Highway to Heaven - Season 3, Episode 11 - Jonathan Smith Goes to Washington

Jonathan tries to convince a powerful senator to restore severe budget cuts dealing with healthcare.
This classic feel-good series follows a probationary angel (Michael Landon, "Bonanza", "Little House on the Prairie") sent back to Earth who teams with an ex-cop to help people.
#highwaytoheaven #michaellandon #feelgood #classictv #fullepisodes #freeclassictv

[@matta.5363]

This episode was filmed at the State Capitol in Sacramento in 1986. I was living there and got word that Michael Landon was coming to town. I and my niece watched some of the scenes being filmed and we got to meet Eddie Albert in person during their lunch break (catered) on the Capitol grounds. I took a picture of my niece and Albert, which I hope she still has. In the scene where the senator has died at 38:20, Landon and Albert are standing in the upper rotunda, Landon with his hands on the railing overlooking the main floor. I was standing about 12 feet away on the other side of the overlook when the scene was shot. Very cool to watch a couple of fine professional actors do their thing up close. Between takes, Landon joked and talked with the crowd. He even made some funny faces that made everyone laugh. Michael Landon (Eugene Orowitz) was superb at acting, producing and directing. He made tv shows the whole family could watch, in the days before television programing went to the dogs. Little did we know that when this episode was filmed, Landon had only a few more years to live. I hope someday another 'ML" will come and make shows like he did.

[@kathypelham3679]

When I feel trouble, these movies make me relax and smile and feel at peace ⚘️🫠⚘️ !!!!!!!

[@scorpio4713]

I really miss television shows, especially like this one. It was a better time. ❤...

[@axiomist4488]

This has got to be Eddie Albert's finest role ever. Fantastic ! God, I love these shows !!!

[@damianedwardfairhurst2285]

Thankyou God you have people that always fight for truth

[@A.l85]

Oh, how much we need a series like this today! One that knows how to touch on painful issues, and is not afraid to tell the truth. Instead, there is a lot of garbage called "reality", any connection between it and reality is absolutely coincidental!

[@PatrolOfficer161]

The hallmark of a great show is when you can attract great talent and give them something substantial to do! It started with Helen Hayes and continued to the last episode. Michael Landon must have enjoyed all the collaborations as immensely as we did watching them.

[@numberstimes]

Eddy Albert added to the fine mix of talent in this episode.

[@alexandria62753]

I believe in Angels and miracles.. I love the comcept of this story.. About that smell.. it happened to me too... when my Dad passwd away.... I do believe he accompanied me at the train on my wayback home to Germany 🇩🇪.. the train smelled a very sweet scented flowers... there’s no more passengers... just me and my daughter... RIP Dad....🙏❤️

[@krishangunaratne5001]

I believe too

[@athenapoe3377]

Just when I thought I wouldn't cry, she recognized the scent of her dad's cigar and knew that he has kept his promise.

[@gail150]

I think this is 1 program that can make you laugh 1 minute & cry the next God bless them both 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@stevewalsh-balshaw1727]

Fantastic programme brought to us via a real angels Michael Landon and his friend Victor French God works in mysterious ways eh

[@christinarobinson516]

I wish God will make Michael Landon a real angel and help us now with the Senates

[@smeeagain3102]

Christina Robinson 👍🏻

[@hana.the.writer5074]

He only spread common sense .. and common sense lives in all of us we just tend to ignore it most of the time.

[@ddivincenzo1194]

I remember a senator doing something like this when I lived down in the D.C. area. He held the floor for several hours and read classical literature out loud. It was on the news and had me laughing so hard, tears were streaming down my face. He really wanted to uphold a bill or something.

[@davidgriffith618]

I remember that. Ugly.

[@watchmanezekiel6068]

@@davidgriffith618 🤮

[@cathyt144]

Most excellent performance by Eddie Albert. I love it when Jonathan reveals his secret in order to get an assignment done. One of the best episodes ive seen . Its sad that wealthy politicans hold so much power over the people tho. Govt has too much control of our lives. It always comes back to money and greed.

[@philominafernandez3580]

Thanks for showing this episode good show... love so much...may both of them rest in peace 🙏🕊️💯🕊️🙏🙏🙏👌😭😭😭😭♥️👍🙏🙏✝️

[@kendallrivers1119]

Eddie Albert was fantastic in this episode! It's a shame that The Emmys always overlooked this dear show because it had such great acting from the two leads to every guest star, even the kids. Eddie deserved an Emmy for this phenomenal performance!

[@Elohims.favorite1]

All that Emmy skipping proved was what a sham the whole system was.

