Heaven Help Us
Doug and Lexy Monroe are a newlywed couple who lost their lives in an airplane crash. Immediately after they arrive on the 13th floor of a hotel (a ghost floor, because the hotels only have 12), where Mr. Shepherd explains that because of an accidental jurisdiction crossing between Heaven's supervisors, they must return to Earth to help people until Mr. Shepherd's bosses decide whether they go to Heaven. Meanwhile, their souls will live this test of time, both will live on the 13th floor. Mr. Shepherd will supervise Doug and Lexy on their different mission, hoping they will do well enough to go to Heaven.
- 1994-1994
- 1 season
- Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Doug and Lexy Monroe are a newlywed couple who lost their lives in an airplane crash. Immediately after they arrive on the 13th floor of a hotel (a ghost floor, because the hotels only have 12), where Mr. Shepherd explains that because of an accidental jurisdiction crossing between Heaven's supervisors, they must return to Earth to help people until Mr. Shepherd's bosses decide whether they go to Heaven. Meanwhile, their souls will live this test of time, both will live on the 13th floor. Mr. Shepherd will supervise Doug and Lexy on their different mission, hoping they will do well enough to go to Heaven.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1994
Episode 1
Pilot
Thu, Aug 25, 1994
A fatal plane crash halts the honeymoon of Doug and Lexy Monroe, who are subsequently greeted by one Mr. Shepherd. He says they've yet to earn their Heavenly Wings. They start by trying to keep Lexy's parents from separating.
Episode 2
Upstairs, Upstairs
Thu, Sep 1, 1994
The Monroes' latest assignment makes them butler and maid to a wealthy family which has gone flat broke in their ability to communicate with each other.
Episode 3
Lovers Lullaby
Thu, Sep 8, 1994
Episode 4
The Belle's Farewell
Thu, Sep 15, 1994
It's an anything-but-wonderful life for a college drill-team instructor who's been forcibly retired after 22 years. While she could use an angel or two, she'll have to settle for Doug and Lexy.
Episode 5
Beauty and the Least
Mon, Sep 19, 1994
Episode 6
Stepping Out
Thu, Sep 29, 1994
The Monroes are assigned to help: an agoraphobic widow, who's just witnessed a carjacking; and a young man, who's been wrongfully arrested for said crime.
Episode 7
The Last Great Hope
Mon, Oct 3, 1994
Doug and Lexy are assigned to help the female mechanic who inspected their ill-fated honeymoon plane...and whom the FAA suspects is responsible for the crash. Was it negligence, murder, or neither?
Episode 8
Tara Fight
Thu, Oct 13, 1994
Doug and Lexy are assigned to help a teenage tennis star, whose overbearing coach demands endless practice and allows the girl no social life.
Episode 9
The Wall
Sat, Nov 5, 1994
The Monroes are assigned to help a recovering alcoholic who's now struggling to become a police officer.
Episode 10
A Match Made in Heaven
Sat, Nov 12, 1994
Episode 11
The Temptress
Sat, Nov 19, 1994
Episode 12
The Badge
Thu, Nov 24, 1994
Terence Knox plays the part of a Policeman. Marina Sirtis plays his wife. Terence does not treat her well. Marina is abused physically and mentally. Doug, played by John Schneider, and Lexi, played by Melinda Clarke, are given the task of helping Marina through her struggles. They have to step in and help before it ends tragically for both Terence and Marina.
Episode 13
First Comes Love
Sat, Dec 3, 1994
Doug and Lexy are assigned to help a children's author who's grappling with writer's block...and who's oblivious to a longtime friend's love for her.