Quantum Leap
Promised Land - December 22, 1971
TV Flash files “Promised Land - December 22, 1971” as hour 84 of 95 in the TV Flash guide — Quantum Leap (1989–1993) on NBC, season 5, episode 10, aired 1992-12-15, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E10: listed hour 84 of 95 in the Quantum Leap guide, hour 10 of 21 in season 5. It aired 1992-12-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Trilogy Part III (The Last Door) - July 28, 1978” (S05E09). Next is “A Tale of Two Sweeties - February 25, 1958” (S05E11).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Sam leaps back to Elk Ridge, Indiana to help save the lives of the Walters boys as they try to save their farm from a banker with designs on getting rich from foreclosure. Leap Details: Willie Walters, December 22, 1971, Elk Ridge, Indiana
Viewer FAQ
Where does Promised Land - December 22, 1971 sit in the Quantum Leap guide?
S05E10 is listed hour 84 of 95 — hour 10 of 21 in season 5, season 5 episode 10.
When did Quantum Leap S05E10 air?
Promised Land - December 22, 1971 aired 1992-12-15 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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