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Quantum Leap/Double Identity
| Double Identity | |
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| Season 1, Episode 6 | |
| Airdate | April 21, 1989 |
| Production Number | 65001 |
| Written by | Donald P. Bellisario |
| Directed by | Aaron Lipstadt |
| ← 1x05 How the Tess Was Won |
1x07 → The Color of Truth |
| Quantum Leap — Season One | |
Double Identity is the sixth episode of the first season of Quantum Leap.
Starring: Scott Bakula (Sam Beckett)
and Dean Stockwell (The Observer)
Guest Starring: Terri Garber (Teresa), Michael Genovese (Don Geno Frascati), Joe Santos (Tony), Tom Silardi (Segundo), Page Moseley (Frankie La Palma), Nick Cassavettes (Primo)
Co-Starring: Harriet Medin (Nonna), Mark Margolis (Adriano), Dean Fortunato (Father Sebastian), Ric Mancini (Other Al), Joseph Svezia (Student), John Hostetter (Burt)
with Michael Franco (Charlie), Patricia Veselich (Angela)
Contents |
Plot Overview
Sam's a Mafia hitman who's in love with a beautiful young woman--who, unfortunately for Sam, is actually the Mafia don's girlfriend. Meanwhile, Al and the people at the Project try to get Sam to be able to come home by asking him to perform a series of odd experiments.
Notes
Leap Date
- November 8, 1965
Location
- South Brooklyn
Music
- The Supremes - "Stop! In The Name Of Love"
- The McCoys - "Hang On Sloopy"
Arc Advancement
Happenings
- Ziggy comes up with a plan to retrieve Sam. However, it only leaps Sam from one person to another at the same place, at the same moment. This is the only time such a leap happens and we see that the person Sam leapt into has no recollection of their absence.
Characters
- Al mentions being in an orphanage as a kid.
- Al is shown to be fluent in Italian.
Referbacks
Trivia
The Show
- This is one of the few episodes to show Sam leaping more than once in the same episode. Other episodes include "Genesis", "Honeymoon Express", "The Leap Back", "Lee Harvey Oswald" "Deliver Us from Evil", and "Mirror Image".
- Sam sings for the first time in this episode, covering "Volare" even though he doesn't quite know the words. Future songs are played with less humor, and allow Scott Bakula's real singing voice to shine.
Behind the Scenes
- This was actually the second episode filmed, but show creator Donald Bellisario requested that it be pushed back in the rotation, since he thought that the double leap might confuse new viewers.
Allusions and References
Kiss with History
- Sam inadvertently causes the Northeast Blackout of 1965.
