Quantum Leap
The Beast Within - November 6, 1972
TV Flash files “The Beast Within - November 6, 1972” as hour 92 of 95 in the TV Flash guide — Quantum Leap (1989–1993) on NBC, season 5, episode 18, aired 1993-03-16, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E18: listed hour 92 of 95 in the Quantum Leap guide, hour 18 of 21 in season 5. It aired 1993-03-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Goodbye Norma Jean - April 4, 1960” (S05E17). Next is “The Leap Between the States - September 20, 1862” (S05E19).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Sam leaps into one of a trio of friends who fought in Vietnam and came home with their own personal scars and the memory of a lost buddy. He has to save the life of a friend as well as of a young boy who ventures into the woods of Washington looking for proof of Bigfoot. Leap Details: Henry Adams, November 6, 1972, Washington state
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Beast Within - November 6, 1972 sit in the Quantum Leap guide?
S05E18 is listed hour 92 of 95 — hour 18 of 21 in season 5, season 5 episode 18.
When did Quantum Leap S05E18 air?
The Beast Within - November 6, 1972 aired 1993-03-16 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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- Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett
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- Dean Stockwell as Admiral Al Calavicci
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