History Recap / QuantumLeapS3E05TheBoogieman

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu?: Sam and Satan try to strangle each other. Sam wins.

* BaitAndSwitch: Al didn't show up until the climax. That guy you thought was him? [[spoiler:Satan]].

Next: Recap/QuantumLeapS2E06MissDeepSouth]

-->'''Sam:''' That's an unusual tattoo, Sheriff.
-->'''Masters:''' Okay, you caught me. I'm really a warlock, and that's the sign of my coven. And I killed Dorothy and Tully because they were about to expose me.
-->'''Sam:''' That's interesting, to quote a sheriff I know.
-->'''Masters:''' Isn't it? Unless, of course, the real story is I got drunk one night on shore leave and almost had an Air Force tattoo put on my arm. [[NeverLiveItDown Pretty embarrassing for a guy in the Navy.]]

* DramaticIrony: The first time Tully fell off the ladder, Sam spotted a goat nearby, and was unable to convince anyone else that it was there (which makes sense, given it turns out it was the Devil in disguise). Towards the end, when Sam prevents Tully's fall that go-around, he tries to point out the goat to Al... only there ''really wasn't'' a goat this time.

-->'''Mary''': Promise?
-->'''Sam''': Cross my heart and hope... ... [[VerbalBackspace ...to limbo...]] ...in the Bahamas.

-->'''Sam''': (breathless; to Al) For a while, there were... two of you... and one of you was trying to kill me...
-->'''Al / Mary''': (confused) I was trying to kill you?!
-->'''Stevie''': [[{{Foreshadowing}} (awed)]] [[Literature/TheDarkHalf Cool, what a neat idea...]]

-->'''Mary''': (as a car pulls up and honks; Stevie runs over) [[WhamLine Hi, Mrs. King!]] [[OhCrap (Sam practically bricks it)]]
-->'''Stevie''': Hi, mom!
-->'''Sam''': (to Al) ...Stevie?
-->'''Al''': (glances at the handlink) ...King.
* YouLookFamiliar: Paul Linke (Sheriff Masters) previously appeared as Lionel in the Season 1 finale "Play It Again, Seymour."

* GenderBender: At the end of the episode, Sam leaps into beauty contestant Darlene Monty. This was the lead-in for the next episode, "[[Recap/QuantumLeapS3E06MissDeepSouth Miss Deep South]]."

* GenderBender: At the end of the episode, Sam leaps into beauty contestant Darlene Monty. This was the lead-in for the next episode, [[Recap/QuantumLeapS3E06MissDeepSouth Miss Deep South]].

** After Sam loses control of his car and almost runs over Stevie, Sam openly compares it to Literature/{{Christine}}, a reference [[YoungFutureFamousPeople Stevie]] doesn't get.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Sam got distracted [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext comparing his leaping to a scarecrow]], Mary assume he was struggling figuring out "how to kill him", which considerably puts Sam on edge. And Mary ''insists'' he has to... otherwise, he'll need to rewrite his new book wholesale.

* DelayedReaction: When he shows up during the climax, it takes Al a minute to realize how bad thing had gotten for Sam:

* YouCanSeeMe:
-->'''Al:''' Sam, uh, Ziggy says there's definitely something there.\\
'''The Devil:''' ''[turns to look at Al]'' That's more than I can say for you.

* HalloweenEpisode: While there were a handful of spooky episodes, this was ''Quantum Leap'''s only true Halloween episode.

* ChekhovsGun: Right before Stevie caused Sam to swerve his car off the road, Sam took notice of a truck following close behind him before pulling off the left. After receiving word that Sheriff Masters was going to pick Mary up at the hospital, Sam took off to get to Mary first... only to pass by the truck again. It turns out it actually crashed when it went off the road, causing the death of the driver... [[DeadAllAlong Sheriff Masters]].

* RealityEnsues: After the skull flies across the room, Mary denies having anything to do with it before collapsing to the ground and writhing on the floor. Al remarks that what's happening is something akin to ''Film/TheExorcist'', while Sam quickly deduces that what's ''actually'' happening is that Mary's having an epileptic attack.

-->'''Al''': I don't see a goat...