[@vicvega3614]

This show never won an emmy? This show had some of the best and most emotional stories i have ever seen on any show, thats ridiculous, i feel like Landon had some enemies in Hollywood, when Victor French died he had a huge plane fly by that had a banner behind it that said "eat shit", kind of weird if you ask me

[@vicvega3614]

Also Landon told a few people that Victor drank himself to death and didn't have cancer, i feel like we are missing some info about what happened to these 2 fine men, Michael Landon and Victor French

[@altheagordon4]

Thank GOD HE'S Akways THERE.

[@ebonydargan3727]

I love this Show …

[@Elohims.favorite1]

Oh bring back the real love ❤️ and values to entertainment

[@kerethat1683]

Congress man's chair is Soo cute , first time ever I'm seeing to that design 👍♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@davidgriffith618]

"Like yesterday". I have said this often over the years.

[@frankieclayton9303]

Of this show and I love this episode

[@dindinprivate3477]

Definitely one o the top 5 episodes in this series. Realistic about politics and the Senate, about how things are done, yet still has the miracles needed for this series. Love it when God delays the vote by shutting off the electricity LOL. Wish there were more episodes of this type.

[@lachlanhartley2775]

I'm so glad that these actors where not here to live through codvi rest in peace to these kind men

[@memyself7413]

A lovely programme and it tells the truth. Unfortunately, these lovely people were acting and, in reality, money will always come before life. Unless, of course, you happen to be in a position where those that have the money can use it for their own benefit and to hell with the rest of us. Life has always been that way and it always will be. Never mind, the rest of us will manage and 'they,' with their millions, will end up with nothing; once the 'lid goes on'.

[@pastina000]

WOW !!!!....Seen Eddie a lot as a kid on Green Acres but had NO idea he was this good, AMAZING acting absolutely FANTASTIC....P.S....was hoping he would have given the full recipe for his aunts Pecan Pie lol!!

[@nancysherburne7445]

I have no idea how many movies Eddie Albert was in, but I enjoyed him in Escape to Witch Mountain and Return to Witch Mountain. It was quite a thrill to see him in a more serious role as Corky in Highway to Heaven's Jonathan Smith Goes to Washington. I'm afraid it's been so long since I'd seen the episode I've forgotten most of it but his performance in that fillibuster was memorable.

[@joannecarpenter8725]

Thank you 😊 I always cry when I watch this episode!

[@starrmeadows5045]

Greed is killing this world. Billions is spent on wasteful things. But not on real needs. People waste so much on wants when there are people who don't have NEEDS met

[@lauraluffman6177]

Amen to that 🙏

[@ddivincenzo1194]

Take it up with Trump. As long as his kids/grandkids aren't affected, he doesn't care.

[@davidgriffith618]

Still going on, 2021.

[@shelleybayless8968]

@@ddivincenzo1194 that’s a twisted lie! Ask yourself why Congress have multimillion dollar mansions, sometimes more than one & they get $175K to $225K a year salaries? Why does Congress propose Stimulus Bills that give trillions to foreign nations but only want to give American citizens $600? Pres. Trump gave his presidential income to charity & lost billions while in office. Stop listening to lying propaganda Media, it’s making you STUPID (or STUDIER)!!!

[@lpperrone]

@@ddivincenzo1194 You are a hater>>>Satan's tool!!

[@kerethat1683]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 anyone notices Mr Oliver from Green Acres ( The Senetor) ooooh Oliver , I guess all that stress and fussiness by his wife gave him that beautiful white hair 🤣🤣🤣🤣 👍♥️ ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@dawnshute1939]

Where are The Michael Landon's Today?💜💜 Sure would be a Better Place.. GodSpeed...

[@mairiamdebron1084]

"Our Boss got connections" Always keep that in mind, peeps.

[@minivegana1355]

I'm so in love❤with an angel with BEAUTIFUL eyes and his name is Michael Landon!! ❤❤❤

[@lordeden2732]

So you love a drunken womanizer who's thankfully dead!

[@jonstearnes7476]

Michael landon was a angel in real life

[@omnielectron9616]

Mark really kicked that senator's @ss with the truth. These "high position" people are nothing else but servants for the normal people out there!

[@balerjohnson3099]

Good to see Eddie Albert again helping make a what is still a very import issue. Money and profit are worth more than healthcare and lives in the US . Maybe that will change if anyone survives this virus

[@lucindarandolph369]

I'm truly sorry you believe the fake news/mockingbird liars. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Nothing is what it seems. The best is yet to come 💜

[@stevewalsh-balshaw1727]

Sadly it won't change humans are inately stupid and will revert back to themselves

[@lucindarandolph369]

I don't know how you do that "Someone." 🤔 Find, and like comments of mine that ain't in my history 🤷🏼‍♀️ Fascinating

[@grayruffell5967]

lovely

[@cherylthorpe4087]

The "crusade" type of show isn't my favorite type of episode, but I think Michael Landon told stories that meant something and were important to him. He tried to hit on a number of different subjects, some which people liked and some not so much.

