Promised Land

A family devotes their lives to traveling the country to help those in need.

Genre: Drama

Cast:Gerald McRaney , Wendy Phillips , Austin O'Brien , Sarah Schaub , Eddie Karr , Celeste Holm , Eugene Byrd , Ossie Davis , Ashleigh Norman , Kathryne Dora Brown , Tinsley Grimes , Della Reese , John Dye , Michael Flynn , Kamar de los Reyes , Richard Thomas , Derrick Shore , Suzzanne Douglas

0Season 1

S1.E0 ∙ Pilot

Sun, Sep 15, 1996

In this spin-off from the series 'Touched By An Angel', Russell Greene finds himself without a job and takes his family across the country to Chicory Creek, his mother's small hometown in the state of Kentucky. Russell was promised work there, only to discover the man who offered employment has died. Family friend Erasmus Jones offers his land on which they can park their trailer, until things get better for them. Russell's nine-year-old nephew Nathaniel is also staying with Erasmus after Russell's brother Joe has left town. Russell is talked into traveling by bus to New York City, in order to persuade Erasmus' doctor daughter to open up a clinic in the town that helped her get into medical school. Russell receives help getting back to town from fellow bus passenger Tess, who later reveals herself to be an angel. She tells him that God wants his family to travel around America and help others.

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The Expatriate

Tue, Sep 17, 1996

While the Greenes travel through Colorado, they hear a radio broadcast of a high-school basketball coach announcing that he is moving to New Zealand. He has become disillusioned with America and the Greenes must restore his faith in religion.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Prodigy

Tue, Sep 24, 1996

The Greenes attend a music festival in Evanston, Wyoming, honoring a late rock legend. They meet his grieving wife Pamela Riley, who fears that her son Trevor will follow his father's destructive career path.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Motel

Tue, Oct 1, 1996

While passing through Arkansas, the Greene family looks to rebuild the lost faith of an embittered motel owner by repairing her run-down business. Meanwhile, Nathaniel steals a gun from the motel office.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Hostage

Tue, Oct 8, 1996

A man in a town the Greene family are passing through takes Nathaniel hostage. He is bitter about his wife's death and his sister's illness which he believes are caused by their employer.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ The Magic Gate

Tue, Oct 15, 1996

Nathaniel becomes enthralled by a book called, "The Gatekeeper." The Greenes visit the community where the author of the book resides, but they are turned away from visiting her. Nathaniel is determined to visit his favorite book's author.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ A Leap of Faith

Tue, Oct 29, 1996

Dinah's navigating lands the Greenes in Roswell, New Mexico. They encounter a group of UFO believers eagerly awaiting the return of a former astronaut who disappeared years ago. Russell soon learns the secret of the disappearance.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Little Girl Lost

Tue, Nov 12, 1996

The Greene family ends up camping in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina when their stopover is interrupted when a young girl, named Erin Carter, becomes lost. Dinah uses her mapping and trail skills to locate the child, which impresses Russell.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ The Secret

Tue, Nov 19, 1996

Josh attends a public school while his mother teaches health class as a substitute. He is paired for a health assignment with an angry girl hiding a deep secret.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ The Homecoming: Part 2

Tue, Nov 26, 1996

The Greenes visit the same town where Julia (The Homecoming Part 1) moved. The child adopted by the Greenes is Julia's son.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ King of the Road

Tue, Dec 3, 1996

A charismatic older gentleman woos a surprised Hattie. Meanwhile, the Greenes run into con artists when they go shopping for a new trailer after a fire destroys the old one.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Christmas

Tue, Dec 17, 1996

Claire goes home for Christmas after receiving a letter from her favorite grade-school teacher who is dying. She discovers that her mother once had a romantic tryst with the teacher.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ The Getaway

Tue, Jan 7, 1997

On their way to Cheyenne, Colorado, the Greenes stop to help Ellen Boller, whose car has broken down on the road. Russell and Claire learn that Ellen and her daughter are running away from an abusive husband, who happens to be the town sheriff. Russell's attempt to rescue the woman and her daughter puts his own family in jeopardy.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Independence Day

Tue, Jan 14, 1997

The Greene family travels to Great Falls, Montana to visit relatives, who are struggling with the demands of caring for a new baby and an adult brother named Bob who has Down syndrome.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Mirror Image

Tue, Jan 21, 1997

Claire goes to a hospital for a mammogram when she discovers a lump on her right breast and befriends a woman facing a mastectomy. In the meantime, Dinah tries to impress Josh's new friend.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ The Collapse

Tue, Feb 11, 1997

Russell takes a day job in working at a coal mine. Fighting to stay on top of their orders to meet deadlines and low on manpower, his co-workers are pushed to their limits when a support beam gives way, causing the mine to collapse. Russell and 12 other men are trapped. He struggles to keep the crew in the right frame of mind to handle the situation. While struggling himself, Russell is visited by the ghost of his deceased father, which gives them a chance to take care of some unfinished business.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Running Scared

Tue, Feb 18, 1997

Hattie and Dinah stumble upon a teenage girl named Allison sleeping on the streets and they take her in, only to discover that she is a runaway and has been searching for her older brother Tommy, whom she hasn't seen in eight years.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Amazing Grace: Part 2

