[s3e13] Future Boy - October 6, 1957 Link

This guide covers the episode (Season 3, Episode 13) of the science fiction series Quantum Leap , which originally aired on March 13, 1991. Episode Overview

Sam trips and sprains his ankle while exiting the "Time Patrol" prop. This was written into the script to accommodate a real-life foot injury Scott Bakula sustained while filming a previous episode, "Runaway". [S3E13] Future Boy - October 6, 1957

Sam must prevent the death of Moe Stein and stop him from being committed to a mental institution by his daughter. Key Cast & Characters Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett / Kenny Sharp. Dean Stockwell as Admiral Al Calavicci. Richard Herd as Moe Stein (Captain Galaxy). Debra Stricklin as Irene Kiner (Moeâ€™s daughter). George Wyner as Ben Harris. Plot Highlights This guide covers the episode (Season 3, Episode

Moe explains his theory of time travel using a piece of string . He posits that our lifetimes are like a string; if you roll it into a ball, "all the days of your life" touch each other, allowing for travel between points. Sam must prevent the death of Moe Stein

A joke in the episode about the show's time slot moving from Wednesday at 10 PM to Friday at 8 PM was a direct reference to NBC's real-life scheduling changes for Quantum Leap .

The calculating device Captain Galaxy uses on his show is designed to look strikingly similar to the Handlink Al uses throughout the series, further hinting at Moe's influence on Sam's future work. Watching the Episode

Dr. Sam Beckett leaps into , the sidekick to "Captain Galaxy" (Moe Stein) on a 1950s children's sci-fi show called Time Patrol . Leap Date: October 6, 1957. Location: Los Angeles, California.