Changes: The Great Spontini

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Episode

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The Great Spontini

Season

3x08

Episode No.

39

Episode Information

Original Broadcast Date

November 16, 1990

Leap Information

Leap Date

May 9, 1974

Place

Oakland, California, U.S.

Leapee

Harry Spontini

Chronological Information
Preceded by	Followed by
"Black On White On Fire"	"Rebel Without A Clue"

The Great Spontini was the eighth episode of Season 3 of the Quantum Leap TV series, also the 39th overall episode in the series. Written by Cristy Dawson and Beverly Bridges, the episode, which was directed by James Whitmore, Jr., originally aired on NBC-TV on November 16, 1990.

Storyline

May 9. 1974: Sam leaps into a travelling magician named Harry Spontini (the leapee Harry is played by Dan Birch), known to his fans as "The Great Spontini", a magician who often and usually peforms in cheap nightclubs. His assistant is his precocious 12 year-old daughter Jamie (Lauren Woodland) who has great hopes for the act. His estranged wife Maggie (Amy Steel), who left Harry three years before, suddenly reappears with her attorney Steve Slater (Erich Anderson) announcing her engagement to Steve and asking for a divorce. As Dr. Samuel Beckett leaps into Harry, he must try to find a way to keep Jamie from being taken by her mother, who was gone for three years. To do that, Sam has to attempt a deadly magic trick in order to get the money for a permanent home for them.

Sam, whom, at first, like Al, believed that Maggie was simply looking to obtain spousal support from Harry. Al has trouble find info on the situation, such as Jamie's date of birth when Harry is summoned to meet with Maggie, her attorney Steve Slater in the office of a Judge Mulhearn (Michael Fairman), the presiding judge over the divoce case, concering as to whom would have custody of young Jamie, who is ultimately placed temporarily into the Maggie's custody until Judge Mulhearn could come to a final decision; Jamie was to be dropped off at her mother's house within 2 hours.

Sam feels that he's there to reunite the family, but has to re-think this idea when he learns - in Judge Mulhearn's chambers - that she's actually out to get custody of Jamie instead of just a divorce, declining to seek alimony, much to the chagrin of Steve, who tries to persuade Maggie to also seek, but is willing to settle just for Jamie's custody. Al tells him that unless he can change what happened, within several years, Jamie will become a runaway living on the street.

v - e - d Quantum Leap (1989) Season Three

● The Leap Home, Part I ● The Leap Home, Part II (Vietnam) ● Leap of Faith ● One Strobe Over The Line ● The Boogieman ● Miss Deep South ● Black On White On Fire ● The Great Spontini ● Rebel Without A Clue ● A Little Miracle ● Runaway ● 8 1/2 Months ● Future Boy ● Private Dancer ● Piano Man ● Southern Comforts ● Glitter Rock ● A Hunting We Will Go ● Last Dance Before An Execution ● Heart of A Champion ● Nuclear Family ● Shock Theater ●.

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 '''''The Great Spontini''''' was the eighth episode of Season 3 of the ''[[Quantum Leap (TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' TV series, also the 39th overall episode in the series. Written by Cristy Dawson and Beverly Bridges, the episode, which was directed by [[James Whitmore, Jr.]], originally aired on NBC-TV on November 16, 1990.
 ==Storyline==
-Sam leaps into a magician. He must find a way to keep his daughter from being taken by her mother, who was gone for three years. To do that, Sam has to attempt a deadly magic trick in order to get the money for a permanent home for them.
+'''May 9. 1974:''' Sam leaps into a travelling magician named [[Harry Spontini]] (the leapee Harry is played by [[Dan Birch]]), known to his fans as "The Great Spontini", a magician who often and usually peforms in cheap nightclubs. His assistant is his precocious 12 year-old daughter [[Jamie Spontini|Jamie]] ([[Lauren Woodland]]) who has great hopes for the act. His estranged wife [[Maggie Spontini|Maggie]] ([[Amy Steel]]), who left Harry three years before, suddenly reappears with her attorney [[Steve Slater]] ([[Erich Anderson]]) announcing her engagement to Steve and asking for a divorce. As [[Dr. Samuel Beckett]] leaps into Harry, he must try to find a way to keep Jamie from being taken by her mother, who was gone for three years. To do that, Sam has to attempt a deadly magic trick in order to get the money for a permanent home for them.
+Sam, whom, at first, like Al, believed that Maggie was simply looking to obtain spousal support from Harry. Al has trouble find info on the situation, such as Jamie's date of birth when Harry is summoned to meet with Maggie, her attorney Steve Slater in the office of a [[Judge Mulhearn]] ([[Michael Fairman]]), the presiding judge over the divoce case, concering as to whom would have custody of young Jamie, who is ultimately placed temporarily into the Maggie's custody until Judge Mulhearn could come to a final decision; Jamie was to be dropped off at her mother's house within 2 hours.
+Sam feels that he's there to reunite the family, but has to re-think this idea when he learns - in Judge Mulhearn's chambers - that she's actually out to get custody of Jamie instead of just a divorce, declining to seek alimony, much to the chagrin of Steve, who tries to persuade Maggie to also seek, but is willing to settle just for Jamie's custody. Al tells him that unless he can change what happened, within several years, Jamie will become a runaway living on the street.