Quantum Leap/Disco Inferno

Disco Inferno
Season 2, Episode 2
Airdate	September 27, 1989
Production Number	65401
Written by	Paul Brown
Directed by	Gilbert Shilton
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Quantum Leap — Season Two

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Disco Inferno is the second episode of the second season of Quantum Leap, and the eleventh episode overall.

Starring: Scott Bakula (Sam Beckett)

Starring: Dean Stockwell (The Observer)

Guest Starring: Michael Greene (Ray Stone), Kris Kamm (Chris Stone), Kelli Williams (Shannon), Peter Onorati (Rick), Arnetia Walker (Traci)

with Maureen Fletcher-Evans (Female Extra), Michelle Costello (Stuntwoman), Joe Farago (Cinematographer), Kevin Light (Chad Stone), Tobi Redlich (Dancer), Helena Buscema (Country Singer)

Plot Overview

Sam finds himself a stuntman and has to help his younger brother find a different path when he learns he's going to die in two days.

Notes

Leap Date

• April 1, 1976

Location

• Burbank, California

Music

• KC & The Sunshine Band - "That's The Way I Like It"
• Carl Douglas - "Kung Fu Fighting"
• Van McCoy - "The Hustle"

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Sam recalls having an older brother named Tom. He soon remembers that he died, with Al confirming that he was killed in Vietnam.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• Sam does stunt work on the film Earthquake, footage of which is incorporated. When Al sees Lorne Greene on set, he refers to him as Ben Cartwright, his character on Bonanza.

Goofs

• We see the filming of Earthquake in 1976, despite the film being released in 1974.

• The Saturday Night Live Coneheads sketch being watched was from the episode that aired in January 21, 1978. The President Ford sketch we then see is from a different episode.