History Funny / QuantumLeap

** Part of the leap is that Sam has to prevent Rachel and Ellen from finding out about each other. The problem? As it turns out, unbeknownst to Sam, Rachel is Ellen's hair stylist.

--->'''Sam''': What she's sayin'?

* Moments after leaping in at the start of "Moments to Live", Sam finds himself in the role of a doctor trying to save the life of a woman, [[DownerBeginning only for her to die, and her husband to begin throttling him]]. After we come back from the opening credits, Sam shoves the guy away, and attempts to revive the woman, [[SpotTheThread to the confusion of both his nurse, and the husband]]. Upon realizing the wife is still breathing, Sam begins giving mouth to mouth... only for the woman to begin making out with him, while her husband asks someone offscreen what's going on. As it turns out, [[ProsceniumReveal Sam leapt into the middle of the taping of a soap opera, and botched the scene.]][[note]]Even better is the implication that, given how neither actor was confused with how lost Sam was behaving upon leaping in, Sam really only ruined the scene when he tried ''being an actual doctor''.[[/note]]

--->'''Sam''': [[PhoningThePhantom (picks up Roberto's phone; to Al)]] I got headbutted by The Führer!]]

** Meta-wise, there's the fact that despite the episode being named after [[Film/ItsAWonderfulLife a Christmas movie]], and involving an ''actual angel'', [[OutOfHolidayEpisode the episode is set in May, and aired]] [[AprilFoolsDay on April 1st, 1991]].

---->'''Angelita''': [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant You too?]] [[TakeThat (to Al) You see, you make us both sick.]]

--->'''Al''': You know, one not so loud...

** After the theme song, we see Sam rushing to pull Angelita out from under the car and attempt to revive her with CPR. After pounding on her chest, [[ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike Angela promptly punches Sam square in the face]].

-->'''The Führer''': ''HEY, ROBERTO!'' (drags Sam closer by the microphone chord) What about the First Amendment?! (the audience shouts in agreement) "Congress shall make no act... respecting the establishment of religion... (yanks the microphone out of Sam's hand) and prohibiting the free exercise thereof!"

* Just about all of Al and Angela from "It's a Wonderful Leap".
-->'''Al''': You know, one not so loud...
-->'''Angela''': I'M NOT LOUD I'M JUST PUERTO RICAN!

*** And her response once Sam finishes the scene? [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "Once a screamer, always a screamer."]]

--->'''Sam''': (as Al pours sugar; jovially) [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Well, if a pound of butter is all it takes, I got me a dairy farm that I-]]

-->'''Al''': It's Flash! He's the killer, and he doesn't want to kill you about his songs, he wants to kill you because of that girl... that Sandy.
-->'''Sam''': Al, you've been certain about three different people.
-->'''Al''': Yeah, but this time, I'm really certain. And now you don't have to know who to look for because it's definitely him. [[ImmediateSelfContradiction Or Dwayne. (uncertain) Or Philip.]]
-->'''Sam''': You done?
-->'''Al''': Definitely.

* During "Glitter Rock", after following the kid[[note]]whose name is revealled to be "Philip Silbart"[[/note]] suspected of potentially killing Tonic[[note]]who Sam leapt into[[/note]] in a few days time to his hotel room, Al wanders around trying to find ''some'' form of identification (as Ziggy currently only lists him as a John Doe). While Al wonders aloud how "those private eyes do it", [[ContrivedCoincidence the kid throws his wallet onto his dresser (in slow-mo), which exposes his ID]].

** Towards the climax of the episode, the list of suspects of who kills Tonic is whittled down to three people: Philip[[note]]who claims to be Tonic's son[[/note]], Flash[[note]]who is angry with Tonic due to not playing any of his songs, and seemingly trying to steal his girl, Sandy[[/note]] and Dwayne[[note]]the band's manager, who Sam discovered is embezzling from the band[[/note]]. [[FlipFlopOfGod And Al is simultaneously suspecting of all three.]]

