Episode
adopted by: Xeen Additional info provided by: Brian Greene
Synopsis:
As
a part of a Hungarian family Arial act, Sam must save his sister from
falling to her death when she tries to perform the deadly "triple"
trapeze act without a net.
TV Guide Synopsis: Sam
leaps into a trapeze artist, and he must prevent his sister from having
a fatal fall in a stunt. Eva: Fabiana Udenio. Laszlo: Jan Triska.
Vargas: Richard Riehle. Sybil: Roya Megnot. Sam: Scott Bakula.
Germany - March 25, 1992 ("Ohne Netz")
France - M6: airdate October 29th, 1993 ("Un saut sans filet")
UK - Sky One: airdate July 10th, 1996
Promo:
Kiss
with history:
On November 1956, Soviet tanks invaded Budapest to restore (communist)
order and 30,000 people died in the process. The Flying Panzini escaped
Hungary at that time.
Music:
"Tequila" by The Champs (it was number one hit in the US for 6 weeks in
March April 1958 and favorite song to Al) - was used in "All-Americans"
"Cuando La
Gusta" by Carmen Miranda (Sam will sing it in "Miss Deep
South")
Project
Trivia:
Gooshie/Ziggy can focus Al's hologram in any space surrounding Sam, arranging for him
to float in the air next to Sam on the trapeze. We saw something similar in "Honeymoon Express".
He is
acrophobic since he played Tarzan with his brother Tom when he
was 9 after they saw the movie.
When he was a
boy, Sam liked the circus because of the clowns and above
all, the elephants!
Sam does not
believe in horoscope and fortune cards. However, the fortune teller senses that Sam has had multiple lives.
Al
Trivia:
At the orphanage, he had a roach - whose name was Kevin - as a
pet.
Al joined the
circus for some time after he ran away from the orphanage.
The fortune teller can sense Al's presence.
Al speaks a small amount of Hungarian.
Al's
Outfits:
Black suit with white-stripped lining showing on the sleeves, light purple
shirt and purple, green and black tie, and a blue hat.
Black shirt
with white patterns and reddish flowers, black tie,
silver suspenders, dark grey pants and red shoes.
Black shirt
with big white and red dots, white pants.
Al's Women: One of Al's
wives was a Hungarian (second or third).
Miscellaneous
Trivia:
There are stock shots of the Circus Vargas at the end of the show.
Including this one, there are only 10
episodes of QUANTUM LEAP with the word LEAP in the title.
Scott
Bakula got motion sickness hanging upside down on the trapeze. He used
acupressure needles in his ears to help with this. His stunt double
also got sick!
The writers
may have had Carol "the 3rd Man" Reed film "Trapeze" in
mind when they wrote that script: the hero once fell, when performing a
triple.
Character
Trivia:
Sybil, the fortune teller, sees in Sam's eyes the souls she assumes
to belong to Victor from his previous lives. She can feel Al's presence
and believes he is an angel.
In his
trailer, Victor has a poster in French, advertising The Flying
Panzini: "La famille Panzini, les acrobates les plus fameux et les plus
acclamés du monde entier". In his father's, there is another one
probably in Spanish (?).
Eva and
Victor's mother, Maria, died in a trapeze accident the year
before in Chicago. She was sick at that time and suffer from dizziness
due to an ear condition. Anniversary of her death would be a week from
the leap (on Thursday next).
