Leap Date:
April 7, 1970

Teaser:

In part two of "The Leap Home", Sam ends up in Vietnam with his brother, Tom, and gets a second chance to save him from being killed. Ziggy is having a hard time interfacing with the pentagon computers to find out exactly how Tom was killed. Will Sam be able to save his brother?

Audio from this episode

Tom: You sound like my brother.

TV Guide Teaser:

Sam, as a Navy SEAL in 1970 Vietnam, leaps at the chance to save the life of one of his comrades---his own brother (David Newsom). Andrea Thompson. Col. Deke: Ernie Lively. Sam: Scott Bakula.

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Synopsis & Review:

We get a recap from the previous episode. Young Sam Beckett is crouching in a corn field, before we pan to a long shot of a field and a farmhouse in the distance. Sam then runs down the road to a house, where we see a reflection of young Sam looking back at older Sam. Suddenly Thelma Beckett opens the door, telling him “Sam, you’ve scared 10 years outta me.” She smiles at her son and walks away patting him on the arm, leaving a flabbergasted Sam, saying “Mom!”

A voice over says “Last week on Quantum Leap…”

It’s night and a choked-up Sam is saying “I love you, dad” then moves in to give his dad (played by Scott Bakula in old age make up) a hug.

Sam is then talking to Al in the barn, telling him “My brother, Tom, comes home for Thanksgiving, before shipping out to Vietnam. God, Al, I can save Tom.”

A young man (Tom) in a gorilla mask and wearing a tank top, bonks Sam on the head with a basketball, as a sweaty Sam, looks at the mask, realization dawning on his face. Sam says “Tom?”, as his older brother removes the gorilla mask, smiling at his younger brother. “Hello, little brother,” Tom says. Both bothers hug.

A crying Katie is sitting on the porch swing with Sam saying “No, I don’t want to believe you. I don’t want to believe you know the future. Because if you do, Tommy is going to die.” Katie then rushes to her mom crying, while John and Tom come running up, asking what happened. Thelma informs the men that Sam told Katie that Tom is going to die. As his exasperated father looks on, Al then informs Sam, that nothing Sam is doing is changing history. His father still dies in ’72, Tom still gets killed in Vietnam. That instead of changing their future, he’s making their present miserable.

In a cornfield, Sam asks Al, why can he change the lives of strangers, but not that of the people he loves?

At night in front of the barn, Sam asks Tom to give him one day. April 8. Al says that’s the day that Tom is killed. Sam tells Tom to find the deepest hole he can and crawl into it for 24 hours. Tom agrees that if Sam wins, he’ll do so. Sam then yells “Hoo-Yahh!”

During the basketball game, Sam looks at his dad and says, “Goodbye dad,” as he makes the game winning shot, by putting his arm in No-Nose’s face. The family celebrates as Sam is lifted on his teammates’ shoulder and he asks about Tom. While the girl he’s sweet on says “Tom s over there”, Al lets him know that his brother still dies in Vietnam.
Tom says Hoo-Yahh!!!, as Sam reaches and yells for Tom!
Sam leaps out…

Into a man reaching out and saying Toooommmm, as gun fire erupts around him. Sam drops into the river he’s standing in, as his squad fires back at the enemy. Sam raises his head out of the water, as Tom says “Damn Magic. How did you know they were there?”

“Oh Boy…”, cue intro.

We see scenes from the camp in Vietnam, soldiers on patrol, a Vietcong sitting in front of a fortified dugout, one on a boat in the river coming downstream, and a solider walking past the colonel, talking to a pretty blonde, Maggie Dawson, who is a reporter. We get our title and episode credits:

The Leap Home Part II – Vietnam

April 7, 1970

The colonel is telling Maggie, a story from his past about his dad and him relating it to young JFK Jr saluting his father’s grave. The Colonel is complaining how when he saluted (at three), it just made the base newspaper, while John Jr. made the cover of Life. Maggie just looks at the Colonel incredulously.

On the helicopter Sam is musing how he went from the depths of despair to the summit of hope, as Tom is still alive, and Sam is in Vietnam. His fellow soldiers talk about how they are lucky Magic is there and how lucky they’ve been. As the helicopter gets closer to base camp, one of the soldiers starts sniffing the air and points out Maggie to the rest of the squad, when one of them waterskiing from the helicopter falls into the drink.

