{"id":175,"date":"2022-06-22T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornflowerblue-alligator-895125.hostingersite.com\/?p=175"},"modified":"2022-06-22T10:24:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T09:24:56","slug":"how-the-tess-was-won-episode-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/22\/how-the-tess-was-won-episode-5\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Tess Was Won &#8211; Episode 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cornflowerblue-alligator-895125.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/episode-5-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/episode-5-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/episode-5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/episode-5-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/episode-5-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/episode-5.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How the Tess Was Won was the fifth episode of Quantum Leap&#8217;s first season to air, with Sam drawn into a physical contest to win a woman&#8217;s handin marriage and her substantial land holding. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether romance is dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"How the Tess Was Won &amp;#8211; Episode 5\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-06-22T07:30:00+01:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The fifth episode of season 1. Sam leaps into a vet, with a chance to win him the girl of his dreams.\n\n\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/05-theleaphome-how-the-tess-was-won.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"35.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7727\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-175-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/05-theleaphome-how-the-tess-was-won.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/05-theleaphome-how-the-tess-was-won.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/05-theleaphome-how-the-tess-was-won.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/05-theleaphome-how-the-tess-was-won.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/?powerpress_pinw=175-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/05-theleaphome-how-the-tess-was-won.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"05-theleaphome-how-the-tess-was-won.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-leap-home\/id1616859100?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1qEaL7VtFOn5wONQdYi8kq\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.co.uk\/podcasts\/c5dd4131-a2ea-46cb-ba8a-426a2c86cd27\/the-leap-home\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribeonandroid.com\/www.theleaphome.com\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Android\" rel=\"nofollow\">Android<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking on the persona of vet Dr Daniel Young, or &#8216;Doc&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/kidsongs.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sloan_Fischer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sloan Fischer<\/a>), Sam finds himself selected as an apparently easy mark by Tess McGill (<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycollegian.com\/2006\/05\/the-new-adventures-of-julia-louis-dreyfus-and-kari-lizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kari Lizer<\/a>) who is resisting her father Chance&#8217;s (<a href=\"https:\/\/airwolf.fandom.com\/wiki\/Lance_LeGault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lance LeGault<\/a>) urgings to choose a suitor for marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam&#8217;s farm upbringing and physical prowess, however, mean the contest is closer than Tess expected and with the prospect of marrying Doc becoming real she is forced to investigate her own feelings. Meanwhile, ranch hand Wayne (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshallRTeague\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marshall R. Teague<\/a>) looks to intervene while a young boy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0298516\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scott Fults<\/a>) strums a future classic on his guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>How the Tess Was Won<\/em><\/em> was directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/03\/20\/movies\/20dixon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ivan Dixon<\/a>, his only episode for the show. The teleplay was written by <a href=\"https:\/\/memory-alpha.fandom.com\/wiki\/Deborah_Arakelian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deborah Arakelian<\/a>, also her only script for the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode Gerry and Iain considered gender roles and stereotypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion continues in the comments below and please keep in touch with us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/leaphomepodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theleaphome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leaphomepodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to the show here on the website, on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-leap-home\/id1616859100?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1qEaL7VtFOn5wONQdYi8kq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7YSRg1N8zZk&amp;list=PLCILaj2ibVvN0_1yJfLKbD5DbUmIIMYs1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/ak1maqxq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/plfNy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/listen.stitcher.com\/yvap\/?af_dp=stitcher:\/\/show\/695426&amp;af_web_dp=https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/695426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVsZWFwaG9tZS5jb20vaW5kZXgucGhwL2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdC8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google<\/a> or wherever you find your podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How the Tess Was Won<\/em> was released in 1989. 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