{"id":329,"date":"2022-10-05T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornflowerblue-alligator-895125.hostingersite.com\/?p=329"},"modified":"2024-12-12T10:30:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T10:30:12","slug":"jimmy-episode-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/05\/jimmy-episode-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy &#8211; Episode 17"},"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\/09\/episode-17-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jimmy - The Leap Home - Episode 17\" class=\"wp-image-295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/episode-17-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/episode-17-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/episode-17-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/episode-17-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/episode-17.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jimmy was the eighth episode of Quantum Leap\u2019s second season to air, with Sam stepping into the shoes of a young man with Down&#8217;s Syndrome trying to hold down a job, while his brother struggles to balance his responsibilities. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss people who lack empathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Jimmy &amp;#8211; Episode 17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-10-05T07:30:00+01:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The eighth episode of season 2. Sam leaps into a man with Down's Syndrome and tries to keep him from losing his job.\n\n\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep17-jimmy.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"38.1\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8077\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-329-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep17-jimmy.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep17-jimmy.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep17-jimmy.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\/theleaphome-ep17-jimmy.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/?powerpress_pinw=329-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep17-jimmy.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"theleaphome-ep17-jimmy.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>Sam leaps into Jimmy LaMotta, a young man with Down&#8217;s Syndrome. Jimmy has until recently been living in an institution, but his brother Frank (<a href=\"https:\/\/johndaquino.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John D&#8217;Aquino<\/a>), sister-in-law Connie (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laura_Harrington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Harrington<\/a>) and nephew Corey (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0574778\/bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan McWhorter<\/a>) have now brought him to stay at their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam secures Jimmy a job at the docks where Frank also works by impressing Charlie Samuels (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Alldredge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Alldredge<\/a>) in an interview. Trouble brews when fellow worker Blue (<a href=\"https:\/\/internationalartistsmanagement.co.uk\/michaelmadsen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Madsen<\/a>) takes a disliking to Jimmy and it soon seems like Frank will decide to send him back to the institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Jimmy<\/em> was directed by James Whitmore Jr, the first of fifteen episodes in the chair. The writers were Paul M. Belous, the first of his two stories for the show, and Robert Wolterstorff, with the first of his three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether it&#8217;s OK to lose your temper with someone you love.<\/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>Jimmy<\/em> was released in 1989. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peacock<\/a> streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The eighth episode of season 2. 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