WTF Happened to Quantum Leap? (1989-1993)

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[@SuperNezzy]

JoBlo, if anyone has Roku, the entire Quantum Leap series is available to watch right now on Roku channel. No cost!

[@helpfulsysops3593]

Monitizing old TV series - you have a beautiful concept channel. Excellent ! Want to bring back two underrated short term shows ? Dollhouse and CAPRICA. :-) Also remembering DEFIANCE, the TV Show, (not the game, which sadly, finally was put down by the game corporation this year 2021.)

[@helpfulsysops3593]

12:26 Babylon 5 - nice to see Claudia Christian out of uniform and all dolled up girly girl style. :-) Carry on, Commander Ivanova, carry on...

[@martinvegas1327]

Eerie Indiana!

[@captassassin5680]

The movie Source Code which has a Quantum Leap vibe actually has a cameo by Scott Bakula. When Jake Gyllenhaal calls his father it’s Bakula who answers with his QL catchphrase “Oh boy!”

[@artboymoy]

The show's strength was in it's storytelling and really pushed the idea of "walking in someone elses' shoes" to get people to think more. Like Star Trek and Picket Fences, Twilight Zone and a slew of other shows did back then. We could use a show like this nowadays.

[@Lazrael32]

Empathy and understanding humanities flaws does seem to be a fading concept.

[@jdunnatl]

Very well said!

[@mrsx7944]

@@Lazrael32 well said.

[@mrsx7944]

I never looked at it like that but you're exactly right. You can't judge someone unless you've walked in their shoes.

[@eskreskao]

I always took Sam never returning home as proof that he kept leaping to help people in need, because he realized he's in a unique position to do so, and with great power comes great responsibility.

[@adiconstantin4598]

Sam needs some vacantions!

[@finenebula]

He did return home. It was Dr Sam Becket that didn't return home (one t - the lazy bastards didn't even write the end card correct). lol

[@robertdore9592]

I used to love the re-runs here on UK television

[@angiebeasley9494]

Sam had messed up his own time line at some point and couldn’t come home.

[@theadman1701]

There was actually most of a movie script floating around the internet that continued the story but thank god it never came to fruition.

[@allaboutroofing2]

Scott Bakula was my favorite actor when I was a kid. Absolutely loved him and quantum leap.

[@umachan9286]

The bit where he tells Al they can't change their own lives was because Al literally ignored the reason they were there. Whereas Sam was changing his life while also fulfilling the reason he was there. It's a small difference but let's face it that scene at the end where Al gets to dance with his wife as a hologram is possibly one of the most heartbreaking scenes I've ever seen.

[@kenrickkahn]

The one that makes me break when Sam Beckett couldn't save his Dad from health problems.. Sam and his family grew up on the farm..

[@andrewmaclellan608]

Had the pleasure of meeting Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell at a comic-con in 2012. Dr. Beckett IS Scott Bakula.

[@MnAnnetteNS]

They made a great team!

[@TheDreamfinder99]

Absolutely LOVED quantum leap!!!!!!! Some of the episodes were real tear jerkers.

[@eastdalecrt]

yes! two times i cried the most was the jimmy episode when al talks about his sister and the end of the one with als wife at the end when hes dancing with her :'( i fuckin' LOST IT. he loved her so much.

[@TheDreamfinder99]

Jessica LaFlamme Yes the one I remember most was the one where he went back as himself and he was so upset he couldn’t save his dad and went running off and collapsed on the floor and Al told him he had the chance to spend some more time with his dad. And he was telling his sister about the Beatles and she asked what happened to John as he was her favourite and al just said “don’t tell her Sam”. And then he said “John..... writes my favourite song”. And plays imagine. Brilliant!!!!!! I miss the past. I miss these moments. The wonder years was also amazing.

[@anthonythanghe4755]

The “Halloween” episode with “Stevie” King is my favorite.

[@Gamerguy-hb7gb]

One of fav shows lol

[@paull8678]

This was my very favorite show. Loved every episode.

[@JordanMayjor3p7]

And how about that THEME SONG?!? It was so dope!

[@johnstone3460]

the theme song has lyrics to it yeh it does some cool lyrics at that

[@anndavis2920]

the 5th season's music sux & i have to mute it. i don't like it. i like the other theme song

[@gazelle8431]

It was

[@vrettos99]

@@anndavis2920 facts that season 5 title music was dogwater, the episodes tho *chefs kiss*

[@1minion203]

RIP Dean Stockwell. Al was such a fun character, even when he was being a lecherous ass. I loved the hell out of this show.

[@titusmccarthy]

Dean was a great actor. My Mom loved him. RIP to my Mom and Dean Stockwell.

[@CHRISDABAHIA]

“Even when”? No, “ESPECIALLY when”. So much fun. People are far too sensitive these days.

[@1minion203]

@@CHRISDABAHIA I'm glad that wasn't all the character development he got though. I really enjoyed the eps where he'd be serious and sweet, like the one where he sings the Inchworm song to that kid. That was really cute.

[@MrGencyExit64]

I thought he died 15 years ago... very weird to find out it was only 6 months ago.

[@KellicTiger]

@@CHRISDABAHIA This is why I love Dan Fielding played by John Larroquette on Night Court. He was an ass, but every so often you would see that it was a cover for something. Life is not black and white, nor should the characters in our TV shows be played that way.

