As of July 2026, Quantum Leap Season 3 aired in 1990 with 22 episodes — streaming now on Philo. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Quantum Leap Season 3

1990 22 Episodes Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure ⭐ 8/10

Right now you can watch Quantum Leap Season 3 on — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. 774 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Scott Bakula sets the tone, and the world-building does the rest. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Quantum Leap Season 3 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry Quantum Leap Season 3 through its more ambitious moments. Season 3 of Quantum Leap includes 22 episodes. It aired from September 1990 to May 1991. This season stars Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1990. Quantum Leap Season 3 resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For late-night viewing or a proper weekend binge, Quantum Leap Season 3 fits the bill. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Scott Bakula grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

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🎬 Quantum Leap Season 3 — Episode Guide

E1
The Leap Home (1)
1990-09-28
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.
E2
The Leap Home (2): Vietnam
1990-10-05
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.
E3
Leap of Faith
1990-10-12
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.
E4
One Strobe Over the Line
1990-10-19
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.
E5
The Boogieman
1990-10-26
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.
E6
Miss Deep South
1990-11-02
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 finishe...
E7
Black on White on Fire
1990-11-09
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.
E8
The Great Spontini
1990-11-16
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.
E9
Rebel without a Clue
1990-11-30
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.
E10
A Little Miracle
1990-12-21
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 "Scroo...
E11
Runaway
1991-01-04
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.
E12
8½ Months
1991-03-06
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
E13
Future Boy
1991-03-13
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 b...
E14
Private Dancer
1991-03-20
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 ti...
E15
Piano Man
1991-03-27
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.
E16
Southern Comforts
1991-04-03
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.
E17
Glitter Rock
1991-04-10
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.
E18
A Hunting We Will Go
1991-04-17
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.
E19
Last Dance Before an Execution
1991-05-01
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...
E20
Heart of a Champion
1991-05-08
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 woma...

🎭 Cast of Quantum Leap Season 3

Scott Bakula
Scott Bakula
Sam Beckett
 Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
Al Calavicci

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