5x13 "Dr. Ruth"

Leap Date:

April 25, 1985

Episode Adopted by: Carol <aka> C_Dean n C_Al
Additional info provided by: Brian Greene

Synopsis:

Sam leaps into his second famous person as he becomes the noted sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer! While having a rough time dealing with the subject matter of Dr. Ruth's radio shows, he has to put two of his co-workers together in a relationship and at the same time help a young woman who is being sexually harrassed by her boss at work. Meanwhile, Al gets his own therapy from the real Dr. Ruth in the waiting room.

Audio from this episode
Bonus audio (The Casabas Conversation)
Video from this episode (The Casabas Conversation)*

TV Guide Synopsis
Place
Leap Date
Name of the Person Leaped Into
Broadcast Date
Synopsis & Review
Project Trivia
Sam Trivia
Al Trivia
Al's Women
Al's Outfits Worn in the Episode
Miscellaneous Trivia
Bloopers
Kiss with History
Guest Stars
Guest Cast Notes
Say What?
Quotable Quotes
Best Scenes
Production Credits
Podcasts

Production # : 68114

TV Guide Synopsis:
Sam appears as Dr. Ruth Westheimer to bring a mismatched couple together and to help a young woman battle sexual harassment. Meanwhile, in the future, Dr. Ruth herself counsels Al on his love life. Sam: Scott Bakula.

E! Promo for "Dr. Ruth"
Interviews with Scott Bakula and Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Also, a behind the scenes look on the set.

Place:
New York City / Manhattan, New York

Leap Date:
April 25, 1985

Leapee:
Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Broadcast Date:
January 19, 1993 - Tuesday

Synopsis & Review:

As the famous sex doctor Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Sam must help a woman, Annie (Robyn Lively), stand up to the sexual harassment by her boss Jonathan (James McDonnell) and get Ruth's coworkers, Doug Bridges (Peter Spears), Dr. Ruth's radio show announcer and Debbie Schaefer (Anita Barone), Ruth's producer, together. Meanwhile, he has a rough time dealing with the subject matter of Dr. Ruth's radio shows.

Things get really dangerous when Sam implores Annie to call the police, as Jonathan has started stalking her. When her boss confronts her at her apartment, Al is observing. Sam runs through the streets to get there. Annie fights back, jabbing Jonathan with a kitchen knife. This enrages him and he rips her blouse and begins to rape her. She struggles and manages to get to the door, unlocking it, but she is overpowered again. In a scene which would look very funny and most likely never happen in real life, Sam (as Dr. Ruth) is able to punch Jonathan out, as the police arrive and arrest him and take him into custody.

Meanwhile, in the waiting room, the real Dr. Ruth has advice for Al. She says that he seems to go out of his way to sabotage all of his relationships. She helps him deal with fear of abandonment issues stemming from his difficult childhood, having lost both of his parents at a young age. His inability to commit to a meaningful relationship since losing Beth has stopped him from expressing his love. Al reaches a milestone and vows to tell Tina, for whom he has developed feelings, that he loves her. As he leaves, Sam leaps and so Dr. Ruth is replaced in the waiting room... seemingly by a vampire. Source

Personal Review by Carol <aka> C_Dean n C_Al:

I love this episode! Mostly because it has a lot of Al in it, but the story is good too. I love how they show you the waiting room … even though we saw it in LHO. I also like how Scott gets Dr. Ruth’s accent. Again, Dean digs deep inside himself and shows us how vulnerable he can make Al. All and all … I LOVE THIS EPISODE!

Project Trivia:
Sam is speaking like Dr. Ruth in some scenes, further evidence of mind/body synergising.

The handlink is the ‘Gummi Bear’ type. Multi-colored little squares that flash, beep and squawk.

Ziggy is not called a he or she in this episode.

Dr. Ruth has to be fitted for her clothes while in the Waiting Room. It is never explained how Sam always fits into his Leapee's clothing when he Leaps.

