Quantum Leap
Unchained - November 2, 1956
TV Flash files “Unchained - November 2, 1956” as hour 62 of 95 in the TV Flash guide — Quantum Leap (1989–1993) on NBC, season 4, episode 10, aired 1991-11-27, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E10: listed hour 62 of 95 in the Quantum Leap guide, hour 10 of 22 in season 4. It aired 1991-11-27 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “A Single Drop of Rain - September 7, 1953” (S04E09). Next is “The Play's the Thing - September 9, 1969” (S04E11).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Sam and a fellow convict named Boone are the defiant ones when Sam has to rescue his companion from a fifteen year sentence on a chain gang. Leap Details: Chance Cole, November 2, 1956, Talawaga County, Mississippi
Viewer FAQ
Where does Unchained - November 2, 1956 sit in the Quantum Leap guide?
S04E10 is listed hour 62 of 95 — hour 10 of 22 in season 4, season 4 episode 10.
When did Quantum Leap S04E10 air?
Unchained - November 2, 1956 aired 1991-11-27 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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