Sam leaps into Doc Young, DVM, back in 1956 Lubbock, Texas, where it seems his purpose is to
out-rope, out-ride, and out-posthole-dig cowgirl Tess McGill in an effort to win her heart.
— Michael Main
You can’t expect me to do this and not get involved. So if Tess falls in love with Doc,
I’d appreciate it if you just leap me outta here as soon as possible.
DEBUT
Quantum Leap (s01e05), “How the Tess Was Won” (NBC-TV,
USA, 14 April 1989).
VARIANTS
Debut. Quantum Leap (s01e05), “How the Tess Was Won” (NBC-TV, USA, 14 April 1989).
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 Doc Young’s porch in Lubbock, Texas, mid-August 1956 ⋙ to Don Geno’s attic, Brooklyn, New York, 8 November 1965. Note: into gangster Frankie LaPalma.
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.