The Worst Episodes of Quantum Leap

Ben finds himself in 2012 in the midst of the Mendéz family as they help their transgender daughter, Gia, who dreams of playing on her high school basketball team. Magic and Jenn discover another piece of the puzzle of why Ben leapt in the first place.

Director: Shakina Nayfack, Morenike Joela Evans

Writer: Shakina Nayfack

A cursed treasure hunt draws Ben to Mexico in 1953, putting him between two estranged siblings struggling with their late father's legacy. As they navigate a series of lethal obstacles, Ben finds the real challenge is repairing this broken family's bond.

Director: Jude Weng

Writer: Shakina Nayfack

A new team assembles to restart the Quantum Leap project. Lead physicist Ben Song takes an unauthorized leap into 1985 as the team scrambles to figure out what happened and how to get him back.

Director: Thor Freudenthal

Writer: Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt

Ben is transported back to 1879 and the rustic, frontier town of Salvation, where he must take on a deadly outlaw. Magic, Jenn and Ian face a new threat when a curious senator shows up at headquarters asking questions about the Quantum Leap program.

Director: Silas Howard

Writer: Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes

Ben lands in the body of an 18-year-old working for his father's shoe store in Koreatown in Los Angeles at the start of the explosive 1992 riots. Magic joins Ben on the leap.

Director: Tamika Miller

Writer: Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes

Ben leaps back to 1692 -- the farthest he's ever been -- where he finds himself on trial for practicing witchcraft. With limited records online, the team must race to save him before he's put to death.

Director: Avi Youabian

Writer: Margarita Matthews

Ben finds himself headed into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1995. Addison confides to Ian about a discovery and finds herself at odds with Magic and Jenn.

Director: David McWhirter

Writer: Robert Hull

Ben leaps to flashy 1970s Las Vegas and into the body of promising young boxer Danny Hill on the eve of a big title fight. Ben and Addison must help Danny win the fight or lose everything. Magic, Ian and Jenn dig into Ben’s past to uncover the truth.

Director: Marcus Stokes

Writer: Drew Lindo

When Ben leaps into an Indian family to try to prevent their beloved family restaurant from burning down, he finds an emotional connection with their matriarch through memories of his own. Magic and Jenn share a surprising revelation with Ian.

Director: Deborah Pratt

Writer: Aadrita Mukerji

When Ben leaps into a harried public defender, he must keep an innocent teenager accused of murder out of prison for life. In an unexpected turn of events, Jenn puts her legal expertise to the test as she steps in as the hologram.

Director: Kristin Windell

Writer: Romy Loor

Ben leaps into the body of a 16-year-old boy and finds himself among a group of outcast teens on the run. Ben relies on determination to try and guide himself and Addison to safety, all leading to a shocking revelation as a significant piece of his memory returns.

Director: Avi Youabian

Writer: Emily Kim

Ben leaps into the body of an ambitious Hollywood assistant whose famous client, Neal Russell, is in danger. As Ben realizes that Neal's circumstances may shed light on his own, his working relationship with Addison reaches an inflection point.

Director: M.J. Bassett

Writer: Kristy Lowrey

Ben leaps to 1980s Los Angeles and into the body of Eva Sandoval, a no-nonsense bounty hunter in the midst of securing an elusive target. Ben remembers more about his own life.

Director: Rachel Talalay

Writer: Moira Kirland

Ben and Addison find themselves in San Francisco during the historic 1989 earthquake. As the city continues to crumble with aftershocks, Ben must try to mend a family in chaos as Jenn and Ian search for clues to an unsettling mystery.

Director: Helen Shaver, Chris Grismer

Writer: Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt, Martin Gero

Ben leaps into a priest who has been called to assist a family in crisis on Halloween night; as he delves into mysterious and inexplicable events, he's forced to muster all his resources as a scientist before time runs out.

Director: Chris Grismer

Writer: Margarita Matthews

Ben lands in 1979 Chicago as Jack Armstrong, a devoted security guard to talented pop singer Carly Farmer. During Carly’s prep for a concert, it quickly becomes clear her life is in danger and Ben must determine who is trying to kill her and why.

Director: David Grossman

Writer: Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt

Ben leaps into Alexandra Tomkinson, a medical resident in a Seattle hospital. As victims from a train crash pour into the ER, Addison reveals Ben’s complicated mission, he must go up against hospital bosses to save lives and Alexandra’s career.

Director: Tessa Blake

Writer: Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes

Instead of leaping home as expected, Ben finds himself in 1978 aboard a top-secret military flight, transporting a mysterious cargo. When the flight comes under attack, Ben and the crew discover the sobering truth behind their mission.

Director: John Terlesky

Writer: Martin Gero

Ben takes on the role of a bank teller in the wrong place at the wrong time during a dangerous armed robbery. Addison, Magic, Ian and Jenn come to terms with a shocking discovery. The team adds a new member.

Director: Kristin Windell

Writer: Aadrita Mukerji

An anonymous source sends Ben and an experienced local Denver TV journalist on the trail of a dangerous conspiracy as they pursue the scoop of a lifetime in the early '80s. There's trouble at HQ when Ian's past decisions come back to haunt the team.

Director: Deborah Pratt

Writer: N/A

When Ben lands in a 1950s psychiatric institution, he must engineer a daring escape for a young woman unjustly committed by her husband. Meanwhile, the team is shocked to learn the identity of a mole in Quantum headquarters.

Director: Jude Weng

Writer: Annelise Kollevoll Medina

When Ben leaps into a bounty hunter escorting the world's most slippery criminal, a deadly pursuit forces them to go into hiding; but Ben quickly realizes this leap is more than meets the eye. Addison faces a difficult decision.

Director: Joe Menendez

Writer: Alex Berger

When Ben leaps onto a naval battleship during war games in 1989, he must not only navigate a dangerous rescue mission but also contend with his commanding officer, XO Alexander Augustine, otherwise known as Addison's father.

Director: Chris Grismer

Writer: Dean Georgaris

Now a government agent, Ben investigates unexplained extraterrestrial activity. After a mysterious incident in New Mexico, two young girls' lives are on the line. Ben meets Hannah Carson, who may be more than she appears.

Director: Chris Grismer

Writer: Romy Loor

When Ben leaps into one of five people in an elevator at a 1962 nuclear reactor, he must figure which one triggers a bomb that kills them all. Each time the bomb goes off, he leaps into another one of them an hour earlier, resetting the scene.

Director: Pamela Romanowsky

Writer: Margarita Matthews