The team lands and the Colonel lays in to Tom asking if the thinks they are in Club Med. The team notices that Blaster hasn’t come up yet. Tom blames Maggie for it, saying that the pilot banked to get a look at her, causing Blaster to go down. Looking around, Tom tells the Colonel that they’re not sure where Blaster is, due to the currents, when Blaster rises from the river and the team starts laughing. The Colonel was not as amused. Tom sends the rest of his crew away to clean their weapons and stand down. Maggie leads them away, saying the first round of warm beer is on her.

The Colonel tells Tom that he’s going to forgive that joke as they are fraternity brothers. When Tom tells him he went to Annapolis, the Colonel tells him he went to West Point and considers them fraternity brothers. The Colonel tells Tom that he’s been escorting Miss Dawson on an ariel tour of the delta and that he’s brought Tom some orders and he promised Miss Dawson that she could go with them on the mission.

As Maggie and the team sits around swamping stories and having some gentle flirting, Al appears to tell Sam how to strip his weapon and also comments on Maggie’s “biggest, roundest…” “Camera lense” Sam interjects. Sam wanders away from the group commenting how you’d think the guys hadn’t seen a woman before. He also tells Al, how he’s in his brother’s squad in Vietnam in 1970. And Tom is still alive. Sam does the math and with input from Al, realizes that his brother is supposed to die the next day.

As Sam is in his tent, Al tells him not to wear any underwear and to not button the top button on his shorts as Seals never do either. Sam said that he’ll do whatever it takes to save his brother. Al reminds me that he’s not there to save Sam. Al tells Sam that he’s a Signal Man, Second Class, Herbert Williams, but his buddies call him “Magic”. This is because to the squad he’s magic. Before Magic came along, they were suffering causalities, missions failed, etc. Then Magic arrived and Charlie mortared the compound and Magic wasn’t even scratched. The next day, he tripped a booby trap which didn’t go off. Since then, they called him Magic. No one in the squad was ever hurt. Until “tomorrow” when two men are injured, and Tom is killed. According to Ziggy, Sam is there to make sure the mission succeeds. And sometimes on a successful mission, they still lose men. Sam is adamant that on this mission they won’t. Unfortunately, Al doesn’t know what the mission is, as it’s top secret and all the battle records are recorded in an old navy computer that Ziggy is having a problem interfacing with.

Tom is refusing to take Maggie with him on the mission, while talking to the Colonel. Tom’s team is so finely tuned, that when Magic gets gas, Tom breaks wind. Tom has Magic put Maggie up in the communications bunker. After Tom and Maggie leave, Tom meets a chieu hoi (VC guerilla that’s joined their side) played by Tia Carrere, who will lead the team to the village on the mission.

As the guys are drinking and having a good time, Al let’s Sam know that a sapper attack is coming that night killing Colonel Deke Grimwald. He also lets Sam know that Ziggy says there is a 52% chance that is why he is there, to save Colonel Grimwald and if he does so, he’ll leap before he can save Tom. Sam bites the bullet and warns his team of the incoming sapper attack. The team goes and lets Tom know about Magic’s warning. When the Colonel asks how Magic can know, Tom says he has a 6th sense, which Al says “Yeah, you could call me that.”

The team sets up for the sapper attack, which never comes. Sam and Al talk about the attack which didn’t happen, Al trying to figure out why it didn’t. Sam doesn’t care, only that they changed history. And if they can save Deke, then he can save Tom. Sam goes to the communications bunker and “secures from battle station”, as Maggie changes for bed, with Al watching intently. Al notices that the radio is set to the wrong frequency and has Sam correct it. Maggie flirts with Sam, letting it slip that she knows about tomorrow’s mission. She “talks” Magic into letting her join the mission tomorrow. After they kiss for a bit, Sam agrees to talk Tom into letting Maggie join them. After Sam asks Al how he found out about the sapper attack, Al informs him that Maggie filed a story that Ziggy was able to pull. And that’s when Al realizes why Sam agreed to have Maggie accompany them.

