam 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.
- 1989–199344mTV-PG7.8 (5.5K)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid HemmingsStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJennifer RunyonAlthough the Project Quantum Leap isn't ready yet, Sam Beckett doesn't listen to supercomputer Ziggy, hops into the Accelerator and leaps. As Tom Stratton, an Air Force test pilot about to attempt a dangerous flight. Sam finds his memory Swiss cheesed, with only enough left to know that he is not where or when he belongs. According to Sam's friend and partner Al, who appears to him as a hologram nobody else can see, Al explains that the Project has gone awry and in order to leap out of the pilot's body, Sam must successfully fly the X-2 to Mach 3, which according to historical records, ended in a fatal crash.S1.E1
- 1989–199345mTV-PG7.8 (854)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid HemmingsStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellBrent ChalemAs Tom Stratton, Sam comforts his (Tom's) wife and prevents her from having a premature birth. This is what he was sent to do, allowing him to leap home (he hopes). But instead of leaping home, he leaps into Tim 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. Aided by errors, Tim Fox, after a dropped third strike on a wild pitch, rounds the bases for the winning score, and Sam leaps into Dr. Gerald Bryant as a college professor in the middle of a class.S1.E2
- 1989–199347mTV-PG7.8 (638)TV EpisodeDirectorGilbert M. ShiltonStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellK CallanAs a returning sailor Sam brings home a Japanese wife and must battle the prejudice of his hometown and his own mother.
- 1989–199347mTV-PG7.8 (536)TV EpisodeDirectorJoe NapolitanoStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellGregory MillarAs a black medical student during the 1965 Watts riots, Sam must save his white fiancée.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.8 (516)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael W. WatkinsStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellCharles RocketSam and Al scare the Dickens out of a rich Scrooge character who wants to tear down a mission and build a high rise.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.8 (463)TV EpisodeDirectorBob HulmeStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJohn FinnAt a Naval college, Sam must prevent a gay fellow classmate from being killed by a gang of other students.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.8 (458)TV EpisodeDirectorChristopher HiblerStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellTamlyn TomitaAs a television reporter Sam protects a psychic, who can tell who Sam Beckett really is, from a serial killer.
- 1989–19931hTV-PG7.7 (642)TV EpisodeDirectorAlan J. LeviStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJean SagalFor his first leap into a woman, Sam is a gorgeous secretary. He must deal with the sexual harassment of his boss and the attempted suicide of his roommate.S2.E4
- DirectorDebbie AllenStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellDebbie AllenAs a male stripper, Sam must save a deaf girl from a life of prostitution and get her an audition with a professional dance company.
- 1989–199347mTV-PG7.6 (463)TV EpisodeDirectorJoe NapolitanoStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellCaroline GoodallSam 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.
- DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMary Gordon MurraySam is a small-town sheriff whose young daughter has a suspicious connection to a mysterious death.
- DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMelora HardinSam leaps back into the life of Abigail Fuller, this time as her fiancé, who must save her when she again is suspected of a killing.
- DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMelora HardinSam leaps into Abigail Fuller's attorney in a murder trial with personal implications.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.6 (683)TV EpisodeDirectorDonald P. BellisarioStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJohn CullumSam must save an alcoholic actor from a fall during a performance of "Man of LaMancha." His old piano teacher is also present and finds Sam's host very attractive.
- 1989–199349mTV-PG7.6 (524)TV EpisodeDirectorChristopher T. WelchStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellWilliam CainSam leaps into a coroner who must play detective and prove that a female victim was murdered.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.6 (510)TV EpisodeDirectorJoe NapolitanoStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellShari HeadleySam leaps into an old pool playing acquaintance of Al's and must win a pool game so that his granddaughter doesn't lose her bar.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.6 (438)TV EpisodeDirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellTimothy CarhartSam must deal with the panic associated with the Cuban Missile Crisis as a Florida fallout shelter salesman.
- DirectorMark SobelStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellTeri HatcherAt a small Ohio college, Sam Beckett is a literature professor who must discourage the amorous advances of a student and finds the woman who left him at the altar. Sam hopes that resolving her conflicts with her father will prevent her from deserting him.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJon GriesSam becomes a member of a rock band who is stabbed to death after a concert by one of a long list of suspects.
- DirectorAnita W. AddisonStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellScott HoxbyFlying through the Bermuda Triangle strange things occur as Sam must get a sick passenger to a doctor.
- 1989–199345mTV-PG7.5 (415)TV EpisodeDirectorHarvey S. LaidmanStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellRenée ColemanSam leaps into a college fraternity and again meets Alia from the Evil Leaper Project.
