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* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: A good indicator how how crappy Marty is as a father is when Sam is informed he had gotten Martin and Mary gifts... only to discover, as he roots through his bag, that he just knicked stuff from a hotel: A shoehorn from the Fiesta Hotel[[note]][[FromBadToWorse "Yeah, but it's what you got me last time."[[/note]], and a disposable shower cap.
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* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: A good indicator how how crappy Marty is as a father is when Sam is informed he had gotten Martin and Mary gifts... only to discover, as he roots through his bag, that he just knicked stuff from a hotel: A shoehorn from the Fiesta Hotel[[note]][[FromBadToWorse "Yeah, but it's what you got me last time."[[/note]], "]][[/note]], and a disposable shower cap.
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** Inverted: Sam actually legitimately calls up the hair salon Rachel and Ellen are in to talk to Rachel, and he can still hear through Al on the other end.
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* DramaticIrony: When Sam [[PhoningThePhantom calls up "Big Al", and floats the idea of asking Ziggy for assistance betting on a horse race]], Al ''bluntly'' shoots that down, pointing out that the Project has established rules against using future knowledge for personal gain.
-->'''Sam''': (hushed; annoyed) Well, what idiot made up ''that'' rule?!
-->'''Al''': ''[[HeroicSelfDeprecation You]]'' [[HeroicSelfDeprecation did.]] I tried to talk you out of it, but ''nooooooooo,'' you said it had to be a firmly embedded command[.]
-->'''Sam''': (hushed; annoyed) Well, what idiot made up ''that'' rule?!
-->'''Al''': ''[[HeroicSelfDeprecation You]]'' [[HeroicSelfDeprecation did.]] I tried to talk you out of it, but ''nooooooooo,'' you said it had to be a firmly embedded command[.]
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* DramaticIrony: DramaticIrony:
** When Sam [[PhoningThePhantom calls up "Big Al", and floats the idea of asking Ziggy for assistance betting on a horse race]], Al ''bluntly'' shoots that down, pointing out that the Project has established rules against using future knowledge for personal gain.
-->'''Sam''': --->'''Sam''': (hushed; annoyed) Well, what idiot made up ''that'' rule?!
-->'''Al''': --->'''Al''': ''[[HeroicSelfDeprecation You]]'' [[HeroicSelfDeprecation did.]] I tried to talk you out of it, but ''nooooooooo,'' you said it had to be a firmly embedded command[.]]
** Purely on a lark, Sam decides to [[AllOrNothing bet $2000]] on a horse named [[AtrociousAlias "Lead Balloon"]]. No points for guessing how that bet pans out.
** When Sam [[PhoningThePhantom calls up "Big Al", and floats the idea of asking Ziggy for assistance betting on a horse race]], Al ''bluntly'' shoots that down, pointing out that the Project has established rules against using future knowledge for personal gain.
** Purely on a lark, Sam decides to [[AllOrNothing bet $2000]] on a horse named [[AtrociousAlias "Lead Balloon"]]. No points for guessing how that bet pans out.
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* CuttingTheKnot: The second it becomes clear Jessica can see Sam and Al, Al quickly explains that her "dad" is actually in disguise, and he's his imaginary friend.
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* MarryThemAll: Sam has leaped into a bigamist.
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* MarryThemAll: Sam has leaped into a bigamist.bigamist, [[InvertedTrope and his ultimate goal is to get his extra wives to leave him.]]
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* DramaticIrony: When Sam [[PhoningThePhantom calls up "Big Al", and floats the idea of asking Ziggy for assistance betting on a horse race]], Al ''bluntly'' shoots that down, pointing out that the Project has established rules against using future knowledge for personal gain.
-->'''Sam''': (hushed; annoyed) Well, what idiot made up ''that'' rule?!
-->'''Al''': ''[[HeroicSelfDeprecation You]]'' [[HeroicSelfDeprecation did.]] I tried to talk you out of it, but ''nooooooooo,'' you said it had to be a firmly embedded command[.]
