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Quantum Leap Season 3 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Friday, September 28, 1990

Ended: Wednesday, May 22, 1991

When does Quantum Leap Season 3 come out?

Quantum Leap Season 3 premiered Friday, September 28, 1990 on NBC and ended Wednesday, May 22, 1991. The season has 22 episodes.

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Quantum Leap Season 3 release schedule

Quantum Leap Season 3 episode release dates
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1. The Leap Home (1)

November 25, 1969: As himself at the age of 16, Sam has the opportunity to both win the high school basketball championship and save his family from their sad fates.

Friday · 36 years ago

2. The Leap Home (2): Vietnam

April 7, 1970: As a Navy SEAL in his own brother's squad, Sam must determine whether he is there to save Tom's life or ensure the success of the mission on which his brother was killed. Also Al from 1970 was a P.O.W.

Friday · 36 years ago

3. Leap of Faith

August 19, 1963: Sam finds himself in one holy mess as a priest in Philadelphia, trying to help an alcoholic priest deal with a killer and the death of a young parishioner.

Friday · 36 years ago

4. One Strobe Over the Line

June 15, 1965: Sam is a photographer who must protect a fashion model from a growing dependency on amphetamines and a predatory manager's ambitions.

Friday · 36 years ago

5. The Boogieman

October 31, 1964: Things do more than go bump in the night when Sam leaps into Joshua Raye, a horror novelist on Halloween. Although Ziggy claims he's there to prevent the death of a church deacon, things get even stranger when two more people die without warning.

Friday · 36 years ago

6. Miss Deep South

June 7, 1958: As Darlene Monte, a contestant in the "Miss Deep South" beauty pageant, Sam must come to the aid of an innocent contender who faces disgrace when she poses for naughty pictures taken by a sleazy pageant photographer. As if things weren't bad enough, Sam must ensure that Darlene finishes third, so that she'll go on to become a doctor.

Friday · 36 years ago

7. Black on White on Fire

August 11, 1965: Sam leaps into a black med. student engaged to a white woman in order to ensure that he and his fiancée survive the Watts Riot together.

Friday · 36 years ago

8. The Great Spontini

May 9, 1974: Leaping into magician Harry Spontini, Sam has to prevent his estranged wife from taking their daughter away from him as she files for divorce, so she can marry her sleazy divorce attorney.

Friday · 36 years ago

9. Rebel without a Clue

September 1, 1958: As "Bones," a member of a motorcycle gang, Sam is an uneasy rider who has to prevent a Jack Kerouac-inspired young woman from meeting her death on the road.

Friday · 35 years ago

10. A Little Miracle

December 24, 1962: On Christmas Eve, Sam leap into Reginald Pierson, valet to a wealthy contractor, who is in danger of losing his soul in an attempt to demolish a Salvation Army mission, so he can build his "Blake's Plaza." Seeing a similarity to the Dickens's character, Sam and Al decide to "Scrooge" the greed out of the man.

Friday · 35 years ago

11. Runaway

July 4, 1964: On a cross-country car trip, Sam, as 13-year-old Butchie, must contend with a sadistic older sister and a mother on the verge of running away from an unfulfilling marriage, in search of the feminine mystique.

Friday · 35 years ago

12. 8½ Months

November 15, 1955: Billie Jean Crockett is a pregnant teenager who will make the second biggest mistake of her life - giving her baby up for adoption - unless Sam, as Billie Jean, can convince someone to help her raise her child... before he goes into labor himself

Wednesday · 35 years ago

13. Future Boy

October 6, 1957: Sam leaps Kenny Sharp, better known as "Future Boy," sidekick to Moe Stein, host of the kid's show, "Time Patrol," who also happens to be building a time machine in his basement. Unless Sam can prevent Moe's daughter from attempting to have her father committed, Moe is destined to be killed as he tries to hop a freight train.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

14. Private Dancer

October 6, 1979: An aspiring dancer working as a waitress in a strip club is in danger of being led into a life of prostitution unless Sam, as "Rod the Bod," can convince her to audition for a spot in a professional dance group. But, since she's deaf, the choreographer doesn't believe she has the time to give the young lady the attention she'll need.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

