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4x07 "The Wrong Stuff" Leap Date: January 24, 1961 Episode
Adopted by: Carol <aka> C_Dean n C_Al
Synopsis: Much controversy was caused by this leap as Bellisario leaps Sam into a chimp in the chimponaut corps. His job is to get the chimp into the space program - or he'll disappear forever due to unethical helmet testing methods. He also must avoid the advances of a female chimp in the next cage!
TV Guide Synopsis
Production # : 67308
Sam leaps into a chimpanzee in the space program whose life may be in danger if he's not selected as an "astrochimp." Leslie: Caroline Goodall. Dr. Winger: Gary Swanson. Dr. Tucker: Albert Stratton. Kenny: Kim Robillard. Sam: Scott Bakula.
Place:
Leap Date:
Leapee:
November 6, 1991 - Wednesday
Sam leaps into a chimp named Bobo who is being trained for the space mission. He initially doesn't realize that he isn't human and so talks to the doctor, Dr. Leslie Ashton (Caroline Goodall), like he would anyone else. When she takes off his space suit and he finds himself in a diaper, he catches sight of himself in the mirror and panics. Al is little help when he arrives and just laughs at Sam's predicament in between staring at Leslie. He tells Sam that he has to qualify for the space mission or else he is going to disappear. Sam panics and writes out that his name is Sam to try to communicate with the doctors but they believe someone is joking. Leslie meets a new doctor, Dr. Frank Winger (Gary Swanson), and agrees to go out with him after the space launch.
Unfortunately,
Sam is not good at being a chimp and worse at being an astronaut. He
resists having his diaper removed and getting in a cage and spits out
his food once he hears there are caterpillars in it. He has never seen
any of the training equipment before and so has difficulty making the
times that the well-trained chimps are able to make. He fails out of
the program. A fellow chimp, Cory, has a crush on Bobo and fails
because he distracted her. They are both set to move on to different
research projects. Personal
Review by Carol <aka> C_Dean n C_Al: Promos about the episode controversy:
Project
Trivia: Al is seen using the Imaging Chamber door to leave and is heard when he enters. Ziggy is referred to as male in this episode. Al sees Sam leap into the next adventure.
Sam remembers that he got a Nobel Prize in physics and that Al used to be an astronaut. Sam says, "Even though my memory was Swiss cheesed, I couldn’t forget the early days of the space race. In our mad dash to beat the Russians we quickly put together a space program and shot anything and everything up into the air. I only hoped I wouldn’t be one of the anythings."
Al smoked 4 cigars. Al popped in and out 4 times. Al and Beth were married in June 1961 Al was an astronaut on Apollo. He circled the moon 10 times and recited Genesis on Christmas Eve. The wrappers on Al’s Cheval cigars are made in Cameroon, West Africa, which is where Dr Ashton grew up. (1) Blue suit w/ light blue shirt. Blue print odd cut tie. Gold color watch on left wrist. Dark gold color ring on ring finger of right hand. (2) Pale Red Jacket w/ Black & White ruffled shirt and Black pants. Red shoes.
Al's
Women:
During his role as project observer, Admiral Al Calavicci on the sci-fi series QUANTUM LEAP / NBC / 1989-93, Dean Stockwell, puffed on Honduran handmade Zino brand cigars that cost $185 a box. He smoked about one box per episode. Sam writes
“my name is Sam” on a scrap of paper, much like in the Planet of the Apes movie where the
main character writes “My name is Taylor” on a scrap of paper. The title of
the episode refers to The Right
Stuff,
a book/movie about astronauts on Project Mercury. The first chimpanzee in space: On November 29, 1961, the first chimpanzee to orbit the Earth was Enos, in MA-5.