-->'''Sam''': (hushed; annoyed) Well, what idiot made up ''that'' rule?!
-->'''Al''': ''[[HeroicSelfDeprecation You]]'' [[HeroicSelfDeprecation did.]] I tried to talk you out of it, but ''nooooooooo,'' you said it had to be a firmly embedded command[.]
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* GamblingAddict: Marty's "hobby" is betting on the dog tracks. He even bought a greyhound, Tinkerbell, as "an investment".
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* GamblingAddict: TheGamblingAddict: Marty's "hobby" is betting on the dog tracks. He even bought a greyhound, Tinkerbell, as "an investment".
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* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: A good indicator how how crappy Marty is as a father is when Sam is informed he had gotten Martin and Mary gifts... only to discover, as he roots through his bag, that he just knicked stuff from a hotel: A shoehorn from the Fiesta Hotel[[note]][[FromBadToWorse "Yeah, but it's what you got me last time."[[/note]], and a disposable shower cap.
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* GamblingAddict: Marty's "hobby" is betting on the dog tracks. He even bought a greyhound, Tinkerbell, as "an investment".
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* StealingFromTheHotel: In addition to his [[ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping "gifts"]] of a shoehorn and a shower cap, it turns out Marty had taken a ''bunch'' of towels and silverware from the Fiesta Hotel, and even a barf bag from the plane.
-->'''Martin''': [[WrongGenreSavvy How come Mom always gets more presents than we do?!]]
-->'''Martin''': [[WrongGenreSavvy How come Mom always gets more presents than we do?!]]
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* PhoningThePhantom: Inverted: Sam actually legitimately calls up the hair salon Rachel and Ellen are in to talk to Rachel, and he can still hear Al through Al on the other end.
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* PhoningThePhantom: PhoningThePhantom:
** Inverted: Sam actually legitimately calls up the hair salon Rachel and Ellen are in to talk to Rachel, and he can still hear Al through Al on the otherend.end.
** When Sam finds himself trapped in a room with Vic and Gus, and with no other options, he decides to head over to a phone in the room and [[CouldSayItBut ring up "Big Al" for some help.]]
** Inverted: Sam actually legitimately calls up the hair salon Rachel and Ellen are in to talk to Rachel, and he can still hear Al through Al on the other
** When Sam finds himself trapped in a room with Vic and Gus, and with no other options, he decides to head over to a phone in the room and [[CouldSayItBut ring up "Big Al" for some help.]]
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-->'''Al''': [[JokeAndRecieve That's your dog.]]
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-->'''Al''': [[JokeAndRecieve [[JokeAndReceive That's your dog.]]
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* ShoutOut: In-universe: Ellen's kids are revealed to be named [[Theatre/PeterPan1954 Mary and Martin]], because (per Al's explanation) "Peter Pan was big in the '50s".
-->'''Sam''': [[SarcasmMode Yeah, and where's Tinkerbell?]]
-->'''Al''': [[JokeAndRecieve That's your dog.]]
-->'''Sam''': [[SarcasmMode Yeah, and where's Tinkerbell?]]
-->'''Al''': [[JokeAndRecieve That's your dog.]]
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* GodzillaThreshold: Besides bigamy headaches, Sam also has to contend with Marty being in deep to a violent bookies. When his back's against the wall, he has to make a prediction about a horse race without concrete future knowledge and just hope it pans out. Luckily for him, it does.
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* GodzillaThreshold: Besides bigamy headaches, Sam also has to contend with Marty being in deep to a violent bookies.bookie. When his back's against the wall, he has to make a prediction about a horse race without concrete future knowledge and just hope it pans out. Luckily for him, it does.
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* NotWhatItLooksLike: Upon seeing Josh getting upset about Jessica always getting her way, Sam tries to have a heart-to-heart with him about his frustrations. Josh just assumes his "dad" is trying to hit him up for cash [[NoodleIncident yet again.]]
-->'''Josh''': Well, whenever we have a heart-to-heart, the next thing you do is you hit me up for cash.