Sam Trivia:
Sam still has a hard time walking in heels after several instances of Leaping into women. He runs barefoot over the tops of the cars.

Sam changes history by making Annie quit her job.

Al tells him that Annie is going to die in the next two hours. He says, "Oh Boy … Oh Boy … Oh Boy!"

Al Trivia:
Al popped in / out 7 times.

Al smoked 7 cigars.

In a script (but never seen broadcast), Al has an Aunt Hilda with six children. Hilda speaks like Dr. Ruth!

Al’s Women:
Beth and Tina are both mentioned in detail when Dr. Ruth counsels Al in the Waiting Room.

Al calls Dr. Ruth, "Dr. Ruthie", perhaps in reference to his third wife, Ruthie.

Al’s Outfits:
(1) Brown shirt w/gold design on collar, Mustard color pants, Black & Mustard color plaid front / Black back Jacket w/ a diamond shaped gold badge, Gold color watch w/Brown leather band, Silver metallic tie, Brown belt and Brown shoes.

(2) Pale Powder Blue suit, White dress shirt w/ a Black collar, an Indian style square Silver slide tie, Black & Grey paisley vest, White tennis shoes.

(3) Pale Mint Green suit, White dress shirt w/ a Black collar, an Indian style square Silver slide tie, Black & Grey paisley vest, White tennis shoes.

Miscellaneous Trivia and General Quantum Leap Trivia:

Sam leaps into a woman in back to back episodes for the only time in the series ("Liberation", then "Dr Ruth.")

In the end of this episode we see Dr. Ruth leap out and Nigel Corrington leap in... the first and only time we see the Leapee arrive in the Waiting Room!

"Frank Talk About Sex" is a fictional name for Dr. Ruth's show. The real name of her show in 1985 was "Sexually Speaking", which aired on Sunday nights.

This episode marks the only time a leapee plays themselves, as well as the only time Sam leaps into two women in a row.

In the entire series, Sam was a:

White Male = 71 times
Black Male = 4 times
Indian = 1 time
Latino = 2 times
White Female = 8 times
Black Female = 1 time
Kid (25 and under) = 7 times
Handicapped & Blind = 3 times
Animal (Monkey) = 1 time

The jobs he did, so to speak:

Test Pilot/Pilot
Professor of-English Literature & Archaeology
Boxer/Wrestler = 2 times
Country Vet
Mob Hit Man
Private Eye
Police/Sheriff = 5 times
Stunt Man
Pianist-Concert & Lounge 2 times
Radio Station DJ & Talk Show = 2 times
Rabbi/Priest 2 times
Actor/Talk Show Host/News Reporter-Stage & TV = 7 times
Lawyer = 2 times
Physic
FBI Agent
Prisoner/Killer-Escaped & Incarcerated = 5 times
Mortician
Circus Performer
Bounty Hunter
Civil War/Vietnam Vet = 4 times
Photographer
Horror Writer
Magician
Biker
Valet
Male Stripper
Pimp
Rock Group Star
Mental Patient
Baseball Player = 2 times
Beverly Hills Hairdresser
Traveling Salesman = 2 times
Chip-o-Naut
New York Cab Driver
Sailor
Chauffer for Marilyn Monroe
Elvis Presley
He was Al 'Bingo' Calavicci
Leaped out of USA = 3 times
Leaped back to the year 1862

Bloopers:

Leap Day Marathon On Sci-fi Promo
Scott Bakula sets up the episode and gives some insight.

Kiss With History:

Sam lectures on the dangers of breast implants. Al pops in, punches keys on the hand link, and informs Sam that 421 women that would have had adverse reactions will not have implants.

Anita Hill (played by actress Bridget Morrow) appears in the background as she gets into an elevator and overhears Sam's conversation about sexual harrassment. Years later perhaps she used Sam's words to sue Clarence Thomas, a government official, in one of the most famous sexual harrassment cases in the 1980's.

