"Southern Comforts"


Leap Date:

August 4, 1961


Episode adopted by: Rebekka E.
Additional info provided by: Brian Greene


Synopsis:

In a New Orleans brothel as the head honcho, Sam leaps in to keep one of the girls who doesn't seem to belong there from vanishing. Al has the time of his life during this leap.

 

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TV Guide Synopsis
Place
Leap Date

Name of the Person Leaped Into
Music

Project Trivia
Al's Women
Al's Outfits Worn in the Episode

Miscellaneous Trivia
Writers
Director
Producers

Crew
Broadcast Date
Guest Stars
Guest Cast Notes
Guests who appeared in other Quantum Leap episodes
Personal Review
Best Lines
Best Scenes
Say What?
Quotable Quotes


 


Production # 64422



TV Guide Synopsis:
It's a fine trick when Sam leaps into a pimp running a New Orleans bordello, and he's called on to save one of the women from an unseemly demise. Rita Taggart. Gina: Georgia Emelin. Jake: Dan Butler. Sophie: Lauren Tom. Sam: Scott Bakula.



Place:
New Orleans, Louisiana



Leap Date:
August 4, 1961



Name of the Person Leaped Into:
Gilbert LaBonte





Broadcast Date:
April 3, 1991 - Wednesday




Commercial:





Music:
"Amazing Grace" (piano instrumental)
"Oh When the Saints Go Marching In"
"Bottles of Beer on the Wall"

Theme by Mike Post
Score by Velton Ray Bunch




Project Trivia:
Sam says that Ziggy always gives bad news. 

Ziggy is referred to as "he".

Sam can sense he is about to leap.




Al’s Outfits Worn in the Episode:
The first outfit Al wears is a purple suit with a striped tie and tie clip, with a white shirt, and a shark pin. 

The second outfit Al wears is red pants, a red jacket with black sleeves and black stripe down the back, a shiny grey tie, and a white shirt with different spots of color.




Al's Women:
Al goes crazy over all the women in the brothel.




Miscellaneous Trivia:
The alternate title of this episode is Love for Sale.

Southern Comfort is the name of a whiskey developed in New Orleans.

This episode was originally intended as a comedy, but later became a much deeper story.

Jake Dorléac is named for the Quantum Leap costume designer Jean-Pierre Dorléac.




Crew:

Writers:
Tommy Thompson

Director:
Chris Ruppenthal

Producers:
Chris Ruppenthal





Regular Cast:
Scott Bakula
Dean Stockwell




Guest Stars: 
Rita Taggart as Marsha Fourcade
David Graf as Sheriff Nolan
Georgia Emelin as Gina
Dorléac
Dan Butler as Jake Dorléac
Lauren Tom as Sophie
Minnie Summers Lindsey as Prostitute #1
Diane Delano as Prostiture #2
David Powledge as Luther
Walter Sylvest as Warren
J. Marvin Campbell as Sailor
Stacey Cortez as Paulette
Monica McMurty as Abby
Jeffrey Concklin as Reese
David Alan Graf as Carl
William Winckler as Whorehouse John
Richard White as Gilbert LaBonte (Mirror image)




Guest Cast Notes:
Lauren Tom played Julie on Friends.

Rita Taggart played Ruthanne on Coach.

Dan Butler played Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe on Frasier and Coach Ambros on American Dreams

David Graf played Officer Tacklebury on Police Academy.

Diane Delano played Bobbi Glass on Popular and Stella Willis on ER.




Guests who appeared in other Quantum Leap Episodes:
Dan Butler appears in the episode "Mirror Image" as "Mutta."




Personal Review:
This episode is ok. It is very funny. The episode deals with something very serious, wife beating. They have tried to lighten the mood with a little humor. The episode shows how bad things can happen to any person no matter who they are or what they do.




Best Line:
"No, Sam don’t leap yet, no!"




Best Scene:
The best scene is near the end of the episode when they take the graduation photo. Jake is kissed by Sophie and they take a picture of him with her and threaten to expose the picture to the board of directors at his school.




Say What?
Why doesn't Sam press charges for tresspassing, when the sheriff says he can't do anything without a complaint from Gina?




Quotable Quotes:
Of all the partners in the whole wide world that I should have to choose, and what do I end up with?  The Prudent Prince.
-- Al, "Southern Comforts"

Don't do anything I wouldn't do - but if you do, take pictures.
-- Al, "Southern Comfort"

Don't hit him, Sam!
-- Al, "Southern Comforts"

Did I miss a party?  Damn.
-- Al, "Southern Comforts"

I think she's as lost here as I am.
-- Sam, "Southern Comforts"

I remember all the boys used to chase you back in Lake Charles.
And most of them caught me.
-- Gina and Marcia, "Southern Comforts"

Not this time, Al.
-- Sam, ready to leap, "Southern Comforts"

Blow? ... Yeah the candles.
-- Sam, "Southern Comforts"

The only thing being sewn out there is wild oats.
-- Al, "Southern Comforts"

Go away ... yes GO AWAY ... Don't come back until you know why I'm here.  There's nothing for you to see out there.  Now just GO AWAY.
Of all the partners in the whole wide world that I should have to pick and what do I end up with?  The Prudent Prince.
-- Sam and Al, "Southern Comforts"

Says who?
Says me and this shotgun.
Now lady, you better be careful with that thing because it might accidently go off.
If it goes off it won't be no accident!
-- The sailor and the housekeeper, "Southern Comforts"

The boys from Shreveport are here.
-- Bo Peep, "Southern Comforts"

Stir my gumbo.
Yes Ma'am.
Now don't you be sassin me!
-- Sam and the housekeeper, "Southern Comforts"

Oh this looks so good.  I wish I could smell it.
-- Al, about the gumbo, "Southern Comforts"

Why don't you go tell everybody that we're taking the night off.
Oh goodie ... and then some other things too!
-- Sam and Marcia, "Southern Comforts"

Trust me ... I know what I'm doing.
-- Sam, "Southern Comforts"

I'd stick around too, but I hate to see a grown man cry, especially when it's me.
-- Al, "Southern Comforts"

I think it's time I unwrapped your birthday present, don't you?
Oh boy.
-- Marcia (undressing) and Sam, "Southern Comforts"

You mean to say this man has solicited the affections of more than one of these women?
He offered it to me.
And me ... and me ... and me
and he even offered it to ME.
-- The sheriff, the Sewing and Quilting Academy girls and the housekeeper, "Southern Comforts"

I think I'll go upstairs and take a long hot bath.
Ah ... Sam, I think I'll do a little exploring up there, wanna come?
Not this time.
Oh no, Sam no, don't leap yet, no ...
-- one of the girls, Al and Sam, "Southern Comforts"





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