The Americanization of Machiko – August 4, 1953

Fate's Wide Wheel: A Quantum Leap Podcast
Fate's Wide Wheel: A Quantum Leap Podcast
The Americanization of Machiko - August 4, 1953
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Sam is Charlie MacKenzie, a Korean war vet returning home to Oak Creek, Ohio…with his new bride, Machiko. Sam must get Charlie’s mother to accept the new member of the family, while also contending with an ex-girlfriend determined to win Charlie back, as well as a prejudiced WWII vet determined to harm Machiko.

Sam Fain thinks he doesn’t have much to say about this episode at the outset, but it turns out he actually has quite a lot to say. Dennis has an endearing personal story about his mom taping the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner for him, and Sam thinks that two minute story has more heart than this entire entry of Quantum Leap.

Your mileage may vary.

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