- 1989–199349mTV-PG7.4 (406)TV EpisodeDirectorDebbie AllenStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellRenée ColemanAfter saving Alia from the Evil Leaper Project, Sam is trapped with her in a women's prison with the evil observer Zoey in charge as the prison warden.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.4 (690)TV EpisodeDirectorAaron LipstadtStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellTerri GarberSam leaps into a Mafia hit man who may not live long since he is romancing the godfather's girlfriend. Also an attempt to bring Sam home causes the 1965 East Coast blackout.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.4 (623)TV EpisodeDirectorAaron LipstadtStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellAlice AdairSam must save himself, while on his honeymoon, from his new bride's ex-husband. Also, Congress wants Sam to change history by stopping the U2 flight that was shot down over Russia in 1960.
- DirectorAlan J. LeviStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellFrank SalsedoAs an American Indian, Sam escapes from jail to get his grandfather back to the reservation so he can die at home.
- 1989–199349mTV-PG7.3 (463)TV EpisodeDirectorAndy CadiffStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJane SibbettSam leaps into a bounty hunter who is handcuffed to a female fugitive who will do anything to escape from him.
- DirectorMichael KatlemanStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellSandy FaisonSam must put up with a bratty older sister and keep the family together while saving his mother who disappears.
- 1989–199346mTV-PG7.4 (430)TV EpisodeDirectorChristopher HiblerStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellSusan GriffithsAs the chauffeur of Marilyn Monroe, Sam must save her life and help her to make one final film, The Misfits (1961).
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.4 (428)TV EpisodeDirectorJoe NapolitanoStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellLisa DarrAt an archaeological dig in Egypt Sam has to deal with an approaching sandstorm and a 3000 year old curse.
- 1989–199347mTV-PG7.4 (424)TV EpisodeDirectorVirgil W. VogelStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellPhyllis LyonsSam leaps into a rainmaker who returns to his drought-stricken hometown and has to keep his family together.
- DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMary Elizabeth McGlynnWhile impersonating the King, Elvis Presley, Sam must save a Memphis Belle from a bad marriage.
- DirectorScott BakulaStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellDeLane MatthewsIn 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.
- 1989–199347mTV-PG7.4 (382)TV EpisodeDirectorScott BakulaStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellDwier BrownSam finds himself back in his hometown at Christmas time to save the farm of a neighbor.
- DirectorDavid G. PhinneyStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellCynthia BainAs a blind concert pianist, Sam must save his girlfriend from a serial killer despite the interference of her overbearing mother.
- DirectorGilbert M. ShiltonStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMichael GreeneSam has to save his host's younger brother from his obsessed father who wants him to go into the family business as a movie stuntman.
- 1989–199347mTV-PG7.3 (511)TV EpisodeDirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellReni SantoniSam's leap takes a dramatic turn when he begins leaping randomly throughout the life of Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Matters are complicated further when Sam's mind becomes tangled with Oswald's.
- 1989–19931hTV-PG7.6 (480)TV EpisodeDirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellReni SantoniAs the date for Dallas draws nearer, Oswald's personality is getting harder to control. Al is finding it harder to connect with Sam. Is Sam supposed to save the President, or unearth the conspiracy?
- DirectorChristopher T. WelchStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellHeather McAdamWhile entered in the "Miss Deep South" beauty pageant, Sam must prevent a fellow contestant from posing for some nude photos and make sure his host comes in third in the contest.
- 1989–199347mTV-PG7.3 (458)TV EpisodeDirectorAlan J. LeviStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellBrooke ShieldsSam is a Greek sailor lost at sea with a bratty debutante, who was on what was supposed to be a honeymoon cruise.
- DirectorScott BakulaStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellDoran ClarkSam leaps into a hair dresser to prevent the death of a murder witness.
- DirectorJoe NapolitanoStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellNeal McDonoughSam is a minor league baseball pitcher who has plenty of female admirers and a porcine team mascot to watch out for.
- 1989–199347mTV-PG7.3 (415)TV EpisodeDirectorChristopher HiblerStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMorgan WeisserSam leaps into a 79-year-old man who claims to have seen UFOs to save him from being committed and his grandson from dying of a drug overdose.
- 1989–199349mTV-PG7.2 (719)TV EpisodeDirectorIvan DixonStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellLance LeGaultSam finds himself as a veterinarian who has to compete as a cowboy to win the heart of a cowgirl heiress.
- 1989–19931hTV-PG7.2 (683)TV EpisodeDirectorAaron LipstadtStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellClaudia ChristianSam, in the body of a Bogie-like shamus, teams up with a 'neat kid' to find the hit man who killed his partner.
- DirectorGilbert M. ShiltonStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellStacy EdwardsFinding himself the king of an "Animal House" fraternity, Sam must win the confidence of a beautiful female activist and prevent the bombing of a school building.
- DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellLana SchwabSam leaps into a very pregnant teenager and must convince her father to help her keep the baby.
- DirectorMichael W. WatkinsStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMarilyn JonesAs a deputy sheriff, Sam must prevent a murder as Hurricane Camile hits the Mississippi gulf coast.
- DirectorMichael W. WatkinsStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellBasil WallaceSam must save a fellow convict from a chain gang in 1956.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.1 (554)TV EpisodeDirectorRandy RobertsStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJames SutoriusSam leaps into a rabbi to prevent his host's sister-in-law from falling for a sleazy author.
- DirectorJohn CullumStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellRichard CocaSam must prevent a fellow high school football player from throwing the championship game and losing his scholarship.
- 1989–199349mTV-PG7.1 (494)TV EpisodeDirectorChristopher T. WelchStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJan TrískaSam must overcome his fear of heights when he leaps into a trapeze artist whose sister dies doing a stunt without a net.
- DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellSandy McPeakAs a priest, Sam must save another priest from alcoholism and prevent a murder.
- 1989–199347mTV-PG7.1 (473)TV EpisodeDirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJosie BissettAs a member of a motorcycle gang Sam has to keep a young woman from going on the road.
- DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellAmy SteelSam leaps into a magician who must keep custody of his daughter and save her from an accidental death.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.2 (446)TV EpisodeDirectorChris RuppenthalStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellRita TaggartSam leaps into the proprietor of a New Orleans brothel and has to prevent the death of a girl who really doesn't belong there.
- DirectorAnita W. AddisonStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJoycelyn O'BrienSam leaps into a detective that is working on a gruesome murder and must deal with flashbacks from the mind of his leapee.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.1 (428)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael W. WatkinsStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellHarrison PageSinging in a 1960s black girl band, Sam must save one member from an unscrupulous nightclub owner.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.0 (778)TV EpisodeDirectorGilbert M. ShiltonStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellGuy StockwellSam leaps into a boxer that is owned by a convent of nuns who need him to win a boxing match to finance their new chapel.S1.E4
- DirectorChristopher T. WelchStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellTeri AustinAs an FBI agent Sam has to protect a female witness when the people after her seem to know his every step.
- DirectorJoe NapolitanoStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellBeverly LeechAboard the RMS Queen Mary, Sam must prevent the marriage of his host's ex-wife.
- DirectorMichael ZinbergStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJulie BrownSam is involved with the kidnapping of a baby while crossing Texas with his stripper accomplice.
- DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMarietta DePrimaSam is a piano player who is on the run from a killer with an ex-girlfriend.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.0 (464)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael ZinbergStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellSusan AntonSam leaps into a fashion photographer and must save a model from a drug dependency due to an ambitious agent.
- 1989–199349mTV-PG7.0 (416)TV EpisodeDirectorJoe NapolitanoStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJerry BossardSam leaps into a wrestler who must convince his partner-brother to quit due to a heart problem.
- 1989–199347mTV-PG6.9 (545)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael ZinbergStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellDeborah PrattSam must save a young woman who drowns while insisting that she is hearing the calls of her dead husband.
- 1989–199347mTV-PG6.9 (391)TV EpisodeDirectorChristopher HiblerStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMary Lou ChildsSam must decide between families when he leaps into a salesman with two wives.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG7.0 (404)TV EpisodeDirectorJoe NapolitanoStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellJohn AndersonSam 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.
- 1989–199345mTV-PG6.9 (361)TV EpisodeDirectorGus TrikonisStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellPat SkipperAs a Vietnam veteran, Sam is mistaken for Bigfoot in rural Washington state.
- DirectorMichael ZinbergStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellBob SagetAs part of a Catskills comedy act trio, Sam has to convince the other two members that they are in love while saving one of them from the mob.
- DirectorStuart MargolinStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellPeter SpearsSam leaps into the sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, plays matchmaker for a couple on the staff of her radio show and helps a woman deal with sexual harassment.
- DirectorJoe NapolitanoStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellKathleen WilhoiteSam is kidnapped by an obsessed soap opera fan.
- 1989–199348mTV-PG6.9 (413)TV EpisodeDirectorEric LaneuvilleStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellPenny FullerSam finds himself as a young man involved with an older woman who has singing aspirations and needs a confidence boost from Sam.
- DirectorBob HulmeStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellMax GailLeaping into the middle of the woman's liberation movement Sam must prevent the death of a young lady at a sit-in and convince her father to live with a liberated daughter.
- DirectorAlan J. LeviStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellIan BuchananSam leaps into an English castle where the occupants practice vampire rituals. He must save the young wife of the castle owner.