[@cmoneytheman]

Senator didnt care for the stranger girl that Jon tried to tell him of but then his grandson he cared so hypocritical

[@laquitamaxwell8965]

I love this!

[@Shalom99143]

Love wins the Souls in Jesus holy name. Amen❤

[@shopsshire9282]

At 7 minutes, it puts me in mind of is there any orphan drugs that could help people with covid-19 that aren't being used because of the Food and Drug Administration approval policies. Things need to change

[@Sameoldfitup]

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.” Thomas Paine

[@lordeden2732]

It takes a Corset maker to come out with utter garbage!

[@benjaminleigh1627]

The best

[@diannehart6720]

loved it thanks

[@marionhays2782]

“JESUS LOVES YOU♥️“

[@lauraluffman6177]

Our healthcare as well as our justice system is severely flawed smh

[@jennifersiagian]

31:00 very dramatic lighting used for this scene.

[@ishtiaqali2373]

From the first episode i waited long to know in this series what's happen to Mark sis finally we got it۔ she married to a decent gay and she got a daughter in gift from this decent gay ۔

[@nickycoley1]

RIP Tom McBride who played kevin. Joined the party in the sky in 1995

[@keithmugisha5205]

You're sure he did join that one? How he had asked the host to make reservations from his heart... My people say it's never too late until is. Greetings from Uganda.

[@dorksplorer]

What's crazy is we spend more money on things to kill people than things to save them. Good point, Michael. 🕊️

[@jeffcampbell2710]

Greeeenn Acres is the Place to be...

[@georgemcbride5991]

People change every day .Karma is so real.Well done Corky.lol✌💙

[@mariahmunnis6315]

Either Michael Landon experienced the smell/fragrance of the deceased in an odd place/location or he thought it must be a possibility. It's a fact and others who are watching this episode know it to be true.

[@cathyt144]

I experienced it on the way to the cemetery to bury my mother . My husband ,who passed only 6 wks later,was in the truck driving us. I hadnt had any flowers in the vehicle recently so i know without a doubt that the overpowering scent of roses that engulfed the vehicle that day was a message from my mother. I thought i was losing my mind from the grief but i looked at my husband and asked did he smell something too. He sniffed ,looked at me with a huge grin and said "yeah,its roses sweetheart ,its your mom'" he confirmed what i already knew. My mother was a huge fan of roses. Ive experienced this " scent from beyond" one other time since her death. She will always be with me ,as well as my husband and my dad.

[@mariahmunnis6315]

Yes. My story is too long to recite. A few years previous to incident I had begun to love the words of St Therese d' Lisieux (the Little Flower). Briefly...event, many tables w/ white & red carnations; no other kind of flower. At my table one red rose . I didn't know this. A child at the table drew a flower from vase and handed it to me and said, "This is for you." When I got to my vehicle, there was an overwhelming scent of roses. I So needed this at the time. At least your husband was there to verify. I've had 2 other experiences in my life. But, my admiration and love is for those who have faith without ever having been shown.

[@Hyungnam1970]

The vitals monitor in the hospital room should have shown two heartbeat registers; one for the baby and one for the mother.

[@spartansamurai8902]

Sad to see that this fight over healthcare has been going on/discussed/portrayed for decades - and that the only way some people listen is if they’ve been affected, otherwise money wins out... =========== An influential United States senator (Eddie Albert) is about to vote in favor of cuts in healthcare in the Congressional budget, and none of Jonathan's arguments seem able to change his mind. But when the senator's grandson is hospitalized and may die because of the budget cuts, the senator is made to realize that he must undo what he's done. When his efforts to change his colleagues' minds and votes prove unsuccessful, he resorts to a Congressional filibuster to stall the vote, but a fatal heart attack suffered on the floor may doom his efforts and the assignment to failure ... unless a miracle occurs.

[@nerissa1227]

Here we are facing similar crisis in 2020....

[@baddmanaz]

We need medicare for all single payer system!

[@nolanboles8492]

Maybe something good will come from the economic dislocations that are coming with this Corona mess.

[@lpperrone]

Single payer with death panels.

[@constancelacroce1123]

I'm on medicare. It doesn't cover everything and you would need a secondary provider which is pretty expensive. A friend of mine needed an expensive treatment...medicare denied his coverage. He was 90. He died from the ailment.

[@laquitamaxwell8965]

Lesley played as Mark’s sister on the 1st story of the year.....

[@Hyungnam1970]

Showing ID is required when picking up mail from General Delivery in the US Post Office.

[@YahnathanThompson-rv2hr]

Do they have committees in heaven? Nope. That's one of the reasons it's called heaven.

[@victoriateague9012]

If only.

[@chrisarseneault5617]

Love Eddie Albert

[@dvferyance]

Hey isn't that Oliver Wendall Dougals from Green Acres?