[@broadwaybaby561]

That letter writing campaign promo is so awesome. I've never seen it before and was expecting Sam to leap into the producer's body and say "We're setting it right!" Seems like a super missed opportunity, but it made me smile anyway!

[@hpa2005]

If I may: the "Oh boy" line was an ad lib by Scott Bakula during filming of the first episode. The producers loved it so much that it was kept in.

[@sherrihaight2724]

Who else expected it in Enterprise? Lol.

[@theorragames9729]

@@sherrihaight2724 I wish he would've said it just once. There were many perfect moments for it, such as when he was in the shower and the artificial gravity turned off then back on.

[@ginger00022]

Yes!!!

[@lucisferre6361]

I watched quantum leap every week with my grandparents for years. Back in the day when you actually had to watch commercials and wait a week to see the show.

[@visisydandthevoid]

Same. Can still remember it on at my grandparents and sitting there watching it

[@macturner2196]

They've made shows weekly again. Which sucks. Cause it's not worth the wait these days.

[@spider-ham7140]

Same here dude

[@kenrickkahn]

My older sister and I use to watch this show on NBC religiously..

[@johngreen7726]

Guess when I was young I thought outside the box alittle. I would leave the t.v. on the channel & put the VHS to record at the time it was on, lol. Now that I'm 45 DVR is so much easier lol

[@josephbrown9685]

Quantum Leap is a special show. There’s really nothing else quite like it. I grew up watching this show regularly when it originally aired. I remember being excited to see where he would end up next at the end of every episode.

[@vrettos99]

i fear a reboot in todays social climate would be too afraid to explore sensitive topics like it did in the original. they probably would still explore those topics but in such a different manner that it would feel like the show is patronizing the viewers instead of bringing the viewers along for a ride in some of humanities troubled past.

[@mandisaw]

@@vrettos99 Not so much today's social climate, but modern TV's corporate apolitical nature. Plus you have to ship TV shows all around the world to make money now, and Quantum Leap was practically a patchwork quilt of Americana. Heck, most Americans under 35 likely wouldn't even know enough post-WWII US history to "get" the show if they made it now.

[@Timbo6669]

@@vrettos99 the reboot is not too bad…what you think of it?

[@joannamcdee9061]

Sadly, Dean Stockwell passed away last week...RIP sweet man. God bless and thank you for sharing your many gifts with us...you will be in our prayers.

[@madelinepearl7473]

Dean Stockwell was an amazing actor, especially in his youth. I loved him in the movie Anchors Aweigh with Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Kathryn Grayson. Also the Boy with Green Hair. A very long career. He will be missed.

[@ebarteldes]

And what a great career - I mean, he was in a movie as a child actor called "Anchors Aweigh" with Sinatra and Gene Kelly. And don't forget his controversial episode on The Twilight Zone in which he transformed back and forth into an American and a Japanese soldier...

[@john-paulmathieu7195]

The ending scene with the text was so powerful, that I was 14 when the series finale aired and to this day I remember it. It's like, the only show I've watched that the ending stuck with me - I didn't remember what the episode was about, but that ending was a shocker!

[@TookieMacSpookie]

The episode where he went home and tryed to stop his brother going to Vietnam, were he was killed.. Broke my heart. Sam told them he was from the future and everything.. I'm 40 now and ó still think of the show and also the Steven King episode was awesome

[@barbarawilkins9622]

Stephen King episode?

[@TookieMacSpookie]

@@barbarawilkins9622 yes. A Steven King episode.. kinda ruined the surprise for you.

[@titusmccarthy]

@@TookieMacSpookie *Stephen King

[@oscarsoper5341]

"Oh Boy!"

[@CybershamanX]

Surprised Jo didn't mention this. Oh, well. :/

[@oliviacrybaby9277]

Scott played the living ✨heck✨ out of Samuel Becket.

[@kendallrivers1119]

Talk about the catchphrase of my childhood lol

[@FloridaMan213]

Totally agree, this show was my guilty childhood obsession. We need a comeback.

[@st4rbr1ght]

Yass!!!!

[@shanecochran2491]

Why guilty? Fantastic show 👏

[@BruceLeroyUK]

Edit your post again and remove "guilty". Thanks.

[@lorireece1970]

Wouldn’t be the same without Al. And Dean Stockwell is retired. 😕

[@DeathbySkullfxxx]

Why a guilty pleasure?

[@CoreyHolzer]

I loved the final episode and it always gets me choked up. As for him not returning home, it makes perfect sense as there is always someone's life that could use a little help. It is just the kind of person Sam is.

[@michaelgillman2505]

I agree. I think many great shows have a thankless task when it comes to a finale. So many fans are expectant of how a story will resolve that you're likely to please only a small fraction of them. I think that they left things unresolved and bitter-sweet was perfect. For me it was hugely memorable.

[@mikesilva3868]

Same 😊

[@tomread8748]

R.I.P. Mr Stockwell. You shall be dearly missed.

[@Seeker22000]

"Never returned home" I watched it when it first aired and those last words were a gut punch !

[@kahldrialeighsun1208]

My thirteen year old heart was absolutely shattered! I used to stay up in school nights and be so exhausted...but oh man QL was all I had as a moral compass, and a secret safe place. Sam was robbed.

[@sweetnectar35]

Broken-hearted! I couldn’t believe it!

