Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven was Micheal Landon's second pairing with Victor French (the two both starred on Little House on the Prairie). This show was about Jonathon Smith, an angel sent down by God, aka "The Boss," to partner up with ex-Oakland cop Mark Gordon. They would be assigned duties by the Boss in which they would help people see a better life, and sometimes help each other. The show ran for 5 years on NBC. Each episode began with clips of that episode. Then the sky would fill with a heavenly shot of clouds. The clouds would fade away, and the soothing theme music would begin to play, and the highway to heaven was open to all. The show ran for a seemingly short five seasons and is shown today in reruns on the Goodlife TV Network (Monday through Friday 1 p.m. EST and 7 p.m. EST) (Also, it will show on TVLand, every day at 8pm EST. First Telecast: September 19, 1984
Last Telecast: August 4, 1989
Number of Episodes: 111
A youngster, who was given up to foster care at birth when his parents discover he was born with disabilities, is persuaded to join the Special Olympics by Jonathan and Mark. Once the boy joins the Special Olympics, he is paired with a coach who turns out is his older brother, though neither are aware of this because their parents kept the mentally handicapped child a secret. At the same time, Jonathan and Mark try to help their friends, Scotty and Diane, who find out they can't have children.
Scotty and Diane want to and are determined to adopt Todd, but Todd's parents won't agree and both sides are prepared to fight it out in court with both Todd and his older brother caught in the middle.
A dog leads Johnathan and Mark to his owners, who are trapped in a car.
Jonathan informs a man that his son who died in Vietnam fathered a boy with a Vietnamese woman. He takes them in reluctantly and refuses to bond with them.
Two orphans have hopes of being adopted by an actor on their favorite TV show.
Jonathan and Mark help another angel on a difficult assignment when they become recreation directors at a retirement community.
When three generations of couples call it quits, Jonathan and Mark work angelic wonders to bring them back together.
Jonathan and Mark work to keep the three couples together.
Jonathan and Mark head to college; Jonathan helps a 12-year-old 'freak' genius and Mark takes care of a rowdy dorm.
Jonathan and Mark try to get a father and son to get to know each other again before Gary loses his father due to leukemia. Jonathan tries to make these tycoons live life to the fullest and not work so hard.
Jonathan persuades an influential United States senator to restore severe Congressional budget cuts dealing with health-care, but when the senator suffers a fatal heart attack on the Senate floor, the assignment seems doomed to failure.
After Mark wins a lot of money he puts Jonathan and Brady out of the picture. Mark falls in love with Nina who is broke but doesn't know it.
Jonathan and Mark spend Christmas Eve with a cynical New York columnist to help him see the good in mankind.
Jonathan and Mark help a good-hearted con man make the right decision about a briefcase he found containing $1 million.
Jonathan and Mark's latest assignment is Wally, a lovable elderly hobo and street puppeteer whose caring and goodness have made him, without his knowing it, an angel. But he may be powerless to help a critically ill little boy ... unless he appeals to a higher authority.
Gabe, a jazz musician, is reunited with his old flame. He finds out that after all these years, the woman he once loved has changed.
Mark and Jonathan help Danny and Kate overcome their height issues as they get ready for prom.
Mark attempts to sabotage Jonathan's assignment to reunite a mother and daughter because he fears Jonathan will be promoted and leave Earth.
A community is divided by a halfway house for mental patients where Jonathan and Mark work as helpers.
A veteran feels like society let him down because he needs some dental work done which he can't afford. He was hoping his Veterans' benefits would pay for it but because his dental problems are not related to his military service he is denied.
Jonathan and Mark, as police detectives investigating drug selling in schools, become involved when the son of a famous news anchorman and leading anti-drug proponent learns that his father is a secret cocaine user and informs the police, leading to a cover-up and betrayal of trust by the father.
Mark and Jonathan's vacation leads them to Mark's old friends who are coping with a comatose son and a daughter who blames herself.
A pregnant young woman finds true love, and a fresh start.
A timid ghostwriter gets a taste of her fantasy spy world, and Jonathan and Mark go along for the ghostly ride.
On assignment as bodyguards, Jonathan and Mark have to make a wealthy, ruthless businessman see the error of his ways.
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Victor French | Mark Gordon |
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Michael Landon | Jonathan Smith |
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James Earl Jones | Gabe Wilson |
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Margie Impert | Diane Wilson |
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James Troesh | Scotty Wilson |
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Paul Walker | Todd Bryant |
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Ellen Albertini Dow | Lady |
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Dick Van Dyke | Wally Dunn |
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Nana Visitor | Margaret Swann |
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John McLiam | Ted Simpson |
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Bill Erwin | Clarence Kelly |
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Harley Jane Kozak | Caroline McCorkindale |
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Martha Scott | Laura Swann |
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Didi Conn | Wanda |
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Ty Copeman | Coach |
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Mary Jackson | Rose O'Hara |
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James Sloyan | Dr. Bryant |
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Robert Mandan | Frank Kelly |
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Ann Walker | Trish |
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Ian Giatti | Brady |
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Anne Marie Howard | Trish Kelly |
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Harvey Vernon | Roy Grant |
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Judy Kain | Ms. Brown |
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Barbara Stuart | Carla Kelly |
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Conrad Hurtt | Man on the street |
| Director | Michael Landon |
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| Dan Gordon |
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| Victor French |
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| Writer | Michael Landon, Dan Gordon, David Thoreau, Ginny Weissman, Elaine Newman, Ed Burnham, Sally Baker, Lan O'Kun, Vince Gutierrez, James Kearns, Robert Schaefer, Paul W. Cooper, Geoffrey Fischer | |
| Producer | Marvin Coil, Michael Landon, Kent McCray, Gary L. Wohlleben | |
| Musician | David Rose | |
| Photography | Brianne Murphy, Ted Voigtlander | |
| Edition | Box Set |
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| Packaging | Custom Case |
| Distributor | A&E Home Video |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Regions | Region 1 |