- Dates: March 26, 1989 - May 5, 1993
- Type: Television Series
This Television Series is referred to by The Walk for the Runs part of Raising Hope Season 3
In a flashback, Burt and Virginia are watching the L.A. Riots on TV. Virginia tells Burt that the riots aren't real, but a TV show. She reminds Burt of the time she changed the drapes and he thought they "Quantum Leaped".
The plot involves quantum physicist Sam Beckett leaping into a variety of different people in various points in history within the time span of his own lifetime. His only link with his own time is the cigar smoking, womanizing Al, who appears to Sam as a hologram that most people other than Sam cannot see or hear. The show overlaps a number of genres, including science fiction, family drama, comedy, social commentary and nostalgia, thereby acquiring a broad range of fans. At the end of each episode, Sam leaps into another person, giving viewers a teaser of the following episode's leap. As part of a running gag, after Sam's leap, in awe or dismay about his new situation, he often utters the catch phrase "Oh boy!".