[@chrisdavis8830]

It gave me hope honestly as it was put out at the time they wanted to leave it open to allow the series to be picked up by another studio at some point in the future. It just never happened.

[@JustinMacri007]

@@chrisdavis8830 Scott is in his 60's now dean is to old

[@chrisdavis8830]

@@JustinMacri007 go back and read what I wrote. it was put out at the time of the cancellation like years ago not tomorrow.

[@robertlang4955]

One of my favorite episodes was when Sam & Al switched places. Al was the person that leaped to stop a murder and Sam was the hologram.

[@martinefrancesmctiernan7624]

The Leap Back

[@Albtraum_TDDC]

How was that possible?

[@dfangirl72]

My fave episodes as well .in a way Al " losing his virginity " in a way

[@edwardfrench475]

What about Sam's Leap into AL, or his leap to save his brother,but lost the reporter, or the final episode where he met "god" , and saved Al's marriage.

[@WillowGlen-hh7vp]

I loved the Halloween episode where it turned out the Devil had replaced Al and had been killing people and screwing with Sam as he was investigating the murders.

[@wolfdreamer8113]

I always liked the fan idea of Sam's daughter Samantha stepping into the leaping chamber to find and bring her dad home.

[@mikeystoy]

I could get on board with this, a little cliched, but what if she discovers a whole network of ‘leavers’, ala mib or umbrella academy, and bumps into her dad from time to time. Maybe visits dean stockwell on his ranch for advice and/or updates while in the body of some rando

[@DeathbySkullfxxx]

Sams brother

[@MINKIN2]

@@mikeystoy It could work as Sammy-Jo was a part of the QL program, so it isn't too far fetched. Do like your idea of meeting other leapers, perhaps this could answer the question about if the leapee(?) remembers going to the chamber and some going on to work in their own time travel projects.

[@Kowa97]

@@MINKIN2 Especially if it is placed in the future again, Sammi Jo would probably be too old at this point. But maybe Sammi Jo's daughter or son? That could work

[@kristalrose29]

This was always what I thought the reboot would be!

[@Lesley.h]

Holy shit dean stockwell just passed?!? Geez now I’m really sad. I used to watch this with my dad who also passed last December. Ugh….time is so precious

[@anmael3544]

I always took that ending to mean that Sam continued on improving people's lives and rewriting our bad history, because he was one of the rare people that could do so. I remember being very sad that he never got back home, but realizing that he was so selfless that he would sacrifice the rest of his life to making the world a better place. That being said, I took me a couple hours of feeling dismal about that ending before I came to that conclusion and went from deeply sad to mournfully happy that his good work would continue...

[@martyklestadt6766]

Yes, but couldn't he have leaped home after, say, ten years or so when his physicality would have declined?

[@jonzenrael]

@@martyklestadt6766 Do we have any kind of cannon to suggest that his physicallity would have changed at all? At the end, Sams body isn't in the waiting room anymore - sam might have been able to leap around for a thousand years and then leap right back into his own body when he left at the start. I'm not sure we know for certain he would have declined in such a way.

[@martyklestadt6766]

@@jonzenrael That's an interesting point that I hadn't considered. But I don't think it would work that way. I think he was only able to be himself (as opposed to his younger self) in that one final episode. I'm guessing that once he leaped again after that, it was in the same manner that we had seen for years. Thus, his body would decline over time. Just my guess.

[@martyklestadt6766]

@@jonzenrael Oh, and forgive me if this sounds like being a p----, but just so you know, it's "canon," not "cannon." The latter is something one shoots a cannonball out of.

[@vdkotecha]

The reason I assumed he never returned home was because he selflessly chose to commit to helping others over thinking of his own needs. It wasn't that he couldn't return home, he chose not to. It showed how much of a hero he was.

[@maxsteel8031]

*Quantum Leap was heart felt, original, well scripted, and wonderfully acted. I feel privileged to have been exposed to it in my teen years and may have grown to be a different man, had I not. The only other series that came close to having that kind of imagination was "Sliders" but it was very short lived, and not as well written by a long shot. I'm thankful for JoBlo's video, I know he does retro shows and movies, but this video highlights that I was not alone in my fandom.*

[@Arroyo2099]

Glad you enjoyed the episode, I’ve been wanting to talk about Quantum Leap for a while now 😁

[@cinziacutelle9942]

I loved Quantum Leap and the ending disappointed me... Then, I loved Person of Interest and the ending...John dies? WTF!

[@maxsteel8031]

@@cinziacutelle9942 *They ended the show on a cliff hanger but only after killing off John R. Davies. They say that you can tell how bad you've pissed off the script writers by how thoroughly they kill you off, and John Davies got obliterated. As good as an actor as he is, and as bad as the show had nose-dived, I have to side with Mr. Davies on this one, even if the writers got a short lived, "last laugh".*

[@kendallrivers1119]

I couldn't imagine what life would've been like without Quantum Leap. A show with such heart, intelligence, great humor and showing the importance of doing what's right and true friendship. Sam and Al were the ultimate bromance. These guys were amazing together!

[@emmamaclean737]

Loved sliders to

[@WhatsReallyGoingOn84]

How could you not mention the "I'm retarded?" episode?

[@tylerwhitney3443]

"Oh boy"

[@mikeystoy]

Jimmy!!

