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Season 3 - Episode Guide

Episodes

The Leap Home Part I - November 25, 1969

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1990

The Leap Home Part I - November 25, 1969

As himself at the age of 16, Sam has the opportunity to both win the high school basketball championship and save his family from their sad fates.

The Leap Home Part II (Vietnam) - April 7, 1970

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1990

The Leap Home Part II (Vietnam) - April 7, 1970

As a Navy SEAL in his own brother's squad, Sam must determine whether he is there to save Tom's life or ensure the success of the mission on which his brother was killed. Also Al from 1970 was a P.O.W.

Leap of Faith - August 19, 1963

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 12, 1990

Leap of Faith - August 19, 1963

Sam finds himself in one holy mess as a priest in Philadelphia, trying to help an alcoholic priest deal with a killer and the death of a young parishioner.

One Strobe Over the Line - June 15, 1965

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1990

One Strobe Over the Line - June 15, 1965

Sam is a photographer who must protect a fashion model from a growing dependency on amphetamines and a predatory manager's ambitions.

The Boogieman - October 31, 1964

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1990

The Boogieman - October 31, 1964

Things do more than go bump in the night when Sam leaps into Joshua Raye, a horror novelist on Halloween. Although Ziggy claims he's there to prevent the death of a church deacon, things get even stranger when two more people die without warning.

Miss Deep South - June 7, 1958

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1990

Miss Deep South - June 7, 1958

As Darlene Monte, a contestant in the "Miss Deep South" beauty pageant, Sam must come to the aid of an innocent contender who faces disgrace when she poses for naughty pictures taken by a sleazy pageant photographer. As if things weren't bad enough, Sam must ensure that Darlene finishes third, so that she'll go on to become a doctor.

Black on White on Fire - August 11, 1965

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1990

Black on White on Fire - August 11, 1965

Sam leaps into a black med. student engaged to a white woman in order to ensure that he and his fiancée survive the Watts Riot together.

The Great Spontini - May 9, 1974

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1990

The Great Spontini - May 9, 1974

Leaping into magician Harry Spontini, Sam has to prevent his estranged wife from taking their daughter away from him as she files for divorce, so she can marry her sleazy divorce attorney.

Rebel Without a Clue - September 1, 1958

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1990

Rebel Without a Clue - September 1, 1958

As "Bones," a member of a motorcycle gang, Sam is an uneasy rider who has to prevent a Jack Kerouac-inspired young woman from meeting her death on the road.

A Little Miracle - December 24, 1962

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Dec 21, 1990

A Little Miracle - December 24, 1962

On Christmas Eve, Sam leap into Reginald Pierson, valet to a wealthy contractor, who is in danger of losing his soul in an attempt to demolish a Salvation Army mission, so he can build his "Blake's Plaza." Seeing a similarity to the Dickens's character, Sam and Al decide to "Scrooge" the greed out of the man.

Runaway - July 4, 1964

Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Jan 4, 1991

Runaway - July 4, 1964

On a cross-country car trip, Sam, as 13-year-old Butchie, must contend with a sadistic older sister and a mother on the verge of running away from an unfulfilling marriage, in search of the feminine mystique.

8 1/2 Months - November 15, 1955

Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Mar 6, 1991

8 1/2 Months - November 15, 1955

Billie Jean Crockett is a pregnant teenager who will make the second biggest mistake of her life - giving her baby up for adoption - unless Sam, as Billie Jean, can convince someone to help her raise her child... before he goes into labor himself.

Future Boy - October 6, 1957

Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1991

Future Boy - October 6, 1957

Sam leaps Kenny Sharp, better known as "Future Boy," sidekick to Moe Stein, host of the kid's show, "Time Patrol," who also happens to be building a time machine in his basement. Unless Sam can prevent Moe's daughter from attempting to have her father committed, Moe is destined to be killed as he tries to hop a freight train.

Private Dancer - October 6, 1979

Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1991

Private Dancer - October 6, 1979

An aspiring dancer working as a waitress in a strip club is in danger of being led into a life of prostitution unless Sam, as "Rod the Bod," can convince her to audition for a spot in a professional dance group. But, since she's deaf, the choreographer doesn't believe she has the time to give the young lady the attention she'll need.

Piano Man - November 10, 1985

Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Mar 27, 1991

Piano Man - November 10, 1985

Joey Dinardo is a lounge lizard on the run from mob hitmen. When Sam leaps in, his ex-girlfriend, and former musical partner have found him, and now both are on a run for their lives from a killer who seems to know their every move.

Southern Comforts - August 4, 1961

Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Apr 3, 1991

Southern Comforts - August 4, 1961

It's the best little cathouse in New Orleans. No, it's the Gilbert Labonte Sewin' & Quiltin' Academy. As the proprietor of this worthy establishment, Sam must prevent the mysterious death of a resident who doesn't belong there.

Glitter Rock - April 12, 1974

Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Apr 10, 1991

Glitter Rock - April 12, 1974

Sam is a glitter rock star in danger of being stabbed to death after a performance, unless Sam can determine who, from a growing list of people, the real killer is.

A Hunting Will We Go - June 18, 1976

Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Apr 18, 1991

A Hunting Will We Go - June 18, 1976

It's the leap from hell as Sam, a bounty hunter handcuffed to a wily embezzler who will stop at nothing to get away from him, has to deal with his captive, as well as his attraction towards her, despite her countless attacks on him.

Last Dance Before an Execution - May 12, 1971

Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: May 1, 1991

Last Dance Before an Execution - May 12, 1971

Just think of someplace far away" is the advice Sam hears as he leaps into Jesus Ortega, a Cuban-American being strapped into an electric chair. A last second stay of execution gives Sam just forty-eight hours to either prove himself innocent or fulfill his mission so that he can leap before the Big Switch is pulled.

Heart of a Champion - July 23, 1955

Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: May 8, 1991

Heart of a Champion - July 23, 1955

The heart of a champion belongs to Ronnie, a professional wrestler, who will die if he competes in the title match. Sam, as his brother and new partner Terry, must convince him of his hidden health problem, while avoiding his own health problem - the jealous wrestler-husband of a woman who has taken an amorous interest in Sam.

Nuclear Family - October 26, 1962

Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: May 15, 1991

Nuclear Family - October 26, 1962

Sam finds himself the brother of a fallout shelter salesman during the Cuban Missile Crisis, where he must defuse a potentially explosive situation as panic sets in on the night of John F. Kennedy's speech to the nation.

Shock Theater - October 3, 1954

Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: May 22, 1991

Shock Theater - October 3, 1954

Leaping into Sam Bederman, a mental patient who is suffering from acute depression, Sam receives an overloaded electroshock treatment, which causes his Swiss-cheesed memory to be replaced by personas from previous leaps. Al, finding himself visible to the mentally absent, must try to complete Sam's mission, and convince him to take another shock treatment, in order to leap Sam out before contact is lost forever.

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