Magic has a conversation with Tom, letting him know that Maggie is vital to the success of the mission. Tom relates the story of how his brother warned him that he was going to die on April 8th. Sam is finally able to convince Tom to bring Maggie along.

The next day while enroute to the mission, Sam is narrating how he expected Al to show up with details of the mission. During the flight Tom lets the group know that they are rescuing 2 or 3 POWs. Al finally shows up and lets Sam know that Maggie never filed her story as she died on that mission. Al then has to convince a distraught Sam that he can’t tell Tom to cancel the mission as Tom wouldn’t do that, at most, he’d keep Magic sedated on the chopper. As Al says “Remember. You have an ace in the hole. Me.”

After dropping off Tom’s squad, the helicopter is flying away, Maggie insists that she has to go to the restroom. The chopper lands, which allows Maggie to run off in search of the story.

Back in the river the squad is wading through, the squad takes out a couple of Vietcong, seeing that they have MK-26s. It seems that this group were Sappers going out on a mission. Sam finds their radio and sees that it is set to the same frequency as the one back in their communications bunker from previously. Tom has Doc and Magic deploy at one point, while the rest move on. Sam grabs Tom’s arm and says his name. After Tom asks what, Sam lets his brother go.

Meanwhile, Maggie is running through the brush, knowing what she’s doing is stupid, but it’s how you win a Pulitzer.

Sam finds another Vietcong radio set to the same frequency. Al pops in and tells Sam that the POWs are being led down a trail, right over there. Sam shows Al the radio and points out the frequency of the radio. Al meanwhile is trying to get Sam to take Doc to free the prisoners as there are only two guards. When Al hears that the radio is set to the same frequency, he puts together that the chieu hoi must have alerted the sappers after Maggie left the tent that night. Sam realizes that the chieu hoi must be leading them into a trap. As Doc wants to sedate Magic (for talking to himself), Sam begs Al to help him save his brother.

Meanwhile hiding in the brush, Maggie has found the POWs being lead away by two Viet Cong soldiers. She takes pictures of the captured men, shedding tears.

Sam, with Al’s help, leads Doc to where the team is going to be ambushed. Al tells Sam to get on the horn to “Colonel Custer ‘cus we’re going to need the cavalry.” When Sam asks what to say, Al replies “Help”.

As the Viet Cong prepare to ambush Tom and his men, Magic and Doc pop up behind them, yelling “Hoo-Yahh”, opening fire. Tom hearing the commotion, realizes it’s a trap and starts to get his men out of there. The cavalry arrives shooting at the village, blowing it to Kingdom Come. From a distance, Tom and the chieu hoi are watching, as she rises behind Tom. Tom tells her to get down as he turns to see her rising behind him with her rifle trained on him. Before she can fire, Sam comes from behind, shooting her down, saving Tom’s life.

The team retreats with Al via Sam, alerting the team of booby traps. As the team reaches the chopper, Maggie comes running from the trees calling for Magic, running across a booby trap getting blown up. As Maggie lays dying with the squad around her, she raises her camera to Al (who it seems she can see) and says “Pulitzer”, then dies.

On the return trip, with Maggie’s corpse on the chopper, Sam holds Maggie’s camera, crying over her loss.

Back at the camp bar, Tom is trying to convince Magic that he didn’t kill Maggie. To Tom’s confusion, Magic replies, “She sure as hell didn’t die the first time, April the 8th, 1970 rolled around.” As Tom questions what Magic is talking about, Al tells him that “No, but Tom did.” Sam then says, “Well, there it is, isn’t. I traded a life for a life.” Tom replies, “You are one weird dude, Magic,” as he walks away from the table. Al tells Sam that he’s the one that led him back to save his brother, so if anyone is responsible, it’s him.

As the team honors Maggie with a pushup and drinks, Deke comes in with Maggie’s last photographs. Tom pulls the photos out to look at them. He comments that she was a hell of a photographer with Colonel Deke saying, “She was a hell of a woman.”

Both Sam and the Colonel are blaming themselves for Maggie’s death, with Tom telling them to stop it. Al asks Sam what Maggie told him in the bunker. “She’d sell her soul for a Pulitzer.”

As Tom continued to look through the photos, Al told him that she did win a Pulitzer, for her last photograph. Same rushes over and takes the photos from Tom and flips to the last one. The last photo shows a young Al Calavichi, being led away by the Vietcong.

