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Highway to Heaven - Season Three (1986)
Starring: Michael Landon, Victor French Director: Michael Landon Rating: Not Rated
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An angel as down-to-earth as he is divine, Jonathan Smith and his sidekick Mark Gordon have only one goal, to help others reach higher ground.
Backed by "The Boss" and blessed with otherworldly powers, Jonathan and Mark travel wherever the spirit takes them. From small towns to bustling cities, their journey touches troubles lives from all corners of America. Imparting hard-earned wisdom, humor, and whenever necessary, a dash of divinity, these gentle souls perform everyday miracles of remarkable transformation.
Starring Michael Landon and Victor French, and featuring appearances from notable guest stars such as James Earl Jones, Josh Brolin, and Brian Austin Green, all 25 episodes from the third season of this inspiring and boldly original family series are available on DVD for the first time.
50. A Special Love (1)
Jonathan and Mark taken interest in Todd who has no desire to be in Special Olympics because he feels he can't do anything. Tries to convince Todd to get into Special Olympics to prove to himself that he can do things. Scotty and Diane learn whether they can have children or if they will have to adopt children. Diane learns her fate and it decides to adopt children but Scotty is against adoption because he wants to have a baby that looks like him and can run and play.
51. A Special Love (2)
Now that Diane and Scotty want to have children they decided to adopt Todd but learn that his natural parents don't want anyone to adopt him. Todd's natural parents were told some years ago that they had to put him out for adoption because he his handicapped.
52. For the Love of Larry
After his owners are trapped at the bottom of a hill in car accident, a precocious dog tries to lead Jonathon and Mark to them.
53. Another Kind of War, Another Kind of Peace
Jonathan informs a man, Mr. Clancy that his son who died in Vietnam fathered a child. Now he is still hurting over losing his son, that he doesn't want them. But nevetheless brings them over. Now the boy is being shook down by some bullies who want his lunch money. Now the man's anger reaches it's boiling point and he throws them out. Jonathan then informs him of what his grandson has been going through. He goes out there to tell them to stop shaking him down. They try to rough them up but Jonathan gives a little bit of power to fight back. Later the man and his grandson finally reconcile.
54. That's Our Dad
Bill Cassidy is a model TV dad of the hit series, "That's Our Dad, a show known for its closing (where he "adopts" two orphaned children at the end of each show). At least on-screen Cassidy is the model TV dad. Off the set is a little different story. Bill is an egotistical jerk who verbally abuses his co-stars and crew members ... and even the children he was said to have adopted. His off-screen attitude is put to the test when two orphans, who happen to be fans of "That's Our Dad," and especially Bill Cassidy. The two track down Bill and ask if he'd consider adopting them ... especially because they have taken the closing segments to heart. When Bill refuses to speak to them, and later tells them to get lost, the children enlist Jonathan and Mark's help in talking with Bill and setting his attitude straight.
55. Love at Second Sight
Jonathan and Mark are on their way to their next assignment and meet another angel, Ted, whom Jonathan knows, and they both arrive at their destination. When Ted learns that the subject of his mission is his wife Laura and that it involves pairing her with a guy named Roy; not only does he refuse to do it but he sabotages any chances Roy may have had with her. He then romances her himself but Jonathan steps in and shows what damage he has done and so to fix, he starts acting like a jerk which inspires Roy to tell him to leave Laura alone and their romance begins.
56. Love and Marriage (1)
Jonathan and Mark taken a couple back in time to help them understand what life would of been like had they not met each other 49 years earlier. Clarence and Rose are about to divorce each other because they have fallen out of love.
57. Love and Marriage (2)
Jonathan and gives a wife wanting divorce from her husband a wish to meet him again for the first time. Mark gets his friend a lesson about marriage that he hopes she will take with her when she marries her fiancée Brad. A couple married 49 years ago decided to take their vows again.
58. Code Name: FREAK
Jonathan and Mark help a 12 year-old genius deal with college. Chris tries to accept his gift while the other kids can't seem to figure on what to do with a classmate that is smarter than they are.
The kids get crests on their fraternities rush list for hell night. Later Chris finds out he didn't make the fraternity last only to figure out how to get back at Danny and the others.
59. Man to Man
Johnson and Mark try to get a father and son to get to know each other again before Gary loses his father do to leukemia. Jonathan tries to make these tycoons live life to the fullest and not work so hard.
60. Jonathan Smith Goes to Washington
Mark tries to help his sister's daughter who has a life-threatening illness by going to Congress and seeing if he can get some legislation passed to help research the cause of the illness. Mark and Jonathan both learn that to get the legislation on the current bill for a vote is not as easy as they think. Jonathan has trouble talking to Senator about the bill and stopping the passage of it and getting legislation put on the bill before it passes, as he wants it.
61. Oh Lucky Man
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.
62. Basinger's New York
It's Christmas time and Jonathan and Mark's assignment is to prove to a cynical reporter, who doesn't believe that there's any goodness in the world, that there is.
63. All That Glitters
Charlie, who sells Jewelry suddenly, steals the wrong case not knowing he has $1,000 in it. Now he must escape with the drug money and ponder if keeping the money is right.
