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The Best Episodes of Quantum Leap Season 1

Every episode of Quantum Leap Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Quantum Leap Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Quantum Leap Season 1

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find...

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  1. Background image for Genesis
    7.8/10(5.6k votes)

    #1 - Genesis

    S1:E1

    September 13, 1956: Sam Beckett wakes up in 1956, disoriented, suffering from amnesia, but he has the awful realization that he does not belong there...

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  2. Background image for Star-Crossed
    7.8/10(950 votes)

    #2 - Star-Crossed

    S1:E2

    June 15, 1972: Sam leaps into the persona of a womanizing college professor in 1972, encounters his lost love and attempts to reshape the past

    Director:Mark Sobel
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  3. Background image for The Right Hand of God
    7.5/10(909 votes)

    #3 - The Right Hand of God

    S1:E3

    October 24, 1974: Sam lands in 1974 as a young boxer caught between fight-fixing gangsters and hopeful nuns who now own his contract.

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  4. Background image for How the Tess Was Won
    7.1/10(853 votes)

    #4 - How the Tess Was Won

    S1:E4

    August 5, 1956: Sam finds himself on a Texas ranch in 1956 as a submissive veterinarian in love with a tough rancher.

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  5. Background image for Double Identity
    7.2/10(789 votes)

    #5 - Double Identity

    S1:E5

    November 8, 1965: Sam becomes a hit man in 1965 whose romance with the godfather's girlfriend places him in danger.

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  6. Background image for The Color of Truth
    7.4/10(765 votes)

    #6 - The Color of Truth

    S1:E6

    August 8, 1955: Sam experiences racism firsthand when he leaps into the body of an elderly black man in the pre-civil rights South of 1955.

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  8. Background image for Camikazi Kid
    8.4/10(881 votes)

    #7 - Camikazi Kid

    S1:E7

    June 6, 1961: Sam leaps into the life of a teen-age hot-rodder who must stop his sister from marrying a wealthy bully.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Paul Brown
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  9. Background image for Play it Again, Seymour
    8.0/10(820 votes)

    #8 - Play it Again, Seymour

    S1:E8

    April 14, 1953: With looks that could double for Humphrey Bogart, Sam is Nick Allen, a private investigator looking for the murderer of his partner and, if he doesn't find the answer in time, himself. The case is solved with a number of Casablanca references as Sam launches a new pulp novelist along the way.

    Writer:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Genesis" is the best rated episode of "Quantum Leap" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 5585 votes. Directed by David Hemmings and written by Donald P. Bellisario, it aired on 3/26/1989. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Star-Crossed".