Quantum Leap
Good Morning, Peoria - September 9, 1959
TV Flash files “Good Morning, Peoria - September 9, 1959” as hour 14 of 95 in the TV Flash guide — Quantum Leap (1989–1993) on NBC, season 2, episode 6, aired 1989-11-08, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E06: listed hour 14 of 95 in the Quantum Leap guide, hour 6 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1989-11-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Blind Faith - February 6, 1964” (S02E05). Next is “Thou Shalt Not... - February 2, 1974” (S02E07).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Rock 'n' roll is about to become big, but not in Peoria. That is, unless Sam, as DJ Howlin' Chick Howell, can manage to keep the radio station where he's employed from being shut down by overly conservative town elders. Leap Details: Howlin' Chick Howell, September 9, 1959, Peoria, Illinois
Viewer FAQ
Where does Good Morning, Peoria - September 9, 1959 sit in the Quantum Leap guide?
S02E06 is listed hour 14 of 95 — hour 6 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 6.
When did Quantum Leap S02E06 air?
Good Morning, Peoria - September 9, 1959 aired 1989-11-08 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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