Quantum Leap
The Americanization of Machiko - August 4, 1953
TV Flash files “The Americanization of Machiko - August 4, 1953” as hour 11 of 95 in the TV Flash guide — Quantum Leap (1989–1993) on NBC, season 2, episode 3, aired 1989-10-11, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E03: listed hour 11 of 95 in the Quantum Leap guide, hour 3 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1989-10-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Disco Inferno - April 1, 1976” (S02E02). Next is “What Price Gloria? - October 16, 1961” (S02E04).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
As a sailor returning from Japan, Sam brings home a Japanese wife and must battle the prejudice of his hometown and his own mother. Leap Details: Charles Lee MacKenzie, August 4, 1953, Oak Creek, Ohio
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Americanization of Machiko - August 4, 1953 sit in the Quantum Leap guide?
S02E03 is listed hour 11 of 95 — hour 3 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 3.
When did Quantum Leap S02E03 air?
The Americanization of Machiko - August 4, 1953 aired 1989-10-11 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I have to watch in order?
Leaps are largely anthology, so you can sample, but Sam and Al's project is the serial heart. The finale's bittersweet math lands harder if you have ridden with them.
In the series
Why this series still plays
High-concept anthology-with-heart — Bakula and Stockwell are a perfect odd couple across time. Sam leaps into other lives to put right what once went wrong; Al's hologram smokes the map. 1980s/90s sci-fi optimism with a lump in its throat. The finale's bittersweet math still hurts. Oh, boy.
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