That Time Scott Bakula Was a Robot (The Infiltrator) (Movie Nights) (ft.

Before Quantum Leap, there was The Infiltrator! Scott Bakula is accidentally fused with a space probe and turns into a ridiculous robot.
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[@zerogravy7446]

I love the idea of this guy fusing with a table and then we'd have a pilot named The Table(ator)

[@tacotoosday42]

Imagine the unfortunate alternate universes that got this as a series over quantum leap

[@LKMEW]

..the darkest timeline. *whispers*

[@joshuamoore8560]

"Okay, Mr. Bacula; you're a brilliant quantum physicist who inexplicably behaves like an overcaffinated 7 year old boy, who demonstrates his affection for his crush by playing practical jokes on her and then laughing and running away like a colossal tool. Your catchphrase is 'yabba dabba do' and that's non-negotiable. We paid Hanna-Barbera for the rights and we're not wasting it. Action!"

[@Tareltonlives]

The Captain Archer vs Groppler Zorn faceoff we had been waiting for

[@fionastirling986]

This is just like “the fly” but instead of turning into a bug-person Scott Bacula becomes the robot Johnny 5.

[@U014B]

8:05 Scott Bakula was an average fighter, but he was a BRILLIANT SCIENTIST!

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

TOO BAD IT'S SUNDAY! That show might've gotten better ratings and have been picked up by a network tomorrow!

[@simona.6939]

This Movie Nights episode along with the one about I-Man are classics. What Allison and Phelan may have not known at the time they shot these was the reason both Infiltrator and I-Man felt so similar was because they were directed by the same man, Corey Allen. We thank him for offering us these two quintessential Bakula performances. :D

[@jeffweskamp3685]

I am seriously glad that Scott Bakula moved past his whole "I am the new Jerry Lewis" phase. His performances in this pilot and the I-Man pilot are basically him doing a Jerry Lewis impression.

[@SomeGeekTalking]

Scott Bakula is Robin Williams in The Infiltrator

[@TheCinemaBizarro]

Ever wondered what The Fly would look like if it was a zany 80's comedy? No? Well too bad!

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Excited that he teleported a pencil, doesn't notice that it's half burned. :)

[@gracekim25]

Oh yeah 🤣

[@Crisis-Comics]

Dude's lucky he didn't come out the other end looking like Two-Face.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

@@Crisis-Comics Scott Backula as Two-Face? Might work. :)

[@hysangearring]

I just realized the bad guy was also Groppler Zorn!

[@Tareltonlives]

TRAINED DIPLOMAT JOHNATHAN ARCHER VS GROPPLER ZORN!

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Oh my God I actually remember this. I think it was aired during the 80's writer's strike as part of an unsold pilot theater thing they did to fill air space. Seriously, each week they would show one unsold pilot just to kill time. :)

[@lizzychrome7630]

That actually sounds really fun for B Movie fans!

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

@@lizzychrome7630 Well they weren't all like this, there were several different genres of shows. The only ones I remember are this one and one with Bruce Boxilanger where he's an ex-baseball player or something who got disgraced in a betting scandal and became a detective who works on sports-related crimes. I think it was called "Sporting Chance".

[@KIRA-EL]

The Infiltrator:You'll wish it was the Puma Man who had come to save you.

[@TemmiePlays]

you mean Pyuma man

[@Tareltonlives]

I-man, he flies like a moron!

[@DalekTheSupreme]

What I'm getting from this is I should watch Quantum Leap sometime.

[@jonathanwarrdddedcxddeecec4787]

To lupa and Phelan , thank you so much for introducing me to quantum leap. I've been binging it on Netflix and quite like it

[@Fanimati0n]

"he already set it up to separate things, or something." He's obviously seen The Fly

[@TheMadMaple]

Just out of curiosity, have you guys seen another pilot that Bacula did around the same time, called "I-Man"? He played a cab driver who inhaled fumes from a meteor and gained Wolverine-like healing powers, and was recruited by a government spy agency? I'd love to see you guys review that one.

[@kevinthepilgrim]

Will Hutchings your wish has been granted.

[@Tareltonlives]

The review is in; yes, it's actually better than this

[@colinp2238]

Did you see an early Dirk Benedict film from the 70s called SSsssss wher he turns into a snake? It was so goddam awful even for the drug filled days of the 70s.

[@mar-shagazorpazorp6431]

Seriously thought you were kidding lmaooo a very bakula story

[@ColeVecsion]

1:45 "i love the power glove, it's so bad..."

[@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.]

So, he's a brilliant scientist. Is he an average fighter?

[@tonygrillo3885]

I laughed during your entire video!!! Love your stuff!!!!

