Donald P. Bellisario (2024)

Donald Belisario on pitching Quantum Leap to Brandon Tartikoff

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Donald Belisario on recreating his father's bar for the final episode of Quantum Leap

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Donald Bellisario on "Magnum" of Magnum, P.I. being Vietnam War veteran

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Donald Bellisario on a young cancer patient and her family who found inspiration from an episode of Magnum, P.I.

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Donald Bellisario on encountering Lee Harvey Oswald while in the Marine Corps

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On his childhood and early influences; on his children; on early memories of World War II

On going off to college; on working his way through school; on difficulties at Penn State; on leaving college and entering the Marine Corps

On encountering Lee Harvey Oswald; on his opinion on the JFK assassination and how that later inspired and episode of Quantum Leap; on returning to Penn State

On his early advertising career; on directing and editing his first television commercial; on his ad campaigns for Jack's Beer andSouthwest Airlines; on moving to Los Angeles

On visiting his ancestors' town in Italy; on shopping his first feature script; on meeting Stephen J. Cannell; on writing and producing Baa-Baa Blacksheep

On becoming supervising producer of Battlestar Galactica; on his short lived stint on Quincy, M.E.; on the genesis of Magnum, P.I., meeting with Tom Selleck, writing the pilot episode,and shooting in Hawaii

On portraying Vietnam veterans onMagnum, P.I.; on keeping women out of "Magnum's" life in season one

On "Magnum's" Tigers baseball cap; on the accidental death of a camera technician on the set of Magnum, P.I.; on specific episodes of Magnum, P.I.; on reaction to the show's multiple Emmy nominations; on working with Standards and Practices

On the movie version of Magnum, P.I.; on his series Airwolf; on the made-for-television movie Three on a Match; on the feature film Last Rites; on working in features vs. television

On creating Quantum Leap; on casting and writing Quantum Leap; on the final episode of Quantum Leap

On making the pilot for Quantum Leap; on the title of Quantum Leap, why it's his favorite of the shows he created; on his favorite episodes; on music in his shows; on the final episode of Quantum Leap

On creating JAG; on the Navy's reaction to JAG; on JAG and 9/11; on JAG switching networks

On CBS's mistakes promoting NCIS; on First Monday; on retirement, his proudest achievement, and advice to aspiring writers

Donald Belisario on the made for television movie 3 on a Match

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Donald Belisario on the premise of the series Airwolf

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Donald Bellisario on getting his first television writing job for Baa-Baa Black Sheep

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Donald Bellisario onMagnum, P.I.'s multiple Emmy nominations

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Donald Belisario on creating JAG

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Donald Belisario on the Navy's reaction to JAG

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Donald Belisario on JAG and 9/11

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Donald Bellisario on the genesis of Magnum, P.I.

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Donald Bellisario on creating the pilot for Magnum, P.I.

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Donald Bellisario on setting Magnum, P.I. in Hawaii

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Donald Bellisario on "Magnum"ofMagnum, P.I. being a veteran of the Vietnam War

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Donald Bellisario on "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii", the pilot episode ofMagnum, P.I.

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Donald Bellisario on theMagnum, P.I. episode "China Doll"

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Donald Bellisario on theMagnum, P.I. episode "Did You See the Sun Rise?"

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Donald Bellisario on theMagnum, P.I. episode "Home From the Sea"

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Donald Belisario on mistakes CBS made in promoting NCIS

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Donald Bellisario on the "Lee Harvey Oswald - Oct 5, 1957 - Nov 22, 1963" episode of Quantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on creating Quantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on casting Quantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on the final episode of Quantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on writing Quantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on the pilot for Quantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on the title of Quantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on his favorite episode of Quantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on how JAG dealt with 9/11

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Donald Bellisario on "Magnum" ofMagnum, P.I. being a veteran of the Vietnam War

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Donald Belisario on Scott Bakula as "Sam" in Quantum Leap

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Donald Bellisario on Magnum, P.I.'s multiple Emmy nominations

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Donald Bellisario on encountering Lee Harvey Oswald in the Marine Corps

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Donald Bellisario on encountering Lee Harvey Oswald in the Marine Corps

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Donald Belisario on the final episode of Quantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on Dean Stockwell's difficulty with the Quantum Leap episode "The Leap Home"

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Donald Bellisario on "Magnum" ofMagnum, P.I. being a veteran of the Vietnam War

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Donald Belisario on Scott Bakula as "Sam" in Quantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on Mike Post's music for Magnum, P.I. and Quantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on Mike Post's music for Magnum, P.I. and Quantum Leap d Belisario on Mike Post's music for Magnum, P.I. and Quantum Leap

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Donald Bellisario on Magnum P.I.'s ratings and going up against The Cosby Show

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Donald Bellisario on encountering Lee Harvey Oswald in the Marine Corps

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Donald Bellisario on "Magnum" ofMagnum, P.I. being a veteran of the Vietnam War

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Donald Belisario on Dean Stockwell's difficulty with the Quantum Leap episode "The Leap Home"

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Donald Bellisario on early memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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Donald Bellisario on his childhood town's reaction to World War II

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Donald Bellisario on "Magnum" ofMagnum, P.I. being a veteran of the Vietnam War

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Donald Belisario on Dean Stockwell's difficulty with the Quantum Leap episode "The Leap Home"

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Donald Bellisario on early memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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Donald Bellisario on his childhood town's reaction to World War II

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Donald Belisario on writingQuantum Leap

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Donald Bellisario on his decision to move to Los Angeles and become a writer

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Donald Belisario on advice to aspiring writers

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Donald Belisario on creatingQuantum Leap

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Donald Bellisario onthe creation of Magnum, P.I.

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Donald Bellisario on specific episodes of Magnum, P.I.

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Donald Belisario on creatingJAG

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Donald Bellisario onthe creation of Magnum, P.I.

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Donald Bellisario on specific episodes of Magnum, P.I.

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Donald Belisario on creatingQuantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on creatingJAG

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Donald Belisario on creatingQuantum Leap

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Donald Belisario on pitching Quantum Leap to Brandon Tartikoff

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Donald Belisario on Dean Stockwell's difficulty with the Quantum Leap episode "The Leap Home"

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Donald Bellisario on encountering Lee Harvey Oswald in the Marine Corps

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Donald Belisario on Mike Post's music for Magnum, P.I. and Quantum Leap

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Donald Bellisario on casting Orson Wells as "Robin Masters" onMagnum, P.I.

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Donald Belisario on Scott Bakula as "Sam" in Quantum Leap

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Donald Bellisario on meeting Stephen J. Cannell

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Donald Bellisario on Tom Selleck's role in creating Magnum, P.I.

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