Kiss
With History:
Regular
Cast:
Caroline
Goodall as Dr. Leslie Ashton
Caroline
Goodall as Dr. Leslie Ashton: Born
in Britain to Australian parents, Caroline Goodall is internationally
known as a leading actress who has starred in some of the biggest
blockbusters of the 90's, including Schindler's List (1993), Hook
(1991), Cliffhanger (1993), Disclosure (1994), White Squall (1996) and
The Princess Diaries (2001). She is a graduate of Bristol University
where she gained a BA Hons. in Drama and English, and studied alongside
other notable screenwriters such as Jeremy Brock (Mrs. Brown). As a
writer, in addition to "The Bay of Silence" for Radiant Pictures,
credits include screen adaptations of Rupert Thomson's "Dreams Of
Leaving" for HKM Films. A former member of The Royal Shakespeare
Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain, Caroline appeared
extensively on stage before being chosen by Steven Spielberg to star in
Hook (1991) in 1991. Since then, she has worked on film and TV projects
in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia, striking a balance between
Independent and Studio films, as well as maintaining a TV presence in
Britain and Australia. She was nominated for Best Actress by the
Australian Film Institute in 1990 for Cassidy (1989) and again in 1995
for Hotel Sorrento (1995). There followed a Logie nomination for Best
Actress for A Difficult Woman (1998) which also won best TV mini series
at the New York Festival in 1998. She is married to Nicola Pecorini and
has two children, Gemma and Leone. She is sister to producer Victoria
Goodall, who is married to actor/director Dallas Campbell. She was in "Hook"
as ‘Moira Banning’. Peter Murnik as Second Military officer: Peter Murnik was born on December 14, 1965 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Mindhunter (2017), Armageddon (1998) and Granite Flats (2013). Kim Robillard as First Military officer: Kim Robillard was born on June 16, 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He is an actor, known for Rain Man (1988), Always (1989) and The Fan (1996). Birmingham, Alabama native Robillard has appeared in more than 60 feature films and television series, including Rain Man (1988), Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back (2000), Django Unchained (2012), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Hart of Dixie (2011), Carnivąle (2003), Kingdom (2014), Shameless (2011), How to Get Away with Murder (2014), and Dirty John (2018). Albert Stratton as Dr. Max Tucker: Albert Stratton was born on October 23, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Baywatch (1989) and Wonder Woman (1975). He died on April 26, 2011 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
Gary
Swanson as Dr. Frank Winger: After
completing his degree in English Literature and graduating with honors
from C.W. Post College, Gary Swanson put aside a career as a
professional high diver on The Atlantic City Steel Pier and began
working immediately as Greg Mercer on NBC Daytime Soap Opera,
"Somerset" in New York City. While starring in the popular daytime
drama, he met with the famed acting teacher and father of The Method,
Lee Strasberg. Swanson studied with Strasberg both privately and at The
Actors Studio after auditioning and becoming one of the very few
lifetime members accepted into this elite acting company. Under
Strasberg's tutelage, Swanson became one of the highest rated actors on
television. Swanson continued his work with Strasberg for eight years
while building his career as a working actor in New York and Los
Angeles. His movie career kicked off in 1974, and since then he has
starred in fifteen feature films. He has guest starred in numerous
television series and films, theatrical productions and hundreds of
national network commercials. He has starred and worked with some of
the greatest directors in the world - Arthur Hiller, Willaim Friedkin,
Peter Masterson, Nicolas Roeg, and Philip Noyce. Swanson's teaching
credits are numerous, he began with Carlin Glynn at Tajas Productions
in 1983. Credits include a summer at Circle In The Square. He taught
basic technique at The Actors Studio where he continues to collaborate.
In 1994, James Lipton and the executive committee of The Actors Studio,
Paul Newman, Norman Mailer, Ellen Burstyn, Estell Parsons, Arthur Penn,
asked Gary to be one of four teachers tasked with launching the Masters
Program at the New School of Social Research, which came to be known as
"Inside the Actors Studio," for three years.