[@cj7girl280]

Dear St. Jude, my patron saint, my mom has Medicare but it doesn't pay the full Dr's bill.... Please, dearest St. Jude Intercede and somehow, someway pay the balance and future balances off for her I ask this in Jesus' beautiful name. Amen.

[@mogbaba]

If there existed a God, Michael would not have died so young!

[@kriseley4974]

❤❤❤😇😇😇

[@HyungnamGu]

There are about 7,000 known rare diseases and collectively, about 1 in 11 people (or 30 million people) in the U.S. have a rare disease.

[@melanietappe7245]

Washington is who has the highest amount of money to go to who? God help us to do unto others as we would have them do unto us!

[@ritadougherty4526]

Why do we treat the government like we should be treating God? The government works for We The People like We The People are supposed to be working for God

[@davidarundel6187]

😊 👍 🙏

[@christinarobinson516]

I wonder, is that McConnell? Humm

[@alli-kat2329]

He kinda cheated in this ep and used "the stuff" more than usual 😂

[@deniseg-hill1730]

Thats the American health care system all about money.

[@privateprivate1865]

An Ad every 5 minutes.. dead serious. It's unwatchable. Thanks greedy google

[@cmoneytheman]

Marks original sister is in this ep I liked her since the 1st ep of the 1st season she was great even though she only did like 3 eps ,when they replaced her with that other woman I didnt like her

[@deanguando9950]

Jonathan Smith and Mark Gordon - POTUS Trump needs your help also.

[@tinabenson5252]

@Kevin Swanson stfu libtard Build that wall Trump 2020 Bottom Line Case Closed

[@Joeybagofdonuts76]

@Kevin Swanson except this was about a Democrat senator pushing his bill.

[@shinningserpent2]

Trump can go to Hell and he doesn’t believe in this kind of compassion.

[@charliedavis8894]

@@shinningserpent2 Trump got dying people the right to try new medicines before they were FDA approved AND got veterans better health care at the VA facilities. If that's not compassion I'd hate to see your version!

[@bryanlint9327]

Eddie Albert redeemed himself from his role on Green Acres. That show was such a travesty.

[@typetersen8809]

He also played a "Doughboy" in Combat! Episode of the same name.

[@kendallrivers1119]

Are you crazy?! Green Acres is one of the most brilliant, funniest tv shows ever made! Maybe you just don't get it.

[@carinnovick2995]

That's your opinion. I happen to love Green Acres

[@mid-ohioguardian6927]

Typical Government worker.. only doing what`s right when him or his family is involved

[@jonathanechols9985]

You won't get to Heaven smoking.

[@yusumnn2007]

among all the episodes from ss1, the daughter is the first and only ill acting person.

[@MartinLDeLoach903]

Hmm c v maybe like the 90s x files v

[@davidmurphy5405]

what a program. huh?/know why they call it a program ..well we are programing you

[@randallbowman2930]

I love this show but Michael kind of annoyed me in this episode. "We are building things that kill instead of things that save." That false dichotomy is a big reason why the healthcare debate will never find a middle ground. First of all, the government doesn't "build" anything. It only takes. Second, if we weren't subsidizing the cost of drugs for other countries, our own drugs wouldn't be so freakin expensive. And finally, the government's number one job is to keep us safe. It's not an either/or thing. So thank GOD they have enough sense to stockpile "things that kill", because we NEED THEM! Evil in this world will always exist. We cannot afford to be naive and think we will have Utopia anytime soon. So yes, bombs with cameras in them are GREAT to have. Good day.

[@carinakaron8068]

you are so blind, and sadly ,so misguided

[@shellyaus]

I hate when this TV series goes to new aged medicine

[@randallbowman2930]

The activism episodes are my least favorite ones...

[@leonlipschitz3148]

Randall Bowman problem is they are the most relevant ones that everyone ignores One of the salient points of this episode is the fact that we quick to spend money on the immaterial things and not of the RIGHT THINGS The saying in this show was when it comes to spending money more money is put into armaments than into helping the people of this country It’s more important to vote for the right to bear arms than it is to prime and good healthcare It’s more important to vote for higher senators salaries than it is to put that money to help the homeless Ok this episode was about activism and it does sadly expose the dark side of importance of where money goes but it also raises important issues as well

[@kendallrivers1119]

Well why are you watching the show then? Because it's very much a moral and deep show that dealt with every human issue there was. If you actually watched this show you'd know that.

[@randallbowman2930]

@@kendallrivers1119 What kind of a response is this? I am well aware of what the show is about. I watch it because I like it! But every show in history has throwaway episodes. I don't like the activism episodes. So what? That has nothing to do with whether or not I like the show or if I know what the show is about. You seem pretty miffed by it though. I hope you feel better soon.

[@jeffinseattle007]

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