-->'''Sam''': ''[[FlatWhat What?]]''
-->'''Josh''': And you know I'm tapped out!
-->'''Josh''': Well, whenever we have a heart-to-heart, the next thing you do is you hit me up for cash.
-->'''Sam''': ''[[FlatWhat What?]]''
-->'''Josh''': And you know I'm tapped out!
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* AskAStupidQuestion: "What's wrong?" "'What's ''wrong''?!' Al, I'm a bigamist!"
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* AllOrNothing: This is effectively how Sam settles Marty's gambling debt with Vic: Upon realizing there's a horse race on, he bets $2000 on Lead Balloon. And, luckily for Sam, that's the horse that wins.
* AnOddPlaceToSleep: Per Sam's narration, he winds up having to sleep on a park bench outside after inadvertently ditching ''both'' of his families at the movies as a result of accidentally running into [[TrappedByGamblingDebts a very unhappy bookie]].
* AnOddPlaceToSleep: Per Sam's narration, he winds up having to sleep on a park bench outside after inadvertently ditching ''both'' of his families at the movies as a result of accidentally running into [[TrappedByGamblingDebts a very unhappy bookie]].
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: When Sam gets the idea of asking Ziggy for the result of the horse race on TV, Al shoots that down by reminding him of ''his own rule'' about using the Project for personal gain. It's only after he manages to talk Jessica out of running away that Al decides to get Sam the winning horse after all... only to show up ''after'' Sam had picked the horse in question [[BornLucky basically on a lark]].
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* GenderBender: Sam leaps into feminist Margaret Sanders. This is tease for the next episode, "[[Recap/QuantumLeapS5E13Liberation Liberation]]".
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Vic makes a point of mentioning to Sam that he's a real sensitive guy while also all but threatening his life if he doesn't pay off "his" $2000 debt with him. He even gives Sam some popcorn money before he leaves.
* {{Fingore}}: Discussed: Vic's lackey, Gus, has penchant of breaking thumbs. [[ShameIfSomethingHappened Vic brings this up to Sam when he talks about how sensitive he is.]]
-->'''Vic''': [[CouldSayItBut Every time Gus here breaks thumbs, I get indigestion for a week. It's that crunching, cracking sound.]]
* GenderBender: The leap-in that closes out the episode sees Samleaps once again leap into feminist Margaret Sanders. This is tease for the next episode, "[[Recap/QuantumLeapS5E13Liberation Liberation]]".a woman. The difference this time? [[Recap/QuantumLeapS5E13Liberation He's taking part in a bra burning.]]
* {{Fingore}}: Discussed: Vic's lackey, Gus, has penchant of breaking thumbs. [[ShameIfSomethingHappened Vic brings this up to Sam when he talks about how sensitive he is.]]
-->'''Vic''': [[CouldSayItBut Every time Gus here breaks thumbs, I get indigestion for a week. It's that crunching, cracking sound.]]
* GenderBender: The leap-in that closes out the episode sees Sam
* OddFriendship: Funnily enough, upon realizing Marty had been lying to the both of them, Ellen and Rachel get along like two peas in a pod.
* OhCrap: It doesn't take long for Sam to realize the trouble he's gotten himself into this time: As soon as he leaps in, he's in an airport terminal, being greeted by his wife Ellen, and his kids Mary and Martin. He then gets called to the courtesy desk. And when he shows up, a blonde woman spins him around and kisses him. Specifically, this is Rachel... his ''other'' wife. [[FromBadToWorse Who has brought his]] ''[[FromBadToWorse other]]'' [[FromBadToWorse kids, Josh and Jessica.]]
* PhoningThePhantom: Inverted: Sam actually legitimately calls up the hair salon Rachel and Ellen are in to talk to Ellen, and he can still hear Al through Al on the other end.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: It's suggested the ''real'' reason Sam leapt out at the end was because of the [[DidntSeeThatComing sudden discovery]] that Marty had a '''third''' family.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Opting to prioritize fixing Marty's marriage(s) before fixing his gambling debt, Sam independently arranges to have Ellen and Rachel meet him at a spot in the hotel at 6:00. However, what winds up being a hurdle in Sam's plan is that Vic decided he didn't want to ''wait'' the full 24 hours, and sequesters Sam off into a private room.
