Touched by an Angel: Season 4

1997 · 27 episodes

What Season 4 of Touched by an Angel

Season 4 of Touched by an Angel Has 27 episodes and premiered on September 21, 1997. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

27episodes

Sep 21, 1997premiered

May 17, 1998latest episode

21.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01
4x01 The Road Home (I)
Sep 21, 1997 · 48 min
Joe Greene returns to his brother Russell’s home where his son is living. On the drive, he causes an accident that kills two people and puts a child in the hospital. He does not tell anyone.The crossover continues on Promised Land S02E01 The Road Home (II).
Directing: Tim Van Patten · Writing: Mimi Schmir · Starring: Faith Hill, Courtland Mead, Gerald McRaney, Sarah Schaub
4x02
4x02 Great Expectations
Sep 28, 1997 · 48 min
A couple expecting their first child have a baby shower at a café where Andrew is the temporary worker. Tess and Monica are Lamaze teachers. During a visit to the doctor, the parents learn their child has Down Syndrome.
Directing: Tim Van Patten · Writing: Mimi Schmir · Starring: Chris Burke, Betsy Brantley, Bill Smitrovich, Olivia Porcaro
4x03
4x03 Nothing But Net
Oct 5, 1997 · 48 min
Hero-worship plays havoc when an impressionable youth develops a bond with a troubled Salt Lake Saints point guard. The angels join forces to redirect the path of both people, rescuing them from immediate and future danger.
Directed by: Tim Van Patten · Starring: Alexis Cruz, Cloris Leachman, Paul Winfield, Charles Malik Whitfield
4x04
4x04 Children of the Night
Oct 12, 1997 · 48 min
The angels must help some homeless children who have banded together to be a family. They need a secure place to live and to find their faith again.
Directing: Victor Lobl · Writing: Bob Colleary · Starring: Alexis Cruz, Christopher Masterson, Madeline Zima, Azura Skye
4x05
4x05 Jones vs. God
Oct 19, 1997 · 48 min
A distraught farmer in a drought-stricken community files suit against God. Tess arrives to defend, and Monica to testify. The trial teaches the farmer and everyone else in town the value of being good neighbors, and also drives home a stern lesson about the inherent folly of theodicy – an attempt to judge God by human standards.
Directing: Victor Lobl · Starring: Robert Guillaume, Debra Jo Rupp, J. Kenneth Campbell, Donnie Jeffcoat
4x06
4x06 The Pact
Oct 26, 1997 · 48 min
The communal gathering breeds desperation at a summer camp for HIV-positive girls. The angels act quickly to stop the girls from contemplating their suicide pact.
Directed by: Sandor Stern · Written by: Ken LaZebnik · Starring: Alexis Cruz, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Thora Birch, Olivia Hack
4x07
4x07 Sandcastles
Nov 2, 1997 · 48 min
Monica and Rafael have a day off and go to the beach. Their vacation is cut short when they find a message in a bottle from someone asking for help.
Directing: Bethany Rooney, Victor Lobl · Starring: Alexis Cruz, Jack Riley, Larry Gelman, Pamala Tyson
4x08
4x08 My Dinner With Andrew
Nov 9, 1997 · 48 min
Substituting for a fellow angel, Andrew unwittingly draws a bidding war at a bachelor auction for charity. The angels serve up an elegant meal and an important life lesson.
Starring: Charles Rocket, Keene Curtis, Lisa Eichhorn, Morgan Fairchild
4x09
4x09 Charades
Nov 16, 1997 · 48 min
Monica and Tess expose the truth of a Hollywood blacklisting scandal when they're sent to aid a powerful, Tinseltown agent.
Directing: Gabrielle Beaumont · Starring: Jordan Charney, Brooke Stephens, Joseph Campanella, Kimberly Oja
4x10
4x10 The Comeback
Nov 23, 1997 · 48 min
When parental superstition threatens the career of a budding Broadway actress, the angels step in to redirect the faith of both mother and daughter.
Starring: Carrie Hamilton, Jode Leigh Edwards, Michele Maika, Tim Conway
4x11
4x11 Venice
Dec 7, 1997 · 48 min
Crushed by the accidental death of her husband 35 years earlier, Annie Doyle struggles to cope with the gradual loss of her eyesight. The angels befriend the ostracized woman and lead her to redemption.
Directed by: Victor Lobl, Sandor Stern · Starring: Bonnie Bartlett, Matt Clark, Sterling Brimley, Suzanne Ventulett
4x12
4x12 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Dec 21, 1997 · 48 min
When a developmentally disabled man's brother disappears into a blizzard on Christmas Eve, Monica comes to comfort him by reliving her experience with the famed author Mark Twain.
Directing: Gabrielle Beaumont · Writing: Bob Colleary · Starring: Randy Travis, Paul Wittenburg, Monique Ridge-Williams, Paul Winfield
4x13
4x13 Deconstructing Harry
Jan 4, 1998 · 48 min
Harry Applegate is forgiven after Monica and Tess bring his wife and his mistress together shortly after his death. The angels help them find it in their hearts to allow God to repair their pain and move on.