Sam looks at his friend with remorse. Al replies, “What the hell. I get repatriated in 5 years.” Sam tells him, he could have been free. Al replies, “I was free. Up here, I was always free.” (pointing at this head).

Tom interjects, “Hey it’s midnight. It’s April the 9th and I’m still alive.” He puts his arm around Magic and says, “Thanks to you little brother.” Sam and Tom look at each other, as a blue light envelopes him, Sam leaping out.

Sam leaps into a priest holding a bible, he slowly looks around, confused at his surroundings. He looks forward as a man and wife are kissing, and he thinks “Oh Boy”. Synopsis by Aaron "Head" Moss

Project Trivia:

Ziggy had problems interfacing with an old Pentagon computer while searching for information on "Operation Lazarus".

In the 2022 revival series, Herbert "Magic" Williams (the leapee) leads Project Quantum Leap 30 years after the original series ended!

Sam Trivia:

This is the second time Sam has leapt into someone nicknamed "Magic." The first was Charlie "Black Magic" Walters in the episode "Pool Hall Blues."

Al was a POW in Vietnam. At the end of the episode, Al reveals a change in time due to Sam's actions to save his brother: he’s now repatriated in five years (1975) instead of 1973, which he had previously stated in "M.I.A."

Al's Women:

Al is obsessed with Maggie throughout the episode. He states she has the "biggest, roundest..." something in Vietnam.

Miscellaneous Trivia:

This episode was shot on location about 50 miles outside of Los Angeles in Corona, CA. It took 8 days to shoot this episode. The location was Raahauge’s shooting range.

Diamond Farnsworth performed the water skiing behind the helicopter. The water was only about three feet deep, so they couldn't use a boat.

The mini-gun Sam was supposed to fire was capable of shooting 6,000 rounds a minute.

Rich Whiteside (Doc) was a Navy SEAL.

David Newsom was given real SEAL training to prep for this episode.

The camera Maggie used was a Nikon.

The photo of a younger POW Al was created using airbrushing.

According to Sam in "Shock Theater", Herbert "Magic" Williams serial number is D195686.

The Leap Home, Part 2 - Vietnam" was Rich Whiteside's first acting job in Hollywood. Rich Whiteside not only acted in this episode, he also served as technical director for this episode, his qualifications being that he served several years in Vietnam.

This episode has a sequel story in the Quantum Leap Novel, "Pulitzer."

Many more great stories can be found in our Novels section!

Bloopers:

Kiss With History:

This episode takes place during the Vietnam War.

Guest Cast Notes:

David Newsom as Lt. Tom Beckett: Father was an investor. Mother was an employment agency manager. He attended a year at Ohio University but then dropped out. A year later he began attending Ithaca College where he earned a degree in film production. He has worked as a band singer, alternative newspaper editor, write, waiter, delivery man, blasting worker, beer bottler, fence installer, and has worked in film production and set construction. While working set construction for the Catskill Actors Theater, he was given a role as a waiter with two lines in Death Of a Salesman. He was given a ticket to L.A. by a friend, and got a small part in TV's China Beach (1988) (which was later cut). He continued working odd jobs until he was cast as Scott Bakula's brother, "Tom", in the TV series Quantum Leap (1989) (which was a very memorable role and performance).

Andrea Thompson as Maggie Dawson: Andrea Thompson was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1960. She has three siblings, and was raised in a strict Catholic household. At the age of seven she moved to Australia with her family. After graduating from high school Andrea traveled the world for five years, before moving to New York to study acting. She then went to Hollywood and eventually got her first small part in Wall Street (1987).

Ernie Lively as Col. Deke Grimwald: Ernie Lively was born on January 29, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Turner & Hooch (1989), Passenger 57 (1992) and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992). He was married to Elaine Lively. He died on June 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA. During the late '80s and for most of the '90s, he helped start and shape the careers of many of Hollywood's young working actors. Along with his children Lori Lively, Jason Lively, Robyn Lively, Eric Lively and Blake Lively, he regularly coached Brittany Murphy, Ian Bohen, Tamala Jones, Kristy Swanson, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Hervey, Julie St. Claire, Eric Balfour, Scott Grimes, Joel Michaely, Gina Philips, Justin Whalin, Bart Johnson, A.J. Langer, Olivia Burnette, Ashley Johnson, Jason Priestley and Casper Van Dien, just to name a few.
He served in the Marine Corps in Vietnam as a Lieutenant, then later a Captain.
Father-in-law of actors Bart Johnson and Ryan Reynolds.