Tue, Feb 25, 1997

Josh is blinded due to a drive-by shooting. His family visits and they all must find their faith.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Downsized

Tue, Mar 4, 1997

After a recent shooting causes Josh to be blind, the Greenes go to Post Falls, Idaho to place him in a special institute. They then visit Ned Bernhart, a friend from North Carolina. Ned sets Russell up with a job interview at his place of employment, but a younger, less qualified applicant is hired and Ned loses his job. Russell convinces Ned to consult with a lawyer about an age discrimination lawsuit. Meanwhile, Hattie arranges a protest, complete with local news crews, against Ned's employer.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ The Outrage

Tue, Mar 18, 1997

An Indian man swears vengeance for his brother's death over a land dispute. Josh is angry over losing his sight.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Intolerance

Sat, Apr 5, 1997

A rabbi is targeted in an anti-Semitic attack and the neighbor who witnesses it refuses to identify the culprits.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Cowboy Blues

Tue, Apr 29, 1997

The Greenes make a detour to a dude ranch, the owners of which are a father and son torn apart by an argument over a traumatized horse.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Civil Wars

Tue, May 6, 1997

Dinah thinks a loved one will die when she sees Andrew, the angel of death. Her fears may be confirmed when a car accident leaves a woman seriously injured.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ Stealing Home: Part 1

Tue, May 13, 1997

Questions are raised about the Greenes' parenting skills when Nathaniel gets into a fight with a Little League teammate over their coach's crush on Russell.

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ Stealing Home: Part 2

Tue, May 20, 1997

Nathaniel and Brian run away and a search for them begins when Russell realizes what's happened.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Road Home: Part 2

Thu, Sep 25, 1997

Picking up where "Touched by an Angel" left off, Joe refuses to take responsibility for the car wreck and drives off, unaware that his son is in the car. Russell is duty-bound to tell the police the truth about the accident.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Promise

Thu, Oct 2, 1997

Claire skips an event honoring Russell's grandfather to keep a promise she made to an old boyfriend.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Par for the Course

Thu, Oct 9, 1997

The proprietor of a gift shop claims the Greenes' memento map as his own after Nathaniel leaves it there.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Crushed

Thu, Oct 16, 1997

Josh wonders if he made the right choice when his refusal to have sex with Meredith leaves her rejected.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Mooster's Revenge

Thu, Oct 23, 1997

Russell gets into a family feud after selling the piano owned by Claire's Great Aunt Mooster.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Saint Russell

Thu, Oct 30, 1997

A cancer victim believes that Russell is a miracle worker after rescuing a drowning girl.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Take Back the Night

Thu, Nov 6, 1997

Dinah's work at a hospital puts her in danger from a rapist who has been attacking young women in the area.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Mr. Muscles

Thu, Nov 13, 1997

Russell tries to talk an old high school basketball teammate to prevent his athlete son from taking steroids.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Winner

Thu, Nov 20, 1997

Russell discovers that his new boss is in debt to loan sharks.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ To Everything a Season

Thu, Nov 27, 1997

The Greenes spend the holidays with Claire's sister Laura, despite the possibility that Claire's pregnancy could create tension since Laura is unable to conceive.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Bookworm

Thu, Dec 11, 1997

Claire makes Dinah do a school project with a class clown who turns to be illiterate.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Recycled

Thu, Jan 8, 1998

A friend of Hattie's begs her to help end her life, while Claire has complications with her pregnancy.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Mirror Family

Thu, Jan 15, 1998

The Greenes' friendship with the Elias family is tested by conflicting reasons for Brad Elias' need to keep his family moving.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Purple Heart

Thu, Jan 29, 1998

Nathaniel ends up in the middle of a family feud when he tries to find the owner of a purple heart he found at a flea market.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Designated Driver

Thu, Feb 5, 1998

Josh falls for a girl with a deep, dark secret and Russell helps Claire through a teaching assignment at the auto shop.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Two for the Road

Thu, Feb 26, 1998

Joe and Russell encounter some heavy weather while on a road trip.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ The Secret of Bluestem

Thu, Mar 5, 1998

When Claire inherits a small, unprofitable ranch, the Greenes must decide between selling it or settling down.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Undercover Granny

Thu, Mar 26, 1998

Hattie poses as a tenant at a nursing home to find out if its residents are being abused.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ On My Honor

Thu, Apr 2, 1998

Claire suspects that the principal at her latest school is illegally boosting the students' test scores.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ Total Security

Thu, Apr 23, 1998

While working as a mall security guard, Russell learns that his boss has a secret.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ When Darkness Falls

Thu, Apr 30, 1998

Russell is unable to forgive a troubled teen for firing a gun in Claire's classroom.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ A Hand Up Is Not a Hand Out: Part 1

Thu, May 7, 1998

Claire's contractions begin early as Joe gets out of jail and Dinah, Hattie and Josh head to Oklahoma for the anniversary of the bombing.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ A Hand Up Is Not a Hand Out: Part 2

