Quantum Leap
Pool Hall Blues - September 4, 1954
TV Flash files “Pool Hall Blues - September 4, 1954” as hour 26 of 95 in the TV Flash guide — Quantum Leap (1989–1993) on NBC, season 2, episode 18, aired 1990-03-14, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E18: listed hour 26 of 95 in the Quantum Leap guide, hour 18 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1990-03-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Good Night, Dear Heart - November 9, 1957” (S02E17). Next is “Leaping in Without a Net - November 18, 1958” (S02E19).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Sam leaps into an old pool playing acquaintance of Al's and must win a pool game so that his granddaughter doesn't lose her bar. Leap Details: Charlie "Black Magic" Walters, September 4, 1954, Chicago, Illinois
Viewer FAQ
Where does Pool Hall Blues - September 4, 1954 sit in the Quantum Leap guide?
S02E18 is listed hour 26 of 95 — hour 18 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 18.
When did Quantum Leap S02E18 air?
Pool Hall Blues - September 4, 1954 aired 1990-03-14 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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