Regular Cast:
Scott Bakula as Dr Samuel Beckett
Dean Stockwell as Admiral Albert "Al" Calavicci
Deborah Pratt as Narrator/Ziggy (voice)

Guest Stars:
Peter Spears as Doug Bridges
Anita Barone as Debbie Schaefer
James McDonnell as Jonathan Holmby
Robyn Lively as Annie Wilkins
Dr. Ruth Westheimer as Herself (and Mirror Image)
Ellen Albertini Dow as Grandma
Paul Roache as Cab Driver
Mary Scheer as Other Woman
Doreene Hamilton as Anita's Friend
Bridget Morrow as Anita Hill

and Robert MacKenzie as Lord Nigel Covington

Guest Cast Notes:

Ellen Albertini Dow as Grandma was born in 1918 and Raised in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. Educated at Cornell University. She taught drama & dance for 30 years. Spouse: Eugene Dow (1950 - present) In 27 films and guest stared in 53 sit-coms. Halfway Decent (2003) as: ‘Mrs. Kahn’ to The Twilight Zone (1985) as: ‘Mrs. Hotchkiss’ in: Need to Know (ep # 1.51) March 21, 1986. Was also in Designing Women (1986) as: ‘Tight Lips’ in: Miss Trial (ep # 5.4) October 15, 1990 - but not with Scott ... and another Trekie ... Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as: ‘Felisa M. Howard’ in: Sub Rosa (ep # 7.14) January 29,1994 and American Drive-In (1985) as: ‘Allison’ which looks to be her first movie she was in. Her most recent fame arrived in The Wedding Singer (1998) as seen in the video below:

Anita Barone as Debbie Schaefer - DOB: September 25, 1964 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Height 5' 4", seems to have started in ~QL~, as like many others did, was in Ricochet (1991) as: ‘Waitress’ with Danzel Washington. Great movie! But most recently and just completed One Last Ride (2003) as: ‘Gina’.

Robyn Lively as Annie Wilkins was born in Powder Springs, GA., has 4 brothers and 1 sister who have all been in something. Her Father is Ernie Lively who appeared as ‘Col. Deke Grimwald’ in: The Leap Home: Part 2 (Vietnam) and her mother is Elaine, Robyn’s middle name. Her mother is their agent. She was in JAG (1995) as: ‘Vivian Blackadder’ in: Meltdown (ep # 8.21) April 29,2003 and in: Ice Queen (ep # 8.20) April 22, 2003.

Robert MacKenzie - from the leap-out to "Blood Moon" - as Nigel Corrington was in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) as: ‘Trazko’ in: Necessary Evil (ep # 2.8) November 13, 1993. He also was in 7 TV guest appearances and 9 movies. Just lately has done the Visual Effects for Hulk (2003) as concept/storyboard artist.

James McDonnell as Jonathan was born on February 23, 19__ (?) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Has 9 movies and 35 guest appearances to his credit.

Mary Scheer as Other Woman was born on March 19, 1967 [14 days and 31 years after Dean :)] in Detroit, Michigan. Kaka Ferskur (Fresh Rolls) or The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) American Dubbing Team ... aka The Nude Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) (USA: X-rated version), Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (2003) TV Series (producer) & Primetime Glick. Had voice parts in Family Guy and King of the Hill. Was in Seinfeld two times and also in Party of Five and Beverly Hills, 90210 and seems to have started in ~QL~ :)

Peter Spears as Doug Bridges started in 1991 and early on did this ep in ~QL~. Last movie he was in was in 1998. His most recent was Some of My Best Friends (2001) as ‘Terry’ in: Pilot (ep # 1.1) February 28, 2001.

