Quantum Leap (Season 3) DVD Review

Despite its short run (March 1989 - May 1993), Quantum Leap is nevertheless one of the more memorable dramatic series in television history. Although the show borrows from a concept employed in other realms, such as Highway To Heaven (with its theme of a mysterious force interceding to transform a single life), it adds a unique twist by utilizing elements of science fiction. Created by Donald P. Bellisario (creator of Magnum, P.I., JAG, and countless other hit shows), Quantum Leap developed a loyal cult following, making its short network run all the more difficult to understand

Quantum Leap stars Scott Bakula as Dr. Samuel Sam Beckett, a cutting-edge experimental researcher in the field of physics. Developing a theory that an individual can travel throughout the span of his life, Beckett builds the Quantum Leap Accelerator and uses himself as the test subject. But rather than traveling within his own lifetime, Beckett finds himself mysteriously transported into the lives of various individuals, each of whom faces a problem Beckett must rectify (thus changing history for the better). When he does, he can make his next quantum leap (which he hopes will restore him to his pre-experiment self). Aiding Beckett on his various missions is Rear Admiral Albert Al Calavicci (Dean Stockwell), one of the quantum leap experiment observers who periodically appears as a hologram in order to communicate with Beckett. With each new episode, Beckett finds himself in a new body, facing new circumstances, with a new mission he must decipher and complete if he ever hopes to return home

The Quantum Leap (Season 3) DVD features a number of action-packed episodes including the season premiere The Leap Home in which Sam first leaps into his own life, giving him the chance to win his high school basketball championship. Sam then leaps into the lives of other people associated with close family members, as well as those associated with Al, who was a P.O.W. during Vietnam Other notable episodes from Season 3 include Miss Deep South in which Sam must come to the aid of a wrongfully disgraced beauty pageant contestant, and A Little Miracle in which Sam becomes an employee of a wealthy contractor displaying many of the characteristics of a modern day Scrooge

Below is a list of episodes included on the Quantum Leap (Season 3) DVD:

Episode 32 (The Leap Home: Part 1 - November 25, 1969) Air Date: 09-28-1990
Episode 33 (The Leap Home: Part 2 - April 7, 1970) Air Date: 10-05-1990
Episode 34 (Leap of Faith - August 19, 1963) Air Date: 10-12-1990
Episode 35 (One Strobe Over the Line - June 15, 1965) Air Date: 10-19-1990
Episode 36 (The Boogieman - October 31, 1964) Air Date: 10-26-1990
Episode 37 (Miss Deep South - June 7, 1958) Air Date: 11-02-1990
Episode 38 (Black on White on Fire - August 11, 1965) Air Date: 11-09-1990
Episode 39 (The Great Spontini - May 9, 1974) Air Date: 11-16-1990
Epis ode 40 (Rebel Without a Clue - September 1, 1958) Air Date: 11-30-1990
Episode 41 (A Little Miracle - December 24, 1962) Air Date: 12-21-1990
Episode 42 (Runaway - July 4, 1964) Air Date: 01-04-1991
Episode 43 (8 Months - November 15, 1955) Air Date: 03-06-1991
Episode 44 (Future Boy - October 6, 1957) Air Date: 03-13-1991
Episode 45 (Private Dancer - October 6, 1979) Air Date: 03-20-1991
Episode 46 (Piano Man - November 10, 1985) Air Date: 03-27-1991
Episode 47 (Southern Comforts - August 4, 1961) Air Date: 04-03-1991
Episode 48 (Glitter Rock - April 12, 1974) Air Date: 04-10-1991
Episode 49 (A Hunting We Will Go - June 18, 1976) Air Date: 04-18-1991
Episode 50 (Last Dance Before an Execution - May 12, 1971) Air Date: 05-01-1991
Episode 51 (Heart of a Champion - July 23, 1955) Air Date: 05-08-1991
Episode 52 (Nuclear Family - October 26, 1962) Air Date: 05-15-1991
Episode 53 (Shock Theater - October 3, 1954) Air Date: 05- 22-1991

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