[@JordanMayjor3p7]

I quoted that for years!

[@Gremlack13]

That was a tough episode. The one I remember most.

[@Arunning66]

A great episode tho

[@JS-jh9gl]

Loved this show so much. I remember running into my mom's bedroom to wail that Sam had leaped into Oswald and I was going to have to wait ALL SUMMER until the next season. My favorite episode by far is Shock Theater when Sam was cycling through past leaps. Bakula should have had an Emmy for that performance.

[@alphashaitan65]

My favorite episodes are period pieces during my generation. "Another Mother," "Permanent Wave," "Disco Inferno," "Piano Man," and "Private Dancer," just to name a few.

[@MrAlfable]

I LOVE the pilot episode, its still one of my favorite episodes. Sam's emotion as he learns his situation, his desperation to solve the puzzle, the friggin phone call to his dad at the end?!? I would never recommend anyone skip the pilot, its great!

[@kendallrivers1119]

One of the all time great pilots for sure! Up there with the pilots of Magnum, PI, Hill Street Blues, Rockford Files, The Incredible Hulk etc.

[@andrewweisneck1102]

The pilot movie was released as a stand alone DVD before the first season DVD.

[@myishahutchinson652]

Shock Theater will always be one of my favorite episodes. The emotional journey that we were witnessing as Sam channeled in and out of numerous individuals from prior leaps and the dramatic conclusion of whether Sam will ever be Sam again, brilliant.

[@kendallrivers1119]

Season 3 had the greatest premiere and finale of the series.

[@SlickforceTV]

One of your best videos, covering a fantastic show that is strangely almost lost in time. Would love to see you recap Magnum P.I.

[@Arroyo2099]

Thanks I’ll put it on the list

[@joshuacalkins]

Bellisario wanted to have Selleck do a cameo and get Sam to leap into Magnum PI. (I’m early in the video, so sorry if he mentions that). They could still do it, having Bakula and Selleck reprise their roles as older versions of themselves.

[@squamish4244]

There's actually a giant Quantum Leap poster at my bus stop lol. Obviously with Covid the networks are bringing back the nostalgia shows.

[@joshuacalkins]

@@squamish4244 Cool! Now if they’d just make a sequel...

[@gokaury]

Thanks to Full House.

[@jason2533]

I grew up watching this show and it was just fantastic, the dynamic between Scott and Dean the story writing and acting makes this an unforgettable TV series

[@Otokichi786]

When Dr. Sam Beckett leaped into Lee Harvey Oswald, I wondered what needed to changed, if at all. By the end of the episode, I was reasonably satisfied that there are some things that just have to be. One episode that I may have missed was "Man of La Mancha," where the actor in question was John Cullum, who was a Broadway stage actor and played "Holling Vincoeur" of "Northern Exposure.";)

[@NotMykl]

I heard that the cast actually put on the entire 'Man of La Mancha' play.

[@Payne1971]

Thanks for the video which I really enjoyed watching. I liked how you picked out some of the memorable ones that I liked such as Pool Hall Blues and Future Boy (when the inventor almost manages time travel). However, I was surprised that you didn't make more about what happens to be my favourite episode, The Journey Home Pt 2 Vietnam, which ties directly to the MIA episode from the end of Season 2 and the very last ever episode. As you said in MIA, Sam says that he can't break the rules and hence decides not to help Al. Then you move forward to The Journey Home Pt 2 and in a scene that resonates so hard and always tears me up, you realise that Al prevented himself from being rescued which consigned him to 4 years of being a POW that directly leads to him losing his wife. He made the most amazing sacrifice to save Sam's brother and unfortunately the scene is never given the time for Sam to fully realise what Al did. Fast forward to the very final episode and I really love that Sam has never forgotten about Al's incredible act that saved his brother's life and hence he sacrifices himself from ever going home to do that one thing for Al that he should have done previously. I think it's beautiful and I don't think it means Sam keeps leaping because how could he without Al (or someone else's help). Hence the series ends with Sam making the ultimate sacrifice for his best friend. If that isn't beautiful and touching, I really don't know what is.

[@martyklestadt6766]

Well, the project would still need someone to be the sidekick and it would probably still be Al, even though his personal history changed.

[@Rob_Infinity3]

The "The Wrong Stuff" episode where Sam is in the body of a chimp is actually one of my favourite episodes.

[@johnheilds8116]

Sam don't stand up.

[@sethralavode9012]

I’m 40 and still remember watching that as a kid.

[@vrettos99]

was one of the first QL episodes i watched as a kid on reruns on tv. the episode made me spend days of my life after trying to find a way to find the show to watch in full. will never forget just how quickly a show hooked me like that and it wasnt even the first season

[@d-blockthealchemist9855]

I LOVED this show to the core of my being!!!!!! I STILL watch it on amazon prime!!!!!!

[@jamesprovosthemingway4285]

I still and will always love this show. Watching it as a kid was great and when I hear the song it always gives me a feeling of déjà vu and I go back in time for a second and I love it!

[@richardsiemion5903]

Scott Bakula’s Rendition of “Imagine” is so good I listen to it over John Lennon’s original version regularly.

[@freedomlover9560]

He's still leaping. Pay attention to every cameo he does...that's Sam.

[@Alia-bc3rc]

I remember being all fangirling when his voice appeared in Source Code.

