Quantum Leap: Season 2

After saving a cat from a tree as a firefighter in 1957, Sam leaps into Tom McBride (Ron Chabidon), a New York City cop on his honeymoon with his new wife, Diane (Alice Adair), where he must save himself from Diane's jealous and sociopathic ex-husband, Roget (Mathieu Carrière). To make matters worse, Quantum Leap's funding is in danger of being cut off, stranding Sam in the past, unless he can make a significant change in history; Al encourages him to attempt to prevent the U2 flight from being

Sam leaps into professional stuntman Chad Stone (Kevin Light) on the set of a disco-themed disaster film. Sam must prevent his host's brother, Chris (Kris Kamm), from being the victim of a stunt gone wrong while also steering him toward a career in music. To do so, Sam must prevent the boy's father, stunt coordinator Ray (Michael Greene), from keeping Chris away from music. Notes: 1) This is the first episode in which Sam mentions that he had a brother who died in Vietnam. 2) This episode includ

Sam leaps into Charles Lee MacKenzie (Bill Arnold), a US Navy aviation machinist's mate returning to his family farm in Ohio with Machiko (Leila Lee Olsen), his Japanese bride, after being stationed in Japan for two years. Sam must help his host's mother (K Callan) accept his new wife, fend off the advances of his ex-girlfriend (Elena Stiteler), and fight off a potentially deadly response from Rusty (Patrick Massett), a racist veteran of World War II. Note: This is the second of two episodes whe

Sam leaps into a woman for the first time; specifically, a stunning blonde named Samantha Stormer (played by LaReine Chabut). He must prevent Gloria (Jean Sagal), his host's roommate, from killing herself when her married boyfriend, Samantha's boss Buddy (John Calvin), refuses to divorce his wife. Sam also has to deal with sexual harassment from Buddy, an auto executive who makes business decisions convinced "the good times are here to stay", whereas Sam drops hints that the American auto indust

Sam leaps into Carnegie Hall as Andrew Ross (Billy Burdin), a blind concert pianist. His time in New York City overlaps with The Beatles' Ed Sullivan appearance, and a serial killer active in Central Park. His apartment neighbour, NYPD Officer Peter O'Shannon (Kevin Skousen), is pulling double duty with crowd control for the mobs of screaming Beatlemaniacs. Sam must save his host's girlfriend, Michelle Stevens (Cynthia Bain), from being strangled by the killer, while also convincing Michelle's b

Sam leaps into "Howlin'" Chick Howell (Douglas Ibold), a Good Morning, Vietnam-style DJ at a radio station in Peoria, just as local newspaperman Fred Beaman (Richard McKenzie) convinces the city council to ban rock & roll. Sam and station owner Rachel Porter (Patricia Richardson) barricade themselves in the station and thwart several attempts by the authorities to take the station off the air. Notes: Sam teaches Chubby Checker (in a cameo) to "Do 'The Twist'", when Checker drops off a demo of th

Sam is David Basch (John J. Reiner), a Rabbi whose brother's family is still suffering from the death of their son in a plane crash. When Sam must perform a bat mitzvah, Al talks him through it, revealing that his third wife was Jewish. Sam must help his host's brother, Joe (James Sutorius), stop blaming his wife, Irene (Terri Hanauer), for their son's deathwhich is destined to drive her into an affair with Bert Glasserman (Russ Tamblyn), a sleazy author who is secretly using her (and other marr

Sam leaps into Jimmy LaMotta (Brad Silverman), a young man with Down syndrome and a childlike intellect who needs to show that he can keep his job at the docks or else he will die in a mental institution. His host lives with his brother and fellow dockworker Frank (John D'Aquino), sister-in-law Connie (Laura Harrington) and adolescent nephew Corey (Ryan McWhorter). The effort is made more difficult by Blue (Michael Madsen), a dockworker who teases and intimidates Jimmy for being disabled. Furthe

Sam becomes Leonard Dancey (Travis Michael Holder), a milquetoast defense attorney who's defending Lila Berry (Tyra Ferrell), a black woman accused of murdering Houston Cotter, a prominent white man in a town steeped in racism. Houston was the son of Captain Colton Cotter (Byrne Piven) and his wife Sadie (Kathleen Noone); Sadie had taken Lila in to their house when she was orphaned years earlier. Sam must deal with a confession that Lila supposedly gave, though he learns that Lila is illiterate,