* OhCrap: It doesn't take long for Sam to realize the trouble he's gotten himself into this time: As soon as he leaps in, he's in an airport terminal, being greeted by his wife Ellen, and his kids Mary and Martin. He then gets called to the courtesy desk. And when he shows up, a blonde woman spins him around and kisses him. Specifically, this is Rachel... his ''other'' wife. [[FromBadToWorse Who has brought his]] ''[[FromBadToWorse other]]'' [[FromBadToWorse kids, Josh and Jessica.]]
* PhoningThePhantom: Inverted: Sam actually legitimately calls up the hair salon Rachel and Ellen are in to talk to Ellen, and he can still hear Al through Al on the other end.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: It's suggested the ''real'' reason Sam leapt out at the end was because of the [[DidntSeeThatComing sudden discovery]] that Marty had a '''third''' family.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Opting to prioritize fixing Marty's marriage(s) before fixing his gambling debt, Sam independently arranges to have Ellen and Rachel meet him at a spot in the hotel at 6:00. However, what winds up being a hurdle in Sam's plan is that Vic decided he didn't want to ''wait'' the full 24 hours, and sequesters Sam off into a private room.
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* TwoTimerDate: For the entire episode! Marty must keep his leapee's two wives from meeting when they both show up to pick him up from the airport.
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* TrappedByGamblingDebts: As it happens, Marty's in deep with a bookie, Vic, and needs to cough up $2000. Sam has the misfortune of learning this halfway through the episode, while at the movies with both families, and is told [[RaceAgainstTheClock he has 24 hours to pay up.]]
* TwoTimerDate:For ''For the entire episode! Marty episode.'' Sam must keep his leapee's two wives from meeting when they both show up to pick him up from the airport.airport. It eventually turns into this trope ''literally'' when he winds up needing to take both of his families to the movies.
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: As Al realizes [[WhatTheHellHero to his annoyance]], Sam independently realized he leapt in to blow apart Marty's [[MarryThemAll bigamist lifestyle]], and pointedly chose to ''not'' inform him. Sam's reasoning? [[JerkassHasAPoint "Would you have listened to me?"]]
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* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: As Al realizes [[WhatTheHellHero to his annoyance]], Sam independently realized he leapt in to blow apart Marty's [[MarryThemAll bigamist lifestyle]], and pointedly chose to ''not'' inform him. Sam's reasoning? [[JerkassHasAPoint "Would you have listened to me?"]]
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* YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe: According to Ziggy, Sam has to pick between Ellen and Rachel. And the odds for who he should pick? ''Exactly'' 50/50.
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* AntiRoleModel: Sam scolds Josh for stealing items from the maid's cart, only to learn that Marty explicitly taught him how to do it.
* DidntSeeThatComing:
** Sam gets hit hard with this, as he is greeted by one family and then greeted by a second one immediately afterwards.
** In the end, Sam tells both wives the truth, with both of them dumping him and the mission a success. As Al tells Sam about how history has changed, they are gobsmacked to see a ''third'' family show up.
* ExactWords: Early on, Al says Ziggy calculates a 75% chance of this leap ending with Marty having one wife and only one wife. Sam's ultimate solution is to get both wives to dump Marty, but the original calculation ends up being exactly right because of the aforementioned third wife that the group didn't know about.
* DidntSeeThatComing:
** Sam gets hit hard with this, as he is greeted by one family and then greeted by a second one immediately afterwards.
** In the end, Sam tells both wives the truth, with both of them dumping him and the mission a success. As Al tells Sam about how history has changed, they are gobsmacked to see a ''third'' family show up.