David Hayward as Dempsey: David Hayward is known for Future Lies (2018), Raven's Touch (2015) and Nashville (1975).

Tia Carrere as Chu-Hoi: Tia Carrere, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, was discovered in a grocery store and landed the female lead in the film Aloha Summer. She then moved to Los Angeles and continued her ascent in the acting world as a series regular on General Hospital as well as a string of guest starring roles on MacGyver, Quantum Leap, Married With Children, and Friday the 13th among others. With her iconic breakthrough role as Cassandra in Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2, Tia was able to showcase both her considerable singing as well as acting chops. Wayne's World was a worldwide phenom and set the stage for the femme fatale role of Juno Skinner in James Cameron's film True Lies, opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger; the computer whiz Jingo Asakuma in Rising Sun opposite Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes; and her very own series lead as Sydney Fox in Relic Hunter. Other work includes Nip/Tuck, In Plain Sight, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and many more. Subsequently Tia returned to her Hawaii roots starring in Disney's animated film Lilo & Stitch, while on the musical front, being nominated four times and winning the Grammy twice with her records 'ikena and Huana Ke Aloha. She also co-hosted and performed during the ceremony. Lately, Tia can be seen in Michael Patrick King's series AJ & the Queen starring RuPaul, Amblin Films "Easter Sunday" starring JoKoy and Mindy Kaling's Never Have I Ever. She just released a single and video of a song she wrote called "I'm Still Here". Next up, Tia will be seen in the live action Disney feature film Lilo & Stitch as well as Waltzing With Brando starring Jon Heder and Billy Zane.

Adam Nelson as Preacher: Adam Robert Nelson was born in Boston Massachusetts and spent his first ten years in Brockton Mass. before moving to Cape Cod where he completed junior high and high school. His father was a graduate if Brown University and Harvard Law school. His Mother also went to Brown University and received a Master's Degree in Media from Boston University. Adam's Grandfather was the Superintendent of schools in Brockton for over 30 years. Adam played four years of Varsity Hockey for Bourne High School ...His team won two division Championships and played in the state championship at the Boston Garden where Adam scored the only goal for his team. He also made "All Cape" his junior year and was a top scorer in Massachusetts that same year. Growing up Adam was an avid motorcycle rider racing motocross as a teenager. After High School he went to Cape Cod Community College to study acting he did his first two plays there. Then Adam moved to Los Angeles to attend a private acting school. His first film was the lead role in "Hotel November" an eight minute black and white U.S.C graduate student film directed by Vietnam Veteran Richard Sykes this short film went on to win ten awards in four countries and was great calling card for Adam His first major studio film was "The Abyss" where he played Navy Seal "Ensign Monk" under the Great Director James Cameron, Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio starred as well as a wonderful ensemble cast and had many "Firsts" for underwater filming. Another early Highlight was playing the Great Jessica Lange's brother "Lou" in the Hallmark Hall Of Fame "O Pioneers" Adam has had many Guest star appearances including The X Files Directed By (the always fun) David Duchovny , Six Feet Under Directed By the wonderful Alan Ball CSI , CSI New York and most recently returning for a second time as the serial killer "Tommy Yates" on Criminal Minds He feels extremely fortunate to have played "Nick Savage" in the Iconic Clint Eastwood's film Mystic River opposite the greats Sean Penn Tim Robbins (who both won academy awards for their work) Kevin Bacon Laurence Fishburn Laura Linney and Marcia Gay Harden . Another fun project was his role as "Mackie Shelton" in the Ed Harris western Appaloosa opposite one more time the Greats such as Viggo Mortensen Rene Zellweger Lance Hendrickson and Ed Harris. Adam is grateful to have worked with so many great actors and directors.

