Touched by an Angel (season 4)


The fourth season of the American dramatic television series Touched by an Angel aired CBS from September 21, 1997 through May 17, 1998, spanning 26 episodes. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series chronicled the cases of two angels, Monica (Roma Downey and her supervisor Tess (Della Reese), who bring messages from God to various people to help them as they reach a crossroads in their lives. They are frequently joined by Andrew (John Dye), the angel of death. A season set containing all of the episodes of the season was released to Region 1 DVD on August 31, 2004.[1]

The episodes use the song "Walk With You", performed by Reese, as their opening theme.

Episode list

Series # Season # Title Director Writer Original Airdate
06501"The Road Home (1)"Tim Van PattenE.F. Wallengren
Mimi Schmir
September 21, 1997

Joe Greene returns to visit his family, but is hiding a horrible incident he caused.

Note: Della Reese is the only main cast member to appear in this episode.

Guest Stars: Richard Thomas (actor) and Gerald McRaney
06602"Great Expectations"Tim Van PattenChristine Pettit
Rosanne Welch
Mary Siversten
Lynn Wing
September 28, 1997

A expectant couple learns their baby will be born with down syndrome. This outrages the husband, a shop owner, who tells Monica he would give anything to have his child be like one young man who comes into his store with a typical "All-American" image, wearing a letterman jacket. Monica responds if he would really want his son to be like that when the supposed clean-cut young man stages an armed robbery of the shop, and in the gunfire wounds the wife. With both his wife and baby hospitalized in intensive care, the husband is visited by an angel with Down syndrome.

Guest Stars: Bill Smitrovich and Chris Burke
06703"Nothing But Net"Victor LoblDaniel H. Forer
R.J. Colleary
October 5, 1997

A rebellious basketball player and terrible role model is idolized by a young boy.

Guest Stars: Paul Winfield and Cloris Leachman
06804"Children of the Night"Victor LoblSuzonne StirlingOctober 12, 1997
The angels try to help a group of runaway children living on the streets.
06905"Jones vs. God"Sandor SternKen LaZebnikOctober 19, 1997

A man sues God for a drought that is crippling his town.

Guest Stars: John de Lancie and Robert Guillaume
07006"The Pact"Bethany RooneyJennifer Wharton
Melissa Milne
October 26, 1997

When four HIV-positive girls at a summer camp make a suicide pact, Monica must find a way to stop them.

Guest Star: Alexis Cruz
07107"Sandcastles"Victor LoblBurt PearlNovember 2, 1997

Monica and Raphael discover a message in a bottle from a boy who says his mother is dying.

Guest Stars: William Devane and Alexis Cruz
07208"My Dinner with Andrew"Gabrielle BeaumontMartha WilliamsonNovember 9, 1997

Andrew is auctioned off as a date for a charity event. Little does he or Tess and Monica know that she is due to be taken from Earth soon.

Guest Star: Morgan Fairchild
07309"Charades"Victor LoblGlenn BerenbeimNovember 16, 1997

A high-powered Hollywood executive must face her family's past during the McCarthy era.

Guest Star: Swoosie Kurtz
07410"The Comeback"Sandor SternKenny SolmsNovember 23, 1997

A young woman trying to make it in show business is under a diva, which annoys the young woman's mother as it is revealed years ago they were rival actresses, and she bombed and was relegated to being a full-time wife and mother, claiming it was bad luck. Tess gets the mother to look at the inscription on her lucky penny, it is not engraved with "In Luck We Trust", while Monica works as a crew member on the play trying to get the diva to rectify her past mistake.

Guest Stars: Rita Moreno and Carol Burnett
07511"Venice"Gabrielle BeaumontR.J. CollearyDecember 7, 1997
A woman starts to lose her vision before realizing her dream of visiting Italy.
07612"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"Michael SchultzKen LaZebnikDecember 21, 1997

The angels revisit Wayne and Joey on Christmas. When Wayne goes missing, Monica tells Joey the story of how she met Mark Twain.

Guest Stars: Randy Travis and Paul Winfield
07713"Deconstructing Harry"Burt BrinckerhoffBurt PearlJanuary 4, 1998
Tess and Andrew help two women fighting over the ashes of their dead lover.
07814"The Trigger"Peter HuntRosanne Welch
Christine Pettit
January 11, 1998

A troubled family dealing with an abusive situation hits it's boiling point when the wife's sister shoot her husband. However the wife is in denial about her husband's abuse, so Monica must pose as a cop so she uncover the truth and save her family.

Guest Star: Gabrielle Carteris
07915"Doodlebugs"Terrance O'HaraKen LaZebnikJanuary 18, 1998

Residents of a small town believe God is speaking to them through a payphone.

Guest Star: Barbara Mandrell
08016"Redeeming Love"Burt BrinckerhoffMarilyn Osborn
Kathleen McGhee-Anderson
February 1, 1998
A crack addict has a baby, whom she steals from the hospital.
08117"Flights of Angels"Peter HuntSally Storch Bunkall
Sally Howell
March 1, 1998
An artist is diagonsed with ALS and must say goodbye to his wife and three boys.
08218"Breaking Bread"Peter HuntBurt PearlMarch 8, 1998

A shy baker is a witness to a hate crime and must confront an evil that has invaded his town.

Guest Star: Michael Chiklis
08319"God and Country"Bethany RooneyR.J. Colleary
Glenn Berenbeim
March 15, 1998

A base commander and his soldier son are feuding while his other son is MIA, and it's up to the angels to help them reconcile by posing as military recruits.

Guest Stars: Edward James Olmos and Alexis Cruz
08420"How Do You Spell Faith?"Bethany RooneyMichael GlassbergMarch 29, 1998
Andrew must help an introverted boy with a gift for spelling deal with the loss of his popular older brother, while Tess help his mother reconcile with him.
08521"Seek and Ye Shall Find"Victor LoblGlenn BerenbeimApril 5, 1998
Monica loses her memory when she slips and hits her head at a bus station.
08622"Cry, and You Cry Alone"R.J. CollearyGene ReynoldsApril 12, 1998
A comedic tells his friends about two aging, feuding who must reconcile in the time they have left.
08723"Perfect Little Angel"Terrence O'HaraSusan Cridland Wick
Ann Elder
Jeannine Tree
April 26, 1998
A young beauty pageant contestant is hiding a son with a serious medical condition.
08824"Elijah"Peter H. HuntGlenn BerenbeimMay 3, 1998
A slumlord is sentenced to live in one of his own apartment buildings.
08925"Last Dance"Terrence O'HaraJennifer Wharton
R.J. Colleary
May 10, 1998
A teenage boy and girl's relationship is tested by the interference of their feuding mothers.
09026"The Spirit of Liberty Moon[n 1]"Tim Van PattenMartha WilliamsonMay 17, 1998
A dissident returns to China to find her missing husband and daughter.

Notes

  1. Episode 90, "The Spirit of Liberty Moon" originally aired as a two-hour season finale. In reruns, it was split into two episodes.

References

  1. "A Touch of Encouragement Store". Touched.com. CBS Home Entertainment. Retrieved March 22, 2010.

2. www.touched.com/episodeguide/seasonfour/409.html

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