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The Worst Episodes of Quantum Leap

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It's been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song, has been assembled to restart the project in hope

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 12 - Let Them Play
    5.2/10(1716 votes)

    #1 - Let Them Play

    S1:E12

    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.

    Directors:Shakina Nayfack, Morenike Joela Evans
    Writer:Shakina Nayfack

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  2. Quantum Leap Season 2 Episode 10 - The Family Treasure
    5.7/10(694 votes)

    #2 - The Family Treasure

    S2:E10

    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

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  3. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 1 - July 13th, 1985
    6.6/10(1380 votes)

    #3 - July 13th, 1985

    S1:E1

    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
    Writers:Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt

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  4. Quantum Leap Season 2 Episode 5 - One Night in Koreatown
    6.8/10(492 votes)

    #4 - One Night in Koreatown

    S2:E5

    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
    Writers:Deric A. Hughes, Benjamin Raab

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  5. Quantum Leap Season 2 Episode 7 - A Kind of Magic
    6.8/10(420 votes)

    #5 - A Kind of Magic

    S2:E7

    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

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  6. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 5 - Salvation or Bust
    6.9/10(800 votes)

    #6 - Salvation or Bust

    S1:E5

    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
    Writers:Deric A. Hughes, Benjamin Raab

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  7. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 2 - Atlantis
    7.0/10(1029 votes)

    #7 - Atlantis

    S1:E2

    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

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  8. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 13 - Family Style
    7.1/10(550 votes)

    #8 - Family Style

    S1:E13

    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

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  9. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 15 - Ben Song for the Defense
    7.1/10(483 votes)

    #9 - Ben Song for the Defense

    S1:E15

    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

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  10. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 3 - Somebody Up There Likes Ben
    7.2/10(916 votes)

    #10 - Somebody Up There Likes Ben

    S1:E3

    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

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  11. Quantum Leap Season 2 Episode 4 - The Lonely Hearts Club
    7.2/10(430 votes)

    #11 - The Lonely Hearts Club

    S2:E4

    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:MJ Bassett
    Writer:Kristy Lowrey

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  12. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 8 - Stand by Ben
    7.3/10(686 votes)

    #12 - Stand by Ben

    S1:E8

    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

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  13. Quantum Leap Season 2 Episode 1 - This Took Too Long!
    7.3/10(543 votes)

    #13 - This Took Too Long!

    S2:E1

    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

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  14. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 4 - A Decent Proposal
    7.4/10(870 votes)

    #14 - A Decent Proposal

    S1:E4

    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

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  15. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 6 - What a Disaster!
    7.4/10(755 votes)

    #15 - What a Disaster!

    S1:E6

    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.

    Directors:Chris Grismer, Helen Shaver
    Writers:Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt, Martin Gero

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  16. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 7 - O Ye of Little Faith
    7.4/10(773 votes)

    #16 - O Ye of Little Faith

    S1:E7

    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

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  17. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 9 - Fellow Travelers
    7.4/10(672 votes)

    #17 - Fellow Travelers

    S1:E9

    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
    Writers:Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt

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  18. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 10 - Paging Dr. Song
    7.4/10(610 votes)

    #18 - Paging Dr. Song

    S1:E10

    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
    Writers:Deric A. Hughes, Benjamin Raab

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  19. Quantum Leap Season 2 Episode 2 - Ben & Teller
    7.4/10(465 votes)

    #19 - Ben & Teller

    S2:E2

    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

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  20. Quantum Leap Season 2 Episode 11 - The Outsider
    7.4/10(343 votes)

    #20 - The Outsider

    S2:E11

    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:Unknown

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  21. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 16 - Ben, Interrupted
    7.5/10(483 votes)

    #21 - Ben, Interrupted

    S1:E16

    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

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  22. Quantum Leap Season 2 Episode 9 - Off the Cuff
    7.6/10(422 votes)

    #22 - Off the Cuff

    S2:E9

    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

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  23. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 11 - Leap. Die. Repeat.
    7.8/10(711 votes)

    #23 - Leap. Die. Repeat.

    S1:E11

    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

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  24. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 14 - S.O.S.
    7.8/10(556 votes)

    #24 - S.O.S.

    S1:E14

    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

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  25. Quantum Leap Season 1 Episode 17 - The Friendly Skies
    7.8/10(509 votes)

    #25 - The Friendly Skies

    S1:E17

    When Ben leaps aboard a 1970s passenger jet as a flight attendant, he must outwit its hijackers before it mysteriously crashes into the Atlantic, and worse, he has to do it all without Ziggy’s help.

    Director:Linda Mendoza
    Writer:Alex Berger

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Let Them Play" is the worst rated episode of "Quantum Leap". It scored 5.2/10 based on 1716 votes. Directed by Shakina Nayfack, Morenike Joela Evans and written by Shakina Nayfack, it aired on 2/6/2023. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Family Treasure".