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

Yop. ST:ENT was one long leap. Temporal cold war any one?

[@BrendanPramjee]

One of the best shows There has ever been. Doesn’t get mentioned enough!

[@kendallrivers1119]

The best! Up there with Magnum, The A Team, Columbo, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Rockford Files, Star Trek and many more.

[@alyzu4755]

DID get a mention in "Avengers: Endgame". I gave a little fangirl squeal at that. ☺️

[@kenrickkahn]

I love this show.. And it's criminal that this show doesn't get mentioned much..

[@hightowernumber4602]

Theory: With the alternate ending taken into consideration, the reason why he never returned but was himself in the waiting room, was because he was going back to his own life to prepare himself, studying, getting doctorates etc, so he could be sure he was in the place he needed to be to make the world a better place.

[@merseyviking]

I like that idea!

[@redmd9772]

The original script for the 6th Season had Sam leaping into the future, I think the 1st episode was going to be set on a space station

[@raspberries6992]

Small correction: Small children were sometimes able to see Sam as himself, as they are more open minded. This was probably one of my favourite shows ever ♥️ The last episode makes me cry every time!

[@tompatchak8706]

Oh and dogs

[@martyklestadt6766]

@@tompatchak8706 And the mentally instable.

[@tompatchak8706]

@@martyklestadt6766 that too

[@martyklestadt6766]

@@tompatchak8706 I like the way Al once referred to that phenomenon. "Animals, little kids, and WHEE-WHOO (whistle)." :)

[@tompatchak8706]

@@martyklestadt6766 hahahaaa!! Like my dad

[@whyjrob]

Just found this channel and watched this video the other night. Woke up to the news that Dean Stockwell passed☹ R.I.P. sir

[@rhucks]

I cried like a baby when he went back to Al's wife and the starkness of the final title card really hit home. Its the only final episode I can recall almost beat for beat- such was the impact of it and the series that led me to that point. No other series has drawn me in like that and left such a lasting impression.

[@MLJ7956]

I have this entire show (all 5 seasons) on HD Blu-Ray (from Mill Creek & with all the correct unedited original audio and original music as it first aired on TV - no new edits with bland elevator music in place of the old music & no new miss mashed edited to be PC dialogue either). It looks and sounds awesome... 👍

[@melenatorr]

This was a favorite of the family when it ran; I fell in love with Dean Stockwell, and our mother especially loved the series. I vaguely remember an episode where it was Al who leaped instead of Sam. I can still remember Stockwell commenting with his Al inflection, before realizing he's leaped: "Oh. It's my birthday."

[@saltymisfit6566]

I honestly don't know if you can recapture the magic of this show. Like so many shows after themselves or what made the show so great Sam & Al I don't think you could ever again capture the magic those two brought

[@Ken-fh4jc]

Yeah Quantum Leap was for sure lightning in a bottle. This show could have been a train wreck but Bakula and Stockwell’s performance made this show.

[@silvereagle2061]

Sadly we just lost Dean Stockwell who played Al. RIP. My heart is totally gutted.

[@jamesmorgan3212]

Man! I loved this show much growing up . It reminds me of watching it with my mom ( who’s now passed ) every week together. Such a phenomenal show .

[@bufordmaddogtannen514]

In the early 90's the show would come on at midnight, I would stay up and sneak to turn on the tv and sit right next to the console tv for an hour. Then sleep for a few hours and go to school, It was so worth it. Now I have them all on dvd. :)

[@SpoonyLupin]

I'd go to bed at about ten, sleep for a couple hours, and set my alarm clock for midnight so I could get up and watch QL. I had a TV in my room, and my brother would wake up when he heard my alarm go off, and come in and watch with me. Good times. :)

[@UllrT]

Quantum leap started my love of physics.... I'm about to graduate with my bachelor's degree in physics. I'm glad to find someone else who loves it too :)

[@StudioGhibliFan494]

I love the pairing of Dean & Scott so much. They clearly got on very well. They can make you laugh &/or cry. I always rooted for Sam & Al.

[@ebarteldes]

What about the sort of reunion of Bakula and Stockwell on Star Trek: Enterprise? That was something! Stockwell even had a hand-held device

[@ladyjatheist2763]

I thought the last ep was done exquisitely. Sad, heartbreaking... but beautifully done.

[@silvermanemilard]

I always wanted to see Al going back to the mountain, digging through the lab now trashed and abandoned, finding a backup of Ziggy (maybe uploading her to new tech) and tracking down Sam. He would have brought him back. Al would not have given up.

[@Oonagh72]

The reason quantum leap could get away with “breaking the rules” is because they said from the beginning they weren’t sure what the rules were. So when he leaps into the civil war it was a family member, creating a genetic link going back. If he jumped into any rando then that would have been an issue. However when the break the rules I have a bit of an issue with that. Also a reboot would work if Sam’s research had been hidden and someone found it then they started leaping. Since they wouldn’t have the complete notes the new leaper would have to discover the rules again and some new ones. It would be a continuation, and a reboot at the same time.

[@MegaMagicdog]

I'd be up for that! Bellasario and Bakula must be involved!! I'd like to think Dean Stockwell could have a glorified cameo as he retires from the program and we get introduced to the person who becomes the new "guide" role that Al played so well.

