Quantum Leap (s02e06)

Good Morning, Peoria

by Chris Ruppenthal, directed by Michael Zinberg

Release: 8 November 1989
Format: TV Episode
Genre: Science Fiction
Audience: Adults
Content: Definite Time Travel
Original Language: English

Somewhat disoriented Sam—as Howlin’ Chic Howell at a 50’s radio station—must help station owner Rachel Powell defend rock’n’roll from the town elders and mobs of pitchfork-carrying, record-burning hayseeds.

— Michael Main

Fred, I appreciate your opinion, but no matter how many editorials you publish, I am not gonna stop playing rock’n’roll.

DEBUT

Quantum Leap (s02e06), “Good Morning, Peoria” (NBC-TV, USA, 8 November 1989).

VARIANTS

1 English variant

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

Circa AD 1950 to 1959: September 1959

Time Travel Methods

Time Tethers: with an uncooperative retrieval mechanism

Themes

Anachronistic Music, Dance, and Other Creations: Sam teaches the Twist to Chubby Checker.
Ex Nihilo Obects and People: So exactly where did the Twist originate?
Identity Illusion
Incorporeal Traveler: Al
Touched by a Time Traveler: Sam touches the lives of Rachel Porter.

Real-World Tags

Chubby Checker

Groupings

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

From Central Park, NYC, 7 February 1964 ⋙ to Peoria, Illinois, 9 September 1959. Note: into disc jockey “Howlin’” Chick Howell.
From |pending| at an unknown time ⋙ to an unknown time.
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.