Dr. Ruth Westheimer as Herself was born on June 4, 1928 in Frankfurt, Germany with the Birth name: Karola Ruth Siegel, hence the Nickname: Doctor Ruth. She stands 4' 7". Manfred "Fred" Westheimer was her husband from December 10, 1961 to April 3, 1997 (his death) and they had 2 children. Some Trivia for her is: 1) Received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award in 1988. 2) Her parents sent her to Switzerland to escape the Nazis when she was six years old. Both her parents were killed in the Holocaust. 3) She grew up in a kibbutz in Israel. 4) According to her statements on the February 28, 2002, an ep of Politically Incorrect, Dr. Ruth was a sniper in the Israeli Army. Her shows were: Dr. Ruth Westheimer (1984), Sexually Speaking with Dr. Ruth Westheimer (1980). Guest stared on: The Howard Stern Show (1994) as: ‘Herself’ January 12/13, 1995 and January 29 / November 12, 1996.

Paul Roache as Cab Driver: Paul Roache is known for Bugsy (1991), Liar Liar (1997) and Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (1995).

Doreene Hamilton as Anita's Friend: Doreene L. Hamilton is known for Family Reunion (2019), S.W.A.T. (2017) and 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020).

Bridget Morrow as Anita Hill: Bridget Morrow is known for Quantum Leap (1989), The Making of '...and God Spoke' (1993) and Ms Daisy.

Say What?

When Sam first leaps in and looks in the mirror, Dr. Ruth is smiling and saying ‘Oh Boy’ and Sam isn’t smiling.

Al says it's 1984, but the Leap is set in 1985.

Al seems concerned that Sam may not leap if he doesn't complete the task of getting Debbie and Doug together. But very recently in "A Leap For Lisa", Sam says success has nothing to do with leaping.

Dr. Ruth has trouble seeing because she doesn't have her glasses. However, Sam has no problem seeing through her glasses during the Leap even though he has perfect vision. Everything should have appeared blurry to him.

The script Sam uses in the radio station does not remotely state what he actually reads.

When we see Dr. Ruth run across the top of the cars, it's very obvious it's a stunt person in a wig.

Quotable Quotes:

AL: "Just call me … Bigfoot!" [Re: the size of a man’s foot related to his love muscle]

AL: "Take it easy! Take it easy! It’s rush hour in mid-town Manhattan you’ll never get a taxi! … ‘FORGET-ABOUT-IT!’" [Sam is running down the street yelling, "TAXI! TAXI!" and Al is standing on the sidewalk]

Sam is standing on the street, acting like he is talking on a pay phone … but really talking to Al.

SAM: "Wait a second! Wait a second!"

AL: "What?"

SAM: "Wait a second! You’re having counseling sessions with Dr. Ruth while I’m stuck here in 1985?"

AL: "Lookit! Ziggy says you’re here to help Doug and Debbie … unless you do something about that … you’re gonna stay stuck in 1985 … wearing the silly high heels and your stupid dresses and talking to strangers about ‘G’ spots!" [Dean is talking a mile a minute and Scott’s mouth is gapping wide open]

AL: "Oh … Brenda … Ding-a-ding-a-ding-a-ding … sounds like trouble …" [Sam is talking to Doug about Debbie]

Dr. Ruth and Al are having a session in the waiting room.

AL: "I have a very healthy attitude towards sex."

Dr. Ruth: "I think you have a problem."

AL: "With all due respect Dr. Ruth, when it comes to women, Al Calavicci doesn’t have any problems."

Dr. Ruth: "I think you are afraid of something."

AL: "You’re right! ALIMONEY!"

AL: "Yeah … you could throw Dr. Ruthie right into the ‘Looney Bin’ by acting crazy … good-bye radio … hello Belleview!" [Sam and Al are talking in the sound proof booth about the last caller’s question re: breast implants and in come Doug and Debbie]

AL: "Casabas, melons, hoo-has, honkers, hooters, headlights, ta-tas, teeters, tweeters, tom-toms, tetons, meatballs, mangoes, creampies, cupcakes, bangers, bouncers, bulumbas, bazongas… breasts!"

