Quantum Leap

"Quantum Leap" (1989-1993) is a drama starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. The show is about a scientist ...

Approval Rate: 94%

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    phillipduggan

    Wed Mar 20 2013

    Television doesn't get much better than this show. I enjoyed it when I was a child, and it's just as, if not more, amazing now that I'm an adult. It's got everything: action, romance, drama... everything. There's no way that you're going to watch every episode in the series without shedding a few tears. In addition, the last season really kicked it up with the "leaps". From leaps into Elvis Presley to Lee Harvey Oswald (that one was intense), the last season was incomparable. I swear though, the entire series was amazing. If you missed out on it, shame on you. There's no way a person can watch a few episodes of this series and not automatically be hooked. Great ending as well. I'll always remember Dr. Sam Beckett and Al :)

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    nickthequick

    Mon Nov 16 2009

    I recently watched several episodes that are available online at nbc.com and remembered why I was fond of watching the reruns as a younger child. Bakula and Stockwell make a great pair, each episode is fresh and new (although there are some definite strong episodes and definite weak ones), and you know you are in for a good time. It is too bad the show didn't run longer.

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    james76255

    Wed Dec 24 2008

    I loved this show. It was something different every week and Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell were appealing enough to carry the show with just two regular charecters. As with any time travel show, if you examined it too closely you would find problems, especially since he was actually leaping into other people's bodies. If you just wanted to sit down and watch an entertaining, enjoyable show, there weren't much better.

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    jrriney

    Wed Dec 24 2008

    I so wished that I could leap through to different places and times. Try something new.

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    ambercrane

    Thu Oct 16 2008

    Does this play on TV anymore? This was an awsome show.

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    rschutt

    Mon Sep 15 2008

    Loved when he would go back in time as a woman...hilarious!

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    teresag

    Thu Apr 10 2008

    I tried to never miss this show ~ probably because Scott Bakula was so darn good-looking!!  Actually, some episodes stand out really well with me (even after almost 20 years).

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    irishgit

    Thu Apr 10 2008

    "Pigs in space" science with a cast that looked like they'd been recruited out of the extras pool and scripts that appeared to be written by the producer's half-witted nephew.

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    spike65

    Wed Apr 09 2008

    Overall a fine show. Dean Stockwells' womanizing character was tiresome though. The stories were well written and enlightening for the most part.

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    jamie_mcbain

    Sun Aug 12 2007

    Wondering were Sam were would leap to next, and if he would ever leap back, was one of the things, that kept me watching the show, than and Al.

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    powerstech

    Sat May 05 2007

    Best Sci Fi tv of the 80's... hands down

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    virilevagabond

    Fri Nov 10 2006

    Clearly one of Donald Bellisario's better creations, I always enjoyed "Quantum Leap". I never watched this series during its original run, but I got hooked on the show during reruns some years back. The time travel premise allowed for varied plots, and the screenwriters could incorporate historical references (albeit with some liberties) with which viewers could readily identify (e.g. the Kennedy assassination). Scott Bakula (Dr. Samuel Beckett) brought enough humanity to the main character, though Dean Stockwell's (Rear Admiral Albert Calavicci) comic relief got tired on occasion. Nevertheless, each episode usually had an interesting plot twist (i.e. the fix wasn't always as the characters initially determined), and that feature was also an asset for the series.

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    jeremy00081

    Mon Sep 18 2006

    Very cool show that had something completely different every episode, and made me think deep for a change.

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    trebon1038

    Mon Jul 24 2006

    I always liked this show and still watch it now and then on Sci-Fi. It was different and interesting. "Oh boy"

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    1johndoefan

    Mon Jun 26 2006

    My favorite show of all time. I have always been fascinated with time travel. Most time travel in movies/series have to do with 1 plot in 1 location (after the time travel). This series aired 97 maybe 98 episodes and everyone of them was in different locations and time periods. A classic, anyone how rates this show lower than a 4 has obviously never seen it.

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    cablejockey

    Sat Feb 18 2006

    Entertaining, funny, and it made you think! Also made you realize how one person, one action, can change so many lives--wish this show was still on.

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    vudija

    Tue Feb 07 2006

    It's a great show with a usually great story line. It was unique then, and is still fairly unique even by today's standards. I watch the re-runs from time-to-time and still enjoy it.

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    blueorchid

    Mon Feb 06 2006

    I absolutely love Quantum Leap - and I've stayed up plenty a time to watch it!

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    kattwoman

    Fri Dec 09 2005

    i didn't pay much attemtion to this tv show until it was almost over. now i would like to watch it.

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    sfalconer

    Wed Oct 26 2005

    This was a great show with a interesting twist on an old story. Sam a guy lost in time with the only link to his time is a hologram of his friend and co-worker. He has to make things right every time he leaps through time. A great concept and a wonderful show with good storys and great acting.

