HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN

'''Highway to Heaven''' was a television drama which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989.
It starred Michael Landon as Jonathan Smith, an angel sent down to earth, and his human companion Mark Gordon, played by Victor French. The third popular Michael Landon television vehicle (after ''Bonanza'' and ''Little House on the Prairie'') consisted of 111 episodes produced over four and a half seasons.

Contents

Cancellation

Filming locations

Guest stars

DVD releases

See also

External links

Cancellation

The show was removed from the 1988 fall schedule and used as a mid-season replacement in 1989. This change was explained by Michael Landon on an appearance he made ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' in early 1989 and is why the episodes, which were originally filmed in the fall of 1988, did not air until the late spring and into the summer of 1989 (the last episode aired on August 4, 1989). The series ending was due to it being canceled by the network and may not have been the sole consequence of Victor French's death in June 1989 from lung cancer.

Filming locations

. Filming locations included Los Angeles, Simi Valley, Stanislaus National Forest, and Tuolumne County, all in California, USA. In addition, the pilot episode from 1984 was partially filmed along Dawn Road, South of Tucson, AZ. The footage of Johnathan walking before being picked up by Mark was filmed in Tucson and along Soledad Canyon Road near Acton, CA.

Guest stars

Guest stars Devon Odessa, Alyson Croft, and Joshua John Miller all won Young Artist Awards for their appearances. Landon's ''Bonanza'' co-star Lorne Greene also earned critical acclaim for his own appearance in a 1985 episode.

DVD releases

A&E Home Video has released the first 3 seasons on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. It is not known if the remaining 2 seasons will be released at some point. Unfortunately, the episodes contained on these releases are edited, syndicated versions and not the original ones.

DVD Name	Ep #	Release Date	Additional Information
Season 1	24	April 26 2005	★ "Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love" documentary ★ Rare outtakes ★ Text Biographies of Michael Landon Victor French
Season 2	24	August 30 2005	★ Commentary with Cindy Landon and Producer Kent McCray on "The Torch" ★ Text Biographies of Michael Landon and Victor French
Season 3	25	March 28 2006	★ Interviews with Cindy Landon, Kent McCray, Susan McCray & Dennis Korn. ★ Text Biographies of Michael Landon and Victor French

See also

★ ''Touched By an Angel'', a later series with the same premise.

External links

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★ ''Highway to Heaven'' on TVLand.com

★ Michael Landon Remembrance Project Site

★ H2H Forum at BonanzaBrand