Hurricane - August 17, 1969

Episode aired Oct 2, 1991
TV-PG
1h

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

443

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Action Adventure Drama Mystery Sci-Fi

As a deputy sheriff, Sam must prevent a murder as Hurricane Camile hits the Mississippi gulf coast.As a deputy sheriff, Sam must prevent a murder as Hurricane Camile hits the Mississippi gulf coast.As a deputy sheriff, Sam must prevent a murder as Hurricane Camile hits the Mississippi gulf coast.

Director
- Michael W. Watkins
Writers
- Donald P. Bellisario
- Chris Ruppenthal
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

443

YOUR RATING

Director
- Michael W. Watkins
Writers
- Donald P. Bellisario
- Chris Ruppenthal
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The credits for this episode features archival footage from Hurricane Camille and the aftermath in Mississippi.

Goofs
When Al is updating Sam on the history of Hurricane Camille, he recalls the head of the National Hurricane Center's comments about the hurricane. He presumably heard this right after the storm hit in 1969. However, Al was a POW in Vietnam, and it would've been unlikely that he would've had live access to news in the United States.

Quotes
Admiral Al Calavicci: I can never figure out, when life is so short, how we always find time to argue. You'd think that we would look at the good things around us.
Dr. Sam Beckett: Carpe diem.
Admiral Al Calavicci: Seize the day.
Admiral Al Calavicci, Dr. Sam Beckett: [together] And that's the way it should be.

Connections
Referenced in Korman Productions Deep Dive TV Podcast: Quantum Leap S4 Trivia Challenge with Dave, Stacie, and Adam (2023)

Soundtracks
A Beautiful Morning
(uncredited)
written by Felix Cavaliere and Edward Brigati
performed by The Rascals (1968)

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Featured review

9/10

EXCELLENT DEPICTION OF HURRICANE CAMILLE

This was a very well put-together picture of an impending hurricane that Donald Bellisario put together for this episode. The film footage, which appears to be from Camille itself, paints a realistic sequence as to how these things ramp up from start to climax. The wind, rain, and the transformers blowing were accurately depicted and by the way, the show didn't make the mistake of showing lightning during the middle of the hurricane because hurricanes rarely have any lightning within them. The ending credits showing the damage left by Camille was a great final touch. Well done for a TV episode!