Thu, May 14, 1998

The Greenes keep a close watch on ailing baby Grace, while Joe's status as an ex-con creates conflict with his co-workers.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Saving Grace: Part 2

Thu, Oct 1, 1998

Nathaniel is kidnapped by the woman whose family was killed in a car accident involving Joe, Nathaniel's father, who selfishly and recklessly drove drunk. Sandra Mills is an alcoholic and struggling with life. Claire visits Darlene Jones, a prisoner on Death Row who she has planned teach to read. Dinah writes a letter to Darlene which Claire has to read to her, asking her to meet her before her time runs out. Dinah shares a poem that she wrote and Claire encourages Darlene to leave a special poem, letter, song or home movie to her own little girl and to set her child free of herself, while rejecting her own mother from the execution.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Balancing Act

Thu, Oct 8, 1998

Dinah refuses to answer Josh's questions about rumors that she is sleeping with a football player, but Josh ultimately defends her honor when her friend Eric begins spreading rumors about her.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Restoration

Thu, Oct 15, 1998

The Greenes stay with a family while Russell and Josh restore the home. Dinah sees the daughter throwing up to lose weight. She decides it's a good idea Claire catches her and makes her research it. Nathaniel and the son go "ghost" hunting.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Baptism of Fire

Thu, Oct 22, 1998

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5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Chasin' the Blues

Thu, Oct 29, 1998

Josh takes off to get Amber in Austin and runs into some trouble. Nathaniel meets a colorful character, with many "talents".

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Denver, Welcome Home

Thu, Nov 5, 1998

The Greenes to move into a vacant house rent free on the condition that Russell fixes up the place. They try being friends with the neighbor kid who has had a rough family life. Claire gets a job at the school and the locals are furious when Dinah gets special treatment from the principal. The locals look to get their hangout back by any means.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Anywhere But Here

Thu, Nov 12, 1998

Josh is jumped while getting groceries. He is saved by a boy who turns out to be homeless and has lots of secrets.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ And Baby Makes Three

Thu, Nov 19, 1998

Josh starts dating a girl who has a child. Dinah befriends an eccentric and kind of rude girl.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Out of Bounds

Thu, Dec 3, 1998

Russell volunteers at a local youth shelter, where he soon becomes the object of Amy, a teenage drug addict's, affections. Meanwhile, L.T. is given an ultimatum from his former gang member friends: help with a drug deal or live in fear.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Jury Duty

Thu, Dec 17, 1998

Claire serves on a jury. When she convinces the jury the defendant just may be innocent. She must battle with her own doubts after finding out some disturbing news afterwards.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ The Visitor

Thu, Jan 7, 1999

Shamaya has a stalker, who turns out to be someone from her past she's not to happy to see. LT is even more unhappy to see him.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Wounded Hearts

Thu, Jan 14, 1999

LT and Shamaya's Dad is dying and now living in the house, causing more tension between the brother and sister. LT is living in the trailer with Josh and they are not getting along. Dinah gets invited to a costume party.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ It's All in the Family

Thu, Jan 14, 1999

LT attempts to understand and come to terms with his estranged dad, and his anger at the fact that his imminent death will take him away from once again while LT and his sister Shamaya come to grips with the void left in their lives.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Under Cover

Thu, Mar 25, 1999

LT's new girlfriend is actually a narc; Dinah's boyfriend shocks her parents.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ In the Money

Thu, Apr 1, 1999

Russell risks losing a wealthy volunteer at the teen shelter, when he tells her to stop throwing money around and explains how the money could really help the kids. Meanwhile, Dinah and boyfriend Michael (Jesse Petrick) plan a weekend alone.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Pursuit of Happiness

Thu, Apr 8, 1999

Claire worries that Josh's involvement with Bobbie could be a problem. Margot "Ashleigh Norman" is hit by a car and her mother's "Christine Healy" agoraphobia prevents her from visiting Margot in the hospital. Meanwhile, L.T.'s award-winning play is disqualified for its subject matter.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ What's in a Word

Thu, Apr 15, 1999

Nathaniel's casual use of a racial term sparks outrage as his parents try to deal with the aftermath of his actions.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ A Day in the Life

Thu, Apr 22, 1999

LT's friend, Jimmy, witnesses a drive-by shooting, while Russell gets an up-close and personal view of gang violence when he becomes a security guard at Claire's school.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Leaving the Life

Thu, Apr 29, 1999

Russell and LT try to help a young girl who is ordered to shoot a rival gang member or put her family and self in mortal danger.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Baby Steps

Thu, May 6, 1999

L.T. and Vicki "Chad Morgan" pose as a couple in order to research and write a newspaper article on interracial dating. Margot struggles with her mother's independence. Russell and Claire disagree over whether he should become a police officer.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Darkness Visible

Thu, May 13, 1999

L.T. is assaulted by a schizophrenic man (Billy Dee Williams), who also steals his camera. L.T. then discovers the man was once a great photographer. Meanwhile, Dinah is worried she won't be asked to the spring dance, and Russell sees some police action.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ Finale

Thu, May 20, 1999

LT meets a woman selling her baby to a dealer and uncovers an illegal adoption ring; Josh heads off to college.