Say What? Sam has a chain around his neck with a tag that reads "#52" all through the show. But at the end just before he jumps in the water, to save Dr. Frank Winger, it's there and after he pulls him out of the water it's not there. So ... did it come off when he dove in or did the prop guys goof?
Sam: "I got a Nobel Prize in physics and get to keep my diaper on, what’s next?" Al: "You’ve leaped into the space program!" Sam: "I’ve leaped into a diaper!" Al: "Why don’t you take the banana and … peel it!" Al: "Chimps are our closest relatives. They’re so close you could share your blood with a chimp." Sam: "I’m in the body of a chimp! That’s too close!" Sam: "Spending the night as an astro-chimp wasn’t as bad as it might seem. My bed was … firm, the food was free and the company was … more than friendly. The only thing I really needed was … a shave. Over my entire body." Sam: "She can see you Al!" Al: "Of course all animals can see me. But she’s only has eyes for you." Al: "Oh Sam, look who’s coming to tuck you in …lucky. Boy … makes me wish I was an ape." Sam: "You’re actin’ like one!"
Al: "What about the Quantum rules? You have to at least pretend that you are who you leap into". Sam: That’s if I’m a human, I’m not human I’m a chimp. We don’t have rules for chimps, do we?" Al: "You can’t get off on a technicality." Sam: "Ok wise guy, then what am I here to do?" Al: "Join the circus?" Sam: "This isn’t funny Al. This is not funny!" Al: "Have you looked in the mirror lately?" Sam: "Yah! Yah, I looked in the mirror lately" Al: "Look, I dare you, go ahead look. Look!" Sam: "I don’t wanna look." Al: "You look, I dare you! And if you don’t think that’s funny. HooHooHooHoo." Sam: "Ha-Ha Al!" (Scott gives Dean a raspberry and the ‘squinty eye’ look) Al’s Best Scene & Al’s Best Lines: I love this scene. Dean is such a great actor and every character he plays he puts his heart into the emotion. Sam has tried his best to ward of the guards. They now shoot him with a dart gun. Even though Dean is yelling at Sam, it's with feeling. Al: "Sam! He’s got the dart gun! AHHH! … Awww no! SAM!" Sam: "Al …" Al: "SAM! Can you hear me?" Sam: "I can’t feel anything …" [He’s being wheeled away on a flat bed cart] Al: "Get up Sam! … YOU GOTTA GET UP!" Sam: "I can’t …" Al: "If you don’t get up … you’re not gonna live!" *The next scene is in the experiment lab and Sam is strapped to a chair, wearing a helmet with a mallet about 6 inches from his head. Al: "You okay? … Come on Sam … WAKE UP! Wake up Sam! Good! Wake up! Wake up!" *In the background Dr. Winger is speaking into a recorder and getting the apparatus ready for testing. Al: "Can you see me? Sam … are you all right? … You gotta wake up SAM! WAKE UP! … SAM WAKE UP! … SAM WAKE UUUPPP!!! … Sam we got a problem here! … SAM WAKE UP DAMIT!!! … SAM!!! HEY! HEY! WAAAKE UUUPPP!!! … SAM!!! HEY! HEY! … Wake up!" [Sam opens his eyes a little and now begins to regain consciousness] "Can you see me?" Sam: [Coughs, he has a tube in his mouth] Al: "You all right? You okay?" Sam: "Am I dead?" Al: "Are you dead? No you’re not dead! But you’re gonna be dead if you don’t get outta there! … Learn to unbuckle yourself! Hurry up Sam! Unbuckle and get outta there! That’s it … yah … that thing … your hand right …flip it out … lift it out … [The plunger plunges toward Sam’s head just as he falls forward] "OH GOD! … All right Sam, get up outta there! You gotta get outta here or you’re gonna be road kill! … The Doc put his gun there … SAM HURRY UP! Go grab the gun! Grab the tranquilizer gun! Sam hurry up!!! GET ITTT!!! Okay …"
Awards:
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