The BEST episodes written by Glenn Berenbeim
#1 - God Bless the Child
Touched by an Angel - Season 7 - Episode 7
A teen is about to throw away her ambitions of music and education by starting to use drugs. The angels use her love of music to tell her the story of Billie Holiday’s tragic life in hopes of helping the teen follow her dream without drugs.
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#2 - Elijah
Touched by an Angel - Season 4 - Episode 24
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.
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#3 - The Man Upstairs
Touched by an Angel - Season 5 - Episode 16
A salesman is in Las Vegas to renew an insurance policy with a gambling hotel. Desperate for money for his ailing wife, he gambles all the money he has while waiting for the policy renewal. He ends up selling his soul to the devil.
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A Different World - Season 6 - Episode 7
During their Halloween party, a drunken Dwayne responds sarcastically when Whitley and friends discuss women's rights and the "Year of the Woman." He falls asleep on the couch after the party, and dreams that all of the candidates in the upcoming presidential election are women (including incumbent Georgia Mush and eccentric Texas billionaire Rose Godot, who can't decide whether or not she is in the race). Whitley is the philandering Jill Blinton, who frustrates husband Hilliard (Dwayne) with her lying and infidelity. Hilliard agonizes over the fact that no one--including his own wife--has any respect for his opinions. Dwayne wakes up and apologizes to Whitley for his sexist comments.
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#5 - Charades
Touched by an Angel - Season 4 - Episode 9
Libby’s father was on the Hollywood Blacklist in the 1950s, but is now being honored. He is dead, but his best friend and Libby’s mother Vera are to accept the award. When Vera refuses, Libby finds out the truth from that time.
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#6 - God and Country
Touched by an Angel - Season 4 - Episode 19
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - The Face of God
Touched by an Angel - Season 7 - Episode 22
Monica must try to convince a scientist that creating life from a test tube is not what God intends. The woman is trying to create a child for a Nobel prize, and then realizes she is trying to create someone to love.
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#8 - Seek and Ye Shall Find
Touched by an Angel - Season 4 - Episode 21
Monica slips and falls when walking on ice. She does not remember her name or her faith. As she works with a doctor, she starts to remember and helps the doctor find his own faith.
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#9 - Then Sings My Soul
Touched by an Angel - Season 6 - Episode 9
Uncle Dudley owned a taffy store, and had a television show for the children. When he died, his son inherited the business but it is losing money. The angels must show him how much the people love his store and the memory of his father.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Heaven's Portal
Touched by an Angel - Season 8 - Episode 8
A rebellious teen convinces Gloria to go to a rave with him where they both end up getting high.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - A Rock, a River, a Lena
A Different World - Season 6 - Episode 24
Legendary singer/actress Lena Horne visits the Hillman campus to dedicate a scholarship named for her grandmother. Whitley becomes very excited and has her students put together a musical tribute to Ms. Horne. She insists on a formal ceremony and refuses to allow Mr. Gaines to cater the event. Kim is mortified that Whitley could be so respectful of Ms. Horne, yet treat Mr. Gaines as though he is too old to contribute anything to society. When Ms. Horne admits that she doesn't like the upper-crust food, Kim takes her to the Pit for a home-cooked Southern meal. She has a good time dancing with Spencer, Kim and Mr. Gaines. Mr. Gaines recalls meeting Ms. Horne during World War II, and Kim is surprised to learn that this actually happened. During the ceremony, Ms. Horne calls Mr. Gaines to the stage and introduces him as an old friend. Whitley sees the error of her ways.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - Beautiful Dreamer
Touched by an Angel - Season 5 - Episode 6
Tess becomes a teacher at a school in Washington D.C. with young children. One child turns in an essay about wanting to be a hit man when he grows up. Tess tells a story about Abraham Lincoln to the students, giving them insight into life.
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#13 - The Indigo Angel
Touched by an Angel - Season 2 - Episode 15
An elderly man in ill health manages a blues club which he refuses to close for business even though it no longer makes money. He is waiting for a sign that he is supposed to close the club.
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#14 - Godspeed
Touched by an Angel - Season 5 - Episode 26
The angels must help a woman astronaut find her faith after her mother’s death. She goes on a space mission and while working outside the shuttle, her tether cable becomes loose. She is unable to contact the team inside the shuttle.
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#15 - Dear God
Touched by an Angel - Season 2 - Episode 19
A postal worker who is a Holocaust survivor answers letters that people mail to God. Max has lost his faith and uses the letters to try to connect again. Monica tries to help him find his way again as he tries to help a child whose father has died.
#16 - The Compass
Touched by an Angel - Season 6 - Episode 2
Set during World War II, 5 US troopers are caught behind enemy lines. As each one dies they leave letters, that is, all except one.
#17 - Voice of an Angel
Touched by an Angel - Season 6 - Episode 7
A member of an inner-city choir is more concerned with her solo entry in a competition than the group’s performance.
#18 - The Blue Angel
Touched by an Angel - Season 8 - Episode 14
Max and Elmer are long-time friends. Max is slowly dying due to smoking cigarettes for many years. Elmer tries to get him to stop, but he will not listen. After Monica, Tess, and Andrew fail to get him to stop, Gloria offers to help.
