Quantum Leap

Name: Quantum Leap
Genre: Sci-Fi

1989–1993NBCSci-Fi

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Narration explaining a premise too complicated to infer, over a theme by Mike Post — the anthology format's problem solved in sixty seconds every week.

Quantum Leap rebuilt its titles: two distinct opening sequences are catalogued here across seasons 1 and 4, running between 82 and 113 seconds.

At 113 seconds at its longest, it opens well above the 58-second median for sci-fi sequences in this catalogue.

It arrived on NBC in 1989, when Another World, Columbo and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson were also on the network.

Only 139 of the 2,618 shows catalogued here changed their titles at all; Quantum Leap did so once.

2 sequences28th most looked up of 248 in the 1980sIMDb ↗

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All 2 opening title sequences

Season 1

113s

The first season's opening credits, without the closing theme attached — which the previously available upload had.

Season 4

82s

The later version, re-cut and with the narration trimmed once the premise no longer needed explaining at length.

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