Michael Landon

 

 

 

 

Highway to Heaven

 

 

 

Season 5 Episodes

 

 

 

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# of Episodes

 

S5 Episode #

 

Original Air Date

 

Episode Overview

 

97

 

 

5.01

 

 

October 12, 1988

 

Whose Trash is it Anyway?

 

Written by: Vince R. Gutierrez

 

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary: Jonathan and Mark pose as advance men for mayoral candidate Pete Nelson (David Spielberg), whose campaign is being viciously sabotaged by his shady opponent Richard Osborne (Ken Kercheval).

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 27 (Tie)

Nielsen Ratings Share: 12.8 or [11.5] million

 

 

98

 

5.02

 

 

December 7, 1988

 

Hello and Farewell (2 hrs)

 

Written by: David Thoreau

 

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary: Jonathan poses as a Marine psychologist to help Commander Michaels (Cristina Raines-Crowe), a former Vietnam combat nurse, who is plagued by post-traumatic stress disorder. Mark, meanwhile, helps a teenager cope with the new revelation that he was adopted.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 44 (Tie)

Nielsen Ratings Share: 11.8 or [10.6] million

 

 

99

 

5.03

 

 

March 21, 1989

 

 

The Silent Bell

 

Written by:

 

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary: Jonathan and Mark serve as teachers at a church-sponsored preschool torn apart by a controversial church council ruling.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 42 (Tie)

Nielsen Ratings Share: 12.5 or [11.3] million

 

 

100

 

 

5.04

 

 

June 2, 1989

 

 

The Reunion

 

Written by: David Ketchum & Tony DiMarco

 

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary: Jonathan and Mark help a former prom queen and an aging film star cope with the effects of aging.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 60

Nielsen Ratings Share: 7.4 or [6.7] million

 

 

101

 

 

5.05

 

 

June 9, 1989

 

 

The Source

 

Written by:

 

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary: As a journalism instructor, Jonathan stresses the need  for responsible reporting to a couple of overzealous students. Their flawed investigative story on a school bus accident could ruin lives.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 56

Nielsen Ratings Share: 7.4 or [6.7] million

 

 

102

 

 

5.06

 

 

June 16, 1989

 

 

The Squeaky Wheel

 

Written by:

 

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary: Jonathan and Mark convince a well-adjusted wheelchair-bound amputee and Vietnam vet, who's been frustrated by discrimination, to work for an organization that draws attention to the plight of the handicapped.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 54 (Tie)

Nielsen Ratings Share: 7.7 or [7.0] million

 

 

103

 

5.07

 

 

June 23, 1989

 

 

Goodbye, Mr. Zelinka

 

Written by:

 

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary: Jonathan and Mark help students protest the mandatory retirement of a beloved high-school teacher.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 58

Nielsen Ratings Share: 7.3 or [6.6] million

 

 

104

 

5.08

 

 

June 30, 1989

 

Choices

 

Written by:

 

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary:

 

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 50 (Tie)

Nielsen Ratings Share: 8.3 or [7.5] million

 

 

105

 

5.09

 

 

July 14, 1989

 

Summer Camp

 

Written by:

 

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary:

 

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 55 (Tie)

Nielsen Ratings Share: 7.7 or [7.0] million

 

 

106

 

5.10

 

 

July 21, 1989

 

The Inner Limits

 

Written by:

 

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary:

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 54

Nielsen Ratings Share: 7.7 or [7.0] million

 

 

107

 

5.11

 

 

July 28, 1989

 

It's a Dog's Life

 

Written by:

 

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary:

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 59 (Tie)

Nielsen Ratings Share: 7.1 or [6.4] million

 

 

108

 

5.12

 

 

August 4, 1989

 

Merry Christmas from Grandpa

 

Written by: Michael Landon

 

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary:  Jonathan and Mark become enmeshed in the struggle between an industrialist and a farmer over the proposed construction of a nuclear facility. The farmer worries about plans for disposing of the highly toxic chemicals that would result from such a development.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 59 (Tie)

Nielsen Ratings Share: 7.1 or [6.4] million

 

 

 

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