[@moonlitebrite9317]

@Oonagh "The reason quantum leap could get away with “breaking the rules” is because they said from the beginning they weren’t sure what the rules were." Pretty much, they were basically in a position where they can make things up as went along. So I'm not entirely convinced that QL was more consistent than Buffy or DLM (both good shows btw).

[@Robin_Glader]

That sounds like a great idea. The season 1 finale should be abut the new leaper bumping into Sam.

[@r0bw00d]

No, it would just be a continuation. A reboot is when you start from the beginning all over again.

[@joshuacalkins]

A reboot COULD work, and a new cast could be great, and a new show could be better than ever...but it would probably be awful, and damage the franchise. When is the last time an old classic came back, replaced the main characters with younger stars, and DIDN’T suck? It certainly wasn’t lately. I wouldn’t trust anyone in this day and age to not ruin it. They’d sideline Sam as a gimmicky guest star while they focused on the hip, amazing young woman who replaced him, and the brilliance she displays that puts his scientific talents to shame. She’d be poorly conceived, horribly written, and excruciating to watch. I would love more QL, but I hope they don’t risk it because I’m tired of every franchise getting ruined.

[@jeremysiron9622]

I loved this show as a kid, Didn’t get a proper finale either especially considering the premise of the show

[@jeremysiron9622]

@@bobthesnowdog9972 Yeah that was kind of crammed in I think at the last minute by the writers.... I know it was written as a season finale and not a series finale so I know that the creators didn’t do what they wanted to.... I know that they didn’t get to write the finale that they wanted, I don’t know I just wanted to see him go home so bad, but yeah that was the one saving grace otherwise it would’ve been worse....but I mean it was still pretty rough after five seasons for me

[@artboymoy]

@@bobthesnowdog9972 It's truly bittersweet.

[@bobthesnowdog9972]

@@jeremysiron9622 It felt indeed rushed and crammed in

[@jamesriley007]

Tbh I've never watched it I missed it as a kid and frankly I'm thankful I did as I'd never be able to watch the show again I have this thing where if I watch the final episode of a series I find it very difficult to ever watch again if ever As it stands I know how the episode goes from wiki and other sources that lay the episode out in written form but have never seen it to this day I always restart watching from the beginning when I get to that episode That said I love the show and I like the idea he chooses to not return home as it's his nature to be the good guy that saves people whom never even know he has saved them or have very little knowledge of how close they came to ceasing to exist or something

[@benjaminwade6277]

Rest in Greatness Dean Stockwell, just found out he died 07/11/21, just after watching this i was wondering what he was up too :(

[@karenm.2185]

This show was amazing. One of best if not the best show on television. Yes I would love to see it come back.

[@kendallrivers1119]

It is amazing and one of the best which is why I wouldn't want them to bring it back and ruin it a la Coming 2 America, Magnum, Walker Texas Ranger, MacGyver, Charmed etc.

[@notperfectedyet7998]

My take on the ending is that when Sam changed Al's history, Al never became involved in getting Project Quantum Leap off the ground, so the Sam we travelled with for 5 years pops out of existence, leaving a Sam Beckett who lives in the timeline that Al stayed married to Beth in, but never got to travel in time.

[@paulheap1982]

But how does rthat explain Al remembering him leaping?

[@notperfectedyet7998]

@@paulheap1982 Well, that wouldn't account for the deleted scene.

[@Payne1971]

That sounds plausible and still maintains Sam making a huge sacrifice for his friend who made a huge sacrifice for him.

[@pdennis93]

In one episode where sam leaps into al in his 20s (a leap for lisa), al ends up getting court martialed and executed. A woman replaces al temporarily until sam can reverse the fate of al and then al returns.

[@andrewsmart4491]

@@pdennis93 it wasn't a woman who replaced Al, it was Roddy McDowell from the original Planet of the Apes movies. He called Sam, Samuel

[@efeinb8269]

I have all five seasons on DVD. I love this show. I also have the comic books.

[@Aceinfinity-le8zc]

They had comics ???

[@andrewweisneck1102]

@@Aceinfinity-le8zc Innovation did 14 issues and a Special Edition from 1991 to 1993. Innovation also sold a Quantum Leap comic book portfolio which I have. There was going to be a second comic series from a different company but it was cancelled. There was also a parody comic book called Quantum Creep in which Sam was a pervert named Dr. Scumm Bucket.

[@JennaLeigh]

I adored this show so much when it first aired. I was a kid though, so I definitely need to revisit this.

[@ThankfulQue]

The final episode is my favorite. It’s beautiful. Considering how little time there was, it’s even more impressive.

[@michaelnuzzo5698]

It looks like nbc.com has Quantum Leap streaming for free with ads in the US.

[@MidKnighToker]

niiiice. NO ENDING! AHHHHHHH lol

[@2b2003]

damn it ... This video is not available in your location.

[@johnashley327]

I think it's on MeTv or Comet.

[@kevinfox500]

The complete series has also been relesed.on DVD. Ran across it at Walmart, $20, and picked it up. Used to watch the first couple seasons with my.parents, then stsrted a high school job, and it was catch as.catch can, for the last two. 28 years later, finally got to see.them all.

[@jenisedai]

@@kevinfox500 Amazon has it for 24.96 for the complete series, I've never seen it at Walmart.

[@thetreblerebel]

A new premise would be somebody discovers sam and Al's work. The recreate the time stream becoming stuck themselves, but they run into Sam a few episodes in, from there it's a race to get home...eh? Eh?