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

As stupid as the whole 'use your own invention on yourself to prove it works' thing is it does happen in comics ALL the time. I'm pretty sure it's pretty high on the list of villain origins to be sure. :)

[@nomduclavier]

Chris McWilliams You’re the only subject you can perform unauthorised experiments on. It's happened irl.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

and yet we don't have any super people running around. Real life is such a let down. :)

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Reason 345 why comics are better than real life. In comics, he would've become the super villain Bacteria Man and robbed banks or something. :)

[@artistwithouttalent]

Chris McWilliams "Holy hole in the wall, Batman! It looks like someone used bacteria to eat through the bank vault! "

[@kramermariav]

Lab safety is the ultimate upstream solution for supervillainy

[@snakescales86]

The Andorian episodes were great because of Jeffrey Combs as Commander Shran

[@Account_Not_Applicable]

If I wanna watch something where an eccentric scientist has something go arise with his invention while at odds with a fellow more serious scientist, whom he simultaneously is trying to impress, I'll just watch Pacific Rim

[@mobius273]

ah yes, al's iconic catch phrase, "sam, we gotta do this!"

[@CollinGerberding]

low budget magic show and a set of identical twins? The Prestige

[@nomduclavier]

Collin Gerberding Collin Gerberding omg that movie was hilarious "Hm, how can I recreate this trick? Surely only through INVENTING A CLONING MACHINE. IT'S THE ONLY WAY!" And ALL HE USES IT FOR IS HIS DINKY LITTLE TRICK. It's just cloning technology is the frigging 1800s or whatever; that's probably all it's good for. Also his consciousness seemed to be shared between them? But also not, like sometimes he was the one dying and sometimes not? And he doesn't think, covering up all these bodies OF HIMSELF that "hm, maybe this is a little too far". Then finally the other one's all, "lol, twin" like WHY WOULD THAT NOT BE YOUR FIRST GUESS? NO. CLONING MACHINE. THAT IS THE ONLY OPTION. And again, dedicating your entire life -- or two lives, even better -- to ONE trick seems worthwhile; who cares if you spend decades lying to your WIFE and letting her think you're cheating on her; clearly that should be the priority. Did creating better tricks through ACTUAL MAGICIAN... SHIP... not occur to you? All three of you had to ruin your lives to create one? You're kind of the worst magicians ever.

[@nomduclavier]

My bad; he had Nikola Tesla invent it.

[@MforMovesets]

24:45 That's the sound Janemba from DBZ makes when he teleports.

[@Mehetabelable]

I've always enjoyed your videos with Phelan and happy I found your channel! You two are some of my favourite reviewers!

[@subraxas]

What I have found quite interesting about Scott Bakula is that his acting career on TV launched in 1986 (he did theatre before) and virtually right from the beginning he almost always played the leading man (or one of the leads). I-Man (1986), Gung Ho ('86-'87), Infiltrator ('87), Eisenhower and Lutz ('88), Quantum Leap ('89-'93); he always got or shared the top billing. And when he was "just" a guest star on some other shows during this time, they always asked him to come back for more than just one episode. Now tell me about starting at the top! :-)

[@mandragora420ify]

I was lucky enough to catch this pilot when it aired like a year after tv guide said it was to air much earlier. didn't happen. finally it did air and wow this was like troll 2 funny. even back then i thought it was terrible but it had a c-movie charm to it. must be rare ro get a cut of the pilot. unless you taped it.

[@brendakrieger7000]

Thanks for sharing this one😂

[@friedchickenicedtea]

I made it three minutes into this video before bailing out. To quote the maitre'd in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, "I weep for the future."

[@Tareltonlives]

"Sam, you gotta stop the infiltrator from being made!"

[@ramblinwriter4987]

i remember this like it was yesterday... and i thought it could have been great.. really

[@crithon]

makes Guyver look like a work of art

[@Tareltonlives]

I love how the narrator in the ad sounds like he's clearly pretending to be enthused about this show

[@Tareltonlives]

"We didn't even have that as an option but we got 100%!"

[@Obiwan1994Kenobi-iv4jf]

I've got that boxset too. Got it for about £25.

[@Tareltonlives]

Wait, so the Bryan Cranston movie out this week is a REMAKE?!

[@gracekim25]

Does he merge with the POWER GLOVE?! Holy crap I didn’t realise this guy was in STAR TREK too!

[@Tareltonlives]

"Mr Peabody, did Scott Bakula have any really bad TV pilots?" "Set the time machine for 1987, Sherman; I believe we're going to find out" At the end of the episode "Wow, so he could have been in a terrible series if people like it more than Quantum Leap?" "Indeed. The superior show thankfully won out, but between The Infiltrator and I-man, he had a rough period before he found a suitable TV show. However, I wouldn't give too much faith that these shows would have gone to series" "What do you mean?" "Well, it would require a real LEAP of faith" "Oh Mr Peabody!"

[@eamonndeane587]

" Quiet You!"

[@MrAlsachti]

The trailer is as crazy as the Mindhorn one.

