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A Hunting Will We Go - June 18, 1976 - S3-E18

Other mistake: The episode takes place in Arkansas, but at one point Sam is in a telephone booth and very tall mountains are behind him. Arkansas doesn't have snow-capped peaks.

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Glitter Rock - April 12, 1974 - S3-E17

Other mistake: During the album signing at the mall, a woman exposes her breasts to Sam. We see her from the front with Sam's hat covering her breasts. His hat moves just enough that you can tell she is wearing something covering her breasts.

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Piano Man - November 10, 1985 - S3-E15

Continuity mistake: Sam is driving a beat up truck along a road and talking to Al about where Lorraine is. During this sequence it's foggy/smoky in almost all angles, except the view behind their vehicle. It's a shot of a sunny road. Where is the fog behind them?

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Piano Man - November 10, 1985 - S3-E15

Revealing mistake: When Sam is driving the truck through the fog/smoke, Al tells Gooshie to center him on Lorraine but Al doesn't jump out. The shot cuts to a front view of the fog. The road noticeably jumps forward because there is a dissolve transition in this shot, even thought its the same angle. It's likely it was done to lengthen the shot.

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8 1/2 Months - November 15, 1955 - S3-E12

Audio problem: Sam and Al are walking along the road when they come across the father of the baby. Sam tells Al that he's just a boy. Al replies that Sam is just a girl. Al's mouth appears to be saying "guy" or something else and the line is dubbed.

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8 1/2 Months - November 15, 1955 - S3-E12

Continuity mistake: When Al is talking to Sam in the beginning about having to deliver the baby before he leaps, Sam gives Al a funny look. The scene cuts and instantly Al has a cigar in his mouth. We never see him put it in his mouth.

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Runaway - July 4, 1964 - S3-E11

Revealing mistake: The family crosses into Colorado from Wyoming and calls out the state names. Wyoming doesn't have Joshua trees, nor anything close to the desert we see. This episode was filmed in Southern California.

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A Little Miracle - December 24, 1962 - S3-E10

Revealing mistake: The fractal of the star stops at a point just below the top of the frame, when in reality it should keep going. This gives away that the star is superimposed over the shot. Oddly enough, when it starts snowing, the effect looks normal.

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A Little Miracle - December 24, 1962 - S3-E10

Revealing mistake: The video image over the building that Al shows Michael Blake is placed incorrectly. The edge of the effect is blatantly visible. This effect is corrected later when Blake asks to see the plaza again and the name is changed.

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The Leap Home (1) - November 25, 1969 - S3-E1

Trivia: Sam's childhood home is Ray and Annie's farmhouse from the movie Field of Dreams, complete with the front porch swing. In another shot showing morning on the farm, the baseball field from the film is visible. Both the television show and film were distributed by Universal Pictures, so it's likely the show had access to unused footage from the film.

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The Leap Home (2) - April 7, 1970 - S3-E2

Trivia: Patrick Warburton's first major role and his second acting credit. Warburton plays "Blaster."

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M.I.A. - April 1, 1969 - S2-E22

Trivia: According to the script, Beth really does feel Al dance with her briefly before he leaps, even though he is a hologram. She says his name after he leaps out as an acknowledgement that she knew he was there. This is one of the few episodes we see Al leap instead of Sam.

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Animal Frat - October 19, 1967 - S2-E12

Audio problem: A dog runs by Sam chasing one of the frat pledges. It's barking according to the audio, however the dog does not bark.

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Maybe Baby - March 11, 1963 - S2-E20

Factual error: "Dancing in the Streets" by Martha and the Vandellas plays while the characters are driving. The problem is, the episode is set in 1963. That song was released in 1965.

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Maybe Baby - March 11, 1963 - S2-E20

Factual error: Across the street from the general store where Sam and Bunny escape is an AllState Insurance office. The logo for the store is the more modern 1990s logo. The 1960s AllState logo had a different appearance.

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Another Mother - September 30, 1981 - S2-E13

Trivia: One of the girls mentions wanting to watch "Magnum", as in Magnum P.I. which she ends up doing. Sam replies that the show will be on for 8 more seasons. The episode takes place in 1981, and Magnum P.I. would end its run in 1988. Quantum Leap and Magnum P.I. share a creator, Donald Bellisario.

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A Portrait for Troian - February 7, 1971 - S2-E11

Trivia: Show producer Deborah Pratt guest stars in this episode as the title female character. Pratt also voiced "Ziggy" throughout the show's run.

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A Portrait for Troian - February 7, 1971 - S2-E11

Factual error: When the second earthquake happens, certainly we would see evidence of the water shaking but the water is calm. In a real earthquake, the water would be sloshing around.

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A Portrait for Troian - February 7, 1971 - S2-E11

Trivia: "Troian" is the name of series creator Donald P. Bellisario and show producer Deborah Pratt's first daughter.

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Catch A Falling Star - May 21, 1979 - S2-E10

Trivia: Unlike other episodes which end with a recap, this episode ends with the entire cast and production crew coming on stage and bowing before the audience.

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