[@VCYT]

FYI - Sams descedent became captain of the Enterprise.

[@skyden24195]

I remember the episode when Sam leaped into the aged quarterback of the Texas State University Fighting Armadillos and had to lead the debilitated, rag-tag football players into cohesive, winning team.

[@jenisedai]

@@skyden24195 Welcome to foot... ball. LOL

[@repairupdaterepeat5815]

I remember sam jumping into an NCIS agent working in new orleans

[@Jazz8]

Probably my favorite series finale of ALL time- gives me chills whenever I see it!

[@fretboardmaster70]

This fantastic show was shown on a Tuesday evening in the UK. That was one of my Tae Kwon Do evenings. I remember coming home after training, eating supper and watching each episode what I recorded on video tape. Ah the memories

[@biguy617]

Changing Al’s life could change the possibility of him ending up in the Quantum Leap program.

[@imaner76]

Oh! Nice way to write out Stockwell. I approve. 😉

[@DeathbySkullfxxx]

Should, could and likely would... and while I acknowledge its a deleted scene, if we take into account the alt ending, it would seem that the intent was that Al was still a part of the program. However, even if by chance he wasnt, and he changed that... much like past episodes, he would still have had a hologram just someone else. And Id like to think theyd still be helping and hoping to bring him back.

[@CarlEusebius]

It definitely would have. Al and Sam only met because Al was drunkenly kicking the shit out of a vending machine and Sam came over to help. And Al was only a pathetic drunk because he lost Beth. So with Sam fixing that relationship, Al and Sam would never meet. That's how much Sam cared about his friend.

[@0311Mushroom]

Which is why he never came home. Without Al, Sam was lost.

[@biguy617]

@@0311Mushroom Sam never came home because he never admitted he had a subconscious control over his leaps.

[@midago7332]

Absolutely one of my fave shows ever.

[@Kendall1518]

Great childhood memories! Always watched this with my parents growing up.

[@hcAdonis]

The evil leaper program was also a very interesting twist on the "leaping" storyline. Sam was a good person at heart so in turn he invents a time machine to better peoples lives BUT the evil leapers origins were never explored. For example when or where did they come into existence and was it because of a hand link left behind in "The Leap Back" or was it the info given to the CiA agents in "star Light" . It was a great arc to an already great premise of leaping.

[@damienrosario2471]

Your assessment at the end of how a continuation of the show could be with a new scientists becoming a leaper and looking for Sam is spot on. That's what the new Quantum Leap series is about! Well done. Great analysis video!

[@caffeineadvocate]

'The Wrong Stuff' is actually one of my favorites :)

[@evilmothericebearkillerbir6016]

CATAPILLERS

[@MagicDarkStar]

I will never ever forget this show. Unlike Sam who sadly did 😂. Oh Boy!!

[@dnf-dead]

Loved this series. The novels are worth a read as well

[@Nine-Signs]

An epic show the likes of which will never be seen again. Dean Stockwell, Legend.

[@DillyDallysDelights]

Quantum leap is definitely the most nostalgic sci fi show for me

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Quantum Leap was a brilliant series. I remember when it aired on BBC2 when I was living in the UK in the early 1990s before moving to New Zealand in 1995.

[@ssm100]

I absolutely love the final episode. It is the ending that fit Sam (misspelling aside). He was someone who gave his all to hekp others, so it makes sense that he decided to use his power the rest of his life.

[@caronstout354]

The best comment I have read about the QL finale was that while Sam never made it home every tv show, movie, cameo, and project that Scott Bakula did after QL was actually Sam "leaping from life to life". So, Sam Beckett has always been with us!

[@MyHazey]

I dont care what I was doing. Wednesday nights I stepped into the "Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished".

[@TheDreamfinder99]

Robert Hayes Did you awake to find yourself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that weren’t your own? 😉

[@andrewweisneck1102]

Did you put things right that once went wrong?

[@donb1523]

I loved the ending as is. It emphasized just how much Al meant to Sam that Sam was willing to sacrifice himself to change Al’s future. It’s very bittersweet, but also leaves the window open for a potential soft reboot.

[@irottaalfurinn2539]

there was an alternate ending filmed

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

And you got your wish! There is a new reboot!

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

I recall being incredibly ticked off at the ending. Sam never got to go home.

[@grahamhill4113]

@@nathanieldaiken1064 I really hope that they are able to close out the Bakula storyline somehow and he makes an appearance. Maybe the new leaper takes his place or something.

[@jimmyzea8760]

the reboot sucks

[@OldMoviesChannel1]

Everytime I watch the final episode, as the screen fades to black and the text appears, the tears are starting to drop...

[@Jarejander69]

"Who was high on cocaine writing this episode?" "Everybody!"

[@markrichardson1657]

the writing was good, cocaine does nothing for me, long live da chronic

[@TheJosep70]

Tired old comment about any 80s material.

[@skyden24195]

@@markrichardson1657 named my bud the chronic, got's to light it up. I want the bomb, I want the chronic...