#19 - Conflict of Interest (2)
A Different World - Season 5 - Episode 19
Whitley convinces Dwayne to hide while she talks to Byron. Dwayne tells Ron about his night with Whitley and admits that he still loves her. Although Whitley seems willing to take him back, Dwayne chickens out and says, "It was just one night." Byron senses that something is going on and confronts Dwayne, who spills the beans. Whitley comes clean with Byron and insists that she no longer loves Dwayne. Byron forgives her, and they decide to start a relationship. Ron promises to prove himself to Kim. A talkative prospective freshman and her cocky boyfriend tour the Hillman campus. Lance tries to get himself moved off of the waiting list, and upsets Charmaine with his roving eye. Freddie and Shazza annoy everyone with their new policy of total, brutal honesty.
Watch Now:Amazon#20 - The Perfect Game
Touched by an Angel - Season 8 - Episode 2
A father tries to control his son’s life and is obsessed with his baseball performance. The angels must help heal the father and son relationship by showing the father that he must first heal the relationship he has with his own father.
#21 - Honeymoon in L.A. (2)
A Different World - Season 6 - Episode 2
Dwayne and Whitley continue to describe their chaotic honeymoon to friends. Dwayne was not arrested because the police officers were called back to the station for emergency detail. Whitley confronted some rich white women, who hypocritically looted a department store as they talked loudly about blacks being criminals. While trying to get directions, Dwayne ran into a group of young people looting their neighborhood grocery store. The shopkeeper pleaded that he disagreed with the verdicts, and Dwayne and another man tried to calm the rioters. A man ignored them and smashed the windows, while others stole Dwayne's car. Whitley struck up a conversation with a homeless man, who saw the riots as a way for people who felt invisible to make themselves heard. Dwayne rode up on a bicycle and was reunited with Whitley. Col. Taylor disagrees with the suggestion that the riots will make a difference, as people had made similar comments after the Watts riots of the 1960s. Lena scoffs at the idea o
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#22 - Operation Smile
Touched by an Angel - Season 2 - Episode 8
Ginger is a single mother who tries to do everything for her child who has a cleft lip. Monica is the babysitter meant to help the mother and child.
#23 - Time Keeps on Slippin'
A Different World - Season 4 - Episode 9
Whitley thrives academically after she begins dating Dwayne, while he gets the first C of his life because he spends all his time fawning over her instead of studying. He dreams that the C is the beginning of a downward spiral; and that he will end up a fat, lazy slob whom Whitley eventually dumps. Whitley wakes him up and offers him cookies, and Dwayne starts yelling and throws her out of the apartment. Crushed, she throws herself into her role as director of Ron and Freddie's video time capsule. Dwayne dreams that he devotes himself to science at the expense of everything else. He wins the Nobel Prize, but is devastated to find that Whitley married someone else. Dwayne apologizes to Whitley and explains his problem.
#24 - To Be Continued
A Different World - Season 4 - Episode 25
Ron tries to keep his father from discovering that he did not graduate. He dons a cap and gown and takes part in the ceremony. When his father decides to stay an extra day, Ron finally tells him the truth. Mr. Johnson believes that Ron has been treated unfairly and tries (unsuccessfully) to plead his son's case to the dean. Whitley's boss offers her a transfer to the company's main office in New York. Although Whitley doesn't want to leave Dwayne and her friends, he believes that she must take advantage of this career opportunity. They decide to try a long-distance relationship, but Whitley overhears the depressed Dwayne tell Ron that it might be better to end things before they drift apart. She steps away from the window and does not hear him vow to not give up on the relationship. Before boarding her flight, Whitley tells Dwayne that they should break up. Dwayne chases after her and asks her to marry him.
Watch Now:Amazon#25 - Mammy Dearest
A Different World - Season 5 - Episode 11
Dwayne seeks a friendship with Whitley, but she doesn't feel like hearing him out. She throws herself into organizing her dorm's official dedication ceremony. Kim and others object when she includes images of "mammies" (black nursemaids in the past, particularly during times of slavery) with the art exhibit. Whitley, Freddie and Mr. Gaines insist that it is important to remember these women's role in history. Kim wants no part of the display and announces that she will not participate in the ceremony. She tearfully confides in Mr. Gaines about a traumatic incident from her childhood. Whitley recommends that Lena learn more about her heritage by reading slave journals and other information at the Gilbert Library. Lena's research uncovers the fact that Whitley's family owned slaves. Whitley is shocked and overcome with guilt. Mr. Gaines advises her to let it go, as she cannot change the past. Kim, Freddie, Lena and Gina organize a performance art piece about the evolution of the African
Watch Now:Amazon#26 - Prisoner of Love
A Different World - Season 5 - Episode 15
A handsome man approaches Freddie and reveals that he is Jamal, her prison pen pal. He has just been released from prison after serving seven years for armed robbery. Freddie is very nervous, but agrees to keep his past a secret. Ron turns over his duties as janitor of Whitley's dorm to Jamal and lets him sleep on his couch. He pays him only $2.50 an hour while keeping the rest of the salary for himself. Jamal hits it off with Whitley, and they set up a date. He tells Whitley the truth about his past. Although she is a little apprehensive, she decides to help him make a fresh start, partially because she is looking for some excitement. Freddie blabs about Jamal's background, causing everyone else to freak out. Ron rummages through Jamal's bag. Dwayne initially criticizes him, then joins in after learning of Jamal's involvement with Whitley. They discover cash and expensive electronic equipment. Jamal identifies himself as Lionel Walker, a reporter conducting an exposé about society's t
Watch Now:Amazon#27 - Life Before Death
Touched by an Angel - Season 6 - Episode 15
Monica works with a group of teenagers from Ireland for a missionary program in the United States. They are to restore an old home and must work in harmony. Two teens are Catholic; two are Protestants.
