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Quantum Leap :: A Little Miracle - December 24, 1962 (03x10)

Episode Information

Title:

A Little Miracle - December 24, 1962

Episode #:

03x10

Production Number:

66414

Original Airdate:

Friday December 21st, 1990

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Episode Crew
Director:	Michael W. Watkins
Writer:	Robert Wolterstoff Sandy Fries (1)

Episode Summary

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December 24, 1962: As a personal valet to a rich uptown millionaire, Sam must convince the bitter man not to tear down the building where a Salvation Army mission is located in order to build a large plaza bearing his name. So, on Christmas Eve, Sam and Al try to "Scrooge" him, showing the past, present...and the future in an attempt to change his mind.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Charles Rocket	played	Michael G. Blake	Recurring (first appearance)
•Melinda McGraw	played	Captain Laura Downie
•Michael Dan Wagner	played	Lt. Porterman
•Robert Lesser	played	Calloway
•Tom McTigue	played	Max Wushinski
Co-Guest Stars
•Christopher Fleming (3)	played	Mickey
•Dale Harimoto	played	Newscaster
•Duane Whitaker	played	Maintenance Man
•Dylan Brown	played	Charlie
•Jarrett Lennon	played	Tiny Boy
•Milan Nicksic	played	Reginald Pearson / Mirror

Main Cast

•Scott Bakula	played	Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
•Dean Stockwell	played	Rear Admiral Albert "Al" Calavicci

Episode Notes

Michael Blake (Charles Rocket) was born on July 11, 1922 and, in the original history, committed suicide on June 3, 1976. In a tragic case of life imitating art, Rocket took his own life on October 7, 2005, less than fifteen years after the production of this episode.

At the end of this episode, Scott Bakula (Sam) and Dean Stockwell (Al) say "Merry Christmas, everyone."

This is the first of two Christmas-themed episodes. The other is "Promised Land - December 22, 1971". They are also the only leaps that take place in December of any year.

Charles Rocket (Michael Blake) would later play Commander Dirk Riker in "A Leap For Lisa - June 25, 1957".

Episode Goofs

Al: (quietly) Oooooh!...(shouts) Hey Blake, wake up!...(quietly) Oooooh!
(Blake wakes up)
Blake: Wait a minute…I know who you are! You’re the jerk from the lobby! I recognize the bad clothes and pale complexion.
Al: Jerk! I am the Ghost of Christmas Future!

Al: (singing) Deck the halls with me and Beebe…

Sam: I'm a 200 hundred pound valet!