Touched by an Angel (season 4)

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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

No. in series No. in series Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate
65 01 "The Road Home (1)" Tim Van Patten E.F. Wallengren, Mimi Schmir September 21, 1997 (1997-09-21)

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. This is the first of a two-part episode crossover with Promised Land.

Guest Stars: Richard Thomas (actor) and Gerald McRaney
66 02 "Great Expectations" Tim Van Patten Christine Pettit, Rosanne Welch, Mary Siversten, Lynn Wing September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28)

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
67 03 "Nothing But Net" Victor Lobl Daniel H. Forer, R.J. Colleary October 5, 1997 (1997-10-05)

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

Guest Stars: Paul Winfield and Cloris Leachman
68 04 "Children of the Night" Victor Lobl Suzonne Stirling October 12, 1997 (1997-10-12)
The angels try to help a group of runaway children living on the streets.
69 05 "Jones vs. God" Sandor Stern Ken LaZebnik October 19, 1997 (1997-10-19)

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

Guest Stars: John de Lancie and Robert Guillaume
70 06 "The Pact" Bethany Rooney Jennifer Wharton, Melissa Milne October 26, 1997 (1997-10-26)

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
71 07 "Sandcastles" Victor Lobl Burt Pearl November 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)

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
72 08 "My Dinner with Andrew" Gabrielle Beaumont Martha Williamson November 9, 1997 (1997-11-09)

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
73 09 "Charades" Victor Lobl Glenn Berenbeim November 16, 1997 (1997-11-16)

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

Guest Star: Swoosie Kurtz
74 10 "The Comeback" Sandor Stern Kenny Solms November 23, 1997 (1997-11-23)

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
75 11 "Venice" Gabrielle Beaumont R.J. Colleary December 7, 1997 (1997-12-07)
A woman starts to lose her vision before realizing her dream of visiting Italy.
76 12 "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Michael Schultz Ken LaZebnik December 21, 1997 (1997-12-21)

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
77 13 "Deconstructing Harry" Burt Brinckerhoff Burt Pearl January 4, 1998 (1998-01-04)
Tess and Andrew help two women fighting over the ashes of their dead lover.
78 14 "The Trigger" Peter Hunt Rosanne Welch, Christine Pettit January 11, 1998 (1998-01-11)

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
79 15 "Doodlebugs" Terrance O'Hara Ken LaZebnik January 18, 1998 (1998-01-18)

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

Guest Star: Barbara Mandrell
80 16 "Redeeming Love" Burt Brinckerhoff Marilyn Osborn, Kathleen McGhee-Anderson February 1, 1998 (1998-02-01)
A crack addict has a baby, whom she steals from the hospital.
81 17 "Flights of Angels" Peter Hunt Sally Storch Bunkall, Sally Howell March 1, 1998 (1998-03-01)
An artist is diagonsed with ALS and must say goodbye to his wife and three boys.
82 18 "Breaking Bread" Peter Hunt Burt Pearl March 8, 1998 (1998-03-08)

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

Guest Star: Michael Chiklis
83 19 "God and Country" Bethany Rooney R.J. Colleary, Glenn Berenbeim March 15, 1998 (1998-03-15)

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
84 20 "How Do You Spell Faith?" Bethany Rooney Michael Glassberg March 29, 1998 (1998-03-29)
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.
85 21 "Seek and Ye Shall Find" Victor Lobl Glenn Berenbeim April 5, 1998 (1998-04-05)
Monica loses her memory when she slips and hits her head at a bus station.
86 22 "Cry, and You Cry Alone" R.J. Colleary Gene Reynolds April 12, 1998 (1998-04-12)
A comedic tells his friends about two aging, feuding who must reconcile in the time they have left.
87 23 "Perfect Little Angel" Terrence O'Hara Susan Cridland Wick, Ann Elder, Jeannine Tree April 26, 1998 (1998-04-26)
A young beauty pageant contestant is hiding a son with a serious medical condition.
88 24 "Elijah" Peter H. Hunt Glenn Berenbeim May 3, 1998 (1998-05-03)
A slumlord is sentenced to live in one of his own apartment buildings.
89 25 "Last Dance" Terrence O'Hara Jennifer Wharton, R.J. Colleary May 10, 1998 (1998-05-10)
A teenage boy and girl's relationship is tested by the interference of their feuding mothers.
90 26 "The Spirit of Liberty Moon[n 1]" Tim Van Patten Martha Williamson May 17, 1998 (1998-05-17)
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

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

External links

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