

Highway to Heaven
1984–1989 · NBC · 60 min · 5 seasons
S05E12 · Merry Christmas from Grandpa
Sat, 5 Aug, 10:00 am
On Christmas Eve, Jonathan presents a future ravaged by pollution to three different people: a tycoon, a farmer and the President of the United States.
About
Jonathan Smith is an angel sent down to earth "on probation". Jonathan and friend Mark Gordon are given "assignments" by "The Boss" (God) where they are required to use their humanity (and sometimes a little bit of "The Stuff") in order to help various troubled souls to overcome their problems. Examples of these problems include families dealing with sick loved ones; wealthy and greedy businessmen being encouraged to use their wealth for good; and discouraging prejudice in regards to people of different ethnicitys, appearances, or socioeconomic backgrounds or who have disabilities. While dealing with these situations with sensitivity, Highway to Heaven also used humor – particularly between Jonathan and Mark.
Episodes
- E01
Whose Trash Is It Anyway?
Thu, 13 Oct· 60 minMark's friend Pete Nelson is running for mayor against a ruthless opponent. Jealousy prompts the mayor's son to plant drugs in the locker of Pete's son Jeff, creating scandal. Mark sets out to clear Jeff's name.
- E02
Hello and Farewell
Thu, 8 Dec· 90 minA nurse is still reeling from the Vietnam War and a 17 year old discovers he is adopted. Kim goes to a veterans' counseling group and Jonathan consoles Major Hastings about his son. Note: Originally shown as a feature length (90 min) episode, which was later cut into two separate episodes for syndication.
- E03
The Silent Bell
Wed, 22 Mar· 60 minWhen the church decrees that religion be taught in his preschool, a minister faces a crisis of conscience and an exodus of ethnically mixed teachers and students.
- E04
The Reunion
Sat, 3 June· 60 minIt's Mark's high school reunion. His aging comrades from high school must come to terms with the fact that they're not the young popular people that they used to be.
- E05
The Source
Sat, 10 June· 60 minA teenage girl tells two high school reporters (one of whom is the principal's son) that a school bus driver was coming on to her just before an accident. The story is published without verifying the facts, thus wrecking the driver's reputation and his career.
- E06
The Squeaky Wheel
Sat, 17 June· 60 minJonathan and Mark encourage a disabled Vietnamese veteran to work for an organization that helps disabled people.
- E07
Goodbye, Mr. Zelinka
Sat, 24 June· 60 minA beloved, aging teacher is being forced to retire, even though he still wants to keep teaching. His students rally to save his job.
- E08
Choices
Sat, 1 July· 60 minA Vietnamese couple come to America to find their sons after ten years of being separated. Jonathan and Mark help them achieve their goal, inadvertently tearing apart the sons' adoptive family when the elder son feels morally obligated to return to Vietnam with his biological parents.
- E09
Summer Camp
Sat, 15 July· 60 minAfter suffering major burns in a freak accident, a top fashion model and actress becomes a counselor at a summer camp for blind children run by Jonathan and Mark's blind friend Frank.
- E10
The Inner Limits
Sat, 22 July· 60 minHoping to overcome his mother's insistence that his paralyzed brother is fully aware and get him the institutional care he needs, a young man consults a doctor, only to be advised that his brother is not only fully aware but capable of communication.
- E11
It's a Dog's Life
Sat, 29 July· 60 minAfter complaining that Jonathan's angelic powers give him an unfair advantage, Mark thinks Jonathan has been turned into a dog as he deals with a runaway kid and his ditzy parents.
- E12
Merry Christmas from Grandpa
Sat, 5 Aug· 60 minOn Christmas Eve, Jonathan presents a future ravaged by pollution to three different people: a tycoon, a farmer and the President of the United States.
Cast

Michael Landon
Jonathan Smith

Victor French
Mark Gordon











