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Trivia: Subtle detail, the cans of soda at TVA always have the label facing the camera. What are they? Josta, an energy drink that actually existed in the 90s but is now defunct. It was made by Pepsi. Why is it in the show? Showrunner Michael Waldron says Mobius has it because he "can go anywhere," and likely ran into a timeline where it existed. Waldron, however didn't say for sure there was a foolproof reason Mobius drinks it, but he's pleased fans noticed it.

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Trivia: The Tappet Brothers, Ray and Thomas Magliozzi, famous for their NPR show "Car Talk", provided their voices for the film. They reprised their roles as the owners of Rust-eze. Thomas passed away in 2014. His lines were pieced together from the first film. Ray came out of retirement to voice the role. They even use their signature line from the show "don't drive like my brother."

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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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Trivia: Welles worked 16 to 18 hour days on the film, as it took nearly four hours to apply his makeup to make him look older. Welles also shot the film quickly, with very few takes as he wanted to be like John Ford. Some of the film's more significant scenes were shot before production actually began as Welles had claimed he was doing "camera tests" and RKO believed him.

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Trivia: Welles learned how to make films by watching what other directors were doing at the time, especially John Ford. In particular, he would watch Ford's "Stagecoach" nightly and ask his cinematographer how certain shots were done. Welles makes a nod to Ford by using a couple of Ford's most infamous shots. This includes a moving camera going through an opening door as the character walks through.

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Trivia: The twins at the science lab who show Gizmo to Christopher Lee were also in Terminator 2. Don and Dan Stanton.

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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

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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Trivia: For the theatrical release, Disney cut one of the songs sung by Scrooge's girlfriend Belle. It was known as "When Love is Gone". The reasoning was that Disney felt the song was too emotionally sophisticated, and younger viewers wouldn't understand it. It was included in the VHS release and as an extra on the DVD, however the studio lost the negative and video master. When it came time to remaster the film into 4k, the footage was located. Brian Henson, the film's director, said the song will be reintroduced into the remaster. The song was not included in the Disney+ release of the film.

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Trivia: The film was produced by Joel Silver, who was the producer of Die Hard. One common cast member between the two films is Mary Ellen Trainor. In both Die Hard and this film, she plays the same character, television reporter Gail Wallens. This indicates this film takes place in the same universe as Die Hard. The man who is interviewed about the hostages in Die Hard is also in this film, and has his own TV show.

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Trivia: The film makes several references to E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982). Chucky has a glowing finger. Chucky runs through the corn like E.T. does. Chucky also learns from the TV, as does E.T.

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Trivia: The woman who shouts "hey look out" as Frank's car comes barrelling out of control toward him, is also in the second and third films. In the second film, she is a guest at the party. In the third film, she is at the beginning with a baby on the steps. Why is she in all three films? Probably because she's Naked Gun creator David Zucker's sister Susan Breslau.

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Trivia: Some of the words Sheen uses when speaking to the old Native American man are Minnesota town names and places. Pat Proft, who produced this film, is from Minnesota.

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Trivia: When the bad guys are chasing the bus and people are screaming, you can hear a Wilhelm scream during the scene. It happens around the time the tires are shot out.

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Trivia: Dustin Hoffman is a notorious method actor. According to Meryl Streep, in one scene, Hoffman threw a wine glass at a wall near her. The glass shattered and got into her hair. Hoffman told the cameraman what would happen but not Streep. She told Hoffman to tell her next time before he did anything similar. Hoffman also frequently insulted Streep to get a better performance out of her.

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Trivia: Mr. Duncan is played by Eddie Bracken, who played Roy Walley in National Lampoon's Vacation. Both films were written by John Hughes.

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