Quantum Leap · S1 · E6
The Color of Truth
August 8, 1955: Sam experiences racism firsthand when he leaps into the body of an elderly black man in the pre-civil rights South of 1955.
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August 8, 1955: Sam experiences racism firsthand when he leaps into the body of an elderly black man in the pre-civil rights South of 1955.
Season 1
1Genesis
90 minMar 26, 1989★ 7.5
September 13, 1956: Sam Beckett wakes up in 1956, disoriented, suffering from amnesia, but he has the awful realization that he does not belong there...
2Star-Crossed
48 minMar 31, 1989★ 7.3
June 15, 1972: Sam leaps into the persona of a womanizing college professor in 1972, encounters his lost love and attempts to reshape the past
3The Right Hand of God
47 minApr 7, 1989★ 7.0
October 24, 1974: Sam lands in 1974 as a young boxer caught between fight-fixing gangsters and hopeful nuns who now own his contract.
4How the Tess Was Won
48 minApr 14, 1989★ 6.7
August 5, 1956: Sam finds himself on a Texas ranch in 1956 as a submissive veterinarian in love with a tough rancher.
5Double Identity
47 minApr 21, 1989★ 7.1
November 8, 1965: Sam becomes a hit man in 1965 whose romance with the godfather's girlfriend places him in danger.
6The Color of Truth
47 minMay 3, 1989★ 7.9Now viewing
August 8, 1955: Sam experiences racism firsthand when he leaps into the body of an elderly black man in the pre-civil rights South of 1955.
7Camikazi Kid
47 minMay 10, 1989★ 6.9
June 6, 1961: Sam leaps into the life of a teen-age hot-rodder who must stop his sister from marrying a wealthy bully.
8Play it Again, Seymour
47 minMay 17, 1989★ 7.1
April 14, 1953: With looks that could double for Humphrey Bogart, Sam is Nick Allen, a private investigator looking for the murderer of his partner and, if he doesn't find the answer in time, himself. The case is solved with a number of Casablanca references as Sam launches a new pulp novelist along the way.
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