[@iKadaj]

so this is The Fly, but with a laser... thing... instead of... a fly. i can't believe you guys compared it to whatever that other movie is instead of that, lol

[@mikebowermaster4250]

Bram Stoker's Bakula

[@michaelparylak5649]

Okay I'll skip this one I'll just watch your video whenever I feel the curiosity steering in me 😁😂 that villain, are you sure that's not John Zachary DeLorean? 🤣 Sounds like this is one I would have loved if I saw it as a child. Maybe cuz of the arm thingy 😂

[@jacksullivan2877]

This movie does suggest better movies to watch even they weren't made yet at the time

[@peppermintspacecapsule9898]

yabba-dabba-DON'T. ;-)

[@johnalogue9832]

So if this whole thing happened because his teleporter was unprotected from teleporting people INTO things, what happens to AIR he teleports into?

[@All2Meme]

Really bad flatulence, I'd imagine.

[@tutunaku]

3:06 aka Cave Dwellers font

[@Thrakus]

did the Quantum Leap reunion on Star Trek Enterprise with Al ever happen? They did talk about it showing a clip of ALbeing on a Ep.

[@VonWenk]

I remember seeing Dean Stockwell on an episode of NCIS: New Orleans as the mayor's father.

[@MrDman21]

Gotta love 80s VHS with those shitty tracking lines.

[@octagonseventynine1253]

Did Seth McFarlane write this?

[@carlwilkerson9722]

Damn it, this is a comedy version of "The Projected Man"! (As seen on MST3K.) Or at least they have the same situational setup. #MST3K #damnit

[@Tareltonlives]

"Can I at least see your knickers?"

[@NightridewithNikki]

I like him better as Captain Archer.

[@devonstart2758]

its like they took val kilmers character in real genius and did this with him

[@nomduclavier]

Logically, it should have fused with his insides and he should have died immediately.

[@BesterP12]

Heard the we don't need magic tricks bs from the fantastic four science fair and had to rewatch thia

[@lordofuzkulak8308]

Why was the _space_ probe named ‘the Infiltrator’? Who is there to infiltrate in space? Or were we secretly in a Cold War with the Romulans in the 80s that the public’s never learnt about? 😝

[@jola3230]

I need this pilot 🤣 where can I watch this? 🤣

[@carloz6149]

Where can I get a copy, or at least watch it online?

[@mischiefmakerstudios9900]

Carl Oz You can watch this pilot right here in you tube!

[@mikekram2199]

5:37 Chimp 🙄

[@edwardseditor]

Enterprise took some time to figure itself out. Once they did the Xindi arc it was doing pretty well.

[@VonWenk]

I'm going to guess this was a Universal production, because it sounds a lot like the David McCallum series, The Invisible Man, or any number of pilots post-Six Million Dollar Man where someone accidentally gets a superpower and by the end of the pilot commits to running missions for a government agency or a corporation with government contracts. The last show I remember in that vein was Now and Again with Eric Close and Dennis Haysbert in the early 2000's. If this was a CBS pilot, why is there an ABC logo at the bottom of the preview scenes.

[@Scatscar1985]

No, this was Tri-Star Television I think.

[@bryanhayes1218]

It was a CBS Summer Playhouse Pilot

[@bryanhayes1218]

Now And Again was 99/00 on CBS

[@Cdr2002]

Scott Bakula being in a corny ass movie with bad Star Trek references and then going on to be IN Star Trek is so surreal

[@All2Meme]

If it was any more meta, it would have to have been directed by David Lynch.

[@gracekim25]

In an alternate universe, this because a series and Quantum leap failed…. Isn’t that a scary thought?😅 3.9.22

[@Tareltonlives]

Man, you're right-I Man was BETTER Than this. Bacula's character is even more annoying than his character on Star Trek

[@TheNightmareMan]

He's working in an institution alright because he's institutionalized in the nut hatch.

[@nate567987]

what were the abc clips from

[@AllisonPregler]

9:47 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGjJpmqEo8SHms0

[@MyMagnificentOctopus]

Not only is the title a porn sound-alike, your descriptions are starting to make it sound like porn. "A probe designed to go beyond where man can go..."?

[@Scatscar1985]

Ya-dabba-doo is a very bloody annoying catchphrase.

[@MforMovesets]

Those stupid ass animated trailers at the end annoy me so hard.

[@MR82ad]

I saw these same video clips on another channel. No credit given to that uploader? Tsk Tsk Tsk

[@NodDisciple1]

How Edgy, Fox News and O'Reilly jokes. :P As if I never heard that from the mainly left-leaning entertainment industry before. :-/

[@mastermarkus5307]

+Brother Malachai They are _very_ easy targets and _very_ terrible news sources.

[@NodDisciple1]

Master Markus Yes, because MSNBC is totally unbiased, fair, and also does a superb job covering the news. /Sarcasm.

[@mastermarkus5307]

Brother Malachai I didn't say they did, nobody said they did, I just said that Fox was shitty. It's not like only one news station can be considered of ill repute at one time.

[@jonasking9587]

God bless Mother America, comrade.

[@nomduclavier]

Brother Malachai WHINY MAN