Quantum Leap
A Hunting We Will Go - June 18, 1976
TV Flash files “A Hunting We Will Go - June 18, 1976” as hour 48 of 95 in the TV Flash guide — Quantum Leap (1989–1993) on NBC, season 3, episode 18, aired 1991-04-17, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E18: listed hour 48 of 95 in the Quantum Leap guide, hour 18 of 22 in season 3. It aired 1991-04-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Glitter Rock - April 12, 1974” (S03E17). Next is “Last Dance Before an Execution - May 12, 1971” (S03E19).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Sam assumes the existence of a bounty hunter who falls for the pretty fugitive handcuffed to him. Leap Details: Gordon O'Reilly, June 18, 1976, Arkansas
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Hunting We Will Go - June 18, 1976 sit in the Quantum Leap guide?
S03E18 is listed hour 48 of 95 — hour 18 of 22 in season 3, season 3 episode 18.
When did Quantum Leap S03E18 air?
A Hunting We Will Go - June 18, 1976 aired 1991-04-17 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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