History Series / QuantumLeap

[[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/quantum-leap-sequel-series-nbc-pilot-1235153875/ In 2022, it was reported that NBC had picked up a sequel series, taking place thirty years after the original]]. [[Series/QuantumLeap2022 The new series]], which premiered in September 2022, focuses on a new team of scientists who revive Project Quantum Leap, with their leader, Dr. Ben Song ([[Creator/RaymondLee]]) now hopping through time as they try to uncover the mysteries of the experiment and Sam’s disappearance.

[[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/quantum-leap-sequel-series-nbc-pilot-1235153875/ In 2022, it was reported that NBC had picked up a sequel series, taking place thirty years after the original]]. [[Series/QuantumLeap2022 The new series]], which premiered in September 2022, focuses on a new team of scientists who revive Project Quantum Leap, with their leader, Dr. Ben Song ([[Creator/Raymond Lee]]) now hopping through time as they try to uncover the mysteries of the experiment and Sam’s disappearance.

[[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/quantum-leap-sequel-series-nbc-pilot-1235153875/ In 2022, it was reported that NBC had picked up a sequel series, taking place thirty years after the original]]. [[Series/QuantumLeap2022 The new series]], which premiered in September 2022, focuses on a new team of scientists who revive Project Quantum Leap, with their leader, Dr. Ben Song ([[Series/KevinCanFuckHimself Raymond Lee]]) now hopping through time as they try to uncover the mysteries of the experiment and Sam’s disappearance.

* {{Acrofatic}}: Some of the people Sam leaps into, such as the overweight priest or half-blind old man, are able to do amazing things when Sam is the one in their body.

* FashionModel: In one episode Sam leaps into a fashion photographer and he has to rescue a model from overdosing on pills which her manager, a former fashion model herself, keeps feeding her in order to keep her working.

* OurTimeTravelIsDifferent: According to WordOfGod, not merely Sam's [[MentalTimeTravel mind/soul]], but his actual body displaces that of the "leapee," while that person's "physical aura" stays the same. This is a matter of some consternation both in and out of the show, as Sam's hosts are not always the same size as him... [[spoiler:most notably in "Nowhere To Run," where Sam leaps into an amputee and ''actually stands up despite having nothing below the knee'' (Handwaved with Al observing to Sam that it doesn't matter what he does with his trousers as everyone else will just see his host's legless state). In one case his host wasn't even the same species -- in "The Wrong Stuff" Sam leaps into a ''chimp'']]. It becomes very important in "Trilogy", [[spoiler:as in the second part Sam leaps into a man having sex with his fiancée, meaning that the daughter who appears in the third part is actually his]].

* YouCanSeeMe: Originally, only Sam could see Al, but this was extended to young children, animals and the mentally disabled.

** In "Shock Theater," Tibby (a young adult that's a patient) can see both Sam and Al, as well. Some of the other patients can at least see Al, also.

** In "It's a Wonderful Leap", Angela can see and communicate with Al because she's an angel.

* DieHardOnAnX: It's ''Heaven Can Wait'' with time travel.
** The episode "Thou Shalt Not.." is ''Film/OrdinaryPeople'' in a Jewish family.

In late summer 2010, Creator/DonaldPBellisario announced that he was working on a [[TheMovie feature-film adaptation]] of the series but it has yet to be produced.

* ExtraLongEpisode:"[[Recap/QuantumLeapS5E01E02LeeHarveyOswald Lee Harvey Oswald]]".

* TheMovie: As of late 2010, under development by Creator/DonaldPBellisario.

* RareGuns: In "The Leap Home Part II: Vietnam", Sam wields a Stoner 63, a SwissArmyGun that was issued to Navy [=SEALs=] for field evaluation. Even in fiction this weapon is rare - for more than ten years after the series ended, [[Franchise/MetalGear Big Boss]] was the only other fictional character to ever wield it.

[[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/quantum-leap-sequel-series-nbc-pilot-1235153875/ In 2022, it was reported that NBC had picked up a sequel series, taking place thirty years after the original]]. Set to premiere on September 19, 2022, [[Series/QuantumLeap2022 the new series]] focuses on a new team of scientists who revive Project Quantum Leap, with their leader, Dr. Ben Song ([[Series/KevinCanFuckHimself Raymond Lee]]) now hopping through time as they try to uncover the mysteries of the experiment and Sam’s disappearance.