* ExactWords: Early on, Al says Ziggy calculates a 75% chance of this leap ending with Marty having one wife and only one wife. Sam's ultimate solution is to get both wives to dump Marty, but the original calculation ends up being exactly right because of the aforementioned third wife that the group didn't know about.
* GodzillaThreshold: Besides bigamy headaches, Sam also has to contend with Marty being in deep to a violent bookies. When his back's against the wall, he has to make a prediction about a horse race without concrete future knowledge and just hope it pans out. Luckily for him, it does.
* HeelFaceTurn: According Al, Marty eventually reforms his ways and writes a book about his experiences.
* {{Irony}}: A receptionist tells Rachel and Ellen they've got calls, with both of their last names being used. The two women find it amusing they share a last name and wonder if they're somehow related, all with Al quipping how close to the mark they are.
* HeelFaceTurn: According Al, Marty eventually reforms his ways and writes a book about his experiences.
* {{Irony}}: A receptionist tells Rachel and Ellen they've got calls, with both of their last names being used. The two women find it amusing they share a last name and wonder if they're somehow related, all with Al quipping how close to the mark they are.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Once everything is out in the open, Rachel and Ellen find they have the exact same complaints about Marty (e.g. his behavior, money troubles).
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* WhatTheHellHero: Al is rather irritated that Sam didn't tell him about the TakeAThirdOption plan.
* YouCanSeeMe: Jessica is young enough to see Al. This ends up being important when she wants to run away because of her awful father and only Al can stop her.
* YouCanSeeMe: Jessica is young enough to see Al. This ends up being important when she wants to run away because of her awful father and only Al can stop her.
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MarryThemAll: Sam leapt into one and is being threatened by another.
TwoTimerDate: Marty must keep his two wives from meeting when they both show up to pick him up from the airport.
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* GenderBender: Sam leaps into feminist Margaret Sanders. This is tease for the next episode, "[[Recap/QuantumLeapS5E13Liberation]]".
"[[Recap/QuantumLeapS5E13Liberation Liberation]]".
* MarryThemAll: Samleapt has leaped into one a bigamist.
* TakeAThirdOption: Faced with choosing which family for Marty to stay with, Sam ultimately makes the decision to tell both of Marty's wives the truth. Naturally, they are both appalled andis being threatened by another.
disgusted, and ultimately leave him. Then Sam learns that Marty had a ''third'' family, and he leaps out.
* TwoTimerDate: For the entire episode! Marty must keep his leapee's two wives from meeting when they both show up to pick him up from the airport.
* MarryThemAll: Sam
* TakeAThirdOption: Faced with choosing which family for Marty to stay with, Sam ultimately makes the decision to tell both of Marty's wives the truth. Naturally, they are both appalled and
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'''''Series/QuantumLeap'''''\\
'''Season 5, Episode 12:'''
!A Tale Of Two Sweeties
Written by Robin Jill Bernheim
Directed by Christopher Hibler
Airdate: January 5, 1993
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February 25, 1958
Sam Leaps into a bigomist Martin "Marty" Elroy in Florida, and must decide which family he is going to keep.
!Tropes
GenderBender: Sam leaps into feminist Margaret Sanders. This is tease for the next episode, "[[Recap/QuantumLeapS5E13Liberation]]".
MarryThemAll: Sam leapt into one and is being threatened by another.
TwoTimerDate: Marty must keep his two wives from meeting when they both show up to pick him up from the airport.
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'''Season 5, Episode 12:'''
!A Tale Of Two Sweeties
Written by Robin Jill Bernheim
Directed by Christopher Hibler
Airdate: January 5, 1993
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February 25, 1958
Sam Leaps into a bigomist Martin "Marty" Elroy in Florida, and must decide which family he is going to keep.
!Tropes
GenderBender: Sam leaps into feminist Margaret Sanders. This is tease for the next episode, "[[Recap/QuantumLeapS5E13Liberation]]".
MarryThemAll: Sam leapt into one and is being threatened by another.
TwoTimerDate: Marty must keep his two wives from meeting when they both show up to pick him up from the airport.
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