Quantum Leap/Catch a Falling Star

Catch a Falling Star
Season 2, Episode 10
Airdate	December 6, 1989
Production Number	65413
Written by	Paul Brown
Directed by	Donald P. Bellisario
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Quantum Leap — Season Two

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Catch a Falling Star is the tenth episode of the second season of Quantum Leap, and the nineteenth episode overall.

Starring: Scott Bakula (Sam Beckett)

Starring: Dean Stockwell (The Observer)

Guest Starring: John Cullum (John O'Malley), Michele Pawk (Nicole), Janine Turner (Michelle), Ernie Sabella (Manny)

and Paul Sand (Charlie)

with Myra Turley (Delores), Maria Lauren (Anita), Michael Carl (Ray Hutton), Marshall Borden (Dr. Carrasco), Rand Hopkins (Padre), Michael DeMarlo (Muleteer), Jay Horton (Muleteer), Jon Huffman (Innkeeper), Dafidd McCracken (Muleteer), Ruth Miller (Housekeeper), Sam Rapp (Muleteer)

Uncredited: Donald P. Bellisario (Himself), Deborah Pratt (Herself)

Plot Overview

Sam is an understudy for a legendary, but perpetually drunk actor in a stage production of Man of La Mancha who he must prevent from literally breaking a leg and ending his career. However, Sam is more preoccupied by one of the other actors who was his piano teacher as a kid and continues to hold a flame for, so much that he considers sabotaging his leap to stay.

Notes

Leap Date

• May 21, 1979

Location

• Syracuse, New York

Trivia

The Show

• In the teaser, Charlie counts down and there is an obvious overdub when he says "43". This is cover up for an error when it was played as the tag for the previous episode, as Paul Sand accidentally counted up from 47 to 48.

• The closing credits for this episode eschews the standard music and clips to show a curtain call, featuring many of those in the episode's production.