| "Pool Hall Blues" | |
|---|---|
| Quantum Leap episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 18 |
| Directed by | Joe Napolitano |
| Written by | Randy Holland |
| Featured music | Mike Post |
| Cinematography by | Michael W. Watkins |
| Original air date | March 14, 1990 |
| Running time | 48 min |
| Guest appearances | |
| Ken Foree, Robert Gossett, Shari Headley, Theodore Wilson | |
"Pool Hall Blues" is a 1990 episode of the American science fiction television series Quantum Leap. Lead character Sam Beckett "leaps" (travels through time) into the body of an African American man in 1954: Charlie "Black Magic" Walters, one of the (fictional) greatest pool players in America, and a childhood mentor of supporting character Al. Beckett as Walters must help Walters's granddaughter keep her Chicago nightclub and rescue it from under the corrupting influence of a criminal loan shark. The episode, the 18th of season 2, was written by Randy Holland and directed by Joe Napolitano. It originally aired on March 14, 1990. The episode won the series its second of three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cinematography.[1][2]