[s3e13] Future Boy - October 6, 1957 -

In a poignant ending, it is revealed that a young Sam Beckett actually wrote a letter to Captain Galaxy, and Moe's theory of time travel—the string theory—is the very one Sam eventually uses to build Project Quantum Leap. Behind-the-Scenes & Trivia

Sam trips and sprains his ankle while exiting the "Time Patrol" prop. This was written into the script to accommodate a real-life foot injury Scott Bakula sustained while filming a previous episode, "Runaway". [S3E13] Future Boy - October 6, 1957

Dr. Sam Beckett leaps into , the sidekick to "Captain Galaxy" (Moe Stein) on a 1950s children's sci-fi show called Time Patrol . Leap Date: October 6, 1957. Location: Los Angeles, California. In a poignant ending, it is revealed that

Moe explains his theory of time travel using a piece of string . He posits that our lifetimes are like a string; if you roll it into a ball, "all the days of your life" touch each other, allowing for travel between points. Location: Los Angeles, California

A joke in the episode about the show's time slot moving from Wednesday at 10 PM to Friday at 8 PM was a direct reference to NBC's real-life scheduling changes for Quantum Leap .

Sam must prevent the death of Moe Stein and stop him from being committed to a mental institution by his daughter. Key Cast & Characters Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett / Kenny Sharp. Dean Stockwell as Admiral Al Calavicci. Richard Herd as Moe Stein (Captain Galaxy). Debra Stricklin as Irene Kiner (Moe’s daughter). George Wyner as Ben Harris. Plot Highlights