It’s Christmas in July. God bless us, everyone! Sam leaps in Reginald Pierson, the personal valet of Michael Blake, a Scrooge-like New York City businessman. As Pierson, Sam must save Blake’s soul, and gets a little help from Al, who – thanks to a glitch in how similar Sam’s and Blake’s brainwaves are (read: convenient … Continue reading A Little Miracle – December 24, 1962 →

Sam leaps into Shane “Funny Bone” Thomas, a biker in a motorcycle gang. As Shane, Sam must prevent the death of Becky, the girlfriend of the lead biker of the gang. Content warning: Given some of the events of the episode, we discuss sexual assault and rape, and how that conversation changed in the light … [Continue reading Rebel Without a Clue – September 1, 1958 →](http://fwwquantumleappod.blubrry.net/2018/07/17/rebel-without-a-clue-september-1-1958/)

Sam leaps into Shane “Funny Bone” Thomas, a biker in a motorcycle gang. As Shane, Sam must prevent the death of Becky, the girlfriend of the lead biker of the gang. Content warning: Given some of the events of the episode, we discuss sexual assault and rape, and how that conversation changed in the light … Continue reading Rebel Without a Clue – September 1, 1958 →

Sam leaps into Harry Spontini, a small-time magician with big dreams. Harry’s estranged wife, Maggie, returns with her new fiancé, and it turns out she wants custody of their daughter, Jamie. Sam must find a way to keep father and daughter together. Sam and Dennis discuss the episode, talk way too much about the short-lived … [Continue reading The Great Spontini – May 9, 1974 →](http://fwwquantumleappod.blubrry.net/2018/07/10/the-great-spontini-may-9-1974/)

Sam leaps into Harry Spontini, a small-time magician with big dreams. Harry’s estranged wife, Maggie, returns with her new fiancé, and it turns out she wants custody of their daughter, Jamie. Sam must find a way to keep father and daughter together. Sam and Dennis discuss the episode, talk way too much about the short-lived … Continue reading The Great Spontini – May 9, 1974 →

We often talk on this show about Quantum Leap episodes that haven’t aged well, especially with our more socially-conscious 2018 sensibilities. Here’s one that is – all too unfortunately – very timely. It almost feels like it could have been written today. Sam leaps into Ray Harper, a young black medical student living in Watts, … [Continue reading Black on White on Fire – August 11, 1965 →](http://fwwquantumleappod.blubrry.net/2018/07/03/black-on-white-on-fire-august-11-1965/)

We often talk on this show about Quantum Leap episodes that haven’t aged well, especially with our more socially-conscious 2018 sensibilities. Here’s one that is – all too unfortunately – very timely. It almost feels like it could have been written today. Sam leaps into Ray Harper, a young black medical student living in Watts, … Continue reading Black on White on Fire – August 11, 1965 →

Sam leaps into Darlene Monte, a beauty pageant contestant on her way to compete in the Miss Deep South competition. There, he meets another contestant, Connie Duncan, who is going to disappear before the competition begins after being seduced into taking nude photos by Clint Beaumont, the pageant’s photographer. Sam must change her fate, while … [Continue reading Miss Deep South – June 7, 1958 →](http://fwwquantumleappod.blubrry.net/2018/06/26/miss-deep-south-june-7-1958/)

Sam leaps into Darlene Monte, a beauty pageant contestant on her way to compete in the Miss Deep South competition. There, he meets another contestant, Connie Duncan, who is going to disappear before the competition begins after being seduced into taking nude photos by Clint Beaumont, the pageant’s photographer. Sam must change her fate, while … Continue reading Miss Deep South – June 7, 1958 →

*In Quantum Leap lore, it’s bad luck to say or write the full title of this episode, but if you’re listening to this, you probably already knew that. Sam leaps into Joshua Ray, a second-rate horror novelist in Covington, Maine. Al says Sam is there to stop the murder of Joshua’s fiancée, Mary; her body will be … [Continue reading The B***ieman (The Halloween Episode)* – October 31, 1964 →](http://fwwquantumleappod.blubrry.net/2018/06/19/the-bieman-the-halloween-episode/)