Sam’s Best Lines:

Sam is in the radio studio, making a commercial tape for the next show. This is so funny how he is trying to be very business-like and keeps saying the wrong words.

Doug: "Ok try it again …"
SAM: "This is Dr. Ruth Westheimer … tomorrow on ‘Frank talk about sex’ we’re going to discuss some … common male sexual dysfunctions … like pre-mat … ure … pre-mature … e … oh we’re gonna discuss a lot of things that I’m sure will be very stimulating … ahhh uplifting … interesting! And that’ll be tomorrow … right here … on my show."

Al’s Best Lines:

Dr. Ruth: "Believe me Al with your kind of problems, you need lots of help."
AL: "I thought we already solved my problems?"
Dr. Ruth: "We identified your basic fear of abandonment. Now we have to work on getting you in touch with your feelings, and verbalizing them. We need to open you up."
AL: "Oh but I’m … I’m a very open person with … with verbal feelings."
Dr. Ruth: "Well then … tell me about your girlfriend?"
AL: "Ah … Ah … her name is Tina."
Dr. Ruth: "Uh-huh ... so tell me more."
AL: "More about Tina?"
Dr. Ruth: "Uh-huh."
AL: "Ah … well … ummm … oh well, ha-ha-ha, she’s got ... great ... casabas!"
Dr. Ruth: "What are these… casabas?"
AL: "Well you know… melons, ho-has, honkers, hooters, headlights, ah… ta-tas… teeters, tweeters, tom-toms, tee-tees?" [His face is all contorted trying to say just one word]
Dr. Ruth: "Say it!"
AL: "I’m trying to say it! Meatballs, mangos, cream pies, cupcakes, eh … bangers, bouncers, bolumbas!"
Dr. Ruth: "Al!"
AL: "Bazongas! BREASTS! ... I said it!" [With a very self-satisfied look on his face]
Dr. Ruth: "You see ... it wasn’t that hard."
AL: "Yes it was."
Dr. Ruth: "So how is your sex life ... with Tina?"
AL: "That’s a very personal question."
Dr. Ruth: "Not for an open person like you."
AL: "Yah ... ahhh..."

Best Scenes:

This scene had me rolling when I first saw this episode. Sam has just leaped into the radio station and a caller is on the line asking a question.

