Quantum Leap

A lightning bolt strikes Sam and Al, causing them to trade places and personalities: Al becomes a World War II ex-POW just returned home in 1945; Sam leaps "home" to the Q.L. control center in 1999. Leap Details: Tom Jarrett, June 15, 1945, Crown Point, Indiana / Himself, September 18, 1999, Stallions Gate, New Mexico

Sam leaps into the life of a once great baseball player struggling to make it back to the major leagues. Leap Details: Lester "Doc" Fuller, August 6, 1961, Galveston, Texas

As Hurricane Camille threatens the Mississippi Gulf area, Sam becomes a deputy sheriff evacuating the residents, aided by a Red Cross nurse. Leap Details: Archie Necaise, August 17, 1969, Jackson Point, Mississippi

Sam must don the robe of a Ku Klux Klansman in order to save the life of an ambitious young civil rights leader, who is trying to register black voters. Leap Details: Clyde, May 11, 1965, Alabama

Sam leaps into a hair dresser to prevent the death of a murder witness. Leap Details: Frank Bianca, June 2, 1983, Beverly Hills, California

Sam leaps into a rape victim and must testify against the attacker who is an outstanding member of the community. Leap Details: Katie McBain, June 20, 1980, Mill Valley, California

Sam 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. Leap Details: Bobo the chimp, January 24, 1961, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Sam leaps into a detective that is working on a gruesome murder and must deal with flashbacks from the mind of his leapee. Leap Details: Jack Stone, February 28, 1979, Malibu, California

Sam leaps into a rainmaker who returns to his drought stricken hometown and has to keep his family together. Leap Details: William "Billy" Beaumont, September 7, 1953, Clover Bend, Texas

Sam and a fellow convict named Boone are the defiant ones when Sam has to rescue his companion from a fifteen year sentence on a chain gang. Leap Details: Chance Cole, November 2, 1956, Talawaga County, Mississippi

Sam finds himself as a young man involved with an older woman who has singing aspirations and needs a confidence boost from Sam. Leap Details: Joseph "Joe" Thurlow, September 9, 1969, New York City

As a track star in a Navy college, Sam must prevent the death of his ex- roommate, who was expelled because he was gay, and who is slated to die at the hands of a group of bigoted cadets. Leap Details: Thomas "Tommy" York, June 11, 1964, Near Lakeside, Macomb County, Michigan

A serial killer stalks San Francisco while Sam as a TV reporter, protects a beautiful psychic who's working on the case from becoming the next victim. The young lady is very clear of sight, as Sam and Al soon discover. Leap Details: Dylan Powell, February 1, 1985, San Francisco, California

Sam 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. Leap Details: Tyler Means, November 28, 1957, Coffin, Arizona

As part of a '60s all-girl group, Sam must prevent a fellow singer from signing with a sleazy manager. Leap Details: Cherea, April 7, 1963, Chicago, Illinois

Flying over the Bermuda Triangle, Sam, as the co-pilot, must prevent the flight from returning to Virginia, to get a seriously ill passenger to a doctor before she dies. Flying through the triangle is riskier than it seems, and Sam, deprived of Al's help when the hologram fades out, must get them through alive. Leap Details: Eddie Brackett, August 13, 1956, Bermuda Triangle

In 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. Leap Details: Roberto Gutierrez, January 27, 1982, Destiny, New Mexico

As 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. Leap Details: Max Greenman, May 10, 1958, New York City

Sam is a soap opera actor pursued by an obsessed fan who wants to bear his child. Leap Details: Kyle Hart, May 4, 1985, Los Angeles, California

At an archaeological dig in Egypt Sam has to deal with an approaching sandstorm and a 3000 year old curse. Leap Details: Dr. Dale Conway, March 2, 1957, Saqqara, Egypt