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Quantum Leap/How the Tess Was Won
From The TV IV
| How the Tess Was Won | |
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| Season 1, Episode 5 | |
| Airdate | April 14, 1989 |
| Production Number | 65004 |
| Written by | Deborah Arakelian |
| Directed by | Ivan Dixon |
| ← 1x04 The Right Hand of God |
1x06 → Double Identity |
| Quantum Leap — Season One | |
How the Tess Was Won is the fifth episode of the first season of Quantum Leap.
Starring: Scott Bakula (Sam Beckett)
and Dean Stockwell (The Observer)
Guest Starring: Lance LeGault (Chance McGill / Werewolf), Kari Lizer (Tess McGill), Marshall R. Teague (Wayne), Scott Fults (Buddy)
with Sloan Fischer (Real Doc)
Uncredited: Tommy Bush (Orly)
Contents |
Plot Overview
Sam's a veterinary farmer in a small rural town, who engages in a series of old-west tests - such as taming a wild bronco - to win the hand of the farmer's beautiful daughter.
Notes
Leap Date
- August 5, 1956
Location
- Texas
Music
- Hank Williams - "Cold, Cold Heart"
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
- Al talks about how he and Tina are having a fight during the course of Sam's leap. They make up by the end of the episode.
Referbacks
Trivia
The Show
Behind the Scenes
Allusions and References
- Sam compares the realities of the ranch with that of Bonanza.
Kiss with History
- Sam suggests a small but important lyric change to a young Buddy Holly.