#28 - Good Help is Hard to Fire
A Different World - Season 4 - Episode 7
Dwayne falls apart in the aftermath of his kiss with Whitley. He cannot sleep due to recurring nightmares, and lets the apartment turn into a pig pen. Kinu becomes extremely bossy and territorial; she argues with Ron (who is tired of her constant presence at the apartment), then tries to bar Whitley from a party honoring Dwayne's and her six-month anniversary. Ron, hoping to drive Kinu over the edge, hires cash-poor Whitley as a housekeeper. Dwayne's mother arrives in the midst of the women's sniping because she had sensed that something was wrong with her "chipmunk." Mrs. Wayne doesn't like Kinu any more than she does Whitley, so Whitley tries to take advantage of the situation by buttering her up. Kinu finally snaps and takes it upon herself to fire Whitley. Dwayne admits to Kinu that he cannot shake his feelings for Whitley. They decide to break up.
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#29 - Full Moon
Touched by an Angel - Season 3 - Episode 25
A rapist who was convicted and now paroled goes to the town of the victim. She is terrified of him. The rapist visits her, asking for forgiveness. She refuses. The angels must help them and her family with the healing.
#30 - Send in the Clowns
Touched by an Angel - Season 6 - Episode 24
Monica, Tess, and Andrew attend a circus to help a young boy who has been in the circus all his life. His father is a dwarf who is the circus clown. Both have trouble accepting the father’s height.
#31 - The Driver
Touched by an Angel - Season 2 - Episode 4
Tess assigns Monica to help a woman who is dedicated to her TV reporting job, always pushing herself. When she hits a boy with her car, it makes her reexamine her life, remembering a terrible event from when she was younger.
#32 - The Violin Lesson
Touched by an Angel - Season 3 - Episode 13
Monica must help a violin-maker finish a violin he started thirty years ago when his son was born. His son has come home to die due to AIDS, and the father must finish the violin as a tribute to his son’s life.
#33 - The Bells of St. Peter's
Touched by an Angel - Season 8 - Episode 19
Maggie and Brian are busy doctors. Maggie finds it hard to stop working, while Brian wants time off together. Maggie’s mother Rose wants to go to Rome but cannot go alone due to health. Can she convince Maggie and Brian to go with her?
#34 - The Sky Is Falling
Touched by an Angel - Season 3 - Episode 8
Monica is assigned to help Leonard, who has fears of Halloween. Monica first worked with Leonard in 1938, the day that Orson Welles broadcast his War of the Worlds radio story. Both Monica and Leonard carry dread from that day.
#35 - A Feather on the Breath of God
Touched by an Angel - Season 9 - Episode 5
A woman with a young child begins to work at a funeral home to earn money to pay for her own funeral. Unbeknownst to the funeral director, they are father and daughter.
#36 - White Christmas
A Different World - Season 6 - Episode 13
Freddie's free-spirited mother visits, and annoys her daughter by spending all of her time counseling Freddie's friends. She exposes the bitterness that Kim is harboring over Freddie's relationship with Ron. Joni's appearance leaves Freddie confused about her life and stirs old feelings in Shazza. Ron spies Shazza kissing Freddie outside the Pit. Whitley takes a job at the International Cottage of Flapjacks to earn money for Dwayne's Christmas present. She finds herself completely overwhelmed, and gets no help from the owner's lazy daughter. Freddie confronts her mother at ICOF and demands advice. Joni explains that she lets her daughter make her own choices because she does not want to follow in the footsteps of Freddie's grandmother, who condemned Joni for having an interracial relationship. Ron appears and asks Freddie to make up her mind. She runs into his arms, as Whitley loudly launches into "Joy to the World." Whitley gets fired on her first day, but Dwayne consoles her with a p
#37 - A Word in Edgewise
A Different World - Season 4 - Episode 16
Matthew arranges for some friends from the National Theatre of the Deaf to perform for the children from the community center outreach program. Kim feels embarrassed by Matthew's free-spirited behavior, which she considers too silly. Matthew insists that his passion for acting is as great as Kim's devotion to medicine, and offers the opinion that art is just as important as science. Kim cares about Matthew, but is uncertain about their relationship. She observes Dwayne and Whitley's example and decides that they can learn to appreciate each other's differences. Everyone teases Whitley about her tendency to run off at the mouth. Dwayne bets that she cannot go a full day without speaking.