Episode
Quantum Leap: The Curse of Ptah-Hotep
Overview
March 2, 1957: It's almost as though Sam were on vacation when, as Egyptologist Dale Conway, he gets to read hieroglyphics, search lost tombs, and, of course, visit Egypt. But between an encroaching sandstorm, computer glitches back at the Project, the suspicious deaths of the guides, and a 3000-year-old curse to round things off, Sam has very little time to play in the sand.
Details
- Series
- Quantum Leap
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1992-04-22
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Curse of Ptah-Hotep is Episode 20 in Season 4 of Quantum Leap. It aired on 1992-04-22. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 16: Ghost Ship
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Episode 13: Temptation Eyes
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Episode 12: Running for Honor
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Episode 11: The Play's the Thing
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