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Dr. Samuel John Beckett is a fictional character and the protagonist on the 1989-1993 science fiction television series Quantum Leap, played by Scott Bakula. [1]Initially, the audience knows very little about Beckett, much as he knows little about himself due to holes in his memory dubbed the "Swiss cheese effect"—a side effect from the time travel (an effective trope to allow the writers to ...
"Pool Hall Blues" is a 1990 episode of the American science fiction television series Quantum Leap. Lead character Sam Beckett "leaps" (travels through time) into the body of an African American man in 1954: Charlie "Black Magic" Walters, one of the (fictional) greatest pool players in America, and a childhood mentor of supporting character Al.
Leap details (Name, date & location) Original release date Prod. code Viewers (millions) 32: 1 "The Leap Home (Part 1)" Joe Napolitano: Donald P. Bellisario: Sam Beckett November 25, 1969 Elk Ridge, Indiana: September 28, 1990 () 66401: 12.1 [32] 33: 2 "The Leap Home (Part 2) – Vietnam" Michael Zinberg: Donald P. Bellisario: Herbert "Magic ...
Season four of Quantum Leap ran on NBC from September 18, 1991 to May 20, 1992. The series follows the exploits of Dr. Sam Beckett and his Project Quantum Leap (PQL), through which he involuntarily leaps through spacetime, temporarily taking over a host in order to correct historical mistakes. Season four consists of 22 episodes.
Quantum Leap is an American science fiction television series, created by Donald P. Bellisario, that aired on NBC for five seasons, from March 26, 1989, to May 5, 1993. The series stars Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, a physicist who, believing he has invented a way to travel through time, voluntarily subjects himself to an experiment that he believes will prove the validity of his ...
Captain John Beckett – Sam's ancestor fighting in the Civil War. Elvis Presley (Michael St. Gerard) – 19-year-old amateur musician on the verge of getting discovered. ‡ Sam leaped into Jimmy again at a later date. 1 Displaced by Al and later by Sam. ² Displaced by Alia. ³ Displaced by Zoey.
Season three of Quantum Leap ran on NBC from September 28, 1990 to May 22, 1991. The series follows the exploits of Dr. Sam Beckett and his Project Quantum Leap (PQL), through which he involuntarily leaps through spacetime, temporarily taking over a host in order to correct historical mistakes. Season three consists of 22 episodes.
Ziggy, the super computer Sam designed for PQL, believes that fulfilling these tasks will allow Sam to leap home. Instead, Sam leaps into minor league baseball player Tim Fox (Ken Martin) 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. Notes: 1) Sam, starting a ...