{"id":835,"date":"2024-03-06T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornflowerblue-alligator-895125.hostingersite.com\/?p=835"},"modified":"2024-03-06T08:49:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T08:49:22","slug":"a-single-drop-of-rain-episode-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/a-single-drop-of-rain-episode-62\/","title":{"rendered":"A Single Drop of Rain &#8211; Episode 62"},"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\/2024\/02\/s4e9-web-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s4e9-web-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s4e9-web-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s4e9-web-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s4e9-web-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s4e9-web.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Single Drop of Rain was the ninth episode of Quantum Leap\u2019s fourth season to air, with Sam helping a returning hero save his home town and his brother&#8217;s marriage. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether all marriages are worth saving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"A Single Drop of Rain &amp;#8211; Episode 62\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-03-06T07:30:00+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The ninth episode of season 4. Sam leaps into a huckster as he returns to his hometown.\n\n\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/leaphome-ep62-a-single-drop-of-rain.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"39.5\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6649\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-835-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/leaphome-ep62-a-single-drop-of-rain.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/leaphome-ep62-a-single-drop-of-rain.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/leaphome-ep62-a-single-drop-of-rain.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\/leaphome-ep62-a-single-drop-of-rain.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/?powerpress_pinw=835-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/leaphome-ep62-a-single-drop-of-rain.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"leaphome-ep62-a-single-drop-of-rain.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 Billy Beaumont, a huckster who travels throughout the southern US to trick desperate people into paying large sums of money on the promise that he can make it rain. Assisted by his young prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Clinton Leveret (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2023\/sep\/29\/actor-payne-speaks-at-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Carl Anthony Payne II<\/a>), he arrives back in his home town, the delight of his mother, Grace (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne_Haney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Anne Haney<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>An unusual dynamic develops as Sam&#8217;s brother Ralph (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrick_Massett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Patrick Massett<\/a>) is rightly sceptical of what he claims to be able to do. Meanwhile, Ralph&#8217;s wife Annie (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/phyllis-lyons-arkin-00062bab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Phyllis Lyons<\/a>) longs for Sam to take her away from this mundane existence and her loveless marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A Single Drop of Rain<\/em> was directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virgil_W._Vogel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Virgil W. Vogel<\/a>, his only stint in the chair for this series. The writer was <a href=\"https:\/\/quantumleap.fandom.com\/wiki\/Richard_C._Okie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Richard C. Okie<\/a>, the first of his six scripts for the show, with an additional credit for <a href=\"https:\/\/quantumleap.fandom.com\/wiki\/Ralph_Meyering,_Jr.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ralph Meyering Jr<\/a>, his only <em>Quantum Leap<\/em> contribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the science of precipitation.<\/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>A Single Drop of Rain<\/em> was released in 1991. It is 47 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 in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ninth episode of season 4. 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