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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 ...
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"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.
Scott Stewart Bakula (/ ˈ b æ k j ʊ l ə /; born October 9, 1954) [1] is an American actor. He is known for his roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap – for which he was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards (winning one) – and as Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise.
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 ...
"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" Williams April 7, 1970 Vietnam: October 5, 1990 () 66402: 12.9 [33] 34: 3 "Leap of Faith" James ...
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.
Sam leaps into himself as a 16-year-old boy (Adam Logan) on Thanksgiving and Al tells him he is there to win a basketball game that was a turning point in many people's lives, but Sam wants to take the opportunity to prevent his sister (Olivia Burnette) from marrying an abusive alcoholic, his father from dying of a heart attack, and his brother (David Newsom) from getting killed in Vietnam.