On December 21, 1990, the "A Little Miracle" episode of "Quantum Leap" was aired.
Because I watch TV over the air, I watch a lot of old TV shows from the '50s, '60s, '70s, and '80s. At this time of year, I see a lot of Christmas episodes of shows. COZI TV is running back-to-back episodes of "Quantum Leap" tonight (in 2017). The Christmas episode that was just on was about a real estate developer who was hell-bent on evicting a mission so that he could build a tower named after himself -- the Blake Tower. Sam (Scott Bakula) and Al (Dean Stockwell) came up with a ruse that made him see the error of his ways. He renounced his greed, and even though he did go ahead with building the Blake Tower, he made room for the mission on the ground floor.
The character who needed help in tonight's Christmas episode of "Quantum Leap" was clearly based on Donald Trump. Trump has been regarded in such a fashion for decades, so this likeness could hardly come as a surprise. See Gary Trudeau's comics if you don't believe me. The earliest "Doonesbury" in Trudeau's book "Yuge!" in which Donald Trump makes an appearance is dated September 14, 1987.
I'm sure you can view this on demand if you can't get COZI TV.
The day that Sam goes back to is December 24, 1962.
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The show was "A Little Miracle," episode 10 from season 3:
Directed by: Michael Watkins
Story by: Sandy Fries
Teleplay by: Sandy Fries and Robert A. Wolterstorff
Leap location and date: New York City; December 24, 1962
Aired: December 21, 1990
Sam leaps into Reginald Pearson (Milan Nicksic), a personal valet to a Scrooge-like industrialist who is bent on demolishing a Salvation Army mission, forcing Sam and Al to 'Scrooge' him by showing him his past, present and future in an attempt to change his mind.
Note: Charles Rocket guest stars.
A Little Miracle - December 24, 1962
Episode aired Dec 21, 1990 • TV-PG • 48m
Sam and Al scare the Dickens out of a rich Scrooge character who wants to tear down a mission and build a high rise.
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Sat Dec 23, 2023: On December 21, 1990, the "A Little Miracle" episode of "Quantum Leap" was aired.
Sat Dec 24, 2022: On December 21, 1990, the "A Little Miracle" episode of "Quantum Leap" was aired.
Sun Dec 24, 2017: 1990 episode of "Quantum Leap" with Scrooge-like character based on Donald Trump airs on COZI TV