Patrick Warburton as Blaster: Patrick Warburton is known to many for the role of "Puddy" in the hit NBC comedy "Seinfeld," the laconic, enigmatic, quirky Saab salesman and Elaine's boyfriend. Warburton starred for 7 seasons on the hit CBS comedy "Rules of Engagement" with David Spade, Oliver Hudson, and Megyn Price about two couples and their single friend, all at different stages in their relationships dealing with the complications of dating, commitment, and marriage. He is now set to star in NBC's newest sitcom series entitled "Crowded," premiering Sunday, March 20th, about an empty nest couple (Warburton & Carrie Preston) who find out their adult daughters want to move back home with them. Patrick also played "Guy" in the international blockbuster comedy Ted and recently completed shooting the highly anticipated sequel Ted 2 where he reprises his role. Warburton starred on the ABC hit comedy "Less than Perfect," as "Jeb Denton," an opinionated network anchorman; and on the hit show "NewsRadio" as "Johnny Johnson" the unscrupulous business rival who takes over the station. Warburton starred in Disney's major motion picture, live action comedy Underdog, as the archenemy "Cad," based on the 1964 cartoon television series. He is also perhaps the busiest voiceover artist in Hollywood for his many characters including the role of the paraplegic and over-zealous cop, "Joe Swanson," on the hit comedy "Family Guy." Warburton was the lead in the independent film The Civilization of Maxwell Bright, in which he stared as a vicious and self-destructive anti-hero who desperately needs to save his soul. The film won numerous festival awards in which Warburton captured Best Actor at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, New York VisionFest, and the Boulder International Film Festival. The film's other honors include Viewer's Choice at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, the Special Jury Award at WorldFest Houston and at the Florida Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize at the Florida Film Festival, and the Vision Award for David Beaird at WorldFest Houston. This festival favorite is essentially a modern re-telling of "Beauty and the Beast" that explores what happens when a modern Neanderthal is locked in close proximity with a kind and loving woman. Written and directed by David Beaird, The Civilization of Maxwell Bright co-stars Jennifer Tilly, Marie Matiko, Simon Callow and Eric Roberts. In addition, Warburton starred in the independent feature film I'll Believe You alongside Fred Willard, Thomas Gibson, and Chris Elliott, a comedy for young adults/teens about a hunt for an alleged alien living in a small town after a mysterious phone call is received on a radio broadcast. The film was released in April of 2007 to 1,500 theaters nationwide, quite the accomplishment for a small independent film. To complement his animated films, Warburton voiced the hit cartoon series "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated" and the animated feature Bee Movie with Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Uma Thurman and Oprah Winfrey. He played the character "Rip Smashenburn" in the UPN animated series "Game Over," the voice of "Brock Samson" in the animated adult series "The Venture Brothers," and the voice of "Mr. Barkin" on the Disney Channel's "Disney's Kim Possible." He plays the character of Ian, "the ultimate alpha-male," in the Sony animated film Open Season opposite Ashton Kutcher and Martin Lawrence. Playing in both regular theaters and Imax 3-D, it was a box office smash on its opening week as #1 and held top spots following its debut. Warburton's voice can also be heard alongside that of Sarah Michelle Geller, Sigourney Weaver, George Carlin, Andy Dick, and Freddie Prinze Jr. in the animated feature film Happily N'ever After, from the producers of Shrek, where he plays the voice of "Prince Humperdink." As the voice of the "Savior of the Universe" in Disney's animated Saturday morning TV series "Buzz Lightyear," Warburton's voice graced the big screen in the Disney animated film The Emperor's New Groove, Kronks New Groove and "The Emperor's New School." Warburton started his television career appearing regularly on the CBS sitcom "Dave's World," with Harry Anderson and Mesach Taylor and originally guest-starred on "Seinfeld" as the painted-faced New Jersey Devils' fan and Jerry's mechanic, only to become one of the show's funniest fixtures. He also did commercial spots for American Express (as the voice of "Superman" alongside Seinfeld), Cadillac, and M&Ms. Warburton starred in The Woman Chaser, which received critical acclaim at the prestigious New York Film Festival and The Sundance Film Festival, as well as opposite Sam Neill in The Dish, an Australian production about the first man on the moon. Barry Sonnenfeld directed Warburton in the Columbia Tri Star half-hour comedy "The Tick," which continues to have a huge cult following since its release on DVD. The show gained its popularity with audiences due to its relaxed, adult-friendly comedy. "The Tick", in addition to the DVD, has released action figures, t-shirts, and Quaker Oat Life cereal boxes with "The Tick" character adorning the cover. He also paired up with Tim Allen in Sonnenfeld's feature films Big Trouble and Joe Somebody, and also appeared in Scream 3 and Men in Black 2. A native Californian, Patrick grew up in Huntington Beach and resides in Ventura County with his wife Cathy and four children Talon, Alexandra (Lexie), Shane, and Gabriel. When talking about his children, Patrick's face lights up as he describes them as the ultimate joy and love of his life. With what little spare time he has, Patrick gets in a game of golf or tennis, does activities with his children, and spends time in his cabin on the Rogue River in Oregon with his family. Warburton also hosts the annual charity golf tournament The Warburton a Celebrity Tournament to benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital each year in Palm Springs, CA.