15. Piano Man

November 10, 1985: Joey Dinardo is a lounge lizard on the run from mob hitmen. When Sam leaps in, his ex-girlfriend, and former musical partner have found him, and now both are on a run for their lives from a killer who seems to know their every move.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

16. Southern Comforts

August 4, 1961: It's the best little cathouse in New Orleans. No, it's the Gilbert Labonte Sewin' & Quiltin' Academy. As the proprietor of this worthy establishment, Sam must prevent the mysterious death of a resident who doesn't belong there.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

17. Glitter Rock

April 12, 1974: Sam is a glitter rock star in danger of being stabbed to death after a performance, unless Sam can determine who, from a growing list of people, the real killer is.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

18. A Hunting We Will Go

June 18, 1976: It's the leap from hell as Sam, a bounty hunter handcuffed to a wily embezzler who will stop at nothing to get away from him, has to deal with his captive, as well as his attraction towards her, despite her countless attacks on him.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

19. Last Dance Before an Execution

May 12, 1971: "Just think of someplace far away" is the advice Sam hears as he leaps into Jesus Ortega, a Cuban-American being strapped into an electric chair. A last second stay of execution gives Sam just forty-eight hours to either prove himself innocent or fulfill his mission so that he can leap before the Big Switch is pulled

Wednesday · 35 years ago

20. Heart of a Champion

July 23, 1955: The heart of a champion belongs to Ronnie, a professional wrestler, who will die if he competes in the title match. Sam, as his brother and new partner Terry, must convince him of his hidden health problem, while avoiding his own health problem - the jealous wrestler-husband of a woman who has taken an amorous interest in Sam.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

21. Nuclear Family

October 26, 1962: Sam finds himself the brother of a fallout shelter salesman during the Cuban Missile Crisis, where he must defuse a potentially explosive situation as panic sets in on the night of John F. Kennedy's speech to the nation.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

22. Shock Theater Finale

October 3, 1954: Leaping into Sam Bederman, a mental patient who is suffering from acute depression, Sam receives an overloaded electroshock treatment, which causes his Swiss-cheesed memory to be replaced by personas from previous leaps. Al, finding himself visible to the mentally absent, must try to complete Sam's mission, and convince him to take another shock treatment, in order to leap Sam out before contact is lost forever.

Wednesday · 35 years ago

Quantum Leap Season 3 guest stars

  • Danny Nucci

    Danny Nucci

    Tony Pronti

  • Marjorie Monaghan

    Marjorie Monaghan

    Edie Landsdale

  • Tia Carrere

    Tia Carrere

    Chu-Hoi

  • Hugh Gillin

    Hugh Gillin

    Contest Judge

  • Terry Funk

    Terry Funk

    Carl Shilo

  • Bruce A. Young

    Bruce A. Young

    Butch

  • Amy Steel

    Amy Steel

    Maggie Spontini

  • Alan Fudge

    Alan Fudge

    Dr. Richard Sandler

  • Jane Sibbett

    Jane Sibbett

    Diane Frost

  • Ron Taylor

    Ron Taylor

    Papa David Harper

  • Ann Walker

    Ann Walker

    Leola

  • Melinda McGraw

    Melinda McGraw

    Salvation Army Captain Laura Downey

  • Frank Novak

    Frank Novak

    Lou

  • Frank Roman

    Hector

  • Peter Noone

    Peter Noone

    Dwayne

  • Christopher Allport

    Christopher Allport

    Alan Ripley

Quantum Leap Season 3 FAQ

When does Quantum Leap Season 3 come out?

Quantum Leap Season 3 premiered Friday, September 28, 1990 on NBC.

How many episodes are in Quantum Leap Season 3?

Quantum Leap Season 3 has 22 episodes.

Are new episodes of Quantum Leap Season 3 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Quantum Leap Season 3 finale?

The Quantum Leap Season 3 finale (Episode 22) aired Wednesday, May 22, 1991.

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