Content & Trigger Warnings for Quantum Leap (1989)

Sam leaps into people with disabilities and confronts ableist attitudes.

Homophobic attitudes depicted in historical settings

Homophobic attitudes and discrimination depicted in period settings

Discrimination against LGBTQ individuals depicted in historical contexts

Anti-LGBTQ attitudes shown in historical contexts

Homophobia depicted in period settings across episodes

Episodes set in past eras depict period-accurate racism and racial language

Episodes addressing civil rights era include racial slurs and discrimination

Continued exploration of racial prejudice across different American eras

Racial prejudice and slurs continue in period-set episodes

Period racism continues to be explored in historical leap episodes

Some episodes involve stalking situations.

The potential death of a child drives the stakes in certain episodes

Parental loss referenced in the context of leaper's personal journey

Sam's own family loss and leaping into situations involving parental death.

Characters deal with loss and the leaper confronts others' emotional pain

Emotional weight of the series finale deals with themes of loss and sacrifice

Suicide prevention is the focus of at least one episode

Suicide is addressed as a central theme in specific episodes

Some episodes involve Sam leaping into someone about to attempt suicide.

Some episodes involve characters with terminal diagnoses.

Vehicle accidents occur in several episode scenarios

Marital infidelity appears as a plot element in several episodes.

Kidnapping scenarios occur as central episode conflicts

Characters held against their will in episode plots

Episodes set during wartime depict combat situations

Vietnam War-era episodes feature combat and military violence

Military settings feature combat violence and wartime tension

War episodes with more intense combat sequences

Military and combat scenarios in wartime leap episodes

Alcohol abuse shown in episodes dealing with addiction

Some episodes feature alcoholism as a central problem Sam must address.

Drug use appears in episodes set during relevant time periods.

Episodes address child abuse situations that Sam works to prevent.

Some episodes feature abusive domestic situations the leaper must address

Abusive relationships depicted in episodes the leaper must resolve

Episodes continue to address spousal abuse and family violence

Domestic abuse depicted in multiple episode storylines

Abusive relationships addressed in episode storylines

Several episodes center on domestic abuse situations that Sam must intervene in.

Guns used in various historical scenarios including crime and war settings

Gun-related threats and shootings occur across multiple episodes

Firearms used in dangerous situations the leaper must navigate

Firearms present in various dangerous historical scenarios

Gun threats and shootings in various episode scenarios

Suicide attempts are depicted or prevented in several episodes.

Sexual assault is addressed as a topic in certain episodes

Sexual assault is depicted or addressed in dramatic episode scenarios

Sexual violence addressed in episode storylines

Sexual assault referenced or depicted in dramatic scenarios

A notable episode directly addresses sexual assault with significant impact