[@CarlEusebius]

I had no idea the ending was controversial. I'm a huge fan that watched the series premiere and then straight through to the end. The finale was brilliant, a wonderful way to send off these characters. God the Bartender pretty much spells out what happens, as you noted, but then somehow you don't carry it through to the intended conclusion: Sam never returned home because he chose the selfless path, continuing to leap through time to help others rather than return to his own life. This is even foreshadowed in my personal favorite episode, where Sam and Al switch places and Sam remembers he's married but Al never told him. His wife in the future pleads with him to stay with her there, but Sam re-enters the machine to leap into Al and save his life, even though that means he returns to leaping and will even forget his wife again. But he does it because he can't leave Al to die in the past, and it's the right thing to do. So when God the Bartender offers him the same choice (choose to go home to your old life or keep helping people), Sam doesn't return home. The alternate ending completely undermines that sacrifice, which is no doubt why it was cut.

[@MegaMagicdog]

At the very least, it could have been mentioned that Same found a way to go home at will and/or improve his memory when away.

[@tnickknight]

Carl gets it

[@rxtsec1]

Agree with everything you said and that episode him & Al switch is also a personal favorite of mine

[@Payne1971]

I hear what you are saying but Sam couldn't continue leaping into different people without a guide or an operation to look after the leapees in the waiting room. The show has demonstrated this over 5 series. I think that as another commenter suggested, that he changed Al's life which meant that he popped out of existence. Hence making an incredible sacrifice like Al had done for him and his brother. That, to me, is why he never got to go home.

[@multitudeofidols]

The episode wasn't intended to be a series finale, but a setup for a sixth season, the idea that Sam could now leap into the future. The cut ending was nixed by NBC who were also responsible for the onscreen text because they weren't going to renew the show and therefore it seems they didn't want it open-ended.

[@yowmen111]

The best episode of Quantum Leap: 'Camikazi Kid'.

[@mikeystoy]

That’s my #2; the episode where he leaps back into his younger self and begs Tom to find the deepest trench on the day he dies, then Al shakes his head when Sam asks if he lives.....

[@mrmeerkat1096]

My favourite is the two parter The evil leaper.

[@andrewweisneck1102]

Not that "Camikazi Kid" was bad but there were a few that were better like "The Wrong Stuff", "Jimmy", "The Color Of Truth" "How The Tess Was Won" and "Shock Theater" to name a few.

[@RNCV-uf7wu]

I am not a big fan of the last episode but that text at the end "Dr Sam Beckett never returned home" still hits hard. The clip of Al and Beth was awesome to see, would have been a great series six pilot

[@GaranPaneos]

Thank you for doing this ! Quantum Leap was a great show, I hope it doesn't get lost in time just yet. =)

[@yourstruly4817]

I must have missed that Enterprise time travel episode

[@Elesario]

There were actually time travel episodes in Enterprise ;)

[@0311Mushroom]

Stockwell was in Enterprise.

[@MrKahlerHahn]

Yeah I remember in 3rd grade all my classmates were into knight rider and a-Team while I totally loved this show.

[@cengiz246]

I watched the last episode a few years ago and I almost cried.

[@matthewdaley746]

The hastily-shoehorned conclusion totally ruined it.

[@barbarawilkins9622]

A local channel aired that episode last week. I DID cry!🥺

[@matthewdaley746]

@@barbarawilkins9622 Good you watched it.

[@danalantz5191]

This is one of my all time favorite shows. I had the biggest crush on Scott Bacula so much that I never missed an episode. Although I hated the ending it does leave room to bring the show back... but it just wouldn't be the same without Al. RIP Dean Stockwell😢 My husband and I just started binge watching it again on Roku.

[@theaccursedj.e.2723]

Man! I remember watching the series finale with my mom and dad. We were all split on the ending. Then years later I'd watch the reruns with my grandma. Good times.

[@monkeyman2407]

It was on here in Houston right after Unsolved Mysteries & I honestly started watching it because I was too lazy to get up & change the channel, but it was one of those ultra rare instances where my laziness worked to my benefit because Quantum Leap kicked ass

[@nigeh5326]

Lots of happy memories of Quantum Leap in the 80s 👍

[@titusmccarthy]

Watched the Leap Home 1 and 2 when my Mom was dying of terminal cancer. We both had tears in our eyes at the scene with John Lennon's imagine.

[@isarrider4020]

This video is just great. So much effort and love, it was so much fun but also brought tears of joy. Thank you guys.

[@Batemann1980]

Loved this show. With all the old shows coming back I’m surprised they haven’t already at least talked about a continuing the show

[@Sunflower8587]

There were some articles online earlier this year where it was being considered again. The casting would have to be spot on with great chemistry, though. That's one of the biggest reasons the show is so loved. The chemistry between Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell is fantastic in this show!

[@mandisaw]

@@Sunflower8587 Their chemistry was so good that they brought in Dean Stockwell for a guest-spot in Enterprise as a very bad, bad-guy of the week. They got to play off each other in some pretty intense scenes, that I don't think would've worked without prior trust between the actors.

[@Sunflower8587]

@@mandisaw Dean Stockwell also had a guest appearance as a bad guy on NCIS: New Orleans in 2014 with Scott Bakula. ❤ Everyone was excited about their reunion on Star Trek Enterprise when it happened. We were all waiting for an "Oh Boy" as a 😉 to Quantum Leap. It didn't happen but that's ok. It was just great seeing them acting together again. 😎🙂

[@mandisaw]

@@Sunflower8587 I'll have to go back and look for it. Used to watch NCIS:NOLA with my late husband