Woman Caller: "Well?"
SAM: "Ahhh … well … well … well what?"
Woman Caller: "What do you think?"
SAM: "Ahhh … could you ahhh … re … repeat that question?"
Woman Caller: "Is the size of a man’s feet related to the size of his love muscle?"
SAM-Dr. Ruth (mirror image): "Oh Boy!"
Woman Caller: "Dr Ruth? Are you there? … (Do you want me to repeat the) question?"
SAM: "No! Don’t repeat it I heard it just fine. The mans … size of his foot … you know … clowns wear really big shoes."
Woman Caller: "The guy I’m dating has very small feet."
SAM: "Well … ahhh … my feet … [laughs] … of course I would do … who would want to know about Dr. … Ruth’s feet. But I have a friend who has … n … could we go to the next caller please?"
Man Caller: "This is Tony from Lindenhurst. I really dig your show."
SAM: "Thank you Tony."
Man Caller: "I got this problem with my girlfriend, no matter where we go she always puts her hands on my crotch."
SAM: "Hummm … ahhh … have you tried just holding hands."
Man Caller: "Well she does it when I’m driving on the turnpike!"
SAM: "Make her sit in the back seat! NEXT!" [Sam is getting very agitated and just throwing answers left and right that make no sense … ]
Debbie: "What has gotten into her?"
Doug: "I think it’s funny."
Debbie: "You think balancing a spoon on your nose is funny."
Doug: "Yah …"
SAM: "Yes … what is your problem …"
Woman Caller #2: "Well I get orgasms so incredible and overwhelming that I end up pushing my husband out of bed. The last time he got all bruised and scraped. Is there any answer for me?"
SAM: "Kneepads! NEXT!"
Debbie: "Commercial!"
Doug: "She’s on a roll!"
Debbie: "I said commercial!"
Doug: "Well be right back with Dr. Ruth Westheimer after these important messages."
Debbie: "Are you all right Ruth?"
SAM: "I’m … I’m fine … don’t worry about me!" [You hear the IC door open]
AL: "Kneepads? … Kinky!"
SAM: "Ahhh … have you been here Al … listening in?"
AL: "Yah … I’ve heard a little of it." [Smiling]
SAM: "I’ve gotta get outta here fast!"
AL: "Why? This sounds like a great leap to me! You just sit here and ya talk about sex!"
SAM: "NO!"
AL: "Sam, look at it … as a learning experience."
SAM: "It may sound like fun to you … but it’s not for me! They’re asking some very embarrassing questions!"
AL: "Sam, sex is not dirty. It’s a very natural thing. Being frank about it and educating your children to be morally responsible and safe … is better than … sweeping it under the rug."
SAM: "That’s a … pretty mature attitude … coming from someone like you." [Looking at Al with his mouth open and a quizzical look on his face]
AL: "Oh it’s not coming from me, its coming for the real Dr. Ruth in the waiting room. But you remember it until Ziggy can figure out … why you’re here."
SAM: "No Al you can’t leave! You’re … you’re an expert on this kind of stuff! You gotta help me answer these questions!"
AL: "No you’re doing fine."
SAM: "No I’m not doing fine! You gotta stay here and help me answer these questions!"
AL: "Oh hey … you know the question about the shoe size?"
SAM: "Yah …"
AL: "Just call me … Bigfoot!"
Doug: "Going back to our calls …"
SAM: "AL! AL! …" [Al steps back into the IC]
Doug: "What was that?"
SAM: "AL be ready …"

Sam’s Best Scene:

Sam has just busted in to Annie’s apartment and pulled Jonathon off of Annie.

SAM: "Are you okay? Go call the police." [Annie nods her head that she is and leaves the room to go call]
Jonathon: "There’s no need for the police."
SAM: "You’re not gonna leave ‘till the police get here!" [Sam grabs his arm and he tries to get away]
Jonathon: "Who the hell do you think you are?"
AL: "He’s not who you think he is!"
Sam and Jonathon go at it. [Sam flips him to the ground and in a mirror you see the stunt double.]
AL: "Good flip and kick Sam!"
SAM: "Did the job!"
AL: "Ziggy’s now sayin’ that … Annie … she goes to law school, becomes an attorney … and she’s a pioneer in the field of sexual harassment."
SAM: "What about Doug and Debbie?"
AL: "They’re broadcasting their wedding ceremony … even as we speak."
SAM: "Ahhh … unbelievable!"
Annie: "The police are on their way. Ahhh … Dr. Ruth, ahhh … what … what happened?"
SAM: "He ahhh …"
AL: "He musta tripped."
SAM: "He tripped. He’s not going to bother you any more."
Annie: "Thank you. Thank you so much. I’ll never forget you."
SAM: "Everything’s going to be okay" [They hug and there is a knock at the door and Annie points and goes to answer it] "Yah, right". [Sam Sighs] … "So?"
AL: "So?"
SAM: "Well … so?"
AL: "Well so … so what? Oh why haven’t you leaped?"
SAM: "Yah … why haven’t I leaped …"
AL: "I don’t know."
SAM: "Why haven’t I leaped?"
AL: "I have no idea."
SAM: "Well ask Ziggy!"
AL: "Oh! … Ahhh … Hey! … This has never happened before …"
SAM: "What’s never happened before?"
AL: "Well Ziggy says that … the reason you haven’t leaped is me …"
SAM: "I don’t believe that."
AL: "Either do I. Ziggy says that the reason you leaped into Dr. Ruth … was so that … she could meet me in the future."
SAM: "What for?"
AL: "I don’t know?"

