Quantum Leap

Kermit on Pat Sajak, joke spoofs

Quantum Leap is a science fiction television series that aired from 1989 to 1993. The story follows Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, a scientist who has invented a machine that allows someone to travel back in time throughout their own lifetime, briefly inhabiting the body of another individual.

References

• During an appearance on The Pat Sajak Show in 1989, Sajak commends his guest Kermit the Frog on hosting a prime-time TV series. Kermit says it's just the beginning, and cites a few shows coming up with frogs in the works:

Kermit: [We've got]... Quantum Leap-frog.

Sajak: I'd watch that!

Kermit: Yeah, that's a good one.

• A commercial in the 1991 Dinosaurs episode "Charlene's Tale" advertises a show comprising elements of various TV shows, including a character who "leaps through time".

Connections

• Debbie Allen played Joanna Chapman in "Private Dancer" (1991)
• Michael Carter played P.J. DeCaro in "Dreams" (1991)
• Marietta DePrima played Lorraine in "Piano Man" (1991)
• Neil Patrick Harris played Mike Hammond in "Return of the Evil Leaper" (1993)
• Teri Hatcher played Donna Eleese in "Star-Crossed" (1989)
• Chaim Jeraffi played Ali in "The Curse of Ptah-Hotep" (1992)
• Bob Saget played Mack MacKay in "Stand Up" (1992)
• Reni Santoni played Sgt. Lopez in "Lee Harvey Oswald" (1992)
• Brooke Shields played Vanessa Foster in "Leaping of the Shrew" (1992)
• Patrick Warburton played Blaster in "The Leap Home: Part 2" (1990)