** Towards the climax of the episode, the list of suspects of who kills Tonic is whittled down to three people: Philip[[note]]who claims to be Tonic's son[[/note]], Flash[[note]]who is angry with Tonic due to not playing any of his songs, and seemingly trying to steal his girl, Sandy[[/note]] and Dwayne[[note]]the band's manager, who Sam discovered is embezzling from the band[[/note]]. [[FlipFlopOfGod And Al is simultaneously suspecting of all three.[[/note]]

-->'''Al''': Hey, don't count the old boy out. He might outlive you!
-->[[BlackComedy (gunshot echoes in the distance;]] [[SpeakOfTheDevil Sam falls off the horse)]][[note]]Granted, Sam only got grazed with the bullet, but still...[[/note]]

--->[[ImStandingRightHere (Sam jabs his gun into Lionel's chest from under the plane)

* Being tasked with singing "Volare" at the wedding in "Double Identity", Sam has trouble starting since, you know, he doesn't know Italian. But once Al feeds him the lyrics, Sam begins to do his best [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPdQXXr8JKw Dean Martin]].
-->'''Don Geno''': I don't want [the guy sleeping with Teressa] dead meat. I want him singing ''soprano''.
-->'''Sam''': [[AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption (shrieks into the microphone)]]

--->'''Sam''': (''crawls onto a stack of newspapers; sees his reflection; thinking'') [[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe Oh God, now I'm Don Geno.]] (''[[{{Bathos}} hangs head in exasperation]]'')

'''Warning: Contains spoilers.''' If you haven't seen the series, maybe don't [[{{Pun}} leap]] ahead too far...

---->'''Director''': (from the ground) Take two! Take two, background! (a mob of extras begin rushing down the stairs) [[FiveSecondForeshadowing And action!]]

---->'''Extra''': (annoyed) You don't remember me, do you? Wrap party, "[[Film/ThePoseidonAdventure Poseidon Adventure.]]" (more annoyed) I came as the giant clam, you were ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}!

** Sam enters 1976 on a dance floor in [[Film/SaturdayNightFever the John Travolta pose, white tux and all]]. And after spending a minute [[ThisIsGonnaSuck upset that he's in a disco club]], Sam mentally wishes he was dead. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Cue him getting shot and blasted through a glass window]] [[NotWhatItLooksLike (later revealed to have been]] [[ProsceniumReveal a scene in a movie being filmed).]]

*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx1vbsP8_RU The promo]] for the episode has [[MoodWhiplash a beautiful moment of timing]]: towards the end of the promo, showing the stunt in question, Sam winds up losing his grip and falling... ''[[SoundtrackDissonance right]]'' [[SoundtrackDissonance as the hook to "The Hustle" plays]].

* In "Star Light, Star Bright", when talking to the leapee's grandson, Tim, Sam decides to bond with him by talking shop about guitarists. When Sam brings up Jimi Hendrix, and Tim expresses confusion about who he is[[note]]since this episode is set in 1966; Hendrix doesn't explode onto the scene until the following year[[/note]], Sam decides to show Tim how he plays by borrowing his electric guitar. Now, seeing Sam bust out some Hendrix-style licks while Tim looks on in amazement? [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Awesome.]] The fact that the camera pans to show the leapee, a ''79 year old man'', busting out those same licks? ''[[CoolOldGuy Awesomer.]]''

--->'''Al''': My third wife is suing- (quietly; unsure) No, [-fourth, fifth, fourth-] fourth wife is suing me for more alimony payments, and the lawyer says it'd be better if I appeared a little...

* Moments after leaping in at the start of "Moments to Live", Sam finds himself in the role of a doctor trying to save the life of a woman, [[DownerBeginning only for her to die, and her husband to begin throttling him]]. After we come back from the opening credits, Sam shoves the guy away, and attempts to revive the woman, [[SpotTheThread to the confusion of both his nurse, and the husband]]. Upon realizing the wife is still breathing, Sam begins giving mouth to mouth... only for the woman to begin making out with him, while her husband asks someone offscreen what's going on. As it turns out, [[ProsceniumReveal Sam leapt into the middle of the taping of a soap opera, and botched the scene.]]

** While stuck in a barn for the night, Sam manages to tie up Diane in a chair to stop her from escaping again. He asks if she wants to sleep in the chair or the hay in the barn, and she requests the latter. [[KickTheSonOfABitch So Sam just pushes her chair onto the hay-covered ground and leavers her there.]]

* "Future Boy" sees Sam leap into the middle of the taping of an episode of "Time Patrol", where the film crew ''and'' the producer are treated to the sight of Kenny Sharp[[note]]the guy Sam leapt into[[/note]] [[BadBadActing suddenly forgetting how to act]]: he trips and falls to the ground getting out of the time machine prop, he waves to the camera upon seeing himself, he reads ''directly'' off of his cue card and ''almost'' reads Moe Stein's[[note]]who plays Captain Galaxy[[/note]] before being interrupted, and delivers his lines so stilted and wooden, it's like he's made of balsa.