Sam is Ray Hutton (Michael Carl), understudy to John O'Malley (John Cullum), the alcoholic leading man in a touring production of Man of La Mancha. He must prevent the obnoxious actor from ending his career with a drunken fall on stage that breaks his leg. This situation is greatly complicated when Sam decides that he does not want to leap after meeting actress Nicole (Michele Pawk), the former piano teacher whom he had a boyhood crush on – and who is in love with Sam's host. Note: Soon to be (J

Sam is Timothy Mintz (Donald P. Bellisario), a parapsychologist working with Troian Claridge (Deborah Pratt), a young widow who insists that her late husband is haunting her. The husband drowned in a lake on the property, though his body was never recoveredthe same fate as his ancestor, Priscilla Claridge, in 1840. Sam's mission is to keep Troian from drowning in the same lake. Sam gets little help from the other residents in Troian's mansion, her brother Jimmy (Robert Torti) and housekeeper Mis

Sam leaps into all-American college jock Knute "Wild Thing" Wileton (Jeff Benson), who must prevent anti-war protests from turning violent and resulting in the destruction of the science block and killing a student unexpectedly inside, thus ruining the life of Elisabeth (Stacy Edwards), a young woman opposed to the war. Note: The episode is influenced by the 1970 Sterling Hall bombing, including the perpetrators going on the run for years, like Elisabeth would have if Sam had not fulfilled his m

Sam is Linda Bruckner (Molly Meeker), a single mother juggling raising three children and her job as a realtor. Sam must save her 15-year-old son, Kevin (Michael Stoyanov), who will disappear in the next 24 hours, only his bloody clothing found months later. Matters are initially complicated when Al and Sam are visible to the pre-school child, Teresa (Troian Bellisario), but she and Al become friends. Kevin is sweet on fellow student Jackie Arnett (Allison Barron), who is willingly treated as a

Sam leaps into Eddie Vega (Corey Smith), a football player at El Camino High School being raised by a single father, Manuel (Pepe Serna). Sam must prevent his host's best friend, Chuey Martinez (Richard Coca), from throwing the big game and ruining both their chances at college scholarships. Chuey is being pressured by local gambler Ruben de Guerra (Fausto Bara), who will otherwise force Chuey's illegal immigrant single mother, Celia (Ruth Britt), to have sex with him or face deportation. Sam ma

Sam is Peter Langley (Mark Harigian), an FBI agent who is tasked with protecting Dana Barrenger (Teri Austin), a woman in the Witness Protection Program, from a deadly Greek American Mafia boss (John Snyder) who has an uncanny ability to find them. Dana catches Sam talking to the unseen Al on a number of occasions, which helps when Dana realizes that Sam's host is working for Nick and Sam is able to convince her that he is not Peter. Sam kills Nick just as he fires at Dana, but does not leap out

Sam leaps into George Washaki (Jim Jaimes), a young Native American man, and must take his dying grandfather (Frank Salsedo) back to the reservation so he can die in peace, but the town sheriff (Leon Rippy) is out to stop them.

Sam leaps into a mortician named Melvin Spooner (Marvyn Byrkett), just as he prepares to bury a young woman who committed suicide. However, Sam soon starts to believe that she was murdered despite the fact that the local police, her employer, and even Al refute this, and quickly becomes obsessed with the victim in a quest to find the truth.

Sam leaps into Charlie "Black Magic" Walters (Robert 'Rags' Woods), one of the greatest pool men in America and Al's childhood mentor. He must help his granddaughter Violet (Shari Headley) keep her nightclub and rescue it from under the corrupting influence of a criminal loan shark.

Sam leaps into trapeze artist Victor Panzini (played by Ted Nordblum), who must prevent his host's sister, Eva (Fabiana Udenio), from performing a dangerous stunt that will result in her death; a mission which is made more difficult by his fear of heights.

Sam leaps into Buster (Jay Boryea), a bouncer in the midst of an infant kidnapping scheme with Bunny (Julie Brown), a ditzy, compulsive liar, as his partner. Sam and Al cannot agree on whether Sam is there to help the pair take the baby to Clayton, New Mexico, or return her to her rightful guardian. Note: episode guest star Julie Brown also co-wrote this episode.

Sam leaps into Phillip Dumont (played by Kent Phillips), the ex-husband of young heiress Catherine Farrington (Beverly Leech), who is preparing to marry gangster Vinnie "the Viper" Loggia (James Harper) aboard the Queen Mary, and Sam must get them back together.

Sam leaps into police detective Jake Rawlings (played by Doug Bauer), and is told by Al that his mission is to stop Beth (Susan Diol), a young woman whose husband is missing in action in Vietnam, from marrying someone else. However, Sam's attempts to stop her seem doomed to fail, and things become more clear when her MIA husband is revealed to be a younger Al.