Episode
Highway to Heaven: A Song for Jason (1)
Overview
Jonathan and Mark become counselors at Camp Good Times, a summer camp for children with cancer, to help two cancer patients: a frightened little boy with an overprotective mother and an angry teenage athlete who may lose his leg to bone cancer.
Details
- Series
- Highway to Heaven
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1985-09-18
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
A Song for Jason (1) is Episode 1 in Season 2 of Highway to Heaven. It aired on 1985-09-18. The runtime is 45 min.
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