64. Wally
Jonathan and Mark tag along with an elderly street puppeteer who's also an angel - but doesn't know it.
65. A Song of Songs
Gabe Wilson, an old friend of Mark's and down-and-out jazz pianist who tries to re-build his life after suffering a heart attack. Gabe reconnects with an old flame named Ellie, a God-fearing widow who is having problems trying to relate to her daughter, Vanessa, the vocalist in a rock band. When Gabe tries to encourage Vanessa to pursue her dreams, he unwittingly strains the not-so-harmonious mother-daughter relationship even more. After Vanessa runs away without leaving a note, Ellie lashes out at Gabe, telling him that God made him blind to make him pay for his sins (he had become blind after a drunk driver struck his vehicle years earlier). It is up to Jonathan to reunite Ellie and Vanessa and set them both straight.
66. A Night to Remember
Mark and Jonathan help Danny and Kate overcome their height as they get ready for prom.
67. A Mother and a Daughter
Jonathan and Mark's assignment to reunite a Hollywood actress who is estranged from her daughter, who is also writing a book about her life with her mother which paints her mother in a bad light. They meet another angel who reveals to Mark that if Jonathan does well he will be moved up, which makes Mark to see Jonathan fail but Jonathan tells him that they have to abide with what the boss wants. They go see the daughter who says that she hates her mother because she drove her father away, whom she's fond of. But the mother says that there are things about her father that she never told her. When her daughter is watching a film, it turns into the night that her mother and father were having a viscous argument, and her father revealed himself to be not the caring parent her daughter thinks he is. She later goes to her mother and asks why she didn't tell her about her father. And her mother says that she values a daughter's relationship with her father because she had a great father. Mother and daughter reconcile and the daughter announces that her book is off. Later Jonathan goes to the angel and is expecting to leave but the angel tells Jonathan that he feels Jonathan is more needed here. He also reveals that he is the actress' father.
68. Normal People
Jonathan and Mark go to work at a halfway house where people who have mental problems that have been institutionalized but unfortunately due to need of space, the ones who are deemed no longer a danger to society, but not really treated are released. So the halfway house is a place where they can treated before going back to their former lives. Now the residents of the neighborhood where they are situated don't want them there and are vocal about it. But when the son of one of them, hits it off with one of them, he thinks that they are a little hasty. And another woman meets one of them at the grocery and hit it off with her too, and is shocked to see that she is one of them, and Jonathan tells her why she was committed. Some of the children are playing with a catapult and set fire to what they are launching, eventually they set fire to a truck and one of them, who was jogging comes across it and tries to help but when the authorities arrive, they suuspect that he was responsible. With no choice the doctors tell him that he can't be left alone. Later the boys are doing it again in their home and they set fire again. The fireman arrive and tell the parents that they found a similar figure at the truck fire, the boy says it was an accident and the father tells him that he allowed an innocent man to take the blame. And the fireman tell him that it was their neighbor, the one he acuused of setting the first fire was the one who placed the fire out. The next day is the neighborhood picnic and most of the residents decide to give them a chance.
69. The Hero
Joe Mason is a Vietnam Vet who is trying to get the VA to help him pay expensive dental work but because his condition is not related to his military service, he is denied.
70. Parents' Day
Ronald James a respected newsman is shocked to come home and find out that his son has turned him into police due to his cocaine addiction. When David tries to tell his dad doesn't believe him. His father later uses the newscast to admit that he has a drug problem.
71. A Father's Faith
Jonathan and Mark see an old friend whose son is in a coma. Jonathan tries to get the rest of family to go see Tony so Gene can take a break. Gene and his wife Anne help their daughter Michele understand that the accident was not her fault.
72. Heavy Date
Jonathan and Mark have an interesting assignment as they try to give Gary and Alice a new direction in their lives. As Gary begins to fall in love with Alice he soon discovers a secret that suddenly makes him a father. Alice makes plans to give up her baby for adoption but as the birth of the baby gets closer she begins to have second thoughts about giving the baby up.
73. Ghost Rider
Birdy Belker a mystery writer gets to meet the man of her dreams. She meets Roger bolt who was slain in 1968. Jonathan grants birdy's wish to actually meet the man she writes about. She said learns that meeting the man she writes about isn't all it's cracked up to be.
74. The Gift of Life
An ammoral business tycoon, who shares no love with the world or anybody in it, is given the opportunity to attone for the pollution and poverty he's been inflicting for years...with his soul at stake. |
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Starring:
Michael Landon | Victor French | James Troesh | Henry Fleming Wood | Margie Impert | Ron Tank | Jennifer Parsons | Brandon Bluhm | ...more
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Directed By:
Michael Landon | Victor French | Dan Gordon | William F. Claxton | Kevin Inch
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Genre:
Family, Magic/Mystical, Television/TV Series
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
Not Rated
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Year:
1986
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
7
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Subtitles:
English
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Screen Ratio:
Full Screen Edition - 1.33:1
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English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) | |
Running Time:
1200 minutes
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Studio:
A&E
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UPC/Barcode Number:
733961746822
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Color: Yes
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- Interview with Cindy Landon, Kent McCray, Susan McCray and Dennis Korn
- Text Biographies of Michael Landon and Victor French
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
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