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Quantum Leap/Shock Theater
| Shock Theater | |
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| Season 3, Episode 22 | |
| Airdate | May 22, 1991 |
| Production Number | 66428 |
| Written by | Deborah Pratt |
| Directed by | Joe Napolitano |
| ← 3x21 Nuclear Family |
4x01 → The Leap Back |
| Quantum Leap — Season Three | |
Shock Theater is the twenty-second episode of the third season of Quantum Leap, and the fifty-third episode overall.
Starring: Scott Bakula (Sam Beckett)
Starring: Dean Stockwell (The Observer)
Guest Starring: David Proval (Dr. Masters), Bruce A. Young (Butch), Scott Lawrence (Tibby Johnson), Robert Symonds (Dr. Wickless), Candy Ann Brown (Dr. Verbeena Beeks), Nick Brooks (Freddie)
and Lee Garlington (Nurse Chatam)
Co-Starring: Frank Collison (Mortimer), Ralph Marrero (Oswald), Kevin Page (Young Doctor)
with Harry Pugh (Older Doctor), Howard Matthew Johnson (Jesse Tyler), Le Reine Chabut (Samantha Stormer), Brad Silverman (Jimmy)
Uncredited: Deborah Pratt (Narrator), Jean-Pierre Dorléac (Mental Patient), Kimberly Bailey (Nell Tyler) (archive footage), Susan French (Miz Melanie Trafford) (archive footage), Christopher J. Keene (Doctor) (archive footage), David Newsom (Tom Beckett) (archive footage), Adam Affonso (Young Sam) (archive footage), Roger Hewlett (Tiger Joe) (archive footage)
Contents |
Plot Overview
Almost immediately after finding himself in a mental hospital, Sam is given a case of electroshock therapy. This scrambles his psyche, leading him to step into the personas of people he's previously leaped into. If not remedied, he could be cut off from Al and Project Quantum Leap permanently.
Notes
Leap Date
- October 3, 1954
Location
- Havenwell, Pennsylvania
Arc Advancement
Happenings
- It's shown that people with some kind of mental illness can see Sam and Al.
- As Sam is given another dose of electroshock treatment, a bolt of lightning hits the device and spreads to Sam and Al. They both leap, with Al corporeal and Sam a hologram.
Characters
Referbacks
- Sam takes on the personalities of Samantha Stormer (What Price Gloria?), Jesse Tyler (The Color of Truth), Herbert "Magic" Williams (The Leap Home, Part II), Jimmy LaMotta (Jimmy), Tom Stratton (Genesis), and Clarence "Kid" Cody (The Right Hand of God).
- Sam briefly has flashes of his leap into his younger self (The Leap Home).
Trivia
The Show
- The first finale to end with a tag that leads directly to the next season premiere.
Behind the Scenes
Allusions and References
Memorable Moments
Quotes
- Nurse Chatam: Doctor, is he in a trance?
- Dr. Masters: I think he's listening to someone.
- Nurse Chatam: But what's he looking at?
- Tibby: The guy! The guy in the red jacket!
- Al: You can see me?
- Tibby: Sure. Nice jacket.
- Al: Oh, great. I'm tuned into little kids, I'm tuned into dogs, and now I'm tuned into the mentally absent. Why not blondes?
- Nurse Chatam: What is it, Tibby?
- Al: Don't you say anything! Or they're gonna put you in a hole so deep under this place, you'll never get out!
- Tibby: Nothing. Never mind.
- Tibby: What is it like in the future? What is it like? I mean, is it... Is it real clean? Are there cars that float on air?
- Al: No, uh, the air is filthy and the cars are still on the ground. But we're working on it, Tibby.
