Sam leaps into professional boxer Clarence “Kid”Cody in 1974, where he must win his first
legitimate fight in a year to save the sisters of St. Mary’s, start a new life with Dixie,
and also—if things work out as expected in the Rumble in the
Jungle—escape the mob.
— Michael Main
That surprise punch in the last inning. . . it
was inspired.
DEBUT
Quantum Leap (s01e04), “The Right Hand of God” (NBC-TV,
USA, 7 April 1989).
VARIANTS
Debut. Quantum Leap (s01e04), “The Right Hand of God” (NBC-TV, USA, 7 April 1989).
From a stairwell in the Watergate Complex, Washington, D. C., 17 June 1972 ⋙ to a boxing ring in Sacramento, California, 24 October 1974. Note: into Kid Cody, a boxer.
From a locker room at a Sacramento boxing arena, 29 October 1974 ⋙ to a pig sty near Lubbock, Texas, 5 August 1956. Note: into Dr. Daniel Young, DVM.
From the imaging chamber at the project lab, New Mexico desert, circa 1996 ⋙ to various locations and times in the episode at an unknown time. Multiple round trips. Note: Al’s hologram.
That surprise punch in the last inning . . . it
was inspired.
1 English variant