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    gobthehotcop

    Wed Oct 26 2005

    This just wasn't a good show at all.

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    avalonman96

    Mon Aug 29 2005

    One of my favorite shows of all time! It mixed humor, drama, and history in a way that it was very entertaining and very rarely, if ever, boring. Name any show today that can do that (I can hear the crickets chirping). This show should've gone on longer than Law and Order, a show not nearly as great as QL. There'll never be another like it!

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    rjy22751

    Fri Aug 12 2005

    A good show to watch.

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    callitdownthel_ine75

    Sat Mar 26 2005

    'Quantum Leap' was one of my favorite shows ever as many like me followed the time-travel adventures of Dr. Sam Beckett and his guide Al, weekly. This show had it all as it was the epitomy of sci-fi and drama, mixed in with a little sense of humor here and then. But what made this show one of the greatest of its time was how it somehow brought out the child in us all, and triggered the dreams of time-travel for making things, which may have gone so wrong, so right. Maybe it did rekindle a nostalgia for which 1950s shows like 'Lost in Space' and 'Twilght Zone' earlier had. Whatever it was, this show was wonderful!

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    bpt8056

    Mon Jan 24 2005

    My wife and I loved the series!! It's one of my all-time favorites!

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    nightbird

    Fri Jan 21 2005

    I liked how the guy would go in someone's body but he never went in to a famous person I'd leap into who ever is dating a sexy female model.

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    mamas_family_sucks

    Thu Dec 30 2004

    Unique! One of the best shows ever.

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    garreth_jones

    Sun Oct 24 2004

    i love this show

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    daccory

    Tue Oct 05 2004

    My mum's favourite so it's gotta be good!

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    capanson

    Fri Sep 03 2004

    A classic of the premise type of show.. where everything hinges on one plot device.. in this case Sam getting home. Fascinating historical stories too.

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    mrdangerous

    Thu Aug 19 2004

    a little corny

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    jimbo04

    Wed Jul 28 2004

    My favorite show to end the 80's and start the 90's. Could be funny at times. Scott Bakula did one of the best acting jobs ever as Sam Beckett. Two future stars got their start on Quantum Leap: Jennifer Aniston (was on an episode in the last season)and Patricia Richardson (eventually plays the wife on 'Home Improvement'.

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    homer930

    Sat Jul 17 2004

    Awesome show! Definately one of the best shows ever.

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    mopapa

    Mon Jul 12 2004

    Best show of its generation, and may very well be the best show of all time (if the final season is taken out of the mix). Incredible writing, acting, directing, music, etc. Highly, highly recommended.

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    zigzig

    Wed Jul 07 2004

    This was a very original and entertaining show, and each week featured a whole new set of characters and locations. The shows were even set in different time periods.

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    kinkykinks

    Tue Apr 13 2004

    not my cup of tea

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    ajgdc9d2

    Fri Mar 19 2004

    second only to the original Star Trek as the best Sci-Fi series ever

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    optionfootball

    Mon Mar 15 2004

    Top notch. Only show I have ever cared to watch. Great actors, place where some current/recent stars got a break, Sharon Stone, Terri Hatcher.

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    dawnsdinos

    Mon Mar 15 2004

    It had some very interesting episodes.

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    rufieo30us

    Tue Feb 17 2004

    This is my all time favorite tv show. Sam Beckett is such a great wholesome christian minded charecter. He amazes me with every leap that he did. I sure with they would make a tv movie.

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    moonstone

    Sat Jan 17 2004

    Loved it! Great charactors and stories.

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    daria67

    Thu Jan 01 2004

    a terrific show with a terrific star

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    scarletwingo

    Sun Dec 21 2003

    Loved the show..........

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    missmellie

    Sat Dec 13 2003

    This is one of my favorite TV shows of all time. NBC really screwed with this show and that is a damned shame. The science fiction aspect is cool but I like the drama, infused with humor, as well as the excellent interpersonal relationship that Scott and Dean have on screen. You cannot fake that. Excellent show.

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    jonsimzadi

    Wed Sep 17 2003

    The best TV series ever! Definitely my favourite of all time. The writing was on the whole excellent, the stories thought provoking, sad and funny, but most of all the acting was superb. Both Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell deserved all the plaudits they earned and then some. A great shame that the show was cancelled and the opportunity to make a film never taken. QL rules OK

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    miriac19

    Tue Sep 16 2003

    A true classic. It had everything: drama, comedy, music, plotlines. I can think of no other series that touched all the bases. Excellent writing, fabulous acting. Sure wish they'd bring this one back in either some TV movies or a feature film. Heck, WHERE ARE THE DVDS???

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    kahfess

    Fri Jul 11 2003

    I thought this was a great show. Sam always ended up in such a pickle but worked his way out of it. I really enjoyed watching this one.