Ryan Reid as Shamo: Ryan Reid is known for Quantum Leap (1989), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and As the World Turns (1956).

Rich Whiteside as Doc: Rich Whiteside is known for Gunmetal Group, Breeding and L.A. Undercover (2019).

Rodney Kageyama as Choo Choo: Rodney Kageyama was born on November 1, 1941 in San Mateo, California, USA. He was an actor and art director, known for Pretty Woman (1990), Quantum Leap (1989) and The Next Karate Kid (1994). He was married to Ken White. He died on December 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Christopher Kirby as Herbert “Magic” Williams (Mirror image): Christopher Kirby is known for Iron Sky (2012), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Daybreakers (2009). Moved to Australia in 1999/2000 to further pursue acting and has lived and worked there ever since. Christopher Kirby is the only original cast member who returned for Season 3 of "The Saddle Club". His original co-stars from "The Saddle Club" did not return for Season 3 because most of them were too old for the show while others had moved on to other projects.

Christopher Kirby Interview: Our very own Hayden McQueenie sat down with Chris "Magic" Kirby in his home to talk about The Leap Home Part II, Quantum Leap and his career including The Matrix Films, Daybreakers, and the time travel masterpiece Predestination. With an introduction with the enigmatic Matt Dale.

Chi Muoi Lo as Vin: Chi Muoi Lo is Vietnamese / Chinese. Born in Phan Rang, Vietnam. A classically trained, and veteran actor. Chi purchases a 3. million dollar home in Sherman Oaks California. At the age of 10, Chi discovered his love for acting. By the ninth grade, Chi knew that acting was in his blood, and he entered the High School for the Creative and Performing Arts as a drama major. At Temple University, he was a theater major but grew restless after one year and decided to accept a full scholarship from San Francisco's esteemed American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.). It was unprecedented for an eighteen-year-old to be accepted to the Master's program there. By the age of 20, Chi had studied with 64 acting teachers. Chi Muoi Lo is the owner of the production company and the CEO of the talent management company Allen Edelman Management. Chi's debut as an actor-writer-director with the feature film Catfish In Black Bean Sauce was met with great success and made Variety's "Top 50 of 2001 Limited-Release Winner At The Box Office." His next project is a television series called Life in Threes, inspired by a true story, written to span 7 seasons with 13 episodes each season. He has also written a half-hour comedy TV pilot, Catfish In Black Bean Sauce inspired by the feature film of the same name. As an actor, Chi had great success right out of the gate after he landed in Los Angeles. Chi left his mark with his outstanding performance by starring in the critically acclaimed and highly rated Vanishing Son mini-series and starred in MOW Faith of My Father. Chi has also appeared as Guest Lead on numerous shows such as on Nip Tuck, The Player, CSI, NYPD Blue, and many others. His film credits include The Relic, Indecent Proposal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and more. One of the great things he learned from his parents was to invest all his earnings so he never had to worry about money. He believes money is a person and it should work for him. He's investments have gotten him tens of millions. While Catfish In Black Bean Sauce was a career achievement, Chi realized that he may have jumped into directing too soon, as it caused him to neglect his acting career. To get things back on track, he was determined to accomplish two things: purchase Allen Edelman Management and create a non-profit acting group that gave him a place to seriously work on his craft. With his purchase of Allen Edelman Management, as a manager, he nurtured the careers of countless clients over the years. Through this nurturing, he has participated in well over three thousand phone calls- listening to actors die-brief him on their auditions, pitching, dealing with talent agents and casting agents, and negotiating series deals and film deals with studios' Business Affairs representatives. To achieve his second goal, Chi soon became the founder of the acting group entitled Actor's Consortium, a private, not-for-profit, professional, ethnically diverse actors group. It was created in July of 2002 to provide its members with a productive and nurturing environment to polish their craft and sharpen their skills. Chi served as Artistic Director from July 2002 to May 2005. Chi remained an active member until 2019. Chi taught a master class in acting, once a week, from 2004-to 2006. Later, Chi created a 14-week workshop entitled Audition & Camera Acting Master Class where he taught a limited number of actors a set of skills and techniques he developed over his own acting career. This 14-week workshop was first held once in 2007 and once in 2012. One final workshop session initially planned for the summer of 2019, has developed into a seven-episode streaming educational video project called Mastering The Business of Acting. Chi has always felt, it is simply unacceptable for actors to spend thousands of dollars on training and still not know anything about the acting business. With all the knowledge he gained as an actor, writer, director, and manager, something "clicked." The need to get this "knowledge" on tape to share with others was too overwhelming to ignore. Mastering The Business of Acting has compiled in its seven episodes, thirteen hours of invaluable industry information rarely discussed so candidly. Mastering The Business of Acting is in many ways a lasting legacy he is able to share with generations of actors to come. Most industry professionals have one perspective to draw from. However, his eclectic mix of professional achievements allowed Chi to see situations from not just one, but multiple angles. This in turn gave him a unique insight and understanding of the industry that few others could match.

