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Season 1 – Highway to Heaven

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A probationary angel wanders Earth helping people.
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Highway to Heaven — Season 1

Highway to Heaven — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Highway to Heaven is paved by Michael Landon's good intentions, but the arch tone and pat moralizing make this vanity project more punishing than enlightening.

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Richard Zoglin TIME Magazine 10/11/2022
Highway to Heaven has the ring of sincerity, a rare and refreshing thing on TV. Go to Full Review Richard Glover Sydney Morning Herald 06/25/2021
A hypocritical and humorless serving of boiled-down religion and shoot-em-up plots. Sort of Clint Eastwood meets The 10 Commandments. Go to Full Review Jacqueline Lee Lewes Sydney Morning Herald 06/25/2021
There's an obligation to say its sentiments are admirable but yuk, did they have to make it so gushy, so sugary, so predictable? Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Agustin R @Agus_R Nov 10 It's not just entertainment; each episode is a life lesson that promotes positive values ​​for a more just society. Simply beautiful to watch. See more Andrew G @RT75057507 Aug 11 The two leads are likeable enough and the show is earnest. It's not even a bad premise. However, it is extremely mawkish, heavy in tone for an afternoon / early evening slot (there really aren't many laughs to be had along the way) and it's persistent moralising quickly becomes wearing. It's not that the show is unwatchable, just that it rewards your attention by tiring you out with its slowly delivered message. I always felt a little pang of dread whenever I realised it was the next hour of television on a Sunday afternoon, because I'd never get that precious hour back, nor would I get any real reward for that sacrifice. If there isn't a message in there, I don't know. I guess the show wasn't for me, or moderate people like me in search of a little entertainment or education. See more 05/11/2022 A classic for good reason! Yes, it does make one need to keep the tissues handy (I went through a whole box during a binge-watch... NOTE: that was only for ONE season). See more rashid w @RW2021 08/12/2020 What a classic! Need not say anymore! See more Read all reviews
Highway to Heaven — Season 1

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Michael Landon

Jonathan Smith

Victor French

Mark Gordon

Ken Olandt

Deke Larson Jr.

John Bleifer

Sidney Gould

Helen Hunt

Lizzy MacGill

Jim Haynie

Deke Larson Sr.

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 19, 1984 Highway to Heaven Jonathan Smith is an angel on a mission from God; accompanied by ex-cop Mark Gordon, whose troubled life Jonathan once helped turn around, the two travel the country guiding the lost and suffering back toward the Highway to Heaven. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 19, 1984 Highway to Heaven Jonathan Smith is an angel on a mission from God; accompanied by ex-cop Mark Gordon, whose troubled life Jonathan once helped turn around, the two travel the country guiding the lost and suffering back toward the Highway to Heaven. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 26, 1984 To Touch the Moon A terminally ill boy takes in another boy who's continually in trouble with the law in an effort to help both his mother and the troubled boy. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 3, 1984 The Return of the Masked Rider Old-time actors have a showdown with a street gang that is terrorizing a Hollywood neighborhood. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 17, 1984 Song of the Wild West An embittered man refuses to let his talented daughter pursue a singing career; a country singer's arrival in a Western town inspires him to let his daughter pursue music. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 24, 1984 One Fresh Batch of Lemonade A high-school student almost gives up on life after losing both legs in a motorcycle accident; Jonathan and Mark help an embittered, paralyzed athlete. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 31, 1984 One Fresh Batch of Lemonade A high-school student who lost his legs in an accident regains his will to live. With Michael Landon and Victor French. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 7, 1984 A Divine Madness A greedy son (Jonathan Frakes) wants to institutionalize his eccentric father (Ron Moody), a construction tycoon. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 14, 1984 Catch a Falling Star An actor (Daniel Davis) hires Jonathan and Mark to look after his estranged children (Bobby Jacoby, Emily Moultrie). Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 21, 1984 Help Wanted: Angel On a film set, Jonathan meets another angel (Al Ruscio), and Mark falls for an actress (Stella Stevens). Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 28, 1984 Dust Child Family and friends of a Vietnam veteran won't accept his Amerasian daughter. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 12, 1984 Hotel of Dreams Mark and Jonathan work as hotel bellhops to help a millionaire's son find meaning in his life; an unmotivated man must make decisions regarding his personal life. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 19, 1984 Another Song for Christmas Car salesman Honest Eddy (Geoffrey Lewis) plans an expansion, which threatens a local orphanage at Christmas. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 9, 1985 Plane Death Investigating a friend's death, Mark encounters drug smugglers; guests Michael Bowen, Lee Bryant. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 16, 1985 One Winged Angel Jonathan cannot reunite a couple because he has fallen for the woman. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 23, 1985 Going Home, Going Home Jonathan and Mark journey back in time to save Mark's grandfather's (John McLiam) farm from repossession. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 30, 1985 As Difficult as ABC A college basketball star must face his illiteracy when a heart condition denies him a scholarship. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 6, 1985 A Child of God A dying woman tries to reconcile with her stern father for the sake of her illegitimate daughter. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 20, 1985 A Match Made in Heaven Jonathan's guidance helps the romance of a quadriplegic lawyer (James Troesh) and Mark's cousin (Margie Impert). Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 27, 1985 The Banker and the Bum Jonathan arranges an exchange between a pitiless millionaire and a kind vagrant. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 6, 1985 The Brightest Star An 11-year-old child actress manipulates parents and co-workers. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 13, 1985 An Investment in Caring A widow will lose her home to corporate developers unless neighbors step up to help. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 27, 1985 The Right Thing A widower (Lew Ayres) pines away in a rest home, until his grandson and Jonathan give him jogging shoes. Details Episode 24 Aired May 1, 1985 Thoroughbreds A playboy goes against his father's wishes when he chooses a bride. Details Episode 25 Aired May 8, 1985 Thoroughbreds Learning she has cancer, Lizzy tells Garth their elopement was a mistake. Details

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Highway to Heaven — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Michael Landon, Victor French
Executive Producer
Michael Landon
Screenwriter
Dan Gordon, Michael Landon, Parke Perine, Maryanne Kasica, James Troesh, Hugh Corcoran, Paul Wolff, Christopher Beaumont, Paul W. Cooper, Jan Heininger, Theresa Troesh, Michael Scheff
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 19, 1984