[[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/quantum-leap-sequel-series-nbc-pilot-1235153875/ In 2022, it was reported that NBC had picked up a sequel series, taking place thirty years after the original]]. Set to premiere on September 19, 2022, [[Series/QuantumLeap2022 the new series]] focuses on a new team of scientists who revive Project Quantum Leap, with their leader, Dr. Ben Seong ([[Series/KevinCanFuckHimself Raymond Lee]]) now hopping through time as they try to uncover the mysteries of the experiment and Sam’s disappearance.

[[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/quantum-leap-sequel-series-nbc-pilot-1235153875/ In 2022, it was reported that NBC had picked up a sequel series, taking place thirty years after the original]]. Set to premiere on September 19, 2022, the new series focuses on a new team of scientists who revive Project Quantum Leap, with their leader, Dr. Ben Seong ([[Series/KevinCanFuckHimself Raymond Lee]]) now hopping through time as they try to uncover the mysteries of the experiment and Sam’s disappearance.

[[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/quantum-leap-sequel-series-nbc-pilot-1235153875/ In 2022, it was reported that NBC had picked up a sequel series, taking place thirty years after the original]]. Set to premiere on September 19, 2022, the new series focuses on a new team of scientists who revive Project Quantum Leap, with their leader, Dr. Ben Seong ([[Series/KevinCanFuckHimself Raymond Lee]]) now hoping through time as they try to uncover the mysteries of the experiment and Sam’s disappearance.

[[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/quantum-leap-sequel-series-nbc-pilot-1235153875/ In 2022, it was reported that NBC had picked up a sequel series, taking place thirty years after the original]]. Set to premiere on September 19, 2022, the new series focuses on a new team of scientists who revive Project Quantum Leap, with their leader, Dr. Ben Seong ([[Series/KevinCanGoFuckHimself Raymond Lee]]) now hoping through time as they try to uncover the mysteries of the experiment and Sam’s disappearance.

[[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/quantum-leap-sequel-series-nbc-pilot-1235153875/ In 2022, it was reported that NBC had picked up a sequel series, taking place thirty years after the original]]. Little is known at this moment, beyond the fact that the series will star [[Series/KevinCanFuckHimself Raymond Lee]] and Bakula will be returning as Sam Beckett for at least the pilot.

[[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/quantum-leap-sequel-series-nbc-pilot-1235153875/ In 2022, it was reported that NBC had picked up a sequel series, taking place thirty years after the original]]. Little is known at this moment, beyond the fact that the series will star [[Series/KevinCanFuckHimself Raymond Lee]].

* WhiteMansBurden: Manmy episodes involve Sam, a genius who is white, leaping into a situation in which people of color are facing racism and/or other racially-motivated problems he has to help them navigate.

Though it had a sci-fi premise, ''Quantum Leap'' never really considered itself a sci-fi show -- it was one of the few shows to air on both the Creator/{{USA|Network}} and [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi]] channels at the same time. The time travel element was just a device to tell a variety of different stories, and the majority of episodes contained no fantastic elements at all, save for Sam's leaping and Al and Ziggy's guidance. This was helped along by a rule (though broken a few times) that Sam could only time travel "within his own lifetime," so he couldn't be sent to prehistoric times or the future. This also helped keep costs down.

* GuileHero: Sam has his moments, although reluctantly. Notable examples: the entrapment of the wife-beater in "Southern Comforts", and the escape from the "cockfight" in "Unchained". Even Al's impressed. And he has to think on his feet when getting his bearings in ''every'' leap.

** When Sam encounters Alia the evil leaper for the second time, he's leapt into a [[HollywoodNerd nerdy college student]] who dresses up and [[ChronicHeroSyndrome acts like a superhero]], complete with [[SecretIdentity codename]]. She doesn't know he's Sam, but [[YouLookFamiliar he does remind her of someone]]. Sam offers [[{{ComicBook/Superman}} Clark Kent]] as a suggestion. [[spoiler: [[OrphansOrdeal The kid's background]] and [[BadassNormal MO]] are actually more like {{ComicBook/Batman}}]].