The camera click when Maggie takes the photo of the photo (later revealed to be Al) doesn't match the position Al faces as he is being brought through the jungle.

Why is Sam wearing blue jeans in the jungle when the rest of the platoon is wearing camoflage?

Crew shirts made specifically for this episode:

You know she's got the biggest, roundest...
Camera lens in Vietnam, I know.
Oh yeah, that... the lens too.
-- Al and Sam, "The Leap Home, Part 2 - Vietnam"

Thanks to you, little brother.
-- Tom Beckett, "The Leap Home, Part 2 - Vietnam"

Where do I bunk?
My place?
-- Maggie Dawson and Al, "The Leap Home, Part 2 - Vietnam"

Magic's got a sixth sense.
Yeah, you could call me that.
-- Tom and Al, "The Leap Home, Part 2 - Vietnam"

Ah, woman, you're picking the wrong man.
-- Al to Maggie Dawson, "The Leap Home, Part 2 - Vietnam"

Script:

AWARDS:

Co-Executive Producer, Michael Zinberg won the Director's Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series for this episode.

Michael Watkins won a 1991 Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a
Series.

Dean Stockwell received a 1991 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Production Credits:

Theme by: Mike Post
Music by: Velton Ray Bunch
Co-Executive Producer: Deborah Pratt
Co-Executive Producer: Michael Zinberg
Supervising Producers: Harker Wade, Robert Wolterstorff
Co-producers: Paul Brown, Jeff Gourson
Produced by: Chris Ruppenthal
Created by: Donald P. Bellisario
Written by: Donald P. Bellisario
Directed by: Michael Zinberg

Executive Producer: Donald P. Bellisario
Associate Producer: James S. Giritlian
Executive Story Editor: Tommy Thompson
Director of Photography: Michael Watkins
Production Designer: Cameron Birnie
Edited by: Robert E. Pew
Unit Production Manager: Ron Grow
First Assistant Director: Ryan Gordon
Second Assistant Director: Rob Mendel
Casting by: Ellen Lubin Sanitsky
Set Director: Robert L. Zilliox
Costume Designer: Jean-Pierre Dorleac
Costume Supervisors: David Rawley & Donna Roberts-Orme
Technical Advisors: Chuck de Caro, Rich Whiteside
Sound Mixer: Mark Hopkins McNabb
Stunt Coordinator: Diamond Farnsworth
Sound Editor: Paul Clay
Music Editor: Donald Woods

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