Editing Quantum Leap (1989 TV series) (section)

== In popular culture ==
''[[Source Code]]'', a 2011 [[Science fiction film|science-fiction]] [[action thriller film]], was directed by [[Duncan Jones]]. Jones said in reading its script that he was reminded of ''Quantum Leap'' and as a reference to the show, cast Bakula in a voice cameo role, including giving him one line of "Oh, boy" in the script.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/1661141/source-code-jake-gyllenhaal/ | title = 'Source Code': Five Hidden Pop-culture Influences | first = Eric | last = Ditzian | date = April 1, 2011 | access-date = February 23, 2020 | work = [[MTV]] | archive-date = February 23, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200223183843/http://www.mtv.com/news/1661141/source-code-jake-gyllenhaal/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Special episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' ("[[Detained (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Detained]]", 2002) and ''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]'' ("[[NCIS: New Orleans (season 1)#ep9|Chasing Ghosts]]", 2014), both series that featured Bakula as lead, included Stockwell as a guest star to reunite the two actors from ''Quantum Leap''. Further, "Chasing Ghosts" was directed by [[James Whitmore Jr.]], who had directed 15 episodes, and acted in three episodes, of ''Quantum Leap''.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.tvguide.com/news/ncis-new-orleans-scott-bakula-quantum-leap-reunion-thanksgiving-episode-1089717/ | title= NCIS: New Orleans' Scott Bakula Teases the Quantum Leap Reunion: "It Was a Good Day for the Old Guys" | first= Liz | last= Raftery | date= November 24, 2014 | access-date= February 23, 2020 | work= [[TV Guide]] | archive-date= February 23, 2020 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200223184718/https://www.tvguide.com/news/ncis-new-orleans-scott-bakula-quantum-leap-reunion-thanksgiving-episode-1089717/ | url-status= live }}</ref>

The 2017 episode "[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 12)#ep125|The Gang Turns Black]]" of the series ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' features numerous ''Quantum Leap'' references. When the gang finds themselves in different bodies, Sweet Dee suggests that they are "quantum leaping". Bakula has a guest appearance, as himself, supposedly researching an upcoming role, but in fact working as a retirement home custodian due to lack of residuals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Superfan |date=January 5, 2017 |title=Scott Bakula's Depressing and Hilarious Appearance on ''Always Sunny'' Premiere |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/scott-bakulas-depressing-and-hilarious-appearance-on-always-sunny-premiere-091312238.html |website=Yahoo! |access-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016184059/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/scott-bakulas-depressing-and-hilarious-appearance-on-always-sunny-premiere-091312238.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 2019 film ''[[Avengers: Endgame]],'' [[Scott Lang (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Scott Lang]] brings the show up as one of many examples of time travel in fiction allowing one to change one's own past, contrasting [[Bruce Banner (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Bruce Banner]]'s explanation that time travel works differently in [[Marvel Cinematic Universe|their universe]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/why-avengers-endgame-time-travel-plotholes-should-be-forgiven-1206333 | title = Why 'Avengers: Endgame' Time Travel Troubles Can Be Forgiven | first = Phil | last = Pirrello | date = May 1, 2019 | access-date = January 13, 2020 | work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] | archive-date = January 14, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200114010023/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/why-avengers-endgame-time-travel-plotholes-should-be-forgiven-1206333 | url-status = live }}</ref>