Al’s Best Scene:

Al is laying down on the table in the waiting room and Dr. Ruth is walking around it talking to him.

Dr. Ruth: "What do you mean? You don’t know."
AL: "I don’t know how I feel."
Dr. Ruth: "You’ve been going out for … how long now? Four years?"
AL: "Give or take a couple of months? Yah Tina’s crazy about me!"
Dr. Ruth: "And you are crazy about her."
AL: "Well I … I …"
Dr. Ruth: "Aren’t you?"
AL: "Well I wouldn’t say that … I like her …"
Dr. Ruth: "You just like her?"
AL: "I like her a lot! A lot!"
Dr. Ruth: "Does that mean you love her?"
AL: "I …"
Dr. Ruth: "It may have four letters … but love is not a dirty word. Say it!"
AL: "Ahhh … I cant!"
Dr. Ruth: "Why not?"
AL: "I said it once long ago and once is enough." [He sits up on the edge of the table and Dr. Ruth is standing next to him.]
Dr. Ruth: "That must have been one special love."
AL: "It was."
Dr. Ruth: "So special … you could never love anyone else?"
AL: "Not like that."
Dr. Ruth: "Of course not like that! Who is asking you to love … everyone the same. People are different … unique … so why shouldn’t our love for them be different? This person you loved …"
AL: "That was my … 1^st wife … Beth."
Dr. Ruth: "Did you love this Beth more than you love Tina?"
AL: "Yes. But it was different."
Dr. Ruth: "So you love Tina different than Beth, but you still love her."
AL: "Yes."
Dr. Ruth: "Did you hear what you just said?"
AL: "I said … I love Tina different … I … I said it!" [Al now has a big smile on his face]
Dr. Ruth: "Maybe I tricked you into it … but you said it! Now say it again and dog the different part … that’s a given!" [She walks away from Al and faces the camera]
AL: "I love Tina." [He gets up and walks to Dr. Ruth]
Dr. Ruth: "Now go tell her!"
AL: "Ok … gee thanks doc!" [He leans over and gives her a kiss on the cheek …  She gives a little wave to Al as he walks away. She then walks around the table and faces the camera]
Dr. Ruth: "Next …" [She gestures with her hand as she speaks]
And Dr. Ruth leaps out and Nigel Corrington leaps in snarling and showing his teeth …

Production Credits:

Theme by: Mike Post
Musical Score By: Velton Ray Bunch
Co-Executive Producer: Deborah Pratt
Co-Executive Producer: Chas. Floyd Johnson
Supervising Producers: Tommy Thompson, Richard C. Okie
Supervising Producer: Harker Wade
Producer: Robin Jill Bernheim
Created by: Donald P. Bellisario
Written by: Robin Jill Bernheim
Directed by: Stuart Margolin

Executive Producer: Donald P. Bellisario
Associate Producers: Julie Bellisario, Scott Ejercito
Coordinating Producer: David Bellisario
Director of Photography: Robert Primes, A.S.C.
Production Designer: Cameron Birnie
Edited by: Jon Koslowsky, A.C.E.
Unit Production Manager: Ron Grow
First Assistant Director: R. John Slosser
Second Assistant Director: Brian Faul
Casting by: Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, C.S.A.
Set Director: Robert L. Zilliox
Costume Designer: Jacqueline Saint Anne
Costume Supervisors: Alice Daniels, Glenn Bradley
Art Director: Ellen Dambros-Williams
Sound Mixer: Barry D. Thomas
Stunt Coordinator: Diamond Farnsworth
Make-up: Jeremy Swan
Hairstylist: Andrea Mizushima
Sound Editor: Greg Schorer
Music Editor: Bruce Frazier
Special Visual Effects: Roger Dorney, Denny Kelly

Panaflex ®  Camera and Lenses by: Panavision ®

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