Directed by: Michael Schultz · Written by: Ken LaZebnik · Starring: Polly Bergen, Victoria Jackson, Lainie Kazan, Don Cosney
4x14
4x14 The Trigger
Jan 11, 1998 · 48 min
Linda is graduating from law school. Her sister Holly comes for the ceremony. Holly learns her sister is being physically abused by her husband. The angels and Holly must help the husband to control his anger and Linda and the children to heal.
Starring: Gabrielle Carteris, Elizabeth Berridge, J.C. MacKenzie, Joe Pichler
4x15
4x15 Doodlebugs
Jan 18, 1998 · 48 min
When a widowed minister of a small town loses his faith, he rediscovers it when a series of mysterious phone calls lead to the entire town regaining hope.
Starring: Chris Mulkey, Tina Lifford, K. Todd Freeman, Adam Wylie
4x16
4x16 Redeeming Love
Feb 1, 1998 · 48 min
Monica tries to help a young mother overcome her drug addition. Meanwhile, Tess must help the parents learn not to enable their daughter in her drug life. The woman has to learn to be a real mother to her child.
Directing: Terrence O'Hara · Writing: Ken LaZebnik · Starring: Alanna Ubach, Mary-Joan Negro, John Cothran, Susan Traylor
4x17
4x17 Flights of Angels
Mar 1, 1998 · 48 min
The angels must help a man who is dying from Lou Gehrig’s disease learn how to find peace and help his family through the ordeal.
Writing: Marilyn Osborn · Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Linda Purl, Ian Meltzer, Gregory Harrison
4x18
4x18 Breaking Bread
Mar 8, 1998 · 48 min
A man is a witness to a brutal hate crime, but he is afraid to go to the police to report what he saw. The angels must help him overcome his fear in order that justice be done.
Written by: Ken LaZebnik · Starring: Alan Oppenheimer, Cyril O'Reilly, Todd Rulapaugh, Mary Donnelly-Haskell
4x19
4x19 God and Country
Mar 15, 1998 · 48 min
An Army command is bitter and being difficult with his recruits. His son dies, but for him, it is worse this was the son who was an enthusiastic soldier, unlike his remaining one who hates being under his command.
Starring: Michael Cudlitz, Alexis Cruz, Vincent Laresca, Rose Portillo
4x20
4x20 How Do You Spell Faith?
Mar 29, 1998 · 48 min
Aaron is an intelligent teen who enters a spelling contest. His brother Michael is the only one who supports him as the mother gives all her attention to Michael. The father deserted them. The angels must help heal the family.
Directing: Bethany Rooney · Writing: Bob Colleary · Starring: Noah Fleiss, Gregg Daniel, Jesse Raynes, Bess Armstrong
4x21
4x21 Seek and Ye Shall Find
Apr 5, 1998 · 48 min
Monica suffers amnesia and meets the bitter Dr. Crayton while he's on his way to watch the execution of his wife's murderer. Later she shows him that forgiveness and faith is the only way he will achieve peace.
Starring: Dakin Matthews, Devon Odessa, Gary Grubbs, Connor Trinneer
4x22
4x22 Cry and You Cry Alone
Apr 12, 1998 · 48 min
Maury and his comedy partner split their act years ago in anger, but now are being inducted into the Hall of Fame. They try to get along to perform an act for the induction ceremony, but argue about who is the real star.
Directing: Victor Lobl · Starring: Tom Poston, Tom Dreesen, Johnny Brown, Jack Carter
4x23
4x23 Perfect Little Angel
Apr 26, 1998 · 48 min
A young woman with financial problems and a deep secret enters a beauty pageant in hopes of wining the prize money. The angels help her see that trust in people and faith in God is what she needs to repair her life.
Directed by: Terrence O'Hara, Gene Reynolds · Written by: Bob Colleary, Susan Cridland Wick · Starring: Alexis Cruz, Ele Keats, Seth Adkins, Victoria Mallory
4x24
4x24 Elijah
May 3, 1998 · 48 min
A man is ordered by the court to stay in his own slum apartments for two weeks. He has lost his faith and forgotten all his father taught him. Then his son is shot and no help is found in the building.
Directed by: Terrence O'Hara · Written by: Glenn Berenbeim · Starring: Jeannie Elias, Doris Belack, George O. Gore II, Melody Garrett
4x25
4x25 Last Dance
May 10, 1998 · 48 min
Two teens plan to marry after they finish high school. When the mothers meet, they recognize each other, and it opens old wounds that could tear the teenagers apart. The angels must heal the mothers’ friendship and save the teens.
Directing: Terrence O'Hara · Starring: Alexis Cruz, Mercedes McNab, Senta Moses, Alley Mills
4x26
4x26 The Spirit of Liberty Moon (1)
May 17, 1998 · 48 min
Monica is assigned to accompany a group of U.S. businesspeople to China to negotiate a merger. An employee is reluctant to go due to a secret from her past.
Directing: Tim Van Patten · Starring: Russell Wong, Bai Ling, Ben Bode, Ping Wu
4x27
4x27 The Spirit of Liberty Moon (2) Season Finale
May 17, 1998 · 48 min
Jean risks her life by trying to find her daughter in China.
Directing: Tim Van Patten · Starring: Russell Wong, Bai Ling, Ben Bode, Ping Wu