Writer:
Tommy Thompson Director:
Christopher T. Welsch Executive
Producer:
Donald Bellisario
Associate Producer:
David Bellisario
Supervising Producer:
Deborah Pratt
Co-Producers:
Paul Brown
Jeff Gourson
Chris Ruppenthal
Produced by:
Harker Wade
Edited by: Mario Di Gregorio Music:
Mike Post
Additional Music:
Velton Ray Bunch
Jerry Grant
Music Editor: Tom Gleason
Supervising Sound Editor:
Paul Clay
Director of Photography:
Eric D. Andersen
Production Designer:
Cameron Birnie
Story Editor:
Randy Holland
Tommy Thompson
Unit Production Manager:
Ron Grow
First Assistant Director:
Paul Sirmons
Second Assistant Director:
Rob Mendel
Casting:
Ellen Lubin Sanitsky
Set Decorator:
Robert L. Zilliox
Costume Designer:
Jean-Pierre Dorleac
Costume Supervisors:
David Rawley
Donna Roberts-Orme
Additional Photography:
Michael Watkins
Sound Mixer:
Mark Hopkins McNabb
Stunt Co-ordinator:
Diamond Farnsworth
Some locations furnished by Circus Vargas
Panaflex®
Camera and Lenses by PANAVISION®
Regular Cast: Scott Bakula as Sam Beckett Dean Stockwell as Al, the observer
Guest
Stars:
Jan Triska as Laszlo Panzini
Fabiana Udenio as Eva Panzini
Ted Nordblum as Victor
Panzini (Mirror image)
Richard Riehle as Clifford Vargas
Phil Fondacaro as Big Moe
Roya Megnot as Sybil
Jan Eddy as Benny Skyler
Kristopher Antekeier as Ringmaster
Vivian Paxton as Alvira
Maria Lauren as Carmenina
Natasha Pavlovich auditioned for the role of Eva, but was later in "Lee Harvey Oswald".
Guest
Cast
Notes: Fabiana Udenio (Eva) was on "Designing Women"
after Scott Bakula left the show.
Phil
Fondacaro (Big Moe) stands 3 feet 6
inches tall, and is best known for his moustache and beard. He was a
Vohnkar in "Willow" and an Ewok in "Star War, the Return of the Jedi".
Summary:
Sam leaps into a young trapeze artist and finds out the hard way that
he is afraid of heights. Victor's sister, Eva (who is 18 and beautiful
-says Al), wants to perform a triple with his help. But Laszlo blames
his son for his wife's accident and refuses to let them rehearse.
If Sam cannot perform the trapeze act with Eva, his father will fail to
catch
her because of a bad arm and she will meet the same fate her mother met
in attempting the same stunt on the first anniversary of her death.
Best Lines: Al - "Sam, it's gonna be a hell of a lot
easier for you to catch her if you open your eyes!" Sam - "Is that you, Al?" Al - "No, it's Peter Pan!"
Say What? Sam is afraid of heights, but seemed to do just fine in "What Price Gloria?" on the building ledge.
While Sam swings on the trapeze, his motion makes the smoke from Al's cigar move.
The bar that Eva swings from disappears as she performs the double.
When Eva swings to perform the triple, you can easily see her stunt-doubles' face.
Quotable Quotes: Al - "You know, sometimes you take out all the
fun of being a hologram!"
Al - "Am I ever wrong? ... Marriages don't
count!"
Sam - "Al, you're floating in thin air!" Al - "I'm a hologram, I am thin air!"
Al - "Here we go! Now let go of the bar!" Sam - "I can't!" Al - "What are you, a wimp?" Sam - "Yes!" Al - "LET GO OF THE BAR!"
Sam - "Did you know about this?" Al - "Would you have gone through with this if
I had?" Sam - "No!" Al - "Yeah, well, then I didn't know!"
Sam - "I don't think I could do that again!" Al - "Well, sometimes once is enough! But
personally, that's not my opinion!"
Al- You grew up on a farm, I grew up in an orphanage. You had a
mother and father, I had a probation officer. You had a cow, I had a - roach...
unfortunately the boy in the next bed had a pet lizard. I'll never forget him. His name
was Kevin.
Sam - The kid in the next bed?
Al - No, the roach.
I never noticed before how many times you've been reincarnated!
I don't believe in reincarnation.
You would if you could see all the souls I see in your eyes.
-- Sybil and "Victor", "Leaping in Without a Net"
Well, sometimes once is enough ... but personally that's not my opinion.
-- Al, "Leaping in Without a Net"
Are you kidding? How long have we known each other?
I don't remember.
Aw, Sam! Even with a swiss-cheesed memory that hurts!
-- Al and Sam, "Leaping In Without a Net"
It's gonna be a hell of a lot easier for you to catch her if you open your eyes.
-- Al, "Leaping in Without a Net"
Eva? Oh Eva, that's your younger sister, she's 18, she's beautiful - I wonder where she
is.
-- Al, "Leaping In Without A Net"
